The Night Goblins are a peculiar hostile race of goblins from ''Warhammer''. They live underground, in the tunnells of the World's Edge Mountains. Their signature outfit is a dark blue robe with a pointy hood. They often join forces with the Greenskins faction.
Overview[]
Night Goblins are well suited to their subterranean existence. They range in size, but many are on the stunted side, which better enables the spiteful creatures to move quickly through the tight cavernways below ground. Night Goblins are easily marked out from other Greenskins as they wear long, dark, hooded cloaks, in part to blend in with the poorly lit tunnels but mostly to protect themselves from the hated sunlight should they venture above ground. Given a choice, Night Goblins only leave their underground lairs at night or when the sun is shrouded by cloud or gloomspell. When they do emerge, Night Goblins launch deadly raids, ambush travellers in mountain passes, and commit countless other malicious deeds. They are particular enemies of the Dwarves, and the two races share a long history of bitter battles on mountainous peaks and below ground.
In the moist darkness of their subterranean homes, the Night Goblins are surrounded by all manners of mold and mushrooms. Many kinds of fungus are grown for a variety of uses, such as being consumed as food, mixed in potions, used as medical treatments, fuel glow-lights or used as bait to attract the quirky creatures known as Squigs that naturally populate their homes. Displaying even more than their species' usual lack of common sense, individual Night Goblins have been known to gleefully ingest dangerously hallucinogenic mushrooms. Deep in their caves, Night Goblin Shamans are amongst the most feared Goblinoid shamans in the Worlds Edge Mountains. Not only are these creatures powerful magic-users, but they are also expert brewers and cultivators of many different species of mushroom. These Shamans grow and cultivate these mushrooms in order to create beverages and potions of many variety and purposes.
Night Goblin Fanatics[]
Night Goblin Fanatics are those crazy Night Goblins whom have foolishly drunk deep from a mug of the rare and deadly Mad Cap Mushroom Beer, turning the Night Goblin into a crazed berserker who swirls around the battlefield like a spinning top as unpredictable shock infantry equipped with massive chained Iron-balls.
When used against the enemy, the Night Goblin Fanatic is held down by his mates until an enemy unit approach close enough for them to launch their attack. At this time, the mob hands the fanatic the end of a massive chain and chucks him in the direction of the enemy. Free at last, the deranged Night Goblin would spin crazily. After the initial shove, the Fanatic has no directional control and will recklessly plough through anything, including both enemy troops or even his own regiment. Eventually, however, a Fanatic will stumble, throttle himself with his chain or simply collapse, dying in a maniacal and convulsive fit. Extremely few have ever survived their experience as a fanatic, and through it all, those Fanatics that have met their end bears a look of self-satisfaction upon their tongue-lolling face.
