Excerpt of Writing: Commission for Video Game Lore

The Matter of Trist Gorge and its Destruction. From the accounts of Native Peoples.
VOL I
Chapter 1
Skree the Magik goblin.

Bye Loko the Handsome.

For many years bad magic people torment Loko peoples. We are peaceful goblins no want to hurt anyone, just want to fish from bridge over trisT Gorge. Magic people put up signs on bridge to warn us goblin “No Fishing from Bridge”, but many Goblin can’t read people words on signs so fish we do anyways. This cause big hubbub with mighty magic people who want us starve from no fish to eat. This where story get good.
I am Loko, the most Handsome of all goblin to ever get all the goblin ladies. But this not my story. I am simple humble servant to the Mighty SKree of royal goblin blood. Skree hold office in goblin council as high general of waterfowl and fish gathering. So when Magic people tell goblin “stay off bridge” mighty general SKree had responsabellity to raise army to defend Goblin rights to gather fish from bridge. Skree develop very nice strategy for dealing with magic peoples by crossing bridge and helping them to eat food over there. He say that if we nice to the magic people and give them foren ade by take food from across bridge to feed ourselves, magic people will be grateful that food did not rot and someone got to eat it. Magic people arrogant priks and not like are generosity of helping. They animals were big and meaty and not at all like small fish in gorge. Skree say he no longer care about fish from Gorge and that big meaty animals deserve to be eaten by big greedy goblin. Magic people get even more madder at our simple nice goblin folk and decide they don’t like us on other side of bridge by giant people towers with magic at the top. First they make clouds that rain fire on poor frikaseed peaceful goblin that only wander over bridge for harmless food getting. Then they blockade bridge and set traps that turn goblin into meal worms that other goblin pick up and use to fish with ironically. Skree come to me in servant chambers and he say to me “Loko, you ugly doofus why you so ugly?” I’m not cuz I’m handsome but do not say cuz don’t want tounge cut out and fed to Skree dog. “I here to serve master skree, I sorry I so ugly to you eyes.” I say to keep alive, even though I tell you honest it lie and I not ugly but all ladies love how I look. SKree say “nevermind that, fetch all my rarest of books. I am going to be first general of goblin army to destroy goblin enemies with big magic. I raise big goblin army and we march to cross the bridge and steal all food from magic man to keep them starving and rid of them all they foolish lives once and for all.”
Chapter 2
I can tell you now that as I rite this that skree did raise big army for that was weeks ago. Battle was long and bloody, many many goblin die on bridge falling all around Skree on hogback. Skree look me in the eye at one point and give me order to go hide under nearest rock, honest to goblin god he say no words but I intelligent goblin read look in his eyes to know that what he say. Rest of battle I only can tell you as silent observer cuz I follow order and look from behind rock for what rest happens. Skree had many many kills on the bridge, powerful swings of his big bone axe cleave many many heads from bodies. He later say he thought that magic men had cast spell to make them look like goblin cuz all SKree confirmed kills where when he flailed about with ferocity and kill many many goblin troop around his hogback. Magic men very powerful to make look like many many handsome goblin. In end of battle, many many goblin lie dead on bridge from being kill by skree. War is war and if goblin so weak they let man take over they heads then they deserve to lose them. There was many wounded witness to what happen next and it what make skree legend. Skree yell powerful bellow out to invisible enemy hiding behind trees and say “If we no cross bridge, nobody cross bridge.” Skree raise big axe to sky, and he start goblin chant of great goblin magic never ever happen before but he think he can do it cuz he read book. Big big blast come from cloud in sky, fire go away and bolt of big lightning hit skree axe and Skree then slam axe to surface of bridge. IT start to crumble under heavy magic axe blow, and all goblin behind bridge stare at skree in awe of his Magiks. Skree hurry and leap from poor hogback and fly for what seemed like two seconds but was probably only half of one. He land safely on goblin side of bridge. All goblin bow to him and say he win this day with powerful magik. All goblin retreat into caves and tell the tale of the mighty Skree. SKree go on to be considered great power and given many many gifts and throne to sit on. Mighty new title under Goblin king of Magik general of All goblin. Many goblin girl flock to skree throneroom and woo him. Skree keep other goblin in check with threats of great magik. Other goblin not so happy all they wives try to make baby with Skree but skree too powerful to do anything about.
Chapter tHree
One day something very very strange happen that nobody can ‘splain. Skree had plan to make new bridge from trees and go forth and use magiks to kill even more man and possessed goblin. First day he send bridge builders and fire overtake wood. No go for skree, he try again and same happen. Skree start be looked upon as not so magikal but most goblin not dare threat to Skree. Then Man appear in SKree throneroom. Only one very very handsome goblin around to witness what they talk about. Skree say he more powerful than any wizard and yell threat at man intruder. Man make flames from his fists and dark tornado appear under him legs. He have eyes made of fire and voice sound like god of all old folk. He say to skree not ever try to rebuild bridge, and that skree have no powers. Skree was used by man to slay many goblin and used by man again to break bridge. Powerful magic but from man and not Skree. Then man just simply disappear. For many days, skree continue to act normal but I see in him eyes he is broken. He keep to tradition of try to make babies with all other goblin wives, and eat all food of what he can get hands on. He make promises to rebuild bridge but always have excuse to why no doing. Not much longer very young attractive girl goblin who have no husband be employed to servant quarters. She work under me and call me so ugly but I kno she just play and flirt with Loko to  make Loko like her. Loko start to develope a deep ffection for new girl Mimi. Mimi always smell so good and look so purty. I give her fresh picked weeds and a flower one day and she all cute and stomped on them blushing showing how much she like me by having such reaction. Then bad thing happens. SKree call for new girl to rub hims feet. He tell her how she so pretty and she say SKree you so handsome and you need Fire Loko the Handsome because.. And she lie here with malicious intent.. she say fire Loko cuz he so ugly and no leave her alone. This make Loko angry and feel betrayed, but skree have Powerful magic and Loko would never try to revenge. Next day rumor starts go around. Powerful skree found dead. Mimi shove big carrot down her throat and choke to death, then in hims grief, SKree take own life and stab himself eighty three times in the neck, chest, leg, back, butt and eyeballs, then stab her too while in grief, and finally die clutching at knife from servants kitchen. Hims last words were to me. He said, Loko, I no longer can live without her. You are the most handsome of all my servants. You will now hold my offices and be granted my titles and privileges. All were written hastily and since most goblin no read I tell them what it says. Then I say get pathetic body out of my throne and find girl goblin to bring to me, Loko the handsome commands it.

