The gentle hubbub of an evening at the Antler and Thistle tavern is shattered by the crack of the front door flying off its hinges to land amid the nearest tables. Four hobgoblins rush into the bar, swords outstretched to skewer the nearest bar patrons. “For Sinruth! For the Hand!” they cry.

A group of four hobgoblins smash into the small tavern, cutting down a couple of the occupants.  Craxien draws his bow and drops several of them with a remarkable display of skill with his bow.  The others are quickly eliminated.

More hobgoblins enter from the rear door, with a long goblin carrying a surprise! The goblin heaves a flaming torch of some kind behind the bar, which quickly explodes into flame!  Fire starts licking along the row of alcohol.  The group quickly eliminates this new threat, as the fire continues to spread.

(696 experience earned per character)

Finally, the group pushes out into the night and eliminates the last of the hobgoblins and one more goblin.  Flames are spreading faster through the bar.  People begin to try to extinguish the fire when around the corner comes a curious site.

A large ogre has a wagon strapped to him, serving as the locomotion.  On the wagon are perched two hobgoblin archers.  The ogre is holding a large cask, with a lit fuse.  This does NOT look good for the home team.

The ogre heaved the cask toward the group and it exploded, sending flames skyward!

The party quickly moved to close the distance.  They moved close to prevent the ogre from throwing more casks, but this brought them within range of his massive club.  The hobgoblins peppered the party with arrows as the ogre began to lay about him with his massive club.  All three melee members fell at some point, leaving only the archer and cleric.  The ogre finally dropped as the cleric healed and brought the rest of the party back to the land of the conscious!