I almost feel some of you are vastly overstating the importance of this part of the story so far.
The druids and goblins are little more than an incidental stepping stone along the journey. Chances are that absolutely NO part of this will matter a single bit as soon as we go past MoonSomething Tower and move into Act 2 reaching Baldur's Gate and surrounding area.
You're probably right, but that doesn't change the fact that its position in the context of the current story makes no sense. It operates under the assumption you metagame to the extreme and really kills the pacing and immersion.
