Fral the Goblin
Apr 7, 2023 2:45:08 GMT -5
Post by Fral on Apr 7, 2023 2:45:08 GMT -5
Fral the Goblin
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (Young Adult by Goblin standards)
Race: Goblin
Nationality: Marsh Flats/Moonglade
Appearance:
Fral is a small (4'6") green skinned Goblinoid in young adulthood, with beady red eyes and exaggerated downward swept pointed ears each about as wide as his head. His jaw has a significant under bite with his sharp, unkempt teeth poking out from his lower jaw giving him a beast like appearance. His features are unusually symmetrical and rounded for a Goblin, giving him a slightly friendlier outward appearance then his oft malformed kin.
His attire is a set of dirty, poorly hand crafted fur and leather garments clearly made either by himself or some other Goblin, likely cobbled together from scraps of looted clothing. Most of Fral's body is covered by this clothing, including a hood to protect him from the elements - however footwear is not included, and his large clawed feet remain exposed to the elements. Perhaps most unusually Fral carries a shoulder strapped bag filled with traveling equipment across a single shoulder, and his clothing while poorly made has had some thought put into things like insulation and weather resistance.
Hidden under a fur loincloth is his only means of self defense, a pair of crude clearly human made 'utility' type knives in poor condition. The likely once simple wooden handles meant for eating and basic camp work have been replaced with crudely made leather wraps around the tang of each blade - barely weapons they lack a guard or even a way to gauge edge alignment or keep a firm grip for stabbing once blood soaked.
Personality:
Fral is ignorant, dim witted and violent - like nearly every Goblin.
As a member of his species Fral is actually considerably less violent then his kin, rarely choosing violence as a form of personal entertainment, lacking the typical Goblin streak for cruelty. This isn't to say Fral is harmless, he is a murderous bandit who can and will kill for personal gain or due to some angry outburst.
On the spectrum of Goblin intelligence Fral is above average, he is not likely to be able to easily assimilate into complex society and hold a job but it is entirely conceivable he could learn civilized language and the concepts of right and wrong and morality, if anyone was strange enough to attempt such a thing.
As a young adult Fral is inexperienced and highly curious, prone to risk taking and shockingly inquisitive for a Goblin - it would seem his first instinct is not to smash, but to observe; and then probably smash.
History:
Fral was born in a cave, and as soon as he could move sent out to serve the tribe as a raider. He raided, he pillaged and survived while his peers did not - every excursion resulted in more deaths, and easily they were replaced. Of average size for a Goblin of his years Fral was not exceptional, he was simply lucky - human arrows missed, Elf blades did not find him, vicious magics rained past him. As the seasons passed and his experience grew Fral was able to better fight for loot he desired amongst his kin, and it seemed likely that if he survived a few more seasons he would become an ''Elder'.
Then the earthquakes hit, ravaging his people in their cavernous home and causing all to scatter in fear. The cave had swallowed well over three quarters of his tribe, and without a clear alpha amongst them they descended into infighting and bickering. Realizing there was little hope for what remained of his kin Fral stole all their food, supplies and the best clothing and fled in the dark of night.
That was not long ago, and Fral now travels aimlessly around the border of the Marsh Flats and the Moonglade, his supplies dwindling and the prospects of a lone Goblin slim.