>>5805551You regretted that this was the case, because you hadn’t exactly had the BEST of first impressions with the goblins in question. You’d found them with a fairy ‘cousin’ of yours—a species of genasi called a ‘Neme’ or “Ashurati’—in chains. Unable to countenance this, you and your traveling companions—Rudolfo Van Houtzmann (your human father), Logan Pearce (your best friend), and Muffins (your surprisingly-savage pet chimera) had battled and even slain some of the goblins, and failed to convince the one you’d healed and kept briefly captive to forgive the trespass. At least you’d earned the favour of the Ashurati and their True Fey patrons, however, who had taught you something of their mystical arts, as well as fed and sheltered you.
The Ashurati were gone, however. You were once more alone with your friends—and Terzo, your carriage driver—in the aptly-named Goblin Wastes… And you were determined to make a better impression the second time. Ill-suited for the rage of war, you’d decided to extend the olive branch of peace…
But then, goblins weren’t exactly known to trade in goodwill and friendly feelings. They traded in food, and coin, and weapons, and slaves. You’d need some way to get their attention and to hold their interest, if you wanted information—and you DID want information, damnit!
What did you plan to trade?
>You have four packets of mind-expanding stimulants called ‘shirin’… Perhaps they would be interested in some of that?>You know your fair share of magic, as does Pearce… Perhaps, being an inherently-unmagical race, the goblins would like the benefit of your spellcraft?>You ARE sort of an adventurer now, and your father a rather seasoned one—maybe you could do a task of some sort, to earn their trust?>You had earlier healed and mended one of their number, ‘Yok-Brot’… Maybe you could find him and appeal to his better nature?>You know more now about the Ashurati, and their sacred places… It would be a betrayal of their hospitality, but maybe you could trade information on them, or PRETEND to do so?>Write-in