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*[[Kings of War – World of Pannithor]]|image1=File:GoblinCharge.png|worship=[[Garkan|Garkan the Black]]|nicknames=[[Translated Words|Grenwins]]|image2=goblins-icon.png|Goblins-icon.png|facebook_group=[https://www.facebook.com/groups/408413366521427 Kings of War Goblins]|shop_link=[https://www.manticgames.com/kings-of-war/goblins/ Mantic Store]|stl_link=[https://pannithor-kow.fandom.com/wiki/STL_Kings_of_War_Catalog#Goblins Goblins STL List]|captial_city=[[Glimmer]]}}'''Goblins''' are tenacious creatures with snot green skin and snickering smiles as if the whole world were a practical joke. Small, unpleasant and spiteful, Goblins are often written off by those who know no better as simply the weaker serving class of the [[Orc]] race. In fact, Goblins are utterly separate from [[Orcs]], being not only smaller and less imposing but also far cleverer and more dextrous. | *[[Kings of War – World of Pannithor]]|image1=File:GoblinCharge.png|worship=[[Garkan|Garkan the Black]]|nicknames=[[Translated Words|Grenwins]]|image2=goblins-icon.png|Goblins-icon.png|facebook_group=[https://www.facebook.com/groups/408413366521427 Kings of War Goblins]|shop_link=[https://www.manticgames.com/kings-of-war/goblins/ Mantic Store]|stl_link=[https://pannithor-kow.fandom.com/wiki/STL_Kings_of_War_Catalog#Goblins Goblins STL List]|captial_city=[[Glimmer]]}}'''Goblins''' are tenacious creatures with snot green skin and snickering smiles as if the whole world were a practical joke. Small, unpleasant and spiteful, Goblins are often written off by those who know no better as simply the weaker serving class of the [[Orc]] race. In fact, Goblins are utterly separate from [[Orcs]], being not only smaller and less imposing but also far cleverer and more dextrous. | ||
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That Goblins are related to [[Orcs]] is obvious. They share the same colour of skin, similar physiological quirks and an underlying sense of malice. A Goblin’s idea of heaven is finding something smaller and weaker than itself and tormenting it to death, although in reality they are so jumpy the source of their attentions has to be half-dead already. But whereas the creation of the [[Orcs]] is relatively well-understood, not one scholar has a clear idea how the Goblins came about. It has been opined that they are a kind of cosmic mistake, something cobbled together by lesser Abyssals while the dark gods were looking the other way. However, the leading theory is that [[Garkan|Garkan the Black]], not knowing what to do with the scraps left over from creating the Orcs, formed them into the Goblins. Their appearance as slaves in Orc armies and skill at crafting deadly weapons out of scraps seem to support this theory. | That Goblins are related to [[Orcs]] is obvious. They share the same colour of skin, similar physiological quirks and an underlying sense of malice. A Goblin’s idea of heaven is finding something smaller and weaker than itself and tormenting it to death, although in reality they are so jumpy the source of their attentions has to be half-dead already. But whereas the creation of the [[Orcs]] is relatively well-understood, not one scholar has a clear idea how the Goblins came about. It has been opined that they are a kind of cosmic mistake, something cobbled together by lesser Abyssals while the dark gods were looking the other way. However, the leading theory is that [[Garkan|Garkan the Black]], not knowing what to do with the scraps left over from creating the Orcs, formed them into the Goblins. Their appearance as slaves in Orc armies and skill at crafting deadly weapons out of scraps seem to support this theory. | ||
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For the most part, they are subservient to the larger [[Orcs]], employed in every role in society that Orcs are too lazy to fill themselves (meaning most of them). They are deployed in war by their masters to wear down an enemy with sheer weight of numbers before the Orcs move in for the kill. Where they are not enslaved by Orcs, they form their own petty kingdoms and tribes. These are of a bewildering variety – Goblins dwell in swamps, jungle, deserts, forests, mountains, hills, caverns and even sewers. | For the most part, they are subservient to the larger [[Orcs]], employed in every role in society that Orcs are too lazy to fill themselves (meaning most of them). They are deployed in war by their masters to wear down an enemy with sheer weight of numbers before the Orcs move in for the kill. Where they are not enslaved by Orcs, they form their own petty kingdoms and tribes. These are of a bewildering variety – Goblins dwell in swamps, jungle, deserts, forests, mountains, hills, caverns and even sewers. | ||
By and large, the Goblin races are found in slave pits. The Orcs drive them before their armies as cannon fodder. The Abyssal Dwarfs use them to grease the wheels of their terrible forges. Humans mostly round them up and chop of their heads, “cleansing the countryside” as they call it. Some Goblins, however, manage to escape the fate of their brethren. Many tunnel beneath the earth, building whole kingdoms and societies within the dark places of the world. As long as they are careful not to dig too close to [[Tragar]] or the Dwarfen mountains, they can survive mostly undiscovered. In these Goblin bastions, the true strength of this vile race comes to the fore - their insidious engineering skill. | |||
