Throughout goblin lore, one can find numerous tales of goblins justly defending themselves from the attacks of other races. There are countless stories of the virtuous acts of goblin heroes as they protect the innocent and destroy evil invaders: The Clan of the Cryptic Fall. The Finders Clan. Clan Fourem. Clan MightyOak. The StoneTear Clan. The names go on and on of righteous goblins on noble quests.
This is not one of those stories.
Clan Rampage has a different societal structure. They do not have warcamps for the purpose of defending their village, because their village IS a warcamp. Goblins in Clan Rampage are taught to embrace combat from an early age. Goblins have to EARN the right to live permanently in the warcamp. Once they have been taught basic combat skills, young goblins are organized into small raiding parties, and are sent out into the world to conquer and invade non-monster settlements. The purpose of this behavior is to strengthen the goblins enough to be able to fulfill the goal set for them by the village. The goal is simple in nature, but difficult to achieve. They must bring back the heads of adventurers. No goblin party can return to the village without at least 1 adventurer head per goblin. They are able to return once they have met this requirement, sharing their knowledge and training with the future generations.
So this is the tale of one of these fledgling raiding parties, 7 goblins that must prove themselves to earn a place in their society by going on…THE RAMPAGE.
The Village
The prospective clan members are gathered before their mighty chief, Scalps Adventurers, and their wise teller, Hexes With Wild Abandon. Chief Scalps examines the line of goblins, sizing them up before proclaiming, “It is a tradition in our proud clan for the chief and teller to be present at the Departure Ceremony for our brave, young goblins as they begin their first rampage. You 7 goblins have a long, difficult journey ahead of you. Those of you who succeed will have proven yourselves worthy to become permanent members of our infamous clan. Those of you who fail will hopefully die bravely in glorious battle, living on in the songs and stories of your comrades-in-arms. Also as part of our traditions, you will be choosing new names for yourselves, discarding the fated names provided for you by our teller. This is symbolic of our view of fate. Fate does not control us. We control our own destiny. As proof of this, you will be provided with no weapons, armor, or items of any kind. It is up to each of you to earn all of your power. At this time, you will select your most courageous member as your raiding party leader. You will also choose the member most gifted spiritually to become your teller-in-training. Now go forth younglings, and remember, “No goblin ever won a battle by dying for their clan. They won it by making the enemy die for theirs.”
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