Meepo
Meepo, Keeper of the Dragon
It was the end of everything. Only a few short, oh, so short weeks ago Meepo was the second most powerful kobold in his tribe. Everyone respected Meepo. Everyone knew Meepo was the Dragon Keeper, who took care of Calcryx, the emerald-scaled dragon mascot and totem of Yusdrayl's clan.
Only with the might of Yusdrayl's dragon magic and the awe inspired by Calcryx had been able to push the goblins back and take this ruin. The goblins remained, but now the kobolds had their place and could fortify it against the goblins.
Let them try to attack, and die a hundred deaths from collapsing floors, ceilings, and crossbow bolts fired from hiding. Goblins were dumb, they couldn't unseat Yusdrayl's band even if they were powerful enough to.
As everyone knows, except stupid goblins, kobolds are themselves have the blood of dragons, and the strongest of all dragon bloodlines at that. Yusdrayl had their magic and Meepo knew the ways to please Calcryx. One day, Calcryx would grow great and powerful. She would remember Meepo and he would ride her when Calcryx closed her huge jaws around Yusdrayl's body and the chieftan's bones shattered.
As Yusdrayl's blood spilled on the stone floor beneath Calcryx's talons, Meepo would be chieftain. Yes! Only Meepo could tend and keep Calcryx happy. Only Meepo could get her the food she liked and knew how to feed her without losing a hand like that idiot Krendik did when he tried, or a head like stupid Breenil did when he teased Calcryx.
All the kobolds knew better than to cross Meepo, or he'd make sure Calacryx got mad at them and took a bite out of their hides when they got too close.
Then the goblins came. They burst in while Meepo was sleeping by Calcryx's cage and killed the guards in one quick rush. Tewir barely got out a scream before the goblins were rushing into Calcryx's chamber.
A giant bugbear grabbed Meepo as he rose up, his hand flying to his spear. His meaty fist closed around Meepo's throat and began squeezing the scaly life out of him. He lifted Meepo off the group and into the air. Meepo kicked and gasped for breath as the bugbear's hand drove his windpipe back into his neckbones.
Meepo's vision grey hazy as he saw kobolds bursting into the room and battling the goblins. The world had gone muted and everything seemed to slow down as it tilted crazily to the left. For a moment, it seemed like the battle were being fought on the side of a hill.
Then Meepo was flying. Had he become a dragon in the battle? Now could he become chieftan on his own, without Calcryx's help? Everyone would see how strong the dragon blood flowed in his veins. The world rushed by under him and a plain stone wall painted with green kobold script came rushing up to meet him with a loud crack like stone breaking.
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Meepo's head hurt. It felt like someone had stripped off his scaled and decided to take the top layer of his skull along with them. Someting hard slammed into his side. Something else his him in his ribs. Something else slammed into his leg just above the knee. Finally, something very hard him him between his legs and his eyes flew open as he screamed out in agony.
Meepo loked up once he could see clearly again. Six bounders, kobold guards and warriors, stood over him. In their midst and right at Meepo's feet was Yusdrayl, her foot poised for another kick at Meepo's sensitive regions. "Meepo awake!" Meepo yelled.
Yusdrayl drew herself up to her full height and glared down at him. "Meepo, you worthless fool! You let the goblins steal Calcryx!" What? Meepo thought to himself. Calcryx is gone!? All his hopes of supplanting Yusdrayl and being cheiftain himself vanished in that moment and he sank low to the floor. What Meepo do now? Meepo can't be chieftain with no Calcryx. Then it occurred to him. He had the perfect solution.
Rising up only so far as needed to drop to his knees, Meepo cried out. "Meepo sorry! Meepo worthless. Meepo let bugbear and goblins steal Calcryx. No kill Meepo! Meepo know Calcryx come back! Calcryx kill goblins and come back! No kill Meepo!"
Yusdrayl seemed unmoved by Meepo's apology and reassurances. Well, her foot was moved...at Meepo's skull. For the second time meepo's skull hit the wall that day. Then the bounders started in again at Meepo from all sides. The air rained kicks at him from every angle until he was too overwhelmed with pain to struggle any more. Hopeless, Meepo laid down to die.
But it was not to be. Yusdrayl called off the bounders just as Meepo was about to take one last kick to his face that would probably end with his snout sticking out the back of his head. "Meepo, you do not deserve death...yet." Meepo couldn't muster the strength to roll over and face his chieftain. She continued, "You will be the only guard in this room. The bounders will be nearby, but you will warn them when something comes this way...especially dragon- stealing goblins. You will warn them with your screams as they kill you."
Yusdrayl left with a hateful smile on her face and Meepo's spirits sank even further. His own tribe had left him to die as their early warning system. Calcryx was gone. His plans were gone. Everything was gone. He dragged himself over to his bedding, trailing blood, and fell into a nightmare-ridden sleep.
| Meepo (Keeper of the Dragon) |
CR 1/4 |
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Male Humanoid (Kobold) Warrior 1 | |
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AC 15, touch 12, flat-footed 14; | |
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Speed 30 ft | |
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Str 9, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8
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