Somewhere in the depths of the former dwarven city of Tar-Borak, between the old mines and the goblin-occupied amphitheater caves, you may have the misfortune to meet the creature the orcs call Ulug.

Some say he is a fallen demon lord or dark godling, although nobody knows for sure. What all agree on is what happens when you meet Ulug: he demands whatever you have that is most precious.

Some have given him all their possessions, or just a favorite weapon or a family heirloom. Others have given him a sibling or a loved one. A few brave warriors have chosen to fight; those found out Ulug was easy to kill. They then went mad with pain and died in a few days.

And meanwhile Ulug kept coming back.

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So, what about goblins? There are a few specialized types, though they all belong to the same species: "regular" goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears...

Maybe kobolds? I can't think of a contradiction so far, in fact it would make a great deal of sense.

I'm pretty sure yetis are a kind of goblin for some reason.

This quite obviously makes goblin society close to social insects like ants or bees.

Now everyone knows there is a goblin king. But who is laying all these goblin eggs?

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Gnomes, being fairies, have a hard time understanding such silliness as basic physics and other natural laws.

I mean, of course, if you want to follow the road, you need to cross the river, walk around this big tree over there and cross back beforehand. How could you get to your destination otherwise?

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To a human, gnomes are basically undistinguishable from one another: 70 cm high people with stone-gray skin, all dressed in similar flashy colours.

Of course, to a gnome, all humans look alike as well.

Gnomes, at least the dominant gnome culture in the area, also seem quite litteral-minded, but this is totally unrelated; their language is just not well-suited for metaphors, and they have a hard time translating them.

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Orcs are fundamentally unable to create. With time, if taught properly and repeatedly, they can learn to build simple devices like a firepit or maybe a simple fence, but that's the most they can do. Their gods made them this way.

Of course, that's why they are keeping slaves.

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Tonight, the PCs found one of the four banners of Vanya. I knew there was a banner in there, and I knew it was related to Vanya; I came up with the Four on the spot.

I suspect they will go after the other three. Where could they be? We'll see...

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The first minotaurs were constructs, created by the same wizards that made the first owlbears and chimeras.

The minotaurs pleaded with the immortal Hapocles, who accepted to grant them actual life with an actual soul. All the immortal asked in return was gold. Lots of gold.

Now the minotaurs are still doing whatever it takes to get as much gold as they can, to fulfill the bargain of their ancestors. One day, hopefully soon, they will be free to live their own lives.

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