Red Claws

The Red Claws were a prominent goblinoid tribe in Thar active beginning in the mid–14 DR.Elminster's Ecologies: The Great Gray Land of Thar briefly lists the Red Claws among noted orc tribes, but their coverage in Dragon #361: "The Tribes of Thar" makes it explicit that they are a goblinoid tribe. This article uses the later, more detailed version. In-universe, it might be assumed the Red Claws have been misidentified, replaced, or is a different tribe with the same name.
==Members==
They were a large tribe of goblins and hobgoblins. Their warlord in the mid–14 century DR was Hashrad, a hobgoblin marshal.
==Relationships==
They had an alliance with a fearsome pack of worgs. On worg-back, the Red Claws could raid all across Thar and the surrounding lands. In the late–15 century, they joined a coalition formed by the Bloody Skulls orcs to attack the city of Hulburg.
==Base==
The Red Claws were based in the Red Castle in southern central Thar, standing around 20 miles (32 kilometres) north of the coastal trail linking Melvaunt and Phlan.
This was an old ogre fortification dating back to when ogre kings ruled Thar. The goblinoids built half-floors and quarter steps out of timber and fieldstone to convert the giant-sized spaces into smaller goblin-friendly areas.
==Activities==
The Red Claws were one of the most common threats to the peoples of the Moonsea around 1372 DR. They harassed travelers between Melvaunt and Phlan, no matter how well-protected a caravan, with Hashrad demanding riches—calling it variously a toll, tribute, or bribe—from anyone he could. However, he would often claim to lose control over his minions or to have not received his tribute, all as an excuse to demand more payment and attack and rob regardless.
Beginning in 1479 DR, the Red Claws became embroiled in wars for dominance among the many monstrous tribes of Thar following the Battle of Lendon's Dike.
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Category:Goblin tribes
Category:Hobgoblin tribes
Category:Organizations in Thar
Category:Organizations in North Faerûn
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Category:Organizations on Toril
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