Goblins are one of the two extant species of orkoids. They are characterized by their short height, green flesh, small pointed ears, and domesticated psychology as a result of over five thousand years of domestication by orcs. Approximately 5444 Earth years ago, or 3945 Theros years, orcish settlers landed on Golma Island off the coast of the orcish homeland and encountered the semi-agrarian goblins. Within a generation, the entire goblin population was enslaved and their previous culture completely extinguished.