A Rescue

Fear and panic settled upon the village of Norshire as they realized that along with Terric seven children had also been abducted. Jomera pleaded with the group to go and find Terric and the other children. Bob and Leomarvis started working together looking for tracks that would indicate the direction that the goblins had fled. While studying the ground they were able to determine that there had been thirty goblins and three bugbears that had attacked the village. The goblins and bugbears had travelled east after leaving the village, and from the signs there were only seven prisoners with them meaning one of the missing children did not leave the village. Ten goblins and all three bugbears had survived the battle in the village.

Jomera offered the group 50 gold each if they were able to bring back Terric alive. The villagers asked them to save the children as well. The group agreed and set out east to track the goblins. The tracks were easy to follow, there had been no attempt to hide their escape. A few miles east of the village the goblins turned south. Leomarvis scouted ahead while Bob trailed the group to make sure nothing was trying to sneak up on them. The morning passed to early afternoon when the group reached the forest. Bob and Leomarvis, familiar with the area knew of a bridge up ahead. If the goblins and bugbears crossed the bridge, they would undoubtedly head into the mountains where tracking them down would become more dangerous.

They quickened their pace, and it was about an hour later that Leomarvis heard the sound of snoring. Ducking low and keeping to the shadows he crept towards the sound and soon found the goblin camp. He scanned the camp; several goblins and two bugbears lay asleep on the ground. Two goblins sat by a campfire cooking, while the third bugbear guarded the children that were sitting on the ground tied together. There were two goblins not accounted for, perhaps they were posted up as sentry somewhere. Leomarvis backtracked to the group keeping an eye out for the two goblins. He made it back to the group and explained what he had seen.

The group made plans to attack the camp from four different sides in hopes that they would catch the enemies off guard and rescue the children before any harm could come to them. The attack started with Addelin using her thaumaturgy to create a distracting sound. The sound was enough to get the bugbear to send the two goblins off to check it out. Leomarvis and Bob simultaneously attacked the bugbear guarding the children which would give time for Rayla and Caelynn to get the kids free. Argus ran from his hiding spot striking one of the bugbears that was starting to wake up.

Norbert heard something behind him and turned to see a goblin sneaking up with a knife. Norbert called forth the flames of Infernus and sent a firebolt streaking at the goblin. The firebolt pierced the target and the goblin threat was finished. Morthos saw a goblin charging towards him and Addelin and used his psychic vicious mockery to turn the goblins brain to mush. Rayla used her ray of frost to incapacitate the bugbear that had somehow survived the initial assault of the two rangers. This left an opening for Caelynn to free the children.

The rest of the goblins did not put up much of a fight. The surprise had been complete, and the battle was a total rout. The enemies were defeated, and the children saved. The group searched the goblin camp before heading back to the village of Norshire.