Eight

Eight is a goblin child in the Goblin Camp.

“

Stupid, dead bastard. Give him a good kicin' - he deserves it!

„

— Eight cursing at the body of his parents killer

Involvement

Act One

Eight is on the eastern most side of the Goblin Camp along the cliff where  Brawler Rancer is stationed. Eight wears a Leather helmet and stands over the corpse of a dead adventurer, along with two other goblin children,  Four and  Five.

Eight vents his anger on the dead adventurer for killing his parents. He invites Four and Five to join in kicking the body. Despite complaining about being an orphan, Eight has little care for his dead parents, who he views as weak for dying and even wants to kill them himself one day.

If the party tries to loot the body, Eight confronts the party, claiming the corpse is his. The party can tell him off by passing an ability check:

• [DROW] Nothing is yours. Find another corpse.
• [ILLITHID] [WISDOM] I'll do what I want - and you will find another corpse.
• [DECEPTION] Boss' orders. I'm collecting his loot. (DC 15)
• [INTIMIDATION] Or what? I'll run you through before you can cry for your mother. (DC 10)
• [BERSERKER] [INTIMIDATION] ROAR. (DC 10 )
• [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Try and stop me. (DC 10 )
• [DETECT THOUGHTS] [WISDOM] Read the child's mind.
  • You're wasting your time with this one. There are corpses outside with far more loot.

Notes

• Eight, Four, and Five immediately escape without joining the fight when attacked, though they can still be killed during their escape.

This is a rare exception to the game's standard treatment of minor NPCs; human and tiefling children can only be  Knocked Out, and any narrative deaths they suffer (such as during the Raid on the Emerald Grove) occur strictly off-screen.

• As a Small Humanoid of 10 kg, Eight's corpse is one of the lightest that can be used for both  Fungal Infestation and  Animate Dead.