Kobold

Kobolds are small, bipedal reptilian humanoids. Most stand around 2 to 3 feet tall and weigh about 35 pounds. They have powerful jaws for creatures of their size and noticeable claws on their hands and feet. Often kobolds’ faces are curiously devoid of expression, as they favor showing their emotions by simply swishing their tails. Kobolds’ thick hides vary in color, and most have scales that match the hue of one of the varieties of chromatic dragons, with red scales being predominant. Very few kobolds, however, have more exotic colors such as orange or yellow, which in some tribes raises or lowers an individual’s status in the eyes of his fellows.

They proudly claim kinship to dragons, but beneath all the bluster, the comparison to their glorious cousins leaves kobolds with a profound sense of inadequacy.

Kobolds thrive in cramped quarters far from the light of the sun. Most live in vast warrens that mark Yhelin's lower district. Saving their malice for other races, most kobolds get along well with their own kind. While squabbles and feuds do occur, the elders who rule kobold communities tend to settle such conflicts swiftly. Kobolds delight in taking slaves, relishing the chance to torment and humiliate them. They are also cowardly and practical, and often end up bowing to more powerful beings. If these creatures are of another humanoid race, kobolds often scheme to free themselves from subjugation as soon as possible.

As history has progressed, a sort of odd Kobold and Half Elven hatred has developed. Both being subjugated by the ruling class of High Human and similarly dismissed by the middle class majority of Common Humans, but Kobolds seeing that half elves and High Humans are the combination of the best features of their parent races. Holding them in deep contempt.

Kobold see no shame in submission when bowing to a true dragon, or a similarly monstrous creature.