Perception: 8

marching order:  im probly best in the middle

"Come, my very large friend," Akaas says to Thagakh. "Let me teach you how to be patient." The old Halfling chooses a patch of grass and sits, crossing his legs in front of him. Closing his eyes, he reaches over and pats the grass beside him.

Perception: 15

Close to the front is fine with me but in the very front should be someone with high perception.

8 perception 

"I must find out for myself if someone is in need of rescuing. Or burying..." Tyrus thinks out loud.

He keeps himself in the middle of the pack, ready to rush forward and defend if needed, but not so far ahead that his chain mail gives the group away.

Perception: 17

i’ll range slightly ahead of the group using the treelines for cover as i walk.

perception: 16

stealth: 12

The half-orc moves beside the halfling and is shocked at what he saw

"Thagakh is very impressed. Next time, Thagakh should try that. Thagakh will watch the place while old Akaas feels the place"

while making a spyglass using both hands and begins to watch the surroundings.

Perception 18

About 10 minutes along the trail Johnson spots a snare trap.  He points it out to the party and all safely pass.

Fifteen minutes after the snare Johnson notices a camouflage pit.  Again all pass safely due to Johnson’s perception.

The path runs along a stream now that you all can see leads to the mouth of a cave.  It is heavily wooded on both sides.

During the time away from the group, Thagakh and Akaas continue to guard the wagons with no events.

"Tell me your name again, large one," Akaas says in a very smooth voice, reminding Thagakh of the wind. Thagakh responds. "Thagakh," Akaas repeats. "That is a strong name. I have not had the privilege of knowing many half-Orcs in my many years. Where I am from, we have many large beasts, but not many large men. Of course," Akaas chuckles, "most men are large compared to me. I am from Chult. Where are you from, Thagakh?"

Stealth 15

Ian uses his stealth skill to approach the mouth of the cave while staying in the tree line.

perception 11

"Well this is not dangerous at all" Kelli causally says as he walk up to the cave entrance.

cast light on my quarterstaff and peer into the darkened cave entrance.

Boghadair walks as stealthily as he can,  scanning the surrounding area.

Stealth: 9

Using mind speech to Kelli he says "If this was the entrance to my home,  I would have somebody guarding it.  Be cautious."

Perception: 16

Tyrus thinks to hang back, worried his chain mail will give the group away, but seeing Kelli casually saunter up to the cave mouth, he shrugs, draws his longsword and shield, and moves with Kelli, standing back to back and ready to defend.

Action: Dodge

On the east side of the stream flowing from the cave mouth, a small area in the briar thickets has been hollowed out to form a lookout post or blind.  Wooden planks flatten out the briars and provide room for guards to lie hidden and watch the area.... including a pair of goblins lurking there right now!  Unfortunately for them, they do not notice your party yet.  One appears to be sleeping and the other is looking off into the woods the other direction.  Both Ian and Boghadair see the Goblins.  The one awake goblin has no coverage from range attacks but the other (sleeping) goblin has half coverage.

Tyrus and Kelli can see just inside the mouth of the cave.  A few uneven stone steps lead up to a small, dank chamber on the east side of the passage.  The cave narrows to a steep fissure at the far end, and it is filled with the stench of animals.... savage snarls and the sounds of rattling chains greet your ears....

Boghadair fires off an arrow to kill the goblin that has no cover before he turns around and notices the group. 

Longbow Ranged Attack: 26; Damage: 11 piercing damage 

Initiative:   6

As Boghadair shoots his arrows,  Ian sprints across the space, leaping over the stream to make an attack on the sleeping goblin with his mace.

athletics 9

attack Attack: 15 Damage: 9

Arafiel just makes it to the cave enterance hanging a little behind

Kelli turn as Boghadair fires  his bow.

Both Goblins that were in the blind are dead.  The commotion from outside the cave has caused the animals inside the cave to become agitated.  

so which direction now?