Assault of Thistletop

After assessing the keep on Thistletop, the part finds a small window and crawls through. Inside a crazed horse has already killed one of its handlers and has the other pinned in the corner. The party quickly subdues the residents and moves out the door into the courtyard beyond,

Out in the courtyard, goblins and their war dogs are guarding a prisoner. Poor Regis is hanging upside-down and quite helpless. The battle ensues, Regis is liberated, and gratefully joins the party.

The group continues their exploration of the keep. Going from room to room, they find that someone had broken into the storeroom. Moving on further, they find two sleeping goblins that had gorged themselves with pickles.

The party finds the main hall and fights a dangerous battle with the Thistletop goblin leader mounted on gecko. The band of bastard brothers struggle to defeat Ripnugget, but are ultimately victorious.

Continuing on the adventurers get the drop on a group of goblins playing cards. After the surprise, the alarm is sounded and a nearby barracks is empties as the party finds themselves drowning in goblin corpses.

After another sweep of the ground floor, the party locks themselves in Ripnugget's quartes and rests, before delving into the basement.

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Session Characters: Zen, Indigo, Casteele, Ringo, Flint, Regis, Cortez
Session Loot: 7432 cp, 2490 sp, 109 gp, 34 badly flawed malachite gems (1 gp each), medium chain shirt, medium masterwork scimitar, masterwork manacles, gold symbol of Sarenrae (100 gp), jade necklace (60 gp), fine blue silk gloves (150 gp), small masterwork breastplate, dogslicer +1, dented crown (20 gp), ring of keys, potion of cure light wounds, 4 small studded leather, small short sword, 4 small short bows, 70 small arrows, 3 masterwork horse choppers, 3 small wooden shields, silver holy symbol of Lamashtu, large iron key