Quote Originally Posted by rferries View Post
I'll take a stab at this...

The following sets of creatures are all one race, just at different stages in their lifecycle:
-Orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears, and kobolds
-naga, yuan-ti, medusae, hydras, and dragons
-chimerae, manticores, lammasu, sphinxes, griffins
Hmm. Intriguing.

I once had an idea where a goblin, after living a few decades, creates a sort of cocoon from a goo secreted out of its skin. If the cosmic force of Law claims it, it hatches as a hobgoblin, while if Chaos claims it it's a bugbear.