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Rangers should have a skill to study the ground and notice different kinds of tracks on it.
If we know the person then we recognize their tracks being there, possibly even give us an estimated time like hours old, days old, etc.
Obviously we won't know who's tracks they are, but we might get something like a racial note and perhaps boot type.
So say, I type [skill name] and get:
You see the tracks of an elf in sabatons, days old.
You see the tracks of a horse, days old.
You see the tracks of Beskytter, hours old.
You see the tracks of a Halfling in slippers, nearly fresh.
etc.
Then if I use the track skill, I can type in [track] Halfling: and see my normal messages based on direction.

Also need a name for this skill so I'm open for suggestions.

Survey would be a decent name. You survey the area looking for all tracks. Then track is used to focus on one target out of the list.

Love that name, so yes! [survey] and I get that list.
Then yeah if you use the track skill it will pick out the trail from that list and then work like normal.
I will now revamp my examp(le):
Plains
< standard plains desc goes here >
Pet/mount name is sitting/standing here.

[survey]
You see the tracks of human in chainmail boots, nearly fresh.
You see the tracks of a horse, days old.
You see the tracks of Soliene, hours old.
You see the tracks of a human in slippers, tenday past.
You see your tracks, fresh.

[track] human
You notice the trail of a human in chainmail boots going west from here...

Since I don't know them I wouldn't get their adjective though I'm sure that's more readily feasible to code in so I'm not overly particular if this would have to do if it would require too much coding otherwise.