Chief | |
Name | Chief |
Titles | Chief |
I.M.E. | Blue , armour-like |
Current Level | 4th |
Character Class | Cleric (deity: Maglubiyet, god of goblins) |
Race | Goblin |
Clan | Clan of the Cryptic Fall |
Death | Killed by Kore [1] |
Parents | Chief Kills a Werebear |
First Appearance | The Goblins' Introduction p.3 |
Description[]
Chief was named by Young and Beautiful in order to prevent a war. He actually wasn't meant to be the chief of the clan, Thaco was. However, as Chief was the newborn son of the previous chief, Kills a Werebear, the clan would have started a war over whom to follow. To prevent that, Young and Beautiful named him Chief and marked him with the ceremonial paint. Chief isn't very brave (on several occasions, he has been unable to move to save his friends), but he is a good goblin, as Thaco himself told Complains of Names: he knows he will never have the peaceful life he wished for, and that he will never be a great chief like his father, but he is trying. Chief lost an eye when he poked himself in the eye with a very pointy stick. Since then, he has been seen wearing an eye patch bearing the markings of the clan.
At first, Chief didn't want to be a part of the whole Goblin Adventuring Party (GAP for short) thing. He thought it meant becoming like the adventurers who had killed so many goblins for cheap XP. When everybody chose a class, though, he said he would be "something that stays out of the way and never has to do anything exciting, but is still pestered by everyone in the group". And thus, Chief became a cleric. He worships Maglubiyet, God of goblins.
After the GAP defeated the Yellow Musk Creeper, Chief acquired his Magical Spear, a weapon that is ideal for him since it allows him to fight from afar without needing to go and get his spear back, or carry a huge amount of them. On this occasion, it was shown that his I.M.E. is most likely blue.
Chief has stated that he doesn't understand how anyone could want to be a paladin, seeing how Detect Evil seems unbearable. However, he also has said that if he was being tortured by a madman, he would want his friends to escape rather than try and save him in a suicidal plan. He's also the one who realised that shooting at the guards during Fumbles's execution would hurt innocent humans.
All in all, Chief is more of a "regular guy". He isn't extremely brave like Thaco, or extremely selfless and good like Big Ears. He is scared and lost but still tries to do what he can for his friends and his clan. In that aspect, he may be one of the easiest characters to identify with.

Chief heals Complains.
On some rare occasions, Chief can get very enthusiastic: both Young and Beautiful's names for things (such as "Stuff-about-people-we-don't-know papers") and Hawl's "treasures" (such as what he thought to be a bowling ball in a wooden bird cage, but is actually Klik, or a brick) seem to cause in him some kind of awe. Both of these events happened a while ago, though, and Chief hasn't shown the same type of behaviour since.
After the Battle of Brassmoon, the GAP was heading towards the Depths of Dragon Maw. While crossing a river, they were ambushed by the Paladin, Kore. Confident the party could lose Kore in the dungeon crawl, Chief convinced the rest of the party to continue while he stayed behind to stall Kore. After a short battle, Kore tortured Chief hoping the screams would lure the goblins back. The goblins, led by Fumbles, returned to fight Kore but was unable to save Chief from dying from his wounds.
Appearances[]
Book One[]
up.1 The Goblins' Introduction p.3, p.4, p.5, p.6. Notable events: First appearance.
up.2 The Goblins Discuss the Poorly Locked Chest p.7, p.8
up.5 The Goblins' Three Plans p.16, p.17, p.18, p.19, p.20. Notable events: loses his right eye.
up.8 Hawl the Trader p.30, p.31, p.32
up.11 Fumbles' Perfect Character p.41, p.42
up.14 Thaco's Introduction p.50, p.51, p.52
up.16 The Lake Monster p.60
up.18 First Blood p.64, p.65, p.66, p.67
up.19 The Battle Begins p.68, p.69, p.70
up.20 Sending in Back Up p.74
up.30 The Rules Just Changed p.110, p.111
up.31 Sacred Statues p.113
up.32 A Tragic Mistake p.117, p.118
up.33 The Beginning p.121, p.123
Book Two[]
up.34 Dodge p.126
up.35 Chief's Secret p.127, p.128 Notable events: it is revealed that Chief wasn't meant to be the chief of his clan.
up.36 The Party Forms p.130, p.131, p.132, p.133 Notable events: Chief becomes a cleric.
up.40 There Is No Treasure Chest p.142, p.143
up.44 Fumbles' First Quest p.154, p.155, p.156, p.157 Notable events: Chief cures someone for the first time, revealing that his I.M.E. is blue
up.46 The Dungeons Of Brassmoon p.162, p.163, 164
up.48 The Thornback Clan p.168, p.169, p.170 (off-panel)
up.49 Thaco vs The Thornback Clan p.172
up.50 Complains Rages p.174
up.51 Into The Cave p.177, p.178, p.179
up.52 Big Ears vs The Thornback Clan p.180, p.181, p.182
up.54 Chief's Failure p.188 Notable events: Chief tries to fight to help his friends but his paralized by fear.
up.56 Chief Thaco p.193, p.194, p.195 Notable events: we learn Chief kept Thaco close because he's the real chief. Chief hits second level. Chief tries to apologise to Ears.
up.59 The Spear p.204, p.205, p.206 Notable events: Chief acquires his Magical Spear.
up.60 Thaco's Outfit p.207 p.208
up.61 Tu Dae Fadda p.209
up.76 The Sewage Pipe p.250, p.251 p.251 (background)
up.77 Into The Pipe p.253, p.254 p.255 Notable events: this time, Chief acts to save Big Ears.
up.79 Detect Evil p.258, p.259
up.82 The Decision p.264, p.265, p.266
up.84 Food p.269, p.270, p.271
up.86 Lair Of The Goblin Slayer p.274, p.275, p.276
up.87 Entering The Lair p.277, p.278 Notable events: Chief almost gets caught but is mistaken for a child.
up.88 Within The Lair p.279, p.280
Book Three[]
up.93 Outside The Dungeons Of Brassmoon p.289
up.94 Above The Guards p.290, p.291 Notable events: Chief falls in the guard room
up.95 Drop Down p.292
up.96 Against The Elites Pt 1 p.295 Notable events: thanks to his spear, Chief can take part in the battle. After helping BEs, he hides under a table.
up.98 Against The Elites Pt 3 p.299 (off pannel)
up.104 Goodbye p.311 (off-pannel), p.312 Notable events: Chief kills Sergeant Bremick from under the table.
up.111 Another Battle's End p.331
up.112 Third Level p.332
up.113 Challenge Rating p.333, p.334 Notable events: Chief notices Saral Cain's belt has the crown symbol on it.
up.115 Goblinslayer's Discovery p.340
up.118 Return To The Drain p.344, p.345, p.346
up.119 Goblinslayer's Plan p.347, p.348
up.122 Rot In Hell Goblin p.356
up.123 Into The Fires Of Hell p.357, p.358, p.359
up.124 Goblin Attack p.361, p.362, p.363 Notable events: although scared, Chief thinks of the innocent humans, and gather his inner strength. He seems determined to help his friends escape.
up.129 Thaco's Plan p.375
up.130 Chief's Prayer p.376, p.377
up.133 Red Street p.383