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As Tog moves into the crowd without sharing his secret, the notion he has been cheated of a beer dawns on Mholg. He finishes his own beer, grimacing at his own stupidity again. Instead the brute begins to ponder how he will shift 10, 000 silver coins that the winner will "gift" him as their dying wish...
Mholg takes a gulp of ale and turns slowly, beady eyes surveying the throng within The Goblin as he leans in awaiting the imparting of Tog's wisdom...
Mholg's beady eyes narrow at Naxan's features; "Z-Zircher has lot of men. Tog maybe one. Maybe no. M-Mholg no care." The brute draws the attention of the barkeep to Tog and points; "Ale for Tog. Ale for M-Mholg." He mulls the man's question, then shrugs as he answers in his slow, mumbling tone; "C-Coin here. People here. M-Mholg here... Why Tog here?"
Mholg mishappen head nods in affirmation at the man's question, then swivels slowly to look at him directly; "Was. M-Mholg no work for him. Now just w-work for Mholg." He beady eyes focus on the broken teeth; "Who you?"
Mholg takes a quaff of his ale, but stoically mulls his surroundings. The plan was the ingratiate himself, but that as Kiley's forte. Mholg did not like talking. Mholg did not like crowds. The brute's lumpen brow furrows, and he takes another gulp...
Mholg sighs as the choices and sources of the beers and liquors seem to confuse him. His lumpen brow furrows and mouth slackens as he thinks, not used to the freedom to make his own decisions... Kiley say think for yourself Mholgy! Be adventurous! The brute nods to himself before answering the barkeep. "Good R-Riddleport Ale."
Mholg cast another wary look toward the imp that may (or may not be a puppet), then lumbers toward the Goblin's Tankard. He tries to avoid jostling the throng, but gives up and bulls his way past the revellers into the bar. His beady eyes take in the bar and its wares; "Free drink. W-what got?"
Mholg's beady eyes flit down to the woman speaking to him, then back up to the creature. He ponders the question for much longer than it should take, then answers; "Mholg t-talk to Mholg."
Mholg stoops to enter the casino, his lumpen frame blocking out the door as he steps into the building. The ogre blooded brute shakes his misshapen head slowly as he is handed a contract; "Mholg n-not can read." He hands over 10SP as bidden, allowing the nervous chitter of the succubus to wash past his notched ears. Beady eyes cast a baleful gaze o'er the guards. Mholg shakes his head once when prompted to sign; "Mholg n-not can write." The scrap slowly is crunched up his fist, then dropped to the ground. With a shrug he nonchalantly moves into casino taking in its gaudy decadence with a grimace.
Brushing lank hair from his mismatched features, Mholg looks skyward to the cage, then chuckles speaking to no-one and everyone; "S-stoopid. Fake p-puppet."
Posted. Apologies on the delay. @GM Spaz: Have kept Kiley as part of Mholg's background. See them (Kiley) concocting a double pronged plan to have them be free of Riddleport and their respective crime lord keepers. - Kiley and Mholg have shaken down several pick pockets working for Split-Face Knocmar. She's fled the city with those takings, urging Mholg to see out the Gold Goblin plan - befriend Saul, betray his trust and steal the casinos takings. - Mholg's employer Clegg knows of the plan, but not of Kiley's larger betrayal. Its a risky gambit but one the pair think could work. What has happened to Kiley is up to you - she could be caught by Split-Face and his cronies? Perhaps she just ghosts him? Leave you to weave that one into the saga to come :)
Mholg lumbered through the dim streets of Riddleport, his objective clear: The Gold Goblin. Kiley's last instructions had been explicit. While she was forced to leave the city with ill gotten gains gotten from her "keeper" Split-Face Knocmar, her ogre blooded protector would stay. Stay. Work for Vancaskerkin. Forget winning anything. When the takings were up, just take what he could carry. Put the hurt on anyone who tried to stop him then join her wherever she sent word from. Befriend. Trick. Take. Clegg had liked the plan, despite being skeptical the simple brute had concocted it himself. He hated Saul and had had laughed that laugh when he fixed to hurt someone bad. That laugh scared Mholg. Clegg assured Mholg he'd make Saul believe his "pet" was no longer his. Of course Clegg knew nothing of Kiley's grander scheme... Arriving at the bustling casino, the crooked behemoth stood head and shoulders above most of the crowd. Those who knew his repute shifted accordingly, those who did not still warily shuffled out of Mholg's way.
His lumpen brow furrowed as he looked skyward, the strange "Blot" folk were speaking of shifting like a stain above Riddleport. The brute's gaze then shifts to the doors before him, eyes beady and focussed; Befriend. Trick. Take.
Thought so, but maybe he's hit another RL speedbump. I can drop him an email see what pops.
Still here and still game - might need a reworking of Mholg's backstory somewhat as he was indeed tied into Kiley.
@All: Just an update from Al/Spazmodeus, I reached out to him via his personal email and he got back to me earlier today. Think he's planning to touch base with his games, but covid and RL/work drained him of physical and mental energy at the beginning of the year. Good news is he's on the mend and thoughts are turning to the boards and games... bad news is alas this game is a stretch too far at the moment. While I'm disappointed, I am stoked to hear Al is well and getting better and he gave me his blessing to be the bearer of the tidings. Think this game would have been a hoot and you all had some great concepts. Look forward to (hopefully) sharing the virtual tabletop with you all down the line. Cheers BD/Gary
Al (Spazmodeous) has not been active on the boards since early Jan - am hoping he's okay and all is well. Regardless think the ship may have sailed on this one :(
Take care Adam - thanks for the great games and creative collaborations o'er the years - it's been an honour. Cheers Gary/BD
No worries chief - just getting over covid myself, pretty much been a 7 day recovery for me also. Just glad to hear your still ready, willing, albeit not quite able :)
Ditto. Looking forward to getting the saga started :)
To one and all I say: Lang May Yer Lum Reek! Have a great Hogmanay when it comes and even better 2022.
