Prospecting!

Expedition Name: Prospecting
Part of Series: (unknown)
Day: 53
Leader: Rain Drop/Moon Chaser
Members:Rain Drop, Moon Chaser, Fledspar, Chinook, Able Tome, Boris, Hidden Glimmer, Flora, and Alderna
Objective: Discover any Copper or Tin Deposits
Result:Partial success new type of ores were discovered but not Copper
Complications and/or Casualties: Due to a mining mishap a rock slide occured in the area burying Able Tome and Rain Drop for a few moments. Team mates successfully retrieved them.

Brief Description of Events: Lead group to Berryside Ridge to find any ore deposits. Encountered new creature dubbed Hedge Hog. Appears to be passive and when provoked curls into a ball of spiked branches before rolling away in a rush. Came near the house of Middle Mac and was nearly blown up by a misfire due to Broken's experiments. Entered canyon and began search of new deposits. Located three different potential sites two of which appear to be a prismatic type of ore with yellow green coloring it possible Nickle? Other ore discovered was a higher refined silver color much harder than silver though possible platinium source? Due to minig mishap rock slide occured. Rain and Able suffered severe brusing and damage expediation returned home. Music was heard as the party returned. Moon sent out two scouts who reported finding a new creature dubbed Lyrebird. Team returns home.

New Entities Encountered, with Brief Description:
Hedge Hog; creature that blends in with its surroundings by being still as a bush where its natural cammo provides it a type of invisibility. Very hard to spot unless it moves. When Agitated will pull leaves back and stay in place or roll away in a ball. Non Hostile so far
Lyre Bird; Lyre with wings that acts much like a bird, eats sap or at least rubs its wooden frame with it. When TK is used on it lets loose a horrid noise that stunned those near it. Creature fled after that. Non Hostile so far

Further Leads and/or Objectives: Send miner crew to set up shop at the Berryside Ridge and get proper results from the smithy on what types of ore are there.