7 Summer, 516AV
Northern Reaches
Northern Reaches
Junco passes through the Icewall Gates on numerous occasions, as his job as a hunter for Frostfawn Hold commands it. Yesterday one Icewatch member who has been on patrol at the Gates pulled Junco aside. He had a mission for the hunter. There had been a lone snow leopard that kept coming closer and closer to the Gates of Avanthal each passing day, however it always kept out of range, or narrowly dodged the arrows of the Icewatch. At first they did not want to kill it, simply scare it back into the Reaches, but its threat kept posing itself and now they needed to take action before a citizen was caught unaware. The Icewatch asked Junco to come along with two other members into the Reaches, track down this mangy beast and slay it for the good of Avanthal.
Of course Junco agreed on the spot and the small group decided to head out the next morning.The weather was cold as per usual for the beginning of summer and Junco adorned his gloves and cloak and scarf this time around along with his archery glove and arm guard. He had his bow and quiver all lined up, but other than that he left his backpack at home. His waterskin was tied to his waist and any food the group might need was being provided by the second Icewatch member. Morwen’s mark helped the group survive the blasting winds that inhabited the Reaches as well as the perpetual cold that surrounded this northern region, his group members were even more gifted than he, being a bonded Icewatch pairing.
Matiao was a Vantha, thick and sturdy like Junco himself. His partner and bondmate, Girdien was a Kelvic Dire Polar Bear, blessed and bread by Morwen herself. The Kelvic was gifted in brute force, although he dabbled in hunting and, he claims, he’s not too bad at singing either. The man would stay in his bear form for the majority of the trip as he specialized in taking animals down by unarmed combat and he also was a mount for his bondmate. Matiao was born a Frostfawn, Junco and he had many similarities, who was a hunter at first before he joined the Icewatch. Now he specializes in three different weapon types, longbow, longsword and the javelin. All of which he carried with him today, besides the javelin.
Junco himself rode a normal Frostmarch borrowed from his Hold’s White Elk Stables. It was almost impossible to travel by foot in the Wastes and Reaches because of the feet upon feet of snow that took over every surface of the land. Despite the horse's calm temperament, Junco still faced some difficulty navigating it, and Matiao had to sometimes grab a reign to steer the horse back on course.