East Magithan Goblins

The Eastern Magithan Goblins are an esoteric race of goblin thunder worshipers. They had three major settlements in the region and many smaller settlements, called Skulls. Despite the name, East Magithan Goblins were found all over the region of Magith and were found in Western Hog and in the northern region of Salamance. Another precision is that the East Magithan Goblins were not as supposed a homogeneous people, but rather a loose collective of city states, goblin towns and skulls whose most populous center was the goblin town of Cantor.
== History ==
The East Magithan goblins are a historic race of goblins that lived in modern day Magith. They were mostly notable for having been pushed to near extinction in the Magithtanese War when they fought against the empire following fears of their lightning weapons. 
Before their eventual exodus from the Magithan region, the East Magithan Goblins had a rich culture as evidenced by their architecture and discoveries.
== Architecture and city planning ==
While the East Magithan Goblins could construct goblin towns in their own right, they had the particularity of using the skulls of a species of giant ape as settlements, which are called Skulls. Their other, larger settlements were called goblin towns, but they usually held the original skull from where the town originated in high regard. One example is the town of Skull Spire, called such for the ape skull they mounted atop the tallest spire of the town, another is the colosseum, where weapons would be tested atop a massive clear plaque, underneath which was the ape skull which predated the structures construction. 
=== City States ===
The East Magithan Goblins were also not a unified culture as each city was a state in its own right. however, establishing if there is or was a hierarchy is difficult to place, as per the final days of the Magithtanese war when Goblin Chief Commer Eddik negotiated peace with General Ener Broadstroke Rille. this would seem to indicate a leadership structure, or the chief was simply negotiating for the city state of the thunder forge. The goblins seemed to follow their giant overlords whenever they left in the hopes of finding their fortunes, pointing at a theocratic form of government with no formally appointed leader.
== Culture ==
The East Magithan Goblins were an adventuring and religious people, but also a cultured and inventive one, as proven by their many discoveries and artifacts.
=== Discoveries ===
The East Magithan Goblins are notable for the many applications they made of thunder salts and void salts as a result of their war against the Dalmer. They also built rubber boats and primitive air balloons. Of note is also their skill at animal husbandry, as they have been seen riding many different animals from hounds to boars to kaprosuchus to horses. 
=== Artifacts of civilization ===
Research into the East Magithan Goblins civilization yielded many different artifacts.
==== Blowpipe ====
Main article: Blowpipe
The blowpipe is a musical instrument that resembles a large pipe with different chambers for holding different spices. The precise chambering of spices causes a skilled blowpiper to create an artistic piece using sounds and smells. 
==== Cages ====
East Magithan Goblins cages are noted for their enormous size, and are supposed to have been used to contain the many animals they captured. they often had bells on them, possibly for the animal to have a limited means of communicating with the handler. 
==== Crucible ====
Crucibles were supposedly used by the Goblins to contain their favorite spices for their blowpipes. in fact most of their homes had pots for containing the many spices they used. 
==== Float ====
It is supposed that the East Magithan Goblins used floats for stoneworking. 
==== Sarcophagus and Cerecloth ====
The funeral practices of the East Magithan Goblins are very little known but the practice of wrapping their dead and placing them in elaborate coffins and sarcophagi has been observed. Their burial mounds were similarly indicated by Death markers and bone chimes. Tongs have also been discovered in these mounds but their function remains unclear.
==== Altar ====
East Magithan Goblins temples were dedicated to either of their animal gods, but there seems to have been little interaction between the two from a mythical perspective. The altars depict stories of climbing the mountains to the thunder bird or receiving eggs as rewards of great deeds whil the giant ape temples tell tales of adventure and danger. Both however had altars as well as censers and thuribles for their religious ceremonies. 
==== Bone Chime ====
Bone chimes made of ape bone were used as decorations and possibly as wards. 
== Religion ==
Religion was important for the East Magithan Goblins, as they seemed to follow two gods, the thunder bird and the magithan giant ape. 
