Goblinese

Pressed against the cave mouth and not turning Feldard thrust his arm out to wave for silence as Maruc approached. Maruc stopped a few feet away and took in the bloodspattered entrance. Feldarded knuckles whitened around the haft of his trusty axe and Maruc knew what was coming. Feldard turned and silently mouthed, “Goblins.” Maruc [...]

At the Entrance to the Mine

Readying his bow, Stephan muttered, “This does not look good. Let’s stay here, under cover, a bit longer. I don’t relish the thought of crossing that open area.”
His eyes scanned the cliff top. “I see no sign of anyone lurking.” Looking down, “The fires appear well extinguished. I wager they’re gone. But the question is, [...]

Toward the Smoke

Whispering to Hasan and the others in general Stephan said, “Aye. Does the trail head toward the smoke?”
The fighter searched the ground himself but could not see any signs. He looked back along their path — always paranoid of being followed — and was comforted to see Feldard not minding whatever it was that held [...]

On the Trail Again

Stephan was eager to start finding new goblin trail and followed Hasan’s lead as quietly as possible. He was amazed at the silence of the elf and several times was startled, during their infrequent and brief breaks, by Hasan’s sudden yet silent appearance just behind his shoulder. “Ah, yes,” Stephan would say, trying not to [...]

Back Into The Dymrak

“Thank you Pyotr,” said Stephan. “It will help much if we can use some of the horses and resupply our arrows and such. We’ll take only what horses we need, of course. The rest can be used to replenish the Sukiskyn coffers.”
The dwarf wasn’t pleased at having to backtrack to the Sukiskyn holdings, but the [...]

A Muted Feast

Maruc’s broad grin touched his lips again. “Don’t worry about Nicolai’s ashes, he’ll keep.”
“Gregor, I see you haven’t mentioned further sightings of the goblins. This leads me to believe you came here by a circuitous route, deliberately and wisely avoiding them. Else you would have arrived here before we had, had you fled before them.” [...]

Back at Sukiskyn

Hasan stepped forward. “These takings cannot be accepted. While it is the authorities of this land that are responsible for your safety, we are here now and cannot ignore the evil you face. We will help you root out these slavetakers. You must have some sense of where the goblin clans lived. Who here can [...]