Scratcher Crooktail and the Last Dragon — John Vincent

When evil nobleman Lord Dunville decides to build his new castle upon the ancient tunnels of the goblins of the Crystal Burrow, he sets in motion the greatest quest in history! (Goblin history, that is). Doomed if they remain in the shadow of the castle, the goblins must flee to the Greenheart, the deepest part of the Forest. This, however, is the domain of their mortal enemies, the elves, and they won't give it up without a fight. To ensure victory in the war to come, Scratcher Crooktail, a circus acrobat, is charged to steal the legendary sword Orthung from the last of the dragons. Together with two companions, Tootimid, “a true master of the mystical arts”, and Prince Thunderfoot, the tribes greatest warrior, Scratcher sets out across the dreaded Plowedlands, where very quickly, things go horribly wrong…