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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. | ||