Kobolds were skittish, inward, yet industrious small humanoid creatures. They were noted for their skill at building tunnels, preparing ambushes, and mining. They were distantly related to dragons.
Physical Traits
Anatomy
A kobold is a draconic humanoid, standing between 60cm – 75cm tall, weighing 16 – 20kg, with scaled skin between reddish brown and black in color and burnt orange to red eyes. Their legs are sinewy and digitigrade. They have long, clawed fingers and a jaw like a crocodile. Small white or tan horns protrude from their head, and they have short tails.
Biology and Aging
Kobolds have no sex or gender, and produce cluches of eggs via magical rituals that their shamans perform. The common kobold is genderless and does not concern themselves with reproduction, other than providing their tribe's shaman with materials for the birthing rituals. A kobold can live suprisingly long, up to a century. They grow quickly from hatching and reach their full size at 3 years old.
Habitat
Kobolds are extremely disease resistant and can live in hostile/toxic environments far better than most other species. They often live in swamps, or in urban spaces down in the sewer systems under a town. Kobolds are often hired by the local governments to maintain the sewer systems.
Diet
Kobold can eat almost anything, including rotten or poisonous food, on account of their high disease resistance.
Sapient Traits
History
Kobolds were originally created by dragons as a labour force to support their war efforts during the Draconic Invasions. Their draconic masters have always had a level of disdainf for their lesser childeren and created the kobolds seperated from their own souls, and with the ability to procreate themselves. For this reason, most kobold are no longer ruled by dragons, and kobolds tend to view dragons with a mixture of awe and fear. In current times, kobolds most often live in large tribes in the Wylderness or hidden away in the unseen corners of settlements. Since kobolds are skittish creatures, people rarely ever see them, other than the ocational trade for valuables and magic artifacts.
Manerisms
Kobolds are the smallest and physically weakest of the humanoid species, and therefore prefer to keep to themselves. Their lifestyles are almost completely selfsufficient and when they do not need to come into contact with other people, they usually prefer not to for their own safetey and comfort. Kobolds are known for their ingenuity and cleverness. A kobold will rarely win in a straight up fight, so they will never choose to have one. Instead they rely on the use of strategy and ambushes.
Kobolds are entirely dependent on their tribes for survival. Few kobolds know the birthing ritual, and have the necessary skill to perform it. Supporting the tribe is in the best interest of a kobold, since it is the only way in which the kobold can produce and support their proginy. For a kobold to leave their tribe is a momentous occasion.
Values and Traits
Kobolds are elusive schemers. They have the following traits:
- Fight smart, not hard.
- Drawn to magic
- Life is Short, make the most of it while you have the time.
Naming Conventions
Dependent on culture. Draconic has imposing sounding names, which kobolds like to use to inflate their own importance.
Beauty/Gender Ideals
Kobolds have no real ideals for gender and beauty, since both are concepts that mean next to nothing to a kobold.
Relationship Ideals
Because of their short life spans, kobolds treat their tribe as the truest expression of themselves. Everying they do is for the tribe, since it will far outlast any personal glory they could achieve.
Ancestry
Size
Small
Speed
30 ft. walking
Darkvision
60 ft.
Ancestral Language
Draconic
Carrion Feeder
You have immunity to poison damage and the poisoned condition and cannot contract diseases. You can eat any food, no matter how rotten or putrid.
Craftiness
You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, Investigation, Medicine, Sleight of Hand, or Survival.
Defiance
You have advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the frightened condition on yourself.
Draconic Cry
As a bonus action, you let out a cry at your enemies within 10 feet of you. Until the start of your next turn, you and your allies have advantage on attack rolls against any of those enemies who could hear you. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Draconic Sorcery
You know one cantrip of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for that cantrip (choose during character creation).
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