Kobold

Kobolds are a cave-dwelling race that often live surface ward of dwarves. They are slight and cowardly with little appetite for anything but protecting their own skin. They have a few redeeming traits such as a knack for mining and trap making and these they rarely put to good use. Their natural enemies are gnomes as they live in broadly the same areas and so whenever they get an opportunity they will attack and kill gnomes.

When fighting other animals they will be exceptionally cautious and will only engage when their opponent is outnumbered at least by 2:1 or they have used some trickery to gain.a sizeable advantage. Even then they will begin by using slings to fire stones at their opponent and will only close in when their enemy is significantly weakened. They will then attack with clubs and stone axes and spears and other primitive weaponry. They will occasionally use giant weasels for cavalry, swords made from clubs with stones stuck in or short bows.

Due to their cave dwelling nature, they are able to see in the dark and are more susceptible to being dazzled by sudden light though they can spend time above ground.

They are around half a meter tall and have rusty light brown to almost black scales.

Few kobolds are exceptionally bright but the stupid kobold does not last long. Their native language is lower draconic although even that they are said to make an animalistic mockery off. Most will speak at least some Duradin as it has become the standard language for underground and a few will speak the local human language.