Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S Series B'an Ran Shi Hobgoblin BBTS Shared Exclusive

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Residing in swamps, fens, and bogs, the B’an Ran Shi are carnivorous goblins with an insatiable desire for meat. They travel from their homes in the wetlands in packs ranging in size from twenty to fifty. The hobgoblins attack farms and homesteads raiding cattle, pigs, and horses, and then return to their habitats to feast. On those occasions when they cannot find livestock, they will kidnap humans, elves, and even Orcs. Their spiked tails and fingernails are coated with a poison that paralyzes but keeps prey alive for days so that the flesh is fresh when it is time to eat.

B’an Ran Shi are more numerous on the rugged and marshy west coast of the continent, though bands have spread elsewhere. The Knights of Accord are currently organizing an expedition to chase off a nest of them who occupy the Bog of Booragh. This bog, which lies approximately three hundred miles from Castle Accord, is a waypoint on the trail to the elven city of Leaf. The trail skirts the fringes of this bog and since the hobgoblins moved in there have been numerous reports of travelers going missing.

Temporal Log (Extract from the files of Doctor Arune Brahmachari, Vitruvian Medical Officer and Biologist.)

I have completed the autopsy of the hobgoblin which was killed by Leonidas when it breached our perimeter security. The spines of the B’an Ran Shi are coated with a form of Tetrodotoxin. This potent neurotoxin is not produced by the goblin itself; it lacks the necessary glands. Rather, it must have been extracted from another creature and painted on prior to battle. This indicates an unexpected level of intelligence and forward planning. I surmise that a species of toad native to the hobgoblin’s swamp habitat is the true source. A deep scratch from a tail spike delivers sufficient dosage to cause almost complete paralysis to an adult human in under a minute.

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