If they trade with other races, a hobgoblin tribe's chief resources are mercenaries and drums they have crafted. They may enslave or capture members of other races more given to agriculture than hobgoblins are. Most tribes keep small herds of livestock, but the bulk of their food comes from raiding. Hobgoblins are omnivores, but prefer meat. This forces them to move frequently, often targeting agricultural lands to raid for food. Hobgoblins, like many humanoid races, systematically strip their territories of resources with no thought for conservation. If given a choice in who to kill, they will always pick elves first. Hobgoblins have an extreme hatred of elves. Barghest chieftains often sponsor blackguards among their hobgoblin minions, who are then ready to take over the tribe when the barghest returns to its home plane. Barghests who join hobgoblin tribes usually become leaders, integrating seamlessly into their culture. Powerful creatures such as bugbears, ogres, and trolls may occasionally assume leadership positions in a hobgoblin tribe, but normally act as front line muscle. Hobgoblins are adept at uniting fragmented goblin tribes under their command. Hobgoblin mercenaries may offer their services to powerful and wealthy members of other races, however. Other peoples find them paranoid, insulting, and dismissive, while hobgoblins in turn treat all others as potential threats. In mixed groups, hobgoblin officers often lead units of goblins or orcs, whom they bully and make to feel inferior. Hobgoblins exist in perpetual war against all other races, believing that 'lesser' species are fit only for battle fodder.

How to trade with hobgoblins