Tanwen moves in closer to the action and loads another bolt into her crossbow.
I could probably use the fire in my blood to combat these goblins, but I don't want to risk burning anything, there's enough fire around as it is. The Chelish woman thinks to herself at the bolt finds its home in her crossbow.
The dog sits down and starts to lick itself. It may be wounded. The last standing goblin stands menacingly, sure that it cannot be defeated from its now vantage position. It looks to its sides, hoping to attack whoever comes close.
The goblin song continues throughout the city.
Not having a ranged weapon in his hand Elan calls out to Sarenrae and fires a bolt of fire at the goblin.
With only a single goblin in sight, Tanwen aimed her crossbow at it and loosed a bolt.
She then loads another bolt into the crossbow.
Tanwen shoots the goblin dead in the face, killing it.
By looking around, everyone realizes who has been fighting. The few peasants that remain in the square see the party and take note of who they are. With thankful looks, they leave the square trying to hide. The dog also leaves, wimping.
From everywhere at once, and from nowhere in particular, the goblin song continues.
"Chase the baby, catch the pup."
"Bonk the head to shut it up."
"Bones be cracked, flesh be stewed,"
"We be goblins! You be food!"
Everyone realizes this isn't over, so taking this respite could be a good moment to gather strength.
Elan looks around, "Who is hurt? If we gather together I can channel if several of us are hurt."
Once everyone has gathered Elan channels for hitpoints.
Ribitta gathers all the dead bodies in one spot, clutching her ranseur in her tail. Any goblin that still breathes, she snaps its neck, not expecting them to cooperate with interrogation.
"Don't relax, there's still more of them out there." Tanwen suggests as she takes out a potion of mage armor and drinks it, preparing for more goblins.
After a few moments, the group recomposes and focuses. Although goblins do appear from scattered places at all sides, mostly north and west, they all die by their own clumsiness or lack of planning. The group manages to beat down a pair of goblins that run through the square easily, since they were more focused on cackling and sing than actually fight. The sight of the streets is of many dead goblins and few dead citizens.
Brand focuses on the sounds and it seems the goblin song is dying out, which means that it's easier to pinpoint its origin. To the east, there is a commotion, but it seems that the guards are shouting victory.
However, to the north, a scream and frantic barking can be heard. Upon arriving at the source of the sound, the group arrives in time to see a goblin riding what appears to be a mix of a rat with a dog with a strange sword. "Noooo", can be heard close by, as a cowering man cries the death of his dog.
This chain of events makes a group of three goblins emerge from hiding in cheer and the goblin rider turns to the cowering man.
The tiefling slinks towards Brand, sliding its mask back over its face. "I follow," they croak.
Mashaka notices the entire chain of events going on and smiles. She felt very much at home during such confused situations, somewhat matching the strange patterns of her insane mind. She advances against the group of Goblin in an almost reckless manner.
Ribitta lopes alongside Mashaka, ranseur held at the ready, waiting for a goblin to dare approach her.
As the paused for a moment Elan cast Protection from Evil on himself.
Upon seeing the scene Elan sighs. He raises his crossbow and fires at the goblin on the dog.
Tanwen will take a short step and then loose her crossbow firing a bolt at the goblin hiding behind the wheelbarrow.
Mashaka and Ribitta approach in unison. Elan aims and shoots the cart. Tanwen, on the other hand, shoots the exact frame of the goblin who, oblivious to the shot, looked too late and took the hit between its eyes and fell back dying.
Inits:
With the enemy engaged, Tanwen drops another crossbow bolt into it's home and moves closer to the enemies, likely putting herself in harm's way.
Mashaka moves and, with a smile, casts a spell on the dog being rid by the goblin.
Bllll! - she completes, showing her tongue to the dog and riding goblin.
As scary as Mashaka's face was, the goblin shook off the divine power extended towards him.
With the new threat in front of them, the goblins frantically charged the nearest target, Mashaka. At the same time, the goblin rider commands its mount away from Mashaka, holds the melee weapon with its knee against the dog and pulls out a shortbow and shoots it at her.
One of the goblins, in its frenzy, manages to cut deep into Mashaka's left arm and the goblin rider shoots a very sure blow into her left shoulder.
At this point, the goblin song can hardly be heard, except for one voice to the south.
Ribbita clambers on top the wagon, standing between the cowering man and the goblin horde. She turns to face him, raising a finger limply to the front of her mask and shushing him, then lowering her hand, gesturing that he should stay down.
She strikes at the goblins, trying more to dissuade their approach than to maim or kill.
Mashaka is hit, but even hurt she smiles, shakes her body as if in a weird dance and then attacks the goblin at her southeast using her strange divine sword.
Finally, she 5-foot-steps North, looking at the riding goblin with murdering eyes.
Mashaka's swing severs the goblin's head in one swing, spraying the other one with blood. The other goblin doesn't seem to mind its friend dying so violently.
Elan reloads and fires a bolt of flame at the mounted goblin.
Tanwen shoots her crossbow at the goblin rider and drops another bolt into place ready to fire another.
The pompous looking man nods slowly at Ribitta's suggestion of staying quiet. Brand misses the goblin clumsily. Tanwen shoots a crossbow bolt that lands in the grass. Elan shoots a sure bolt of fire at the goblin fighting Mashaka. Even though it is hard hitting someone in a melee fight, the goblin has charged recklessly into battle and failed to dodge it.
To the south, a goblin singing the goblin song appears singing. Its words drive the other goblins to a frenzy, who attack violently. The goblin rider also shoots its bow at Brand.
However, their attacks only hit their armor, causing no damage.
Ribitta stabs outward with a fierce yell, penetrating the goblin's flesh.
Mashaka attacks the goblin by her, but ends up missing it.
Ribitta slices the goblin's torso, and it dies watching its entrails fall on the ground. Meanwhile, Brand manages a clean swing with his scimitar, hurting the goblin, although not killing it.
Tanwen fires another bolt, still trying to get the goblin rider. "Just stay still why don't you!" She screams out as she loads another bolt into the crossbow.
Elan takes the time to reload his heavy crossbow, cranking the crank as quickly as he can.
Mashaka ends up impressed at Ribitta's quick dispatch of the critters. The goblins take the opportunity to advance.
The goblin rider, seeing that all its friends died, decides charging forward. Letting go of the bow, it grabs the longer weapon and the goblin dog walks toward Brand.
The goblins swing scrapes his shield, while the dog's bite only hit armor.
Meanwhile, the chanter at the back continues singing...
"Goblins chew and goblins bite."
...and Tanwen suddenly feels something very funny.
Ribitta walks along the top of the wagon, muttering to herself and staring daggers at the rider's mount.
Mashaka goes around, ending in a position to flank the dog and rider with Brand.
... But she manages to miss again, despite being somehow happy with her martial prowess.
Seeing the rider being surrounded Elan fires at the singer.