12 - So many enemies
Arriving at Cragmaw we spotted a u-shaped mound of earth, with a trail line cutting through the woods and leading to the castle. I could hear voices, but couldn't quite make out what they were saying. Debeid, Peter, and Ethel were able to hear Orcs and Goblins arguing.
As we approached the sounds of the voices we could hear them clearer, unfortunately I couldn't understand a word of this now much clearer nonsense. Seeing Grannoc at the gates demanding to be let in, along with an angry group of Orcs yelling at the Goblins I decided to drop a Darkness spell to block their sight.
Ethel tripped trying to sneak up to the encounter and caught the attention of the few that were outside of my darkness. Luckily they weren't able to spot me yet.
One of the Boars changed shape back into a Half-Orc as it ran out of the darkness. As the fight continued to go on the shrubbery next to Ethel animated, revealing a pair of twig blights that clawed at her.
A javelin was flung out and killed Dupree, leaving a shocked Peter standing next to him.
There was a lot of swinging and some hitting and woof... there were a lot of these jerks. At least some of the Goblins from inside the keep joined in to the fray.
Somehow we made it to the other side.
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