[CENTER][color=598527][h1]Hither[/h1][/color]
[color=00746b][h2]Downfall: Big Barkless[/h2][/color][/CENTER]

Before Brutrumukk could truly leave, four tiny little thorns seem to shoot out from the tree. One thorn bounces harmlessly off of Brutrumukk and Gabe, but two of them pierce Jub and Aurora respectively. Upon closer inspection, these thorns aren't thorns...they're tiny arrows!

The party hear the sound of hushed giggling coming from the nearby tree. 

Several holes dot the trunk of a gnarled old tree that grows on the shore of the lake. The tree has lost all its bark, and a few withered leaves cling to the ends of its twisted, knotted branches. One end of a clothesline is tied to a high branch on the northwest side of the tree. Several old garments hang from the clothesline, the other end of which disappears into the fog hovering over the lake.

The giggling voices could be heard, and a couple of high fives could be heard. 

"Nice shot, Bitzi!"
"Thanks! Certainly a lot better than all of you!"
"Yeah, yeah, you know the dummies are still there, right?"

The voices then turn their attention to the party, their voices now mocking the group. 

"Watching you try to guide a drunken bugbear is hilarious an' all, but you should just shove him into the waters if he's so eager to go!"
"Yeah! Let the circle of life and death take its course!"

"What is with that little goblin? Is he seriously wearing stars?"
"He must think he's so cool! How arrogant of him! Hahaha!"

"That half-elf over there looks dirty and yet his sword is clean. I don't think he's struck anything in his entire life!"
"Either that, or he's too clumsy to do so!"

"And look at the elf over there!"
"Oh yeah! It looks like she's trying to be so [I]edgy and dark[/I]! She must be soooo cool!"

The voices from the tree continue to mock the party. 

[hider=Brutrumukk]Brutrumukk hears the giggling and the words, but they don't seem to register. All of the words just come out as nonsensical garbled words he can't understand.

The conga line stops and the people look at each other and speak to each other,

"Wait, what do they mean by letting the circle of life and death take its course?"
"Maybe they're hungry and just want some fish!"
"Ooh! Maybe if we gifted them some fish, they'll join us in the conga line!"
"That sounds absolutely splendid!"

Stargaze nudges Brutrumukk and she speaks to him, "Don't forget Jub! He's your friend right?" She nods towards the goblin in question.[/hider]

[hider=OOC]One thorn at Aurora: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/25488]19[/url]
One thorn at Jub: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/25489]21[/url]
One thorn at Brutrumukk: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/25490]14[/url]
One thorn at Gabriel: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/25491]11[/url]

Aurora and Jub take 1 Piercing Damage and they will need to make a Constitution Saving Throw.[/hider]