Goblin raiders had wrecked the brewery, drank its ale and kidnapped Bugman’s living relatives. In those ruins, Bugman swore a mighty vengeance, resolving to hunt down the greenskins and rescue his kin. He and his companions went off into the wild and were not heard of again for many years. Rumours began to crop up around the Karaz Ankor of tattered and bloodstained Rangers who arrived before major battles, keeping to themselves around the campfire, a strange glint in their eyes and their hands clasped around tankards of precious ale.[1a]