Khait charges in atop her howler, speeding across the landscape as the eerie, melancholic howl continues to erupt from her mount's jaws. As they close in, the first to notice it is one of the kobolds, skewered through the throat by the lance. Arteries are pierced, and it drops, blood spraying out into its windpipe and drowning it. Its own weight is not enough to tear the skin, so it remains hanging from the lance, a horrific bloody trophy. The howler acts almost simultaneously, locking its powerful mouth around the head of another nearby kobold. There is a sickening crack, and the foe drops, bleeding profusely.<br/><br/>The two remaining kobolds swing their hammers, one barely hitting the air, it is that bad, the other slapping against Khait's armour with precisely zero effect other than a dull ringing noise to blend with the howling. It is then that the dart-throwers act, four targeting each of their enemies - as Ora has not yet reached them, though is due to arrive in less than a second...<br/><br/>For the most part, there is a flurry of darts going through the air, a danger to everyone in general, but harming no-one in specific. The sharp points embed themselves in the ground, however two do indeed manage to find their marks. One strikes Thud, his immense body barely noticing the single point of damage dealt. The other hits Khait, finding a spot not covered by her armour, however her innate resistance to harm brushes it off, a mere pink dot left and fading rapidly.<br/><br/>It is then that Ora gets close enough, finding that the foes are in fact kobolds, not goblins, though the similarities at any distance make them near enough the same. However, Thud is first to act between the two, and he gets to unleash his momentum against the small foes of his choice. Additionally, Ora notices one more thing: there are four more still in hiding, edging closer in disgustingly skin-tight studded leather armour, and wielding, of all things, shurken. Not just the small pointed bits of metal, but actual honest-to-goodness "ninja stars".