Stolen Gem
Stolen Gem
Religion
Traditions
-20% Harsh Treatment Cost
-10% Land Maintenance Modifier
Born into the ChainsIt was many generations ago that the Hobgoblins subjugated us. Though hushed stories of the days before are still told, every goblin of our clan that lives now was born a slave, and every goblin will die a slave. There were those that attempted to resist, of course, and despite their failures, there will be more in the future. Most of us, though, choose survival. We listen to their commands, we keep our heads down low, and we keep on living.
-2 National Unrest
The Old GardensThe dwarves who built the hold of Tuwad-Dhûmakon that we now live in chose a very clever spot for it. Porous calcite caves above the upper levels cause a sort of permanent light rain. The old gardens that were built below them have a level of greenery not seen anywhere else in the Serpentspine, and are able to yield enormous amounts of food. Of course, calcite caverns are not unique, and with a bit of goblin help we can perhaps reproduce this phenomenon elsewhere for even more yields.
+15% Production Efficiency
To the Beat of the WhipAs goblin slaves toiled in the mines to unearth the gems and ores for their hobgoblin overlords, they developed their own mining songs. With harsh tones and hateful lyrics, the songs generally wish death upon their hobgoblin overlords, curses upon their gods for not protecting them, and incredibly inventive cruel fates upon those goblins holding the whips. It has been attempted to whip this behavior out of them, but the screams were only incorporated into the songs. Though the whippings have not stopped, the songs have become an accepted reality to the slavers, always hanging in the air as a looming threat of what would happen to them if the hobgoblins were no longer there to secure their position.
-0.05 Monthly Autonomy Change
The Whipper’s DueOver time, the goblin slavers instituted an informal system of taxation over the work of their slaves, taking a tenth of the goods that would otherwise be sent to the Command for themselves. Always exceedingly careful not to be discovered, they hid their gains in outlying caves, away from prying eyes. This caused a level of class solidarity among the slavers, always protecting the secrets and wealth of other slavers as they would do the same for you.
+10% National Tax Modifier
The Slave ArmiesGoing off to war has always been a popular change of pace for goblin slaves. There are far fewer whips, far less hard labor, and many more opportunities to escape. And although this has not created a very disciplined or determined army, there are always more goblins more than willing to fill up empty slots in the ranks.
+15% Manpower Recovery Speed
The Jade RivalryStolen Gem and Blackstep have always been defined by their rivalry. We do not know of a time that our clan existed and theirs did not. Whether it be was through competing in our looting of the old dwarven ruins, assassinations, or outright war, our two clans have always stood in opposition to one another. Our subjugation by the Command did not change that one bit. Even though the Command has physically separated us from one another, controlling the central jade mines, the rivalry lives on.
-1% Yearly Army Tradition Decay
The Dark DepthsThe caves of the western Jade Mines tend to be quite vertical, with deep chasms regularly having to be crossed when moving across them. Some of these chasms go deep indeed, believed to even reach all the way down into the Primeval Serpentspine. Strange things come crawling out of there sometimes: monsters with black feathered wings, flying eels that paralyze on touch, and even pale, strange goblins that do not speak our language. We've always thrown them back where they came from, but some goblins who were particularly eager to get away from the whips have taken it upon themselves to explore them. Some of them have even come back alive, telling the strangest tales.
-10% Military Technology Cost
Ambition
-10% Fort Maintenance
History
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