Kobold

Resembling petite lizardfolk with patches of fur and long, dog-like ears, Kobolds are a social race of subterranean tribal monsters, albeit with a more autonomous society than others. Kobolds are rascally groups that love playing dirty tricks on other races, especially humans. They’re notorious for stealing anything that isn’t nailed down, and breaking anything that is. Despite their seemingly innocent nature, they rely on capturing live men just like many other tribal monsters do.

Although the men they capture are held against their will, Kobolds treat their captives not unlike they would an older brother, always curious of their wisdom and talents, looking up to their men despite lording over them. They see their men less as resources and more as pets, but oddly enough, Kobolds seem rather submissive towards the whims of their men. They will, however, still take their turns raping him whenever they are in the mood, but prefer their man take the initiative during intercourse and be the ones to lead them. Although men are considered communal property, individual Kobolds may take a liking to them. If the man agrees to be her husband, they will enter a monogamous marriage and raise a litter of pups.

While they make poor craftsmen, Kobolds are a very eccentric and prestigious race, even if their works won’t impress any civilized species. They mostly build things that can be used for pranks and mischief, especially traps. In fact, traps are the one craft they seem to excel at, having a natural talent for making and innovating them. Many of the men they capture are results of their traps, and they can be very deceptive to the uninitiated. For example, one report tells of a man who came across a poorly-concealed pitfall trap, with a pink tarp laid over a hole. On top of the tarp was a clay plate full of dirt and worms with a sign beside it saying “HOOMAN FEWD”. The witness merely chuckled and walked around the tarp, falling into the actual trap; a donut-shaped pitfall that was built around the tarp and concealed perfectly. The victim spent the next year in a Kobold village as a communal boyfriend.