Looking from Cuthalian to Thoron, Elathras shrugs, nodding toward the overgrown goblins. "I won't start anything as long as they don't" He then leans unnotches the arrow, holding it in his right hand as he leans on his longbow.
will go too about halfway to the edge of the woods and ask Gorbaz to ask (or yell) the hobgoblins and bugbears politely what they want/why they are here. see if any of them come out to at least talk
still have the parley flag on the spear
"Say, to kill them all and drive the rest out of civilized lands. That should be good." Cuthalian offers."Just say the word, I'm pretty sure I can put an arrow in his kisser from here."
Chuckling to himself, Elathras nudges, Gorbaz. "The smart ones are still alive right Gorbaz." He then looks at Thoron, "Um, were not giving it back, it belonged to humans..." he stops and scratches his head. "Or elves, first, I don't remember for sure. Either way, we're not giving it back."
Not sure what direction the conversation is going, Elthras, turns his head and speaks softly to Thoron, "Cuthalian says, these bugbears eat people. I don't know if that's true or not. But, I do know the goblins and Gnolls that were here had turned the chapel into a temple for Orcus. I think that's the demon those priests were worshiping that we just fought. If these goblins were with the others that probably means they worship Orcus too. Can you tell if they are evil or not? I don't think we can trust them."
hehe I was hoping that these were atypical bugbears looking to settle down.
"So you were just planning to empty the keep again and move in? Why don't you move deeper into the woods. I'd think you wouldn't want all the people around here coming after you."
Man, if were rerolling 7th level characters because we died fighting bugbears; we're either in the wrong game or were playing characters that need to die anyway. Yeah, halfling paladins and gnome barbarians, I'm looking at you...
Cuthalian, obviously losing patience, says under his breath, "Come on you beasts, just show your true colors and attack." He keeps an arrow nocked and looks in the bugbears direction, looks down at his bow and back up at them with a knowing smile and shakes his head.
As Thoron begins to back away, Elathras reaches up and pulls the sheet off of the spear, dropping it to the ground. Looking down at Gobaz he tells the goblin, "Blacksmith, you should probably head back to your forge."
Turning back to the big goblins, "We spoke to you in good faith, we will let you leave. If we or our guards see you again we will kill you. I recommend you go now."
knocking an arrow, Elathras watches to see if any of the goblins begin to move forward.
Elathras nods, "Agreed, We will follow, just to make sure they are leaving. IF they turn back we kill them. Let's go back and get my pack just in case we need extra gear."
He heads back to the fort, informing Thoron and Marthek, "Were going to go make sure they actually leave." He put's the magical bag back in his pack.
Shouldering the pack he heads back to the edge of the woods where the gooblins seemed to exit, looking for tracks, if he finds any he will follow them, moving slow keeping a keen eye out.
I know Marthek needed heeling, I'm assuming Silvash and Alana are working on their stuff. Planning on carefully following from a distance, to make sure they are actually leaving. It might be best to go light and fast.
Nope I shouldn't go I'm slower than the rest of you and I make a lot of noise
that's cool, Elathras can give his other wand to Cuthalian just in case. Not planning on combat, but don't want them to surprise us.
Brv, Elathras is planning on going at half speed, doing regular perception checks. Will follow just long enough to be convinced the goblins are leaving. Unless you have something planed, you can hand waive it and put them back in the early afternoon, just late enough to not head to town :)
You need to make Survival, not perception checks. That all depends, <WEG>
the perception check was to find the tracks, the survival roll was to follow them. If we can't use perception to find the tracks, make that roll a 'survival' roll of 28 instead.
I don't know what <WEG> is, but we know Elathras and Cuthalian are going. That Thoron is not, and I assume Silvash and Alana are not. Is Marthek going with us?
Like I said, tracking and moving at half speed. Will roll survival for track, and perception for looking for a double cross. Let me know how much to roll or when.
