Ravensblood Forest dead man's chest

pack hunt!
here ye here ye, come meet the rest of the crew (lmk mercury & aelius if these assumptions aren't ok!)
single posts each round are welcome, round 1 ends 24th Jan

Beneath the evergreen canopy, Murkwood thrived. Often did the bleedwood trees see the captain patrolling with @Emris or exploring new grounds with @Meredith. And when he was not with them, Noxir sought the coward @Firefly or their newest recruits @Aelius and @Hex. But while their ranks expanded, he couldn't quite shake the feeling that something was missing; a camaraderie of such that they had yet to foster.

He came upon the tracks of a large herd of white-tailed deer seeking shelter from the flatlands, nose twitching as with them came the scent of rotting flesh. They harboured the weak, the sick - at this time of year it was common for those of ill-health to fall behind the rest. Where this forest would become the final resting place of one, it served an opportunity for feast and entertainment for others.

It was time to rally the troops.

A high-pitched howl sounded from within the ancient sequoias, summoning all that called this place home to partake - even the bait-wolf @Worm. And when they would eventually emerge from the gloom, Noxir would motion to the trail and the chase would begin.