I’ve got no problems personally but I can’t help but be scared for my mental health what with the fact that my sisters look like they want to follow in the footsteps of my mothers not to mention that I have the right to be scared of them in the future. Well this family get together ’more like the plotting of the female members while the males try to look like air’ keeps going on. These large scale get togethers are a bit rare due to the timing but looks like dad has been planning this for a while.The course is rather simple stuff I suppose, various stews, roasts, fruits, and stuffed bread. No crazy ingredients like foie gras or truffles, just hearty food fit for those who like to train hard. Cade and Brad pass by every once in awhile carrying cloth, bowls, etc. If you are going to take stuff from my food don’t make it obvious. I can see that you have eaten something, you two still have smudges of food on your mouth. I would complain but since there is extra food I don’t mind sparing some, actually how obsessed with food are you two. It is not like the household does not feed people, the peasants never go hungry either.

  The central table with father at the head and both mothers on either side now that we are actually eating is quite nice. Everyone is just eating and talking hearty, laughter is spontaneous and joyful. I mostly talk with my next older brother and sisters ”What have you been doing these days lil bro” older brother asks me, “I survived boss sis’s training!” I proudly declare. Why do I call the head maid this, aunty would sound weird and using her name or job title would be bad, the way she acts amongst the servants and family contributed to me making this as her title in my eyes. My brother can only give a sagely nod in understanding, looks like no one got to skip those lessons, sigh. Half of my sisters that are nearby seem to share the same view, the other half well this does not look good for my health ‘gulp’. Please spare me I am only a naughty child!

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  Thankfully the head maid accepted this epithet earlier though she warned me not to use it after I grow up, that smile scares me.... I should make a list of smiles to avoid in this family.In comparison I call the head butler uncle since he is quite boisterous and has that larger then life rough feel to him. Under him I have started to learn basic fighting though this is just light exercises to gain strength and agility along with learning how to hold a short staff over long periods of time. It was till just before the little get together that I started learning to throw knives since I can handle that with this body, apparently the knife throwing is passed down from old founder and refined over the years. Back in founder’s time it was mostly used to distract and finish off weakened foes from a distance, now apparently we can have the techniques to accurately hit and disable limbs though insta kills in the vitals are still a matter of luck. I have a feeling our family does not believe in the grand art of chivalrous swordfighting. Not exactly surprising after boss sis’s training preview, once I finish my training woe to anyone who fights me without anything special, any normal bandit or even knight is going to get diced or smashed to pieces quickly. Do I even want to try to find out our history in duels, I am quite certain about the ratio of success. However as of now I still have to be careful of urban or forest compat since two handed combat is not kind in these areas though the knife and hand to hand combat compensate for the most part. It might actually be kinder to use a sword...

  My brothers and sisters are saying that I am doing good in my studies both scholarly and marital but I don’t know, this entire family is so out of standards I can only guess. I am fumbling in the dark here since I have never met any other nobles and it’s not like I had any real knowledge of nobility are like. My parents and siblings never bought over anybody from other families and the peasants are obviously not nobles. Well not like I can keep dwelling on this. ‘hmmm’ looks like the dessert is here. Chilled fruit juice with soft bread, looks tasty, while this is getting served dear dad drops a bomb on me. “Son now that you are getting older it is about time you should know about your future duty” One dropped spoon later dad just keeps going. “Our family has since olden times if you remember has guarded this kingdom and it’s royalty. And now you will be fulfilling that tradition for the family” WHAT IS THIS!?!

  Goblin:There are many types of goblins ranging from the hobgoblin to the feral. These beings have many variants adapted to different environments and conditions. While some are intelligent as you or I there are also quite a few beastial ones. In particular the prime example are ferals, these goblins are either born in remote areas or were forced into them and are usually less than 4ft tall. Ferals are a general term for those goblins that are only able to run on instinct, using usually only primitive stone tools to build crude homes these creatures are a blight on civilization and should be killed on sight. Don’t worry about upsetting the sentient goblins since even these intelligent beings know when to put down a wild beast especially if they want to put out of their misery a distant kin that cannot be healed of their madness. The next step up wild goblins are usually tribal beings that live their lives either in their roaming groups or in villages. These goblins know basic metalworking skills and can be reasoned with for the most part but not quite to the degree that a hobgoblin can. Sometimes a wild goblin after enough time and mana can trigger a metamorphosis to become a hobgoblin growing in size, intelligence, and strength. This triggers a process where under the new leadership the tribe can overtime transform into a full hobgoblin tribe and can now join society as a whole. This environment will encourage the birth of goblin mages who while weaker than other reaces are more numerous. Many hobgoblins take on the trappings of the local established culture though some tribes can grow large enough to form small city states with their own customs. From this point the hobgoblins can trigger further changes under the right conditions and enter new metamorphosis depending on what conditions were used though not widespread if you travel enough you can find one of these cases though few are the same. These evolved members are known as high goblins, they are usually old beings by human standards with enough knowledge and wisdom to compete with any others. They can be found leading one of the scattered city states, uplifting their poor kinsmen in the wilds or traveling the world as wandering sages or warriors. On a side note as goblins go up the racial ladder they have less and less children, most likely in consideration with the fact that they are more powerful though they still typically have shorter periods of gestation compared to most races. Meeting one on your travels can be a blessing or a curse depending on circumstances but this is the same for any traveler in this world and anything that happens is on you.

  -Oletan Creature’s Encyclopedia 2nd Edition:A Treatise on Goblins