Zoros and Ingrid heal as Turk moves closer under cover.
Meztli charges the doors.
Meztli knocks the chief back into the room and knocks the door open, but the blow fails to connect.
The chief steps back and fires two arrows at his assailant. Both hit for minor damage, but it is beginning to add up on the barbarian.
The other goblins fires down the passage at Zoros nicking him with an arrow.
Party to go
Turk rushes down the passage 40 feet in his armor.
Ingrid moves in and checks the door onto the goblin
Zoros shrugs off the arrow scratch and runs forward to support the others.
Lorcan double moves, catching up with the group.
The goblin runs past Zoros provoking an attack.
Zoros swipes and misses at the nimble goblin. The chief and the goblin all unload their shortbows at him.
Three arrows strike the priest.
The chief calls out in common: "Surrender and you will live!"
Party to go
Turk advances calmly and swipes with his swortsword at the smaller goblin. His sword cuts what you see to be a female badly. She spits blood back at him. The chief reacts angrily, obviously she is somewhat dear to him.
Ingrid+Lorcan to go
Ingrid moves next to the chief and attacks
Lorcan 5' steps closer and loads his heavy crossbow.
Ingrid misses as Lorcan reloads.
The female steps back and drinks a potion from the belt of the goblin chief and her wounds close.
The goblin chief fires at Ingrid.
A single arrow bites
Turk steps up and attacks the female goblin again AFTER waiting for Lorcan to fire the crossbow.
The warrior opens a similar wound again.
Ingrid/Lorcan up
Lorcan will try to daze the goblin chief.
The goblin chief hesitates for seconds.
Ingrid attacks the female goblin and misses with an upper swing.
The two goblins fall back and the female takes another shot at Ingrid.
Turk steps up and swings at the female again.
Taking her down, he yells to Ingrid:
"RUN AROUND AND CUT THE CHIEF OFF!!"
Ingrid
Lorcan
Chief
Turk
Ingrid does go around the chief flanking him.
Lorcan moves up and tries to blast the goblin chief with Heavenly Fire.
Lorcan blasts the goblin chief.
Ingrid attacks and the goblin chief has only a bow, so he can not prevent it.
Struck twice, the goblin chief steps and fires twice with errant arrows at Lorcan, drawing a response from Turk. Turk cuts the chief with his swortsword.
Turk moves to hit the chief again with his sword, but this time he is off.
Ingrid
Lorcan
Chief
Turk
Ingrid five-foot steps next to the chief and attacks
As Ingrid lands the decisive blow........The desperate battle ends with the king of the goblins and his mate bleeding out on the floor!
COMBAT OVER
"I think we help Metzil and Zoros before checking this place."
My healing will only work on you and I. I am currently completely healed. Accept this heeling Ingrid.
Lorcan then proceeds to slowly check out the goblin chiefs' lair and possessions. he casts Detect magic and searches meticulously.
Turk asks as Lorcan begins a meticulous search: "Are you sure you want to take the time with two unconscious comrades to look everywhere after this noisy combat?"
Ingrid does a quick check with Lorcan
"There is a good treasure pile here, we should take it and our injured friends out of here before something comes, or we close and bar the doors and rest here"
Well I can't carry either. Seems we've beaten this goblin tribe by besting its chief. But if you say lets clear out, I am with you. He certainly takes the time to scan for magic and take weapons, armor, and other possessions from the chief and his girlfriend. He then takes a last look around.
Ingrid finds a very nice tapestry hidden in some goblin refuse. The chief has a small composite shortbow and some arrows.
The goblin leader has a suit of small chainmail, a small composite longbow (+1 str) and has a purse with 18 gold and 2 platinum pieces the fallen guards have 14 electrum pieces and 9 silver pieces total.
On the walls prominently hung up are three small longswords and three small heavy wooden shields.
Empty poison vials litter the ground.
Nearby is a stand with a pewter bowl which holds 273
silver and 321 copper pieces.
The tapestry is made of fine gold and silver thread of the purest quality and worth at least 400gp. Silver cup is worth 90gp.
Turk slings Meztli and Zoros on his back and prepares to carry them out of the caves. Turk carries them past the pit and trudges the long distance back to the Keep with both of them, his suit of armor, and pack without complaint. The party heads back to the Keep and camps two nights before returning at the very middle of the day. You arrive more than three days after you departed, and the guard recognizes you and calls out to you differently than before.
You arrive at the Keep on CY576.4.8@0900 --almost exactly three days after you departed.
