Hardcore Heroes: Episode 17

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== Synopsis ==
Malakai and Van, starting in Shirebrook, plan to investigate local monsters in Thornwood Forest and Tyrus Bellows. Malakai's inquiry at the sheriff's office is met with hostility, but Jeeves introduces them to Tod and Rod. The group travels to Thornwood via carriage, camping en route. In Ashlands, they seek goblins linked to Kerak. Upon reaching Thornwood, they learn of the former sheriff’s death by vampire Lady Annabell Redshield and the assassination attempt on Queen Kiara Sanguine, leading to a lockdown. Using Jeeves as bait, they instead hire a groom, who is killed during a goblin ambush. Capturing and interrogating goblins reveals Kerak's plan to harass roads for gold. The party forces goblins from their burrow with magic, killing many, and uncovering Kerak's involvement. Returning to Thornwood, they report back to Sheriff Thornton.
==Recap==
=== Friday, 1509-06-09* ===
Malakai and Van start in Shirebrook plotting their future plans, they decide to go ask around town about local monsters in Thornwood forest and Tyrus Bellows. Malakai goes to sheriff's office only to get snarked at by a deputy officer. Jeeves introduces them to his friends Tod and Rod that he bought drinks for.  Finally they head off to Thornwood via carriage with Jeeves in tow.
=== Friday, 1509-06-10* ===
After camping for the night they go into Ashlands to search for goblins that might be working with Kerak. Following day they reach Thornwood without problems. A gateguard informs them their previous sheriff, was killed by a vampire, Lady Annabell Redshield, when he together with their ranger, and a mysterious wizard, went to hunt her down.
They are also informed of the assassination attempt on Queen Kiara Sanguine and Stromheim therefore being on a lockdown. They originally plan on using Jeevesas a bait to lure out the goblins, but instead hire a random groom.
=== Saturday, 1509-06-11* ===
The first night passes uneventfully.
=== Sunday, 1509-06-12* ===
On second night one they are ambushed by goblins, the hired groom dies and they capture 2 goblins which they take back to Thornwood.
=== Monday, 1509-06-13* ===
Using a translator they get the information that goblins in Ashlands work with Kerak, then they proceed get one of the goblins to promise to lead them to their dens on the word they will release it afterwards. They find the burrow and then use stinking cloud to force them out, then after finding a single goblin that speaks common kill the rest with a fireball. The captured goblin informs them he's a sub-chief and that the big chief made a deal with a human, Kerak, to come out into Ashlands and harass the roads for gold.
The newly captured goblin proceeds to lead the party to the main burrow where they encounter goblin guard with 2 dogs and one of the emergency exits. They stinkcloud the main entrance and after a brief running around main battle starts where 20 goblins, 2 hobgoblins and a goblin priest/fighter fight and die. The latter briefly trying to buy his life with information on Kerak, unsuccessfully. The party promptly get back to Thornwood, have a brief, agitated, conversation with the Sheriff Thornton.
==Level up==
Van-Healsing hits level 6.
*+9 HP
*Dates are extrapolated from a previous mention of an exact date.
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