"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you might get squished" -Goblin Wisdom Daggat was born different, a variant, a monster with a random gift to shape his fate. After faking his death, he sets out on a relentless quest for freedom, power, and a place to call his own. With a mind sharper than steel, a gaze that bends wills, and a tyrant’s instinct for control, he gathers a band of outcasts to carve their names into history. His siblings, a savage warrior and cunning rogue. The spider from the attic, cursed and forgotten. A worm with the soul of a dragon. And the last ogre of a shattered family. Each has their own scars to contend with. Be they physical, spiritual, or emotional. Together, they will claw, scheme, and fight their way through a world that wants them dead, forging an adventuring party like no other! One that doesn’t just seek riches and glory, but the power to decide their own fates. [You are invited to read story: Goblin Teeth. Would you like to accept? Yes or no?] What to Expect:   Slow burn, the characters are not going to be powerful for a while, and a lot of the story could be better described as slice of life.   Detailed world building and morally dark-gray characters.   A robust universal system with many interlocking layers that drives forward the story and shapes the world.   Goblin humor and visceral violence.   A lot of misery, but a lot of heart.   No Romance/Harem.   Not an isekei. (Reincarnation tag is there because of its importance in the story.) Schedule:   I will post chapters as I write and edit them. Usually one every other day or so, with the occasional lull between chapters as life events happen. --WARNING-- This story is bleak, at times. There are hints and themes of suicide, cannibalism, and tragic death. Some chapters are more horrific than others. The first 8 or so chapters are a lot lighter than the rest.