Gogmurt: The Proposal

The goblin wonders how the intruders were able to make their way this far without knowing where thistletop is.

"The angry lady and her companions - three of them... no, make that four - are located in the floors below. Angry lady is with big bodyguard, dark skinned magic woman, shifty long ears man and new human with arrows.

"Most of the goblins are located in the first floor. Once you enter the main hall, there are doors that lead straight down towards the lower levels."

Gogmurt then turns towards the forests.

"As to the stupid fey man's question as to where Thistletop is..."

The goblin druid leads the party northwards; the thistle bushes and branches giving way to them as they pass. He stops by a cubby hole, or guard hole, or whatever it is, has been cut clean out of the thick thistle wall with blades. The cuts vary in age, showing that the guard post has been in use and maintained for what appears to be many years. It is impossible to tell when this post was last actively manned, but given its proximity to the bridge and the goblin stronghold that you can see on the little stubby island, it is clearly a core defensive point. However, the muddied and still wet dirt near the bridge shows no recent signs of passing. Sure, there are many prints and churned marks in the soil, but these appear more dry than the top layer of dirt, and it appears that nobody has passed here for a few hours at least.

Hiding as best as you can, watching the bridge and the buildings beyond, and listening to the rhythmic beat of the waves far below, yields nothing. There are no goblins visible, none appearing, and no noises evident over the waves.

"This is as far I takes you." Gogmurt whispers as he passes back once more into the thistle forest behind you.