"Stand forward to be recognized." As you step forward, two soldiers run out to meet you. "How did it go? Where did you go? What did you see?"
After listening to your responseand seeing the two injured companions, you are escorted inside of the fortress where you take your loot. The moneychanger charges 3% to change up or down any coins (303cp becomes 3 gold).
Bringing your loot to the blacksmith and general store creates quite a stir. "What do you have to sell?"
Zoros and Meztli awake from a sickbed on the following the day.
"I think this tapestry could be worth quite the coin when we get to town."
Loot includes.
Silver bowl and tapestry with gold and silver threads that depicts a Ulek hunting scene.
Lorcan heads to the money changer to convert copper to gold and silver and you now have. 1043 gold, 105 electrum, 613 silver and 2 copper.
The tapestry looks valuable, and, with the hunting scene on it, you are offered 500gp for it and 90 for the silver cup!
The cheese, stand, and pewter cup bring 4 gp more.
The party looks at 1633gp, 105 ep, 613sp, and 2 cp to split five ways for portable shares of 1746.82 gp/5.
Everyone receives 349.3 gp and three silvers and 2 coppers are left over. Staying in the common room costs a silver a day and doubling up in an apartment costs 5 silver a day including meals.
Zoros mentions that healing wands in the temple are 750 gold to buy. They may be worth it.
Meztli awakens in her sickbed and rubs her head. "What happen? Where..."
"Shhhh. You were injured. Your friends brought you here for care. You are in the chapel at the Keep."
Meztli lays back on the bed and closes her eyes, letting sleep come. She would thank her companions later.
There is a scene of Ulek on the tapestry. It might be worth more to someone from there. Lets see if we can actually get the tapestry in town. And maybe we can find some in town from tapestry?
Thinking about their newfound coin and their long term goal of exploring the region long term Lorcan offers up an idea. Instead of staying at the inn, perhaps we could find a small house or apartment for rent? I bet we could find something cheaper than rooms at the Inn and even hire a housekeeper to look over it for us while we are out. What'cha think?
On the tapestry Ingrid replies
"I'm sure if I do the talking, I could get a very good deal for it."
On the housing Ingrid replies
"It might not be a bad idea, Though I think I could get a free room at the inn provided I perform each night I am in town."
Aggravated that the bard is not behind his plan, Lorcan retorts We are a team Ingrid. Singing for your room and board is fine if you want to be off on your own. You need to choose though.
And thinking about the wand he offers If we each chip in 150 of our take we still have almost 200 gold each and we can purchase that wand. Thoughts?
Zoros relates the rumor that there is a wand somewhere in the caves he heard from the priests.
Waking in the small room he'd been placed, Zoros at up and shook his head. Feeling chagrined at falling in combat, he checks his gear, cleans what needs it and rises to join the others.
"I will contribute for that wand." Zoros says to Lorcan's question.
Having waited for two days for everyone to be fully healed with spells replenished, you consider buying the wand for sale in town by the church of the Cudgeler.
So far, the search to find a replacement footpad is unsuccessful.
Fully healed, the party considers their return to the Caves of Chaos.
While resting the party hears more rumors about the caves:
Beware of treachery from within the party while exploring the caves.
The big dog-men live very high in the caves.
There are hordes of tiny dog-men in the lower caves.
Piles of magic armor are hoarded in the southern caves.
One thing they seem to concur about, there are dog-men in the caves.
Ivy meets up with the rest at the tavern
"Since we are now back on our feet, should we have another go at the caves.
The folks here really enjoyed my singing, even as I was recovering."
Meztli nods, draining her ale. "Meztli ready," she says, thumping the butt of her halberd on the floor for emphasis.
The party equips themselves and returns to the caves after a shopping trip. Turk show Meztli the armory where he purchases a solid set of breastplate. Zoros considers buying the wand.
The journey back to the caves is uneventful. The group considers going into the same cave and following the other set of caves further into the hill, or looking for a new one.
At the entrance to the ravine, the group discusses options. Turk polishes his new breastplate with a smile.
"Zoros, did them priests have a wand. What is my share??"
Lorcan pipes up. We are going to buy a wand of Cure Light wounds from the church for 750 gold before we split up the gold. After that we each get 7 silver shy of 200 gold. And we still have that tapestry to sell. Ingrid thinks she can get 500 gold or more for that thing.
Shopping for himself, Lorcan will purchase a scroll of Obscuring Mist and a wand of Magic Missile with 10 charges.