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Core races
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Allied races
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This article is about the playable goblins and the Bilgewater Cartel faction. For general history of the race, see goblin.

Goblin
Character classes	Death knight, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior
Main language	Goblin
Secondary language	Orcish
Starting zone	Kezan
Racial leader	Trade Prince Gallywix
Capital	Bilgewater Harbor, Ashara (by way of Kezan)
Racial mount	Trike

Originally the slaves of jungle trolls on the Isle of Kezan, the goblin race was forced to mine kaja'mite ore out of the volcanic bowels of Mount Kajaro.

The trolls used this potent mineral for their voodoo rituals, but it had an unexpected effect on the slaves who were in constant contact with it: kaja'mite generated a startling new cunning and intelligence in the goblins. Crafting their own powerful artifacts of engineering and alchemy in secret, the goblins soon overthrew their oppressors and claimed Kezan for their homeland. The mines that had been their prison, their slave camp, and the base of their rebellion now became the city of Undermine. Weaving through the heart of the island in a dizzying network of tunnels, vaults, and lava tubes, Undermine epitomizes the goblins' complex, unpredictable mindset.

The goblins' natural greed soon lifted them to prominence as masters of mercantilism. Trade princes arose during the First War as the cleverest goblins learned to take advantage of the strife. Great fortunes were amassed, and the Isle of Kezan became a hub for fleets of goblin trading ships. One of the trade princes agreed to lend his faction's services to the Horde in the Second War. Following the Horde's defeat, the goblins learned from their colleague's failed example, and soon they realized that their profits could double if they weren't stuck in such a restrictive relationship. By the end of the Third War, goblins were providing weaponry, vehicles, and devious services to both the Horde and the Alliance. This wouldn't last forever...

Recently, the goblins of Kezan have found a new enemy in the Alliance – unexpected and unprofitable encounters with this faction have driven certain trade princes from their comfortable neutrality. Reforging old pacts with their one-time allies, the goblins have been welcomed into the Horde with open arms.

Induction to the Horde

A male and female goblin from cataclysm.

The Cataclysm expansion introduced the goblin race to the Horde. Goblin players are able to choose between playing a death knight, hunter, mage, priest, rogue, shaman, warlock or warrior.

Your Character

When starting a Goblin character, the first six levels are played on the island of Kezan, where you go through the last days of the island before the Second Sundering. After escaping, the ship you are traveling on will sink, leaving you floating on a plank from the shipwreck to the Lost Isles. Near-death, a goblin sits next to you, not knowing you are the goblin that saved the goblins from death. Another goblin uses goblin jumper cables and ressurects you. Later on, you'll arive in Azshara and Orgrimmar.

Starting attributes

	Base	Mage	Priest	Rogue	Warlock	Warrior	Shaman	Hunter	Death knight
Strength	17	17	17	18	17	20	18	17	105
Agility	22	22	22	25	22	22	22	25	75
Stamina	20	20	20	21	21	22	21	21	99
Intellect	23	26	25	23	25	23	24	23	32
Spirit	18	20	21	18	20	18	20	19	40

Racial Abilities

Hobgoblin servant and his master.

[Rocket Jump] (2 min cooldown, shared with Rocket Barrage)
Activates your rocket belt to jump forward.
[Rocket Barrage] (2 min cooldown, shared with Rocket Jump)
Launches your belt rockets at an enemy, dealing X-Y fire damage (24-30 at level 1; 1654-2020 at level 80). This ability is off the global cooldown.
Time is Money (passive)
Cash in on a 1% increase to attack and casting speed.
Best Deals Anywhere (passive)
Always receive the best discount regardless of faction standing.
[Pack Hobgoblin] (30 min cooldown)
Calls in your friend, Gobber, allowing you bank access for 1 min.
Better Living Through Chemistry (passive)
Alchemy skill increased by 15.

Jokes

The following can be triggered with the /silly command.

Male Goblins

• "Oooooh, I got it. What if we were to ORGANIZE crime."
• "She told me to tie her up and do whatever I wanted to her. So I took her stereo."
• "When in doubt, blow it up."
• "I dabbled in gold farming, but I couldn't get the coins to sprout."
• "Skip to step three: Profit!"
• "One word: Plastics."

Female Goblins

• "Out of the way you nub Goblin."
• "Yes, I'm a gold digger. And copper, and silver."
• "I'm a free spirit, I don't like to be tied down. Oh, you mean that literally. I'm totally into that."
• "Skip to step three: Profit!"
• "You have to keep up. Everything these days is now, now, now; me, me, me; murder, murder, murder."
• "If at first you don't succeed, blow it up again."
• "With the right bribes ANYTHING is street legal."
• "I don't make jokes, I make money."

Gallery

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  Concept art

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  A concept for the goblin racial mount

• Chopper cataclysm.JPG

  Similar type of hot rod at Cataclysm quest in Kezan.

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  Horde Goblins

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  Superstylin' Goblin!

• Goblin Death Knights.jpg

  Male and Female Goblin Death Knights

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  Concept art

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  Concept art

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  Goblin creation screen.

Trivia

• Although goblins are one of the main engineering trainers throughout the game, they did not receive a racial bonus to engineering, likely because Gnomes already have this racial, though two of the goblin racial abilities ( [Rocket Jump] and  [Rocket Barrage]) still relate to engineering. Goblin engineering is still grounded in alchemy and chemistry (see:  [Goblin Rocket Fuel]).
• Despite Trade Prince Gallywix harboring a hatred for orcs, betraying the player, abandoning the player goblins to take over Azshara and attempting to kill Thrall and the player, Thrall still allows him to become racial leader once more. It has been speculated that this storyline may continue in the future.
• The /silly joke "One word: Plastics." is a reference to the film The Graduate.
• The /silly joke "Skip to step three: Profit!" is a reference to the South Park episode titled Underpants Gnomes. "Step one is steal Underpants; Step two is...; Step three is profit!"
• The trait "Better Living Through Chemistry" is a reference to the DuPont advertising slogan of 1935-1982.
• The Bilgewater goblins are sometimes believed to have all come from Gallywix's one ship. While this is the specific backstory of the player and other goblins like Sassy Hardwrench and Foreman Dampwick, an entire Bilgewater fleet is said to have escaped Kezan, only the ship with Gallywix and the player got stuck on the Lost Isles.
  • One of the ships in the Bilgewater fleet ended up getting shipwrecked in Tanaris with the survivors going crazy.

External links

World of Warcraft Community Site 

ru:Гоблин (доступно игроку)