When Evelyn retired from her position in the Adventurer’s Guild, she had no family waiting for her. She had lived in an orphanage until she was thirteen, at which point she ran away and joined up with an adventuring party that traveled all over the continent. Put simply, it was a rough but charmed life. Now that Evelyn was 67, however, she was tired and sore and wanted nothing more than to settle down somewhere in a small village where no one knew her name. Unfortunately, after a 54 year career with the Adventurer's Guild, which included the successful completion of a number of high-profile quests, Evelyn the Fierce was well known throughout the land. And that is how she came to settle in the outskirts of a goblin village with two young goblin children who call her grandma Lyn.   Entry for the Royal Road Community Magazine: June 2024 Edition.