Ordrar advances with others, grumbling "If we wanted to break in, we didn't need to knock. In castles this size, when you knock, you wait. We could be seen as raiders even if we knocked first."
Carolina: You scan the garden and definitely find something weird. To your right, a large blob of moss and plant tentacles lurches forward. The shambling mound of death is about twenty feet away from the party and swings unpredictably.
"Be wary, friends!" suggests Aremus needlessly, "These creatures are dangerous and unpredictable!"
He draws his sword, charging it with divine energy so that it glows brightly and he rushes forward, trying to drive the creature away from his companions by stabbing it a few times and holding his shield in front of him.
OOC:
Cast: Divine Favour (Bonus Action, 1st level slot) Attack: [roll0] for [roll]1d8+5+1d4[/roll] and [roll1] for [roll]1d8+5+1d4[/roll] piercing and radiant damage (edit: apparently that doesn't work.)
Oh and there's 7 of us, I can only grant the 8 THP to 6, so NOT ME is how Aremus would do it, unless there's objections.
Dren followed the others through the gate into the gardens. When the shambling mound appeared, he spun in readiness. He drew his axe and rushed up at the monster, slashing and kicking.