Emberflame Ridge just live your goddamn life

set after this! the idea is that this will be their route thru the mountains. however, as a wrench, what if there were blizzard-type conditions from lone star mountain through thunder dome? :O this means that the likelihood of ur character getting separated/lost is high. the aim is for the first camp to be at the base of lone star mountain. i will be playing like it's ~8 days across from the ridge to the river, maybe round up to ten with bad weather conditions. none of this is mandatory, it's just a fun idea i had :D this can be a one reply thread or a read only!

"@Reno. we got kvarsheim on our tail an' a bear t'boot." quickly he filled them in (@Sadey @Dagur @Lonesome Dove (@Dallas @Gun @Indra III for visibility) and then sat back on his heels. 
the original idea had been to leave and find medicine, or to take sadey to a peaceful healer. but as the shattering reek of the bear had filled his nose, colt'd knew that simply would not do. they stayed together. it was all they had.
"if kvarsheim is close, then them crick bastards won't be far off," he grunted, standing stiffly to his paws. he cast a weather eye over marston and then a more subtle glint toward sadey. these two were the weakest by way of the boy's age and the woman's injury. the hunting would fall to he and reno. lonesome would have to keep camp alone.
the gang had fared worse and fared better, but this rated up high along the 'worse' line. colt spat the last of his chaw into the snow and gave a last look across the taiga, as if he might see red's bright fur appear there.
but she wasn't.
grief dropped like a stone into his gut, anger gripped his spirit. "scatter the bones, marston."
a bit later, colt made his way up the side of the ridge, determination only firming as he heard the tell-tale howling of a winter storm in the trees not far above the gang.