The kobold family

[King of Nowhere]

So, I'm wondering what kind of relationships occurred between the kobold family.
Yikyik was the father, he was much like belkar but he was actually a good father, according to yokyok, even if he disregarded with his son on major ethical issues. Who know how they behaved between each other? How could an evil and a good person get along together, without any of the father-son strain we've seen in families where they share the same alignment?
Then, there is yukyuk.
Son of yokyok, or brother, or some other relative? If son, it means that yikyik was quite old, being a grandfather already. Quite surprising he still went addventuring.
He also looks evil, which would add to the clashes in the family, but we still don't know. yikyik was a ranger, yokyok was maybe a duelist, yukyuk appears to be a rogue/ranger, given the mix of sneak attack and animal companion. So they pass the abilities inside the family, with every family member instructing the other, but they also try to personalize what they are taugth by their elders.
And they look fairly united, given their continuous quest to get revenge on belkar.

I think the kobold family may bdeserve some more backstory

[ThePhantasm]

YukYuk is clearly the mother of the family.

[Aurenthal]

clearly yukyuk has nothing to do with the family! I mean he says: "Yukyuk actually. What kind of stupid name would "Yakyak" would be?"

[cupkeyk]

It is possible that yikyik is very old, as a dragon subtype race, kobolds can live indefinitely but usually die a violent death at around 30~ years old.

Yakyak would be the mother. The name fits my mother.

[hamishspence]

It is possible that yikyik is very old, as a dragon subtype race, kobolds can live indefinitely but usually die a violent death at around 30~ years old.

Nope. Dragons, let alone dragon subtype races, do not live indefinitely.

Dragons die at some point after Great Wyrm (Draconomicon gives the age at which they have to start making increasingly difficult saves of die, for the various dragon races).

Races of the Dragon gives aging tables for kobolds.

[Deuterium Dawn]

I'm wondering what the latest kobold will end up as when he's dead.

[Alias]

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Or maybe, for kobolds, third time is the charm - and he kills Belkar. The little creep is due.

[GrimTheMad]

belkar wins, end of story. The kobold has some crossbows, but Belkar has knives, which he has been shown to be very proficient with using at long distances.

[TheSummoner]

Yeah... Everyone knows YekYek is going to be the one to finally avenge the rest!

[Demonicbunny]

Yeah... Everyone knows YekYek is going to be the one to finally avenge the rest!

No! Yikyik Yokyok and Yukyuk will be ressurected as spectral avengers and chase Belkar to the tune of Yakety Sax.

[TheSummoner]

Well duh, but they aren't going to catch him. They'll chase him while the music plays for a minute or so and then Belkar, while running and paying more attention to them than whats in front of him will run straight into YekYek's dagger.

[Shoelessgdowar]

Well duh, but they aren't going to catch him. They'll chase him while the music plays for a minute or so and then Belkar, while running and paying more attention to them than whats in front of him will run straight into YekYek's dagger.

All of you are fools, Belkar will never die to any of the Y-ky-k family. Belkar is now immune to death, he has become its eternal helper as he has learned to play the game.

It took an entire village of Kobolds to even make Belkar sick. No single Kobold can kill him.

If Belkar is ever to die, it will be to a super Lawful Good and Wise Pacifist Titan named Rakleb, who is sooooo good he has no friends from turning them all in to the authorities for minor infractions, and will kill Belkar by accident; and when Rakleb kills Belkar, he will immediately demand he himself be executed for his heinous crime as he won't be able to live with himself for killing someone else.

[Gift Jeraff]

Being Belkar's opposite, Yukyuk should be a Good guy trying to genuinely turn to the Dark Side (as opposed to an Evil guy pretending to be a helper) out of anger from the death of his family. And since Belkar genuinely cares for Mr. Scruffy, Yukyuk should be a dog abuser. (Maybe Thog will kill him because of that.)

No! Yikyik Yokyok and Yukyuk will be ressurected as spectral avengers and chase Belkar to the tune of Yakety Sax.

This. Is the best thing I've read on this forum in a while.

[Blisstake]

Sir Scraggly isn't necesarily an animal companion, is he?

[Dr.Epic]

Do we even know if Yukyuk is related to the others?

[Swordpriest]

No proof of relationship, but the name does seem to be following a pattern. Could be totally unrelated, though.

[Dr.Epic]

No proof of relationship, but the name does seem to be following a pattern. Could be totally unrelated, though.

