'A moment of your time (your race), if you would. I am Pip Diggins, from Hoarhallow. We have a small village on the eastern side of the Hoardale River and have lived here in the place you call the Ettenmoors for as long as my grandfather's grandfather's....'

'I think you know what I am getting at. The arrival of these tall folk was providence, (your race), simply providence. We had been set upon by all manner of foul creatures and were not well-prepared to defend ourselves.

'We had seen trolls before, but the Wargs, Orcs, and goblins were another story. Since their arrival, and yours, our little village has seen a number of raids where they have stolen villagers, pipe-weed, and food! If you are willing to visit the goblin-village of Grothum to recover some of our food, I would be very grateful. Grothum is a good distance north of here near the place your folk named Arador's End.'