This is the sorrow tale of SkinnyTurtle. Most of the story has been derived from the Epic of Zug. It takes place in the lower Ascendancy region during the dark ages. It is one of the stories are scholars now use to study the dark ages. Here is a translated version of the story.
The town of SkinnyTurtle was a remote farm village in a valley. They were effectively cut off from the rest of the world. So as the rest of the world fell apart they remained the same. The valley also provided lasting peace. As is natural, the warriors of SkinnyTurtle were few and untrained.
When a young man got heroic notions, he was was laughed at and called cracking, because there was no point of preparing for war the old men would say. But for all the lessons the old men had learned in life, they were still missing wisdom. For the circle of life and death cannot be denied. They were to learn that lesson well.
On the night of the thirteenth, the villagers were getting the town ready for night. The last few crops were being hauled in from the farms and the fireplaces were being lit. As the fire was lit the light revealed iron helmets in the trees. Someone screamed “GOBLINS” the village was in a panic, the few people which had old swords brought them out. Fifteen goblins came out from under the trees brandishing cleavers, clubs and torches. The villagers made a ragged line, in their hands were wooden swords and pitchforks. The goblins charged at them shouting the name of their leader as a war cry "ZUG! ZUG! ZUG!, no one stood a chance. The heroes who stood to fight all fell. A few managed to scramble back, only to find that four other goblins had come from the other side of the town to trap them. The massacre was complete.
By morning the only remains of the village was the ash of the buildings.
That is an embellished true story which happened to me. I counted 19 goblins, and at least two were killed already. My villagers all died, so I turned it into a short story. This short story has a lot of concepts about the lore of Stonehearth. Oh by the way I wrote this short story with a swollen wrist. You know what they say "no pain no gain"
Screenshot with 19 confirmed goblins http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=354698241