Bluenose Hobgoblins are larger cousins of goblins and a tougher, rarer breed of hobgoblins, being 4.5-5 feet tall. Their hair color ranges from dark reddish-brown to dark grey. They have dark orange or red-orange skin. Males have bulbous blue noses. Bluenose hobgoblins’ eyes are yellowish or dark brown, and their teeth are yellow. Their garments tend to be brightly-colored, often blood-red with black-tinted leather.

They are better organized than their smaller kin, and are also better adapted to life in the sun. Most wear leather armor and carry wooden shields. As with most goblinoids, they have Darkvision with a 30-foot range.

Tribes of bluenose hobgoblins prefer to live in walled villages, or preferably in castles, and are quite willing to overrun villages or castles built by other races rather than build their own. Some tribes, however, do choose to live underground.

Some bluenose hobgoblins ride dire wolves into combat, and large groups of hobgoblins will often employ them to track and attack their foes.

Bluenose Hobgoblins have a well-known hatred of elves, and will attack them whenever they think they can win.