Goblins of IO Episode 3

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***Goblins of Io* Episode 14** was streamed on BrettUltimus' Twitch channel on the 17th of November 2020 , and premiered on the World of Io's YouTube channel on the 11th of February 2020.

Various travel and camp shenanigans later, the circus arrives at a goblin orphanage that is filled with middle aged goblins in childrens' clothing. Cheezle assumes the poor goblin orphans to be captives, tries to rally them into a revolution and attacks the goblin granny that runs the orphanage. After the group defeats her, Klernt takes her magic ruler, which earns him the official title of "Granny Klernt". Cheezle, impressed with her martial prowess, recruits the granny as a high general for his army and the middle aged orphans as soldiers. But then a giant worm suddenly erupts from the orphans' sand pit.

## Summary

Recovering from their quick "battle" with the kobolds, the goblins feel stronger than before. They continue onward to the orphanage with dreams of wealth and conquest in mind. Happy is suspicious of Klernt after he made the kobolds fall asleep and asks Skagzag if Klernt is a witch. Skagzag immediately asks Klernt if he's a witch. Klernt freaks out and wonders if he's dying. In order to get one of Peekel’s magical healing pickles, he is shoehorned into a complicated loan, resolving his witch and dying concerns.

The group sets up camp for the night and tries to forage enough food to feed themselves. Peekel manages to teach her warg some basic hunting, and the two of them catch a few frogs. The group, once again, presses Klernt to perform. After a quick performance, it becomes clear that the performance drives off nearby hostile wildlife to all but Klernt. Skagzag and Mottle get into a contest to see how far they can "throw" an object. Skagzag seems to win the contest, but Mottle slung his bow away. After hearing the noises of wild animals, Mottle then realizes that he needs his bow in order to fight. Mottle goes to recover his bow and sees a giant tiger. He barely manages to get back to the group safely. He worriedly begs Klernt to play his instruments, and Klernt begrudgingly agrees. Klernt's music once again drives off the wildlife, without Klernt even realizing what he has done.

The goblins finally arrive at the orphanage. There, they meet an old goblin woman who greets them and lets them inside. Skagzag sneaks off and begins looting chests. Cheezle takes the initiative and demands to be taken to the orphans, and the old woman complies and takes him to the play area. When Cheezle walks out into the play area, he spots three middle-aged goblin “orphans” playing with worms emerging from the ground. Cheezle cries out that the gobins orphans are to be liberated and attacks the old woman, who calls herself Granny. Granny shows surprising combat prowess and uses a magical ruler as her weapon. Klernt and Mottle debate whether or not they should help Cheezle but eventually decide to assist him in the fight. Despite hearing the sounds from the fight, Skagzag decides to continue looting. Klernt's insistence that the group should stop attacking Granny enrages Cheezle who continues the onslaught. One by one, the orphans are convinced to join the fight against Granny, and Skagzag eventually joins the fight. The group manages to defeat Granny but then stabilizes her instead of letting her die.

Klernt grabs the ruler Granny was using to fight, while Cheezle slaps her awake. Granny complies to Cheezle’s request to join his army. Since Klernt took the ruler from Granny, she bestows the title of Granny on Klernt, putting him in charge of the orphans. Happy walks in and is astonished by the age of the orphans. The orphans return to playing as the group discusses the ages of the orphans. Granny hands Klernt a ledger of the orphanage, along with a satchel of gold that holds all the orphanage's funds. Mottle manages to swipe a few coins. Granny and the orphans join the group, and Cheezle tells them all that his goal is to defeat Chief Big Belly in order to win the heart of his daughter, Even Bigger Belly. The group begins to feel the ground shake, and a giant worm bursts out of the ground, swallowing one of the orphans whole. The group decides to flee, managing to make it out of the orphanage grounds.

## References

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