is there a peaceful way to get the blood stone from inside the totem without destroying it? I passed the test and they are all friendly to me, I make a point of not attacking friendlies if I can avoid doing so
Have you tried using Featherfall to teleport them where they can't see you / use Smokescreen / kill the totem with indirect damage (setting oil puddles on fire)?
ciopo, I'm in the same place as you, but why do you need to destroy the totem? I know it's just me and I'm missing something, a quest maybe? Is there a quest to destroy the totem? Where do you get this quest from?
I was able to get it peacefully by dropping a midnite oil directly on it and then two more leading to the fire to the south of it. This started them all on fire & the totem was destroyed. I made sure not to do it while the one goblin was right there to avoid hitting him directly. He did walk into the fire and take some damage but it didnt agro him.