Homebrew Broom Goblin Species Details

 

Beni, the last living Broom Goblin of her hometown, dashes across the burning landscape that was once her home. The shrieks of Orcish and Draconic tongues ring about the hills, and they continue their rampage. Filled with despair, the Broom Goblin ransacks the smoldering ruins of their local blacksmith and collects herself. Armed to the teeth, Beni sets off across the hills, on the hunt for those who have wronged her. 

The simplicity of the cleanse is what keeps most Broom Goblins going. The very possibility of cleaning and making someone's life easier and stress-free invigorates them, which is one of the reasons they are so universally loved. While very close to their families and neighbors, most Broom Goblins mature with extreme speed and are quick to leave their hometowns behind to take their services elsewhere. Broom Goblins usually do this, or make the decision to stay in their hometowns to protect their keeps.

Small and Meek...?

The Broom Goblins, while seeming short and harmless, enjoy using this to their advantage. Trying to survive in a world full of larger creatures may seem difficult, but the nimbleness of the Goblins gives them an easy upper hand, and they enjoy using this to avoid notice or, barring that, avoiding offense. Standing about 2-3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and have managed to survive for centuries with their fellow followers and cleaning supplies. While short and stout, they weigh around 50-100 pounds on average, much more than the more common halfling races.

Broom Goblins, while an entirely different race now, are actually a cousin race of the elvish people, so their skin ranges from a sage color to a pale shade, and their hair, if they have any, is usually dark brown or light gray. They have green or hazel eyes. Broom Goblin men usually sport a kind of large mustache, as long and robust beards are reserved for the male elders of the village. They like to wear a simple and comfortable robe or dress-like clothing, with varying, natural, and unnoticable colors depending on their family crest.

Broom Goblins usually do not focus on fashion or vanity, or anything of the sort. They’re most concerned with getting things done and bringing respect and honor to their family's names, sometimes to such an extreme that they neglect their own well-being and cleanliness. Even the wealthiest of Goblins prefer keeping all treasures and things of the sort in the safest places possible, while still keeping them in the best possible conditions. They are quite protective in this manner and have no problem making sure people know it.

Kind in the Best Way...

Broom Goblins, while they are affable and cheerful people, are quick to deliver constructive criticism. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship to the extreme and have no problem making sure their loved ones know what they need to do to be the best person they can be. While this easily can come off as blunt and rude, they always have the best intentions and never write any people off as too far from help. Broom Goblins are easily moved to pity and hate to see any living thing suffer,  but will do anything they can to help them, for better or worse.

Standing Out

Broom Goblins, unlike other shorter races, are quite bad at fitting into a community of humans, dwarves, or elves. The combination of their inherent cleanliness for others and their very stand-offish criticisms sometimes bring unwanted attention to them. Fortunately, in dangerous situations, they are known to blend into their backgrounds with their simple-colored clothing.

Broom Goblins work easily with others, and are always loyal to their friends, whether Broomish or otherwise. They can display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or communities are threatened.

Following Connections

Most Broom Goblins distance themselves from others who do not share their following but refuse to exile any who do not, as they treat most beings with mutual respect. While most Broom Goblins follow this ideal, many tend to stray away from Orcish beings, as the ancient Broom Goblins and Orcs of the olden days had a tendency to do battle with innocents, so gruesome that there was never any defined winner.

POSITIVE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT

Broom Goblins, while straying away from more dangerous races and culture, try to get along with everyone else and are loath to make sweeping generalizations—especially negative ones.

Dwarves. “Very good. Short. Good. Not clean, though. That is not good.”

Elves. “Most pretty. Likeable. Big places to live! Big places to clean! Very clean people!”

Humans. “Honorable. Very nice. Not the cleanest, but there is always room for improvement.”

Exploring Cleansing Opportunities

Broom Goblins usually set out on the adventurer’s path to either defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a wide and wonder-filled world. However, the most common quest of a Broom Goblin is to achieve the purest and perfect version of themselves, in order to reach their own Nirvana after death.

Broom Goblin Names

A Broom Goblin has a given name, a family name, and possibly a nickname. Family names are often the main cleaning tool of the family and were loved by the bloodline so deeply that they brought it on as their modified title and crest. Most, however, are unknown.

Male Names: Bonf, Bongpo, Bink, Indo, Bingpot, Kesio, Wendall, Garro, Darryl

Female Names: Suee, Zeeloh, Beni, Kora, Euphemia, Pibbian, Bithri, Pafania, Qiddai

Family Names: Bruushen, Swepenten, Dustenton, Broomgen, Moppert, Clothog, Scruban

 

Broom Goblin Traits

Your Broom Goblin character has some traits in common of halfling races.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2.

Darkvision

Due to the nature of the Broom Goblin cleaning dedication, no matter the conditions, they have adapted a sense of Darkvision. They can see in the dark in a cone of about 60 ft., and cannot discern color in this state.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

A Broom Goblin reaches adulthood around 15-20 years old and lives until the end of their third or fourth century.

Size

Broom Goblins average around 2-3 feet tall, and, unusually, weigh around 50-100 pounds. Your size is Tiny.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Saving Sweep

When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.

Bravery of the Broom

You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Cleaning Dedication

You can move through almost any small space, with the determination to cleanse anything on the other side. One way, or another.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Broomish. The Broomish language is a well-kept secret, as it is a language with little to no writings. The language is only shared between followers and highly trusted colleagues of the Broomism Movement, and there are very few spoken words. They mainly communicate through wiry shrieks and telepathic communication.