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Thaddeus will take a 5' step forward into D-10, reloading his crossbow with now-practiced movements. I seem to have an aptitude for this. Maybe I should have been an archer?

He then looses another shot at the ogre: Second shot at the ogre! (1d20+5=14, 1d8=4)

Thaddeus goes first in initiative order so the ogre isn't in melee yet - no penalty for firing into melee. 14 might hit...isn't the ogre -1 to AC for being size large?

Hearing the approaching goblins, I will take up a position in between the sacks of coal and hunker down to conceal myself as much as possible while still maintaining a good field of fire. I'll stay on the opposite side of this flatulent fey feline from the approaching sounds - if the goblins come down this tunnel, I want them to see the big cat first.

I nod approvingly as Agathon finds an alcove to hide in. Through the message spell to Jacques, I'll send "Trouble coming...free the cat later."

I will put my hand palm side out towards the big cat, in a hold/wait/stay gesture.

I assume there are one or two kids here, who do random fetch-and-carry tasks or messenger work for patrons of the tavern.

"Boy! You there! Yes, you! Run and catch Sir Gendar and his entourage before they get too far. Let him know that the unpleasantness has been dealt with, and beseech him to return to the tavern so that we may get to the business of defending Knurl. There are two silvers in it for you. Off you go now!"

With that, the wizard sits down and grins at both of you. He is of average height, average build, and in every way physically unimpressive - but his eyes gleam with intellect and his voice hints at power. He is dressed in normal street clothes with a cloak thrown over, with little ornamentation save for a cloak clasp in the shape of Rao's crook. You see smudges of ink on his fingers as he reaches for his tankard.

"Gentlemen, my name is Thaddeus MacPherson, and Knurl is my home. I am surprised that you have both come so far but am grateful that you are here. Adventure and even treasure are of little importance to me at this point - my only concern is protecting Knurl from the humanoid invaders. I will not have our freedom be a brief span of days betweeen the fall of the Overking and the arrival of the greenskinned horde!"

I got 20, 19, and 20 on the first three rolls with Invisible Castle, so originally I thought we had a gold mine too...then my last initiative roll came back. Ugh.

Initiative roll (1d20+6=10)

If the barbarians take offensive action then Thaddeus will drop a sleep spell on them. Otherwise he will attempt to defuse the situation via bluff, diplomacy, or intimidate - I'm not familiar enough with the skills to know which would be most appropriate in this situation. Are these 'local' barbarians? Might Thaddeus know anything about their customs or how best to approach them?

I may have bitten off more than I could chew. I was hoping that the presence of Sir Gendar and his entourage would have made the barbarians rethink their actions...I suppose I was wrong. Well, some of the adventurer types look like they might do something. Where's that half-elf..?

I'll have to see how this plays out. I can ask them to pay for their drinks and return to their table, using the Voice the way Cephali taught us - or I can try a sleep spell on them. I'd rather get this defused quickly so Sir Gendar can come back and brief us.