So I tried to skip the Druid Grove gate battle to sneak over to the back entrance and free the goblin prisoner from the grove but it's hardcoded so you can not skip it.
As far as I am concerned, evil playthrough still an afterthought. Personally, if they are not going to do it right, I wish they would just focus on the good play through.
I would rather have just one amazing good story then several mediocre ones.