Monster Misfits (RP Thread2)

(Yep, that was the plan, head back to hobgoblin camp.)

You exit the ogre camp. The ogres appear very relaxed now, and for better and worse, discipline has slackened. You see ogres going for a "second afternoon nap" as you leave the camp and start going towards the hobgoblin fort.

Roll survival and stealth.

Survival: 10

Stealth:  17

The party arrives without incident towards the hubgoblin fort. You can see recent signs of battle, but it seems the is no fighting now. The hobgoblin fort looks quite worn down by recent fighting, with the gate barely holding by its hinges, and one of the towers smashed. However, right now there both a hobgoblin and ogre guarding the gate.

The firebolg waves in greeting as they approach. 

"Is the Commander in? We're here to report."

Hobgoblin responds:

"Yes. Come inside to for the after action report"

Ogre says:

"Two commander inside"

Gruntor salutes the two and saunters in.  

The firbolg follows.

"Great." Nasaar says with a sigh, moving along in his companion's shadows, and making sure to stay a bit further from the ogre than his hobgoblin kin.

As you enter, you see the same commander, listening to a large ogre, gesticulating wildly. The ogre looks somewhat uneasy but at least he does not look violent.

The commander says:

"So it seems you took down the giant. Did anything else noteworthy happen? It's a little... difficult to understand what the ogre deputy commander Fistmash means at times."

"There was a bone controlling a hidden entrance to a cave, that's where the giant was hiding."

The firebolg glances to the ogre, they have tended to be a superstitious lot, he's looking for signs of a freakout before mentioning the voice in the gem.

Insight : 18

Nasaar simply nods, allowing others to tell the story of their time in the ogre camp.

"Well big maws is dead, maybe ogres help smashh humans nows."

Firebolg, as far as you can see, the hidden cave is news to everyone outside your party.

The hobgoblin commander says:

"The news of this gem is worrying. So the humans are trying to damage our defences by influencing the hill giants. Who know if they are trying in other places too. Have you heard of similar things?"

"Maybe we should go find where this humans crystal speakers is.  We cans smash him in the face."  The bugbear notes.  Happy with himself for coming up with a cunning plan.

"A cunning plan indeed", the commander nods, "the issue lies in finding that human, not to mention human armies in the way".

"Well do you have any other jobs for us then?" Nasaar asks with a shrug. "Unless we learn where the human with the crystal is located, we can't do much about whomever they are here an now. Do you have other work for us?"

"Our fort is safe for now. And since the threat of war is imminent, we will respond to summons from the legion citadel, when the time comes"

Still, the this infiltration by humans is worrying. We really need to find out more about their immediate tactics. Especially if they plan do use more of this phoney "divine protection" tactics."

"Any thoughts on others they might be trying to use that on?", the firebolg muses. "Someone strong enough to want, but ... devout enough for someone proclaiming gods to matter to?"