A goblin stands 3 to 3-1/2 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Its eyes are usually dull and glazed, varying in color from red to yellow. A goblin’s skin color ranges from yellow through any shade of orange to a deep red; usually all members of a single tribe are about the same color. Goblins wear clothing of dark leather, tending toward drab, soiled-looking colors. Goblins speak Goblin.
Most goblins encountered outside their homes are warriors.
Like other goblinoids, goblins often had a short temper, and are more easily provoked than individuals of most other races. They often find it difficult to overcome this short fuse, and had a sense of greed that made it difficult for them to act altruistically. They also generally take sadistic pleasure in exacting revenge once crossed.
Young goblins are taught from an early age to rely only on themselves, and that to survive, they need to be aggressive and ruthless. To a goblin, it never seems logical to treat others as well or better than you would treat yourself; rather, they believd in preemptively removing potential rivals before they could become a threat. Expatriated goblins will sometimes try to recreate the circumstances of their culture, preying on the weaknesses of others in non-goblin communities.
Despite their generally poor reputation however, not all goblins are dim-witted or evil. Some goblins have risen to become heroes, gaining enough renown to be accepted into the civilized world of other, more commonly good races. Those goblins seeking this path may have found it difficult to overcome their temper and greed, as well as the cultural influence of their brethren, but those who have often find it could be more rewarding, in the long run at least, to serve good rather than to serve evil. Those that did often made use of their ill-gained talents as rogues or fighters.