After bit chaos in farm and suddenly nearly tripling numbers in MODS the group departs with single cart pulled by middle aged heavy warhorse (4 people fit in the cart easily while one drives/rides the horse) and there was two younger heavy horses which were not war trained. The farmhands were informed how do things by Barley and Bix and they get to work to turn fields to farmland while they are gone. Also seek do anyone want good breeding ox but keep the two cows for milk. Also seek repair chicken pen and get new chickens (rooster stays in the farm).<br/><br/>The group went back to town and asked about the pelorites priestesses, they hear there was four of them (three younger and one senior), all females and they picked on<em>Old Road</em>which connects between this town and another town across the forest. The four women did not make other side of the old road. Merchants did not use<em>Old Road</em>because trees at side of road had overgrown roots all over the place and there was lots loose rocks, so no ideal for carts or wagons filled with goods.<br/><br/>But as group went there, their lightly loaded cart manages just fine albeit it's quite bumpy ride for those who decided take the cart ride. Also you can travel by horses and on foot fine (or by air by one their priestesses albeit she needs travel low because tree branches otherwise would block the road from sky view and road was constant shade from sun).<br/><br/>Everything looks peaceful for two hours anyways, if not count group's shenanigans.....then they hear some moaning happening road ahead? As they come out from a turn in road they see a bound and gagged female elf wearing a red dress hanging from the tree branch!<br/><br/><hr/>OOC: Everyone roll spot check. DC 18 reveals that there is goblins (http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/wowpedia.org/thumb/b/bd/Playable_Goblin.jpg/260px-Playable_Goblin.jpg?version=1a9df5ba9f3797119a2db1d36c517982) in the forest around you! With DC 20 spot you see there is total<em><strong>18</strong></em>of them (otherwise you assume it's just handful)! In short CR 7 encounter (but your party ECL is 7 so it matches). Those who roll 25 spot see that under the 'maiden in distress' there is pit trap. Those who roll 20 on spot also see that the elf maiden is actually a elf guy who has been 'disguised' to look a female elf (so yeah, the maiden in distress is Tluian Oakenleaf (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=210234.msg10382849#msg10382849) who got ambushed by goblins earlier, taken prisoner, then forced wear a female dress and make up made by goblin women to make him look 'pretteh bait'). Our elf bait can try do escape artist check DC 20 to escape bindings (or str check 20) as full round action. Your mouth is gagged and fingers bound so you cannot cast spells unless they ask neither verbal nor somatic components.<br/><br/>Those who go rescue damsel needs roll reflex save DC 20 or else fall on pit trap of DOOM! Trust players do not metagame but want speed things up. Anyways once someone either shouts about goblins or someone falls to pit trap, the goblins launch their surprise round and those who failed spot checks are surprised (and those who did not got surprised are able to act and roll initiative, goblins got 14 on initiative). Goblins are all 25'ft away from the party and there is 20'ft difficult terrain between goblins and the party (they plan rain you down with short bow shots).<br/><br/>March order is this (those marked with C are in cart);<br/><br/>Anastasia                   Bix<br/>Thorne = Shrizizen = Missy Firewaker (C) = Lilith   = Rose+Her horse                                             Tluian (30'ft away from party)<br/>Syra (C)                      Barley<br/>Eilonwy (C)<br/>Jayleen (+20'ft in air above cart)