Zoom 2020-12-03 21:00

Main discussion on what to do next – go with the Centaurs east to Larkstone (would be possible to travel at their speed given the constraints of their pack horses), stay with caravan, go off-piste ourselves in search of other Centaurs or Giants, or go directly to Far Haven at good speed on our own.
We decided to press on, on our own, to Far Haven – but to take any opportunities to speak with any other Centaurs we may meet, or to engage with anything else that is ‘interesting’ along the way. We have sufficient supplies for the journey.
Francis realised the incongruity of the Centaurs purchasing sabres – a weapon that is exclusively used by mounted warriors. (Centaurs themselves prefer spears/lances and bows). His conclusion was that the centaurs must be planning to act as mounts for other warriors [This was David's incorrect interpretation: For Francis' interpretation, see Email2020-12-04 18:53] - and that Maratasan would be able to ride the larger Centaurs. The party also noted the difficulty of the combined Centaur/Maratasan force reaching Willston given that Ghoulagabba is in the way somewhat.
Information gleaned:
* Reston is a high-ranking human Solaran.
* We can hire negotiators, if needed, in Far Haven.
* Drakes are considered ‘natural animals’ and are indeed the creatures flying from Skyfleet. They can even be found and tamed by suitably skilled trainers.
* Owlbears are ‘Legendary Creatures’ - ie they haven’t been seen for 300 years. We noted that they are the only legendary creatures that we know of so far that are of too low intelligence to have Clerics/Shamans etc (ie they couldn’t be worshippers of the Wild). Talaris didn’t know what an Owlbear actually was – just knew he could make money out of the skin!
* Centaurs tend not to go any further south than Tambervarn – that is the limit of their ‘territory’.
* The Centaur avatars have been around as long as the Centaurs can remember (ie they are not a consequence of the breakdown of the GSOV), and they tend to be a combination of what we know of as avatars and totems.
* The Centaur ceremonial spears do have the same ‘brooch’ symbol on them as the Elven spearhead (but in much better condition!)
* The ‘brooch’/Wild symbol is a small tree entwined with whips of some kind – the tree is similar to the Wyldwood Oak tree, but smaller.
* The humanoid looking back at the Wild symbol on the lower part of the inscribed stones in the Wyldwood shrines is a Giant.
* There was no particular information about the ‘Great Falls’ - just that they are large enough to prevent porterage.