Kelvin stares at the pillar apprehensively, then runs up behind the others, "So, we're just going- yep, I guess we're just leaving the creepy little thing behind us. No harm there, right?"

Melkias looks to Delg, deadpanned.

"I'm not sure" He whispers, "But...uh...it seems like we may be sacrificing this goblin to the...thing. This outing seems to have taken a dark turn."

(Perception if necessary: 4. Insight to figure out why we are appearing to sacrifice Goblin McKenzie: 19)

"Why don't we take one of these bugbears? They're already dead. Especially this one." Mulligan points with his foot toward the one that he killed.

 At Mulligan's words, you all hear the voice again.  "Yessss!! More hairy meat.  Want secrets now?" the voice rasps.  Faintly, in the distance, you all hear the sounds of something hairy being dragged along the floor of the cavern.  "Good meat!!" the voice cackles.  "More? Leave bridge.  Now secrets," it says.  "You seek slaves, yes?  Near the crypts."  You all hear the faint sound of crunching.  "Beware the wizard," the voice says, almost with glee. 

Melkias - you're not sure why the bear seems to be sacrificing the bugbear, but you realize as you stare at Delg that the goblin is not dead, merely unconscious. 

Bear form Raya hears the voices and stops in her tracks. She'll look back at the group and snarl a few times to grab everyone's attention. Then will keep heading towards the hallway we came from but haven't fully explored.

Raya will sniff the air to see if she recognizes any new scents in the air: 17 

""I would know where these crypts are. And more of this wizard. And it might be best not to leave any bodies" Delg looks at Mulligan. "What need for a body could yoi have?"

"Well, this certainly got dark...while I have a few reservations about feeding the mental thing dead bodies, murdering that goblin over there, " He points to the unconscious goblin, "Is not profitable, nor as I recall...I dunno, moral I guess. Im sure he'd pay us to let him go about his business"

"Wizard?" Kelvin perks up, "I was sent to bring a wizard back! What do you know about this one?"

Delg looks down at the goblin. "Appears whatever that is has no taste for goblins either. As for payment, or more importantly, weapons..." 

Investigation: 19

He searches the goblin before tying him up with his rope and slinging him over his shoulder.

Ajax replies to Kelvin:

'' of course we do know about him: he is the chief of this motley crew called redbrands. Which are his real purposes, though, they are still unknown '' 

"Just so we're clear, we're talking about someone named 'Iarno', right? I was approached by Lors Sildar to find him. Said his wizard friend had been captured."

At Delg's words, tThe voice giggles in your heads.  "Behind crypts.  Wizard north.  More?" it asks plaintively. 

Raya, still in bear form, stops to sniff the air at the end of the hallway.  The bear curls its nose at the stench coming from the room to the south.  Muted by the closed door to the north, the bear can still hear the sounds of talking and laughing behind it. 

Delg begins searching and tying up the goblin.  It has nothing of note, other than the tattered rags it is wearing.  As Melkias is talking, the goblin suddenly wakes up again.  Looking around and seeing the party, as well as Delg tying him up, he begins to speak.  "Wait! Droop help!  You save Droop - thank you!"  He is speaking rapidly and pitifully, his large eyes looking hopefully at the group. 

Kelvin chuckles as he saunters to Droop, "We'll I thought checking out that sound by the bridge was a better way for more information, but this works too!" The halfling kneels down in front of the bound goblin and pulls out an oversized marble. Within the glass surface, misty forms seem to dance and shift, "See, I'm not sure about the others here, but I'm looking for this wizard named Iarno. Heard of him? Word is he got picked up by the Redbrands here."

Droop watches the marble for a moment, then looks at Kelvin apprehensively.  "Wizard is Glasstaff.  He run Redbrands.  Help Droop? Droop help you - let go?" he asks hopefully. 

Kelvin lets out a goofy, drawn-out chuckle, "No luck there, friend. I'm as new here as you are, so you've got to convince them." He gives a nod and wink to the others.

Droop immediately turns to the rest of the party and begins groveling and begging.  "No hurt Droop! Droop help - good helper! Droop show?" he blinks his wide eyes at the group. 

Mulligan approaches cautiously, weapon sheathed, shield at his side.

"What do you have to show us, Droop?"

Melkias stroked his goatee thoughtfully. He addresses the goblin.

"Well...Droop, a strange name if I may add, what's in it for us if we allow you this leeway? This guy over here, " he says pointing to Ajax, "seems to think you're part of these redbrands, as it were. I would suggest sweetening the pot a little bit...that guy looks mad"

(Persuasion roll: 8)

Droop shakes his head quickly.  "Droop no Redbrand.  Droop slave.  Droop good helper," he says.  "Droop help you - ask Droop!" 

Mulligan bristles at Droop calling himself a slave. "We're not taking you as a slave, but we could always use good help. Where is their leader?"