Excerpt from a damaged note found in a dead courier’s journal

Part 1
      …it was in the tower. I heard two of them talking. Always just the two of them. I overheard some of what they were saying. I’m not allowed in there. They have a special room just for them. It’s where they communicate with the others. The other towers, they are all linked with magic. They can talk through glass bricks. Show’s the face of the person they are talking to and everything. Wish I could do it. Wouldn’t have to write so much and wait…..[Damaged]…

Part 2
     can’t remember much. but they were real serious about this. Damn mages and their secrets. It took me three months to convince them I could do masonry work. If they ever knew I made that hole in the stone I’d be fried. I play dumb anyway just in case, you know what I mean? Can’t be too careful. Something big had gone down over the Gorge, you know, where the bridge is? All them Gobo’s kept crossing over. Got themselves a real taste for mountain goat. Guess them scaly fishies weren’t enough for them greedy greenbacks. Frackers, tell em no fishing on a bridge and they come in your backyard and eat your dog instead, know what I mean… [Damaged]…

Part 3
   … and then they got close to it. Something they didn’t want them finding I guess. Real big. Big enough for me to take your money for these updates big. Risk my living and continuing to keep on living oh yeah. That was when they were making the sky rain fire. Really pissed the Gobo’s off. Stupid as they were they actually decided they wanted a war. Well, when they weren’t picking up chunks of fried Gobo and eatin their own thinking it was cooked goat. Story goes the war went about as well as you’d think it would…[Damaged]..

