The Hunt
They head on at 7am, theres been more than one downpour during the night.
Around 9am they come across heavier tracks crossing the goblin ones but choose to press on. The track leads them behind the Two Fingers hill to the wide and windswept vista of the Kleiflusch Valley. By late morning they find evidence of a goblin campsite - a simple affair under the trees with the gnawed remains of a human arm.
Not long after Farfordda sees the tracks leave the valley floor and follow another tough trail over the mountains to the south east. At the same times he spots they are being stalked by a Mountain Cat. Not long before they camp Magdalena spots an odd monument on a hill towards Oberholzbek - Amos speculates that it might be a massive Orc head.
They camp at 7pm, lighting a small fire, they take 2 hour guard shifts and rise at 4am to continue the hunt. Not long before dawn the see another trail, almost a pathway leading south west. Late morning of the 26th they see another possible route up into the mountains to the north east, but the tracks continue on.
Around lunchtime Farfordda sees tracks cut up a hill to the south, but also continue on - the gang carry on while he goes to investigate what looks like a campsite. He finds the remains of a campfire, wolf tracks and human bones, including a skull. He surmises that the fire was extinguished 12 hours ago. This impels them to press on.
When the trail drops them into a vast valley, they decide to mount the horses and press on as far and fast as they can - they are tired and out of food but know the Goblins cannot be that far ahead. Dodging a bear, a little after 3pm they catch a glimpse of the river Taub, and the lake before Karak Kazarak - then Farfordda realises there are no more tracks - so they work their way back.
He finds the tracks again, going north up out of the valley into deeper woods - as they cross into a clearing Magdalena, using the Yellow Fang Amulet sniffs the rancid odor of decomposing flesh - an arrow zooms past, and a second later they charge into the trees.
Farfordda takes a round to assess the situation then provides bow support for the skirmishers. They make short work of the goblins, the guard barely got to wake his comrades - Amos struck down the wolf and with Magdalena killed 2 goblins. Norgrim dispatched 2, but took a sword blow to the face, and Magdalena was wounded in her shield arm. Farfordda shot down the leader as he tried to flee. One got away, but by 4:30pm on the 26th Vorgeheim they have rescued one distressed little girl - Amos approaches her with the Holzbek medallion...
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