Goblins are more ingenious than [[Orcs]] and do most of the building and smithying in their lands. They are especially cunning when it comes to devising new weapons, although it has to be said that most of them are also laughably incompetent when it comes to building them. Nevertheless, some Goblin inventions become firm favourites on the battlefield, and it is common for warriors bearing nets, lassos, spring-powered harpoons, beehive-flingers and large, iron-toothed traps to fight alongside their spear-armed brethren. | Goblins are more ingenious than [[Orcs]] and do most of the building and smithying in their lands. They are especially cunning when it comes to devising new weapons, although it has to be said that most of them are also laughably incompetent when it comes to building them. Nevertheless, some Goblin inventions become firm favourites on the battlefield, and it is common for warriors bearing nets, lassos, spring-powered harpoons, beehive-flingers and large, iron-toothed traps to fight alongside their spear-armed brethren. | ||
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The greater strategists among Orc-kind recognise Goblin cowardice and give their smaller cousins bows, provided the Goblins stand in front of the Orcs and point the weapons away from them. The bow is the preferred weapon of the Goblin in any case, as they generally feel safer when they can inflict harm on their enemies from a distance, and, should the opportunity arise, and they can get up the courage, it also affords them the opportunity for revenge on their oppressors… | The greater strategists among Orc-kind recognise Goblin cowardice and give their smaller cousins bows, provided the Goblins stand in front of the Orcs and point the weapons away from them. The bow is the preferred weapon of the Goblin in any case, as they generally feel safer when they can inflict harm on their enemies from a distance, and, should the opportunity arise, and they can get up the courage, it also affords them the opportunity for revenge on their oppressors… | ||
Not all Goblins are quite so timid, and the larger ones will form into fighting units with some value. These Goblins commonly call themselves ‘Gutrenders’, although that is not how the Orcs tend to refer to them, instead derisively calling them ‘Sharpsticks’. For all their bragging, Sharpsticks still exhibit some degree of Goblin fearfulness, and carry spears, the better to keep the enemy at arm’s length. Shields too are favoured, the larger the better. Naturally, these items are of little use in the caverns and close tunnels of overrun Dwarf citadels where many Goblins make their home, and a close second favourite is a curved knife, preferably wielded behind the backs of their enemies. | [[File:Mantica Goblin-Musician.jpg|left|214x214px|frameless]]Not all Goblins are quite so timid, and the larger ones will form into fighting units with some value. These Goblins commonly call themselves ‘Gutrenders’, although that is not how the Orcs tend to refer to them, instead derisively calling them ‘Sharpsticks’. For all their bragging, Sharpsticks still exhibit some degree of Goblin fearfulness, and carry spears, the better to keep the enemy at arm’s length. Shields too are favoured, the larger the better. Naturally, these items are of little use in the caverns and close tunnels of overrun Dwarf citadels where many Goblins make their home, and a close second favourite is a curved knife, preferably wielded behind the backs of their enemies. | ||
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Away from the [[Orcs]], the goblin mind can shine. They have an affinity for wicked creatures, forming alliances with all kinds of sharp-toothed, stinking beasts and possess them in great multitudes. Many are employed as draft animals or mounts. Not only do the Goblins relish the ability to escape quickly, the animal they sit upon is usually the better fighter. Another favourite asset of Goblin ‘Biggits’ (their generals) are the ferocious but dumb [[Trolls]] and Giants. Shambling monsters many times the size of Goblins, they follow their little masters around, either in the hope of a free meal provided by the Goblins, or in the hope of a free meal provided by a Goblin. | Away from the [[Orcs]], the goblin mind can shine. They have an affinity for wicked creatures, forming alliances with all kinds of sharp-toothed, stinking beasts and possess them in great multitudes. Many are employed as draft animals or mounts. Not only do the Goblins relish the ability to escape quickly, the animal they sit upon is usually the better fighter. Another favourite asset of Goblin ‘Biggits’ (their generals) are the ferocious but dumb [[Trolls]] and Giants. Shambling monsters many times the size of Goblins, they follow their little masters around, either in the hope of a free meal provided by the Goblins, or in the hope of a free meal provided by a Goblin. | ||
