Kobold

Kobold Features

Source: Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ability Scores Dex +2
Speed 30 ft.
Size Kobolds are between 2 and 3 feet tall and weigh between 25 and 35 pounds. Your size is Small.
Darkvision You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Grovel, Cower, and Beg As an action on your turn, you can cower pathetically to distract nearby foes. Until the end of your next turn, your allies gain advantage on attack rolls against enemies within 10 feet of you that you can see. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Pack Tactics You have advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.
Sunlight Sensitivity You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Languages You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Kobold names are short and sweet. Most of the tones in their names are harsher, but some more melodic and softer tones are found here and there as well. Kobold names are supposed to have meanings based on the individual's appearance or behavior, but these meanings are only known to those who speak their language.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Draconic

History

Some of the smallest draconic creatures in the multiverse, kobolds display their draconic ancestry in the glint of their scales and in their roars. Legends tell of the first kobolds emerging from the Underdark near the lairs of the earliest dragons. In some lands, kobolds serve chromatic or metallic dragons—even worshiping them as divine beings. In other places, kobolds know too well how dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
A kobold's cry can express a range of emotion: anger, resolve, elation, fear, and more. Regardless of the emotion expressed, their cry resonates with draconic power.

Notable Characters

• Crock A. Dile 
• Kalalan 

Scientific Name

Humanoid

Lifespan

Kobolds reach adulthood at 18 and can live up to 120 years but rarely do so.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports a scale color more akin to that of a chromatic or a metallic dragon.