So it begins

Dear Journal,
So a few days ago I was on the road from Bruic to just get out for a bit, see if I could find a different scene, make a little coin in a new tavern or two when I heard a ruckus up head and stumbled on a goblin ambush. Something like 10 of them set upon a local noble and his entourage (I really should get one of those…) and it was not going well for them! A few other travelers also converged fortuitously to help out and charged in (well, some charged, some of us did our thing from afar) to fight off the little vermin.
 
I didn’t figure I would be much help in the thick of things but I spotted a couple archers up on high ground so I snuck up on them and blew them away with Thunderwave. Super satisfying watching them tumble off the edge of the cliff and onto the rocks. Also, do I know how to make an entrance or what!?!?! Ha!
 
I made my way down to the entourage after the other newcomers had dispatched a few of the foot-goblins. Healed up one of the guards who’d been knocked out. By the time that was done the fight was nearly done as it was down to a few archers up on the hill and those far better suited to that effort had it well in hand indeed.
 
Once we got a chance for some proper introductions I learned that our noble was a young man by the name of Titus, son of Caleti. His man Marcus had done well in the fight despite his two compadres being knocked down early, but it was certainly fortunate several of us happened along when we did. Perhaps it was divine intervention.
 
And then I met the travelers destined to be my new adventuring companions! Dagos the ranger, Verxititus (that name is NOT going to be easy rhyme for the epic songs that I am certain I’m going to be inspired to write!), Griswold the mage, Oisin (Note to self, sounds like Oh-sheen!) the druid.
 
Young Titus made us an offer of, well, not employment exactly, but… A letter of something or other. I should probably find out what that was. I kind of drifted off when they were talking about the details.
 
So anyway, we are off to find more goblins! Specifically, find where these wretched creatures came from and snuff out their lair. It’s going to be a grand adventure! Songs aplenty!