Goblin backstories

For reference, here are the backstories Greg and Matt sent me for their temporary goblin characters. These goblins, assuming they survive, will return as NPC goblins in the Castle Granis population (they are some of the first goblins Valdash trained up).

Skardash, NE ranger. He's pretty sharp with a crossbow or ranged weapon (especially when facing giant creatures), but will avoid melee combat as if his life depends on it (which indeed it does - he has only 3 hitpoints).

Life has not been good to Skardash, he was the smallest (and weakest) goblin of his age group in the village (the runt of the litter) and as such was bullied, not only by the ogres who ruled, but also by the other goblins. In order to escape the constant beatings and physical punishment, Skardash would spend long periods in the bush, tending the goats. During this time he learnt to track and practiced constantly with his crossbow as a means of self-defence. He favours flight over fighting, but will make a stand as long as he can attack at range. His small size has meant that in order to survive the rough life of a goblin runt he has had to rely heavily on stealth and has developed quite good skills at sneaking around and hiding. He is only interested in himself and will do whatever he thinks he can get away with that will give him an advantage over any others he may be forced to work with. That said, he does recognise that there is safety in numbers and so is happy to co-operate with the party as they are going into a dangerous situation. The only reason he has agreed to go on such a dangerous mission is that he has realised that by impressing the villages new rulers early on he might be able to get promoted to sergeant (or even higher) and thus be put in charge of goblins who have bullied and heckled him his entire life. Revenge will be sweet!

Delilah was, sadly for her, brought up by elves (thus her unfortunate name) and expected to follow their happy frolicsome ways. They also removed a good number of her teeth, in order to make her less bestial, which hasn't improved her looks at all. She spent most of her formative years trying to avoid any contact with her 'brothers and sisters' in the elven community, gradually becoming more and more sneaky. Eventually she made good her escape, was captured by goblins whom she thought to be friends and ended up in the castle by a series of exchanges with other communities. Her wandering and preferred hermit-like existence has led her to become totally unknowing of the niceties of conversation, so she generally cringes when faced with any direct social contact.

She is happiest on her own, especially when sneaking up behind defenceless folk and dispatching them to whatever the afterlife has to offer them. She is nimble and cunning despite her lack of social graces, making her more dangerous than her appearance would suggest. Her priorities are generally being unpleasant to elves, being unpleasant to other enemies and being unpleasant to anyone else.