Spells...Who Needs Spells

[frenzied67]

Dare we risk a long rest in our current position?  Enkili would vote against that action, but a long rest is very necessary at the juncture of this predicament.

When leaving will there still be a garrison to contend with, who will try to prevent our exodus? Should we seek an alternat exit to avoid the garrison if they remain?

I heard a suggestion that we should head for the Angierthan border posited.  Does anyone else think this is a viable plan?

How are we supposed to keep these people together, most of the adult males and hale females may think their odds are better on their own.  Should we let such individuals leave if that is their wish, in the face of our need to protect the weak and befuddled?

Enkili believes that we will be arrested if we head back to Nemsh.  Does everyone else agree, or disagree?  Explain your reasoning, please. 

Post your own questions as well, this is not the full extent of the troubles facing our party at this moment.

[Xura]

Leiya agrees re: returning to Nemsh. Unless we are invisible or in disguise or have really powerful local benefactors, we might be wanted by the authorities. Slavery is legal in Bhell, so we have basically committed breaking & entering, burglary, theft, and murder, to name a few. Probably best to keep clear of Bhellian authorities for now.

Travel to Angiertha? Not a bad idea. However rough or untamed Angiertha is, it should be more amenable than Bhell, one hopes. At the least, the slaves could travel semi-safely, and/or rest there until they make other plans.

How to corral the crowd, including the somnolent, and propel them across country (or, to wherever)? I haven't the faintest clue. As the Threarah noted in Watership Down, elil appear in hordes when there's a giant group of wanderers in the wild including injured, sick, and old. I worry that we'd be a giant, (slowly) walking target.

One thing Leiya would like to do is to get a message (Sending) to Lord Burcel. If he has ANY allies, safehouses, magic plot devices, tricks up his sleeve, or even just good advice, now's the time to hear it!

I think most of us spellcasters are either out of spells, or getting very low. Leiya and Grynn cannot ask for divine intervention until a week has passed. Grynn might still have his Sign of Divine Intervention, but I am not sure. Grynn can probably still cast Word of Recall, but that rescues only five or six people in total.

One possible, albeit bad and unlikely option -- is there anywhere near-ish to here that is, or is perceived to be, very dangerous? A haunted old castle, a cursed graveyard, whatever. Someplace that even the villains fear to tread. We could try to rest there. Hey, it worked for Han, Leia, Chewbacca and the others in that asteroid field.

In short: I have no idea what to do, and am scared to death that we're out of good options. Help us, Obi-wan Kenobi, you're our only hope.