Storm King's Thunder

“You...you...stay...away,” says the woman. “Where am I? My...axe, where is it?”

Crownsguard tilts his head, “Oh. Yes. We found your axe. One moment.” Crownsguard retrieves the axe they found earlier from the bag GENTLY near Ink. He will then set the axe at his feet, without getting too close. He then backs up. “Is this it?”

She stumbles forward and picks up the axe. “You...” She looks around at all of you in the torchlight, squinting as she does so. “Who are you?” Her accent is thick, but intelligible.

"Lass, ah  had me a day full o' fightin', an' yer  in no condition fer  it. Yer kin left yesterday, ah don' figure they'll  be comin' back. Why'd ye  come here?"

// can flint make an insight roll to see if the dwarf and hammer are a matched set? //

Flint can tell that the dwarf is lower-class, a prospector. The hammer is a weapon of someone in the noble class. 

“I came for my clan,” says the woman. “To find a way to the oracle. The reason for the giant upheaval.”

"This ain't a good place fer  talkin' an' we can't send ye  off as ye  are. Come back with us, have a meal, an' we'll see if we can help each other."

Ink's eyes go wide as Crownsguard approaches him to grab the axe from the bag of holding, but he doesn't stop him. 

Ink pipes in after Flint, "The giants - yes. Turns out there's infighting among the clans and their leader must be found. And I agree with my Dwarven comrade, it's much better to talk in the daylight. And to think, there's an exit to the cliff side just down that tunnel if you stay to the right."

Ink points down the tunnel they came from that leads to the cliff side.

//Assuming I still have time left on my wild shape I will follow behind quietly.

Stealth: 18

“I know,” replies the barbarian woman to Ink. “I came in that way. I did not expect the spiders.”

She doesn’t seem to have seen Marav, but is still distrustful. “I do not know you. Who are you? What is that?” She asks, pointing to Crownsguard.

"Well, we cleared the spiders - that's probably the safest exit at this point," Ink replies.

"That," Ink points to Crownsguard, "is an ancestral guardian who has taken up residence in a golem. He's brave and tenacious. A master of battle and faith."

"We, like you, were seeking answers. We saw your tribesmen leave the temple. Do not feel compelled to join us, you may leave as well," Ink offers.

She looks suspiciously at Crownsguard, then back to Ink as he tells of the other barbarians. “Leave? They left me? Without even trying to find me?” 

Then, looking back to Crownsguard, she says, “Wait...where did you get that?” Her voice is cold now, her eyes deadpan as she point to the amulet Crownsguard is wearing.

Marav silently heads back toward Rip.

Once there he will shift back then tell Rip what is going on. "Maybe hide the children. Not sure what they are planning to do, but we are all pretty tapped magically speaking. Steele will stay with the kids and protect them." Marav signals to Steele.

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Then, looking back to Crownsguard, she says, “Wait...where did you get that?” Her voice is cold now, her eyes deadpan as she point to the amulet Crownsguard is wearing.

"A talisman that helps contain his spirit within the golem, he's had it since he found us," Ink lies.

Deception 4 

“No...that is Wormblod’s. I know my beloved’s amulet! You liars...murderers!” She lifts her axe and rushes at Crownsguard.

"Sh*t."

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Marav silently heads back toward Rip.

Once there he will shift back then tell Rip what is going on. "Maybe hide the children. Not sure what they are planning to do, but we are all pretty tapped magically speaking. Steele will stay with the kids and protect them." Marav signals to Steele.

 The children scream at the sight of the ice spider, and Harshnag moves to defend the halflings before Marav transforms back. Kara begins to cry.

Marav doesn't notice Kara crying. "Rip, we fought some ice spiders in there. Rescued a barbarian woman. She seems nice though. Ink was making friends. I think she might be a little smitten with our wizard. We should hide the kids and well... her family. I think they will be coming soon."

Marav starts to drag the barbarian bodies away. "A little help please Harshnag?"

"well that wasn't nice Marav, say your sorry" turning to comfort Kara he says, "Marav may seem scary, but he is actually super shy and not used to having people around this much. If you stop crying and accept his apology, later he can turn into a big doggie and let you have a ride. Its super fun"

"Uh.. sorry." Marav continues to drag the bodies clearly with no clue what he is apologizing for.