Faith looks better for wear on his emerging from the ring, refreshed and clean. 

His expressions soon gives way to unease. He has never before seen a creature like the one that now lurks afore them. 

As quietly as the Aasimar can, he whispers, “what manner of creature is that. Natural, or monster, or something worse still?”  

In the temple, his education had focused more on the works and recognition of evil. Not the form of evil, quite so much. 

Lena shrugs at Faith's question... "Fer somethin' t' be hidin' in shadow ain't an indicator or much. T' be seen whilst hidin', well that be a different measure." Moving boldly forwards, she calls out to the creature, confident that were it a predator of note, that the Redbrands wouldn't have allowed it to stay, or rather it wouldn't have allowed them to live. "Beastie, stop yer slikin' an get out here!" 

Everyone had a short rest prior to the entrance to the secret door.

Matheris activates his crimson right on his predatory claws. 

Faith takes some hurried steps back, putting as much range between himself and the shadow as possible. It’s not that he doesn’t believe Lena… Well, maybe it’s just that the adventurer and Faith have different thresholds for these things. 

The creature laughs a weird way and it's more how you know it's laughing but not hearing sound as much as thought.

"We look for food and perhaps some you have for me." It chortles, snickers as it moves behind a column for safety.

Lena roll deception check

Creature insight 12

Deception: 9 (Though I couldn't beat the 24 under any circumstance)

OOC - I figured you wouldn't be able to beat the 24, but I wasn't sure if someone might have some sort of boost they could provide that would give you the chance.

The creature whispers and cackles in all your heads.

"A secret I have learned from the one named Lena."

"You all hear over and over again its foul murmurings and demands for food (Fresh meat).

Actions:

Faith throws some rations toward the creature. 

Lena peers deeper into the darkness, her vision trying to frame the creature. "Yer be lyin' creature. Secrets belong t' folks who hide, who cower int' dark. In the darkness I don't hide... I hunt!" Lena uses the terrain as best she is able to cloak herself in darkness, fading from view and creeping carefully towards the creature in it's lair.

The creature stays put and peeks from behind the column. "Sneak sneak I see you." it cackles and hateful meanderings flood your mind..."Food freash meat.  What you throw me no like.  Fresh meat to eat it mush be."

You are considered invisible in the dark.  No light once you move from he secret door along the wall you disappeared.  You thought.

Fresh meat. Fresh meat. If it would tolerate butchered stock from the Ruffian’s kitchen then Faith would have little issue, but Faith gets the sense this evil creature wants the flesh of the living in front of him. 

He poses the question to the creature — whether the meat of the kitchen would be enough, however, the jaguar’s eyes on his efreeti ring grow brighter. They sense the direction this is taking. 

Lena ignores the creature's claims. It is easy to say something, but proving it is another matter. She intentionally circles around the creature to try and drive it out into the open, where the others may be able to flank it or engage more profitably. 

The creature is tracking you step by step and hisses and cackles at your sneaky approach.

"You cannot surprise me.  Food fresh meat.  I will attack should I be forced to kill.  Lena moves up the right wall of the cavern.  The Nothic is across the crevasse behind the column moving to stay covered from the party directly across from it and from Lena's angle as she works towards the north bridge.  The South bridge is dilapidated and aged. 

The creature makes a run for the cavern exit 4 on 1 and it will run to feed another day in hopes of getting an easier dinner somewhere else.

Actions:

Lena tries to take her shot 'on the wing' if the opportunity presents itself as the creatures flees (presumably away from her towards the southern exit? Do we know where that leads to, or was it not conveyed in the information we gathered?) 

If not, then she quickly looks through the area where the creature was hiding.

Faith will take a shot with two beams of his Eldritch Blast if it looks like the monster is about to flee.  

Post # 420

A cold breeze fills this large natural cavern, carrying with it the faint scent of decaying flesh. A crevasse divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone columns that support the twenty-foot-high ceiling. Two arched wooden bridges span the chasm. The rough-hewn passage to the south, which continues off the map for about one hundred feet and emerges from a tunnel in the woods south of Tresendar Manor. The passage is an excellent way to smuggle people or goods in and out of Phandalin without being seen and is thus perfect for a gang of slavers and thieves.

Take your shots.  No advantage.  

Lena is 30 ft away the rest are 15 ft away all on the opposite side of the chasm/crevasse.

Karea 

MOVE: Karea  Stays put; (spending 30 feet of movement; first diagonal costs 5 ft. of movement, second costs 10 ft., third costs 5 ft., etc.)
BONUS:None
ACTION: Attack with Longbow +1: 22 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll. (Piercing +1 arrows)

Dread ambush Attack: 20 Damage: 11 (Piercing +1 arrows) + 6 (Dread ambush Piercing) = 17

Reaction:  Opportunity attacks or any available.

Matheris

In Hybrid form. 1 hr timer  

Crimson rite active Short rest..While the rite is in effect, attacks you make with this weapon are magical, and deal extra damage equal to your hemocraft die of the type determined by the chosen rite. A weapon can hold only one active rite at a time. Other creatures can’t gain the benefit of your rite.

Movement: Move 25 ft to be behind the Nothic.

Attack: 18 Damage: 13 (Hybrid Form - Predatory Strike (DEX) Slashing) + 4 (Crimson Right - Lightning) = 17

Bonus Action: Hexblade’s Curse

Reaction: Opportunity attack

Karea's first stike hits true and injures the creature and it turns to measure the attack able to barely get missed by the second arrow.

Matheris makes a jump over the crevasse easily and attacks and combined with Karea's damage wounds it pretty good.  

Lena makes her normal 4 attacks in the following order - 
Action - Attack - 6 (miss?) - 15 damage if not
Action - Extra Attack - 18 to hit - 16 piercing damage
Action - Dread Ambusher - 23 (Crit) - 16 piercing damage
Bonus Action - XBE Attack - 16 to hit - 19 piercing damage

She moves towards the creature after loosing her volley, trying to keep it within range of her bolts, throwing stealth aside in favour of closing the distance.

(Dice log will show a Phantasmal Force roll, but forgot I’d already committed to two blasts of Eldritch blast)

The smoke beams of actinic magic that leave Faith’s jaguar topped ring sizzle and crackle as they fly toward the creature. 

AR: 14, DR: 10 (7 force, 3 fire)

AR: 11, DR: 6 (force)