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The party sneaked into the settlement.
They did their best not to make too much noise and not to get too close to any patrolling goblins as they did so that they wouldn't get discovered right away.
This settlement was larger than they initially expected, but it was no big deal. To the party's delight, though, they found one of the places where the obscuring formation was located.
Just breaking one would destabilize the whole formation and would allow Kaycee's bloodline ability to be effective again.
However, Derek decided that destroying directly wasn't the play here.
Destabilizing the obscuring formation would certainly alert the whole settlement. The Goblin Lord and Goblin Elites will instantly be attracted to their location, and the party will find themselves surrounded right away.
And while Derek was confident of the party's strength to deal with any trouble that comes their way, there's no need to take more difficult options when there are others available to them.
