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Fantasy NPC
Nohrgo
Goblin Boss
“Worthless fools! Dig faster! The dragon wants gold and no excuses!”
Appearance: Stalking the halls of the abandoned mine a haggard goblin patrols with two wolves at his side. His chainmail shirt is ill-fitting, causing him to scratch where it chafes, and a wide necklace of bones and teeth rattle with his footsteps. He huffs and casts nefarious yellow eyes toward the sound of mining deeper in the tunnel, drawing his scimitar to add emphasis to the threats he’ll soon be making.
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Personality: Nohrgo was never the strongest or smartest goblin among the Daggertooth Clan but now that he’s in charge, his vanity and pettiness know no bounds. No matter how much he lords it over the others, he’s still a coward and will send them to fight and most likely cut and run if they fail.
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Motivation: I’ve always been unlucky, always taking orders, never in charge. Now, I’m the lucky one! I’m the boss and I give the orders! Just have to find others for the dragon to eat, so he doesn’t eat me.
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Roleplaying Tips: Nohrgo always feels the need to show he’s in charge and thinks that any goblin that’s not a fighter is inferior. He takes pride in the magic ring he wears that lets him speak with his wolves.
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Background: Nohrgo was a grunt before the wyrmling Gwyraendring attacked his clan and claimed the abandoned mine they used as their lair. He was hiding when the dragon offered to spare their lives for his service and was the first to throw down his weapon. Now, he oversees the Daggertooth Clan and their feeble mining attempts and scouting parties while Gwyraendring slumbers in the deep cave below.
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Traits: Agile, Evil, Foolish, Monstrous, Tactless, and Ugly
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Dark Secret: Nohrgo harbors a deep hatred for Yarsh, the head of the goblin hunting party, and is looking to get his rival murdered or blamed for so great a failure that Gwyreandring devours him.
Plot Hooks
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Under Gwyraendring’s demands, the goblins are ranging ever further from the mines to hunt the great forest. Should tracks lead you to the Daggertooth lair you will have to navigate tunnels and traps before being ambushed by Nohrgo, a handful of goblin fighters, and the two wolves that act as his bodyguards.
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Nohrgo oversees the goblin miners working a small vein of gold in a collapsed tunnel. When the goblins clear it, they will reopen a path to a nest of giant centipedes and the reason the mine was abandoned in the first place. If a party was to clear the nest, they would gain a quick path into the heart of the lair.
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One of the first attacks the goblins made in the forest was to stalk and capture a reclusive druid and burn her wilderness home. Gwyraendring was pleased and Nohrgo is obsessed with recreating this victory. They’ve discovered several empty way-houses built for travelers and are waiting to strike the night they are put to use, making the one your weary party stumbles upon a curse more than a blessing.
Connections
Nohrgo is the boss of the Daggertooth Clan serving the green wyrmling Gwyraendring.
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Norhgo hates the goblin hunter Yarsh and considers him a rival.
Bonus Content
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Quick Summary Card - Nohrgo, Goblin Boss
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Campaign Logger Profile - Nohrgo, Goblin Boss
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