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Inspired by Rat, the goblins
founded the Empire of No-
Dan-Kar. Rowdy, fertile and
greedy, they are now a real
plague for Aarklash. United
by their shared fervor that
is equaled only by their notorious
greed, they loot, battle
and work with all their
hearts for the immortal
glory of Rat. Now that they
have their destiny in their
own hands, the revenge of
these former slaves seems
endless. Th anks to the advice
of their god, they are
bound to become the richest
people in Creation!

== Chronology == 

*100 First encounter with the dwarves.
*250 Goblin emancipation.
*270 Foundation of Klûne.
*986 Campaign of Fom-Nur. Exile of Ûraken.
*995 Foundation of the school of Ûraken.
*1 001 Invasion of the Path of Opal.
*1 002 Bazûka lands in Zoukhoï.
*1 005 Battle of Klûne. Ûraken’s rise to power.
*1 008 Battle of Kel-An-Tiraidh.


== History == 

In times long forgotten, the goblins used to live under the
mountains of the Ægis. Primitive and easily scared, they worshipped
a god born from the Void. Soon after the end of the
fi rst Rag’narok, the dwarves settled the Ægis. Th e goblins
mistook them for gods and tried to ingratiate themselves
with them. Unfortunately, the plan failed and they were soon
enslaved. Rat appeared to nine goblins, giving them precious
advice. Th e nine prophets led the uprising, and the goblins
fl ed from the Ægis, free. Th ey settled where no one else would
have dared to, in the swamps of No-Dan-Kar, and founded
their empire there.
Each of the nine prophets founded a clan and organized the
empire as the cities and population grew. Th e goblins were
forced to fi ght toe to toe against the wolfen, while organizing many
"punitive” campaigns against the dwarves
. The goblins sought revenge over fate. 
Later, they cheated the orcs and stole
the secret of naphta from them.
Th is was to be the fi rst step in their
technological advance.
Yet, the real change that revolutionized
the empire was Ûraken’s
rise to power. Th is imperial
soldier founded his own war
academy and demonstrated
his worth in a string of brilliant
victories. At one point he even appeared to be a threat to the emperor himself. When
the Rag’narok intensifi ed and as the empire teetered on
the brink of destruction, Ûraken took power into his
own hands and saved his people. Th anks to him, the
goblins drove back the wolfen and destroyed an entire
human people. Carried by his victories, Ûraken offi -
cially became the emperor and undertook the task of
rebuilding the empire.

''Rat's alphabet ''

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== Ragn'arok ==

Rat is a god who inspires, guides and counsels. Goblins
also consider him to be the god of lies and deceit. Th ese
two faces are not at all paradoxical to them, and they devote
an extremely fervent cult to the god who freed them
from slavery. To them, lies and betrayal are part of life.
Th is is why goblins don’t believe in the Rag’narok.
Well, they don’t believe that the Rag’narok will mark
“the end of the world as it is known today”. To them it
is just the greatest ever scam. Rat had forewarned them
that one day all the peoples of Aarklash, usually so
scornful to the goblins, shall fi ght for some futile reason. He
told them that on that day goblins were to make the most of
the chaos and become the masters of Aarklash. No doubt, the
Rag’narok must be the day Rat was talking about. Th e time for
revenge has come (again)!
Rat’s people intend to keep the Rag’narok going as long as
possible, and to get the most out of it. Th ey do not seek to
conquer Aarklash in a military sense, but rather to amass a
maximum of riches to the detriment of the other peoples. If it
means land has to be conquered, the empire shall strike, but it
is not its main objective.
Unfortunately, things are not all that simple in No-Dan-Kar.
Although all goblins will agree to amass riches, they only do it
for themselves. Countless internal struggles and just as many
scams are plotted every day in the empire. To the goblins,
personal fortune is everything: with money one can purchase
noble titles and thus gain access the higher political spheres
of the empire.Yet those goblins who have embraced Ûraken’s point of view
do not care for this quest for power; they seek only to perfect
their art of war and advance on the path shown by Rat. Th ey
fi ght for the sake of combat alone, for the challenge it represents,
seeking to further their mastery of martial arts.
Th ese two communities might have chosen to split if it was
not for their faith in Rat. Th eir common fervor, communicative
and indestructible, is the mortar holding the goblin people
together. When a prophet’s voice rises above the crowd, it’s
a fully fl edged crusade that sets out within minutes!

== Army == 

Th e Rat army is a chaotic army, only recently reorganized by
Ûraken. Its strength is found in its numbers and its ingenuity.
Th e main body of the army is composed of its innumerable
soldiers; and supported by powerful war trolls and naphtapowered
war machines. Th ese
three types of troops are loosely
coordinated by the bushis of the
Ûraken clan or by elite soldiers
from the old Ströhm nobility.
In among this mess stand the
prophets of Rat, powerful faithful
who are able to muster incredible
numbers of goblins, or to disorganize
the entire enemy army.
 
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Due to this variety of troops, Rat commanders
have a lot to do to keep
the army moving in the right direction;
yet they have learned to
turn this rowdy multitude into
a strength: the opponent never
knows what to expect. Th ough it might be a problem to get him to obey, there is always a goblin
with the right weapon or ability suited for the situation; and
goblin commanders are never short of ideas when it comes to
winning. Th e trick is to sort them out!
Th e daï-bakemono are a breed of ogres found on the island
of Zoukhoï who are allied to Ûraken. Trained by the bushis
of the clan, they have become dreaded fi ghters. Combining
the strength of the ogres with advanced martial training, they
wreak havoc in the ranks of enemy armies. Now feared across
all of Aarklash, they also constitute a powerful instrument of
domination in the hands of the new emperor.
Uncontrollable, terrifying and destructive, the mountainbreaker
is one of the empire’s most breathtaking pieces of
engineering. Th is powerful cannon can lob massive explosive
devices over incredible distances. It certainly deserves its
name! Th is masterpiece is in fact so precious to goblin commanders
that only their best gunmen are allowed to approach
their beloved monster.