To the "Livestock Knights," the herd is more than food; it is a sacred trust. A knight who loses a beast under their watch must undergo the , surviving a week in the wilds without a mount to regain their honor.
The Kobold Livestock Knights are organized into tight-knit units, each responsible for a specific type of livestock. These units are typically led by a seasoned knight, who has earned the respect and admiration of their peers through their bravery, strategic thinking, and herding expertise. The knights are divided into three primary categories: kobold livestock knights
Thieves came. Wolves, rustlers, and worse: men with taxes to collect. Once, a troupe of hunters from the lowlands rode in, laughable in their polished breastplates and cigarette cigars, and they mocked the Herdwatch openly. They did not know kobold ways. When the first hunter reached for a beast’s flank his boot caught a tripwire; a bell made of a tin can clanged and the herd tightened like a folding screen. From the pens poured a torrent of smaller kobolds, pitchforks raised, voices chanting a cadence older than the fields. The hunters learned quickly why the Herdwatch called themselves knights—because they fought for what mattered, and with a ferocity the world rarely measured by height. To the "Livestock Knights," the herd is more