The dragon is knocked prone by Reidoth.

 Blink leaps down and attacks with her blades.

Attack: 20 Damage: 9 and Attack: 23 Damage: 4

 Kara swings down with Talon

Attack: 18 Damage: 7

 Kara brings down the glaive

Attack: 23 Damage: 13

 Melandra fires another magic missile

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 Reidoth bites down on the dragon

Attack: 15 Damage: 15

 Vishka sends in another guiding bolt

Attack: 8 Damage: 13

 The great dragon Venomfang slumps to the ground unmoving.

 "Holy crap, we just killed a dragon!"

 "Let's see what it was hoarding shall we."

The group find an old wooden chest broken open on the tower floor. It holds 800 sp, 150 gp, four silver goblets set with moonstones (60 gp each), a scroll of misty step, and a scroll of lightning bolt. Beneath the coins is a rusty old battleaxe of dwarven manufacture. Runes in Dwarvish on the axe head read, “Hew,” 

Griell takes the goblets.

 Melandra take the scrolls.

 Blink pockets the coin.

 "A fine weapon despite the rust."

Vishka takes the axe. "It will clean up nicely."

 Reidoth reverts to his human form.

"Let us retire to my home and in the morning I will lead you south to Cragmaw Castle."

The party follow and spend the evening with the druid.

 Blink spends the evening reading Urmons Journal

 Kara and Griel play Dice.

 Melandra buys some supplies from the druid.

She spends the evening copying hold person into her spell book. She has learned all she can now from the dark mage Iarno.

 Vishka spends the evening cleaning Hew.

Travel Day 1 : 13

The next morning the group rise and break their fast together before leaving Thundertree and heading south once more.

Reidoth guides the way and they make good time. 

Night 1 : 12

That night they camp once more under the eaves of the forest. 

 "Tomorrow we will enter the woods."

 "Is it far?"

 "No we will be there by nightfall tomorrow."

Reidoth looks into the trees, "But the forest is treacherous. We must be careful."

The party take a long rest.

Travel Day 2 : 3

 Reidoth leads the party into the forest and toward Cragmaw Castle.

 It is late afternoon by the time the party arrive at the looming structure of Cragmaw. The castle consists of seven crumbling towers of different sizes and heights, but the upper stories are all in varying states of collapse. A short flight of steps leads up to a terrace in front of the main entryway. Past the wreckage of a pair of sundered doors lies a shadowed hall. Round towers loom over the entranceway, with dark arrow slits looking down on the terrace.

Reidoth halts at the sight of the structure. "There are many patrols in the area, goblins and worse. I will take wolf form and try to lead them away for a time while you enter the stronghold. Be careful."

 "Thank you Reidoth. We owe you a great debt."

Cragmaw Castle

 "I will scout the place out. Give me an hour."

 "Wait."

Melandra casts invisibility on Blink. "There, that's better."

 The now invisible Blink scouts the castle.

The castle consists of seven crumbling towers of different sizes and heights, but the upper stories are all in varying states of collapse. A short flight of steps leads up to a terrace in front of the main entryway. Past the wreckage of a pair of sundered doors lies a shadowed hall. Round towers loom over the entrance way, with dark arrow slits looking down on the terrace.

She moves around to the right. On the south side of the old castle she sees, an overgrown path that leads to a passage that climbs up into the wall. A large iron door stands here, sheltered from direct outside attack. Arrow slits ten feet above the ground overlook the path.

She moves around the back of the castle and then to the north. 

Perception 16

She spots a small hidden doorway covered by a heavy canvas and heads back to inform the others.

 "The hidden entrance seems our best bet."

Kara stares at the distant castle and frowns, "I wonder what we will find inside..." 

The party make their way around to the north side of the castle keeping their distance as much as is possible. Blink leads them to the canvas covered entrance.