Kobold

Name	Kobold
Race	Monster
Type	Goblinian
Faction	Independent
Premiere	Desideratum: Blood Bonds
Relative(s)	None Applicable

All goblin-kin share some traits. They are usually much shorter and wirier than humans. They are generally very agile and belligerent. Goblin-kin have a certain, natural penchant for cruelty and anger. And, they are, by nature, all male, needing to capture and transform human women as a means to reproduce. However, that reproduction cycle is entirely faster than humans, and goblin-kin are typically born within a week of conception. This is due to their highly shortened chances for survival since they constantly kill each other. There are countless types of goblin-kin around the world, but they are all subterranean monsters, hating the sunlight and preferring to pilfer and kill at night. The final unifying trait which they all share is the uncanny and natural affinity for portal conjuration and teleportation. Almost any goblin-kin can open a portal, step through it, and appear somewhere else entirely.

In German folklore a kobold (occasionally cobold) is a sprite. Usually invisible, a kobold can materialize in the form of an animal, fire, a human being, and a candle. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children. In reality, kobolds are green-skinned goblin-kin. They are completely subterranean, and never come to the surface. Because of this, kobolds have grown completely blind, but their senses of smell and hearing have developed to compensate, and they make as good trackers as they do miners. It is in their nature to dig almost all the time, and if they are not eating, that is the task they do. They carve out countless tunnels, and sometimes inhabit human mines. They also have formed bonds with the massive murder moles and cultivate and train the creatures as pets and mounts.