Goblin girls
Introduction
Small; weak; cowardly; messy; inconsequential; pests. Stealthy; cunning; intelligent; daring. There are many goblins in the world and many are the adjectives attributed to them because, although they are generally small, they are hard to ignore, flirting shamelessly with the men they like despite the competition. The men who fall into their nets, especially, can't ignore the love and affection with which their homes are cared for by their wives.
Origin:
It is not known where goblins originated. Some historians have found records that the race originated in the faerie domains. Some researchers are investigating a possible correlation with the brownie race. The very few tales and records about these times are contradictory, some speak of them as servants, others as nobles and others as cunning. There is even disagreement as to whether they had a single origin and whether they were actually several races with common characteristics or if they were a single race that diverged over time as it spread throughout the world.
This confusion about the hidden beginnings of their history was always present. Initially, there were few patterns of behaviour common to goblins. Some lived alone, others formed bands, lived isolated from other races, or made a point of living together with them. They could (and still can) be shrewd, savage or servile.
In the wilds, they could live isolated in caves, searching for riches like and feuding with kobolds, gnomes and dwarves, or in primitive tribes hidden in hard-to-reach forests. Alongside mankind, living in hiding, they could be play-actors and tricksters; living as thieves and rogues. But there were those who lived as servants, looking after the well-being of houses and homes. Many lonely goblins, especially hobgoblins, looked for people they could serve in exchange for protection.
In those days there was a famously benevolent goblin. This goblin lived in a wood on a hill and, with a magical golden cup, served water to thirsty knights who passed by, quenching their thirst and refreshing their vigour. Politely, the goblin even served them a silk napkin with which to wipe their lips. Once, a knight who didn't deserve the title exclaimed "I'm thirsty" and after being served, he didn't return the cup but fled with it on his horse. Time passed and the "knight", a foolish thief, roared about his deed. A feudal lord had him arrested and, not wanting to be an accomplice, handed the cup over to the king. It is said that other knights searched for the goblin on the hill, but it was fruitless.
Some goblins were under the service of good patrons and others of bad ones. Whether it was the character of the master that influenced the goblins or whether it was the character of the goblins that made them choose their masters is still debated. The fact is that, unfortunately, the goblins who were left in the "care" of witches, tyrants, dragons, goblin kings and other servants of evil became physically and spiritually more twisted and reproduced faster despite the high mortality rate among them. They became cunning, cowardly and sadistic. They envied what was beautiful and paid fearful servitude to their masters in exchange for crumbs of power and fleeting pleasures.
Their masters, stronger entities and races, used them as a labour force and cannon fodder. When their masters became weak, they were the first to betray them. When autonomous, they lived by stealing, looting and sabotaging other races, including other goblins, especially among the rare good ones left who were subjected to even crueller violence.
Over time, the worst goblins became predominant. Under the auspices of malevolent entities, they spread like well-watered weeds, and soon reached a point where, if their patrons were killed, they had no problem having predatory autonomy or being recruited by a new one. Although individually weak, when they organized themselves as hordes, they were a scourge on the land, requiring constant effort against them to keep them under control.