Meh, it seems all kobolds in this world have a two syllable name with the second being a repetition of the first. It could just be a coincidence.

[Shoelessgdowar]

Meh, it seems all kobolds in this world have a two syllable name with the second being a repetition of the first. It could just be a coincidence.

Well, the only Kobolds to have been individualy identified are:

The Oracle of Tiamat (not a name, a title)

Yikyik, Tracker of the Linear Guild
Yokyok, son of Yikyik (and parody of Inigo Montoya), LG and only working with the Guild, not an actual member.

Kilkil, Tarquin's/The Empire of Blood's Treasurer, and an Urd (term for flying Kobold subspecies)

Yukuk, Dual Crossbow wielding Ranger/Rogue, currently believed to be a Linear Guild member, and due to the naming scheme, most likely related to Yikyik and Yokyok (Maybe Yokyok's brother? Also Son of Yikyik?)

[KillianHawkeye]

Given the short time it takes kobolds to reach maturity compared to the length of their lifespans, there could in fact be several more generations of this family yet to be revealed.

[Burner28]

If Belkar is ever to die, it will be to a super Lawful Good and Wise Pacifist Titan named Rakleb, who is sooooo good he has no friends from turning them all in to the authorities for minor infractions, and will kill Belkar by accident; and when Rakleb kills Belkar, he will immediately demand he himself be executed for his heinous crime as he won't be able to live with himself for killing someone else.

Wow... This Rakhleb must sound "interesting"

[RunicLGB]

No proof of relationship, but the name does seem to be following a pattern. Could be totally unrelated, though.

I think this pattern is also reaching its end.

Vowels as listed in the alphabet: A E I O U

Kobolds of the Y_ky_k family:

Yakyak: A stupid name.
Yekyek: Never heard of em.
Yikyki: Kobold number 1.
Yokyok: Kobold number 2.
Yukyuk: Kobold numer 3.

So unless the pattern arbitrarily hops back to E (which would not really suprose me) I think Yukyuk may be the last of the kobold family we see.

[ref]

No! Yikyik Yokyok and Yukyuk will be ressurected as spectral avengers and chase Belkar to the tune of Yakyakety Sax.

Fixed that.

[ThePhantasm]

So unless the pattern arbitrarily hops back to E (which would not really suprose me) I think Yukyuk may be the last of the kobold family we see.

Perhaps another hint that the LG is not long for this world.

[The Dark Fiddler]

I think this pattern is also reaching its end.

Vowels as listed in the alphabet: A E I O U

Kobolds of the Y_ky_k family:

Yakyak: A stupid name.
Yekyek: Never heard of em.
Yikyki: Kobold number 1.
Yokyok: Kobold number 2.
Yukyuk: Kobold numer 3.

So unless the pattern arbitrarily hops back to E (which would not really suprose me) I think Yukyuk may be the last of the kobold family we see.

It could wrap around back to A, meaning we get Yakyak next. HE doesn't like Yukyuk, because he always teased him about his name.

Also, don't forget that Y is sometimes a vowel, so we could have YykYyk

[Arrowstorm122]

Maybe Yukyuk will be a recurring kobold? Kinda old to see Belkar get kobold after kobold killed. He looks like he can be an awesome opposite.

[GrimTheMad]

Maybe Yukyuk will be a recurring kobold? Kinda old to see Belkar get kobold after kobold killed. He looks like he can be an awesome opposite.

I rather like it. I'm voting for chestplate from YukYuk and and a hood/cape from Sir Scraggly.

[Yuki Akuma]

Kilkil, Tarquin's/The Empire of Blood's Treasurer, and an Urd (term for flying Kobold subspecies)

Or - and bear with me here, this might seem a little crazy - he could be something that actually exists in 3.5 D&D - a kobold who took the Draconic Wings feat.

[Swordpriest]

As far as that goes, couldn't we have Yookyook, Yeekyeek, etc.?

And are Yikyak, Yukyok, and the like entirely out of the question?

[paladinofshojo]

And since Belkar genuinely cares for Mr. Scruffy, Yukyuk should be a dog abuser. (Maybe Thog will kill him because of that.)


This. Is the best thing I've read on this forum in a while.

I think the dog is just there to give Mr. Scruffy an archrival, not some type of animal abuse joke.

[Keejus]

seconding Yykyyk being next