Goblins of Mynoun

Myth and Legend

 * Legend says Goblins once had many gods, but they have all been slain by Maglubiyet, the Hobgoblin God, as he became the High Chieftain of all Goblinoids (except Khurgorgaeyag, the Overseer, the Cruel)
 * Mynoun used to have might goblin tribes spread across the continent, many generations ago. For long centuries, there were no Hobgolblins or Bugbears to boss them around. They were able to thrive and prosper for a time.
 * Emboldened by their prosperity, they attempted to invade the Dwarven fortress of Deephorn, and the dwarfs pushed them back. The Dwarfs began a campaign of genocide against the goblins of Mynoun, and it was probably only the distance from their stronghold that kept the dwarfs from finishing the job.
 * The Goblins were spread thin over the continent for a few centuries, periodically suffering attacks from the grudge-holding Dwarfs, keeping the Goblins at the Northern and Eastern edges of Mynoun.
 * Hobgoblins arrived from Fennria about 500 years ago, and continue to arrived from time to time to either build a warband or take Goblins back to Fennria with them.

Recent Local History

 * About 350 years ago there was a war between the Orcs and the Goblins in the Palgrave Woods over territory. This was put to end when Ardra negotiated a truce between the the Goblins and the Orcs near Palgrave.
 * Neither the Goblins nor the Orcs knew where Ardra had come from, but she made compelling arguments for peace.
 * The peace held for a long time, but eventually the Goblins lost territory to the expanding human and halfling populations.

Damnshade Tribe

 * From the Pine forests South East of Fallkirk, this tribe was all that was left behind after the Hobgoblin Koblek raised a horde to attack the free city of Fallkirk, three centuries ago. For some reason, either Koblek declined to press the Damnshades into service, or they avoided his notice.
 * For the past 200 years or so they’ve lived in relative peace with their neighbours in Ravensbrook and Fallkirk, not daring to encroach on the the civilized lands.
 * About 75 years ago, a lasher caste Goblin names Kelboss found a large gem. The gem either brought him luck or power, as he was able to rise to become the Chieftain of the Damnshade and remained so for three decades.
 * It’s uncertain what happened to Kelboss. Either he left to find greater power, or someone or something came for the Gem, but either way, he and the gem left the tribe.