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I once had a kobold for a 1 shot weekend game. I played a 30th level kobold assassin, I specalized him for 2 things: Bluff, and anti-ambush techniques, he was an assassin of assassins! He wielded a Sunblade Talenta sharrash and radiant armor, his best companion was the dragonborn paladin. By all appearances it looked like a mini-me of the paladin, just after initative there were five fewer minions on the board and the mini-pal nowhere to be seen. 

Any kobold players out there have any suggestions on quirks or ways to reoleplay a kobold to keep things interesting?  I'm looking to flesh out a character, get something to hold onto roleplay wise, and make it fun for the group.

Funny stories are encouraged.

If anyone could point me in the right direction for where to read general kobold lore, that would be great too.

That is a great choice as to how to join the party, my friend. Best of luck. I totally approve. What class are you thinking about playing?

Anyway, the Pathfinder adventure "Crown of the Kobold King" has these details about the tribe of kobolds that really help you to understand who they are and how they act. For example, the shaman of the tribe is "Jekkajak, He Who Has Forgotten More Than You Or He Knows," and the king's wife is "Vreggma, Consort to Merlokrep And Only One Who Is Allowed To Nag-Nag His Greatness." They have an... interesting grasp of the common language as well.

Sadly, somehow Wizards has failed to support my two favorite monster races, being kobolds and goblins. They've put out articles on how to play pretty much everything else... but, let's be honest here, everybody wants to play a kobold!

@VectorStar: It took me a while to figure out what class I wanted to play him as.  I'm currently the DM, and another player is taking over the campaign because he has an adventure idea he wants to run (and I have my semester starting after this month-- so less time to devote to planning a campaign). 

I've been running the little kobold NPC they rescued essentially as a "kobold slinger" stats, but with no weapons or items since he was found in a prison cell...

Along the way the group fought an Arbalester (animated construct ballista thing), and the kobold managed to pick up one of the ballista bolts to use as a "pointed stick".  I've been using dagger stats for them, and "pointed stick" is simply for flavor.

Essentially since he was "rescued" the group didn't trust him enough to let him go out on his own.  Naturally they tied him on a leash around his waist, which the other end is tied to the party's warforged. (300 lb warforged, 60 lb kobold).  They spent the last session tag-teaming combat while tied to each other, for comical effect-- surprisingly the little kobold has done some awesome things and the group loves him (which that session made me decide he should stick around).

Last session he was able to go back into the kobold cave and grab his "things" in storage (not entirely described-- but he put on some basic armor and grabbed a backpack-- filling it with stuff from the kobold cave's armory (the whole tribe is pretty much gone now-- the adventurers cleared it out before getting to the jail-cell).  Essentially "Tick" (a name given by the party, because he is small and annoying, but you can't easily squish him) has a rather accute form of stockholm syndrome, and now wants to be an adventurer like everyone else (read: despite being tied to a warforged for a few days, and treated like dirt-- this is the best he's ever had it!  Regular meals!  He's "respected" too!).

So far as class, I had been considering fighter or barbarian (actually, charge one round.  Next round, minor action shifty to disengage, move action further away, and then charge the same guy again: repeat-- sounds like fun).  I was also thinking perhaps he might become cursed or have been cursed, leading to arcane or divine power, like a warlock.  But I eventually settled on rogue for the little buddy.  A cunning sneak rogue, that uses various "pointed sticks" as daggers-- he gets them embued by the group's artificer. (mechanically a dagger.  Just fluff)

I start playing him as a PC in two weeks.  I'm excited, but looking to expand my kobold knowledge and add some interesting quirks to him.

@Heartsbane: Was troll response meant to troll?  Haha, still funny though-- great game.  I nostalgia'd hard.

Edit: when I say "cunning sneak rogue" I mean a rogue who started with 20 Dexterity, didn't worry about a secondary stat and raised his Constitution mostly, and only has 8 Intelligence.

Oh, what I could suggest for your kobold (as he tries to become an adventurer) is to mimic your allies.

Use your hand like a warforged (similar to a Mr. Spock greeting) as a three-fingered hand. Walk like a warforged. Hammer your chest and call out WARFORGED RESOLVE when using second wind. I don't know whom else you have in your group, so you can check your skin to see if you develop a dwarven beard or start calling to Moradin. You could always stretch yourself during rests in order to grow taller. You could try to mimic certain player accents or expressions.

As for Tick's class, I like the barbarian idea. You want to be an adventurer and not some cowardly kobold. It's good to overestimate Tick's ability. "Don't worry, warforged! I got the dragon!".