=== Thunder Birds ===
The East Magithan Goblins culture seems to indicate a religious reverence for thunder birds known to live in the Salvas mountains, and topaz, from which thunder salts are derived. East Magithan Goblins temples before the discovery of thunder weapons would be decorated with geodes, topaz and depictions of thunderstorms.
=== Magithan Giants ===
Giants hold a dual vision in East Magithan Goblins culture, some were revered as indifferent lords of the city state, to be followed into adventure, while others were inversely subservient to the goblins, serving as machines of war and messengers in times of war.
Magithan Giants hold a cultural significance to the goblins of Itmox. Designed as the "Lords of Itmox" Goblin parties would follow the giant when it left the city in the hope of collecting treasure and glory. Should the giant die, the goblins would build a settlement where it fell, known as a Skull. Naturally, when the lords of Itmox went to war whatever threatened their territory, the battlefields tended to become bustling cities after the giant's corpses had been butchered and eaten in ceremonial feasts and the bones used to make weapons.
== Military ==
Militarily, the East Magithan Goblins seemed to be similarly different on how they conceived warfare. at the beginning of the Magithtanese war they used mass rush tactics and maneuvering tricks to defeat their opponents. These tactics were challenging to the Dalmer but never enough to defeat them due to the technological gap between them. Of note is that the goblins had access to a wide range of mounts, having been observed riding hounds, boars, horses and even crocodilians into battle. as the Magithtanese war progressed however their tactics became much more effective at repelling the dalmer, disarming issues were constant against the goblins forcing the dalmer to eventually switch to heavy air support (which too was countered eventually) in order to achieve victory. 
=== Thunder weapons ===
The main justification of the Magithtanese to the dalmer population was the goblins usage of mysterious and deadly thunder salts in the production of their weapons. 
These weapons were considered a danger as they would disarm the opponent, and if in contact with water would create a deadly electric energy field of a 4 meter radius with the same disarming properties. 
While the great majority of goblin warriors were armed with ape bones weapons and armor. Their ranged attackers were warriors equipped with blow darts, some of which contained thunder salts. As the war progressed the goblins began creating thunder sticks, spears with tips tipped in the salts (later developing the more effective thunder thrower, who threw literal bolts of lightning which had to be struck with a hammer on an anvil before being quickly thrown). Later they had access to melee weapons and arrows that used thunder salts, as well as staves that hurled streams of lightning wielded by their lieutenants. The lieutenants could also summon thunderstorms with their staves. During the assault of the colosseum a prototype of electric harness armor was witnessed, but never seen again on the field. 
=== Units ===
During the Magithtanese war, the East Magithan Goblins goblins had several specialized units that the Dalmer classified according to eyewitness accounts and field research.
==== Infantry ====
Warriors were equipped with ape bone weapons and armor, later equipped with salt storing melee weapons, arrows and could use blow darts containing thunder salts
==== Salted Spears ====
Main article: Salted Spears
These units seem to be warriors from the thunder forge. They wielded spears tipped with thunder salts. the warriors would attach clay jugs of water to the spear to ensure the electric field deployed even in dry conditions. 
==== Thunder throwers ====
Main article: Thunder Throwers
These warriors would always come in teams of two, one would carry the bolts, and an anvil on which it would beat the bolt with a hammer, and the other would throw the bolts at the enemy with deadly accuracy. 
==== Lieutenants ====
These seemingly elite fighters were distinguished by their staves which would fire streams of lightning and create localized thunderstorms. 
==== Giants ====
During the Magithtanese war the giant apes seem to have a dual purpose of messenger (it is believed that they were used by the city of Itmox to warn Cantor of the Dalmer attack) and warrior (they would wipe out infantry in urban warfare scenarios and serve as long range weapons). Of note is the sparing usage the goblins made of the giants, seemingly unwilling to use the object of their worship as machines of war. 
==== Naval and air forces ====
The East Magithan Goblins were also noted for having access to hot air balloons and insulated rubber boats during the Magithtanese war. Air balloons were also used for trade, presumably to go over the mountain ranges, but this was in reality very rare. 
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Category:Possibly extinct races
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Category:The Magithtanese War