STORY GUIDE

To help remind you who everyone is and what the disease does. Will update to include new characters as the story goes on. Cheers!

GOBLIN FEVER

(After you've read this, go back and read the poem in Chapter 4. It might be clearer and much more fun now for those of you who were struggling.)

Starts with initial contact of something Goblin-y getting into the bloodstream. Doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky enough, you'll get infected.

First sign: Massive change in demeanor, typically to a much grumpier and miserable individual. Attitude so foul that historically it was feared that the victims would actually turn into goblins themselves. At this stage the fever hasn't officially started.

Fever begins and breaks up into five stages:

Dizziness and confusion. Achy body and sensitivity to touch.

Nausea and migraine. Stomach ulcers and sore throat can develop depending on severity of case.

Extreme chill. Coughing.

Hallucinations. Very short stage.

Fatigue.

After stage five, they victim slips into a comma until they die. How long they stay in the comma also depends on the severity of their condition. Can only be cured with Mallos, a gold flower.

SECONDARY CHARACTER GUIDE

Slaver Merchants

Demetrius – Cheery ginger leader.

Rod (Rodney) – Demetrius' son.

Daren – Usually the one with the whip.

Tobi – Friend of Rod and Tobi. Chubby with blonde hair.

Dwarves

Guinn – Gimli's mother.

Millí – Ori's cousin through marriage. Looks after him. Gimli love interest. Finest beard in all the land.

Era – Millí's aunt.

Slaves/Misc.

Aaron – Boy slave that moved stones on first day of Kíli's capture.

Aliza – Brent's daughter.

Brent – Head of not-slaver merchant family from original caravan. Intimidating fellow.

Avery – Brent's younger brother.

Kendrick – Brent's youngest brother.

Artemis – A slave scout.

Petry – friendly clothing merchant.