Chapter 3: Thistletop

The armored fighter grunts in pain at the onslaught from both Wess and Grimwulf. They each are able to hurt the man, taking a couple of wounds. He's spits blood before throwing down his sword. "I yield!"

With the hand that just held the sword he clutches a wound in his side that Wess caused.

Khel rushes forward and is able to slay the last goblin before it can call for reinforcements.

Then Grimwulf lets his maul fly through the air and hit the surrendered fighter in the side of the head. He fall over like a rag doll, no longer breathing. Blood running down the side of his head from where his helmet has caved in.

You look over the fighter as well as the bugbear and find an assortment of items.

On the bugbear you find a great flail, composite bow, 20 regular arrows and 4 arrows of elf bane. His armor which he never had a chance to put on is a studded leather armor. You also find 2 potions of healing and 4 pp in a bag under his bed.

On the fighter you find a masterwork bastard sword, another composite bow, a banded mail tunic with helmet and leggings, a large shield, an everburning torch as well as 95 gp.

You find yourself back in the lower level and open the door to the east to reveal a short hallway that rises in a slope to the east. Six feet from the western door, the floor is polished and shiny, unlike the dusty floor elsewhere. A pair of stone statues depicting stern men wielding glaives stand in alcoves north and south of this section of the hallway. At the eastern end are two stone doors, their faces carved with strange runes. Just beyond is a third alcove in which a partially collapsed statue sits. The top half of the statue is missing, leaving behind a ragged stump of a torso.

By what Lyrie told you, Nualia should be through the norhern door. You also remember her telling you about a trap.