Having spent the past few moments facepalming, shaking her head, and muttering something along the lines of 'Oh Beedo', D.O.R.K looked a touch surprise upon finally look up again. But then she seemed to regain her composure, and after giving everyone a final once over to make sure there weren't any OTHER oversights, she nods to Torunn. "I would say that we have a choice now to try and find our way inside the mountain. But with Beedo still missing and our new elven... rescue's request, that next stop shall be the main hut. So make sure you're as prepared as can before we make our way over." Shenotifies everyone, and if all appeared ready, she looks to Vark and nods, giving him the go ahead to take point with a shield in one hand and Heartbreaker in the other. 

(@Grant: Were we able to recover Beedo's gear as well?)

Torunn nods.. feeling much better now and follows suit.

Yes to Beedo’s gear

Devin raised an eyebrow as heard the primordial scream and saw the flash of light. He tried to understand what it meant. 

Arcana 5

He then moves to follow after the others.

17

The party silently makes their way to the big hut in the centre of the village and now what?

Ilezenya prepares for the quiet assault they are about to conduct. He mentally rehearses a couple of different spells he might cast, depending on what they discovered in the large, central hut...

(@Grant: So two questions. How big does the main hut look? And did it appear to have 2 entryways?)

The Main Hut/Hall is located on a mound 10-15 feet above the village. It is located in the centre of the village. Around the walls of the Hall is a 20’ wide flat area. The hut itself has a diameter of about 120 feet. Normal huts only have a diameter of 80 feet. The entrance to the hall - a series of double doors - is on the eastern side of the hut facing the gates to the village.

(@Grant: And no like windows presumably shuttered in some way to keep out inclimate weather/help vent smoke for any potential internal fire pits?)

(Ooohh, or a hole at the top for smoke?)

Hole at the top through a small plume of smoke drifts

Ilezenya points to the smoke hole on top of the roof and says softly, "I can get up there and cause a 'distraction' before you come in through the door...if I can fit through the hole I'll join you inside. If not, then I'll just keep casting ranged spells from up there. Thoughts?"

Red looks up and considers it a moment, prior to then shaking her head. And yet, just as it look as if she might speak, there's a moment's pause before she relents by whispering just loud enough for the party's ears, "The odds do not favor much success in the endeavor. But if you can yet fly, then scope things out at the very least. The rest of us will make our way around to the doors and pray that it is unbarred. And if it is barred-...." She bowed her head in consideration for a moment.

"Let us pray that it is not. Or barring that, pray the hole is at the very least wide enough to where Vark can be at least lowered through it, so that he may make his way to the door. Otherwise, we will need to go with plan C." She said quietly, then looked to the others. If noone had any other counter point more to speak of, then she'd make her way around towards the main door to await word back from the Dusk Warden.

Torunn nods to Red and says

"May Gond look upon us" 

Ilezenya steps up into the dimness of the early morning, flying to the top of the large hut and cautiously peering into the hole. (Looking at the size of the hole, then down into the hut to see who, and what, is in there, where they all are, if the door is barred from the inside, and any other items or weapons of interest.) 

Perception roll in the game log: 24

Devin nods in agreement to the plan.  He then tells Aslan, through their mental connection, to go with Illezenya and also look around and let him know what there is to be seen in the hut.

Aslan flies up and also peers in the hole so Devin can look through their connection to each other.

Perception 20

Devin winces as Aslan passses on the full effect - seeing if it had to suffer the effects then so could Devin - of sticking its head into a smokey hole to see what was inside the hut. As the Tressym pulls out its head Illezenya has a quick look. As far as they can make out there is no bar on the hut door and there are are six sleeping shapes inside the hut - three are Yakfolk and three are elven chained to a pole.

(Is the smoke hole big enough for a half-drow in chainmail and a shield to fit through?)

Ilezenya will fly back down to the group and tell them what he saw and the relative positions of the shapes. Then he will either move back to the top of the hut (assuming this is taking less than one minute and the hole is big enough...) and descend through the smoke hole or stays with the rest of the group and move to the doors.

Ilezenya could probably eventually squeeze through the hole but it is not big enough for him to drop through cleanly.

To the doors, then! His first action through the doors is going to be to cast bane on the yakfolk.