Kinktionary
More like guidelines and a lot less like definitions.
Goblin
A small role in a positively-medieval fantasy. Goblincore, and goblin aesthetic is believed to be a reaction against the environmental alienation of modern life and an ethos in support of a return to simpler, healthier, and more environmentally integrative living.
Physical appearance:
- Normally short in stature
- May have weirdly big eyes and/or ears
- May prefer leather harnessing for practical needs
- Some have the ability to shape-shift
- Often come from dark dwellings
Behavior
- Often personally mischievous, playing tricks or dealing punishments
- Usually focused on malevolently-aligned or ill-behaving beings
- May be barbaric or menially civilized
- Obedient to feudal power
- May be employed in grand machinations or small mischiefs depending on relations
- Potentially magical in terms of skills or privileges
- Collect Shiny things
Common Relations
- Usually have a Goblin King or another higher power
- May gather into Gangs, Warbands, or Tribes
- May currently or previously been of disrepute