Black Kobold monster 1366

newmonster    "Black Kobold"
descr         "The kobolds come in many colors; red, blue, green and white being the most common. Some rare black ones have been sighted and there are rumors of both golden and purple kobolds. How they get their color is unknown, but one possibility is that the kobold will absorb the very materials that surround the egg as it incubates. It is well known that the kobolds fill their hatcheries with one color or another depending on what color they expect their offspring to have. This theory is strengthened by the fact that black kobolds exist. We have yet to obtain any kobold eggs we could expose to other colors. Perhaps we could grow a yellow or even a striped kobold?^The rarest of all observed kobolds are the black ones. They will appear on rare occasions in hatcheries of any color. Among kobolds, the black-scaled ones are both revered and feared, as they do not know from whence they come. Some believe that they stem from eggs that have been burnt. In contrast to many other kobolds they are rather quiet and thus suitable for training in stealthy professions. ^ Why do dragons and kobolds have such diverse colors? Some claim that, just like the salamander, the dragon and the kobold are elemental reptiles and as such their dominant element will also manifest in the color of their scales. This theory hints at there being some kind of truth behind the koboldoid belief that the kobolds are related to dragons. The existence of black kobolds seemingly refutes the theory of an intrinsic elemental connection for kobolds. However, it may just be that they are so full of black bile that their scales take on that color."
armor         1
hp            2
str           2
mor           2
mr            5
rank          1
meleeweapon   -1 4
stealth
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kobold        1
drawsize      -15