Hobgoblin (Warhammer)
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Hobgoblins in the fictional Warhammer Fantasy
are a large type of Goblin
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They are considered so untrustworthy and underhanded by the other Orcs and goblin races that they refuse to have dealings with them. However, they are employed by the Chaos Dwarfs as their slave drivers organizing other goblin slaves. The reason for the close relationship with the Chaos Dwarf dates back to the Black Orc
revolt when the Hobgoblins initially marched with their larger cousins but soon betrayed them to the Chaos Dwarves and so gained their trust.
Originally Hobgoblins in the Warhammer Universe were inspired by the Mongol empire - the hobgoblin miniatures produced by Citadel therefore had a decidedly "eastern" theme much like the Nippon miniatures that Citadel produced at the same time. Though the theme is quite Mongol, the Hobgoblins do not seem to wage war on Cathay or the other Eastern states as the Mongol Empire did.
It is also interesting to note that the first incarnation (ie the Mongol inspired one) had hobgoblins with a brown/orangish coloured skin tone whilst the second incarnation (referred to above) changed the skin tone to the more common green hues employed for all gobliniod races in Warhammer.
Warhammer Fantasy (setting)
Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting, created by Games Workshop, which is used by many of the company's games. Some of the best-known games set in this world are: the table top wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay pen-and-paper role-playing game, and the MMORPG...
are a large type of Goblin
Goblin (Warhammer)
Goblins, also known as "Gobbos", are among the smallest of the goblinoid "greenskin" races in the Warhammer Fantasy setting.They are smaller than the Orcs and the Hobgoblins but larger than the Gnoblar race and Snotlings...
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Description
They are found living on the Eastern Steppes of the Warhammer world where they are ruled over by the Khans, all of whom answer to the Hobgobla-khan, the greatest of the hobgoblin warlords.They are considered so untrustworthy and underhanded by the other Orcs and goblin races that they refuse to have dealings with them. However, they are employed by the Chaos Dwarfs as their slave drivers organizing other goblin slaves. The reason for the close relationship with the Chaos Dwarf dates back to the Black Orc
Black Orc
Black Orcs are a fictional race, a sub-breed of Orc appearing in Warhammer Fantasy Battle & Warhammer Fantasy, created by Games Workshop's ....
revolt when the Hobgoblins initially marched with their larger cousins but soon betrayed them to the Chaos Dwarves and so gained their trust.
Originally Hobgoblins in the Warhammer Universe were inspired by the Mongol empire - the hobgoblin miniatures produced by Citadel therefore had a decidedly "eastern" theme much like the Nippon miniatures that Citadel produced at the same time. Though the theme is quite Mongol, the Hobgoblins do not seem to wage war on Cathay or the other Eastern states as the Mongol Empire did.
It is also interesting to note that the first incarnation (ie the Mongol inspired one) had hobgoblins with a brown/orangish coloured skin tone whilst the second incarnation (referred to above) changed the skin tone to the more common green hues employed for all gobliniod races in Warhammer.