As you enter the forest, you all start to here a noise. It's still too far away to here what it is, but it's definitely there.
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Kugrim looks around to try and find the source of the noise.
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Strife looks around nervously. "Umm... guys... do you hear anything, like something all round us?" Seeing the looks he receives, Strife shrinks in on himself a bit. "I mean, it's probably nothing..." He suddenly jumps, and his words come out in a rush, "Ohcomeonth-th-thatscreepy! Pleaset-t-tellmeyouhearthatwailing!" He is clinging to the horse as if seeking protection.
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As you continue on your merry way, everyone starts to here a noise. Then that noise turns into noises. Then those noises turn into laughter. Then a creepy song erupts from everywhere around you.
sbek pi sach ning sach pi chhaoeng ,
kmean sach mnoussa trauv ban touk temnakeng !
dot samliekbampeak robsa puokke ning kar briphok phnek robsa puokke
yk samreab khluon anak avei del reah !
No human meat is left alone!
Burn their clothes and eat their eyes,
Take for yourself whatever shines!
"Goblins! They're coming for us! Everybody get ready," Kugrim yells as he chants a spell.
"Can you tell what direction the voices are coming from? For all I know, they're between us and town."
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Tarnish shrugs. He says, "All I know for sure is that I'm not trained for mounted combat, and the rest of you aren't set up for heavy infantry formation fighting. I think that unless we want to get overrun we better get out of here. Going back to town and warning everybody seems to be the best bet. If we have to try to ride through some of them to do that then that's what we'll do. But staying here is not an option, and trying to ride horses deeper into the woods under current circumstances doesn't strike me as a good idea."
Tarnish readies his warhammer.
As everyone is discussing what to do, Aldern scream and points at the edge of the clearing where a goblin bursts though the woods. Sword held high, the little green beast runs, cackling and shrieking straight towards the party. Shortly afterwards, two more goblins erupt from the woods in the same manner.
Tavius takes a pot shot at one of the goblins but misses completely.
Goblins 1 and 2 start to charge the group, but those evil horses are causing them to hesitate.
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Tarnish yells, "We can outrun these things. Head back to Sandpoint!"
Tarnish will turn his horse around and then ride 4 squares closer to Sandpoint. Then he will turn left and move forward one more square. That should put him adjacent to and "northeast" of goblin 1. Tarnish will then attack G1 with his warhammer.
But Tarnish really isn't used to fighting from horseback and misses.
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The appearance of the goblins makes Strife's horse become skittish, and he slips off of it in a crouch. As he uncurls himself, his eyes glow especially blue for a moment. He throws one hand over his eyes, and he says something. "Golau seren." His other hand lunges out toward the nearest goblin and an explosion of shooting stars of various hues streak towards it.
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Goblin 2 passes out mid-stride and falls flat on his face so fast he actually roled head over heels so that he is lying on his back. Goblin three hesitates for a moment, but edges closer when two more of his comrades appear from the bushes.
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Seeing that he isn't going to be able to escape on his horse, Kugrim begins casting a spell.
G1 finally musters up the courage to charge at Tarnish, but the horse stomps its hoof and scares him so badly that he forgot to swing his sword.
Tavius hops off his horse and fires a G3, the arrow lodges itself between the little beasts eyes and leaves it lying on its back lifelessly.
G2 is still unconscious.
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Strife steps forward slightly, aiming the butt of his staff at the goblin's head. The blow lands with a sickening crunch and Strife grabs at his own stomach as it begins to heave.
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Tarnish looks around and notes all the people who have dismounted already. He thinks, "Darn. It could take a miracle for this to end well. Better get down before I fall down."
Tarnish dismounts from his horse on the same side as G1 and strikes at the goblin with his warhammer.
But Tarnish misses again. Getting off the horse must have unbalanced him somewhat.
G5 runs at Strife with his little legs going as quickly as they possibly can.
Having reached giant size, Kugrim lumbers around his horse and brings his horsechopper down on one of the goblins.
Kugrims blade swings wide and misses the goblin.
Tavius moves into position to attack G5, but gets to anxious and fires before he has taken the time to aim.
G1 swipes a Tarnish's knees, but Tarnish is able to leap out of the way.
G5 completely misses as he was over ambitious with his swing.
Kugrim brings his horsechopper down on the goblin next to Strife. He almost clips Strife in the top of the head on the way by.
Tavius backs up to get a clear line of fire at G4, but misses completely.
An over ambitious strike leaves another miss in a long string of misses between Tarnish and G1.
Suddenly, the tip of an arrow appears, coming through G4's throat, and another goes through G5's chest. At the edge of the woods, Shalelu appears, bow drawn.
When Tarnish kills the last goblin, Shalelu says to them frantically, "Please, Ameiko may be held captive by her brother in the Glassworks factory in town. She could be in serious danger and you have to go quickly. I would follow you, but I must hunt down the rest of these goblins. "
Kugrim dismisses his spell so that he fits on the horse, and then remounts. "Let's go!"
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Once all of the horses are mounted, everyone starts to head back. However, Tavius decides to go with Shalelu as he has quite a bit of catching up to do. With goodbye's being said, the party heads to Sandpoint.
When you reach Sandpoint, the sheriff is there to greet you. "I'm assuming Shalelu gave you the news? Well then I'm sure you know that you must go as quickly as possible to the Glassworks factory, so I'll not slow you down with details. Here's a key, but make sure you know what you're getting yourself into before you go barging in." After handing you all the key, he regards the man standing behind him for the first time. "This is Montaign Vizla, everyone. He's been a bit of a troublemaker in the past, but still a good man and he'll be handy in a fight. You can make introductions on the way, but go quickly!"
"It is the duty of those who can fight to do it...so that those who cannot, do not have to."
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Tarnish comments, "It might be nice if we didn't have to fight. But given that we do have to fight we need to have people who are good at it. By the way Strife, you might want to do a better job of cleaning the goblin brains off your staff."
Strife's eyes go wide and he looks down at his staff. "Oh, gods!" He stumbles a bit when he sees the leftover gore. He puts his hand on his stomach as if that will quell the queasiness. "Was it really necessary to point that out?" He does, however, start gesturing at the staff which becomes very wet.
"Well met! Sheriff speaks highly of you. Heard about you fighting off the goblins that attacked during the festival. I appreciate people who don't freeze when trouble comes! Kept your wits about you and protected The Rusty Dragon, my favorite inn. Grateful for that. Grew up hanging about the Rusty Dragon and consider Ameiko a friend. Would never leave her trouble! I'm content to complete introductions while b-lining for the warehouse."
As you approach the Glassworks building, you can see that all of the curtains are closed and the doors are shut. The building look climable, but barely DC 20 Climb. You also notice that the place is eerily silent.