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Language and Common Names creatures require only a fraction of the food a similarly sized
mammal would need, and so are able to get by on the meagre
Kobolds speak a derived, simpli ed version of Draconic also diet the kobolds can a ord them. However, this does not stop the
known as Low Draconic. Speakers of Draconic typically nd occasional beast master providing the hounds with food in an
the kobolds’ variant grating and irritating, largely due to its rule altogether more violent and spectacular manner if rations run low.
that repetition is the same as emphasis; ‘good good’ means ‘very
good’, for example. is may go some way to explaining dragons’ With little in the way of resources but the ore they bring up while
commonly murderous attitude towards them. expanding their tunnel network, warren kobolds dress simply, with
a few metal adornments and spines from their hounds as their
Warren kobold names tend to be short and simple, but higher- ornamentation. eir weapons are basic but well made, with spears
ranking dragon kobolds tend towards longer, more aggrandizing and tall, narrow shields being preferred for their e ectiveness in a
names in the fashion of true dragons. restricted space. It is common for them to forgo armor and rely on
Warren Kobold Names: Akkom, Atkan, Bektik, Hakshut, Kabik, the natural toughness of their scaly hide, but an armor of leather or
Nektesh, Nushek, Rennet, Se , Shafak, Zadikha, Zankath, Zashra metal scales is sometimes used to augment this, especially by high-
Dragon Kobold Names: Akathrazar, Bathrakaz, Iokathorax, ranking individuals and their retinue.
Kashadran, Pazakaron, Rakaramaz, Shazathrar, Zanakal
Culture
Warren Kobolds Warren kobolds have a very loose system of leadership whereby
any individual in a warren may declare themselves king and take
Warren kobolds live modestly and generally have little interest over leadership. e strength of their claim is based on the strength
in, or quarrel with, the world outside their tunnel network. e of the bribes or, more rarely, warriors they can raise. e position
majority of their number work tirelessly, maintaining the tunnels, is more or less arbitrary, as it is generally in the best interests of
excavating new ones, or tending to the group’s beasts. Warren everyone that the majority of the group continues to mine and
kobolds almost always keep a number of beasts known only expand the tunnel network, so this continues to happen regardless
as ‘lizard-hounds’, which provide the group with an additional of whoever calls themselves king. It is not uncommon for kobold
as ‘lizard-hounds’, which provide the group with an additional
of whoever calls themselves king. It is not uncommon for kobold
layer of defense, as well as eggs, meat, and hide. As reptiles, these warrens to contain multiple kings, each of whom claims complete
layer of defense, as well as eggs, meat, and hide. As reptiles, these
warrens to contain multiple kings, each of whom claims complete
sovereignty and denounces the others as pretenders.
sovereignty and denounces the others as pretenders.

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