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This is for OC-Training

I added "smug" to the emotions because it really fits his character.

Adjectives: Curious, Paranoid, Egotistical

Name: Hopkins
Species: Teillarkian Goblin
Sex: None
Gender: Male
Age: ~50 years
Height: ~3 ft (currently, still growing)
Weight: Psh I dunno about 25-30 lbs? I'm not good with weight. About a small-medium sized dog. (currently, still growing)
Weakness: Pride. Also salty things, but he really really likes Potato Chips. He also can't swim, I guess you could say he sinks... like a stone.

He can walk around on his hind legs, but not for very long. His "arms"/hands and head are too large, he has a hard time keeping his balance while at his full height.

Teillarkian Goblins are a "modern" type of Goblin that originate from the world of Teillar. Up until fairly recently in history, Teillarkian Goblins had no access to our world, and humans most interacted with Alcorian Goblins (or "traditional" goblins- like what we would see in "Lord of The Rings"). Teillarkian Goblin sightings are now considered Urban Myths, like Hopkinsville Goblins (which were mistaken for aliens), Dover Demons, and that sort of thing. Now the world of Alcor is cut off to us, so we no longer see "traditional looking" goblins.

Teillarkian Goblins live in underground caves and tunnels, and don't reproduce. Every goblin just sort of comes into existence, being formed from rocks. Not to be confused with Gremlins, who come from dirt clods.
Goblins don't have their own language, they communicate ideas to each other. For us, humans, we have ideas we must convey and then translate that into words- so other humans can understand. Goblins don't need the extra step, and can simply lock eyes with another goblin and convey their message. This way, goblins have no use for names.
In other words, if you were to directly translate Goblin Speak, it would be a little like speaking in Emoji.
- I am very excited and happy
- I love that idea!
- Sonic can't swim.
(see? I didn't need to use a name, you probably just knew is was Sonic)
(I conveyed the idea of Sonic)

However, goblins learn languages very quickly. This is because they detect the ideas people are trying to convey- and associate the words used to the ideas. They can do the same for cats and dogs and other animals, but human speak is more difficult because of all that nasty grammar.

Goblins can also see some colors humans cannot, like Beter. Beter is is very prominent color in Gremlins' fur, however to us they just look tannish-brown and aren't very visible in that sort of environment. So trying to hide a gremlin from a human would be pretty easy, like a mouse or a rat. To a goblin it would be more like trying to hide a Muppet. Beter is a very vibrant color, and gremlins stick out like a sore thumb to any creature who can see it.

Finally goblins live for much longer than humans- and never stop growing. You can tell how old a goblin is by their size, although they often only live about 250 years (which is about the size of a horse, sometimes bigger or smaller depending on the goblin). Hopkins is about 50 years old.

Now onto Hopkins!
Hopkins was found injured one day by Anna and Charlie. They took him in, nursed him back to health, and hid him from their parents. Gradually he picked up English and could speak to them, delighting Anna and surprising the heck out of Charlie. Charlie is fascinated by urban myths, but never really believed them. The creature tells them it does not have a name, and it reminds Charlie of a Hopkinsville Goblin. Thus, the creature is named Hopkins.

Hopkins claims he doesn't remember how he got injured, telling the two he was "wandering around in the caves, and the next thing he knew he was injured in a bush". Charlie has offered to try and get him back home, but Hopkins says he "doesn't remember where it is".
This of course, is bull****. But Charlie doesn't know that, and Anna is happy to have made a new friend.
Hopkins spends his time tolerating Charlie's intensive questioning about goblins, and Anna's hugging and tea parties. But when they're not around, he searches frantically for something, Charlie has caught him a few times- but Hopkins dismisses it as nothing.

It also turns out Charlie and Anna have a Gremlin Nest under their house- which after much argumentation, Hopkins finally convinces Charlie that one: there are gremlins living in the house and two: no, I am not stealing your socks- gremlins like using soft things for their nests why do you leave them on the floor that is a stupid idea.

Buuut I don't want to reveal more about the character and the story just yet. I want to leave some surprises for when I finally write the darned thing. Hopefully this was interesting/informative!

That is all!

