Liblub the Blue

by Fallynde “The Wrecker” Dankil of the 71st
Very little is known to the people of Hardholme about the Frogfolk. We know that many lives have been lost when we’ve been unfortunate enough to cross paths with the Reds. The Red Frogfolk, we KNOW, are incredibly aggressive.

But what of other Frogfolk?

In our journey to the Temple on the Mount many months ago, we* were not only able to rescue Sir Reznor of the Silver Flame, who had been held captive for 11 years, but we were also able to release a captive Blue Hyla by the name of Liblub, who spent nearly half of his 50 years being tortured by the purple-people running rampant in the Temple on the Mount. Through very rough Abyssal and other limited forms of communication, we have learned this about the Frogfolk of this land:

The Red, Blue, and Green Hyla have been fighting each other for a long time, ever since “their masters disappeared.” When we offered to help him return home, he declined. He did not want to tempt fate by crossing through Red Territory. This could be considered by the Reds to be an attack, and could provoke an attack by the Reds on his home city, Matmar.

Matmar, the city of the Blue Hyla, is across the river, near a lake next to the smoking mountains.

As for how Liblub came to be imprisoned in the Temple, he sadly recounted his life as a young Hyla. He was a great warrior who left Matmar in an attempt to prove his place amongst the great Blue Hylians, with further hopes of winning the affections of a young lady. His shame in the failure of his attempt, along with the fear that he would not be accepted back after so long are the other reasons he declined an escort home.

And so we are left with this: a brave but unfortunate Blue Hyla, a survivor of over 20 years of physical and mental torture in captivity, who cannot, for many reasons, return home.

There is still much more to learn of the other Hyla tribes. I do not know how they feel about us, the newcomers in their ancient land. But I can and will confidently vouch for the rescued Liblub: he is a delightful Hylian man, he has quickly grasped Common, he’s excited to finally be freed from captivity, eager to find and embrace this new chance at life, and he wants to make Hardholme, the city by the hole, his new home.

We look forward to learning more about the Hyla from our brave friend, Liblub the Blue.

*Those who were present on this trip to the Temple on the Mount: Aequitus, Aurelae, Buckler, Fallynde, Maeve, Forge, and Fitz of the 71st.