Everyone is okay, are at least they are back there by the entrance. You were all stealthy enough that you did not make noise to make the wolf howl or have the goblin turn in your direction to see you through the arrow slit, though someone will have to disable the trap and you will have pass through the curtain if you want to press on and find the slaves taken. The slaves aren't in the next room if you look in the hole, but you figure they are in this cave.
Tergin quietly takes his thieves' tools from his pack. He carefully and quietly moves up to the trap and attempts to disarm it.
Feeling frustrated by this trap's unexpected difficulty, Tergin is about to give up when Aleksys tells him to take a deep breath and try again. Aleksys points out some details Tergin missed. With renewed purpose, Tergin once again attempts to disable the trap.
Tergin disarms the trap without sounding the alarm, without it going off and alerting every living thing in the cave.
Nodding at Aleksys, Tergin says, Right then, I'll go first.
Shortsword in hand, Tergin carefully slips past the curtain and quietly moves up to the goblin.
Tergin gets up right behind the goblin talking to the wolf. The wolf that is in the cage. The goblin is still paying attention to the wolf. The wolf see you, but does not know who you are, but thinks you are just another one of the goblins in the group. Although the wolf does turn his head a little to the right as you approach the goblin and the goblin turns around. He sees you but does not have time to react or scream before you get a chance to do anything.
As soon as the goblin turns to face him, Tergin strikes the creature with the flat of his shortsword's blade, hoping to subdue him.
As tergin swings he misses, the goblin then yells for the other goblins in the room and unlocks the cage to order the wolf to attack, by the way there are two doors there, so you can't see them yet. the Goblin does not see the two allies behind the curtain
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"I'm coming!" Beryl calls out, then begins singing a Dwarven battle song!
Blast! That's embarrassing! Well, too bad for you, boy-o.
Tergin, shamed by his failure to subdue the lone goblin, strikes to kill.
You all hear the goblins run up to the doors, though they do not open the doors just yet.
the wolf runs out the cage and tries to bite Tergin.
Berlys and Aleks turn.
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As mentioned before, Beryl begins singing a dwarven song of battle, heralding the strength of Claggedin Silverbeard. It seems a little odd that a human would be singing it, but his inflection is spot on!
Two by two, we march the halls,
Axe n' hammer at me side,
Goblin, orc, ettin, giant,
None o' these we do abide!
The warrior barrels down the hall shield before him and warmace ready to strike! He smacks the wolf, "Heel!"
with that blow Berly then moves up to finish the wolf.
It is Tergins turn. You know there are some goblins on the right door and some on the left, though you can't see them yet. And you still have the wolf in front of you.
Are you just ignoring my roll?
Recon: The wolf is dead from Beryls nasty hit.
aleksys is up. Then Tergin for round 2.
Alkesys, Tergin, you two are up, alkesys to finish round 1, Tergin to start round 2. All enemies in this room are dead, you have goblins waiting behind the door to the right and the door to the left. What shall you do?
Beryl looks to his companions with a smile, "Everyone good? I'll take point, if it's alright with you two."
Tergin gets up off the ground, dusting himself off and looking at the wound in his side with a mixture concern and curiosity. He turns to Beryl and says with a wry grin, I have no problem with you taking the lead from this point on.
Tergin looks at the dead goblin. I wonder if this gobbo had anything worthwhile on him, he says as the rogue begins going through the dead goblins pockets.
Helping the young rogue up, he claps Tergin on the shoulder, "Hold back you two, pick off the ones as they attack me, but I will draw them off you."
Beryl moves on, heading further into the hideout, expecting an attack from around every corner.
Goblins scream, Goblins cry!
Goblins squeak and we know why!
Goblins have an ugly face,
that squooshes in under me mace!
After the heroes move and prepare, the goblins come through the doors.
One door has a bugbear while the other one has a goblin. The come through the doors and attack our heroes.
Goblin vs Tergin
and bugbear vs Berly
Heroes are up
Tergin attacks the goblin directly in front of him with his shortsword.
Beryl nods to Tergin, "That's the way, lad! Good show!"
He then turns to face the bugbear, "Ooh, yer an ugly one, aren't ya?"
While Tergin stabs his target right through the neck and kills it, Berly swings his hammer but bounces off the bugbears armor. Aleksys fires his bow at the enemy, but it looks like a 1970s storm trooper taught him how to use that thing, as he hits the wall.
The bugbear swings at Berly back with his morning star. But is so distracted on blocking/dodging Berlys hit, he misses himself.
Heroes are up.
Beryl laughs, continuing to taunt the bugbear, and stomps down hard on the creature's foot. Using the distraction, the warrior sweeps up to catch the bugbear in the jaw!
botting as he moves towards the bugbear.
both Beryl and Tergin land good hits on the bugbear, while Aleksys is practicing his aim but instead drops his arrow.
the bubear is badly hurt as he has cuts and bruises on the head and chest, but he swings.
vs Berly.
Berly if you don't have your shield equipped you just took piercing dmg.
Heroes are up
Tergin continues to attack the bugbear.
The bugbear is down and all enemies are destroyed. You can search here, but there is nothing of value here, unless you just want the enemy weapons. The next room you find a cage full of prisoners. They don't cry out to you or anything, because they happen to be asleep even though that fighting made a little noise. The cage is locked. There are no other additional rooms led on from this room and no place any enemies can hide, though you figure keys might be around somewhere.
Beryl looks to the cage but speaks to his companions, "Check the bodies, hopefully one o' them 'as got the key. Elsewise, we do this the hard way."
Tergin nods at Beryl and adds, Aye, and perhaps a healing potion or two.
Beryl throws back a grin, "Would be nice, eh?"
Tergin assists Aleksys as she searches the room and the bodies.
Beryl attempts to organize the captives, "We're here to get ye out o' here. That ragtag band cannae be all o' the beasties, so we best be gettin' ye in order."