Regarding "Before The Fire Steals Your Soul"
If you were in this thread, please direct your attention to the thread "Pillar of Smoke, Pillar of Fire". There is an updated posting order included in the title of this thread, and from here on out all of our intrepid adventurers will be included in this new thread.
In the new thread, Vera is watching and waiting for the other party (Vargis, Hasna, Eithne, Sleeping Tiger, Thiele, Tanist) to come into view. When the new characters enter the thread, they'll be walking toward the campsite - which is where they left their horses before going into Hatharida. For our purposes Vargis will be carrying Tanist (who will at the moment be unconscious due to exhaustion, later to wake up when things slow down for Bill).