Chapter 4: Journey to Red Cat Cave

One of the porters draws a cargo hook and runs at Koram, who suddenly appeared out of the bushes, screaming "Stay away from Mistress Prendergant!" he takes the entire round to run up to Koram.

The porter running at Koram falls prone when the slick substance appears beneath his feet.

Ardissa on the other hand moves her arms and says a few magical words, and soon she and the other porters is enveloped in some form of mist.

The two other porters draws weapon as well and move to stop anyone for reaching Ardissa.

The wolf runs up and harries the porter, giving him a hard time as its fangs close around the man’s padded armor.

Meanwhile, Grom realizes that the mist envelopes the whole area. Making it hard to make out details within and details outside.

Atticus runs forward and knocks the green porter on his ass. Drawing his sword he utters: "Yield!"

Meanwhile the yellow porter crawls on his hands and knees out of the slick surface and the fog and gets back up and slashes at Koram with his cargo hook. "You will not make me look like a fool!" he sneers, though in his anger he stumbles and almost tumbles back on his ass.

As Haitih knocks the last porter to the ground, you can hear Ardissa yelling something in her strange language before dismissing the cloud of mist. She holds her hands up and she motions for the porters to lay down their weapon as well. A few more words escape her mouth, and while you cannot understand her, the meaning is clear from her anger and the porters' reaction.

"Lady Pendergast wants to apologize for our behavior," one of them says through gritted teeth, obviously embarassed to get a talking to by Ardissa.

As long as you do not show any hostility, the group lets you go in peace. And eventually you find yourself back down the mountain. On the way back to the following you hear someone calling out for help.

Going closer to explore what's going on, you see a halfling suspended in the air, caught in a net hanging from a tree.