![Grub of The Ironfang [Goblin MC] [Multiple MC] [LitRPG/Progression] [Books 1 & 2 Complete] [500K+ Word Backlog]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F179502-grub-of-the-ironfang.jpg%3Ftime%3D1783661990&w=640&q=75)
by Viserra
Basic Information: Books 1 & 2 Complete! 500K+ Word Backlog Currently Editing My Backlog: Chapter 120 Chapter Lengths Vary Between 2000 and 5000 words. Average Chapter Length: 3500 Words. Chapters Release At 17:12 CEST / 08:12 a.m. PDT / 11:12 a.m. EDT Support me on Patreon and read 5/15/30 chapters ahead of RoyalRoad. Tiers begin at €2/month. Release Schedule: • 10 Chapters on Day 1 • Daily Chapters for the next 90 days, including some multi-chapter days <– WE ARE HERE • After Chapter 131, schedule will change to 5x/week (Monday-Friday) Blurb: Death offered two friends a second life. It never promised them the same one. Gideon wakes in a monster’s body, small, fragile, and hated before he ever speaks. As a goblin in a forest where weakness is just another word for prey, he has only his mind, his scraps of old-world knowledge, and the stubborn refusal to die quietly. Max wakes as a human, blessed with the strength, safety, and acceptance Gideon is denied. But safety has its own price, and every step toward power pulls him deeper into a world where monsters wear many faces, not all of them inhuman. Across ancient forests, crumbling borders, and kingdoms that mistake their walls for safety, old powers are beginning to stir. Gideon must turn weakness into strategy and carve a place for himself among those the world calls monsters. Max must learn what strength truly costs before the choices ahead of him harden into something he can’t take back. They entered this world together. They woke on opposite sides of its oldest divide. And survival may change them long before they find each other again. What To Expect: • Dual protagonists growing in separate corners of the world, each shaping their own destiny as they seek to reunite. • For Gideon: Intelligent problem solving. Strategy over strength. Cunning over brute force. • For Max: A true hero’s journey, where each choice matters. • Weak to strong progression for both MCs, each on very different paths. • A morally gray Goblin MC shaped by his race, tribe, and environment. • Multiple POVs that expand the world, its people, and the threats moving beneath the surface. • Deep worldbuilding. • Tribe, town, and eventually large-scale nation building. • A long-form story with layered characters, rising stakes, and an overarching plot line tying both MCs together.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 0: Before You Begin [Please Read This Before Starting Chapter 1] | 1,770 |
| 2 | Chapter 1: Gideon | 3,131 |
| 3 | Chapter 2: Growing Up | 3,267 |
| 4 | Chapter 3: The Graveyard Shift | 3,876 |
| 5 | Chapter 4: Wait, What am I?!?! | 2,489 |
| 6 | Chapter 5: A Little Bit of Experimentation | 5,006 |
| 7 | Chapter 6: Highs and Lows | 3,710 |
| 8 | Chapter 7: Is There Anybody Out There? | 3,780 |
| 9 | Chapter 8: Max Hayes | 3,198 |
| 10 | Interlude: On The False Certainty of Maps | 2,101 |
| 11 | Chapter 9: Uhh... Not Quite What I Wanted | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 10: The Ironfang Tribe | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 11: Think, Gideon, Think! | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 12: Dravak - A Disturbance | 0 |
| 15 | State of The Ironfang 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 13: Blood In The Water | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 14: Cassandra Sorrel | — |
| 18 | Chapter 15: Gideon/Dravak - It's Time To Q-Q-Q-Quarantine! | — |
| 19 | Chapter 16: A Week of Hard Work | — |
| 20 | Chapter 17: Forest Scraps | — |
| 21 | Chapter 18: Gideon/Dravak - The Next Step | — |
| 22 | State of The Ironfang 2 | — |
| 23 | Chapter 19: Elias Veyric | — |
| 24 | Chapter 20: Leaves and Berries | — |
| 25 | Chapter 21: I Have No Idea What I'm Doing | — |
| 26 | Chapter 22: A Sense of Belonging | — |
| 27 | Chapter 23: Borin Ironmantle | — |
| 28 | Interlude: Khazdumar and The Labor of Endurance | — |
| 29 | Chapter 24: The First Test (Part 1) | — |
| 30 | Chapter 25: The First Test (Part 2) | — |
| 31 | Chapter 26: The Second Test | — |
| 32 | Chapter 27: Is It True? I'm Finally Free? | — |
| 33 | State of The Ironfang 3 | — |
| 34 | Interlude: Valdarin and The Retreat of The Crown | — |
| 35 | Chapter 28: Max - Because It's The Right Thing To Do | — |
| 36 | Max, Cass, Elias, Borin and Alina Status Updates | — |
| 37 | Chapter 29: Max - Crestwood Farm (Part 1) | — |
| 38 | Chapter 30: Max - Crestwood Farm (Part 2) | — |
| 39 | Chapter 31: Max - The Fifth Badge (Part 1) | — |
| 40 | Chapter 32: Max - The Fifth Badge (Part 2) | — |
| 41 | Alina Crestwood Status Update | — |
| 42 | Interlude: On Classes and The Unequal Meaning of Levels | — |
| 43 | Chapter 33: Dravak/Grub - A Dire Problem | — |
| 44 | Dravak, Kesh, and Throk Status Updates | — |
| 45 | Garret Crestwood Status Update | — |
| 46 | ANNOUNCEMENT: Minor Story Update in Max's Arc (Chapters 28-32) | — |
| 47 | Chapter 34: Dravak - The Hunt Begins | — |
| 48 | Chapter 35: Dravak - The Pack Bleeds | — |
| 49 | Chapter 36: Strength Replacing Weakness | — |
| 50 | Chapter 37: Dravak - The Den | — |
| 51 | Chapter 38: Limping Home | — |
| 52 | Chapter 39: Dravak/Grub - Plans, and Revealing The Truth | — |
| 53 | ANNOUNCEMENT: Update to Chapter 25 | — |
| 54 | Chapter 40: Dravak - Strange Tribe | — |
| 55 | Chapter 41: Dravak - The System Moves in Mysterious Ways | — |
| 56 | State of The Ironfang 4 | — |
| 57 | Chapter 42: Progress, Sweet Progress | — |
| 58 | Chapter 43: We Need To Talk (Part 1) | — |
| 59 | Chapter 44: We Need To Talk (Part 2) | — |
| 60 | Chapter 45: A Lieutenant's Work | — |
| 61 | Chapter 46: Ironfang Winter (Part 1) | — |
| 62 | Chapter 47: Ironfang Winter (Part 2) | — |
| 63 | Chapter 48: Choices (Part 1) | — |
| 64 | Chapter 49: Choices (Part 2) | — |
| 65 | Chapter 50: Choices (Part 3) | — |
| 66 | Chapter 51: Rika | — |
| 67 | Rika Status Update | — |
| 68 | Chapter 52: Tribal Council (Part 1) | — |
| 69 | Chapter 53: Tribal Council (Part 2) | — |
| 70 | Chapter 54: Training and Preparation | — |
| 71 | Grub Status Update | — |
| 72 | State of The Ironfang 5 | — |
| 73 | Chapter 55: The Trolley Problem | — |
| 74 | Chapter 56: A Decisive Duel (Part 1) | — |