Blighttree 

Grabs them and puts them in his bag.  He then checks on those he had healed.  

Everyone’s current health:

Blighttree 13/9

Chad 6/6

Gribz 16/12

Lilith 10/10

Nadia 15/11

Zack 14/10

Lilith

"Oh okay! I'll lead the way then!"

Survival Check (Adv): 20

Stealth Check: 5

Zack

Zack would look to Blight, and shake his head. While I understand your concern for our health, you seem to be neglecting the health of those we can save. Let's say we did stop long enough for you to recover your spells, that would be great, Until we found Sildar or Gundren being eaten, having died in the time we all were relaxing. On top of the fact, that more goblins could come down to check on why their other Goblin friends haven't returned. Everyone will just have to be more careful... Chad should stay behind the group, and let us more physical types.... he says as he looks around, reassessing the party, nodding once he was sure. Let myself, Lillith and Gribz take the arrowhead, while you, Blighttree, and Nadia follow the shaft. Use us as cover, and you should probably all be Ready to attack, in case something tries to attack us. He says even as he pulls out his sword to emphasize his point, 'Readying' an attack should another goblin make it's way into their field of vision. Zack looked at Gribz, and something crossed his face.. he'd have to have a 1 on 1 chat with him later.

With that, Zack fell in line just behind Lillith, being as stealthy as a man in heavy armor, weildin a massive blade could be... (Stealth: 19)

Chad

Chad nods, pulls out his wand from inside his robe and holds it tight before making his way to the back of the group. 

Stealth: 22

Perception 22 

(OOC: Zack, I believe heavy armor imposes disadvantage on stealth checks)

Gribz

Gribz will take his position in the front line, one scimitar drawn, eyes open, and moving as stealthily as he can.

Perception: 14

Stealth: 5

Nadia (after helping Lilith) will fall to the back of the group, keeping her bow in hand in case anything jumps out at them, her free hand hovering over her quiver just in case.

Perception: 14

Stealth: 15

(OOC - Zack, if that stealth roll wasn’t rolled with disadvantage, can you roll a single d20 with modifier and we’ll just take the lowest roll? If Zack, Lilith and Blighttree are actively looking out for movement on the way then I’ll have a Perception roll from you each and a stealth roll for Blighttree) 

Lilith

Perception Check: 18

(OOC - Quickly going to roll for Zack and Blight, hope you guys don’t mind)

Zack

Stealth 20

Perception 4

Blighttree

Stealth 11

Perception 8 

You begin to make your way into the thickets, through the trees and bushes that make up this wooded area. Lilith takes the lead with Nadia following close behind. Some of you have seen trackers work in the past but these two together make it look easy. Lilith walks over to a tree that has marks in the bark of something sharp passing by, then Nadia points out a section of twigs on the ground that have been trampled on. Lilith rubs a finger through some recently compacted soil and notices a slight trail of blood as Nadia finds a few small boot prints. After about half an hours walk in silence, communicating with only hand signals, you eventually find a small stream flowing from the North and heading east. The tracks seem easier to see around here, as though this area has been walked on much more, the tracks seem to be heading North, going up stream.

You follow the tracks going North alongside the stream, staying on the westerly side as there is less woodland there and the Easterly side of the stream appears to be built up with dense forest.

Following the goblins’ trail, you come across a large cave in a hillside. The shallow stream flows out of the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow dry path leads into the cave on the right-hand side of the stream. Lilith and Blighttree appear to have less grace and silence than everyone else. 

Blighttree 

Understands that his cowardly behavior makes him a bit nosy. He starts to sweat as he remembers being taken prisoner his hand starts to tremble. He pauses for a moment taking in new companions. He feels a bit better. 

He then readies his scimitar in one hand. Keeping his other free for casting magical stone. 

(Ooc -Oddly enough, it DIDN'T show that when I checked doe that [[since i know for example scale male has disadvantage]]. I assure you before I make any roll I check my character sheet, even if I already know the roll, just to be sure, and it wasn't showing the D.. or perhaps my screen on my laptop shrunk the webpage enough to hide it behind a scrollbar - tus why i didn't ... Either way, sorry!))

Zack

In a whisper, as they walk, Zack says as he continues crouching, his metal making slight clinks here and there, but managing to be even quieter than he expected, This looks like the place, I can't Imagine they'd have gone through any effort to go farther. So, lets debrief on what we know one last time. We know they have taken other people.. they may also still be alive.. let's hope. We know there's an 'Eating' cave. We know there's very likely, atleast,12 other Goblins.... another goblin boss or leader, and another boss who's 'large and hairy' but that could mean several species... so be on your toes...

If the cave gets dark enough, Chad and myself are gonna start having trouble seeing.... I don't know if Mr. Tree will.. I don't know if his race can see in the dark or not.. but we've got a choice to make. If it gets dark enough.. do we want half our group blind.... or risk using a torch, but drawing attention from the light? 

Gribz

Gribz runs a hand through his black hair and says "Maybe there's another angle? What if I pretend to be one of them and scout ahead a bit? I suppose I'd need a disguise..."

Lilith

"I think risking being caught is a bit dangerous. I hope you don't mind walking in the dark. I'll hold your hand and lead you if you want? And if we get caught in a battle, I can quickly cast light to illuminate the way. It's best to avoid as much combat as we can."

Zack

Zack would chuckle before saying Nah, I'm good. I'll keep a hand on the wall and listen for your shuffling. Besides, you might need to be ready for combat at any moment. As for Gribz' plan.... It's not entirely bad..... but it comes with a lot of risks... if he says anything that makes them suspicious...… I dunno if I want you to take that risk.. even as great of an idea as that is. But if you really want to do that.. I won't stop you. It could prevent more deaths.. but it could also lead to us being a man down, and potentially more deaths than we would have had. So it's up to you man... Considering your past, I'm sure you could pull it off.. nbut it would mean we'd need to either go back and get some of their armor and weapons... or .. capture and or kill another one as we go along.

Blighttree 

Hearing the conversation says “ We could have Gribz take me as his ‘prisoner’. Then he would have help.” He hopes he can contribute to the group. 

Lilith

"Ohh. I think that's a great idea! But... I'm not too sure if the goblins take prisoners. They might just be a kill on sight kind of group... Hmm. Maybe you can say you have information for them in exchange for your life and that's why Gribz took you as prisoner? And, if they don't recognise you, Gribz, you could say you're a new recruit! Or something like that..." Lilith smiles sheepishly, hoping that her plans don't sound dumb.

Gribz

"Well, they took Gundren and Sildar as prisoners, didn't they? For the time being at least... As for them recognizing me, I could wear a bit of cloth over most of my face, like a bandana..." Gribz sighs and puts his hands on his hips "I admit, I'm a bit out of my depth here. I don't normally raid Goblin caves, heh. I'll do whatever the group thinks is best."

"I don't think we need to put on some ruse. The chances of that going south are high I would think. Some of us outside, not knowing what's going on with the others inside. I suggest we hit them hard and hit them fast. Take the fight straight to them. I'm sure Zach would have no issue with that." Chad casts light on the tip of he wand. "We're going to have to use a light so there's no chance to surprise them."