Tau sits with Reku catching up to on the days past events. He is is seriously impressed, she has managed to keep his newly minted Horde intacted while he was being transformed. The transformation itself is a result of the King's interference, his sacrifice at first presents as a talent booster. Giving a single generation of goblins a head start. Of those that so even the smallest potential and depending on luck and other circumstances. Would have advanced bodies like the Rover leader and Dimitri. Others like everyone in his mob have ancient blood lines which when trigger activate long lost genetic factors in them. Which is why they have been changing from the begining, changes in eye color, skin and hair are all signs of advanced blood lines.
Tau particular bloodline is from the Erifka Plateau the ancestral home of all life on the world. His green skin is the some of the purest around. Even Reku as old as she scent of a bit of lust. Tau feels his new teeth, thinking about what to do. He could wait for the others but he not sure how long they will be in there.
'Dude! Wait what? us! why no, remember that story about the salamander and the dragon. The only way the salamander won is because he didn't wait.' Tau thinks, he use to talk to himself all the time still does. He flips through the story in his mind when all his problems were as big and sweet as a chocolate bar.
"Ask the Rover leader for a meeting send one else to do it Reku I want you close to us for now." says Tau. He can't smell any deciet from Reku but he is not so stupid as to trust someone who held his power for a few days. It's just that it is so far beyond typical goblin behavior that he wants to find out motivation. In some Gets her age alone could allow her to rule.
"Right away..."she stumbles he is not a leader, she isn't sure what to call him. Even boses doesn't seem to fit he is a Goblin he needs something that respresents that. She is not sire she just knows that something amazing is coming soon.
Reku leaves the tent without saying anything a Goblin like Tau probably has to declare himself even Usterlin. Who don't speak the common language and spend all their time underwater would still declare themselves before a fighting with another gobo. She finds one of the Black Bloods still holding spears and waiting for Gcina. She commands them they only listen when she adds that the Horde Leader Tau. This also got her a following of new gobo's who tired of hearing from her. A mix of Gobos, Troics, Harlins and most surprisingly three Broodalins.
The Broodalins surprise Reku as they are all heavily pregnant and that each has a clusters gurbs around them already. Broodalins showing is both a blessing and curse. Reku makes a mental note as she has to inform the leaders. They are already falling behind and it's only been three days.
Tau looks for something to wear, his new body makes the normal colthe show of his crown jewels. He remebers that Diana had planning on making everyone a uniform and already gotten the fabric from one of the stall in the market. He finds several rolls more than he thought she should have. He picks black because it's the closest to him. Wrapping it like a kilt around him. However by his waist he ties with closest color which is green ripping to make a the front of which hangs in between his legs. He then folds in the waist making it look like a green and back ancient egyptian dress he leaves his chest bare. For now this is enough for him to be comfortable.
He puts on his Leadership ring, his stats jump up randomly by his count forty five points have been added to intelligence and wisdom. He takes it off and puts it in again this time it is more evenly divided amongst all his stats.
Looking back at other he pulls some fabrics with him, puts them in front of the girls and gives Oda, the black fabric like his. Tau thinks, 'maybe if we dress the same for while it also help him feel part of the group especially since he isn't.'
Tau is serious about the separation between his mob members and the Horde members. 'his family is his, the rest can all be cousins.'
Then he takes out the epic chest. Instead of lesser items they had all decides he should get it and hopefully get an amazing weapon or something. He opens it...
[Congratulations!!! Your have reiceved your first epic item. Your are the six contender!]
Reward...
Outside the Hovel Reku is catching with some on the others. Reku is happy at the rate the other hovel have come up. Reku is also pleased at the amount of food and minerals and herbs they have secured. They could start their market to sell some of the excess and on top of everything all the Horde members everyday always drop of their tooth and Reku has those in all one hovel.
The tooth is a tradition Reku didn't have to enforce which she is gald. Trying to get a Goblin to part with even a tooth of haul is nearly a miracle. In fact the first five percent taken or so the legend goes was a dragons tooth. Thus the name of the tradition. Another smile flashes across her face. She has become centimental in her old age and keeps remembering stories from her childhood.
