Gobogobo

## General

### Lifespan

★☆☆☆☆ [~75 years]Gobogobos live shorter lives compared to many races. They hatch from rock, only to then grow about a foot more, then remaining the same size all their lives. Few Gobos reach intellectual maturity on par with that of other races, not because they’re inherently childish, perhaps that may appear to be the case. It is just because their ways of life happen to be different. They are intelligent creatures in their own special way, aging and changing like any other person. Once their time is up, they tend to return to the ground and solidify into stone or ore strings for their souls to depart and for their bodies to allow the next line of Gobos to emerge.

### Ultima Types

* Type O: N/A
* Type E-: N/A
* Type IN: 95%
* Type N: 5%

From the ground where the heart of an ore lies, strings of these peculiar rock creatures began to hatch and emerge from resilient stone. The Goddess carved each and every one of these little ones, her tears of joy into solid stone, giving it life to frolic and play, for these little ones to burrow down into the earth and find beauty where many do not seek. Gobogobos, self-named, independant, and courageous. They took Evacrest by storm, while not in size, in numbers and sheer will power. Not many know of when the Gobos had came into being, it must not have been any sooner than the Evas, but Gobos themselves would insist upon being the first ever, after the Ignitians, to set foot on Evacrest.
While not known for any particular magic capabilities, Gobos do indeed have their own extremely simple yet functional spells and skills. The most prominent thing they ought to be known for is their prowess in navigating underground, having a good sense of direction, having a sharp sense of smell somehow, and being able to survive on simple soil and rocks. They are considered rare individuals due to how uncommon Gobogobos actually are above ground and outside of their homeland, Topotota.

## History & Evolution

The origins of these Gobos have been cryptic and difficult to understand for many. Hatching from stone one day and making the underground, a home. The Oco’n had taken land once inhibited by Gobogobos without fully noticing until it had become too late. This instance chased the Gobos off into the mountains and its undergrounds nearby where the Ignitia had been living. There is no known worship of the Goddess or anything of the like, only knowing to respect and remember past figures, the ones good to them, and the ones bad. The Gobos thrive on a simple outlook on life, mainly with their materialistic desires achieved through hard work.

Protective of their own, and most often bonded with those hatched from the same string of ore, they consider those born from the same rock siblings in a sense. They often state that they are connected to the rocks and every other gobo in that way; having a strange heightened sense of empathy for those alike themselves. Being able to tell what personality un-hatched gobos would most likely have at the start, feeling each other’s joys and woes, and so on.

The Ignitia were at first mistaken to be alike the Oco’n, intruders who wished to take the Gobo’s lands. But that had been far from the truth. Dragonborn and Vulkankind extended aid to these smaller beings, forming a kinship. It is not unusual for the Ignitia to help tend to Gobogobo nurseries where infant gobos, nicknamed Pebbles as opposed to babies, would hatch; the Ignitia would partially adopting these children in the process.

In turn, the Gobos who grew to become adept in mining, scourging, and growing resources underground, shared their knowledge and resources with the Ignitia.

They have remained allies with the Ignitia throughout history, not at all concerned with the internal struggles and only wanting to keep the companionship of the only ones good to them. And yet the divide between the Ignitians began to involve the ‘custody’ of these gobos akin to two parents fighting over things that a child does not fully understand.

## Race Exclusive Traits

* Gobogobos do not care for gender binaries. Perhaps they would prefer certain pronouns better after being around the other races, but within Gobo society, pronouns are not at all a concern. Every-gobo is addressed by their name. Speaking in third person is the norm.
* Gobos have their own language and Evacrestian common tongue is incredibly difficult to speak. Some often call the common language ‘ugly’ due to a lack of rhyme and easy flow. Gobogobo language includes repeating vowels, symmetrical syllables, and symmetrical sentence structures. **Gobogobo naming conventions are often reflective of this. ‘Moco, Coco, and Poco’. ‘-co’ as a ‘family name’ and as a means to point to the three being closely related, with the first syllable as their given name ‘Mo, Co, Po’. Commonly, the rhyming vowel is decided by their family name but names such as ‘Maco’ and ‘Buno’ which do not follow the same pattern, does exist.**
* Gobos actually do eat a mixture of soils, dirt, and stone. It’s very nutritious for them. Dirt is also soft bedding. Gobos live in burrows, dirt houses, little mounds, underground, or anything mimicking that damp environment by choice.

## Appearance

- **All Gobogobos must have either RUKH, EARTH, OR MYSTICISM as one of their affinities.**
- Gobogobo are rounded and cute goblin-like creatures. Often times having excess fat around the bends of their bodies. They do not have reproductive organs, they only live to eat dirt.
- You may view the [Gobogobo Merchants] as an example, but there are more shapes to a Gobo than the Gobo trio! For more reference you may visit [This Link]. Gobogobos don't really find clothing important, in fact, clothing may be restrictive to some. It is ultimately up to personal taste, but it is not a requirement.
- Gobogobo ears can be pointy like an elf’s or floppy like a lop bunny’s.
- They may have up to 1 - 4 horns which appear like little spikes or nubs at the top of their heads.
- The markings on their cheeks are usually in a spiral pattern, unique to each string of ore the gobos come from. Their stomach area may have the same swirl.
- Gobos have four gummy and stumpy fingers, and their feet are little nubs with two or three claws alike sloths.
- Gobogobos may not be one solid colour, they may have their own unique form of ‘vitiligo’ or ‘calico’ colour schemes from uneven colours.
- [Average Height: 1'5 - 3’0ft] Gobogobos are very small creatures, but they have large personalities!
- Their eyes are tiny and beady, some may even consider these eyes soulless, but they are usually full of emotions.
- Be reasonable if there's anything 'special' about your character! Do they have different eyes because they have heterochromia or is it from some magical means? Do they have a skill that relates to a magically modified part of their body? Going into detail about it would be lovely.