Chapter 2 - Phandalin

Gerbo whispers "Do we jump them now, or when their friend gets here? Honestly, he had it coming, but I doubt their victims are always puffed up big talkers"

"He talks big but he doesn't deserve to be beat to death." Belanor whispers back.

Proud of herself that she managed to guide the group to the correct location, Kerisha hunkers down in the foliage as she hears the voices.

Kerisha knows tactics are not her thing, so she turns to Orel for orders.

"Take them out here?"

It was a question with a very think layer optimism, leaving the fighter in no doubt that she is ready to go, and even if he said wait she would probably already be halfway there by that point.

"Not beat to death, but knocked down a peg. Usually I prefer it be done in less savage ways, though. Picking on a little guy just because you can just proves you can't stomach a real fight. I'm thinking I don't want to get jumped from behind, but on the other hand, waiting could increase the chance of us being found."

Karma looks around the woods then whispers, "You know I could get the woodland creatures to help maybe distracting this dude these heaves are waiting for or them, or I can get them to eves drop and follow them. The animals of the woods are really friendly." Strangely a few insects are now gathered around him.

Orel shakes his head at Kerisha, and addresses the group. "We need information. I say we wait and listen as long as we can: if that Chute fellow starts coming or if they start heading in, we hit them when they least expect it." He glances over the clearing.

"Kerisha, you and I should step between them and the entrance if possible to stop them from fleeing inside. Gerbo, Belanor, you two try and cover the area around here, box them in with ranged attacks. Karma..." he looks Karma over, trying to asses his abilities. He can't get a read. "...uh, do what you do best. Also keep an eye on the clearing, try and isolate anybody that comes to join the fray."

Gerbo nods silently and strings up his bow and readies a couple arrows. "We got a signal, boss?" There's a slight glimmer in his eye as he lays out the honorific.

Karma gives a big thumbs up, "Ready to support ewes."

Orel bursts out of the thicket and rushes towards RBR4, trying to impose himself between the group and the tunnel.

As Orel dashes from cover so to does Karma step out shield up and his holy symbol held in the other. He reaches deep within himself dragging out a small amount of negative energy he had collected over the last few days, it manifests itself above one of the humans in the shape of a smallish bear with large round ears. The manifestation opens it mouth and a roar that only can be described as nature’s anguish fills that humans mind, as the drop bear crashes upon him.

Seeing Orel launch out, Gerbo moves to get a clear shot. Drawing and arrow, he bites his tongue and releases at RBR4 (unless he's dead, at which point, he'll hit RBR3).

Kerisha doesn't need to be told twice. She launches herself forwards after Orel. Seeing him skilfully cut down the first bandit, and not wanting to be left behind in the kill count, she continue her charge towards RBR3. Drawing as much attention as she can to give Gerbo an opening. As much as she wants to cut them all down, Kerisha knows the importance of teamwork, and her current companions seem some of the best she has ever had. She will need them around her if she is to complete her challenge, but right now there is a halfling family that deserved to live in peace from these menaces.

At full speed, Kerisha enters her battle focus. Her animalistic nature rises and she huffs like a bear on a hunt, before driving her massive blade towards her target.

Belanor will raise his hand and summon a skeletal hand and send it forth to RBR3 RBR2.