kobolds
Mischievous German sprites
Kobolds are small, mischievous creatures from Germanic folklore, typically depicted as household spirits or underground dwellers in mines.
In modern fantasy gaming, particularly Dungeons & Dragons, kobolds have become reptilian humanoids—weak individually but dangerous in groups, often serving dragons.
The party stumbled into a kobold den.
The word has become standard vocabulary in tabletop and video game contexts.
Male waterfowl
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- reptilianOf snakes and lizards
- wyrmLimbless dragon creature
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
hoarder · lair · servitor · draconic · minion · winged · serpentine
Below ground or countercultural
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- swarmMass of moving insects
- darknessTotal absence of light
torches · chamber · corridor · alarm · sentries · warren · nest · lair
Playful mischievous acts
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- slyCleverly deceptive
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
cunning · crafty · devious · shenanigans · traps · jape · clever · pilfering
One who excavates passages
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- excavationAct of unearthing
- diggerOne who unearths
burrowing · vein · gold · silver · gemstone · underground · sapper · cave-in
Group or compress
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- swarmMass of moving insects
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
shaman · hierarchy · communal · cooperative · industrious · resourceful · scrappy · survivors
drake
Male waterfowl
claws · hoarder · lair · servitor · draconic · minion · winged · serpentine
underground
Below ground or countercultural
darkness · torches · chamber · corridor · alarm · sentries · warren · nest · lair · dank
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
impish · cunning · crafty · devious · shenanigans · traps · jape · clever · pilfering · sabotage
tunneler
One who excavates passages
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- excavationAct of unearthing
digger · burrowing · vein · gold · silver · gemstone · underground · sapper · cave-in · prospecting
pack
Group or compress
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- swarmMass of moving insects
chieftain · shaman · hierarchy · communal · cooperative · industrious · resourceful · scrappy · survivors · scavengers
household
Domestic unit of residents
helpful · domestic · fireplace · nocturnal · shapeshifter · trickster · alpine · superstition · legend
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- fantasy raceself, elves, dwarf, dwarves, orc
- mythical beingsdragons, dragon, unicorns, unicorn, phoenix
- German legendsSiegfried, Brunhilde, Gunther, Lorelei, Faust
- Germanic FolkloreBrothers Grimm, folktales, Valkyrie, Valhalla, sagas
koboldshigh elves
Aristocratic fantasy race
celestials · angels · elves · paladins · dwarves