Chapter 99: [Day 55] – “Captives” (1/2)
∼ Day 55 ∼
Upon donning a new and somewhat larger silky cloth shirt looted from the human mercenary group and left-over boot of the Ebongrave caravan, I followed the now beaming petite drow girl and goofy draugr champion. Although when under Mia's shy demeanor she would usually hide away her more carnal desires, but having been away from her for so long had definitely taken a toll on her ability to control it.
This was very apparent with the way she stared at me with a hungry glint in her eyes. To corral the thirsty drow from literally jumping my bones once I let down my guard, I promised her a proper 'reunion' once I got everything in order. Some pouting and embarrassment later, she followed along into the newly expanded tribe.
From high above, I had seen that the tribe had undergone a massive change. Both in size and quality. Although I hadn't managed to properly take in all the new developments due to the distracting nature of finally seeing Mia again, I was now finally marveling at the changes that were like day and night from how it once looked to now.
Moving along a paved road demarcated by gravel, I swiveled my head in all directions to take in the sight. Gone were the many ramshackle tents in questionable states of repair, now replaced with proper wooden shacks and buildings of all sizes. It was to my astonishment that I could easily recognize that the quality of the structures wasn't anything to scoff at either. A testament to hobgoblin ingenuity and craftsmanship.
After a query that was promptly answered by a flustered Darkan that had intercepted the precession of Mia, Bob, and I, I learned that the tribe had managed to acquire a hobgoblin extremely well-versed in the art of building. The mention of somebody having a high affinity for building made me ponder about if it was possible to raise the hobgoblin's level or tier to increase the quality of its work.
Putting the thought in the back of my mind as a mental note to be reviewed later, I continued onto the next subject that also caused me a lot of intrigue. Everywhere I looked, crowds of greenskins milling about could be seen. The number had severely increased since last time. Now growing to over a thousand greenskins compared to the handful of hundreds there had been when I originally left with Mia to explore the rocky hills.
However, the quantity of the greenskins wasn't really what had caught my intention. Rather, it was the fact that many of the hobgoblins had reddish skin instead of the tell-tale dark-toned green skin natural to that of hobgoblins. Other than that, the ratio of goblins to hobgoblins had been skewed to the point where hobs were the majority now.
If I had to estimate, there were about four-hundred goblins and close to six-hundred hobs. Most of these hobs all shared this same reddish skin color so I pulled up one of their statuses.
-Appraisal!-
[Appraisal - Hobgoblin]
Name: ”???”
Race: Hobgoblin ”Bloodthrall”
Sex: Male
Rank: G
Level: 8/20
Health: 115/115
Stamina: 52/52
Mana: 0/0
[Attributes]
STR - 18
VIT - 25
AGI - 22
DEX - 22
INT - 8
CHR - 5
WILL - 5
MAG - 3
[Trait, Titles, and Skills].
Skills - 7
Traits - 3
Titles - 0
[Resistances]
Phy. Resistance - 5
Mag. Resistance - 2