In short, the characters don't have any magics or abilities to help them overcome old-fashioned elbow grease and cutting. They might come up with some clever ways to clear what is cut, but the actual path clearance is straightforward cut-work. They do learn something important about their fellow (junior) Pathfinders .... this is the all-star "nerd squad." Where the Sargavan military, Free Captains, and even their own hated rivals - the Aspis Consortium - likely have all manner of bruisers, the Pathfinders assigned to act as the more general administration and support do so with the strength of their mind and their magical training, not because they are physically intimidating.

What doesn't help .... it doesn't really slow things down beyond making people more careful with their aim ... and that's the rain. The heavy, incessant, not-just-in-the-afternoon rain.

That evening, Book, Amivor, Gelik, and Aron discuss otherworldly mysticism, and how that affected the worship of ancient cultures (with Book and Aron being strongest on the subject). Fronaldo work on theory regarding toxicology. Xhanfaerd interacts with the many junior Pathfinders, finding that their first and most focused training area is general wizardry.

Starday, 14 Abadius 4711 AR (Waxing Gibbous)
90 / 75 F. Heavy rains. Saturated humidity. Humidity Index: 110 / 95 F.

More trailblazing by all.

That evening, Aron leads Harrim, Amivor, Sersheelda, Gelik, Xhanfaerd, and several of the junior Pathfinder officers through various mantras and focusing exercises. Fronaldo (assisted by Book), teach a larger portion of the junior Pathfinders a variety of jungle stealth techniques. It turns out that while they are mainly wizards, this expedition is well-grounded in a variety of useful adventuring and ambush skills.

Sunday, 15 Abadius 4711 AR (Waxing Gibbous)
90 / 75 F. Heavy rains. Saturated humidity. Humidity Index: 110 / 95 F.

Trailblazing continues after a non-denominational service led by Harrim (who still managed to seed bits of doom and gloom in there).

Aron managed to teach Veress the command "stay" this week.

In the evening, Fronaldo will work with a different set of Pathfinders regarding various ambush striking techniques. Amivor will teach body meditation techniques to help overcome petrifying effects to Harrim, Aron, Xhanfaerd, & Book. The gnomes spend time together, with Sersheelda giving Gelik weight training. It turns out that she is a lot stronger than her little frame would suggest; not as strong as Xhanfaerd, but one of the strongest nonetheless.