Hox's perception check: 14

"Revenge," Thane answers Diana. "If Abby is beyond saving, then we will cut the throat of Scar and destroy the Longhunt orcs from within. Fear for lives if you must but remember that the gold Arugg had promised you and more is waiting for you at the end of this."

While Fargim is obtaining the directions from Jerem, Hox is able to snag an orcish dagger from the wares on display, which causes Moss and the other kobolds to begin snickering.

Elrik looks over the rest of their wares, but finds they have no shield. The merchandise is mostly shabby clothing and crude carvings and figures, probably picked up by the orcs during raids and then discarded.

While riding past them, all but Volthero notice that underneath their simple clothes, each of the seven peddlers is wearing leather armor, and are all doing a poor job of concealing weapons.

"Armed peddlers?" thinks Elrik to himself. 

When he's confident he will not be overheard by the peddlers, Elrik says to the other party members, "Anyone else find those lads to be a bit shifty? I wonder if they don't know more than they're letting on."

Diana says to Elrik:

"It's more strange how these Peddlers are not assaulted by orcs at sight, of course, they knew much more."

Hox straps his new found dagger to his chest. "Why bother fight when give things the clan does not need. You get gold for junk. Fair enough. More weird if trades people had no weapons, then kill them and take stuff. If had no weapon, easy prey for green skins. No weapon and still live, then they did something for them." Hox says openly, "Like dark alleys and sewers, why fight when we can trade. If no gold or weapon, blood or favor." 

Thane nods in response to Elrik's question. "That was odd, but we gained valuable information. Be on your guard," he says. 

Night falls shortly before you make camp along the side of the trail, the kobolds still camped separately a short distance away. "I can take last watch," Thane says, "Any other volunteers?"

"Aye, Thane. I'll take the first watch," offers Elrik. 

"I will take 2nd watch. Are we going to risk a fire this night?" Volthero cups a handful of flames in his hand. If the Party agrees he will use Create Bonfire with a pile of wood to have a fire all night.

Fargim does his usual camp preparation - move some earth out from a small circular area creating a place for a relatively safe fire.

"I can take something in between. My guess is that I have the best eyes for when it's darkest. Hox, would stay up with me, make sure I don't fall asleep?"

Diana feels extremely tired and goes to sleep.

Hox nods, "Will watch after giant child, then wake clan man."

DM Screen:

You awake at the sound of kobold screams and Thane's shout. During Thane's watch, bandits have sprung an ambush in the night, falling upon the kobolds 100 feet away, surprising both camps.

Initiative Rolls:

Enemy Attack Rolls:

Screams echo from the kobold camp as Moss and Vorn fall to bandit blades. Snug is grazed by a scimitar as he calls for help.

Round 2 Order:
Players <=====
Bandits
Kobolds

Tracking:
The kobolds and bandits are 100 feet away. 

Elrik does his best to shake off his dwarven slumber and springs into action as quickly as possible. Wielding a throwing axe in each hand, he dashes directly toward the sound of the screaming kobolds, hoping to halve the distance between himself and the bandits. 

Hox sprints forward to the other kobolds, about matching Elrik's distance before trying to hide.

Stealth: 25

Diana moves silently 30ft after Hox.

Stealth: 19

Volthero will try to rush to the engage the Bandits. Targeting the Bandit currently engaged with Snug he cast Hex(Wisdom) and Eldritch Blast 

Attack: 14 Damage: 4 Hex: 2

OOC: I've stopped receiving notifications for some reason.. I'll just check here more often.

Fargim moves up 10 feet and throws one of his rocks at a bandit. Catapult - dex save 12, 13 damage.

DM Screen:

Bandit DEX Save: 16
Bandit DEX Save (disadvantage for dim light): 18

Thane Attack Rolls:

While Elrik, Hox, and Diana sprint toward the kobold camp, Volthero launches eldritch energy across the battlefield, striking a bandit while he defends against Snug. Another bandit looks up just in time to "see" Fargim's stone as it shatters against his forehead, dropping him and half of his head to the ground, dead. Thane quickly pulls up his longbow, firing three shots that each meet their targets. One strikes the same bandit as Volthero's blast, felling him.

Enemy Attack Rolls:

Before they even have a chance to react, Tuv and Vukdi are cut down, spilling blood onto the remains of their campsite. Only Snug remains, holding a useless wounded arm at his side.

Dagger Attack: 20
Damage: 3

"Help!" Snug cries as he nicks the closest bandit, drawing blood from an incoming arm.

Round 3 Order:
Players <=====
Bandits
Snug

Tracking:
Five bandits remain. Two are undamaged, two have been hit by an arrow from Thane, and one has been cut by Snug's dagger.
Snug is engaged with a bandit.
Elrik is 50 feet from the bandits.
Diana and Volthero are 70 feet from the bandits.
Hox is 75 feet from the bandits.
Fargim is 90 feet from the bandits.
Thane is 100 feet from the bandits.

Knowing full well that his odds of success are slim, Elrik hurls an axe at the bandit nearest Snug nonetheless. "Bloody cowards!" he yells as he does so.

Attack: 10 Damage: 5

Elrik then continues his advance toward the bandits, moving another 25' in their direction. 

When the target of his first barrage falls, Volthero will move the Hex to one of the bandits injured by Thane and launch another Eldritch Blast
Attack: 17 DMG: 8 Hex DMG: 6

After the second barrage he will continue his advance towards the Kobold campsite.