- The following morning, the group had left Igveston and was travelling toward Rolessi when they spotted smoke rising some distances to the south.  Knowing they were seeking signs of the orcs they'd been told were massing in the region, they decided to detour and investigate.

- Upon reaching the locale, they found a massive orcish encampment on the borders of the Charothi Forest, spilling onto the western Cyrran Plains some miles east of the village of Etteseph.  Among the orcs they found ogres, monstrous vultures, and signs of seige weapon construction.  Perhaps most interestingly, they found that the horde seemed to be commanded by a group of hobgoblins who themselves were lead by a human.  Using his ethereal ability, Kael entered the commander's tent and saw a dwarf there he recognized from the Magnar City Social some weeks previous.

- Having attainted this intelligence, the group left for Rolessi.  Travelling eastward across the plains, they came upon a small detachment of the Reaches Military being harassed by orcs and monstrous wolves...