They were just named according to their function: the Castellan, the Vicar, the Priest, etc. Everyone Calls Him 'Barkeep' : None of the important figures of the eponymous keep were given a name (thus enabling the DM to name them according to his campaign mood).

The lone ogre fights as a mercenary for whichever force bribes him the most.

The bugbears in the region are completely neutral (or rather, completely chaotic): they attack anyone they see. The kobolds in the region are a third party that hopes that the previous four forget about them completely in their warfare.

Enemy Civil War: In the region of the Caves of Chaos, an alliance of goblins & hobgoblins fight against the orcs of the region and their gnoll allies (occasionally).

They are, however, established in the module as being complete noncombattants, along with a larger number of the females in the caves.

Child Soldier: The various humanoids have children among their families in the Caverns of Chaos.

Always Chaotic Evil: One of the earliest arguments about this broke out over this module due to the presence of children (see What Measure Is a Mook?).

Added Alliterative Appeal: The Caves of Chaos in where the majority of the adventuring takes place.

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