The Shatterfangs are a Goblin Trive of Gloomfant Hollow.
Culture and Practices:
Lifestyle: The Shatterfangs live in tightly packed burrows carved into the cave walls, adorned with crude decorations made from scavenged treasures and trophies of their raids. They prize shininess above all else, hoarding reflective or glittering objects in a communal vault.
Religion: They revere a mysterious subterranean entity they call The Gloommaw, believed to dwell deep within the earth. They offer sacrifices to appease this being, led by Zrekk’s guidance.
Defenses: The hollow is riddled with traps such as spiked pits, collapsing tunnels, and exploding barrels filled with Fizkin's volatile creations. Goblin sentries are stationed at key chokepoints, ready to sound crude alarms made from hollowed bones and string.
Relations with the Outside World:
The Shatterfangs are known for ambushing trade caravans and travelers in the Mistvale Thicket, but they avoid major settlements, preferring to prey on the weak or isolated.
Recently, rumors have spread of the Shatterfangs allying with a mysterious outsider who promises them greater power and influence in exchange for their loyalty.
Leader:
Name: Grikzra the Shardmaw DEAD
Description: Grikzra is a cunning and ruthless goblin matriarch who rose to power by eliminating rivals with brutal efficiency. She wields a jagged obsidian dagger said to be cursed, called Fanggleam, which she claims was a gift from a "shadowy patron" in exchange for her loyalty. She has sharp, angular features and piercing yellow eyes that glow faintly in the dark, adding to her mystique. Grikzra is more ambitious than most goblins, and she dreams of expanding the Shatterfangs’ influence beyond the hollow.
Zrekk the Bone-Binder
Role: Shaman
Description: Zrekk is the spiritual guide of the tribe, an ancient goblin with bones rattling from her necklaces and a staff adorned with animal skulls. She claims to speak with the spirits of the cave and commands a small group of acolytes who assist her in crafting poisons and potions. She is feared even among her own people for her unpredictable temper and strange rituals.
Gorvak Irongut
Role: Enforcer
Description: The tribe's muscle, Gorvak is a hulking goblin with a patchwork of stolen armor and an enormous spiked club. He is loyal to Grikzra, though not particularly intelligent, and he thrives on violence. Gorvak leads the raiding parties that terrorize the surrounding region.
Fizkin the Spark
Role: Tinkerer
Description: A scrawny goblin with soot-streaked skin and singed ears, Fizkin is a brilliant, albeit reckless, inventor. He constructs crude but effective traps and siege devices using scavenged materials. His latest obsession is building an explosive weapon to defend the hollow from larger threats.