This post supersedes portions of "Humans of Monvesia, Part 2: Uncommon Humans" and "Other Non-Humans of Monvesia.""Goblinoid" has come to mean three, particular, interrelated races in modern Dungeons & Dragons. In the past, similar terms had been used to collectively describe these alongside ogres, orcs, gnolls, and kobolds as well. It is in this wider context that I use the term when discussing the races of Monvesia.
Goblinoids in Monvesia are the result of a temperamental disorder known as Taint. Each tainted race has an untainted counterpart. These races can be grouped into clades according to their racial origin.
