Furnace Goblins

"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL. BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.

- George Orwell, Animal Farm

Of all of the diverse races and creatures of Monstru, the Furnace Goblins are very close to the bottom of the social strata.

They are the accepted "workers" (slaves) of the society, as they are the workhorses who shovel coal in each and every vehicle that adorns the road. Without them, no auto would go 10 Authority Meters before expiring in a heap of rust.

Most Furnace Goblins:
- Are owned by someone
- Love to eat Jolly Beans; a candy-steriod-vitamin product
- Believe that they should be owned by someone
- Are considered part of the car, like the tires or the heater
- Are ignored, rather than abused
- Have numbers instead of names
- Never have seen the sky
- Are fully unaware of their plight
- Shovel coal for 20 hours a day
- Have blacklung
- Are sold in the Furnace Goblin Market, in Kurluuk. (Pingar's is famous there.)
- Speak the common goblin tongue "Goblir".

Some Furnace Goblins:
- Learn how to read
- Live the life of a road bandit or thief
- Are brutally killed by their owners
- Live past the age of 20
- Work as a servant rather than a laborer
- Speak a secret language called "GobMit"

A Few Furnace Goblins:
- Escape though the goblin underground
- Learn a trade, such as mechanics or windshield crack repair
- Are loved and treated as a pet

Role Play

Furnace goblins are a playable race, though they are the smallest character type permitted.

They tend to make excellent rogues, due to their small size, agility, and ability to blend in to most environments. (Since goblins are so common and commonly used as slaves.) They tend to make rather poor warriors, though one could certainly make a case for it with enough creativity.

All furnace goblins begin play with the following equipment:

• Slave collar


• Coal spade


• Dirty rags


• A shiv


• 3 Jolly Beans

Beginning skills/gifts: (choose 3)

• Scavenge


• Iron stomach (Eat it and survive!)


• Filthy (required at first)


• Sneak


• Cower in fear (And not be attacked)


• Play dead


• Rest anywhere

Advanced skills/gifts: (choose 2)

• Powerful hearing


• Fix it


• Ignore pain


• Reading


• Basic mechanics


• Drive


• Night vision