Well, we managed to find the dwarf and rescue him, and clear Waveecho Cavern.
Now we’re on our way south to the town of Greenest.
We arrived, only to find the town on fire and being attacked by kobolds. Kobolds? They refuse to speak with me, and even attack me on sight. I’m at a loss, and somewhat stunned, but managed to react in combat despite my shock and reluctance. This is the first time I’ve ever seen other kobolds, and I’m trying to remember what my parents told me of them and trying to determine what they chose not to say.
Unlike halflings, they would say, different tribes of kobolds are inherently hostile to one another. That must be why they are hostile to me, despite our shared heritage. Also, they seem to all be different colors – and all of them are chromatic, not metallic. I wonder if that is why they were aggressive to me. Is it because they’re descended of chromatic dragons who follow Tiamat and not metallic, like me, who tend to follow Bahmut? Does that hatred mean I’m going to be attacked by all chromatic kobolds?
Still, it disturbs me, all the more so when I find they’re allies with human dragon-worshipping cultists. What is it with humans, can’t they worship their own ancestors and leave ours alone?
We destroy three groups of kobolds and make it to the keep while the blue dragon flies overhead. I’m not sure he’ll attack the keep, but we’ll see. The villagers and soldiers inside are immediately hostile to me, thinking I’m one of the other kobolds, but my party convinces them otherwise.
This is going to require some thought and introspection. Perhaps I need to capture someone or talk with them in a peaceful environment? Will all chromatic kobolds attack me on sight? Will my own tribe even know I’m one of them or will the Darkhorn tribe attack me as an outsider? Will I ever be accepted by other kobolds? Although my parents raised me well, they didn’t teach me their language – a cultural thing, and I think, one of self protection. Instead they had a librarian teach me draconic, perhaps expecting I’d eventually go back to my own kind. But did they know I’d be greeted with hostility?
And… What about dragons? Are they just as bad?
