Goblins
Those under the mountains.
Goblins are the smaller cousins of orcs, they live under the mountains and generally don't like to go out of their caves and tunnels unless it is to gather needed materials, or to hunt prey, when they do go outside, they prefer to go out during the night, this is due to their sensitive eyes. They are most common in the end mountains, especially the Dendorian half, as the dwarves have largely succeeded in chasing them off. However, they can also be found in the black mountains, and those adjacent, although in much smaller quantities, because while goblins are descended from orcs, they don't exactly get along.Appearance
They appear more hunched over than orcs, and their skin is a pale white-grey color. They have large watery eyes, that they use to be able to see in the dark of the caves. They have very little sexual dimorphism because in goblin society, everyone is a warrior.Living habits
Goblins live in small underground kingdoms with a strict societal structure. This structure has the warrior class as the largest, these are all individuals who, after training and intensive selection, have proven themselves to be capable warriors. Those who do not pass this exam of sorts become farmers. Those who manage to make the cut, and become warriors, will spend their lives attacking other goblin kingdoms, orcs, and everyone else they can reach, for food and resources, and for the ability to prove themselves in battle.Youth
The early life of a goblin is one of training and combat conditioning, each generation is raised together in one big group, where they will compete for space, and even for food, they are thought to work together, but also to be strong. They are trained rigorously from the moment they can hold a stick, and fortunately for them, they grow rapidly, and after ten years, they will be fully grown, and trained for war, and it is at this age that they get the exam, a series of physical tests, and combat demonstrations, although, at this point, eighty percent of them will be dead. They don't reach sexual maturity until five years later tho. While the women will be kept safe for those five years, the men will be immediately thrown onto the battlegrounds, where most of them will die within the first few years. However, if they make it past five years, their chances of dying become much smaller, because they will now be highly trained and experienced, fully matured goblin warriors.Fungal Farms
They farm three types of fungi, each with their own purpose. The first is the waste fungi, it is used to dispose of their excrement, which solves their sanitation problem, the fungi fully consume all of their droppings and that of their pets, and neutralize any bacteria that may live in it, and then the goblins process it for food.The second type of fungi they farm grows primarily on dead flesh, they feed it with the bodies of called foes, as well as their own dead, and the leftovers of hunted game. The gingi fully consumes all soft tissue, and is then eaten.
The third fungi is used to process the bones, this fungi is much stronger and can break down even this final piece of dead creatures, and process it for the goblins to eat. These fungi aren't their only food source, as they also regularly hunt whatever game they can find in the caves, and they regularly organize expeditions to go to the surface.
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