The party moves quietly forward and up the staircase, led by Daylily, and with the guild representatives standing at the foot of the stairs watching. They can hear three men arguing as they loudly rummage through a workshop to the left of the staircase. The party enters the room, which is nearly twenty feet square in size and taking up half the second floor. It is cluttered, with stacks of books and loose papers filled with notes on the floor. A number of strange wooden models of mechanical devices hang from strings from the ceiling. A large work table divides the party and the three arguing men, who themselves stand near a fireplace. They seem to be searching for valuables. All are wearing light armor.
Two of the men are smaller and look similar to one another, as if related. The third man is larger and is barking orders at them, when he catches your movement out of the corner of his eye. He turns to you and yells, "Uh oh! We've been caught lads! Looks like we'll have to fight ourselves out."
One of the smaller men starts to pull out a blade, but is stopped by the leader. "No, that won't do. Let's just knock them down and out of the fight, and make a dash for it." Thus saying, the leader pulls out a small club, followed by the men who pull forth small bags filled with some loose material, like sand perhaps, or small coins. They approach and begin to move cautiously around the work table, with legs poised to make a charge.
OOC: Roll initiative, declare actions, and make any other necessary combat/skill rolls please.