The black bloods come back running, they plan to tell Reku what the Rover leader said. She stops them.
"Since you went to handle message and came back so quickly you guys should report to the leader...Remember leader Tau, is the leader of our band so be careful how you speak and please try not to stare at him too much." Reku says as a small member of the blood fist tries to get attention.
The boys are discussing amongst themselves, who will talk to Tau. They are afterall going to report to the Horde Leader. The excitement in them is like foam in beer mug that with the tiniest of touches will cause it to spill. They walk past the only entrance. The hovel that were built around the center one all have garden walls interconnecting them.
The boys have been guarding the gurbs inside this area while the others work on the garden by planting herbs and spices. Like all of the Horde they are following her order because her faction is the biggest being more than seventy percent of the Horde.
The boys each have a cast name,since they are unclaimed by any group. Kluk would give them a name when they joined his Warband. They boys stand by the not knowing what to do to signal.
The boys all scatter as a 'real goblin' walks out the tent. That was the first thought that came to Meek. He is the chosen leader of the Black Bloods. They stare in awe at Tau, his muscles his eyes his hair black like sheep's wool probably as soft too. They all swim on the ground his scent is imposing like a force pushing down on them.
Tau notices ten young gobo's and smiles at them pulling back his scent. He wants to smell them too as it gives information better than body language. He reaches for the one closets to him.
"What's your name there gobo, you all can relax now and go back to your normal duties." Tau had grabbed Meek and not by mistake his scent is the only one that less saturated fat. It makes his emotions easier to smell and he is also producing a small bit of leadership, the smell of crushed mint coming from him is refreshing.
Meek says holding his low, his thin frame showing every bone in his body. Tau waits the boy says nothing then he starts again.
"I am Horde Leader Tau, you will answer when asked grub. Now what are you doing here?" Tau voice was not anger or raised but the scent of finality from Tau made Meek sweat.
"Meek! Leader Tau!" Meek tried his best to control his voice that bouncing like ship on the high seas. It wavers and crashing even these few coming out as a forcible whisper.
"Mxm! Your real name grub...im the Horde Leader why would you such a name in presence." Tau knows a cast name when he hears one. Humans use them on Goblin they capture and train for their games in the city.
Meek jumps his thoughts going blank, then he resigns himself to the truth. That Tau is going to kill him for the insult but instead of fear he scents acceptance like this is suppose to happen. To someone like him. To Tau the scent is more like resignation but from such a weak gobo even being able to show less fear is an achievement.
"Its my name I am Meek. Warband kluk gave me the name..." says Meek.
"Warband leader Kluk, gave his own cast names! Fuck that guy really he is a piece of work that one. Should have killed the day I found out he was in camp. Since he gave you a name I will also give you a name." says Tau. Giving a cast name to fellow goblin Tau has never heard of such but doesn't intend to follow his footstep. It besides the people he knows he doesn't k ow any good goblin names. Meek is already waiting smiling. He remebers a book from his old life Circle of kings, In that book goblin were evil but they were people too and so he names him after the main character.
"From now you are called Impi." says Tau.
"Impi?" says Impi, thou not yet convinced he doesn't have much choice. He already just let the name slip.
"Yes you know like the its fits you well. Now say it so that I believe it is your name." says Tau, some of the grubs have crawled their way to him and watching this is wide open eyes.
"Im....pi" he says rather poorly even some of the grubs laughing at him.
"No like you like the name, even the grubs don't belive you." says Tau. As Horde Leader he feel responsible for this gobo's well being and decides that a moment won't hurt in the grand scheme of things.
THis continues for a while until Reku returns and she is holding a bunch herbs and other spices. They all three sits outside the hovel while Tau asks his questions getting a lay of the Get situation and finally Impi got to tell Tau about the Jade. Rover Leader Jade of the Roverband.