Goblin Dogs

Adapted from Goblin Dog - PathfinderWiki

This mangy canine’s face has the same flat nose, beady eyes, and protruding teeth as a rat grown grotesquely large.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The face of a goblin dog resembles that of a giant rat, and the constantly diseased and seemingly malnourished state of these creatures serves only to reinforce this impression. They are constantly accompanied by a horrendous stench, which only goblins seem to be able to tolerate for any length of time.

Boosted Abilities

• Strength
  • Athletics
• Dexterity
  • Stealth
• Constitution

Biological Traits

Despite a goblin dog's sickly appearance, caused by a type of mange that plagues the species, the beasts are highly resistant to disease. That said, they shed large amounts of dander that irritates the skin and results in an allergic reaction known as goblin rash amongst most creatures. These canines are skilled pack hunters, well adapted to stalking and bringing down prey even in the darkest of nights.

Ecology and Habitats

Goblin dogs are selfish creatures, and will readily abandon their pack mates rather than share a little-known source of food. These beasts are often kept by goblin tribes, who use them as guardians or even as mounts if more desirable steeds are not readily available.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Hunger can drive goblin dogs to bouts of uncharacteristic violence; many goblins purposefully starve their pets to make them more aggressive in battle. Goblin dogs subsist on whatever organic material they can scavenge, and they particularly enjoy fresh carrion. Although goblins are far from picky eaters, they value goblin dogs as pets because the noisome animals will consume food that even goblins won’t dare to eat. “Will it eat?” is one of several games goblins enjoy playing with their goblin dog pets, where a wide range of mouth-sized morsels (not always edible or safe to consume) are dangled before a goblin dog’s snout. “Will it die?” is often a game played after “Will it eat?” Goblin dogs who survive the second game earn renown for their digestive prowess and often become favored tribal pets treated better than most of the rank-and-file goblins.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Most Goblin dogs are found in packs of 2-12

Domestication

Goblin dogs take their name from their long association with goblins, who breed the beasts as guard animals and mounts. Most goblins take issue with the name, as the average goblin is appalled at the suggestion that these, their favored mounts, have anything at all to do with actual dogs. Of course, being goblins, they haven’t bothered to come up with their own, unique name for goblin dogs.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

• Meat- food for four can be harvested from a Goblin Dog
• Hide- Leather for a Small set of Armor can be harvested from a goblin dog

Average Intelligence

Flawed Abilities

• Animal Intelligence
• Charisma

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Perception

• Low-Light Vision
• Scent- 30 feet

Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms

• Goblin Pox Goblin Pox
  Goblin Pox - Disease 1

  DISEASE 
  
  

  
  Trigger Exposure to Infectious Agent

  Description Goblins and goblin dogs are immune to goblin pox. 

  • Saving Throw DC 17 Fortitude; 
  • Stage 1 sickened 1 (1 round 
  • Stage 2 sickened 1 and slowed 1 (1 round 
  • Stage 3 sickened 2 and can’t reduce its sickened value below 1 (1 day).
  - Even the most pampered goblin dogs have itchy mange and prolific dander that tenaciously affects those who come in contact with them. This “goblin pox” causes itchy hives and festering sores that are as unsightly as they are irritating and distracting. Goblin dog dander causes allergic reactions in nearly all other creatures that don’t share the goblin dogs’ terrible hygiene—with the notable exception, of course, of goblins, who remain entirely immune to the disease regardless of cleanliness.

Civilization and Culture

History

Goblins adore their goblin dog pets, and crafting stories about goblin dog antics is a time-honored pursuit among many goblin clans. Goblins often seek to outdo prior stories by increasing the audacity, ridiculousness, and surreality of their tales. Examples of popular goblin dog tales include goblin dogs holding fancy dinners in high society among unwitting humans, goblin dogs tainting dwarven ale in unmentionable ways, and goblins who transform into barghests as a result of a goblin dog bite. This last plot, in particular, has some truth to it, as many credible accounts point to the existence of goblin dog werecreatures in certain goblin tribes.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Giant Rat

Scientific Name

Rodentia Canis Gabalus

Animal Ancestry Feats

1st Level

• Jaws
  Natural Weapon - Ancestry Feat 1

  TRAIT
  
  

  Description This creature possesses natural weaponry as part of it's anatomy
  Applications The Creature possess a natural weapon (Claw, Jaws or Tail) that uses it's Unnarmed proficency and deals damage
  This feat can be taken multiple times granting a separate weapon each time.
  Taking this feat in a Higher Feat Slot grants a Higher Damage die

  • 3rd- 1d8
  • 5th- 1d10
  • 7th- 1d12