Vespasian and Blaught, here you go...
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67042
deadasdai, good background, but I had planned on you two having been at a fortress still in Myrach, one facing South.
If we went for the 'you were at the Battle' route, this little mini-adventure could turn out to be a clone of the other one, and I had something interesting of another nature in mind.
I have Vespazian as a lieutenant (I will make that a Captain, it's fine by me either way).
As far as the rest of the background: Captain Varn was a Field Commander, he never really was at the Court,I pictured him as a Hobgoblim 'Rommel' of sorts.
Though he isn'ty really someone you had worked beside,I have several other candidates for your spite. As well, Zuregath was pretty much the only Iron King that did like humans, being half-human himself, he saw them as a possble tool for his army, if only he could get them to ally.(There is a large Human Nation to the East, where you came from, in fact).
At Court, there was a man that you despise more than any other, a Half-Fiend Sorceror, an Adept of Mephistopholes who manipulated and backstabbed your every suggestion when he had the chance, poisoning your name in Zuregath's ear (Zuregath was fond of your council).
Through a series of lies and frames, the Half-Fiend, Yrendrol , had you reassigned, convincing Zuregath that your expertise was needed at the Keep watching the Southern Road. You, of course, are very bitter about the whole thing, and Yrendrol still gloats in castle Zuregath at this moment, for he found a way to avoid going to do battle, citing
vital experiments that he was conducting in order to help the Iron King's war effort.
Blaught, I have as a Corporal (Goblins don't rise very far in the ranks, sorry Blaught) in charge of Scouting at Ruier Vragganar (Draconic:South-Watch).
Blaught has been stationed at the Fortress for the better part of two years and has seen several Commanders come and go, most recently this Human, Vespasian (who has been here for less than a month).
The Keep is in a state of flux as troops desert and rumours pour in as far as advancing Aruthian Legions and the hostile forces of another Iron King sitting on the Eastern border.