Artemis Fowl Book Series
Goblins are fairies that are considered very stupid by other races. They are able to conjure fireballs (as Foaly points out, giving this power to such unintelligent creatures amounts to one of evolution's nasty tricks) and their skin is fireproof. Goblins are lucky if they can make friends, as they cannot cooperate with others. A group of them create the B'wa Kell, a triad group that smuggles batteries for weaponry and started a rebellion that nearly destroyed Haven, the capital of the fairy people.
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