Goblin, Orckin (3.5e Race)

Orckin Goblin
Within the vast and varies climates in the world, various races have adapted to their environments and adopted different cultures to fit. The elves and their many subraces are testament to this fact, but they are not the only ones. Among the goblinoid races the lowly goblin has proven to be as genetically varied as any elf. Some would take advantage of this and breed their own goblin, a goblin designed for aid on the battlefield known as the orckin goblin.

Summary::Orckin goblins are a lowly lot. They are made, not born, an artificial race with a rapid lifespan to act as mooks and foot soldiers for ancient armies.  Their original creators are long gone, but the violent orckin goblins remain and make war to this day.

Personality
The orckin goblin is a cowardly and abused sort whose heart nevertheless is filled with rage and hate. Many are created and bred to die in war and they know of their position as tools and fodder. For this reason they fear death and hate their creators, yet in the same breath they are hopeless to resist for they lack the willpower and drive to stand up for themselves and risk their lives for a greater cause. On the other hand, evem when raised in a peaceful and relaxed environment they rarely find peace, for war is in their blood. The only comfort from the feelings of powerlessness is the rush of adrenaline in battle. Many end up as criminals, murderers, or wanderers who leave in order to find somewhere or someone to take their aggression out on.

Physical Description
Orckin goblins are short deformed humanoids with long gnarly noses, pointed ears, and a heavy underbite with tusks not unlike an orc. In fact the resemblance to a tiny deformed orc is uncanny and purposeful, for orc blood runs inside them as well. Their skin tones range from various greens, grays, and rarely human skin tones and they have sparse and messy hair of various drab and generally dark colors. They have a hunched posture making them look shorter than they actually are.

The most unique aspect to the orckin is not in their appearance, but their creation. Orckin are not natural beings. They are created in vile birthing pits, strange organic pools of biomass which eject orckin from egg-like sacs. These birthing pits are created through strange rituals largely lost to time. In distant past they were created by powerful spellcasters as a quick-growing expendable soldier, a figurative wall of flesh to overcome and drown their enemies. The old wars have passed, and their ancient creators with it, but sometimes the spell to make a birthing pit appears or a once-dormant pit becomes active again and releases more of their kind unto the world.

As a result, orckin goblin only come in a single gender, a non-gender. Some orckin goblins may choose to self-identify as male or female, or possess more masculine or feminine traits, but their sex is non-applicable. In addition they are born nearly as adults, rapidly learning how to walk within hours, talk within weeks, and kill the second they're born. An "adult" orckin goblin is ready within 6 months to a year, but an adult who is capable of being another mindless cog of the army like many adventurers may require a few more years.

Relations
When one's race is born from vile magic, bred for war, and programmed for violence one does not make many friends. This is especially true against their ancient enemies, dwarves and gnomes, and it is said it was orckin goblins who were the goblins largely responsible for the dwarves and gnome's own cultural biases against goblinkind. The only race they get along with (in loose terms) are the orcs, and the orcs largely only do so because they are the ones breeding them for wars. The orckin goblins are traditionally a slave caste for certain orc tribes.

In some enlightened communities of orcs they may treat orckin goblins as people but they are often still looked down on, especially with the knowledge that these goblins are half-orc themselves and thus a shame to their species. Thus the orckin goblins have a love/hate relationship with orcs, enjoying relative peace and safety but also hating the control shackled upon them.

Sadly for their race, even alone they rarely get along. Colonies of only orckin goblins have torn themselves apart with infighting as none would or could assume leadership. Only with a strong leader do they focus their aggression on something that isn't themselves.

Alignment
Orckin goblins are often evil, and trend towards chaos. Their lust for blood make them the ultimate chicken-hawks, but their cowardliness leaves them trying to flee if presented with the opportunity to a fight not bent in their favor.

Lands
Orckin goblins have no home of their own, though the original breeding pits were found in ancient orc territories, furthering the belief that it was an ancient extinct breed of orc which brought them into being. Now they wander or are created by others with less than pure motives.

Religion
Orckin goblins are usually not religious, rarely having the time to ponder such mysteries. Those that do adopt gods of war, thieves, and revenge.

Language
Orckin goblins speak Common and Goblin. Most also choose Orc as one of their bonus languages.

Names
Orckin goblins are born with an almost adult mentality right away, and this includes their name. Their names are both random and nonsensical, such as "Gobbledegook" or "Barbarbaran". More often they simply adopt nicknames from those around them and accept them as another name.