Norker
| Norker | |
|---|---|
 A norker, as depicted in the Fiend Folio (1981). Art by Russ Nicholson. | |
| General information | |
| Alignment: | Usually chaotic evil |
| Type: | Humanoid |
| Subtype: | Goblinoid |
| First appearance: | Fiend Folio (1981) |
Norkers are goblinoids with tough, armor-like hide.
Ecology
Norkers breed more slowly than goblins. Iuz has been breeding them in great numbers, valuing their tough hide that replaces the need for armor. It may be impossible to mate them with goblins, or Iuz would likely have done so already in the hope of breeding lightly-armored, fast-breeding warriors.[1] They raid and steal from other humanoids, being too lazy to do their own hunting. Sometimes norkers will be commanded by powerful groups of hobgoblins, who will use the norkers as shock troops and cannon fodder.
Environment
Norkers are found anywhere that goblins live, and are also found in the Bright Desert. Their lairs include caves, old ruins, and villages taken by force from other races. They do not build themselves, at least nothing more complex than fences and gates. A norker lair contains one and a half times as many females as males, and twice as many young as males[1].
Typical physical characteristics
Norkers resemble goblins, except for their three-inch canines and hairless hides, which range from reddish brown to dark gray in hue[2]. They are seldom seen in any clothing apart from a loincloth and a belt, which they use for hanging their favored possessions from.
Alignment
Norkers are usually chaotic evil.
Society
Norkers live in tribes that rarely exert any influence beyond their leaders' immediate reach[1]. These tribes are much smaller than a typical goblin or hobgoblin tribe[1]. Different norker tribes rarely meet, but when they do they often come to blows until it is established which one is dominant. The victors take the fangs of the losers as trophies.[1]
A norker's favored class is rogue, though their leaders are most often fighters[1].
Religion
Norkers worship Maglubiyet, who is also the patron of goblins and hobgoblins.
Language
Norkers speak a dialect of Goblin. Those of above average intelligence also speak Orc[1].
Gallery
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2e Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix, MC5 (1990) -
References
Citations
- ↑ a b c d e f g Reynolds, Sean K. "Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage." Living Greyhawk Journal #3. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- ↑ Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix. edited by Mike Breault. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990
Bibliography
- Boucher, Grant, et al. Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix. edited by Mike Breault. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
- Reynolds, Sean K. "Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage." Living Greyhawk Journal #3. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firffuffl'nnb (Norker) | Deity | White Dwarf #042 | 28-29 | |
| Hobgoblin, Norker | Monster | Reference | SEE Norker | |
| Norker | Monster | Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e | 68 | |
| Norker | Monster | From the Ashes: References Card | #08 | |
| Norker | Monster | From the Ashes: References Card | #09 | |
| Norker | Monster | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders | 16 | |
| Norker | Monster | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 24 | |
| Norker | Monster | MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix | Insert (Hobgoblin, Norker), Encounter Tables | |
| Norker | Monster | Oerth Journal #26 | 47,51 | |
| Norker | Monster | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 8, 9 |