[quote=@Karos]
Okay well we seem to favour A, so do you all want to give me a rough idea of what you'd be doing on the road or near the road, I'll throw a general scene together and then you can all go from there?
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Sounds good to me, chief.

EDIT: Misread what you put lol. My bad. 

Caravan? Maybe we all joined a caravan for mutual protection on the road but formed a loose comradeship along the way?

SECOND EDIT: To elaborate further, maybe the caravan is just pulling into town, and our characters are about to discuss their next move? In this case, to seek work?