Road to Phandelver

Kai moves carefully up the rubble now needing the light of the hooded lamp to pick his way through the rubble

While the traversing up the steep passage is slow-going everyone is able to keep their footing solid. Just before reaching the top, the unmistakable flickering of fire can be seen as it casts long dancing shadows on the walls. Lowering the hood on your lantern you work to the top of the passage and discover the source of the fire. In a large cave, which is divided in half by a ten foot high escarpment, are five goblins who are tending to a cooking fire.

The air is disgusting, hazy with the smoke from the fire and pungent from the smell of poorly cured hides and unwashed goblins. Puck, obviously not affected by the smell, breathes in deep.

kai moves forward slowly with the light of the cooking fire illuminating his vision

Colten and Kai do their best to sneak into position but to no avail. One of the goblins, frying some foul looking piece of meat over the fire, notices them both straight away. He yells out something in his native tongue ("Intruders" to those who know goblin) and each of the goblins quickly reach for weapons. Two of them start to back away from the fire while three move forward, scimitars ready.

Kai takes a shot with his bow at the closest goblin then ducks back behind cover

As soon as the goblins start to move Delg and Luka each jump into action. Luka's crossbow bolt misses one of the goblins charging in, but Delg's spell find a target, causing one of the bow wielding goblins to curse out in pain. Also quick to react is Colten, who moves ahead with his rapier leading the way, only to miss his attack as the thick smoke burns his eyes.

The entire lower chamber suddenly turns into a din filled mess as three goblins charge in striking wildly but with little effect other than a lucky hit on Kai who takes a fairly decent slash across his chest. [7HP to Kai] The other two uglies fire off their bows and both Delg and Gareth hear the tell tale 'woosh' as arrows fly just feet away.

Puck, clearly unhappy that his buddy Kia has been wounded, rushes at his attacker. "Die, Slopknit!" he screams in broken common, possibly for the party's benefit, and catches the unsuspecting goblin right in the throat with his scimitar. A look of betrayal on his face, Slopknit stares at Puck before collapsing on the ground.

Even wounded Kai is able to finish off what Delg has started as he puts an arrow into one of the goblins on the far side of the fire; dropping him face forward to the ground.

Luka, Delg, and Gareth are up.