Ratlob Fislver

**Ratlob Fislver** was a great goblin chieftain and self-proclaimed King of the Badlands of Narmir, famed for his founding of the goblin kingdom of Blightrose and rivalry with the dwarven warlord Ragnar Brok'son.

## Ratlob Fislver

### Aliases

"The Bigbiter" (Goblin term for an ambitious person)King of Blightrose

Lord of Bloodhaven

Chief of Viocez

### Relatives

Bacolob Fislver (Father)Nordu Mistu (Prime WIfe)

### Affiliation

Goblins of NarmirViocez Tribe

Kingdom of Blightrose (Founder)

## Biography:

### Early Life:

Ratlob’s father was a member of the rank and file of the Viocez Tribe. During a battle against dwarven hold king  Bleagar Dain'son he charged like a mad man killing many of the dwarf king’s thanes allowing the goblins to break into his ranks and win the battle though he himself was slain by the dwarven king. Due to his fathers bravery Ratlob’s family ate well and lived comfortably for many years.

### Addiction:

After reaching adulthood, Ratlob traveled the world and became an alchemist's apprentice where his mentor made him sample his mixtures and he soon became addicted to many chemicals and herbs. After his mentor died in an explosion of his own causing, he wandered in a drug addled stupor until he found himself in the troll infested hills of Grumate, until he was found by an orcish healer Oggudu Vuku who treated his injuries and helped him overcome his addiction.

With his new friend and ally, he went to service with his warchief in the many conflicts between the goblins of the Badlands of Narmir and formed his own warband.

### Warlord:

He quickly proved himself and effective leader wining many skirmishes against his tribe’s rivals, and fighting fiercely with bow and his father’s flail, though he preferred fighting against the human bandits who hid in the Badlands to killing his fellow goblins.

He was eventually given control of his own village by his leader and would join a great goblin war against a lich lord who rose in the Wastes of Woe to invade the kingdoms of men, and were bogged down in the goblin lands. He lead his warband into battle, killing many of the undead including several of the risen Repamri warriors who made the elite of the lich’s warband, and would contribute greatly into his defeat. This war would prove to Ratlob that the goblins of this land could unite and he began to dream of a great goblin kingdom in the lands of Narmir.

### Conqueror:

 When his warchief died, succumbing to an infection he gained from the war, he named Ratlob his successor, giving him the first step to achieve his dreams. He began to train his troops in discipline, and made them effective warriors and archers building one of the first professional goblin armies, besides those under the elder dragon’s of old.

Soon he went to war against the other goblin tribes, attempting to unite them and started his great campaign to achieve this goal. He won the Battle of Topaz, running their archers down personally with his flail and bodyguards, where he rescued the necromancer Duguz and the dwarven exile Fegan Derza’son, all the while gaining the support of many factions.  He hired human mercenaries, dwarven outcasts and masterless orcs left from the Fomorian horde, he built a great army and used them to crush many of the other goblin warchiefs while forcing them to submit to his new kingdom, and holding off many attempts to take his lands.

Soon the armies under Vugga Grimegarn, Big Chief of Bloodhaven, the largest of the goblin tribes warred against  the Viocez Tribe in attempt to stop his plans and hoping to use his massive army to crush the upstart Ratlob. But the Big Chief underestimated Ratlob’s cleverness and soon learned that his rival had taken the forts along Delf’s Gorge, and when the Big Chief tried to reclaim the Gorge, his army was surrounded and devastated. Ratlob soon faced other tribes allied to Bloodhaven, crushing them one by one before they could unite their forces, though he was wounded while fighting against Chief Gurgut of the Grik Tribe. Once he recovered in several months’ time, and with the dwarves of Tar-Kama invading the northern tribes, including the Griks, he moved to Bloodhaven untroubled.

With the great city under his control, he attracted many lords and warriors to his service from cave goblins, Fomorian remnants and even an elven lord Nasair Edari who was driven from his lands by Rogrez.

###  Goblin King:

He ruled his kingdom well for many years after uniting the goblins of his homeland; no longer would they kill one another in droves over petty things, instead they fought against dwarves and humans of Rogrez and Samta.

### War of the Three Crowns:

The Rogrezian King Franz II. Herwig started a military campaign against the goblin king, attempting to drive his people out of the disputed lands, and fighting several indecisive battles against Ratlob.

It was only when Rogrez was invaded by both Andeal and the northern host lead by the ogre king Torgarak Orgagug that he abandoned his campaign to fight them. Never one to pass up an opportunity, Ratlob made a loose alliance with the ogre king and made moves to secure the disputed lands. He also sent the assassin Slyder Myser after the ambitious Rogrezian king and the goblin slew him in his camp and brought his magical sword Stormstriker to Ratlob.

### Downfall:

He would meet his end at the hands of the dwarven warlord Ragnar Brok'son.

## Personality:

Ratlob was a bloodthirsty warrior who loved battle, but unlike many of his kin he used strategy and tactics instead of simply charging into the fray. Also unlike many goblins he cared deeply for his people and forbid the goblins to kill one another. He was most known for his unending ambitioion for land and power for his tribe, which was what lead people to give him his title "Bigbiter."

## Powers:

**Expert Fighter**:

**Weapons Mastery (Flail)**:

**Weapons Proficiency (Bow)**:

## Titles:

 Vugga Grimegarn
 Various goblin chieftains
 Franz II. Herwig