Kobolds

Kobolds were small humanoids, distantly related to dragons. They were aggressive, noted for their skill at building traps and preparing ambushes. They were also skilled miners, living in extensive underground burrows, laden with traps and obstacles to prevent outsiders gaining access, particularly gnomes, to whom kobolds were a sworn enemy.

Kobolds often felt as though they had to compensate for their diminutive size through aggression or, more rarely, humour. They were resentful of their short stature, and hated members of other races who made fun of them for it. They often had grand, sometimes outlandish plans, which they devoted themselves to. Many clans of kobolds were most always industrially digging mines in all directions, expanding their sphere of influence and claiming land from below.

Kobolds could be found almost anywhere in Auriin, though they rarely surfaced from their burrows to be spotted by members of other races. It was rare, but not unheard of, for a kobold to live among humans, dwarves, and halflings.

A few small tribes of kobolds resided on the island of Shuul, where their dragon cousins waged a eternal war which they were largely able to avoid from within their deep burrows.