The cold night is falling again. Will you moving further inland without food and rest?
You find a road going out of the Elven ruins to east, north-east.

In reply to The Director (msg # 276):

We will bed down for the night in the room we found.

You are a bit scared about sleeping in an unknown ruined town, but the night passes with no problem.
The underground room is nice and warm, but you have to eat one ration.

[OOC: each of you recovers up to 6 points of STAMINA due to a sheltered night of sleep after so many days]
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“Where shall we travel next, friends?  For my part, I suggest we follow the road to the northeast.” He rubs his cold fingers together.
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In reply to Garl Ligoosh (msg # 279):

Agreed it seems to be our only option at this point."


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Storm agrees and leaves for the direction with his friends

Around mid-day you find our that the road splits in two: one way goes north, to a wild rocky area, the other goes east, where you can see the smoke of a small settlement.

In reply to The Director (msg # 282):

"Settlement ? They might be able to aid us ?"


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Storm suggests walking towards the settlement

You reach the settlement on the morning after, rested and in good mood after a good, although cold, night outdoors.
Udran is a small village of no more than thirty houses, but is nevertheless the biggest settlement for hundreds of miles and its inhabitants are welcoming people, keen on talking with all well-behaving strangers. They say that Udran is a small pilgrimage site as well as it hosts the Fountain of Saint Zenus. A small offering of 1 Gold Crowns is asked by the village’s Headman in order to accede to the fountain.

Storm suggests going there and buying lots of food.

One fresh meal costs 8 silver coins and one preserved meal costs 17 silver coins.

10 Silver= 1 gold?

Storm will buy the maximum number of preserved meals and one fresh meal to eat now.

[OOC: yes, 10 silver = 1 gold.
One ration, one place in the backpack.
As you can eat in abundance and in a warm and comfortable place, you can restore 2 points of STAMINA]

OOC:I can carry a maxium of 20 items still?

[OOC: just like at the beginning of the adventure...]

"Let us find and tavern and gauge the lay of the land as it were. We can get a meal and a drink."


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Storm will buy the maximum meals he can carry and asks his friends to do so too.

Garl purchases three preserved rations, which is the most he has room for.  (I’m assuming we can’t get horses, or the like.)

Do I know anything about Saint Zenus?
This message was last edited by the player at 02:48, Tue 14 May 2019.

Two days from now a tribe of Kufic nomads will stop at the village and they usually offer, among other stuff, some of the finest horses of the region, although they are not exceedingly cheap.
For 2 Crowns each you may have a decent meal and sleep in the only tavern in Udran, the Steppe’s Sailor. The innkeeper will be very glad to offer a special stabling for your horses for 3 Silver Schillings each, once you will have horses.

[OOC: please roll 2d6 and note down whatever Special Skill you think may help]

How much is a horse?

Robustous finds a table or preferably a booth close to the hearth and orders a meal. While he waits he looks around at the other patrons looking for anyone who may be able to help them or who might have some news.


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In reply to Stormrider Sureheart (msg # 297):

[OOC: who are you asking to? Right now there is no seller in the village, they will come in a couple of days.]

In reply to Robustous Clovetrue (msg # 298):

The village is small and there isn't a lot to choose. The Village Header suggested you should go at the fountain of Saint Zenus and nobody else volunteered other suggestions.