Rags

Rags
Aliases	Chieftain
Species	Goblin
Age	4 (Around 20 Mentally)
Gender	Female
Status	Alive
Affiliation	Flooded Waters Tribe The Wandering Inn Goblinhome
Occupation	Chieftain
Residence	Goblinhome
First Appearance	Chapter 1.15

Rags is the chieftain of the Flooded Waters Tribe.

Appearance

Rags is small and short, even by goblin standards. Although Rags is still young, she is considered to be "undeniably attractive" by Goblins.

Personality

Rags is an unparalleled genius of her race. She has enough curiosity to first approach and then learn how to play chess from Erin.

Rags has a lot of pride and is very stubborn. She is very tactical and through her race's 'stealing' natural ability, her tribe is boosted in intelligence enough to eventually build a trebuchet only one day after seeing one work.

She considers Erin to be her friend.

Background

Initially, her Flooded Waters Tribe resided in the Floodplains next to Liscor, hence the tribe's name. At that time her tribe was still small, however already mentally and technologically superior to the other goblin tribes. Their weaponry, a mix between a pistol and a slingshot, was originally founded from the remains of a broken crossbow.

Chronology

Rags was raised by her parents, who were murdered by Relc near the Wandering Inn. Rags was hiding behind the bushes, and because of her distance from the group and her small stature, Relc did not notice that there was one more goblin remaining. When Erin buried the goblin corpses, Rags attempted to attack her, but Erin could knock her off and she could escape.

Later, she was given food for free and learned how to play chess - this lead Rags to eventually view The Wandering Inn as a sort of 'heaven.' Unfortunately, Rags had to realize that she was not safe near the inn because of people like Relc. She still returned to the inn regularly with several goblins as bodyguard.

After the destruction of the old inn, Rags was intimidated by Relc and Ceria who made it clear to her that Liscor's patrols would soon get rid of her tribe. However, Rags' tribe was also boxed in between the Redfang Tribe and the Broken Spear Tribe and not capable to move. After pooling the mental skills of her entire tribe, they invented a new projectile-throwing weapon based on the remains of a broken crossbow found in Skinner's ruins. To acquire more power, Rags scouted Liscor's Dungeon but had to realize it was too dangerous for her tribe. Even worse, the relocated inn had Relc as a patron again, and he threatened Rags to leave yet again. This time she took him even more serious and started her campaign against other goblin tribes of the area to amass the power to break out of the Floodplains valley.

After being refused entry to the The Wandering Inn due to the presence of Mrsha who had just lost her entire tribe to goblins, Rags is convinced by Garen Redfang to take her tribe north. On her way north she burns Esthelm to the ground, killing all who raised a weapon or resisted, while allowing those who fled to escape without pursuit.

Garen brings Rags to Tremborag's Mountain, where Tremborag proceeds to treat her as unimportant due to her lack of combat strength. Tremborag then plans a raid on a human town, where Rags seeks to prove herself by vastly improving his plan. Rags plan initially goes off well, until Gold Rank adventurers emerge to help defend the town. This takes Rags by surprise, as the area around Liscor had no Gold Ranks while Rags lived there. Tremborag emerges in his muscular form and easily crushes the Gold Ranks and continues to look down on Rags for her weakness.

In green: Rags' route through central Izril (Artist's rendition)

To Do-List in Chronology:

• Temporary shelter at Tremborag's Mountain
• Looting her way towards the Camp at the Lake
• Near-defeat at the hands of Walchais
• Problems in the Unseen Empire
• Forced March towards Liscor; Siege
• Building Goblinhome in the High Passes

Powers and Abilities

Classes/Levels:

• [Great Chieftain] Lv. 32 (derived from [Chieftain])
• [Mage] Lv. 13
• [Steelflame Tactician] Lv. 27 (derived from [Tactician])
• [Warrior] Lv. 11

Former Classes:

• [Backstabber] Lv. 2 (probably changed to [Warrior]?)

Classes Consolidated to [Chieftain]:

• [Leader] Lv. 15 (changed to [Chieftain] Lv. 15)
• [Scavenger] Lv. 9
• [Tinkerer] Lv. 1

Skills:

• [Aura of Command]
• [Basic Repair]
• [Dual Shot]
• [Lesser Tinkering]
• [Flashfire Spellcraft]
• [Rapid Retreat]

Tribal Skills:

Skills that effect Rag's whole tribe.

