Kobold society is divided into tribes, with the tribes being further subdivided into clans. The number appearing shown above is for a single clan. Like Goblins, Kobolds are nocturnal, and have 60' Darkvision but suffer a -1 penalty from their attack rolls in any light equivalent to full daylight or brighter.

They are typically armed with daggers. A group of these creatures may contain leaders who fight as Goblins or even Orcs, and a chief is even more powerful.

Kobolds hate gnomes and halflings and will usually attack these foes first if given a choice of targets. They are miners of fair aptitude, but dislike work and will much prefer to capture slaves to do any heavy labour.

Kobolds speak their own tongue, their alignment tongue, and the language of Goblins. They generally live to the age of approximately 120 years.