[Sidequest] Knucklebones
Recap for @RyanFodder
The chapter on Goblin Religion is illuminating. You have never been a spiritual goblin, leaning more heavily on your arcane skills to blow things up as your true calling. But from what you have just read, you kin have a deep connection with the spirit realms, of which there are many listed. Each spirit realm is aspected to a different need in goblin society. Need to cure your cough, that is the Heelz realm. Need to get your pigs to mate, that is the Kissykissy realm. Need to scare off jacklels from your hens, that is the Boggyboo realm and soforth.
There is a spirit realm that knucklebones seems to be aspected to, called 'CracklenBoom'. This stormy realm has spirits of wind, rain, thunder and lightning.
Your own realm may also be listed here. What do you think it is called?
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Zizkek is especially interested in the BurnenBreaken Realm.
According to the book...
'BurnenBreaken is a destructive realm harboring mischevious spirits of Fire, Hot Iron, and Molten Stone. These primal powers need not be wanton in their mayhem, but they are always direct in their resolution to a problem. The Vike (Greenhallow Goblins) tell a cautionary story of a BurnenBreaken Acolyte trying to cross a bridge blocked by an over-turned apple cart. The Acolyte saw this as he saw all problems and soon the entire bridge was ablaze and into the river it fell, taking the acolyte with it. Many BurnenBreaken Goblins tell this story not as a warning, but as a model on how to live your best life.'
Zizkek started this journey to learn more about Knucklebones and, in association, more about himself. There is more to learn, but this is a good place to wrap up this sidequest, if you'd like. Or, you can press on and try to find Knucklebones as you have reason to believe he is in the city still.
Zizkek is still interested in why his totem can store fire, and how to get it back out again.
With a last wink at Mindy, Ziz starts his journey to the South Market, to learn what he can of Knucklebones and this mysterious tornado.
Meanwhile, Ziz sends a note to Dr. Dribbles with the professor's scribble attached saying "found ya some cheap labor we can draw on. Worst case, Mr. K will know what they can do..."
Zizkek heads out. Now "South Market" was a Ptolus district. In Talus, he would be heading out to Grandview ring SolView slice. (map for reference https://www.worldanvil.com/w/avata-unfolding-sazboom/map/57252c5f-8533-4f8a-a85f-307d179d58a8).
This ringslice of Talus is mostly used as residence, lodging, and drinking halls for the crafting and building guilds. The day laborers and artisans employed to build Talus roads, buildings, structures, and all those objects and items needed within them have claimed the Grand/Sol as theirs.
Think of Grand/Sol like light industrial section of a town. Where would Zizkek like to start his investigation?