D&D 5E Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Chapter 1

Backing away from the window slightly, Robert catches a movement out of the corner of his eye. Turning quickly to his left, he sees a man dressed in the familiar draconic-styled leather armour sneaking around the side of the tavern.

Realising he's been spotted, the man quickly raises a crossbow, but then hesitates when he meets Robert's gaze.

"It's... it's you!" the man says in surprise, lowering his weapon. "Frulam will want to know of this!"

He turns tail, fleeing without firing a shot. Robert looks stunned for a moment, then gathers his thoughts.

"Frulam... Damn it, come back here!" he shouts, making off in pursuit.

[Robert Weaving leaves the game... but replacement characters are on the way!]

[Paine sits in the wings, sipping tea, waiting for his cue.]

Same for Orcassam

OOC: Yes, I am currently at 15 of 20 HP.
Dirty creep Erevan quickly attempts to Disengage from the kobold to give himself time to draw his sword while still remaining between the kobold and the commoners. If this is not possible, he will, instead drop the bow to the ground, pull the sword and attack.

: 1D20+5 = [16]+5 = 21

: 1D6+3 = [2]+3 = 5

Ulfgar nods and sigh. He stands behind the protective walls of the citadel, looking at the massacre without being able to help anyone, he already fled after saving a family of three into the citadel, he hopes others will have luck as he did as he can't help all alone without sacrificing himself.

The pony pulling the cart whinnies and rears up as the kobold leaps about the wagon, and the creature loses his balance for a moment, giving Erevan a chance to strike, running the kobold clean through with his blade. Its lifeless corpse falls to the ground.

Everyone's attention is briefly drawn to the upper levels of the tavern when, with a loud shattering of glass, there's a burst of magical energy and a charred kobold corpse flies out of a window and lands on the ground. A half-elf figure with a staff can be seen peering out from the room.

[This is Paine the warlock, having chased the kobold into the room before blasting it to it's death. However, he is now trapped in the room as the raging fire and some fallen beams have blocked the corridor.]

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In the nearby Dwarven temple, Ulfgar and Orcassm watch the dramatic scene unfold through the narrow stone slits of the temple walls. They had managed to shelter a few of the townsfolk during the attack, but the temple is small and lacking supplies, compared to the main keep of Greenest.

The sounds of fighting outside the temple door have ceased, and It seems that a group of brave souls are moving through the town, gathering survivors. Perhaps it would be a good time to join with them and seek the greater safety of the keep?

[Orcassm and Ulfgar watch from a nearby Dwarven temple, having already rescued some people from the attack. They have fended off some half-hearted attempts to breach the temple, but the attacks seem to have ceased for now.]

[All the kobolds are dead/fleeing so we can drop out of combat rounds now.]

RECAP
The half-orc barkeep remains trapped in the bar area, but his dog is free from the kobold's net.
Renestrae and Miri are outside the bar, looking in. Erevan remains with the gnomes and townsfolk on the wagon.
Paine is trapped in an upper floor room, Orcassm and Ulfgar have watched this all from the next door Dwarven temple.

Orcassam walks out of the temple, weapon, shield and armor wielded, just to realise that the mayhem has just ended. we waves hands and hail to the survivors near the pub (Miri, Renestrae and the villagers): "good travellers! thanks the gods above for your swift arrival! are you well? any injured?"
"there are other survivors, faithfull of Krog, inside the temple basement. please let us join you for there is little left here and the place is far from safe"
if any is injured (Erevan should be), Orcassam offers to cure them, otherwise he goes back into the temple to tells the few faithfulls and the altar boy they can come out and, most of all, to check if any statue or relic has been damaged. He then collects is gear and stuff and join the group.

OOC: being already in town, does Orcassam know what precisely happened? Do Orcassam know Ulfgar from before?

Renestrae turns with a start, her bow drawn and ready. She relaxes only a bit when it becomes apparent that he is no threat. "The tavern is burning, and there are men trapped inside. Aid if you can!" She turns her attention back to the scene through the window and tries to discern a clear path to save the men.

OOC: Investigation +4: 1d20+4=16

Ulfgar turns to Orcassam
I think we have a clear spot, we should try and take the people to the keep, this is our chance as the filthy kobolds are paying their attention to another place.