Kobold — Livestock Knights |link|

A surface mining colony dug too deep, breaching a Kobold "Fungal Freehold." In retaliation, three hundred Kobold Livestock Knights—the largest cavalry charge in Underdark history—erupted from a vent shaft in the middle of the colony's market square. Riding armored Moleratox, they drove the entire dwarven population out of the mine in seventeen minutes.

Mounted on a Moleratox, the Knight wields a lance made from Cave-Swallow bone tipped with a shard of obsidian. Due to the Moleratox’s blindness, the Knight rides via echolocation alone. They charge directly at the sound of the enemy's heartbeat (amplified by the beast's sensitive whiskers). Impact velocity: 45 mph in tight tunnels. Result: The enemy is pinned to the cave wall before they even draw breath. kobold livestock knights

When a Knight is slain, their mount does not retreat. The base instinct of the Livestock is to return to the warren. The corpse of the Knight, still strapped to the saddle, acts as a homing beacon. In Kobold military doctrine, a "dead Knight" is simply a delayed explosive. The riderless beast stampedes back to the breeding pits, dragging the fallen hero through enemy lines, often collapsing tunnels behind it. Part IV: The Arms Race – Surface Reactions The surface world has only recently begun to recognize the threat of the Kobold Livestock Knights. Adventurer guilds once dismissed reports of "lizard men riding rats" as drunken hallucinations. That changed during the Siege of Silverwell (DR 1492). A surface mining colony dug too deep, breaching

In the sprawling metropolises of modern fantasy worldbuilding—from the gritty alleys of Ebberon to the high courts of the Forgotten Realms—certain creatures are relegated to the role of the "level-one nuisance." Chief among them is the kobold. Typically depicted as trap-obsessed, dragon-worshipping vermin, these small reptilian humanoids are often slaughtered by the dozen before breakfast. Due to the Moleratox’s blindness, the Knight rides