All reference content is available below. Search and interactive checks use JavaScript.

RACE / BODY

Goblins

Opportunity in the overlooked

Goblins notice what other people have stopped noticing: a loose fitting, a repeated signal, a shortcut hidden behind a grand entrance. Small, agile, and quick to seize an opportunity, they are comfortable making a useful plan out of apparently useless surroundings.

Body color · Black
Goblin: small green pointed-eared adult person making a daring jump over a low training hurdle. Artistic interpretation.
Original interpretive art · not a canonical character portrait

Soul expressions

These are named Soul alignments, not automatic abilities or replacements for the Body.

People and presence

Goblins notice what other people have stopped noticing: a loose fitting, a repeated signal, a shortcut hidden behind a grand entrance. Small, agile, and quick to seize an opportunity, they are comfortable making a useful plan out of apparently useless surroundings. Their talent for sabotage and deception can frustrate opponents who prefer a predictable contest. Goblin markets reward a sharp eye and a sharper explanation.

Reclaimed materials pass from hand to hand with elaborate accounts of their possible futures, and the most persuasive seller may also be the person who knows how to make them work. Loyalty grows through shared risks and favors remembered when they matter. A Goblin adventurer might chase a promising deal, escape a reputation that has become too small, or prove that a discarded idea can carry a whole team. Business Souls bring Charisma to negotiation and the reading of an audience.

Tinkerer Souls favor Intelligence and inventive interference. Tribal Souls emphasize Strength and the force of standing with a community. None requires the same temperament: a scrupulous negotiator, a gleeful saboteur, and a quiet defender can all find a place among Goblins.

Reading the build

Body color and Soul color are independent. A different Race Soul or an Oversoul can accompany this Body. Physical or cultural descriptions do not automatically equip abilities. Check the selected ability for cost, target, timing, and effect.

Keep exploring.

Source & editorial notes

October 2026 Races reader v003, p. 18.

About this guide

Return to the stories.

The Guide is an optional companion. Follow the fiction at your own pace.