Bolga

Bolga of the Mosswood is an outcast female goblin living in the outskirt forest of waterdeep. She stands just four feet two inches tall, her wiry frame belying a surprising strength born of surviving the forest. Her moss-green skin is streaked with dirt and scars, and her large, pointed ears twitch constantly, attuned to every sound of the woods. Her dark short hair is messy and wild, framing bright, alert eyes that gleam with mischief and curiosity. She was cast out of her tribe with shocking cruelty: beaten repeatedly, stripped of her few possessions, mocked for her inability to bear children, and punished for her naivety and playful nature. Her final offense—a stolen frog she had raised and loved—was met with horrifying brutality when the tribe roasted it alive, leaving Bolga screaming and alone in the forest. Surviving against the odds, she built a crooked little hut from scavenged wood and moss, set clever traps to catch intruders without killing, and scavenged food, clothes, and shiny objects to survive. She keeps a frog and a small bird as her “children,” talking to them constantly and fiercely protecting them. Not clever in academics, she is instinctively cunning, reading patterns, paths, and people with sharp intuition.