The goblins start trying to push Dolgrin into the furnace. Dolgrin covers himself trying to not get hit and Dart gets ready to disturb any goblins trying to hurt the dwarf, but that is not what the goblins are doing. Instead, they start pushing the dwarf trying to get him into the burning furnace. Dolgrin feels its warmth and thinks it is a terrible idea to get in there.
At the same time, the other goblins find this extremely funny and come try to get on top of the table to attack Izumi.
The goblins find it really hard to push Dolgrin into the furnace, especially since he isn't helpless.
Poppy yells as she tries to strike the goblin holding Dolgrin
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Poppy's swing is stopped by the goblin's armor.
Dolgrin has his shield and pick still in his hands and even on the floor defends himself properly.
Then he swings again at the same goblin.
Dolgrin's pick bounces off a wooden plate that the goblin is using as a shield.
She swings again...
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Izumi misses her swing as she swings too high.
The goblins are having a lot of fun trying to push Dolgrin inside the furnace and try again.
Meanwhile, Izumi starts to get surrounded by the other goblins.
One of the goblins miss Izumi entirely, while other hits her magical barrier. However, one of them manages to draw some blood from her leg.
"Little monsters, GET OFF ME!"
Then he swings again at the same goblin.
Attacking from prone is hard.
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Action... attack green.
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Poppy continues her assault on one of the goblins on Dolgrin
Izumi sees a glimpse of her own mortality from being cut by the goblin and misses her attacks. Poppy, however, hits the same goblin she hit before in the hip, and makes him scream in pain. Despite being dizzy, he tries to keep on fighting.
The goblins realize it's not really playtime as one of them is about to fall. They stop pushing Dolgrin and start attacking him instead. The goblins on the table continue their attacks on Izumi, however.
Both Izumi and Dolgrin take hits, bleeding some.
The goblins shriek and cackle as they feel victory in their grasps.
Dolgrin keeps on defending himself, feeling the pain from the goblins' attacks.
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As the words of encouragement continue to linger, Dart sees two of his friends take hits from the Goblins. As it appears that Izumi has taken the worst damage, Dart moves to protect her, "Back away, beasites!" he calls, waving his longspear threateningly at them in hopes it throws them off and makes it harder for them to hit the priestess.
Izumi slices the goblin cleanly in the chest. Somehow, he manages to keep fighting, but he is having trouble focusing. Dart, distracted by the fluid motion of Izumi's sword protects her from some nearby pliers.
Poppy continues her attack to free Dolgrin
The goblins continue trying to stab Dolgrin who is defending himself as best as he can. Meanwhile, on the worktable, the goblins continue trying to get through Izumi's defenses.
The very dizzy goblin manages a lucky swing after Izumi is hurt by another goblin.
Dolgrin takes a cut by one of the goblins also. The other goblin's thrust goes in the direction of an exposed elbow, but the dwarf retreats his arm just in time.
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Weakened by blood loss she swings wildly...
Dolgrin keeps on defending himself, feeling even more pain from the goblins' attacks.
He manages to ram his pick heavily into a goblin, but it seems he missed any vital organs.
Dolgrin hits a clean swing from his prone position on one of the goblins attacking him. His pick goes deep into the goblin's flank. The goblin bends over in pain and nearly drops on the ground.
Poppy moves to continue helping Dolgrin.
Just give up already, you can't win she says as she tries to whollop the red goblin.
Poppy's hammer crushes down the goblin's skull. He tries swinging back at her, but the effort makes him faint. The goblin that Izumi slashed on the table also faints from trying to attack her.
However, they are too dizzy to do anything effective. One goblin opens his eye wide suddenly and screams something in Goblin while dropping his weapon.
"Wait! It's those longshanks what stopped the raid! Run for your lives!"
The goblin seemed to have identified you as the heroes from the Swallowtail festival.
All three goblins run away in a panic.
One of the goblins has a hurt foot from previously stepping on glass and limps behind the other goblins. He screams something to the others which sounds like he is asking for help.
The room is a gruesome sight. Scattered over the floor are severed members of people who, by their clothing, seem to have been workers. Some parts seem to have been poured with hot melting glass, in crude attempts to replicate the centerpiece. On a chair in the center of the room, sits the dead body of Linjiku Kaijitsu, perfectly encased in glass, in a mockery position of authority.
Scenes of their last encounter play through Izumi's mind, of his dishonorable excommunication.
from his lower position Dolgrin troes to catch a fleeing Goblin. "Where are you going? This fight is not over yet!
Dart thinks they were spooked because they saw a bat. Both him and Dolgrin miss their fleeting targets.
Scenes of their last encounter play through Izumi's mind, of his dishonorable excommunication.
I wonder if this is the Judgement of Heaven or the end result of poor choices, she can't help but wonder as she bleeds slowly on the floor before channeling energy once the goblins were clear.
The Goddess will do with him as she feels fit, as will Her divine Consort Tsukiyo. Would that he had humbled himself instead of arrogantly turning from Her precepts. I fear he will be bound by Fumeiyoshi, Lord of Envy and Dishonor.
The goblins escape through the northern door which they leave open. After the tension relaxes and the adrenaline pump fades, Dart scans the room to find it a gruesome view. It is hard to imagine someone doing this voluntarily. The workers have had their members chopped off and played with. There is no chance any of them survived.
Poppy goes to Izumi, Are you alright? she asks looking her over to see that she has all of her parts.
I learned a bit of healing I can use that if you need it. Poppy looks worried that she might be hurt worse than she looks
"Torag, heal us!" Dolgrin shouts without further waiting for anyone.
"I agree, Master Dart. Let's stay on their heels and pray for these souls later." Dolgrin moves on towards the open door.
Dolgrin is the first to see the practical aspects of the situation and opens the door further to find a room with many shelves on its walls with many reagents for glass making. Given their varied colors, one would assume that the're used for coloring the glass. There is a safe on the floor and it hangs open, empty.
There are three doors beyond the double doors the dwarf used to get into the room. Another door to the southeast hangs open revealing a room used to prepare the primary agents for making glass. Another door to the southeast is still shut, next to it.
The final door is to the northwest and hangs half open, as if it was opened in a hurry.
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Dart gestures to the partially open door with his spear and says, quietly, "The carelessness of not shutting a door behind you does seem like Goblin behavior, but I worry if dangers may lurk behind that door," as he indicates the southeast one, "that may sneak up from behind us." and he makes a shushing motion as he steps closer to that door and listens for any sound of movement or anything that might indicate if anyone is in the room beyond.
After a few seconds listening into the room, Dart hears a distant sound of a door closing. However, it's far too distant for what would be possible, judging by the room's size.
A breeze flows through the semi-open door. Despite the heat outside, this breeze is somewhat chilly. Other than that, there is only silence. Only then, the group notices that this room has been well isolated from the sound outside. It would be a good place for teenagers to gather some friends and start a small orchestra, hoping they will be successful musicians and become famous.
"Where did they go?" Dolgrin investigates the stonework in this room both with his hand and his pick, giving the impression of decades of experience in masonry or architecture.