Goblin Retainer

*"I can't determine whether you're the sort of person to put their faith in goblins, or merely the sort to give their actions no thought."*

This is an Encounter Card in *Hand of Fate 2*.

## Event

*The tower is in chaos - alarm bells have the garrisoned soldiers in a panic. As you watch, a goblin with a hefty sack leaps from a window, dangling from a makeshift rope.*

**The player draws a 1 of Mischief Card.**

*He bounces painfully off the wall as he lowers himself to the ground.*

*The castle doors fly open; guards assemble, armed and angered.*

**The Dealer draws 2 Steel Monster Cards.**

*The goblin blows his horn, discharging little more than a feeble hiss. "I need a moment to recharge this. Help me and I'll split my takings!"*

*Before you can reply, he throws you an item from his sack. "Here's your retainer," he says.*

**The player draws 1 Gold Gain Card.**

If Hubie is the player's Companion:

*"Oh," he catches sight of young Hubie who is preoccupied picking flowers. "And here's yours goblin-son!"*
*He throws a similar item at Hubie who merely gives it to you with a smile.*
**The player draws 1 Gold Gain Card**
*The guards rush forward. "Arrest them! They're with the goblin!"*

**The player enters combat with a 60 second timer.**

If the timer expires before all enemies are defeated:

*With the goblin gone you make your own escape.*
**Encounter ends.**
If the player defeats all enemies before the timer expires:

*Hearing the shouts of additional guards, the goblin summons a portal and drags you in. The three of you fall through a seemingly endless tunnel of swirling stars.*
**Wheel Gambit (3 Gold Gain Cards, 1 Life Pain Card, 1 Failure card, and 1 Curse Card**
Gold Gain Card
*You see the goblin ahead. His sack tears open and his loot tumbles toward you.*
**The player receives the drawn Gold Gain Card.**
* *After what seems a lifetime, the portal releases you in a forest. You find Colbjorn behind a tree staring sadly at a fish he had just caught.*
* *After what seems a lifetime, the portal releases you in a forest, depositing you over the collapsed form of Malaclypse. He sits up blearily, and waves you away. Had the bard somehow gotten drunk between entering and exiting the portal?*
* *After what seems like a lifetime, the portal opens up in a forest, dumping you into shrubbery. Veles sighs as he watches you attempt to untangle yourself.*
* *After what seems like a lifetime, the portal releases you directly into a lake. Hubie waves at you from the shoreline.*
* *After what seems like a lifetime, the portal releases you into a field of poppies. "Hmm," Valenos murmurs as you sit up, disoriented. "This feels familiar."*
* *After what seems a lifetime, the portal releases you somewhere in the depth of the forest. You eventually find a path and continue on your way.*

**The player gains this card's Token.**
Life Pain Card
*The portal spits you out onto a thorny shrub, shredding your skin and garments.*
**The player suffers the drawn Life Pain.**
Curse Card
*The swirling stars transform into a whirlwind of fire. A dark voice booms, "You should not have come here, mortal!"*
*The portal ejects you in the middle of the desert.*
**The player acquires the drawn Curse.**
Failure
Same "after what seems like a lifetime" message from Gold Gain.
*Your majestic disappearing act has become the talk of the town.*
**The player gains +4 Fame.**

## Token Unlocks

*For escaping with the goblin thief.*

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## Notes

* The token on this card was added with the Goblins Content Update.
* The Valenos text in this encounter is a reference to Field of Poppies in *Hand of Fate*.