• [Fleet Foot]
• [Scavenger Armor]
• [Rapid Reload]

Spells:

• [Burning Blades]
• [Detect Magic]
• [Fast Fireball]
• [Fire Arrow]
• [Firefly]
• [Light]

(For Leveling History see Here)

Equipment

• Steel Shortsword
• Dwarven Crossbow
• Metal Shield
• [Terror] Gemstone

Trivia

• She was named in Ch 1.24.
• Similarly to Toren, most non-goblins have a tendency of not noticing her presence.
• Relc killed her parents.

Gallery

Rags by imperfect magic

Rags and Erin playing chess by ccyan

Rags playing chess by DemonicCriminal

Rags and Goblins dining at the Original Wandering Inn, by DemonicCriminal

Rags ranting and planning while Pyrite munches some greens by sirduckless

Pyrite & Rags by DemonicCriminal

Sketch of Rags's face by Aristide Twain.

Quotes/Thoughts

Volume 2

• (Thoughts) If they died, they all died together. It was better than dying alone and starving.
• (To Garen) I am Goblin. I am small. But I look down upon you all.
• (To Garen) It was not fair. You let me win.
• (To Garen) Others have name for me. “Rags.”

Volume 3

• (To Gold Stone Chief) This place. Tribe. Is strong? (Really Asking = ‘How dangerous is this tribe? Are they likely to betray us? Why has Garen taken us here, and what can I expect?’
• (To Gold Stone Chief) “I…Chieftain. I always…Chieftain!”
• (To Tremborag) I am Chieftain here. Not Garen Redfang. I have come with my tribes here. I am Chieftain! Show respect!
• (To Tremborag) I am Chieftain too. You offer disrespect! Know your place.
• (To Gold Stone Chief) This place…is not Goblin. Not Goblin.
• (To Gold Stone Chief) They are not Goblin. But I am.
• (To Pyrite) “Pyrite. I name you Pyrite.”
• (To Pyrite) “I will meet you outside. You do not die. Chieftain’s orders.”
• (To Female Adventurer) “Go, go. No need for Humans. Too slow. Eat too much. Also ugly. Go, go.”
• (To Female Adventurer) “Rags. Chieftain of the Flooded Waters tribe.”

Volume 4

• (To her tribe) “Get cutting. We do not run. We prepare.”

Volume 5

• (To Bethal) “You killed Goblins. You. But we—not kill you. You are…prisoner. Like other two.”
• (To her Redfangs) “They attacked us! They killed us! So show them same! Show them pain! Show them hate. Show them Goblins.”
• (To Kerrig) “Trust? Trust? Why Humans only ones who need trust? If trust wanted—get mage! Get truth spell! Get [Emperor] to come here and talk! Then I say tribe is leaving, no want fight. And truth is known to all! We did not start fight. We will end it! If trust you want—get way to trust us!”
• (To Tremborag) “I said no. Big fat Hob deaf as well as stupid?”
• (To Reiss) “Mhm. So Humans and Drakes both want it. And not very safe if we can take it. Sounds like we put big ‘stab me’ sign on back. Not doing it.”
• (To Goblins) “Her name is Erin Solstice. And she is good. She lives in Liscor—in a little inn outside it. And she likes Goblins. She is my…my friend. And no one is going to kill her.”
• (Thoughts) That was a stupid idea. As stupid as anything she’d heard. Only someone like—like her would come up with that.
• (To Garen) “You are. Stupid. And bad traitor. Bad Chieftain. Bad brother. Bad everything.”
• (To Garen) “Fix things. Try. Be loyal. Be good.”
• (To Garen) “Not too late to try! Never too late! Otherwise you run forever!”
• (To her Tribe) “I am Rags! Chieftain of the Flooded Water tribe! Chieftain of the Redfangs! Chieftain of Reiss’ Goblins! Chieftain of the Cave Goblins! Great Chieftain of the Mountain! Follow me.”

Volume 7

• (About Wyverns) “Stupid Wyverns. Go away, come back. Fight with hot thing. Make up minds!”

Chapter Appearances

See Here.