The hobbithole in question belongs to Bilbo Baggins, a very respected hobbit. He is, like most of his kind, well off, well fed, and best pleased when sitting by his own fire with a pipe, a glass of good beer, and a meal to look forward to which they take 6 times if they can. Certainly this particular hobbit is the last person one would expect to see set off on a hazardous journey indeed, when the wizard Gandalf the Grey stops by one morning, looking for someone to share in an adventure, Baggins fervently wishes the wizard elsewhere. No such luck however soon 13 fortuneseeking dwarves have arrived on the hobbits doorstep in search for a master burglar, and before he can even grab his hat, handkerchiefs or even an umbrella, Bilbo Baggins is swept out his door and into a dangerous and long adventure. The dwarves goal is to return to their ancestral home in the Lonely Mountains and reclaim a stolen fortune from the dragon Smaug. Along the way, they and their reluctant com