Off to the see the (dragon) wizard! (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

No. It's possible for her to understand speech, but she'd need magic to speak. A dog or wolf's jaw and vocal setup just aren't right for it. A typical speaking canine would be doing so by magic. Anything else or ready to move along?

[Corwin]

"Do you know where Sunhome is?" Jaela asks Lisa. "It's the ruins of a human city. Nod your head like this if you do," she continues, demonstrating, "or shake it like this if you don't."

[Anastasia]

What language are you speaking?

[Corwin]

Trying Celestial because Celestial wolf.

[Anastasia]

A nod of the head.

[Corwin]

"Please lead us to it!"

[Anastasia]

A loud bark and Lisa leads you on.

Survival check.

[Corwin]

10 for 47 from Lisa, 10 for 42 from me (via Divine Insight)

Spoiler: ShowHide

Presuming fair BAB progression (3/4) and good save progression for all three saves based on the dire wolf sheet and extrapolating for 24HD.

Large Animal
Alignment: NG

HP: 226
[18:20] <@Annerose> roll 23d8 hp
[18:20] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 98 > [d8=6,6,6,2,7,1,3,7,1,6,8,2,8,5,5,4,2,5,1,5,4,1,3]

Initiative: +7

Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares)

Armor Class: 15 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 12

Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Base Attack: +18
Attack: Bite +27 melee (1d8+11)
Full Attack: Bite +26/+21/+16/+11 melee (1d8+11)

Special Attacks: Trip, Smite Evil, Eyes of Light
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, Scent, Darkvision out to 60 feet, Damage reduction 10/epic, Resistance to acid, cold, and electricity (10), Spell resistance equal to HD + 5 (29).

Saves:
Fort +17, Ref +16, Will +14

Abilities:
Str 26, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 5, Wis 12, Cha 10

Skills:
Listen (24) +42, Spot (24) +42, Survival (27) +37

Feats:
Alertness (lvl1), Improved Initiative (lvl3), Track (B), Weapon Focus/Bite (lvl6), Skill Focus/Survival (lvl9), Skill Focus/Listen (lvl12), Skill Focus/Spot (Feat15), Toughness (lvl18), Epic Skill Focus/Listen (lvl21), Epic Skill Focus/Spot (lvl24)

Special:
A dire wolf has a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Move Silently, and Spot checks.
*It also has a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.

Smite Evil (Su)
Once per day a celestial creature can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD (maximum of +20) against an evil foe.

Eyes of Light (Sp)
At will as a swift action, Lisa can fire beams of light from her eyes. Treat these as a searing light spell, caster level 24th.

Trip (Ex)
A dire wolf that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip its opponent (+11 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the dire wolf.

Scent (Ex)
This extraordinary ability lets a creature detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
A creature with the scent ability can detect opponents by sense of smell, generally within 30 feet. If the opponent is upwind, the range is 60 feet. If it is downwind, the range is 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at three times these ranges.
The creature detects another creature's presence but not its specific location. Noting the direction of the scent is a move action. If it moves within 5 feet of the scent's source, the creature can pinpoint that source.
A creature with the Track feat and the scent ability can follow tracks by smell, making a Wisdom check to find or follow a track. The typical DC for a fresh trail is 10. The DC increases or decreases depending on how strong the quarry's odor is, the number of creatures, and the age of the trail. For each hour that the trail is cold, the DC increases by 2. The ability otherwise follows the rules for the Track feat. Creatures tracking by scent ignore the effects of surface conditions and poor visibility.
Creatures with the scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights.
Water, particularly running water, ruins a trail for air-breathing creatures. Water-breathing creatures that have the scent ability, however, can use it in the water easily.
False, powerful odors can easily mask other scents. The presence of such an odor completely spoils the ability to properly detect or identify creatures, and the base Survival DC to track becomes 20 rather than 10.

[Anastasia]

You walk for a good hour, through the forest that Lisa leads you through. It's easy enough to avoid most of the dangers, until you come to a wide river. Here Lisa starts to follow the banks of it, heading to the west.

"You know, we could fly over," Mirima remarks, "Carry her over and save the trouble."

[Corwin]

"Do we need to cross the river to the other side?" Jaela confirms with Lisa, intending to take Mirima's advice upon a confirmation.

[Anastasia]

A nod from Lisa. Flying over is simple enough and...

Spot.

[Corwin]

Spot 10 for 52 from Lisa, for 34 from me (Vision spell continuously refreshed)

[Anastasia]

Lisa looks down and yips loudly at the bank of the river.

[Corwin]

Jaela takes a look!

[Anastasia]

Huh. The muddy river bank is moving, churning. Unnaturally so.