Grubeck Goblinde

Grubeck Goblinde
Age	49 (Human age; Goblin age unknown, as Goblins cannot count)
Sex	Male
Race	Goblin
Affiliation	N/A
Occupation	None
Alias	N/A
Location	Sewers
Foreign Name(s)	N/A
Likeability	N/A

Grubeck Goblinde is a Goblin located in the Sewers. Though born with an extraordinary intelligence, he has much reason to regard this God-given gift as a curse. Disillusioned by the barbaric Goblin community in which the strong are respected and the weak shunned, he escaped the ranks of his kind to establish himself near Hendon Myre with a successful business. Due to this, his life was under constant threat from both vengeful Goblin assailants and those envious of his prodigious wealth alike.

After the Great Metastasis, he's the only Grand Flores-native Goblin, along with his friend McGee, as the rest perished in its events. Life is strictly business for him: while miserly, he is held in high regard for his reputability.

Functions

• Merchant.
• Quest Giver.

Dialogue

Request Chat

• Some people call me a skinflint, but that's not true.

I'm a businessman; I charge what is reasonable for me and for my customers. It's selfish of those who think ill of me to expect me to give them special treatment.

So <player name>, understand my difficulty and help me run my business. You don't have to buy the most expensive thing I have, of course.

• Welcome, customer. Are you looking for something in particular? Ask me anything. I can get you anything you want.

For a price, of course.

• I'm a Goblin, but I'm not as stupid as other Goblins you've seen. In fact, I'm so smart that my own kind became jealous of me, enough to totally disown me.

So I said good bye and good riddance to those bastards!

Idle

• Hey, hey.
• Come here for a second.

Conversation start

• Hehehe. Welcome. Welcome.
• Shylock always has goodies for all.
• An opportunity like this doesn't come along every day.

Conversation end

• See you around.
• Don't tell any Goblins we talked.

Gallery

Trivia

• Grubeck Goblinde's name was originally "Shylock Goblind". One of his lines, "Shylock always has goodies for all", confirms this. This change could be attributed to the connection between the fictional Jewish moneylender Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Grubeck's stereotypical Jewish characteristics, namely his prominent nose, a stingy disposition, and a bespectacled and bearded appearance.
• Grubeck's last name initially did not have an "e" at the end. It was added during early open beta period.