Woodwose

Woodwoses or Woses are large furry and secretive hobgoblins that live in dense forests. 
== Biology ==
=== Taxonomy ===
Despite similarities with certain nosu troll species, woodwoses aren't trolls, as they aren't affected by sunlight. They are thought to be related to hobgoblins given their prominent noses, yellow eyes and sharpened ears. Their fur changes as they age, starting in shades of blue, then green, then brown.
=== Stealth ===
They are extremely stealthy despite their massive size. It is thought that their hide cancels noise as long as the creature doesn't exceed a brisk walking speed. Wosehide is prized for this trait among hunters who fashion sets out of it. 
== Behavior ==
Woodwose are shy, and only violent once they sense that they have been detected. They use tree trunks as clubs and can level entire forests when enraged.
=== Chasing ===
Once woodwose think that they have been detected, they tend to give chase, a fact the Valhyr exploit to capture them in fight pits. Additionally, woodwoses lured outside of their forests will attack most creatures that see it, leading to Valhyr leading it towards other animates they want dead, and collecting the spoils the woodwose leaves in its wake for the Valhyr to collect. 
=== Swimming aversion ===
Woodwose cannot swim, but can walk along the bottom in shallow water, sometimes getting a considerable distance from the shore before returning to breathe.
=== Afraid of heights ===
Woodwose are seemingly afraid of heights, and tend to not climb vertical surfaces they could easily scale.
=== Gold ===
Woodwoses collect coins, gems and other valuables that they keep on them and in their caves. What they use them for is unknown but it is suspected to be for mating rituals. Woodwoses are known to swallow and regurgitate things, possibly using their stomachs as a pouch. What they ingest stays intact and dry, it is thought that they have a special cavity for such purposes.
=== Habitat ===
They live in caves that they either make themselves or that arduinlings make for them. The caves tend to blend in with their surroundings. They hide their cave entrances using breathing rock, stones that expand during the day, hiding the entrance.
== Diplomacy ==
=== Arduinlings ===
Woodwoses live in forests in peace with arduinlings, who tolerate their destructiveness because of their effectiveness at defending them against enemies from other realms. Sometimes arduinlings make caves for the woodwose to live in. They are known to use the curative pollen that certain arduinlings produce to heal themselves, as well as seek out the nocts when injured or sick.
=== Valhyr ===
Valhyr explorers call them Hidetrolls. The Valhyr hunt woodwose for their hides and gold. They have a bullfighting sport where they bait the woodwose into leveling trees using a club. They also capture and enslave them to work as woodcutters or to break down ore deposits they excavate, or pit them against other creatures.
Category:Hobgoblins
Category:Creature