You grunt to gain their attention.
They seems somewhat urprised to see you there. The man backs off, and the woman produces a horn from nowhere. Suddenly the man is behind you, with a firm grip on your shoulder, and the woman blows into the horn, making the loudest noise you've ever heard. It seems to reverberate everywhere, bouncing and bouncing until it comes crashing into your ears like a thousand tons of rock.
But it's over soon enough and a crowd begins to form.
It is time for you to begin apprenticeship, and gather the closest thing a goblin has to a parent. The apprentice does not choose their master, usually, and your case is technically no different, but luckily we can abstract it enough. Being apprenticed to a certain profession does not always mean you will be given that job when your graduation comes, but the personality you pick up from your time will mean that it becomes more likely.
You were a bully of a grub, and gained the Stat Cores LARGE and AMBITIOUS. Will you continue down this path of violence and despotism, or choose another?
Who is your new Master/Mistress?
Ulla-Shaman. Ulla is highly intelligent, but old and crotchety. The unlucky grub raised by her would be under constant verbal abuse, but the intellectual sparring would give them a strong mind and sharp wit, and Ulla's patronage has already raised several heros of the tribe. Ulla is respected and even feared by all the chiefs in the council of Kings, and her word carries more weight than Nakun-Kaka himself; the king of kings.
Amma-A kindly medicine woman, devoting her life to studying the body and preserving life. Her soft care would raise a goblin more than capable of compassion and understanding, but may also quash any ambition to be any higher. A medicine woman is already a coveted position, however, so there would be little need for it anyway. Amma-dok is respected, but hardly feared, and would come into conflict often, likely compromising far outside her own needs and wants. But perhaps the right grub could keep her safe...
Nibun-A Warrior of unprecedented skill, Nibun-Urku is the volir Champion, meaning he takes orders only from the Champion himself and the tribe Chief (and Ulla-sha, of course.). Nibun is not a bright goblin by any means, and has a immense distaste for intellectuals everywhere. Nibun is a violent jingoist, but his sparring would leave any goblin more than equipped for any kind of violence, and his careful knowledge of when to scrape and bow and when to stand tall would be a valuable asset.
Kesa-The broodmother. Kesa-mon (pronounced as "moan", for you nerdlings who hoped otherwise) watches over the clutches of eggs set to hatch by all the prospective couples of the tribe, and oversees all the apprenticeships in their infancies to make sure the goblin has found a good patron. Kesa is kind but unyielding, holding her ground like a mighty oak, even when it would be better to bend and it tears up her roots to do so. Kesa is not a genius, but she is smart enough to know she isn't, and her controling, iron voice can give even Ulla pause, if only to start back up again later. The broodmother is not a profession to be taken lightly.
Bolun-Bolun is a ditzy, fragile, abrasive weakling of a goblin, but in speed he is unmatched and of all the apprenticeships waiting to be taken his is most adventurous. Bolun is a messenger among the tribes, meeting and interacting with foreigners from the Councilate Tribes to the strangers in the east, who's ears are small and skin so pale. His many miles of travel have given him a perspective most lack, possibly a gift from the gods to compensate for his utter lack of logical sense. He's a superstitous one, always watching for omens he's made up, but a good diplomat with a silver tongue. To be his apprentice would be a interesting life indeed!
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