Thad Breen is just the sort of man who would think that keeping a “tame” ankheg was a good idea. He has buried four wives and has recently married a fifth and he is not used to being contradicted by anyone on his holding, for the whole place is populated by nothing but his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and some cowed in-laws.
The tunnels that the ankheg has dug beneath his fields seem to have improved their fertility and he buys cartloads of dung from his neighbors in order to help keep the thing fed. His own brood knows its habits well enough to avoid it but as it has grown it has increased its range and it has recently torn a field hand at a neighboring holding to pieces. Thad blamed the nearby hobgoblins (16.04) for this death, but he is wondering what to do with the creature, perhaps if he fed it more…
Connections:
- Thad claims to know how to break the curse of the Last Skirmish (17.03).
Hooks:
- How did Thad Breen get an ankheg?
