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* [[Elena]], Daughter of the Soil
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An rough-but-usable map shows the location of Gredding, the Hollis Ranch, and the "old wall-line" and the "fissure".
An rough-but-usable map shows the location of Gredding, the Hollis Ranch, and the "old wall-line" and the "fissure".


The party buries the deceased, Elena collects herbs and speaks with the trees, and camps for the night, getting a fresh start early towards the Hollis Ranch.
The party buries the deceased, [[Elena]] collects herbs and speaks with the trees, and camps for the night, getting a fresh start early towards the Hollis Ranch.


Alas, the ranch has been attacked, chickens running loose, the family dead in front of their house, throats crushed. A nearby elm tree volunteers to Elena, "''The cold ones, led by OH-FEER they took the girl.''"
Alas, the ranch has been attacked, chickens running loose, the family dead in front of their house, throats crushed. A nearby elm tree volunteers to Elena, "''The cold ones, led by OH-FEER they took the girl.''"


The party considers what to do with the deceased. There's a tension -- follow the tracks to save the girl, or protect the victims from scavengers. A funeral pyre is hastily constructed and magically ignited by [[Demitry]].
The party considers what to do with the deceased. There's a tension -- follow the tracks to save the girl, or protect the victims from scavengers. A funeral pyre is hastily constructed and magically ignited by [[Demitry]].
 
[[Image:Liesl.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Farmer's Daughter]]
The party follows tracks of several barefoot humanoids away from the ranch and higher into the hills throughout the afternoon. Resting in the shade late in the day, they hear a woman shriek far off in the woods. They approach cautiously at first, but a second shriek throws Elena into a range and she sprints towards the sound.
The party follows tracks of several barefoot humanoids away from the ranch and higher into the hills throughout the afternoon. Resting in the shade late in the day, they hear a woman shriek far off in the woods. They approach cautiously at first, but a second shriek throws Elena into a range and she sprints towards the sound.
 
[[Image:Azbeks.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Azbeks]] ]]
Three assailants are spotted, hideous skinless, withered, green-eyed figures, one holding a young blonde woman roughly by her wrist, the other two turning to face approaching Elena, drawing weapons.
Three assailants are spotted, hideous skinless, withered, green-eyed figures, one holding a young blonde woman roughly by her wrist, the other two turning to face approaching Elena, drawing weapons.