shrâk was once bitten by a Venom-back spider, and his fellows abandoned him in the knowledge that no Goblin ever survives such a venomous bite. Ashrâk, however, did not die. Instead, the venom fused with his blood. Some say that this has made him much more powerful, providing him with an affinity with spiders, and it is even rumoured that he possesses the power to conceal his spider-kin in shadow.

Exiled from Moria many years ago, Drûzhag has become a vile and wild creature in order to survive. Most Goblins would have perished in the wilderness, but Drûzhag prospered, bending the