Charles had, for much of his life, the opinion that by leaving such races as the goblins alone, conflict could be avoided. However, after a chance encounter with H.A.M. radical Sigmund, Charles was convinced that a more active approach should be taken. Charles says he was told that goblins feed on human flesh (this was not true) carry diseases and follow a bloodthirsty religion - a set of facts that sound like propaganda but may have been true in earlier and more barbaric ages.