Kobolds

"While the pitfall trap is a personal favourite of mine, there's something to be said for a good rock-fall trap. Knowing that a simple tripwire is all it takes for your enemies skull to be crushed by a falling rock is a lot more satisfying than someone might think. Of course, if you're feeling patircuarly nasty, a good fire trap often does the trick, too."

— Galax Copper Tooth, A Kobold's Guide to Traps

Often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, these reptilian creatures actually boast a variety of skills and abilities than allow them to thrive underground.

Tiny Trappers Kobold are short in stature, the tallest of them barely reaching 3 feet, and weighing no more than 35 pounds. Because of their small size, kobold often have to adopt unorthodox means of achieving victory. This usually leads to traps, which kobold are well known for crafting and using during battle. Unlike the true dragons they worship, kobolds don't have set colours that reflect certain personality traits. Whole tribes usually are the same one or two colours, and the colour of a kobold has no bearing on its abilities or skill set.

Little Dragons The resemblance of kobolds to dragons isn't limited to physical features. Kobolds display many of the traits that true dragons display, and are often either cruel, proud, or vain (or all three). While kobolds prefer to run away from a fight, they know that there is greatness within them and are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of dragons. Despite this, a typical kobold acknowledges its weakness in the face of a hostile world. It knows it is puny, bigger creatures will exploit it, it will probably die at a young age, and its life will be full of toil. Although this outlook seems bleak, a kobold finds satisfaction in its work, the survival of its tribe, and the knowledge that it shares a heritage with mighty dragons.