Clovis points in the direction he heard the noise and crawls to peek his head through the greenery. Blaze and Kirkle follow his lead.
Group stealth check- Clovis rolls an 18, Blaze rolls a 21 and Kirkle rolls a 19.
All 3 are quietly peering out, and in front of them they see a faint swirly glow around a small brown creature. At the tip of its head sat the perfect horn. This was no normal unicorn, but rather a Almiraj! Blaze scurries forward excited to see this beast. She casts speak with animals and bows deeply.
"Your majestic beauty has captured our attention! I have been searching far and wide for a creature of such grace." Blaze says.
The Almiraj appears frightened but the sudden appearance of another. Not to mention by the fact they speak his language.
"H..h..hello" he manages to whisper. "Our? Are you trying to harm me"
"No no of course not! We've heard tales of you and this island - we wanted to come see it for ourselves." Blaze motions to Clovis and Kirkle to come out of their hiding places. She wants to be clear they have no bad intentions.
"What have you come for? Clearly just seeing me is not worth this adventure." The Almiraj is skeptical.
Blaze doesn’t want to ruin her chances of receiving the Ring of Shooting Stars – she hesitates.
Deception Check. Blaze rolls a 15.
“We would just like to see the island and hear of your mystic past. We only hope to befriend you – and any others of your kind.” This isn’t technically a lie – so Blaze comes off sincere and the Almiraj lets down his guard ever so slightly.
“Come, see my home. Deep under the island lies a cave of wonders. But be weary, some corners have gone unexplored for millennia and who knows what danger is lurking there.”
The Almiraj turns with a leap and heads north. The adventurers struggle to keep up as they wind through the trees ducking under branches and around bushes until they come to an abrupt halt and watch the Almiraj dive down a dark hole.
