Goblin Families
Goblins are most often polyamorous, and not just with other goblins but other races to as well. Goblins who ‘settle down’ and decide on a monogamous relationship have a ceremony where they publicly break-up with all their other partners in front of their ‘forever partner’. Goblins don’t have a concept of ‘marriage’ other than that concept, and don’t have a concept of ‘step-children’ either.
Most goblins have little regard for the parents who didn’t raise them, as all goblins are raised by single parents or by the collective tribe. Goblins will have multiple babies at once due to the high risks of losing goblin children. Goblin siblings of the same birth will be very close but may not be with all other siblings.
Community care of children occurs if goblins need to build, protect, or hunt for the tribe for an unknown length of time. If this occurs 3-5 elder goblins will be put in charge of all babies, children, and grumplekids of the tribe.
Tribe family exists between every goblin. This allows everyone to work, share, play, trade, and live together harmoniously. The terms goblins use for tribe family members they don’t know are ‘gobfren’, ‘mosspal’, or just ‘gob’.
