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With the village under siege by an overwhelming force of hobgoblins and kobolds, the party quickly sprung into action to save as many as they could before fleeing to the west. They were not alone in the fight as Aubrin, though injured, attempted to aid the party with her bow, and Johann had taken up arms with a pick.   To the south the group spotted Grete, Amanda and Sweet Taffy had barricaded themselves inside a building while a few kobolds had chased Nysany on top. To their north Ragna, Delane, Glin and Edran were being held at spearpoint by Kobolds. Deciding that the group in the south was in more danger, they rushed down to aid them   Grete saw an opportunity to fight back, but underestimated the ferocity of the Hobgoblins and was cut down. Nysany had discovered a new power and was able to blast the kobolds threatening her off the roof. She seemed concerned by this new-found gift, and would confide her secret to Theta later. After a harrowing fight, the group struck down the remaining kobolds and hobgoblins before deciding their next move. The north had received additional reinforcements, and were close to the large wave of hobgoblins moving through town. Though they wished to save the northern group, it looked to be too much of a risk so the group decided to flee. A large-sized white landed near the forge and froze the entire structure solid with a massive cone of ice.   Before arriving at the pass the group found a few more kobolds and a bugbear who had just cut down a villager. Malmiir was injured and struggling to hold his own, but with quick reactions and help from their new companions they quickly cut down the last few enemies in their way. With the town behind them, the group fled through the pass and into the night   After a brief discussion the group unanimously agreed to head to the rangers cabin to raid it for supplies. Hoping the army would not advance during the night, the survivors huddled down and gathered all they could in preparation to head out in the morning. But where to depart after this was a matter of contention. Aubrin wished to head west, find a place to resettle and use as a base of operations. Malmiir wanted to fight back, and to head through the Trollbluff Bounds to the north. While he knew it would be a dangerous route, he felt it would be worth the risk as they could possibly make it to Ponshire, a town friendly to Helgafel.   After a short debate the group decided to head west over Follys Crossing and see if they could discover somewhere to safely rest. The group headed into the Hartwick thicket and settled in for the night. Nysany opened up a bit to Theta about her new-found powers, which started with her being nosy around the Burial Pit. She fell in, and found that the bottom was filled with undead and a lich! He did not seem to be quite as evil as his appearance suggested however, and he healed the poor gnome. Down at the bottom, he was experimenting and investigating some strange dwarven runes and a door that led to a new room she was not allowed to visit. A strange connection was formed between the two, and she gained the powers of a warlock before being returned to the village and promising not to tell anyone about this location. Theta agreed to keep Nysanys bizarre secret to himself, and the two returned to the watch.   Not too long into the night someone came stumbling across the camp, who turned out to be the villages alchemist Sumoni. She had escaped with Treya as well as Hugh and Horrace, but had gotten separated after scouts had attacked them. Their group had also seen Anton and others going north, but did not know where they were heading   Sumoni told the group that Treya was heading towards a rangers outpost that Treya knew of, and deciding it might be best to reunite with them and get a scout, the group proceeded to head to the Rangers Redoubt.