Goblin Scribe

The "Goblin Scribe" from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Orc
Goblin Scribe
Biographical Information
Position	Scribe, messenger, and possibly translator.
Location	Goblin-town
Affiliation	Goblins of the Misty Mountains
Language	Westron Possibly Black Speech
Family
Parentage	Great Goblin
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	Very short
Hair colour	Bald
Eye colour	Blue
Gallery	Images of the Goblin Scribe

The Goblin Scribe was a physically disabled Goblin who served as a scribe, messenger, and possibly translator for the Great Goblin.

The Goblin Scribe is an original creation for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He is portrayed by Kiran Shah using motion-capture.

History

The Goblin Scribe was an offspring of the Great Goblin, but was never given any proper recognition by him because his mother was someone who his father would like to forget. Due to the fact that he was born tiny with malformed legs and long fingernails, he was not a fighter and therefore served as a scribe, messenger, and possibly translator for his father. He took advantage of his long fingernails to take notes and write messages on parchment, moving around Goblin-town on a pulley with a seat attached to it.

When the Great Goblin received the notice of Azog's bounty on Thorin's head, the Goblin Scribe possibly translated the bounty for his father from the Black Speech to Westron.

During the Quest of Erebor, when Thorin and his Company were captured at the Front Porch and brought before the Great Goblin, the Goblin Scribe was given orders by his father to write and send a letter, possibly in Black Speech, to inform the Pale Orc that Thorin and his Company were in Goblin-town.

Genealogy

Great Goblin d. T.A. 2941
GOBLIN SCRIBE b. Third Age