Barak turns towards Laurel. "I would suggest securing them further back down the trail, with some feed." he says, secreting his large satchel at the base of a venerable oak. "Should the Beast return, they should be safe enough while it deals with us. Luck to you, and to us all," ...

Barak grunts an assent, moving to the centre of the path. "There they stood,"he says, guesturing about 20 feet further on from the party, "and spoke with the Beast, before moving off." Then he moves back to Skyseeker and Led, touching each lightly in turn whilst gently holding on...

"If we could silence the one with the horn, then the Beast would not know to attack until after the ambushers are dealt with. Perhaps then we could lay a trap of our own for the creature," Barak says. "It is likely the human bears the horn, rather than one of the Bugbears, but I do no...

Thanks to Menolly, a Tsunami of infinite patience, I can now log in as Barak. Now to find a suitable avatar...