Extract of "Kobolds and You" by Urist Whippedstraps
The kobolds are usually weak and dislike fighting in huge armies that do not permit them to use their favorite method of attack, ambushes. The constant threat of kobold raids have pushed many countries to wage war on them, but they are surprisingly good at defending their cave with primitive but deadly traps and guerilla tactics involving a seemingly endless amount of kobolds. Even if the majority of them are killed or subdued, within a few years their numbers will swell again to their original number. They are only limited in numbers by how much food they can steal,find or scavenge.
Deep within the kobolds caves, ancient and forgotten evil sometime slumbers. Many paysan tales talk of elder dragons of an age past, hidden to all but the devious kobolds. They worship them as god and offer them riches and live preys that they steal and plunder anywhere they can.
Some tales say that when a kobold bring them a worthy enough gift, the dragon let him drink a drop of his blood as a favor. On those rare occurances the chosen become as possessed, his strength increased tenfold and he is overcome with bloodlust. A kobold ambush party with a dragon-blessed squad leader are rumored to be a threat to even well defended forts.
The promise of such power is what some believe push them to mount suicidal invasion of forteresses in search of artifacts or newborn infants.
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