Description
This is for OC-Training

I added "smug" to the emotions because it really fits his character.

Adjectives: Curious, Paranoid, Egotistical

Name: Hopkins
Species: Teillarkian Goblin
Sex: None
Gender: Male
Age: ~50 years
Height: ~3 ft (currently, still growing)
Weight: Psh I dunno about 25-30 lbs? I'm not good with weight. About a small-medium sized dog. (currently, still growing)
Weakness: Pride. Also salty things, but he really really likes Potato Chips. He also can't swim, I guess you could say he sinks... like a stone.

He can walk around on his hind legs, but not for very long. His "arms"/hands and head are too large, he has a hard time keeping his balance while at his full height.

Teillarkian Goblins are a "modern" type of Goblin that originate from the world of Teillar. Up until fairly recently in history, Teillarkian Goblins had no access to our world, and humans most interacted with Alcorian Goblins (or "traditional" goblins- like what we would see in "Lord of The Rings"). Teillarkian Goblin sightings are now considered Urban Myths, like Hopkinsville Goblins (which were mistaken for aliens), Dover Demons, and that sort of thing. Now the world of Alcor is cut off to us, so we no longer see "traditional looking" goblins.

Teillarkian Goblins live in underground caves and tunnels, and don't reproduce. Every goblin just sort of comes into existence, being formed from rocks. Not to be confused with Gremlins, who come from dirt clods.
Goblins don't have their own language, they communicate ideas to each other. For us, humans, we have ideas we must convey and then translate that into words- so other humans can understand. Goblins don't need the extra step, and can simply lock eyes with another goblin and convey their message. This way, goblins have no use for names.
In other words, if you were to directly translate Goblin Speak, it would be a little like speaking in Emoji.
- I am very excited and happy
- I love that idea!
- Sonic can't swim.
(see? I didn't need to use a name, you probably just knew is was Sonic)
(I conveyed the idea of Sonic)

However, goblins learn languages very quickly. This is because they detect the ideas people are trying to convey- and associate the words used to the ideas. They can do the same for cats and dogs and other animals, but human speak is more difficult because of all that nasty grammar.

Goblins can also see some colors humans cannot, like Beter. Beter is is very prominent color in Gremlins' fur, however to us they just look tannish-brown and aren't very visible in that sort of environment. So trying to hide a gremlin from a human would be pretty easy, like a mouse or a rat. To a goblin it would be more like trying to hide a Muppet. Beter is a very vibrant color, and gremlins stick out like a sore thumb to any creature who can see it.

Finally goblins live for much longer than humans- and never stop growing. You can tell how old a goblin is by their size, although they often only live about 250 years (which is about the size of a horse, sometimes bigger or smaller depending on the goblin). Hopkins is about 50 years old.

Now onto Hopkins!
Hopkins was found injured one day by Anna and Charlie. They took him in, nursed him back to health, and hid him from their parents. Gradually he picked up English and could speak to them, delighting Anna and surprising the heck out of Charlie. Charlie is fascinated by urban myths, but never really believed them. The creature tells them it does not have a name, and it reminds Charlie of a Hopkinsville Goblin. Thus, the creature is named Hopkins.

Hopkins claims he doesn't remember how he got injured, telling the two he was "wandering around in the caves, and the next thing he knew he was injured in a bush". Charlie has offered to try and get him back home, but Hopkins says he "doesn't remember where it is".
This of course, is bull****. But Charlie doesn't know that, and Anna is happy to have made a new friend.
Hopkins spends his time tolerating Charlie's intensive questioning about goblins, and Anna's hugging and tea parties. But when they're not around, he searches frantically for something, Charlie has caught him a few times- but Hopkins dismisses it as nothing.

It also turns out Charlie and Anna have a Gremlin Nest under their house- which after much argumentation, Hopkins finally convinces Charlie that one: there are gremlins living in the house and two: no, I am not stealing your socks- gremlins like using soft things for their nests why do you leave them on the floor that is a stupid idea.

Buuut I don't want to reveal more about the character and the story just yet. I want to leave some surprises for when I finally write the darned thing. Hopefully this was interesting/informative!

That is all!