Crookedtoes

Crookedtoes

(Organization)

Type

Tribal

Leader

Zusgut (formerly Velkik)

Headquarters

The Puddles, Absalom

Scope

Local

Members

Goblins

Source: Flooded King's Court, pg(s). 4

The Crookedtoes tribe of goblins call the Puddles district in Absalom their home. They have currently made their home in a ruined playhouse, partially due to Zusgut's appreciation of performance and theatre.

History

The goblins that would eventually become the Crookedtoes were formerly survivors of the devastating Goblinblood Wars who fled north from the Chitterwood in Isger to the Southern Fangwood near the border between Lastwall and Nirmathas. They sought to eke out an existence far away from the trauma and loss they suffered. The war had taken the lives of most of the more violent members of the group, resulting in the leadership of the tribe falling to Chief Velkik, whose visions and dreams led her and the tribe to the worship of Sarenrae.

The tribe proved unusual in that various new radical changes occurred in its culture. Goblin young are leashed rather than caged, literacy is no longer taboo, and most notable of all, food is obtained by hunting and gathering instead of raiding nearby settlements. Even the goblins' obsession with fire was gradually turned into veneration of the sun (and thus the worship of Sarenrae) by Velkik's leadership skills.

In 4719 AR, the region was overrun by undead when the nation of Lastwall fell. The Crookedtoes tribe escaped annihilation by teaming up with a group of Lastwall knights and fleeing south. They finally reached the city of Absalom to find a new home, relocating in The Puddles district.

Leadership

The tribe's leadership passed to the goblin Zusgut during the harrowing journey away from their undead-ravaged homeland. The aging Velkik remains a valued and respected member of the tribe, however, and serves as Zusgut's closest advisor.

Zusgut's aspirations of heroism have had the effect of encouraging several newly immigrated goblins to follow suit and volunteer for the Muckruckers of the Puddles. Interestingly, the goblins' noble—if sometimes calamitous—sacrifices in the line of duty have stirred a bit of faded pride in the district and in the Muckrucker organisation.