Hobgoblin (Warhammer)

Hobgoblins in the fictional "Warhammer Fantasy" are a large type of Goblin.

They are found living out on the Eastern Steppes of the Warhammer world where they are ruled over by the Khans, all of whom answer to the Hobgobla-khan, the greatest of the hobgoblin warlords.

They are considered so untrustworthy and underhanded by the other Orcs and goblin races that they refuse to have dealings with them. However, they are employed by the Chaos Dwarfs as their slave drivers organizing other goblin slaves.

Originally Hobgoblins in the Warhammer Universe were inspired by Mongol empire - the hobgoblin miniatures produced by Citadel therefore had a decidely "eastern" theme much like the Nippon miniatures that Citadel produced at the same time.

It is also interesting to note that the first incarnation (ie the mongol inspired one) had hobgoblins with a brown/orangish coloured skin tone whilst the second incarnation (referred to above) changed the skin tone to the more common green hues employed for all gobliniod races in Warhammer.