Story: Bwwp'doiee Part 1

## Foreword

I am writing this story and hope to finish a readable first draft by the end of 2024. It is meant for readers ages ten and up.

## The Story

### Chapter 00

Gim'lik put on his shirt and buttoned his sleeves before tucking it in to his pants and buttoning those. He took a jacket out of one of the dressers in his dressing room and put it on before walking over to one of tall mirrors. He stared at a tall goblin, about four and a half feet tall, with olive green skin and one eerie yellow eye who right back at him. "Well, I must say fella, you are one handsome goblin," Gim'lik said as he winked at them with his right eye while they winked back with their left.

A knock at the door made Gim'lik turn around and shout, "I'm decent!" With this, the door opened to let an average sized goblin into Gim'lik's dressing room. "Yun'mun'ee!"

"Your highness," said Yun'mun'ee, "we are going to be late if you dont stop admiring yourself."

"How right you are," Gim'lik said as he turned back to the mirror and told the goblin looking back at him from it, "matters of state must take precedent over matters of state. I'm sure you understand."

"Let's go!"

"Alright!"

And so Gim'lik adjusted his eyepatch one last time in the mirror and turned around to follow his faithful friend and subject out of the ornate dressing room.

As the two goblins walked through the halls of Mycelara, the great house in which the sovereign of Fungus Fen resided, they chatted while passing various rooms and priceless treasures on display.

"Can you believe it has been a whole year?" Gim'lik asked.

"Time waits for no goblin."

"That is so true," said Gim'lik.

They finally made it to the garages of Mycelara where a carriage waited to take them to the restaurant for the party. Getting in, they continued talking. Gim'lik said, "I cannot wait to see the boys."

"And Ina'lula?"

"And my wife. Of course."

"And Im sure you're excited to eat."

"At Pleesagob? Of course!"

The driver put the carriage in gear and took off, driving out of the garages of Mycelara and out onto the streets of Flim'narouk, the capitol city of Fungus Fen. They rode on asphault streets that wound through neighborhoods made of up the most crookedly erected buildings anyone had ever seen. That was part of the charm of Flim'narouk and Fungus Fen in general, there were few straight lines and everything felt older than it really was.

The sun was setting on Gim'lik and Yun'mun'ee as they got out of the carriage which had just arrived at Pleesagob, the restaurant where the party was being held. Yun'mun'ee tipped the valet who had opened the door for them and they walked towards the great wooden door that would take them inside, which two other employees opened for them once they were close.

Inside was a great crowd of goblins. Every seat in the place was occupied. When the crowd realized who had just come in they all stood up and cheered. Gim'lik motioned to them, accepting the love, as he and Yun'mun'ee made their way to two open seats at a great table which had been set up at the far end of the restaurant.

Once the king of Fungus Fen and his trusty buddy were seated, a maitre'd motioned to a waiting team of servers. They began making their way around the room, filling up all of the goblins' goblets with a heady spirit called kombka.

Once all the goblins in the room had something to drink in front of them besides water and the servers had returned to their positions out of the crowd's way, the room quieted and Gim'lik raised his glass and was followed by all of the goblins in the room, saying, "Ladies and gentlemen! And non-binary goblins! We are gathered here today at the finest restaurant in Fungus Fen to celebrate the first birthdays of my two sons, Rim'lik and Bwwp'doiee!"

The goblins cheered and then Gim'lik continued, "Ina'lula and I are so happy that you all could make it! And just look at THAT table!" He pointed at a table to his left that was laden with heaps of gifts.

"I wont keep us from food and drink long, so I will keep this short and sweet. A year ago today, my lovely wife gave birth to my first son, Rim'lik, and my... no... our lives became something more than either of us could have ever hoped for." The crowd cheered again, goblets still raised.

Once they were quiet, Gim'lik continued, "and it wasnt long after that day before we would be blessed again with our second son, Bwwp'doiee." The crowd cheered again, but slightly less vigorously, for Bwwp'doiee was a tiny human baby that Gim'lik had found on a hunting trip and adopted after finding the little guy's family's remains.

"I feel so lucky to have our two boys and lucky to be able to celebrate their turning one year old with all of you! And now, let us get to the celebrating part of this evening and get on with eating and drinking!"

The crowd cheered louder than ever and downed their drinks after Gim'lik and his queen, Ina'lula, touched goblets and drank theirs. Everyone sat down then and the servers began bringing out platters full of the finest foods available in Fungus Fen and pitchers of various drinks for the filling of goblin goblets.

The goblins began eating and drinking with a passion and Gim'lik was no exception. Especially when there was a steaming bowl of glowbo sitting in front of him which was his favorite dish in the world.

And the goblins ate and drank and made merry.

About an hour into the party, an armed goblin came in through the back and approached Gim'lik, saying to him, "sire, we have confirmation that the sahagins are in our sewers and coming up to steal from goblin-less buildings."

"I see."

"What would you have us do, sire?"

"Give me a moment."

And Gim'lik excused himself and gave his love to his wife and two sons before telling Yun'mun'ee that it was time to leave.

The two goblins followed the armed soldier out through the back of the restaurant where a carriage was waiting for them with a goblin leaning against it holding two sword belts and a shield. Gim'lik took his sword belt and fastened it about his waist before taking the shield as well. Yun'mun'ee grabbed the other sword belt which held two scabbards and fastened it about his waist. After arming themselves the goblins got into the back of the carriage with the soldier who had brought them the sahagin news.

As they made their way through Flim'narouk, they discussed the situation and what their response might look like.

They arrived at a square in the city where about eighty armed goblins waited on their leader.

Gim'lik and Yun'mun'ee got out of the back of the carriage and Gim'lik addressed the force of goblins, "there are sahagins in our sewers sneaking about the city and stealing from our people. We will go into the sewers after them. I want you to work in teams of three. Report to Fab'youlis who will assign you a section of the city to cover.

After the twenty-seven teams of soldiers had recieved their assignments and made their way to their sections of the city, Gim'lik turned to Fab'youlis and said, "and you will come with Yun'mun'ee and I."

The three goblins made their way into the sewers.

They searched out and took care of the sahagins they found.

Gim'lik only made it home just before the sun was coming up.

He made his way to his bathroom where he doffed his arms and his clothes and bathed, washing the sahagin blood and sewer ick off of himself.

Once he toweled off, he put on fresh briefs and a robe and went to his room where his wife was fast asleep.

Exhausted, he fell into bed and passed out immediately.

## Chapter 01

The boys grew quickly.

They said their first words. Bwwp'doiee said "mom" and Rim'lik said "mun'ee".

Inu'lula taught the boys to read and write and do their sums. Yun'mun'ee taught them how to fight.

The boys have their eight birthday party at

The boys attend orientation at Trinaetee.

## Chapter 02

Rim'lik woke up

Breakfast

The boys got ready

Yun'mun'ee took the boys to school.

They went to their lockers

They went to first period class