Part 2: Phandalin

"Are you deaf?" says Kama, striding forward until he is practically nose-to-nose with Redbrand2. "Glassstaff brought us in. Said there was some new muscle in town, and you lot needed help."

Get in position, thinks Kama.

Wish saunters into the room in Kama's wake. "Yeah, Glasstaff isn't too pleased with youse guys, see? He tinks yer not cuttin' it. So he called in some professionals who can actually get the job done for once. Us, see?"

:::Hollow, feel free to take your shot as soon as I'm in position...:::

"We need you to come with us to town and point them out. We don't want to gut the wrong people and piss anyone else off by mistake." Hollow says, a strong tone of disdain in her voice.

Then Telepathically to the party, "If we get them out the tunnel we can take them down without one of those bugbears hearing us."

Kama leads the way back to the cavern and tunnel.

You guys try to get in position behind them. Fight them inside the tunnel so they can't outflank us. Give me a signal when it's time to strike.

Hollow falls back, lowering her eyes and gesturing for the Redbrands to go ahead of her.

I'll count down. On zero, duck in case my aim is off, then come up swinging.

Wish follows a bit behind Kama, chatting with the Redbrands about how easy life was before these adventurers arrived, and reassuring them that things will be good again once we take care of this problem.

It sounds like Kama leads the way into the tunnel? If so, Wish lets two of them precede him, then Wish will follow, looking back over his shoulder to talk with the third guy (and see when Hollow blasts him).

I follow behind the others, shaking my head.

"Ai, hang on, I dropped something," mutters Kama as Hollow reaches zero, letting the maul drop off his shoulder as he kneels to pick something up.

"Found it!" Kama says, and he stands quickly, bringing the head of the maul up towards the nearest Redbrand.

Unleashing her spell at the nearest redbrand Hollow mutters her spell, "Cthul'fa'tah"

"What's THAT?!" Wish cries to Redbrand 3, behind him. Hoping that distracts the man momentarily while Hollow and Xora attack him, Wish draws and attacks Redbrand #2 ahead of him as Kama attacks Redbrand 1.

(edit to add crit damage)

I see my opening. It's all I need to take the third man down.

Kama lowers his maul, standing over the prone body of the unconscious man. "There's a new law in town," he says. "And Glassstaff's been taken down. I think you all want to be on the winning side, don't you?"

"Because we are the adventurers you jerks tried to kill, moron. Now get you ass to the jail where we can keep an eye on you."

Wish looks appreciatively at his companions for replying so well. Their example helps him to bite down and not say his reply of "Glasstaff doesn't like failure" while stabbing them. He suppresses the vivid image in his mind and wipes off his rapier blade instead. Once that's done, he sheathes his sword and takes the weapons from the defeated thugs.