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The Goblins of Gremlin Gulch July 11, 1201: Rook arrives in Littleborough where he receives a hero's welcome. Rook is met by his old friends Rutial, Maraba, Selinda, and Banard. They spend the evening talking about their adventures at the Temple of Earth. Rook is saddened to learn that Littleborough has been raided several times by a band of Goblins. Rook ponders this and spends the next several days being courted by many of the village's eligible maidens. June 7, 1202: Natasha teleports to Littleborough to meet with the village sheriff and discuss a mutually beneficial exchange, her bronze hatchling dragon in exchange for 10 dwarves to aid her in the construction of a school of magic. Little can be accomplished as Littleborough is being raided by a tribe of Goblins located in Gremlin Gulch. Until this matter can be resolved, no exchange can be made. June 17, 1202: The party consisting of Renchor, Natasha, and Shato travel to Littleborough to meet with the village sheriff and discuss the problems that Littleborough are having with a tribe of Goblins located in Gremlin Gulch. During this time of crisis, Rook has been given command of the village militia. Under Rook's orders, the militia have barricaded the town and fortified its defenses. The village, however, is in trouble, supplies are running dangerously low and sneak attacks by the Goblins has taken its toll as far as lives lost and treasure stolen. While in Littleborough, the party meets a new ally in a young ranger named Shanda. After meeting with, Rook and the sheriff, it is decided that the Goblins of Gremlin Gulch need to be dealt with. To access the strength of the Goblins, Natasha decides to scout the countryside to spy on the Goblins. She discovers, that the Goblins watch Littlebrough during the night and retreat back to their den during the day. June 18, 1202: In a bold and perhaps foolish move, Natasha waits until evening and seeks out the Goblins camped near LittleBorough. After a few minutes of posturing, the Goblins attack and the former demi-god barely escapes with her life. Her report, "These aren't normal Goblins!". While Natasha recovers from her wounds, Littleborough is attacked. Winged Goblins swoop in on the unsuspecting small folk militia and Goblins archers launch quarrels into the village. As the party launches a counter attack, Roman's curse come into effect and he is surrounded by Mezzodaemons who seek his dancing battle axe or his life. While Roman battles courageously, the party takes defensive positions around town. The attack, however, is over as quickly as it begun. The toll, 4 smallfolk militia are dead. No Goblins are lost in the battle. Roman fares only a little better than does the smallfolk militia. Wounded, beaten, and bleeding, Roman hands over the battle axe. His curse is over...or is it? June 19, 1202: Natasha awakens to find her wounds have mysteriously vanished and Shato spends the morning healing Roman. After meeting with, Rook and the Littleborough sheriff, it is decided that the best way to battle the Goblins is to hunt them down and kill them. June 20 - 22, 1202: A party consisting of Rook, Roman, Renchor, Shato, Shanda, Natasha, Folten Fireforge, Banard, Selinda, and Fulton Stinger are dispatched to Gremlin Gulch to deal with the Goblins. The Goblins prove to a difficult challenge and during the encounters that follow, Rook, Folten Fireforge, Banard, and Selinda lose their lives. The party heads back to Littleborough to regroup. June 25, 1202: Around midnight, the Goblins attack Littleborough in great force, most of the Littleborough militia are slain, but many Goblins fall at the party's blades and spells. During the battle, the party gains an unlikely ally, a Centaur warrior named Nobilus ThunderHoof agrees to join the battle against the Goblins. With the militia all but gone, many of the surviving citizens of Littleborough seek safety elsewhere. Thevelin and Ail Tressenrider escort the survivors and the sheriff to the safety of Verbobnoc. June 27, 1202: Littleborough is all but abandoned now. The dwarven twins Rutial and Maraba Flowstone are the only militia members who remain in town. They along with the venerable Rune Caster Bartus Greystone refuse to give up the town. The party agrees to continue the fight. June 28, 1202: Natasha teleports to Steven's castle to ask advice and possibly gain his support in her battle against the Goblins. Will she be successful? June 30, 1202: Steven agrees to help in the campaign against the Goblins. A party consisting of Steven, Natasha, Nomad, Saddanar, Roman, Renchor, Morgan, and Braden enter the Goblin’s lair. The Goblins are cleaver and have devised many interesting traps for the party to overcome. In the end, however, the Goblins cannot withstand the sharpness of Steven’s and Renchor’s blades, Roman’s battle lust, or the awesome powers of Natasha, Nomad, and Saddanar’s spells. The party is successful in ridding Littleborough of the Goblin threat. Life in Littleborough slowly begins to return to normal. |