@Kiley think we should both share a +2 flavour bonus for working as a partnership? Would mean we both know each others DC20 spoiler, which kinda makes sense..? Based on above think Mholg will likely doubt Briar is a real person lol...
Here's Mholg's local intel: DC10 Knowledge Local:
Mholg is the hulking enforcer of the crime lord Clegg Zircher. He is known for both his prestigious strength and equally immense idiocy. DC15 Knowledge (Local):
In addition to the above, Mholg is rumoured to have ogre blood, which accounts for his grotesque ugliness and freakish size. DC20 Knowledge (Local):
In addition to the above, an infant Mholg was taken from an ogrekin family killed by Clegg and his men. They “raised” the child to work and fight in Zincher’s Arena. Despite this harsh upbringing and scary appearance Mholg is not an inherently evil man. DC25 Knowledge (Local): In addition to the above, Mholg has a mutual partnership with the larcenous bard Kiley Sherrow, complimenting her shrewd wit with his blunt brawn. It's rumoured the two plan to escape the clutches of their respective taskmasters.
I like the knowledge local roll idea. I'll have to work on that tomorrow night or the next. +1 am definitely doing something similar for Mholg as well - great idea Onnello :)
Like I touched on above some interesting interweaving of histories and experiences from us all. Looking at everyone's backgrounds I was trying to piece together any prior knowledge or relationships some of us may have had (even in passing). Krystal and Briar have a connection via the House of the Silken Veil (albeit not at the same time period). They likely share acquaintances/friendships with workers and may also have clocked (or been made aware) of "new to town" Morrolan on his visits… Kiley and Mholg have a partnership of sorts, wayward souls who recognise they are stronger together and can actually escape their current lives… Onnello would potentially have come across all the Riddleport natives at some point, either in passing or by repute. Likewise the criminal element of the party will definitely have heard of the upright gendarme. Curious to see what rest of you reckon - apologies if I've picked anything up wrong :)
We've got a great blend of personalities from different sides of the tracks (so-to-speak). Looking forward to seeing how the group dynamic plays out :)
Here's Mholg's couple of NPCs - figured two was enough as there's a bunch of us :) Lagrash/The Lash [Hobgoblin Ranger 4]: Capp within Clegg’s gang and Head Overseer at Zincher’s Arena. Nicknamed “The Lash” due to his predilection to use the scorpion whip, the leering hobgoblin is feared as a brutal taskmaster to slave and beast alike. ”You have heard the human saying Whip into shape yes? We hobgoblin have a similar one; Jevo’kk bal quilk, Jevo’kk bal mivoc. It means Scourge the skin. Scourge the spirit. I prefer ours. You won’t…”
Wheezer Vili [Dwarf Expert 3]: The former Gas-Forge worker suffers from both Carbauxine Lung and a dependency on Riddleport Tea (Flayleaf). The misbegotten dwarf now begs for his next fix, but still has the inside track on dwarven rumours and activities within the city. : ”Spare a couple o’ coins for me next cuppa guv’nor? Tea ‘elps with me… (cough)… lungs… Janderhoff ye say? So ‘appens tea ‘elps with me (wheeze)… memory too…”
Ditto on the NPC front.
Like Briar I tend to allow the role-play of the game to flow and trust the GM to gauge the group and their players. If necessary I'd likely flag it up, but in all my time here on the boards content's never been an issue. Not a fan of PvP either. Have been known to Bluff a fellow party member in the fledging days of a group's inception - but only where my PCs are devious and testing the waters. Mholg is not the sharpest tool in the box, so that'll definitely not be an issue here :)
Cheers chief. Like I said at the time, was one of the strongest fields of PC concepts that I've seen for a while. Glad to be part of it and to play alongside so many creative minds.
Hey All - echoing the thanks to our illustrious GM for giving some of us a 2nd tilt at this AP, looking forward to Mholg's journey :) Kiley and Mholg already have an association. Would be interesting to see if we've all crossed paths or are aware of each other loosely?
Updated background notes and equipment. Have noted how his potions were gifts "acquired" by Kiley. Something I always do is create my PCs/concepts in HeroForge - helps me visualise my character. So thought I'd share Mholg... Regardless of if he's lucky enough to make the cut, Mholg's been fun (and very different) to create :)
@Kiley: Settled on Mholg (mix of them both lol :) All looks good from me Adam. Jist of their relationship is there. The misbegotten Mholg would definitely be drawn to anyone who shows him a modicum of respect/empathy. See it as a Quasimodo/Esmerelda style dynamic if you will. Edit: Have updated Mholg's background to reflect the meeting with Kiley and their respective fates being bound into the Golden Goblin and beyond... Note to self: Still have my gear to finish also.
Here's Black Dow's Still have some gear to pick, but he's mostly there. Gone min/max (which I never normally do). Despite that he's not your typical meatshield. He literally is Zincher’s Patsy so Trait was an obvious choice. Taken Misbegotten Drawback as it fits his brutish bloodline. |
