Back to Rick and the Gang...

After everything calmed down and all the misunderstandings were cleared up, Rick and the group with him gathered together with Jaba, Geedi Tars, and Dal around the fire pit in the cave. While the rest of the goblins either trained or left to go hunt as usual.Once everyone was seated and a quick run of introductions happened, discussions began in earnest.

“So you're saying that..these people with you..are all..Goblins?”

“Yes, they are..I was very surprised too when I met them all. Who woulda thought there were other types of Goblins out there? But I’ll break it down for you, there are three types of Goblins.

"First you have us, essentially we are the base type of Goblins, we start out at a lower intelligence level and can’t really communicate with each other, but other Goblin types, and higher tier versions of us base Goblins can understand us. But of course with the bad come the good, base Goblins are the most versatile of the bunch. We can essentially do everything the other types can do once we reach higher evolutionary tiers. Or at least that's what's been passed down in the tribes.

"Second you have Maglins, the magical type of Goblin. They are all born with the ability to use magic, and as they go up the tiers this ability only gets stronger and stronger. Of course we don't really know what they can do past Tier two, but based on what was passed down in the tribes and Kida’s own growing strength with her recent evolution it’s probably safe to assume that it’s true. Oh and unlike base Goblins, they are born with more intelligence and can communicate with everyone just fine.

"And you guessed it, TinkGoblins can also communicate with everyone just fine.

"But of course they can do more than just communicate, despite their smaller stature they have very long and strong fingers that carry a delicate touch, and something of an innate knowledge on how to build things. To my understanding they aren’t necessarily born with the exact recipe to build something but it’s easier for them to see a need and build a solution or be given an idea from someone else and figure out how to build whatever it is.

"Though no one exactly knows what a higher Tier TinkGoblin can do, let alone a Tier 2 one, because they are not the best fighters yet still need to fight other creatures to grow. So we can just assume they’ll probably get better at building stuff.

"Alright..that's everything the tribes know about the different types of Goblins, and even if a lot of it is word of mouth and not technically confirmed, it’s still good information. Any questions?”

After taking a couple moments to digest all the new information given, it was Tars who posed the first question.

“Yes Leader, I have a question..I don’t want to be rude to..Kida I believe your name was, but I do not know you or understand you, but what I do know is that you are also Tier 2 like our Leader. Does this mean you will eventually try and fight him to be the Leader?”

After Tars finished speaking the tension seemed to rise and everyone tensed up as if a fight would break out at any second.. Well it was mostly just Geedi who was ready for a fight, she was staring at Kida with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

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Oh and of course Rick wasn’t all that tense either.

‘You know Velora, that's a good point, It’s not the first time I was told that the strongest Goblin in the tribe is who the Leader is, I don’t really wanna rule with fear but at the same time I don’t mind fighting for the position since that's what it means to be a Leader of Goblins I guess. And now that I think about it..It’s not just Kida that might challenge me, what about Tars here, Geedi and Dal? Or any other Goblin that eventually evolves to the same Tier as me? That’s a lot of fighting huh..’

[Yes, that would be a lot of fighting, but I do not believe it’s that simple. You are a Royal Goblin, It is in your DNA to be a Leader amongst Goblins. I am not yet aware of all of the meaning behind that, but your birthright is your birthright.]

‘That..that was surprisingly encouraging. See your not so bad when you try to be nice’

[If you say so. Now focus on the conversation Kida looks like she’s ready to answer and depending on what she says Geedi looks like she’s ready to kill so be ready.]

‘Ah your right..Geedi does look a little scary right now..’

It was then Kida finally responded.

“No! Of course not! Mr.Rick is our Leader too! In fact ever since we arrived in the vicinity of the cave I’ve been getting a weird feeling whenever I look at Mr.Rick.. It’s almost like I should be respectful when I talk to him, or I should be behaving more subservient..It’s kind of hard to explain..and the feeling isn’t that strong! But.. but it’s there. I wasn’t sure when to bring this up but this is as good a time as any..is anyone feeling this way as well? Is it just me..?”

All the Goblins looked at her with various emotions. Though Rick and Geedi were the only ones whose emotions were a bit different.

Geedi of course looked even more likely to do something dangerous, but at the same time she was clearly holding back from actually acting out on her thoughts.

While Rick was very confused..

‘Velora..no way your timing was this good..It’s almost like you rigged it! Is this the damn birthright thing you talked about?! Am I giving off Royal Goblin pheromones or something??’

[Like most times, I have no idea what you are talking about. Though the pheromones theory might have some truth to it, I suggest we investigate further.]

Rick didn’t even get a chance to respond before Tars started speaking again.

“I..I feel it too..When I was finally able to see the Leader approaching that same feeling came to me. Even now my instincts are telling me to be respectful when I am near the Leader. I thought it was only me, but seeing that you're feeling it too, maybe this is something more important.

"Is anyone else feeling it as well..?”

Everyone kind of just nodded along in response to Tars, even Geedi seemed to calm down a bit and after giving it some thought she realized she felt the same thing and nodded along as well.

“It’s important after all..So Leader is this something you are doing on purpose? Or is it something that happened on your journey? I don’t remember this feeling being present before you left.”

‘So I should probably come clean with them huh..though I’m not sure if this is because I’m a Royal Goblin or not, but that's most likely the reason all of them are feeling this odd things when looking at me..Am I just gonna have to get used to being some type of pheromone battery for the rest of my green life? Sigh.. What do you think Velora? Should I tell them I'm really a Royal Goblin genius?’

[Your race displays as Royal Goblin, not Royal Goblin Genius. As for your question, I see no harm in telling them, in fact it should help your case if they know the position you hold is one your race itself signifies you should hold. Also it is now 1100.]

‘Look at you, always denying my genius mind! But fine I agree, I think I’ll tell them’

“No Tars, this isn’t something I’m doing on purpose, nor am I 100% certain I know the actual reason why this changed or why it’s happening..but..I do know the most likely reason for it. It’s something I didn’t tell you all initially. But I am not just a regular Goblin, and no I don’t mean in terms of Maglin, or a TinkGoblin, but something more..

"I am a Royal Goblin."