[@Dark Light]

While being sneaky is common for goblins, it's something they are supposed to use against other groups and in the woods, and it would be a punished by their own tribe if they were caught doing it to a fellow member of their tribe. If they were caught. Outright murder in broad daylight wouldn't be allowed.

You can totally play a sneaky, thieving goblin if you like, but they are more like a primitive tribe with a simple yet respected set of rules which they never imagined apply to anyone outside of their own society. They don't have a concept of universal morality, and don't try to enforce their laws or customs on other people in their homelands.

The simplicity of their laws allows for all sorts of loopholes and exploits if you try hard enough. For example, murder isn't allowed, but a duel in the woods is. Suppose the deal agreed on was a first-blood fistfight in the forest, with no witnesses. One goblin could hide in a bush, wait until the other goblin shows up, stab him with a dagger, hide the body, and simply claim the other goblin never showed up for the fight and must be lost in the woods. They may not be sophisticated, but they are hardly neanderthals.

Does that clear things up a bit?