Grellreach

A quaint village made of thatched-roof cottages stands before you. Though the sun is setting, the village is still bustling with activity. Goblins and hobgoblins dressed in simple tunics and breeches, or dresses and bonnets, walk casually through the streets, carrying baskets filled with produce back to their homes. Small children run through the streets, playing with dogs larger than they are.

Grellreach is a backwater town at the far western edge of Darguun. Though the young nation is known for its soldiers and mercenaries, the people of Grellreach aren’t warriors. At least, not anymore. Most of its people are veterans that have sheathed their swords and taken up a plough.

By all appearances, the little village of Grellreach seems very much like an idyllic rural town - one whose like could be found near anywhere in Hosuth - save for two major differences. First and most obviously, the town is populated by goblins, hobgoblins, and a married couple of bugbears, all of whom are wrongly considered warlike and uncivilized by the people of Five Nations.

Second, the village is ruled by a Grell. Known as Wise Beak, this grell has been worshiped by the goblinoids of Grellreach for decades. This Aberration is strange insofar as it has decided not to murder and devour each and every one of its disciples over the years, and has actually slowly learned Goblingo. This grell’s alignment has shifted towards Lawful Neutral, as have the alignments of most of Grellreach’s people.