One afternoon I got lost in the woods about a mile from the hotel, and presently fell into a train of dreamy thought about animals which talk, and
kobolds, and enchanted folk, and the rest of the pleasant legendary stuff; and so, by stimulating my fancy, I finally got to imagining I glimpsed small flitting shapes here and there down the columned aisles of the forest.
They looked like
kobolds from some magic mine - gnomes of the hills in conclave.
As parliament debates, families battle and Philo investigates a series of killings of "critches" (the derogatory term for non-humans, if I'm spelling it right), some accomplished actors give pleasure in smaller roles: Jared Harris as the city's ruler, Alice Krige as a seeress, Simon McBurney as the proprietor of a 'Punch and Judy' show that uses Gollum-like
kobolds rather than puppets.
'Bat Club' is a ruse set up to allow Robyn, Aiden and Nora to stay behind after school to learn skills and techniques to fight monsters such as Scree Sags and
Kobolds. The Chimes soon discover that the lovely recorder teacher Miss Mason is really a vampire and when she snatches some pupils, including Robyn's sister, to steal their wishes, the Chimes must put their new powers to the test.
Reluctant hero Nick Medea interacts with mysterious shoe-shine men and royalty while vanquishing kelpies and
kobolds, proving that he is, indeed, the cat's pajamas.
(Sea 33) Since "[t]he life force is ever moving, altering its appearance" (Sea 70)--and since it animates all levels of creation--the Celtic belief structure recognizes a bewildering variety of forms of existence: "sprites and boggarts, will-o'-the-wisps and pixies, spriggans and flibbergibbets" (Land 79), pookas,
kobolds, hobgoblins, finfolk, old gods such as the Man in the Moon, the Forest Lord, or Yarthkins, monster creatures such as kelpies (Land 171-172, 414-415), knuckers, Pictish beasts, draugrs, and hogboons.
(33) For example, a level one human in World of Warcraft begins her adventure beside quest-giving non-player characters (NPCs) (34) and level one wolves and
kobolds. Slaying and looting creatures like these wolves and
kobolds are the objectives of the first several quests.
Valkyries (virginal shield maidens),
kobolds (goblins), vampires, and witches come "dressed to kill." The grassy expanse of Schierke's Kurpark becomes a medieval fairground.
Grab your toughest dwarves, your surliest orcs, and your most loyal
kobolds, and get ready to spill some stuffing.
Follow the adventures of three heroes - a Paladin, a Valkyrie, and a Mage - on their quest for honor, riches, and super awesomeness by fighting the hordes of the Undead Army, crafty
kobolds, nefarious bounty hunters, dangerous dragons - and more.
Featuring with a professional soundtrack, giant fire-breathing chickens, a loin-cloth wearing diabetic barbarian, fraternity Orks, and flesh-eating
Kobolds this game delivers a fresh and wacky take on the fantasy brawler genre.