Board Thread:World Map/@comment-24937485-20161120034631/@comment-24937485-20161120042748

Already danger arose as Keldran’s foot stepped through a brittle section causing him to trip. Now the fall itself wouldn’t be too much of a bother but the unlucky fact that a plume of bone-boiling ash shot out of the ground, just where Keldran’s face would land, would make this a far more troubling little tumble than one might have expected. Running over this landscape made it dangerous to traverse even to those with a wary eye unless they very carefully minded each moment of where feet would touch ground.

Luckily Mugen had heeded Keldran’s warning and as such avoided getting his feet caught in nasty places but even he wasn’t completely spared as, two minutes after the previous incident with Keldran, another, larger, plume of ash arose from the ground one yard in front of Mugen. If he didn’t react quickly the Genin could be boiled to a crisp. If under the effects of sage transformation he’d be somewhat protected against the heat but it’d still leave 2nd degree burns at only a brief moment of ‘contact’.

It wasn’t that the area was intentionally trying to prove a point to the travelling pair, it was simply this dangerous. It was truly not an area meant to be traversed by foot as seen by the complete lack of footprints.

At least… until….

After half an hour or so Mugen would be the one to spot a trail of footsteps leading east into a valley that had been previously hidden by a fog-like blanket of smoke; indicating that between 5 and 10 people had headed down into the valley which’d beg the question ‘were there people here?’ and if so then ‘why on earth would they be here?’

(If deciding to inquire, Keldran would be aware that it’d be nightfall by the time they crossed the distance and entered the actual valley. If still deciding to inquire it’d be pitch dark as soon as they made the journey down into the valley; the only thing helping their vision being the ominous glowing of lava streams. Luckily though, the brimstone here felt more solid and trustworthy. It’d take a few minutes of getting used to the darkness but after that the pair would be able to find the trace of footsteps again.)

If ignoring the footsteps and pressing ahead, the pair would come to stand in front of a ravine. The gap between here and the other side was over 40 yards, and the drop down close to 10 yards deep before ending in a raging stream of lava. Looking left, and/or right, there was no way to freely cross the ravine. One could try the jump but it’d be a risky endeavor to say the least given the unexpected fountains of lava that shot up sporadically and the thermal heat.













