Today, 8 goblins ranked up into hobgoblins. 3 goblins became mages, 1 became a cleric, and for the first time a shaman goblin was born; the other three became regular hobgoblins.
I was honestly happy at the significant increase in the numbers of our mage-type individuals due to the ambush(es?) the other day; the increase in Shamans that could lengthen the lifespan of undead types during the day was an extremely convenient/useful thing as well.