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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8113655" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>In my world, hobgoblins along with bugbears, goblins, gnomes, elves and so on originated from the feywild. Orcs and giants are from Jotunheim, land of the giants and fiends.</p><p></p><p>While some people think of the unseelie court as evil and chaotic, it isn't that simple. True fey are just <em>different</em>, with motivations and logic that doesn't always make sense to mortals, hence we think of them as chaotic or even evil. But, in the feywild goblins are not particularly inclined to be evil even though they do tend to hold lower positions in the courts.</p><p></p><p>When the long forgotten ancestors of goblinoids came to the mortal realm they changed as well, over a period of time roughly sorting themselves into the forms we know now as they shed their traditional roles. Vowing to never again be a lower cast, hobgoblins focused on military might and discipline focusing on conquest and subjugation over any concepts of mercy or compassion. Hobgoblins are the superior race and subjugation of lesser races is their ultimate goal.</p><p></p><p>Goblins found themselves once still being cast out and unwanted which blackened their hearts. Their laziness is not a result of inherent nature (and they can be quite industrious and ingenious if given a chance) but rather because in many cases they have simply given up trying to better their lives. </p><p></p><p>Orcs on the other hand are descended from giants and are always striving to prove themselves once more as the rightful rulers of the land. But they're not organized, believing that their might alone will win the day. So rather than coming up with long term plans and focusing on military might they seek to overwhelm all enemies with their inherent ferocity and numbers. There's no need to plan when you know you are stronger than your weakling foes.</p><p></p><p>Hobgoblins and orcs rarely mix, or if they do conflict inevitably results. For the most part a region will have either hobgoblins or orcs, although lowly goblins are sometimes enslaved by orcs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8113655, member: 6801845"] In my world, hobgoblins along with bugbears, goblins, gnomes, elves and so on originated from the feywild. Orcs and giants are from Jotunheim, land of the giants and fiends. While some people think of the unseelie court as evil and chaotic, it isn't that simple. True fey are just [I]different[/I], with motivations and logic that doesn't always make sense to mortals, hence we think of them as chaotic or even evil. But, in the feywild goblins are not particularly inclined to be evil even though they do tend to hold lower positions in the courts. When the long forgotten ancestors of goblinoids came to the mortal realm they changed as well, over a period of time roughly sorting themselves into the forms we know now as they shed their traditional roles. Vowing to never again be a lower cast, hobgoblins focused on military might and discipline focusing on conquest and subjugation over any concepts of mercy or compassion. Hobgoblins are the superior race and subjugation of lesser races is their ultimate goal. Goblins found themselves once still being cast out and unwanted which blackened their hearts. Their laziness is not a result of inherent nature (and they can be quite industrious and ingenious if given a chance) but rather because in many cases they have simply given up trying to better their lives. Orcs on the other hand are descended from giants and are always striving to prove themselves once more as the rightful rulers of the land. But they're not organized, believing that their might alone will win the day. So rather than coming up with long term plans and focusing on military might they seek to overwhelm all enemies with their inherent ferocity and numbers. There's no need to plan when you know you are stronger than your weakling foes. Hobgoblins and orcs rarely mix, or if they do conflict inevitably results. For the most part a region will have either hobgoblins or orcs, although lowly goblins are sometimes enslaved by orcs. [/QUOTE]
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