Paul runs forward and blasts the plants with thunderous magic, ending another one in a burst of green 'flesh' being torn asunder, though the vine holds fast on Leif up until Polina's intervention, ripping the vines from a second person before they can truly do harm. In thanks, Leif unleashes a fiery burst against the remaining foe, scorching it to cinders in a few moments. With that, the conflict comes to an end, and you are left in the firelight with the remnants of your would-be assassins, with only night's tender beckon to call you back to your bedrolls, though perhaps a little more on edge than before.
Spoiler: OOC
Deadly Encounter - 15 experience acquired. No great surprise, but the plantlife didn't have a stock of gold coins lying around, so no loot.
Also long rest acquired, so time to get all that health, spells, and pets back.
Day 4, Day
After an extended rest to ensure you're all fully recuperated and ready to face the day ahead, Jorr continues to lead you southwards, back along the causeway where you fought (and defeated) the hydra, finding no additional foes to face you. It's a good few hours into the trek, but you eventually return to Jorr's cabin, whereupon he bids you a polite farewell (and takes his coin in payment). A good natured "Shouldn't have any trouble getting back to Drellin's Ferry on yer own, since you got here in the first place." is how he sends you off, with the promise that he'll be making his own plans for fighting the Red Hand.
The villainous goblinoids are not far from your minds as you follow the back paths back towards Drellin's Ferry, and only grow in proximity when the sound of footpads approaches from the west. Peering through the undergrowth, you get very little time to prepare yourself before four goblins mounted on worg-back appear through the dense greenery. They have the appearance of scouts - outriders - and no doubt ones who have preyed on more unsuspecting traveling folk before you.
To no great surprise, they do not appear interested in a dialogue.
Spoiler: Map
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...3801/image.png
We got a perfect split on initiative for once and perhaps only once.
Polina and Leif are up.
Initiative Order:
Polina: (1d20)[19](1d20)[15]
Leif:(1d20)[17]
G1:(1d20)[12]
Ayalla:(1d20)[11]
Paul: (1d20+1)[6]
G2: (1d20)[1]