monster manual 5e pdf

War horns sound, stones fly from catapults, and the
thunde r of a thousand booted fee t echoes across
the land as hobgoblins march to battle. Across the
borde rlands of civilization, settlements and settlers
must conte nd with these aggressive humanoids, whose
thirs t for conquest is never satisfied.
Hobgoblins have dark orange or red-orange skin, and
hair ranging from dark red-brown to dark gray. Yellow
or dark brown eyes pee r out beneath th eir beetling
brows, and th e ir wide mouths sport sharp and yellowed
teeth. A male hobgoblin might have a large blue or red
nose, which symbolizes virility and power a mong
goblinkin. Hobgoblins can live as long as humans,
though their love of warfa re and battle means
that few do.
Goblinoids. Hobgoblins belong to a family of
creatures called goblinoids. They a re often found
lording over the ir cousins, the smaller goblins and the
fe rocious bugbears.
Martial Might. A hobgoblin measures virtue by
physical strength and martial prowess, caring about
nothing except th e opportunity to demonstrate skill
and cunning in battle. Hobgoblins of high military
rank attain their positions by force, the n hold those
positions by imposing