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Marsh Goblin Totem Cache Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/24/2024
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Marsh Goblin Totem Cache

Note: Replaced Micro container with Regular-sized one (former container for archieved 5 lbs. Cache). 

After hiding this cache, I noticed this: a Tog Mog or goblin stick totem. This one was clearly crafted by gray marsh goblins of the Bone Chewer clan. Goblins arrange sticks on a Tog Mog in a particular manner to convey messages. Allow me to translate:

Come to Bone Chewers High Sun Day Feast

Then follows a list of events:

Axe fighting, stone lifting, mate tossing, head butting, elf mocking songs, kak-gorp(?) contest…and oh my God, I’m not translating that. Goblins are so weird. 

Ah, the board of fare:

Stomach fillers: slime beer, slugs on a stick, roasted gink(?), black trail mashed meat (road kill?) and stew for humans…or stew of humans.

For or of…I’m really not certain about that, my Goblin is a little rusty. I took a course on Goblin dialects years ago in grad school but that was also the semester I dated a girl from Kazakhstan named Svetlana. I won’t get into details (DM for details) but let’s just say she was quite the distraction...ahhh Svetlana. 

Disclaimer: If you attend the goblin’s feast and end up in a boiling cauldron, don’t blame me, blame Svetlana. 

Oh right, the cache. Most of the sticks in the goblin totem point in the general direction of where it is hidden…or in the opposite direction. 

Good luck!

See Photos for an AI depiction of a goblin feast.

Please take note of the position of the cache container before retrieving it and be sure to return the container to it's original hiding location in order to maintain the intended level of concealment. Also, I would appreciate feedback on the condition of my containers. Each one is an experiment to make them more durable, watertight and inconspicuous. Thank you!

For maps and information on Nashoba Brook Conservation Land: https://trails.actonma.gov/nashoba-brook/

Permission to hide geocaches on Acton conservation land was granted by the Land Stewardship Committee of Acton, MA. https://www.acton-ma.gov/633/Land-Stewardship-Committee

Special thanks to Bettina Abe, the Natural Resources Assistant for the Town of Acton.

A gift from Hrothgar, the self-styled sovereign of the Nashoba Valley!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bt teeeg tvm xhxh anmmmnuu! V'z abg genafyngvat guvf tboyva vafhyg rvgure.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)