Part 4
… that was when that big one came out on the bridge riding a hog. They say he was the leader. The commander or whatever those idiots call em, got stupid titles for everything. From what I hear he slaughtered his own army. Chopped their heads off like chickens and did it like they were the enemy too. Thats the best part but I’ll explain that all at the end so’s it’ll make sense. So then, and this is the weird part… So the whole point of the war was to cross the bridge, right? Well General Genocide of his own army decided that he was winning, and that the best way to win would be to, get this, he destroys the bridge with goblin magic, or thats what I… [Damaged]

Part 5
…. and after it all went down they were over here in the tower. Yeah, you’d think the fools were on happy gas. They only let Two of em in a tower at any given time, or so they want you to believe. Well anyways they had more of em come over. Lots of colors, lots of robes. Foot of the tower they have a special stairwell, leads to a hidden meeting place in the mountain. Couldn’t get eyes or ears near it but from this high up you cant miss all those colors going in the place. Guess they partied all night or something but the two in my tower came back the next day. Thats when I got most of what I been telling you, well other than the standard story they’s giving everyone about the “Goblin War”.. wasn’t no such thing as soon as I heard what… [Damaged]

Part 6
 …. It all really ends up making sense. Gobo stupidity really did em in this time. So’s after the Big one put the bolt on the bridge after killing most his own army and the bridge fell into the gorge, yeah Big one got himself a grand new title and started pissing off his own by getting the big head you know hehe.. Took whatever gobo hag from whoever and didn’t care bout none of the husbands. Said he was gonna rebuild the bridge or whatever but the ones in my tower just threw the fire at em every time and he gave up.. or thats what they still wanted us to think..[Damaged]

Part 7
 … It was all crystal clear when they finally talked about it. Stir had died down, parties were over. They didn’t want all the other colors coming back to breathe down they necks so they needed to put the fear in the Gobo’s so they’d wouldn’t keep trying to make that stupid bridge. Younger of the two wiz’s ported right into the gobo generals chamber for what I can gather. Came back said he wouldn’t be a problem. It’s what he said after that is what got me… He said, and this is to just the other one, “We did it, we blew it up…[Damaged]..
they don’t know. How could they?..[Damaged].. We took control of just the one. It had to be done, wish we didn’t, but we had to.. [Damaged]… and now the others will always think it was that retched Skree who locked us all on this island…[Damaged all beyond this]

Addendum: Damaged Journal of Courier
 Day 1
 I don’t know why I feel the way that I do. Entropia gives me the creeps. I had to pick up a private letter for the [insert seedy underworld organization here] from those wretched tower people. Cant say I know what all the fuss is about. They pay me well. One day I’ll have my own boat in Lindevale and run my own post. Have to always keep that in mind. Gotta get out of Entropia first. The bridge is gone, my fire is getting cold, and I’m getting tired. Note to self, tomorrow night get more wood.

Day 2

 Something was…[Damaged]… gave me the creeps. Spent all day feeling followed. Slower pace but got plenty wood for this night. Won’t get much sleep after the next few days. With the bridge gone have to take the secret path at…[Damaged].. to the north of [Damaged]… and found a lucky rock today too. Gonna put it up my bunghole when nobody is watching. Haha just making sure you pay attention here. Heard a Goblin wanted an audience with the two in the tower I was in. Picked that up from the last traveller I met on the road. Had to toss his salad twice for that info know what I mean, went something like this [Damaged]

Day 3
  Got nearly no sleep at all. I know I heard them. Following me. Had to cut camp and run. Lost a lot of good gear too. Making due tonight. Heard some more about the Goblin. Last guy I passed say’s he was their new leader. The ugliest goblin on the other side of the bridge he said. Killed the old general pretty fierce, and made it look like a suicide. [Damaged]
something is out there. I’m telling you I hear it and I’m almost… I’m going to have to go for the bridge. Can’t risk the secret path, gotta hope the gobo’s at least have a log or two up over there where the bridge was.

Day 4
  If you are reading this I’m most likely dead. The information you find in this journal is of utmost importance. Must get to the ravine. I write this as I’m walking. I know they are on my trail. I can’t see anything. I just know. I’m almost to the bridge…[scribbles].. I…I… need to write this… made it to bridge… no bridge…. head on a pike… ugliest Goblin I’ve ever seen… must be the one that did the coup and wanted an audience… crawling towards it… message written on a sign… to all goblins… stay out… or end up like Loko here… yeah thats what I can read, rest of it in magic terms… first fire hit my leg… read the rest of the sign… the words in magic speak… BIG MISTAKE… Last words… Conjured a death wraith… slowly coming towards me with a shadow sword…fire on my leg burning, wont make it out of this…Casting this journal into the gorge…