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A few hours into the second day out they come across a large flock of desert kites (scavenger birds sort of like vultures) and they head off the trail to investigate. There are a few dead giant scorpions here, killed with weapons by a party that moved further from the road. They head back.
There are a variety of landmarks near-ish them, such as the Sunken City of Pazar, the lost town of Terbakar which used to be the first city in the area from Bralizzar. They can almost make out the Oasis of the White Palm off to the north as well. Ruins dot the landscape in small and large quantities.
Night falls, they encamp and the first day in the Sand Mire passes uneventfully. That night is so cold though that some of the animals almost get frostbitten, and they have to get out and warm them up.
As dawn breaks, they move out. An hour after starting, strong gusts arrive, and they have lost the next marker in the shifting sands. Alzar and Pahtun meet for a bit and agree on the right direction to follow, and wind up correct, a half mile later the marker appears.
They come across a party of six local Dervishes, on a quest to return a holy item to a forgotten reliquary. Out here Alzar has heard of an actual dervish class that some locals take, separate from others. These six and his party stop for a moment and have lunch together. They were just at the Oasis of Akhir, to the south., but on their route. It was clear of any enemy and such. That oasis is where they’ll stop and get more water.
As the day ends, they stop and pack it in, taking more care to keep the animals warm from the beginning.
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