2011/10/27

Kongthf urf Bestiary: Snobgoblin

The Snobgoblin is a mix of every foppish stereotype combined and then glued onto the normal goblin. With some fun twists.   The average goblin in a short green skinned creature  with long ears, a sharp nose, and sharper teeth. They tend to wear animal hides use crude weapons, and live in complete squalor. I'm sure anyone who has played DnD or even most video games know quite a bit about normal goblins. So what is special about the snobgoblin?

Snobgoblins have large exaggerated noses, bad teeth, and a dismissive demeanour. They wear the stolen clothing of the wealthy, use modern weapons, stolen or bought, and tend to keep lesser goblins around to clean up, letting them live in the filth of theirs so they can have a clean place to squat.  They aren't much smarter then the regular goblin don't really know what makes something fashionable, but if someone rich wore it? you can sure hell bet they will. Often the same dress! They will often look like a child dressing up in a parent's clothing as they do little to try to make it fit.

As well, Goblins have no concept of gender. They have sexes, sure, and they can see the difference between male and female, but to them fancy is fancy and if Mr. Goldnose wants that sparkly red dress, then he is going to take it and wear it. Until something else catches his eyes and he hands it down to one of his lackeys to wear.

Snobgoblins abhor melee combat, tending to use guns to keep foes and rivals away, think old style pistol duels with deagles. The most powerful ones will hire Bugbear and hobgoblins for guards and mercenaries, giving them suitable uniforms depending on what the boss feels is in fashion. So if you see a bunch of bugbears in black cocktail dresses, it's probably best to avoid the entire scene. Not only are they unhappy to be wearing that, they're on duty and have no qualms about breaking a heel.

At the end of the day however, they are still just goblins, a tool to be used and thrown away by more powerful forces, but they aren't to be taken lightly. There has been rumours of the tribes coming together into a war-band to take over some of the local blocks. and the moves they have taken show them with some pretty fancy toys. How they are getting these weapons isn't yet known, but it might spell disaster if they move in force.  

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