Hobgoblin Ritual (Frances' Tale).

Snake.


went to Norwick on an impulse,

met an adventurer named Mick ... who needed support it seems.

went southeast in Rawlins, where tombs are located.

found Hobgoblin Soulstealer Caster, he was engaged in ritual, undead minions with him.

... without thinking too much shot flaming arrows at goblin-kin, Mick fought well as well.

we walked around cementery to check, outside & in a crypt.

then cast a 'detect magic' spell, to learn more as well.

... Necromantic Aura detected, lingering ritual perceived.

Hobgoblin was empowering himself, using energy of bones,

his minions growing stronger, eye-glows fore-tells of a sign.

wounded we did return, reported to Norwick Militia,

reward was still a pie, only that, nothing more ... just pie.

ate it with this Mick, then left him as well, indeed.

-- Frances, a Witch & Adventuress of Darkhavens.




Oscura's Cave.




a Ride.




Norwick.




Gather.




Walk South.



a Fight.




a Win.




... Potions given.




the Crypt.




a 'Detect Magic', a cantrip spell, cast well.




a Pie.




the Grapevine of Norwick,

an Inn, a Rest.

Hobgoblin Hunt (Frances' Tale).

Embark.


i've embarked on a hunting trip to a Rawlins forest ... my target was Hobgoblins & their belongings.

went through Old Norwick Ruins & undead there ... then past goblin-infested lake into a near hobgoblin territory.

hunted there for a while, was injured then did return ... a 'Haste' spell proved useful as i outmaneuvred & shot at their scattered forces.

despite my wounds, got quite a few of healing balms, a goblin healing grog & a 'Mage Armour' potion ... as well as a few of arcane scrolls & a few of semi-precious gems.

trip was profitable after all.

-- Frances, Adventuress of Darkhavens.




First a kill.




Fight.




More of a Fight.




Spoils.




... Fight even more.




Did.




... Yet more of a Fight.




On a way back,

Goblin Gravedigger Necromancer,
of Old Norwick Ruins.




... Smack 'a' pig.




Pig 'a' kill.




Rest.

'Hobgoblin Supremacy' (Frances' Tale).

In Narfell there's a lot of suprematic & barbaric humanoid forces ...

Garagossians, barbarian, hobgoblin & related, bugbear, orcish, ogre, troll, giant, gnoll, minotaur, etc ...

Their behaviors are suprematic (dominating enemies), automatic (trained to fight as automatons) & bureaucratic (with key figures holding key positions & ranks in society).

They use weapons, wild beasts as wolves & other as well.

Magic is fairly rare, often is primitive & shamanic.

There are others as well, hobgoblins would say ... 'in their places'.

-- Frances, a Witch of Darkhavens.


P.S. in a case of Narfell's Hobgoblins, Axe Throwers are most numerous, then Thugs, Magickers, Reapers, then Taskmasters with their whips & other stronger of Hobgoblins. of these, Thugs are arguably easiest to defeat, then Axe Throwers, Magickers, Reapers, Taskmaster then other stronger as Sharpshooters, Soulstealers or Warlocks ... Magicker with Reaper are a strong combination, as Magicker casts Stinking Cloud spell to disable enemies, then Reaper follow with a head-cut attack with his Scythe ... Reapers occasionally hit very hard & precisely.