Goblin Threat

Goblins are thought to be myths in most of Aramathea. When the part was starting out in the Twilight Lands they encounter evidence of goblins. Several farms had been wiped out with military precision. The party met an Illrean Ranger who was interested, and indicated that his presence in the Twilight Lands had to do with goblins. Later on, Elliot led a strike team of goblins into a massive cavern in the Scar where one of the Cthonic Beasts of Legend’s remains were. The strike team took all the treasure and the skeleton and left. Elliot was overheard saying “Tell the Warlord that my debt has been paid. Do not contact me again.” Much later the party went to Darkenhold and discovered that the Darklands was full of goblins that regularly assaulted Darkenhold. Goblins were used as scouts, spies, and assassins, hobgoblins were used as infantry, and bugbears were used as heavy assault groups. The Duke was able to drive them back but said that if they brought their full force against him Darkenhold would fall. The Duke also said that the Warlord has only been operating for 6 years, and serves something or someone who has been in charge in the Darklands for centuries. Later still, the party finds that Dwarfwarren has been invaded by goblins. A group of adventurers working for Bart found hobgoblin deserters in the Gortian Province. They escorted one to Virgilhold for Bart to interrogate. Virgilhold was assaulted that night by goblins, severely crippling the hold and killing almost all occupants (Bart and the children of the hold survived). The Duke of Darkenhold indicated that the goblin armies would march after one to two years. That deadline has come and gone.