Skirmish at the Mountain Keep Outwork

The party cleared a low outwork of the mountain keep where three goblins had been harrying travelers and cutting loose stone from the parapets. The small band had little more than crude weapons and camp gear, but they had been pilfering coins and a handful of useful supplies from caravans. Among the wreckage the party finds two serviceable short swords and a worn leather vest that could be repaired or fenced, a modest coin stash for immediate expenses, and a standard potion of healing likely taken from a fallen caravan guard. Practical items such as hemp rope and flint-and-steel reflect the goblins' need to survive the bitter nights. A semiprecious gemstone will fetch a jeweler's coin, while two curios remain: a goblin trinket of little intrinsic value and a carved Frostspire rune, a minor magical relic probably looted from a fallen traveler or taken from a cracked brazier in the keep. The haul is small but serviceable for a level 3 party operating in a mountain stronghold, offering both immediate supplies and a few items to sell or examine further.