Khan of the Steppes

Hey, a set of rhymes I'm actually pretty pleased with!
Zane is laying in the pony sense of sitting? I don't know the proper terms. He's on his stomach/legs, not on his side.
Also, everyone in the group can hear what Zane is saying. Looking at you, Anemone.
Because...you know. Zane looked at you. Literally. :^I

Streetwise: 21
1d20+12: 9+12
Haha, whoops, hit send instead of preview.

Looks it's time for a time skip! As usual if anyone objects we can back up temporarily, if you weren't done with the last location or wanted to describe doing anything on the way.

1d20+10 = 12+10 = 22 perception to determine anything further about the camp.

Well, the camp sounds to be fairly distinctive and unusual. I don't know if this is a style common to some group out here, but it's worth a shot. Let's see if Book's heard tale of a people that like to use this sort of encampment:
History: d20 + 21 = 10 + 21 = 31

Note: It sounded like it was well-lit, but if I need to make a Perception check for this, let me know!

It's well-lit, but it's hard to see more than shadows at this point. Still, I'll let you do the check based off of what you can see, and what Silver can describe from what she saw without making another check (unless you want to try anyways). Simple tents like the ones seen are generally only used by travelers going long distances, as most steppe-dwellers live in the larger circular Ger or some other variant on the yurt- in any case usually something larger and more comfortable. The particular shape of these tents is more often used by others not from the steppe. Without a closer look at details that's all you can figure out though. You think with a good look (or descriptions from someone else going to look) you could pinpoint the source better.

1d20+17 = 8+17 = 25.
...Bluh.

You sneak up upon the small camp, hearing soft voices in strange languages as you approach. It seems to be a sort of mishmash of languages- some words are almost recognizable as words in the steppe tongue, some common words used by foreign merchants, and some completely alien- but possibly belonging to the same language as that of the merchants. The voices don't change as you approach, nor is there any movement. The tents are as small as would be guessed at a distance- they seem to be practically only a couple of sticks in the ground holding up the points of simple cloth roofs. Under the two tents were the two camels you had seen at the meet. A number of chests and bags are right next to each tent.

Perception to see if I can make out anything in particular from the merchant's talking...
1d20+10 = 14+10 = 24

Stealth to look for anything they shouldn't have in the bags before slipping back to the team:
1d20+17 = 17+17 = 34

Steele manages to overhear their conversation, but is only able to understand some words, that the merchants had to borrow from the Steppe language to explain some things. Part of the discussion seemed to be about the Meet, and Udus Khan is mentioned, as well as the names of various clans. At one point it sounds like the camels are arguing about routes to take, mentioning the desert to the south as well as the Sunstone and Sand Scorpion clans. They do not appear to notice Silver at all.

A quick look at the bags show they are mostly made up of the sorts of trinkets that merchants bring to trade on the steppes, simple objects made of exotic materials and made of finer craftsmanship than is generally available locally. One bag contains simple rations, dried fruits and bread (not common on the steppes: this foreign food relies much more on sedentary agriculture). There are a couple of chests, probably one carried by each camel, but they are locked.