For game masters and world-builders, the Kobold Livestock Knights solve three major narrative problems:
Furthermore, the knights offer a unique faction. They are not allies of dragons. In fact, dragons constantly raid their herds for snacks. A Kobold Livestock Knight has more in common with a human rancher than a demon worshipper.
The most famous engagement involving the Kobold Livestock Knights was the Battle of the Muddy Ford (Year 1,342 of the Third Age). kobold livestock knights
A brigade of human pikemen attempted to cross a river to sack a Kobold hatchery. The Knights, numbering only 200, did not meet them head-on. Instead, they flanked the ford with a herd of 1,200 Thunderbeaks.
Using saltlicks and firecrackers (alchemical pop-bangs), they spooked the rear of the herd. The Thunderbeaks stampeded directly into the river. The human pikemen held formation—until they realized that a 600-pound reptile doesn't need to bite you; it just needs to land on you. For game masters and world-builders, the Kobold Livestock
The battle lasted eleven minutes. The human brigade was routed, not by claws or magic, but by blunt-force poultry trauma. The battlefield was later named "The Feather Field."
One does not simply become a Kobold Livestock Knight. There is a strict, oral tradition known as the Codicil of the Cudgel. Furthermore, the knights offer a unique faction
Interestingly, the Knights refuse to fight other Kobolds. They view themselves as shepherds, not conquerors. Their only enemies are Goblins (who eat eggs), Gnolls (who eat the herd), and tax collectors.