Edeleth ignores the rapidly falling snow and begins the ritual for Speak with Animals.  Rollo can't have gone too far, and the mules or sheep may have noticed what direction he went, if nobody else manages to track him down meanwhile.

(OOC: Wolves have Keen Hearing and Smell, and get advantage on perception rolls related to scent and sound--if Edeleth transforms, can he take another try at tracking Rollo?)

Roscoe slides his axes back onto the rings at his hips and smiles a bit at the quick retreat. He didn't particularly find joy from attacking people without purpose but he'd do it if it helped protect his friends. Turning back toward the group, he sees several are already climbing above. He shrugs a bit and settles back in until he hears words that Rollo has gone. He jumps back up and does his best to keep up with the others.

Survival: 22

Seeing Roscoe on the trail, Edeleth abandons his spell ritual.

He's glad there is a true wilderness expert on the team!

As the Party searches the hideouts surroundings, Roscoe finds footsteps leading about 15minutes away from their position...and catches a glimpse of Rollo, limping towards a big rock, looking sickly ....he stops for a second, coughs up what appears to be blood, then clears away some foliage against the rock, revealing a small door. He pulls out a key from his pants, and opens the door, then steps in...

Like a wild animal tracking its prey,  Roscoe points in the direction of his targets so the others can see where he'd gone. "Through the door," he says with focus. 

Edeleth calls down into the dwarf hideout for the others to come quickly.  "It looks like Roscoe has tracked Rollo to the secret stash you were looking for, Rosri," he adds. He drops into the room and looks at the kobold.

Hoping that his experience chatting with animals will somehow help him communicate with the kobold, he tries speaking simply to the creature. "You. Come with us.  Run away and you die.  Behave, and our dragonborn...leader Saerirra will look after you."

intelligence roll 12

He has no idea if the kobold understands, but drops into the bunker and quickly ties a rope around him as a leash.

Rosri quickly forgets what he asked the kobold. He Rushes out of the hideout and out in the cold. “Where is it Edeleth? Where is it?!” He looks around but can not see where the tracks are. He readies his crossbow and is ready for the worst. 

Roscoe slowly advances towards the door, his axes are at the ready hoping to make quick work of any threats that tend to surprise him.

Stealth: 5

Edeleth leads his companions toward the last place he saw Roscoe, bringing the tied-up kobold along.

When they catch up to Roscoe, Rosri will try ro sneak around the hideout to see if there is an other entrance.

if there is no other way in, he will follow Roscoe. 

Ozymandias drops his hands, and tries to look as non-threatening as possible to ease the remaining kobold out of the small shelter and follows along with Edeleth and Rosri, keeping a close eye on the kobold.

As Edeleth commands the Kobolt, the small Draconic creature looks at him, and seems to understand the message. He lowers his head and bows in submission, following....

Meanwhile, as Roscoe follows Rollo in the secret rock hideout, himself followed closely by Rosri, he walks down some roughly carved stone steps. As he gets to the bottom, he immediately notices Rollo in the middle of a small cave full of barrels, on the ground, coughing and crying blood, twitching and convulsing horrifically. It seems like something is moving inside of his skull, and as he coughs, tentacles suddenly erupt from his mouth! He starts levitating from the ground, as his entire body goes through an excruciating metamorphosis...into a Mind Flayer! The Illithid's eyes open, glowing a ghastly white as he peers into Roscoe's mind....Time for another INITIATIVE check for everyone!

:O

Initiative 14

Zyamn looks at the ghastly transformation, more interested than horrified. I won't have any trouble using my powers on him now...

Initiative: 8

Initiative: 15

Rosri goes in with a loaded arrow, but when he sees Rollo start to change into the mind flayer, he will start to tremble. “G-g-guys w-what in Olidimara is that t-thing!?” And takes a few steps back. 

"ew," Roscoe mutters. 

Init: 18

Rollo The Mind Flayer just rolled a 12 on his INITIATIVE. And Gaston got a 15.

So here we go. Init groups will be:

1) Roscoe/Rosri/Edeleth/Gaston

2) Mind Flayer

3) Zyman

Again, the cellar/hideout is 20 feet by 20feet, with a 10 feet high ceiling. It is accessible through a small 5 foot wide, 20 feet long staircase carved inside the boulder

Roscoe bears an axe in each hand as he growls with rage. He charges as quickly as his halfling legs will allow toward the abomination attempting to slice his axes through it cleanly.

• Attack #1: 19 Damage: 1
• Attack #2:  16 Damage: 7

Mechanics:

((the damage rolls seem to have dropped my bonuses so +5 to each of those damage rolls.)

Rosri sneak in behind Edeleth (or whom ever is behind him) for some cover and aim at the thing in front of him. 

BONUS ACTION: Hide 15

ACTION: Attack: Attack: 23 Damage: 10

SNEAK ATTACK: 13