Gobloc
From the beginning, the goblocs were a race posed to spread across the globe in the fashion that humans eventually would. Geography favored a southern expansion for the nascent elven empires, directly across the gobloc tribes instead of the human cultures that existed westward.
Unable to defend against the more advanced weaponry and armors that the elves possessed at the time, goblocs quickly fell to the expansion. Instead of genocide, elves enslaved the race when they found them, taking them in as forced labor to till the land.
Elves slowly attempted to push westward, but humans prevailed, learning from their would-be conquerers. As they took over the goblocin lands from the elves, the humans chose to become new lords in place of liberators.
Unlike the elves, humans treated the gobloc race as dogs, and bred them for specific roles. They specifically separated the goblocs into roles, taking and shifting children into the roles that best fit them. Over time, the species began to split into different breeds. The race had their roles ingrained into them on a deep cultural level. Even after the shackles of slavery were lifted, the breeding remained, and the gobloc race continued to keep "same with same", further dividing them.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Due to the breeding, goblocs are harder to generalize than other species. Despite the outward appearances, each breed does share commonalities.
Humanoid in build, goblocs tend to be significantly more muscled than the other sapients. Powerful arms reach down further than in the Imperial Races, with fingers that extend to the tops of the knees and occasionally further.
Most gobloc breeds have thin fur across the body, revealing the skin below in the chest, as well as leaving the face revealed. Their skin tone is generally bronze to dark, with the fur and hair being darker.
Males of most breeds have a vibrant chest and occasionally face. Now different for each breed, these colors are normally muted somewhat, brightening with social status and excitement. Females do not have the vibrant colors.
While many other features set the goblocs apart from other sentients, breed differences vary too much for further discussion to be useful.
Breed Diversity
Goblocs have been bred into many roles, and now continue these roles by an ingrained culture of "same-with-same". A short list of breeds follows:- Goblin
- Kurblin
- Nalihn
- Kulic
- Orc
- Ogric
Biological Traits
The gobloc race is heavily modified by breeding and show sexual dimorphism across each breed. In general, the more moderate breeds tend to fall towards the higher end in lifespans while the more extreme breeds have shorter lifespans.
Females are often less colorful, have muted physical traits, and are smaller than their male counterparts.
Genetics and Reproduction
Each breed of gobloc, despite the common misconceptions, are as reproductively fertile as humans. Though puberty and menopause typically vary between breeds, gestation usually lasts 270 days.
Ecology and Habitats
Goblocs are native to central and southern Valakola, although they are present across the globe. They are well adapted to the thin forests and flat plains of the region.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Omnivores, goblocs were hunter-gathers that substantiated on large-game prey for the majority of their past. Although modern goblocs consumer more fruits and vegetables than their ancestors did, they do consumer more meat per person than the other races.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Goblic senses are generally comparable to the other sapient species, with a few exceptions.
Most goblocs have a sense of vision somewhat diminished compared to other races, though still well developed. Their sense of taste tends to also be a bit more muted.
Among all the breeds, hearing and smell are consider above that of the Imperial Races. All breeds can pick up a larger frequency range of sound, with ears that can often move to focus attention. Their smell is well developed, with all breeds possessing the vomeronasal organ that allows them to take in more information from the scents they perceive.
Civilization and Culture
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
While it is known that elves and gobloc children were conceived in the later years of the elven dominion of the gobloc tribes, it is exceedingly rare in the modern age. This is largely due to a low probability of the child being carried to term, and those who do make it are often severely disabled, not often surviving their first couple of years. The health problems are so large that a few nations have outlawed such couplings as "cruel".
While historical texts indicate that goblac and humans have conceived, and current studies have suggested it is possible, no modern goblac-human child has been reliably recorded.
I would argue that the goblocs, as a race, are largely the most tolerant of all others. It does not matter where you go in the world, if you find a gobloc community, and you enter that community, you will fit in somewhere. There is a degree of scrutiny and wariness, but unlike many communities of the world, this has nothing to do about race, beliefs, or other commonly judged traits. They size up an individual for what they can bring to the community. Once they know you, once they have found a place for you to fit in their community, you are one of them.
Population
700 Million
700 Million
Lifespan
Between 50-80 years
Average Height
Males: Between 3'8" ~ 8'6"
Females: between 3'2" ~7'6"
Average Weight
Males: Between 70 lbs ~ 400 lbs.
Females: Between 50 lbs ~ 240 lbs.
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