Goblins are imaginary creatures coming from the German folklore. The word goblin is indeed a translation of the German word kobold. Goblins are described as being sneaky and roguish little creatures that can look like animals or humans. They are considered as the tempters of the fairytale fantasies. Nevertheless, all the goblins are not mean.

In famous heroic fantasy fictions, two different kinds of goblins are depicted. In his novels, JJR Tolkien describes as evil and vicious creatures very similar to their cousins Orcs. We can mention that goblins are depicted as having the shape of Orcs in many other heroic fantasy books, and in role playing games like Dungeons