You manage to build your bridge, and follow the tunnel to a living quarters fit for... goblins. It smells fairly nasty, and you search the room but find little that interests you. The only thing of interest here is a crumpled-up note from Melkorka to Vermund that reads, “Do your duty. Protect the lodge. Your insect interests come second to that. —Melkorka”
Kayanor scouts ahead, and sees a hideously mutated goblin with a half-dozen vestigial limbs, a comically over-sized mouth, and enormous crooked teeth. This must be Glorifan. There also appears to be another goblin warrior. The north and south walls are choked with slaves chained to the wall. They look to be in pretty bad shape.
You are sill undetected... anyone?
The arrow hits, and the mutated goblin roars in anger as both turn to charge at you.
Ydresus at his master's command slides toward the goblins, following Kayanor.
Kayanor puts an arrow near the mutant goblins nose, leaving a bright read streak of blood on his cheek. As the creature charges, Kayanor notices that the wound is already starting to heal.
Glorifan approaches Kayanor boldly and opens his wide maw to bite him. But it is a clumsy approach, and Kayanor easily dodges it.
The assistant comes on a little more measured, drawing a masterwork short sword as he comes, and attacks. This one connects.
Ydresus took an attack of opportunity when crawling near the creature and biting it.
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"It's really quite rude to try to take all the fun yourself, Dar. How are our friends going to get to attack with you blocking the way, hmm?" Dulcinea smiles as she teases Darathys.
She dashes forward, ducking behind Darathys with a spin as he lunges for an attack, finally stopping next to the smaller goblin.
Ydresus tries to strike the goblin as it runs past, but misses.
As Kayanor tries to move back, he opens himself up for a swipe from Glorfan's nasty claws, but luckily he claws nothing but air. Kayanor fires back at the mutant, but it sails off into the other room. Titus takes the opportunity to provide some healing.
Darathys charges forward to attack the goblin , and barely slices his greatsword past the mutant's defenses.
Dulcinea manages a little more grace than Kayanor, and gets into position without lowering her defenses.
Thessaly brings up the rear, attacking the assistant, but unfortunately Darathys keeps getting in the way of a clean attack.
Glorfan claws Darathys twice, and snaps at him with his powerful jaws, but misses.
The assistant turns his attention to Dulcinea, but fails to cut her.
Kayanor manages to make a clean shot this time, putting an arrow in Glorfan's shoulder.
Ydresus continues to bite at the goblin assistant
"He's even uglier than I expected." Lini says, wryly. Droogami weaves between her companions legs, nearly knocking them flat, but Droogami is put on edge by the unnatural creature, and his strike is unable to find any purchase.
Darathys cut deep in to Glorfan, but not quite deep enough to drop him. You already can see the wounds healing, however. Cleaving through the first opponent, he continues to do damage, striking the assistant solidly as well. The assistant also struggles with the poison now coursing through his body.
Both now know Darathys is the most dangerous threat, and they work together to attack him.
Used to taking his pray by surprise, or at the very least seeing them flee before his approach, Droogami seems on edge that this creature stands and fights, striking a felling blow at one of the strange creatures that his mistress calls "friends". Seeing purple's back turned, Droogami launches himself to the friend-creature's defense.
"Darathys! Oh, crap." Lini says, dismounting and drawing her healing wand. "Please don't bleed out please don't bleed out please don't bleed out..."
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Dulcinea's brow raises and her eyes widen as she sees Darathys take a huge beating, but she takes command of herself quickly.
"Do not worry, Lini! These goblins should be down soon.
She continues her probing attacks on the goblin experiment, trying to find a weak spot to exploit. She does so with a bit more urgency now, though.
Droogami does not manage to bite nor trip the goblin, but its claws to draw blood. Meanwhile, Dulcinea puts Glorfan down.
Kayanor fires another arrow into the melee, aiming at the assistant. Unfortunately, it flies past him without connecting.
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Thesaly doesn't say anything with Darathys falls but her jaw tightens. She swings again at the assistant.
Gritting her teeth at another miss, she steps in and drops the glaive, drawing a stout club instead. She stands over Darathys's body so the healers have room to reach him, from behind her, and so the goblin will have to deal with her if it wants to hit him.
Ydresus continues to bite the creature his master asks him to attack
The snake takes the assistant down!
Both enemies are unconscious, and I think Darathys may be healed above 0 now?
What do you do?
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Drop bow. Advance while drawing sword. Stab baddie.
"I hear the warning. I'll get him!"
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OK, the mutant goblin is eventually damaged enough that the fast healing stops working...
Other than the dead goblins, this room is full of crates of supplies. In addition, the north and south walls are choked with slaves chained to the wall, most of which appear to be tribe members from the
Lands of the Linnorm Kings.
You also find a small, unlocked wooden chest sitting in the northeast corner behind the supply boxes. Inside are five potions of cure light wounds, a wand of cure light wounds with seven remaining charges, and a scroll of flaming sphere.
There is still a door to the south.
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Dulcinea stabs into the goblin's eyeball one last time, wanting to make sure it won't get up again.
She gives the prisoners an easy smile, lightly twirling her rapier before sheathing it.
"Let us get you all out of those shackles, hmm?"
She begins searching for a key ring that would go to the shackles on the slaves.
"Droogami, heel." Lini commands, approaching her leopard and stroking it behind the ears. "Are... are you alright, Darathys? Let's help these people."