Beastblood

="Beastblood"=

A name allegedly mentioned in the fragment fo the Draconic Prophecy revealed inside the cornerstone of what was once a Dhakaani obelisk at the top of "Monument Hill" (north and east of New Cyre neat the Murnie Homestead). Roughly translated into Goblinoid (possibly by the ex-//Kech Volaar duur'kala// Mariin), the relevant passage appears to read: "//Not ten thousand spears shall deter the Beastblood and the Passage-Child//."

The Goblinoids who entered northeastern Breland, including the dead Bugbear Aunk and the Barghest Diizina, seemed convinced that "Beastblood" referred to Draco, a Shifter who had shown a remarkable ability to both kill Goblinoids and survive multiple combats and assassination attempts. This was partially supported by a bit of cultural trivia: In the Five Kingdoms, "beastblood" is considered an insulting racial epithet for Shifters.

However, seeing as Draco died in early Olarune 998 YK -- consumed body and soul by the Barghest -- that interpretation appears to have been in error. The Changeling mass-murdering psychopath Muraco implied that she had come to a different conclusion during her climactic fight on 5 Therendor with newer party members Jarvis, Thomas, Golandar and Phi. "Shifters didn't exist 7,500 years ago," she said at one point. Then she added "Back then, the Hobgoblins considered //Gnomes// to be no better than beasts -- feral jungle rats."

She also said she'd seen the charcoal rubbings taken from the stone in the Dwarf's office, and the Hobgoblin Bard's translation, for which she had unmasked contempt. Unfortunately, she was slain before she could explain further.