[DF] Why not have some pure "bad guy" races in DF?

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by Xplo

Y'all are a bunch of sissies.

How can I have the heart to kill goblin babies? Same way I have the heart to kill cockroaches..

My goblins don't HAVE babies. They have spawn. I absolutely loathe the cliche of walking into the nursery full of "evil" babies and "evil" desperate mothers making a last ditch stand. It's nonsense. An Always Chaotic Evil species is alien to human psychology, and that means they are also alien to human developmental biology. The natural world is full of creatures that are not in fact born helpless and requiring years of devoted nurturing and education. "They're cute when they're little" does not in fact apply to reptiles or bugs.