MTG Salvation

**The band of mercenaries' trip across the coastline had proven.. surprisingly uneventful.

They arrive at their first destination by the end of the first day of travel; an abandoned, rickety-looking dock with a 50ft clearing between it and the woods.**

**It was not. The water was fairly clear, however... perhaps the ship had been farther out when it sunk?**

"How's that object feel? Don't want to get surprised by the thing because you didn't think to check the object." Jougo said as he looked busy looking around.

Cek - Anyone willing to come with me to look for where the boat may have sunk?

"I am not a fish. I can explode the water...but that probably won't help you find the boat." Jougo said with a straight face but laughter in his voice.

Cek - Hmm, actually we can look for the wreckage after we investigate the facility. Let's get going.

The Saaur started to walk in the direction of the facility as it was marked on the map.

Yelgerçek stopped and turned back toward the others.

Cek - I'm completely willing to look for the wreckage, but we'll have to swim out and find it.

Cek - That's a good trick.

The Saaur leaped into the water and started to swim out through the water.

While the others busied themselves in the water, jougo looked around for any more information that could be gathered about the beast or its actual target here on the shore.

**A brief swim through the icy waters confirms that the ship did not sink near the dock. The duo does, however, catch of glimpse of several bits of ship sticking out of the sands below.

Jougo manages to find a path of sorts through the woods that presumably leads to the facility. Probably. The thin layer of snow on the ground blocks hides any tracks, but knowing where a path should be certainly helped when it came to noticing broken branches and the like.**

Yelgerçek swam to the surface and waited for Snake to do the same.

Cek - I'm not sure we're going to find many clues amongst this wreckage. Should we head back?

"Only if you want to give up. I found this path here that should lead to the facility. Shall we take a look?" Jougo said with an out of place smile on his face.

**Snake found a body! Although it was burnt and decaying the corpse was complete enough for the initiate to guess at how he died - a hole through the gut and a second through the skull reminiscent of those left by spears.**

Colt continued to perform maneuvers with his oversized sword, swinging it over and around himself, trying to imagine how he would dispatch a shape shifting lizard while getting a workout. Colt has rarely had to work to find the monster he hunted, mostly their presence was apparent.

Yelgerçek returned to the shore as well.

Cek - Let's hope it's a pet. Let's take that path Jougo found and see what's at the facility.

**Following the path is not easy, but the group manages. Eventually the air begins to stink of death - there appears to be a sizable collection of dead bodies up ahead.**

Yelgerçek looked at the bodies from where he stood in an attempt to see how they might have died.

**Even without closely checking the bodies it is clear that the numerous bodies died from a mixture of blades, axes, bullets, broken body parts, etc. A few of the corpses appear to have been partially consumed by some savage, large-mouthed beast. One of the bodies in particular - a large garr - is piled upon by a number of the other corpses. All the bodies in the pile, Garr included, are clad in chains and rags, but the other corpses [including all of the savagely eaten ones] are not. Only one of the corpses, one of the non-pile ones, is missing clothing; the others continue to rot within with their ratted cloths.

A closer look might reveal more information.**

Before he moved closer to the dead bodies, Yelgerçek turned to the others.

Cek - Snake, how's the object feel? Just in case this thing is smart and left these here as bait.

**The object did not feel even a little warm.**