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cooking) and somewhat by race. Food tend to emphasize a chewy texture, and sour and bitter flavors—a preference carried over into wine and beermaking. Buns and starchy balls of noon are common staples and pickling is a favorite form of both preservation and seasoning. Boiling and steaming (often in flavored liquids) are the most common cooking methods. All food is relatively simple, hearty, and portable once prepared; goblin food sticks closest to this, while high class hobgoblin food can be varied and labor intensive. Bugbear food is the least finicky, often along the lines of meat on a stick or a pot over the fire. Surprisingly, goblins also have a remarkable sweet tooth and desserts such as shaat’aar have found popularity as street snacks in Sharn and other southern cities.

golin: Goblin for “quick.” Among hobgoblins and bugbears, it refers only to speed, but goblins use it to refer to intelligence as well.

golin’dar: The ancient name for the goblin race, it means “quick people.”

guul: Goblin for “strong.”

guul’dar: The ancient name for the bugbear race, it means “strong people.”

Haata: A dynasty of the middle Dhakaani Empire.

Haluun: A hobgoblin warrior (deceased) of the Rhukaan Taash clan, Haruuc’s younger brother, and one of Haruuc’s three shava. He was also the father of Tariic.

Haruuc: Properly Lhesh Haruuc Shaarat’kor (“High Warlord Haruuc of the Red Blade”), founder of Darguun. As a charismatic young warlord serving as a mercenary of House Deneith, Haruuc saw an opportunity to bring the goblin races out from under the shadow of humans and give them a homeland. Finding allies in other warlords of the Ghaal’dar, Haruuc hatched a plan to turn on the nations that employed Deneith’s goblin mercenaries and seize power for himself. His plan culminated in a lightning swift conquest of southern Cyre (including areas claimed at the time by Breland) in the summer of 969 YK and the subsequent founding of Darguun.

Heroes of Dhakaan

House Orien: A dragonmarked house bearing the Mark of Passage. House Orien operates services related to travel, shipping and communication, including a postal service and the Lightning Rail. Orien also maintains the network of trade roads across Khorvaire.

Itaa!: A Goblin war-command equivalent to “Attack!”

Je’shaarat mi paa kotanaa: A goblin expression. “A sharp sword hurts less when you fall on it.”

Jhazaal Dhakaan: The greatest duur’kala of the Dhakaani age, the inspiration behind the founding of the Empire of Dhakaan and the creator of a number of artifacts now sought by modern Dhakaani clans.

Karrlakton: A city in Karrnath, ancient center of power of House Deneith. Warlords manifesting the Mark of Sentinel ruled in the area before the founding of Karrnath.

Karrnath: One of the original Five Nations of Galifar. Karrnath is a cold, grim land whose people are renowned for their martial prowess.

Kech Volaar: One of the smallest, but most influential of the Dhakaani Clans, the Kech Volaar devotes itself to gathering and preserving the history, knowledge, and artifacts of the Empire of Dhakaan. Duur’kala form a powerful class among them and their stronghold of Volaar Draal is known to contain deep vaults filled with the wonders of ages past.

Khaar Mbar’ost: Lhesh Haruuc’s fortress in the heart of Rhukaan Draal, constructed for him by House Cannith. Its name means literally “blood-colored fortified dwelling,” an allusion to the reddish stone facing used in its construction.

Khaari Batuuvk: see Bloody Market, the.

Khaavolaar!: A Goblin curse of frustration or amazement. It is a contraction of “Khaar volaar” or “blood of the word.”

kiirin: A traditional goblin stringed instrument. Records show that it was played in the time of the Dhakaani Empire.

Krakuul: A hobgoblin warrior in the service of Haruuc, assigned first to accompany Tariic’s mission to Karrlakton, then to guard Vounn and Ashi in Rhukaan Draal.

Kuun: Surname of a line of heroes of the Dhakaani Empire, first carried by the warlord Duulan, a friend of Taruuzh. His descendants included twin sons Nasaar and Vanon; Mekiis,