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Gobelins
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Inspired by Rat, the goblins
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founded the Empire of No-
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Dan-Kar. Rowdy, fertile and
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greedy, they are now a real
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plague for Aarklash. United
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by their shared fervor that
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is equaled only by their notorious
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greed, they loot, battle
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and work with all their
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hearts for the immortal
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glory of Rat. Now that they
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have their destiny in their
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own hands, the revenge of
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these former slaves seems
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endless. Th anks to the advice
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of their god, they are
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bound to become the richest
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people in Creation!
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== History ==
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In times long forgotten, the goblins used to live under the
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mountains of the Ægis. Primitive and easily scared, they worshipped
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a god born from the Void. Soon after the end of the
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fi rst Rag’narok, the dwarves settled the Ægis. Th e goblins
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mistook them for gods and tried to ingratiate themselves
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with them. Unfortunately, the plan failed and they were soon
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enslaved. Rat appeared to nine goblins, giving them precious
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advice. Th e nine prophets led the uprising, and the goblins
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fl ed from the Ægis, free. Th ey settled where no one else would
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have dared to, in the swamps of No-Dan-Kar, and founded
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their empire there.
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Each of the nine prophets founded a clan and organized the
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empire as the cities and population grew. Th e goblins were
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forced to fi ght toe to toe against the wolfen, while organizing many
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"punitive” campaigns against the dwarves
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. The goblins sought revenge over fate.
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Later, they cheated the orcs and stole
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the secret of naphta from them.
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Th is was to be the fi rst step in their
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technological advance.
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Yet, the real change that revolutionized
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the empire was Ûraken’s
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rise to power. Th is imperial
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soldier founded his own war
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academy and demonstrated
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his worth in a string of brilliant
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victories. At one point he even appeared to be a threat to the emperor himself. When
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the Rag’narok intensifi ed and as the empire teetered on
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the brink of destruction, Ûraken took power into his
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own hands and saved his people. Th anks to him, the
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goblins drove back the wolfen and destroyed an entire
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human people. Carried by his victories, Ûraken offi -
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cially became the emperor and undertook the task of
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rebuilding the empire.
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== Ragn'arok ==
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Rat is a god who inspires, guides and counsels. Goblins
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also consider him to be the god of lies and deceit. Th ese
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two faces are not at all paradoxical to them, and they devote
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an extremely fervent cult to the god who freed them
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from slavery. To them, lies and betrayal are part of life.
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Th is is why goblins don’t believe in the Rag’narok.
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Well, they don’t believe that the Rag’narok will mark
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“the end of the world as it is known today”. To them it
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is just the greatest ever scam. Rat had forewarned them
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that one day all the peoples of Aarklash, usually so
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scornful to the goblins, shall fi ght for some futile reason. He
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told them that on that day goblins were to make the most of
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the chaos and become the masters of Aarklash. No doubt, the
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Rag’narok must be the day Rat was talking about. Th e time for
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revenge has come (again)!
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Rat’s people intend to keep the Rag’narok going as long as
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possible, and to get the most out of it. Th ey do not seek to
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conquer Aarklash in a military sense, but rather to amass a
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maximum of riches to the detriment of the other peoples. If it
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means land has to be conquered, the empire shall strike, but it
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is not its main objective.
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Unfortunately, things are not all that simple in No-Dan-Kar.
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Although all goblins will agree to amass riches, they only do it
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for themselves. Countless internal struggles and just as many
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scams are plotted every day in the empire. To the goblins,
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personal fortune is everything: with money one can purchase
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noble titles and thus gain access the higher political spheres
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of the empire.Yet those goblins who have embraced Ûraken’s point of view
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do not care for this quest for power; they seek only to perfect
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their art of war and advance on the path shown by Rat. Th ey
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fi ght for the sake of combat alone, for the challenge it represents,
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seeking to further their mastery of martial arts.
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Th ese two communities might have chosen to split if it was
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not for their faith in Rat. Th eir common fervor, communicative
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and indestructible, is the mortar holding the goblin people
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together. When a prophet’s voice rises above the crowd, it’s
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a fully fl edged crusade that sets out within minutes!
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== Army ==
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Th e Rat army is a chaotic army, only recently reorganized by
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Ûraken. Its strength is found in its numbers and its ingenuity.
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Th e main body of the army is composed of its innumerable
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soldiers; and supported by powerful war trolls and naphtapowered
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war machines. Th ese
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three types of troops are loosely
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coordinated by the bushis of the
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Ûraken clan or by elite soldiers
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from the old Ströhm nobility.
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In among this mess stand the
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prophets of Rat, powerful faithful
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who are able to muster incredible
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numbers of goblins, or to disorganize
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the entire enemy army. Due
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to this variety of troops, Rat commanders
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have a lot to do to keep
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the army moving in the right direction;
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yet they have learned to
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turn this rowdy multitude into
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a strength: the opponent never
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knows what to expect. Th ough it might be a problem to get him to obey, there is always a goblin
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with the right weapon or ability suited for the situation; and
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goblin commanders are never short of ideas when it comes to
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winning. Th e trick is to sort them out!
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Th e daï-bakemono are a breed of ogres found on the island
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of Zoukhoï who are allied to Ûraken. Trained by the bushis
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of the clan, they have become dreaded fi ghters. Combining
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the strength of the ogres with advanced martial training, they
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wreak havoc in the ranks of enemy armies. Now feared across
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all of Aarklash, they also constitute a powerful instrument of
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domination in the hands of the new emperor.
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Uncontrollable, terrifying and destructive, the mountainbreaker
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is one of the empire’s most breathtaking pieces of
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engineering. Th is powerful cannon can lob massive explosive
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devices over incredible distances. It certainly deserves its
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name! Th is masterpiece is in fact so precious to goblin commanders
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that only their best gunmen are allowed to approach
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their beloved monster.

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