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[4e] Fallen - Prologue: The Crucible (Full)
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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 4948209" data-attributes="member: 23484"><p><strong>PIRX -- Crucible Challenge III</strong></p><p></p><p>On his monthly trip to town, when he would leave the steppes and take one or two of us with him to observe, to learn, and (though he would never admit it) for company, the Manager of our brood would tell a story. It was, more or less, the same story every time, but we didn’t mind. When he told it, his voice became more resonant. His posture would become more erect, and it would seem like he glowed. This was his story:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em>Among the other races, people laugh at us goblins, you know. They know nothing of who we are, of who we were. Once, though, we were feared, respected. Once, we were even taller, you know – larger than the hobgoblins, almost the size of the bugbears. You can still see it in the length of our arms, the size of our faces. And the three goblin races were feared and respected by all the races that now rule this earth. But we are not cast aside, no, don’t think that. We had to make a choice, and when Maglubiyet came to us, we made it. </em></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em>The great god spoke,</em> <strong>“I can make you mighty, or I can make you happy. One will give you lands unimaginable, Choose – for without these, you will spend the rest of time seen as insignificant among all the humanoid species.</strong> <em>And the Hobgoblins chose to be mighty, and for centuries their empire persisted, though its time has passed. And the Bugbears chose to be happy, though they find joy in anthills. But the goblins considered (and it is not easy thing for us all to consider together) and spoke (and it is no easy thing for us to speak together) and as one we said “We’ll take it.” The god blinked, as if he had missed something.</em> <strong>“Which? Might or Happiness?”</strong> <em>Maglubiyet asked, confident that his magnanimous offer would be appreciated by those who loved him most. </em></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em>“We will be seen as insignificant for the rest of time.” </em></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"><em>Maglubiyet paused, and then laughed, delighted (as he then realized) that he had been tricked by those who loved him most. And soon we were smaller, and weaker, and we hide a little more than we used to, but we're no less clever – no, don’t think that. We have the divine guarantee that for the rest of time, we will persist. Humans will come and go. These empires around us, Arkhosia and Bael Turath, they are of the moment. But they too will pass, as will all other races. And, in the end, there will be us. The goblins. We tricked the gods, we set our own destiny, and we’re here forever. Always remember that. We’re here forever.”</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Stew, post: 4948209, member: 23484"] [b]PIRX -- Crucible Challenge III[/b] On his monthly trip to town, when he would leave the steppes and take one or two of us with him to observe, to learn, and (though he would never admit it) for company, the Manager of our brood would tell a story. It was, more or less, the same story every time, but we didn’t mind. When he told it, his voice became more resonant. His posture would become more erect, and it would seem like he glowed. This was his story: [COLOR="YellowGreen"][i]Among the other races, people laugh at us goblins, you know. They know nothing of who we are, of who we were. Once, though, we were feared, respected. Once, we were even taller, you know – larger than the hobgoblins, almost the size of the bugbears. You can still see it in the length of our arms, the size of our faces. And the three goblin races were feared and respected by all the races that now rule this earth. But we are not cast aside, no, don’t think that. We had to make a choice, and when Maglubiyet came to us, we made it. The great god spoke,[/i] [b]“I can make you mighty, or I can make you happy. One will give you lands unimaginable, Choose – for without these, you will spend the rest of time seen as insignificant among all the humanoid species.[/b] [i]And the Hobgoblins chose to be mighty, and for centuries their empire persisted, though its time has passed. And the Bugbears chose to be happy, though they find joy in anthills. But the goblins considered (and it is not easy thing for us all to consider together) and spoke (and it is no easy thing for us to speak together) and as one we said “We’ll take it.” The god blinked, as if he had missed something.[/i] [b]“Which? Might or Happiness?”[/b] [i]Maglubiyet asked, confident that his magnanimous offer would be appreciated by those who loved him most. “We will be seen as insignificant for the rest of time.” Maglubiyet paused, and then laughed, delighted (as he then realized) that he had been tricked by those who loved him most. And soon we were smaller, and weaker, and we hide a little more than we used to, but we're no less clever – no, don’t think that. We have the divine guarantee that for the rest of time, we will persist. Humans will come and go. These empires around us, Arkhosia and Bael Turath, they are of the moment. But they too will pass, as will all other races. And, in the end, there will be us. The goblins. We tricked the gods, we set our own destiny, and we’re here forever. Always remember that. We’re here forever.”[/i] [/color] [/QUOTE]
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