So, we almost lost to a goblin today. While on the path to Spinning Stone, we were caught off guard by a goblin that demanded "tribute". Shade acted first, providing a magical energy blast as an opening tribute. Our little green friend didn't appreciate it very much, but he did seem to like Nodel's tasty treat. Sadly, that didn't stop things from turning violent. When I realized that we were dealing with this simple misunderstanding the hard way: I cannonballed into him, causing him to drop like a stone. Dumb luck meant caused him to get up first and made a good swing at me. I don't exactly know what happened next, but when I came to, he and some other goblin were both dead. I don't know where the new goblin came from, but the one that dropped me was somehow burned to a crisp! He didn't look much like a goblin or even a former living thing anymore, what I saw was more along the lines of a dried up raisin with a shield he so generously provided to me. The scary thing about all this is that I remember carefully scanning the forest before rushing the little guy and finding nothing. That means there have to be more of these tiny green turds around. Come to think of it, this might be my last entry. If it is and if you find this off my corpse, heed my warning: DON'T FIGHT THE GOBLINS!