Goblin
- This article is about the goblin lore. For the playable race, see Goblin (playable).
| Goblins | |
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| Faction/Affiliation | Independent, Cartels, Horde |
| Racial capital |
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| Racial leader(s) |
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|night elf=NightElf
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| Racial mount | Rocket car |
| Homeworld | Azeroth |
| Area(s) | Azeroth |
| Language(s) | Goblin, Common, Orcish, Troll, Gnomish |
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The goblins (collectively known as goblinhood) are small green humanoids from the Isle of Kezan. Their love of money, explosives, and technology makes them a very dangerous race, both to their enemies and themselves. Most goblins have a neutral standpoint, preferring to sell their contraptions, knowledge and services to other races for the right price.
However, some goblins that formerly belonged to Venture & Co. They recently broke away and joined the Horde, forming the Durotar Labor Union.
Led by Grand Taskmaster Nert Blastentom, they seek to prove to their new Horde allies that they are more than greedy little green creatures.
History
Little is known about the origin of the Goblins and their past, beyond their origin from the Island of Kezan.
Great Wars
| This section is a lore stub. |
By the time of the First War, the goblins of the Steamwheedle Cartel had taken over a Stranglethorn Vale settlement named Blackwater Cove that had been abandoned by Stormwind after it was overrun by trolls. Upon claiming the town as their own, the goblins renamed it Booty Bay.
During the war, the goblins witnessed the Old Horde's arrival and the conquest of Stormwind. With more conflicts in the horizon, they were determined to profit from it. Trade Prince Steamwheedle allied his Steamwheedle Cartel with Orgrim Doomhammer's Horde and offered aid in form of new technologies, maps, and other useful information to the orcs for the right price. Orgrim treated his new allies as equals, and paid them gold from Stormwind's coffers. The Warchief also hired them to oversee the construction of the Horde's fleet. However, following the war and the Horde's defeat, the Steamwheedle Cartel and other goblins realized that it was much better to remain neutral due to thriving trades. Still, this made diplomacy difficult, as most of the nations of the Alliance were now wary of their loyalty, with ambassador Wiklish not being seriously considered at the court of Lordaeron.
Approximately four years after the Second War, the goblin city of Gadgetzan had already been built in Tanaris on Kalimdor, as it was visited by Greydon Thorne. By the time of the Battle of Grim Batol, Deathwing also still had goblin servitors, just as he did during the War of the Ancients. The three known ones were Kryll, Nullyn, and Voyd.
World of Warcraft
This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.
| This section is a lore stub. |
The goblins of the Steamwheedle Cartel offered their services to the Alliance and Horde across the world. The Venture Company, however, began hostile campaigns in various territories, prompting various conflicts with the two factions.
Several goblins joined the Dark Horde stationed at Blackrock Mountain and its surroundings.
Mysteries of Azeroth
Several Goblins belonging to Venture Co. separated after several years of abuse and mistreatment by the company, willing to seek a better future in which to continue feeding their greed, together they formed the Durotar Labor Union.
Guided by Nert Blastentom, they swore allegiance to the Horde and as such, became part of it, settling mostly on the coasts of Durotar and Blackstone Island, they seek to prove that they are capable members of the New Horde.