Cave-Goblin

"Everyone hates the Cave-Goblins."

Cave-Goblins are clans of goblins that live in the dismal caverns of the Whispy Woods, brutes even by the standards of their cruel race.

History
Very little is known about the Cave-Goblins. They are sparsely described, except on two or three occasions when lists are given describing the diversity of the goblin clans whom Grimmsley visited.

The caves they make their homes in are utterly inhospitable to human habitation, with hardly any plants or animals. Thus the cave-goblins frequently survive by raiding surrounding tribes, literally hunting other goblins so they can eat them for food. The blood of their enemies is then mixed with water or sap and then painted onto their faces and bodies; a sign of great honor and privilege within a tribe.

The cave-goblins are openly known as cannibals, feeding on neighboring tribes and each other, and even the other goblins consider them to be savages. Wild, barely cultured, and considered more than half-feral, they are among the fiercest of the goblin tribes, if not necessarily the most refined or the best-armed.

Another custom that is consistent within cave-goblin tribes is their preference of primitive weapons made of bone, stone and wood. They despise the use of armor and iron weapons, as it would go against their culture. Other than their blood-paint, the cave-goblins usually wrap their bodies with whatever scraps of cloth, fur, or animal bone they can find, haphazardly wrapped in materials almost like a mummy.