The group mounts up, most on their own steeds, but a few on borrowed horses. The time has come to finally decide on a path. The northern route is the easiest, the roads are well maintained and there is little likelihood of being delayed. The middle route is the shortest geographically, but requires the use of bad roads, and travelling through the Swamp of Despair, a mire dotted with tombs and rumored to have a great deal of undead. Finally, there is the southern route, which involves heading to the port of Salinden, and chartering a vessel to take you to the far coast and back. The sea is dangerous, but this would be the quickest route, as a ship can travel far easier through water than a man overland.