Tiritakki

Dedrom's favorite daughter, Tiritakki, was only 1 and 1/2 years old when her tribe was destroyed by a team of "bighead raiders" and her father captured as a "prisoner of war." At least, that's the story the surviving tribe members told her later. A human probably wouldn't recall such a thing at that age; but goblins don't have long to live, even half-goblins, so they tend to mature quickly and their first memories subsequently begin at a younger age. Tiritakki did actually recall Dedrom, but vaguely. More of what was remembered was told to her by the customary tribal oral tradition. The goblins spoke of him as the "inside outsider," a non-goblin that almost rose to the rank of chieftain.

Tiritakki lived her young life always on the run from bigger creatures and people, as her diminished tribe never settled long in one place. One of their first acts after the terrible raid was to build rafts and move to another island. This turned out to be a lasting strategy as they weren't welcome at many islands. Tiritakki had to grow up tough and smart to survive in the nomadic goblin lifestyle, an able warrior, cook, and weaver of grijallak. Finally, she moved away from her tribe on an island peopled with humans, to see for herself what the "bighead" life was like.

Tiritakki had an unenviable time integrating into the human world, learning how to read, write, and deal with racism. She is a survivor though, and has done remarkably well for herself. She is currently 14 (how is that possible? Goblin gestation times are short), which is mature for a half-goblin, and lives in the city of Feddarin, living as a mercenary and considering experimentation with magic.

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