Don steps forward. "I too can watch first. I am tired, but not yet ready to sleep." Once everyone is inside the cave and settling down, Don will set up a small alarm-trap across the tunnel leading up to the cave mouth using bell and string. 

 "Interesting contraption Don" Vierna says approvingly. "I can take second watch but I wouldn´t mind some company"

"I have been just me down here." Don shrugs. "Something kicks the string, the bell rings. It isn't much, but it has given me time to flee, or prepare to fight, on occasion." Looking toward the cave ceiling, "though it does no good for the many things that crawl UP in this dark place."

"Still, it could prove helpful Don. How did you find yourself down here by the way?" Vierna asks, intrigued by the gallant half-elf.

"It is quite a tale, how I came to be in this place." Don says, looking wistfully into the darkness. "A tale of woe, of tragedy, and misfortune. Once the name of Don Karnage was feared up and down the Sword Coast." Don looks sidelong at Vierna. "Feared by pirates, that is. I would sail the Sea of Swords from Luskan to Candlekeep, liberating Pirate ships of their ill gotten spoils." Don nods, taking on an air of modesty, "Some called me a hero, it is true. But even heroes may fall." Shaking his head sadly, "My beautiful Iron Vulture, she was sunk by a villainous and treacherous man. When we set upon him - to defend a helpless merchant cog, you see - he called fourth foul demons from the abyss." True pain shows in Don's ice-blue eyes. "My entire crew was lost that night. I clung to the figurehead - she was wood plated in tin, of course, not true iron - and found myself eventually washed ashore." Don pauses for a long time, lost in thought. "Oh, but how did I get here you asked. Well it seems the villain knew I survived. Though I laid low after I had recuperated from my wounds, an assassin came for me." Don winks at Vierna and says with a laugh, "but I've had other bells before that one you see! I was able to escape then too! I fled and hid in an abandoned mine in the hills, not knowing that it was abandoned because dark things crawled up from below." Don looks back the way you had all come, "and just like earlier, when I was hiding in that cave the floor gave out and I tumbled into the darkness. I have been wandering since, living on bugs and mushrooms, avoiding the many, many things here that to wish me dead. Looking for a way back to the light, to the wind... to the sea."

Don sighs a long and mournful sigh. "But enough of my troubles. Tell me of yours."

Varnos sighed as he nodded, following the others along to the cave. As soon as they were inside, he moved himself to be up against one of the walls, pulling the sword out from his belt loop & laying down with it, one hand wrapped around the blade as he slowly drifted off to sleep.

Random encounter rolls for the night (Don't read):

"Alright Don and I will take the first watch, Vierna the second; who will accompany her?" Venrila says

 "That was quite a story you had there Don" Vierna is not sure if all of it was true but as it was a good story she wouldn´t really care if it was or not. "I´m not much of a storyteller myself. Suffice it to say I was always opposed to the drow worship of Lolth so I left my home city of Menzoberranzan and have lived my life in the tunnels ever since. Anyway, I´m afraid you have been going in the wrong direction Don, as you are quite far from the surface now, but we will get you back there, eventually." When everybody has settled in in the cavern Vierna places herself down by a wall, her longbow beside her, and goes into trance awaiting second watch.

The night passes quietly. You are woken a bit early (still get full LR) by the sounds of battle, only 60 feet away or so.

In one silent fluid move Vierna grabs her longbow a stands up in the cavern. "Try not to reveal our presence here, I shall check it out." Vierna whispers to the others and sneaks off, arrow nocked, to get a glimpse of the battle. Stealth: 21 Perception: 14 (+2 if Natural explorer is applicable)

(OOC: The Drow still has a sign language right?)

(OOC: Yep. Any drow character raised by drow knows it.)

Vierna sees:

Venrila sits upright and picks up her shield and longsword, stands up, and is ready to fight right away. She sees Vierna sneaking of and looks at the others; "get ready to fight in case they are coming this way."

Can she hear from the sounds what type of creatures are fighting?

Perception: 14

Not really, though at least 1 is using a bladed weapon.

 For a brief moment Vierna considers leaving the two creatures fighting but quickly decides she can not rule out the possibility that the drow is an outcast, same as herself.

"Get over here quickly." She shouts to the others. She then intends to fire her nocked arrow at the abomination.

Vierna Initiative:20

(OOC: Thanks again DM, no need to use sign language just yet I think ;-)

Hearing the call out from Vierna, Venrila doesn't hesitate and runs forward to where the sound is coming from.

Initiative: 5

Having been quietly contemplating the darkness for a while—with a few cautionary glances Asha's way—Xunhar had finished trancing a while ago when Vierna called out. Jumping to his feet, he moves closer in an attempt to catch sight of whatever is happening.

Initiative: 10

(DirtyDogP, you too)

Grick: 12

(OOC: It would have been kind of cool if DirtyDogP turned out to be the Grick though ;-D

When her moment comes Vierna utters a mystic word to mark the abomination as her quarry, moves slightly to get a clear shot, draws and looses her arrow at the Grick.

Bonus action: Hunters mark at Grick  Longbow:9 Damage:11 + 3