Introduction
They say that once goblins and orcs were one and the same. Then one day some of them walked out of the great, ancient forests and made a new life among the rocky hills and grassy plains. They were the orcs. Those that stayed in the forests became goblins. The goblins had green skin to adapt to the forest, while the orcs turned tall and purple to adapt to...well...something, I'm sure. The goblins were a quiet folk, preferring to stay in their forests and feed on birds and squirrels (and the occasional baby they stole from nearby farms). Then, a number of them got it in their heads to follow the orcish way, and leave their leafy homes to seek fame and fortune. The elders of the goblin tribes could only shake their heads and such foolishness. What was out there for goblins but misery and woe? How could they survive when they were so small and weak? The younger, more adventurous of the goblin-kind had more optimistic notions. True they could get killed easily, but if they survived they could return home with enough wealth to buy a good belt. And what could be better than that?
Thus, the goblin hordes were born.