Goblin Day Care/Can We Talk?

Continuing into the former Dwarven stronghold, the group listened at the door across from the kitchen and heard goblin women and children. They entered to find goblin kids scurrying for cover and 4 goblins charging them. One failed diplomacy attempt later, a battle ensued. Two hobgoblins joined the fight, hurling javelins. Carrack was badly injured and then healed with a lucky unidentified potion pick, while Erlwyn peppered them with ranged attacks. Red and Petra brought the battle to the foes, while Quintavian attempted several ray attacks. The two goblin women were subdued, while the other enemies were dispatched.

The group then advanced to a female hobgoblin wizard's room, and were blasted by a burning hands attack. Carrack tried diplomacy, only angering the wizard more with a color spray in response. But, the gnomes knew this as an illusion and all avoided any effect. Carrack tried one last time to diplomacize, convincing a skeptical wizard that the group would not kill the hobgoblin leader Darax, but instead would remove the black dragon menacing the tribe. The wizard agreed to supply the group with potions to resist acid attacks at noon the following day.