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[origamiscienceguy]

I don't have a problem or any questions about this, but I thought people might like to know that my liaison from the mountainhomes is a goblin. He does exactly what the dwarven liaison would do, but I thought it was interesting.

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[PatrikLundell]

Yes, it's reported to happen from time to time, and isn't new to 0.42.X (it's never happened to me, though). You can also get "goblin" sieges consisting only of e.g. humans (has happened to me once in 0.40.X), or a few humans mixed into a mostly goblin one. It's not that unusual that high ranking members of other civs are from a different race that the civ's main race when the civ screen is examined. I haven't heard of non dwarven migrants, though, even though it ought to be possible in 0.42.X unless something ensures racial integrity on migrants taken from the civ's population (as opposed to void dwarves who probably always will be dwarves).

[Bouchart]

My current fort has a goblin liaison.

Having vampires as diplomats is a common sight too.

[martinuzz]

If only I could get a goblin liaison. I'd happily trade that with my elf mayor

[Niddhoger]

Racial discrimination doesn't exist in dwarf fortress.  So when one race conquers a site of another race, that population becomes fully integrated into that of their new overlords.  Considering that elves and goblins are immortal (along with demons, vampires, and necromancers), they have a loooong time to build up their social skills and patiently wait around to "ascend" the ranks.  Its not uncommon for them to rise into high positions in other societies (diplomats, liaisons, barons, mayors, kings, etc). 

There is even a well-known story of the Elven King of the Dwarves, Cacame.  Shortly after his birth, dwarves took over his forest retreat.  Later, a raiding party (from his old civilization) killed his wife and ate her corpse in front of him.  Fueled by a raging hate-boner for all elf kind, he enlisted into the army to make things PERSONAL.  On the field of battle he racked up many kills, but the dwarven king also fell that day.  Seeing that no dwarf could match his burning hatred for elves, they elected him king on the spot.  He went on to tame zombie dragons and some other stuff.  All of this is world-generated btw.

[Trappington]

I currently have a goblin king ...he will burn.

[Urlance Woolsbane]

I currently have a goblin king ...he will burn.

Slagt ham!
Slagt ham!
Slagt ham!