Voadam
Legend
Pyrex said:"What was he guarding? Successful or not, it's capture was almost certainly the objective of the raid."
The Young druid says "I don't know what it is, the exact nature of the relic is a secret the Guardian bears until he passes on his guardianship to a successor. There may be High Circle Druids who know as well, but that is just speculation.."
"Further, have you any thoughts on who or what drove the goblins to launch the raid in the first place? In my world they are cowardly creatures, and would not undertake such an attack without dire provocation."
The Queen leans forward and growls "They are generally cowardly by nature but given sufficient numbers goblins will attack superior opponents in an attempt to drag them down. They are opportunistic and will target those they think are weak or vulnerable to either kill or attempt to enslave.
"The goblins also imbibe a type of herbal concoction their sorcerers decant that removes their natural fear and makes them almost suicidally brave. It can take a strong leader such as the current goblins' chief, a faust, to otherwise drive them into battles where they do not have significant advantages. Their leaders care little for spending the lives of their warriors though, life in their overpopulated warrens is cheap and held in contempt."
Sentelle barks "I don't know how they were able to get in the Grove at all. They should have needed a connection to something inside to find their way. They should not have been able to just stumble in and attack the guardian in finding him alone."