Greenest in Flames

"Why is he provoking them?" Linan asks Triana. "We would have made it across undetected if not for him!"

Tayleron's arrow flies high, striking the side of the shop wall a good foot over the kobold's head. The three quickly turn and spot the attacker. "Get him!" the humans yells and as the two kobolds start to charge forward Mogguth's bolt strikes one of them in the shoulder. Yelping in pain he continues his charge.

The human spots the cleric and starts his run towards her position.

Just as the Cultist closes in on Mogguth, Triana jumps from the shadows and thrusts her blade deep into robed man's chest. He turns his head to get a look at his attacker before his eyes close for the final time.

The kobold never sees Do'urth's arrow as it hits him square in the chest and passes clean through. The creature drops, his momentum carrying him forward in rag doll fashion as it slides along the ground.

The last kobold has closed on Tayleron and takes a swing with his blade, catching the ranger across the chest, slicing him to the bone. Before the kobold even gets a chance to celebrate Linan runs up to the beast and jams her broken spear into its side. It gasps for air as it falls dead on top of Tayleron.

"Why would he attack them? They never would have seen us go by." she asks the others, the frustration in her voice obvious. Kneeling down next to Tayleron she shoves the dead kobold from on top of him. "He doesn't look good..."

Having stabilized and moved Tayleron into hiding you can see, that while his wounds are pretty bad, he should recover enough strength in a few hours to continue. "We need to get to the keep!" Linan says, trying to sound as sympathetic as she can under the circumstances. "Perhaps if I help carry him..." she bends down and tries to lift the elf by the shoulders, but isn't strong enough to even get the fully geared ranger off the ground. "We need to get to the keep..." she repeats softly as she stares at the ground, "...they'll surely be locking the gates before too much longer."

Do'urth's quick looting doesn't turn up anything of value hidden on the corpses.

"It's not too much further" Linan answers, "but we'll need to get moving as soon as possible."

Searching through Tayleron's belongings in an attempt to lighten the load Mogguth comes across a small vial filled with red liquid. Immediately recognizing the substance she administers it to Tayleron who quickly regains consciousness.