Goblins

**Goblins** are short, horned, dwarven-like creatures who evolved from a mutation in select migrating demons many years ago. There are 2 primary colors for goblins: Black and Green. There have been some other colors like Brown before but it's rare.

Goblin Race provides +3 Strength, +2 Speed, and -2 Durability

## Practices and Traditions

### Painting and Art

Goblins are some of the most creative creatures in all of Vineathorn. Some of the most popular paintings in famous museums across Vineathorn were painted by Goblins. Goblins aren't too fond of color so you'll usually see them using dark colors like black, green, blue, and purple. Goblins also use dark oak wood for paintings as it is considered graceful to the gods of Uckism which the majority of Goblins follow. Carvings are also forms of art Goblins will use to express themselves.

### Eating and Diet

Goblins are hard-bread carnivores. Goblins love all things meat whether it's Mutton, Chicken, Steak, or Pork. Goblins will eat vegetables but most don't as it's not necessary for a Goblins diet. A large majority of Goblins are farmers who farm on cattle ranches for meat, leather, wool, and more.

### Manners and Gestures

As we’ll bring up later, Iron, Gold, and Silver are all very important to Goblins. It's a resource that is mined but only for important business. That's why in Goblin nations iron is such a rare commodity and is still a very obtainable resource for those who seek it out in hopes of finding it.

### Clothing

As goblins are a shorter species they have their own sections in most clothing stores where they get goblin-specific clothing to wear. This is usually just the commoner's clothes shrunk down to fit the smaller creatures such as Goblins and Dwarves.

### Pets

Frogs are a Goblin's best friend. It's a weird thing but Frogs just naturally love Goblins with a passion and are extremely loyal to their owners. This naturally makes frogs the best option for most Goblins looking for a pet. Many many goblins have frogs and it's a very sweet relationship to view from an outside perspective.

### Weddings and Marriage

Goblins have a very basic marriage system in that it's basically the same as Demons and Humans. However, unlike most other species, Goblins marry the same gender most of the time. In other cultures and for other species it's usually the other way around with the opposite genders attracting but in Goblin culture this is not the case.

### Values

Goblins value all things gold and silver. Nuggets of resources are a common gift among Goblins and families of Goblins. Pieces of materials with a family crest are gifts between friendly families to insinuate friendship and loyalty. Similar to Sirens and their shells, Iron is almost a holy resource for Goblins. They adore anything of iron whether it's toys, weapons, or even just rocks.

### Gender and Sex

There are 3 genders for all Goblins: Male, Female, and Uayae. Uayae is special Goblins who have neither female nor male biology. They are usually rather rare and it's considered a sign of strength and bravery of a goblin child when they are born a Uayae. Unlike other races, in Goblin culture males mate with males and females mate with females though it can vary between Goblin and who they are attracted to. Usually, Uayae Goblins will choose either one depending on the Goblin. Goblins intern can mate via the same gender unlike other species and Uayae Goblins can mate with either.

### Festivals

Goblin festivals are known to be very… interesting. Goblins don't really care where a festival is or why it's happening but there is basically no Goblin who doesn't love partying and drinking beer. You can count on every Goblin to either bring too much beer or drink too much beer. This can lead to some rather gross parties in rather random and gross locations like under bridges, in trees, and on top of houses.

## Language

Goblins don't speak a special language, just commoners' tongues. There hasn't ever been a Goblin language on record and unless one is developed Goblins will probably remain the easiest species to converse with.

## Timeline and History

25 ASD - Demons start evolving into Goblins

1500 ASD - Goblins are in their current state

9000 ASD - Goblins live peacefully