Landau dashes to keep up with the dwarven leader.
Gimble will Dash, then Dash again as a Bonus action.
Quinrick makes a mental note of where his daggers are lying, and then sprints after the dwarves.
"Quick! After them!"
Hess fires off another eldritch blast at the retreating foes, then runs after them.
Eldritch Blast
Results of Eldritch Blast
Landau continues to follow the chase scene with his rapier in hand.
Landau continues to follow the chase scene with his rapier in hand.
As the last goblin falls, Kord breathes a sigh of relief. Focusing again he hold his shield aloft and moves slowly towards the flickering light. "Gimble, Quinrick, one of you two want to be a little ahead to spot any traps the little buggers may have left? Just be quick to get back behind us if we run into any more."
"No problem" He says as he moves ahead, stealthy
"Right'o!" Quinrick whispers, already taking a sneaky attitude.
He joins Gimble in scouting the path ahead, moving as stealthily as a halfling in shady business.
Rurik steps aside to let the scouts pass and waits next to Kord to form a barrier if required.
Kord nods to Rurik and continues down the hallway slightly more relaxed at the report but only slightly.
"Looks like it's safe to proceed!" Quinrick whispers to his companions, and moves further into the room.
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As the group moves into the room, there is a shout and the goblins are upon them! The two dwarves have effectively blocked the entrance to the hallway and the advance of the creatures! The goblins are caught off-guard (not by surprise) and are still in the confines of the room (about 10 to 30 feet from the party).
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Goblins
Rurik contimplates holding the hall but his anger gets the better of him and he moves forward.
He pokes out at the Goblin with his shield and when the goblin moves away he brings the hammer around catching the gobo in the side of the head.
Following after Rurik, Kord steps into the hall ready to meet the goblins inevitable attack.
Landau steps into the room and sees the squad of goblins behind furniture. He pulls out his hand ballista and aims at the one engaged with Rurik.
Gimble takes a shot with his Short bow
Quinrick moves into the doorway, and draws his bow. Hiding behind Rurik's armored frame, he snipes the nearest goblin.
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Rurik's attack fells a goblin immediately, with Landau wounding one heavily as the bolt punctures its lung! Gimble finishes the job with an arrow to the gut and the creature falls. Quinrick drops yet another of the goblins with an arrow to the eye!
The three remaining goblins surge forward, weapons at the ready. The first two attack Rurik and Kord, with Rurik's foe missing him and Kord dodging the other's attack. The third circles around Kord to move towards the party.
Kord strikes back with his hammer at the goblin that attacked him. His blow landing with a solid squish as the creature falls with it's head caved in. He then moves back to discourage the other goblin from attacking his less armored comrades.
Gimble will draw a dagger and stab at the one fighting Kord.
Rurik swings at the goblin infront of him.
but he is too distracted by the threat to his party and the blow goes wide. He preps to drop the goblin with a repost.
Landau reloads his hand ballista and aims at the one engaged with Rurik.
Seeing his last arrow hit the mark, Quinrick stays and repeats his hide-and-snipe action.
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Kord fells the nearest goblin and steps back. Gimble tries to stab the goblin before him but misses the mark. Rurik swings at his target and misses, a stray bolt from Landau's crossbow sailing over his and the goblin's head. Quinrick reacts quickly, putting an arrow through the left eye of the goblin before Rurik and sending it to the ground. Hess blasts at the remaining goblin, also returning a miss.
The remaining goblin, realizing that it is outnumbered and surrounded, goes berserk and slashes wildly at Kord, catching only the dwarf's plate mail.
Gimble strikes with his two daggers.
"Ha, the last one. A smarter creature would have surrendered already!"
Quinrick dives behind the nearby table, finding a new spot to land an arrow on the enemy.
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Gimble's dagger puts the last goblin in its grave. The room is now silent. During the battle, several females and children had streamed out of the chamber through the exit heading north.
This 30-foot-by-40-foot room is a cluttered mess. There are heaps of bedding, tables, stools, and benches all around the whole chamber. A natural recess in the southern wall serves as a crude fireplace and a small fire glows therein.
Rurik points to the door to the west, "We should spike that door shut to protect our backs and follow those greenskins." he points then to the north.
"Good plan Rurik!" Kord starts rooting around in his pack but comes up empty. "Er, does anyone have anything we can use?"
Gimble searches for anything around the room and bodies to use to block the door.
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Gimble searches about and finds a large stick that could be jammed beneath the edge of the door to prevent it from opening. This is quickly employed and the party gives chase to the goblins, the dwarves leading the way. Ahead is an open chamber, the passage blocked by four goblin guards. Behind them, the women and children can be seen cowering within the room.
"Maybe we could show mercy and let them leave with the women and children? Its just a thought?" Gimble asks in a whisper as he gets his bow out and an arrow, but not notched.
"That was my thought from the beginning of this massacre. But no, goblins are like rodents that must be exterminated before they repopulate and threaten civilization. Or at least, that's was what the consensus was a couple days ago." Laudau cynically offers.
"As reluctant as I am to kill innocents, Landau is correct. Leaving them alive is just more caravans being destroyed in the future. Let's get to work."
Kord starts advancing, with hammer in hand and his shield leading the way.
Rurik shuts down the part of himself that is trying to assign Dwarflike traits to this monsters. He tightens his grip on his hammer and moves forward.
Quinrick looks at the goblins ahead, and nervously nocks an arrow to his bow. He is quite uncertain about killing the women and children (“no, think them as females and cubs”) - be they goblins or not. But the dwarves seem to have better resolve than him, so perhaps they can deal with them.
”Okay. “ is all he can contribute to the plan.
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The job is done quickly and efficiently, the goblins slaughtered to the last. The guards try to defend their charges, but they just cannot manage to overcome the group. The females and children give no resistance whatsoever.
This 50-foot-by-30-foot room is stacked and heaped with many bales, boxes, crates, barrels, and sacks.
Gimble collects as many daggers as he can
Landau begins inventory to identify contents, owners and dates.