Five small, odd-looking creatures pop up from behind the table and unleash a bolt each from what looks to be small crossbows. Unfortunately for Renard, he was the target most of these monsters saw first. Three crossbow bolts pierce the fox-man's armor (-8 hps to Renard), while the fourth shatters against the wall behind him and the crossbow string of the fifth snaps in front of the wielder's face (critical miss).
You can see the creatures now, and they gibber in Draconic and are shaped like kobolds, but they move faster, almost like a blur, and are entirely of the deepest black as if made partially from shadow. It's obvious that the evil in this place had corrupted them, and it's also obvious by the way they move that they have had special training as sneaks, although Samuel's warning negated their attempt to sneak attack you. On each of their heads is a conical hat with crude eyes painted along the surface with red and yellow dye. As they begin to reload, one of them looks up and sees the approaching Thorg, and nudges his friend who is repairing his crossbow as trouble heads their way.
