Wicked Goblin Witchcraft

I traveled with a trade caravan to far northern reaches of Imberthale, to Winterpine Forests, and came upon the village of Evergreen Hearth.

I spoke with the village matron, Madam Vinter, and learned that their traditional winter festivities are somewhat dampened by a recent increase in goblin aggression.

The goblins have been ambushing the village lumberjacks out in the woods and stealing their possessions!

I assured Madam Vinter that I could drive back the creatures for them. There are three goblin camps spread out across the woods east of the village.

I ought to put the fear of death into them by visiting and slaying 6 at each of their camps.

I’ve attended to all three goblin encampments I found in the woods. There was no glory in the butcher, but it had to be done – it’s for the good of the village, after all.

I should return to the village and inform Madam Vinter that the deed is done.

While discussing the success of my campaign against the Frostfang Goblins with Madam Vinter, the village was all of a sudden attacked!

A figure that seemed to be a goblin witch emerged from the woods and summoned a host of elementals made of pure, icy winds to assault the village.

The witch shall have to wait, though, for right now the defense of the village is paramount. I should aid in driving back the fierce elementals.

The storm subsides, and the attack of the elementals with it. The village seems safe for now, though the goblin witch who initiated the attack still remains a threat.

In any case, I should check in with Madam Vinter first.

Having discussed matter with Madam Vinter, she requested that whatever the goblin witch’s schemes may be, an end has to be put to them. That means putting an end to the witch herself, but first I must find her.

That may not be so straightforward though. After all, I’ve already been up and down the woods once without catching a sight of her. She knows how to hide herself.

I will need some way to track her, and Madam Vinter suggested I inquire a druid about the matter. Apparently one has been visiting the village and is normally found right outside the town house, where Madam Vinter resides.

Aided by the friendly Woofy, I’ve uncovered the lair of the goblin witch, southeast within the Winterpine Forests.

Time to see if the witch is home...

I confronted the goblin witch, Skrella, in her cave. After threatening her with the sharp end of my blade though, she pulled off an unexpected magic trick!

Suddenly there was not one, nor two, but five mirror images of her! One stayed behind within her lair, while I saw four others run off into the woods.

I don’t think there’s any other way, but to hunt down all her copies one by one, no matter where they hide.

After hunting for all the mirror images of the witch in Winterpine Forests, I believe to have finally vanquished her for good.

Each time I defeated her, she dropped a different part of a goblin effigy. Before I challenged her, she boasted that the effigy is what she used to trap a powerful elemental spirit, which is what she used to attack the village earlier.

I should check that I have all five parts of the effigy and try to combine them into a whole.

Now that I’ve combined all the parts of the goblin effigy into a whole, I may be able to summon the great elemental spirit, which the goblin witch threatened will consume the entire land.

Once I bring it into the material realm, I may be able to defeat it. I’ll need to set the effigy up at an appropriate location first.

I seem to recall a place of goblin rituals near the witch’s lair, perhaps I ought to bring the effigy there.

Well, there it is... Near the cave of the goblin witch, I have summoned Zephirix, the Cruel Wind of the North.

Now I must defeat the fearsome elemental spirit in order to banish it from these lands.

I have done it! The Cruel Wind of the North has been driven back. I should return to Madam Vinter at Evergreen Hearth and let her know her village is finally safe from the menace.

No cruel wind would sweep away the warming fires of Evergreen Hearth this time.