Goblin Lore & Customs

Goblin Lore & Customs

Legal Traditions

Laws of the Great Horde

Ancient Rules of the Pit

Language

The King's Speech

Role in The Steam Knight 2

In A History of Rislandia

According to A History of Rislandia, goblin society as it existed historically was centred on organised clan structures and a distinct material culture, adding institutional and geographic context not addressed elsewhere on this page.

Goblin Clans of the Oler Mountains

According to A History of Rislandia, goblins maintained underground kingdoms in the Oler Mountains, governed by goblin kings and clan chiefs. This provides a broader historical backdrop for the Goblin King figure encountered in The Steam Knight 2, situating that role within a wider tradition of clan-based monarchical governance rather than treating it as an isolated local authority.

The sourcebook further records that Mining Guilds held control over access to precious metals and gems within these underground kingdoms, suggesting that economic power was institutionally organised rather than held solely by royal or chiefly figures. Goblins also occasionally traded with surface dwellers through established trade networks, indicating that goblin society was not entirely isolated from the wider world of Areth.

Goblin Gold

According to A History of Rislandia, goblin gold was said to be cursed, bringing misfortune to those who steal it. The sourcebook does not elaborate on the origin of this belief or whether it was held by goblins, surface peoples, or both. No equivalent belief is recorded in the novel-based sections of this page.