Reso Spear-Chucker

Reso the Spear-Chucker.

 

In the uncontested lands between the Holy Empire of Regentum and the mountain strongholds of the Dwarven nation of Rolheim exist no mans land where tribal bands of bestial races compete with one another in endless conflict. Towards the center of this territory there is as a low laying section, sunken and wide, but also consisting of many hills, little rivers, creeks and the occasional murky swamp lake. It is a lonely and windy stretch of land of irregular width, but hundreds of miles in length. The bestial races call this place the Jurka, which is Goblin for "the crack".

 

Towards the far northern end of the Jurka lies a remote twisted knot of rivers, marshes and creeks in which an obscure Goblin tribe remained isolated for many years. While the region is populated with both plenty of deer and wild turkey, the majorities of these animals are caught almost entirely by near by Orcs and Ogres. To adapt the Goblins took to spearing fish and rabbits. Over generations nature decreed the Goblins most fit for survival were the ones most agile with the spear, and necessity through the years shaped the individuals of this tribe to innately have superb aim with thrown weapons.

 

Though this talent alone could not save them when Hobgoblin raiders from the Kulshychi tribe came and seized them all to serve as cannon fodder. Forced to serve as shock troops, these Goblins were first taken eastward to the pirate city state of Bayport and then used as meat shields against the infamous foreign terrorist Orcs the trail of ash. Only a handful of Goblins survived this battle, including one particular Goblin who's name was Reso. After serving the original purpose the Goblins were first enslaved for the Kulshychi Hobgoblins kept the survivors around as guards and fodder of one of their holdings in Bayport. Reso bought his time and trained hard in martial prowess. Having lived a rural monocultural existence his whole life, living with in the squalid urban multicultural slums of Bayport came as quite a shock to him. One drunken night while he was guarding a tower he looked out upon the city right at sunrise, and was utterly revolted by the sight of the crammed packed filth and factories belching greenish black smoke and was driven to suicide. He stood on the towers ledge and fell forward. But in his stumble a new feeling consumed him, and he managed to grab a ledge and pull himself back up. That feeling was revenge.

 

One day Reso and the surviving Goblins were loaded on board to a ship full of pirates the Kulshychi had ties with and were instructed to attack a ship first that the pirates were going to raid. Sensing an opportunity to get away, Reso leaped on board the ship they were raiding, but went and hid. During the melee he tossed a barrel over board and leaped into the water after it. He hid in the barrel and eventually washed to shore not too far from the city of Scardale. Reso eventually made his way to Scardale and for a time lived in a little shack he made out of crates that he built under a pier. Reso survived by the way he knew best, he speared fish and small game, this time wharf rats and stray cats.

 

He spent a fall and winter living under the pier content in pure survival and solitude, until one day when Reso's hunting caught the attention of a burly human who found himself waking up on the the end of an obscure derelict pier after a long night of drinking and whoring. Impressed with Reso's ability with a spear the guy called out to him in Goblin and introduced himself as Pursa Tomee. Pursa claimed he had a gang that could use someone with Rso's talents and said that they could be of good use to one another. Confused Reso turned downed the offer, but Pursa told him where to find him if he changed his mind.

 

Reso lived his whole in terms of being either the hunter or the hunted. He had no sense of mutuality and there for was confused by Pursa's appeal to mutual benefit. In Reso's world you either commanded or you obeyed, you were either eating or being eaten. Perplexed by Pursa, little Reso sat in his shack roasting a cat on the fire thinking about the offer when a strange slithering noise from outside sent the air on the back of his neck straight up.

 

A huge ebony worm/eel-like creature was twisting around between the sand and waters, looking for prey. In that instance Reso knew he was not the hunter he was once again the food and it was time for him to go.

 

Pursa and his gang lived in an abandoned stables in the slums of Scardale. Besides Pursa there were a few derelict humans, a Bugbear they called Simon, and a few Mongrel folk. When Reso found the place they were all sitting out back with a barrel of stolen moonshine and roasting potatoes. Pursa welcomed him in and introduced him to everyone. Only Simon and Pursa knew how to speak Goblin. Pursa explained to Reso that Simon and he were escaped Gladiator slaves from the city of Elaine who got away when their owner sold them and they escaped during their transport. They've been hiding out in the slums of Scardale trying to survive and gather enough resources to get far away from Regentum. Mainly their efforts consisted of thefts, burglary and a bit of pit fighting. Pursa was hoping to move on to mercenary work, but given his lack of resources he wasn't having much success recruiting skilled men.

 

Reso teamed up with them and quickly got the nickname Spear-Chucker. By the spring things were looking up for the gang even though no one took them seriously enough to hire them for mercenary work, they still managed to get enough jobs being enforcers and debt collectors that they got along in their means. One time they were paid by a whore house to dispose of a body of a John who got to rough with the girls and was stabbed to death. In exchange for this they gave the gang the dead John's belongings, including a large covered wagon with a few horses. Amongst the belongings was also a company log book for a company called Ficklestein Bestiaries, a Gnomish owned company that captured and sold dangerous animals to prospective buyers. This John worked for Ficklestein Bestiaries and was on his way to the town of Salsburg to pick up a new creature.

 

The gang decided that they were gonna go there and rob Ficklestein Bestiaries of whatever the creature was, sell it and take off for good far, far away.

 

Lyle, a worthless drunk in the group, led the wagon while Simon, Pursa and Reso hid in the back with a few Mongrels, and Dally, a halfling hooker who happened to be good with a sling shot so she convinced them that bringing her was a good idea. Lyle and Dally sat in the open, driving the wagon pretending to be wandering junk goods dealers while in route to Salsburg. The gang had a easy and comical trip cross across the eastern half of Regentum and surprisingly got away with at least that portion of their mission.

 

However during the actual robbery of Ficklestein Bestiaries things went terribly bad.

 

Ficklestein Bestiaries had captured a Bulette, a large and incredibly viscous creature that resembles a massive, armored four legged shark-like monstrosity of all teeth and appetite. When it got loose it made short order of the agents of Ficklestein Bestiaries and most of the gang. Only Simon, Pursa, Reso and a Mongrel called Jahger survived. Out of Ficklestein Bestiaries one Gnome survived and reported the incident to the authorities. All the gang members have a 800 GP each bounty on their heads put up by Ficklestein Bestiaries who wants their heads on sticks.

 

Reso the Spear-Chucker and his friends are on the run, stealing and raiding on their way into fate.

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