Mischievous sprites

Usage examples of goblins.

The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.

Brody had recounted endless tales of his youth, of battling goblins, even fomorian giants, in the first days of Dundalis, staking out the ground for proper folk.

After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.

The ensuing fight had been brief and brutal, with many nicks and cuts to both sides and even a couple of bites to the humans, before the goblins, outnumbered two to one, had fled, disappearing into the brush as suddenly as they had appeared.

Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants.

Even young Elbryan soon came to realize that the old man knew little more than anyone else concerning goblins, and Elbryan doubted that Brody had ever seen a fomorian giant.

For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.

Already the goblins, the powries, or one of the other races the demon would claim as minions had felt that awakening and had been given the courage to act.

Olwan, parrying wildly as two goblins prodded at him with sharp spears.

Again her shoulders sagged, for though many goblins lay dead or dying on the bloodied ground about the ring of desperate fighters, several humans were down as well.

He heard the footsteps as the band of pursuing goblins closed the distance to him.

Pony saw one woman beg for her life, offer herself to the goblins circling about her.

He stalked quietly from tree to tree, and when one of the goblins paused and fell behind the others, he was quickly to the spot.

He swiped left and right, picking off a pair of thrusting spears as the two other goblins bore down on him, howling and shouting.

And Elbryan heard hoots from behind him and knew the other four goblins were on the way.