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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 4886424" data-attributes="member: 552">"I'm afraid that the prisoner you speak of is the beast you see before you. Three years ago, I was injured by a wolf while scouting in the southern woods. I became afflicted, as you see me now. At first, I had little control over the transformation. I attacked my father and my brother one night when the moon was full and my sanity was at its last. It was then that they detained me here in these old caverns. Given time, and the aid of the old hermit priest, I was able to regain much of my humanity, but I was still to be detained here away from the town. In time, I became something of a ghost story to the locals."He looks tired and worn, while much of his flesh has regenerated from the wounds delivered to him, his hair is torn in many places."When the goblins first attacked, the townsfolk set up barricades and moved many of the noncombatants below ground. At first, it was estimated that there were only a few of them, outriders, on wolves. The townspeople felt that if they could just show a little strength, they could fight off the attack. The goblins were driven away for a time, but they returned, with greater numbers. That's when they moved into these caverns, and asked for my aid. I ambushed the goblins in the tavern, and killed most of thier number, but some fled to call for more aid. Some of the others felt that taking on my curse was a blessing, and they took my blood to become afflicted. I objected, as did the elders, but they did not listen to reason. The werewolves you see down here are not hobgoblins, they are my kinsfolk who chose to be tainted by this curse. The curse has made them pack animals, incapable of reason. In time, with the help of others, they might recover, but it is doubtful."He motions to the door behind him. "I have been fighting off their attacks for the better part of a week now. Behind me, the remaining villagers are locked in. They fear me, more than the hobgoblins or the other cursed. Maybe you can help them escape now?"</blockquote>

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