Medical Text: Goblin ear structures

Good Morning students,

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My name is Odesus Chloros, Head Priest of the College of Welkford, may his divine charity bring you peace.

Today in continuation of our month-long seminar session of exotic and lesser known species of The Great Tree, we will be discussing Coboli soni, or in the Vilothric Range, the Forest Goblins. For a brief overview of the species we take a look at a few of the sketches we have collected from the naturalists of Galus who have graciously donated their work to us.

Out of the courtesy of those in the back of the lecture hall, this image had faded overtime, though the colorations of the sketch have remained intact. I will read those notes to you. Along the right hand column are a number of points made by the Naturalist as they observed the species closely.

1. Extreme Affinity to tonal & Atmospheric Magic
2. Inborn ability to grab other species attention when speaking
3. Strong family ties, blood runs thick & and is treated with the highest priority
4. Rare species <700 alive
5. Intelligent & cunning, stripped of current cultural norms, Goblins have a sneaky but conversational personality. As an aside students, though this is an outside perspective of the species, we should not think of this species with a clouded mind. I am teaching you all in the heartfelt belief that if you ever encounter this species in the world that you treat them as living beings and not as a speculative presumption because of one experience a single Naturalist had.

Though I have not personally met one, let us discuss some of the physical features this species exhibits. Plainly, this is a species well suited for camouflage in the forest settings of the hills of Galus. Their green coloration and brown hair blend nicely with the evergreens and oaks that surround the area.

Without speculating too much, we will note that the Naturalist has stated that there are a few physiological differences between males and females. Males tend to be at least slightly taller than females, slightly wider shoulders than females as well. Females typically exhibit wider hips and mammalian breasts. We can assume that they give birth to live young that require attention from both parents. We are also going to make the assumption that the species produces milk to feed their young.

Another much more notable feature that the species exhibits is that their eye coloration is unique to other humanoid bi-pedal species. To put it frankly, as far as a Priest of Welkford can comment, I haven't seen such a beautiful night sky in my life. This species has an Iris that takes up to 90% of the visible eye. The remaining 10% is taken up by a pale yellow pupil, and a stark black Sclera.

The iris color patterns tend to follow a few different colors, again, I am speculating, the night sky on a clear night. Dark purple, cerulean, crimson, and green are present in the pattern.

Now to close our discussion of the Coboli soni overview, we will be discussing the structural components of the species most identifying characteristics. Their ears are a surprisingly complex structure, efficient at detecting a much wider range of sound than Humans, Dwarves, and Gnomes are capable of. After a brief discussion with the Naturalist, I have a small theory. The Naturalist described their native speech as vaguely avian, odd. Though as it was explained further, their speech actually dips in and out of our auditory region. So many of their speech patterns exhibit a staccato note by note experience, similar to bird song.
Let us begin with terminology.

• Cranium Auditus Laminam. This is a supporting structure connected to the skull that acts as an anchor for many of the tendons responsible for front and back motion of the large ear.
• Sonus Humidum. This is a folded structure covered in a soft fur, that covers and protects a supporting rigid cartilaginous tube that runs the entire top length of the ear.
• Theatra Scaena. This is the wide basal section of the ear responsible for capturing the sound waves as they move through the air and are directed to the inner ear.
• Vinculum Minor. A strong tendon responsible for lifting the base of the ear vertically.
• Vinculum Centrum. A weaker tendon nested between the Minor and major tendon that acts as a support to keep the ear from whipping around in the air.
• Iunctio Major. The strongest of the three tendons, that is connected to the jaw that does most of the heavy lifting to raise the ear out to its full length.

Motion

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To Begin with the mechanism of the movement. We will observe a few of one of our fellow Scholars in this class, to which I thank you for providing a much clearer diagram of these structures. Continuing, the goblins raise their ears to listen more closely, as both the upper and lower Sonus Humidum inhibit sound to a large degree in conjunction with a tuft of fur at the base of the skull that protects the inner ear from debris as seen in Figure 2.

In Figure 1, the Iunctio Major and Vinculum Minor are pulled down by the base of the jaw which raises the Theatra Scaena like the sails of a ship. At this point the tendon in control of the Sonus Humidum is pulled at the skull to become rigid and act as a supporting line for the ear to stay still.

Resting/Attentive

When the ear is at rest all three of these tendons are at rest, where the ear folds back in over itself. While this still allows the goblin to hear, it is presumed to be much more muted. We have noted from the Naturalist that the goblins are seen to have both Sympathetic Responses and Voluntary responses. They appear to move their ears about as they please or to display various emotions. It was noted that they flare their ears out when they are excited or angry. They also slid their ears along their heads so that they are behind them if they are nervous.

In figure 3, this illustrates the back and forth motion of their ears. In what we are going to call their standard position, they are held at an approximate 90° angle toward the back of their head. If the goblin wishes to move them back, a separate special tendon is pulled. This tendon is mounted just behind the Cranium Auditus Laninam, when pulled the ear is moved toward the back of the head. This position will be called Attentive position.

When the Attentive position is present, we will note that the Vinculum Minor/Centrum & Iunctio Major are hidden from this top down view. Though it would be noticeable for the Theatra Scaena to tilt outward and the tuft of fur is pulled back to protect the inner ear in a more aggressive covering.

With this explanation, I hope all the participants in this lesson have gained a new appreciation for this lesser known species. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask now.

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Figure 1

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Figure 2

Type

Report, Scientific

Medium

Oral Tradition / Word of Mouth

Authoring Date

1221

Location

Kingdom Of Galus

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Figure 3