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Glyph of Warding
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another object covering the glyph, approaching within a certain distance of the glyph, or manipulating the object on which the glyph is inscribed. For glyphs inscribed within an object, the most common
or drow), or alignment. You can also set conditions for creatures that don’t trigger the glyph, such as those who say a certain password.
When you inscribe the glyph, choose explosive
Hermit
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
quiet, solitude, and perhaps some of the answers you were looking for.
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A scroll
case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp
Life of Seclusion
What was the reason for your isolation, and what
Acolyte
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.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of
incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL
As an acolyte, you command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can perform
Human
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pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their
Barbarian
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of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another.
These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and unthinking fury
stranger in the area of the campaign? Or is the campaign set in a rough-and-tumble frontier where barbarians are common?
What led you to take up the adventuring life? Were you lured to settled lands
Elf
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humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version.
Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin
, Jelenneth, Keyleth, Leshanna, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Quelenna, Quillathe, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava, Silaqui, Theirastra, Thia, Vadania, Valanthe, Xanaphia
Family Names (Common Translations
Warforged
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. Warforged share a common facial design, with a hinged jaw
and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, or even an occult group that served a fiendish master that you now deny.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift
to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL
As
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Curse of Strahd: Character Options
, Religion, or Survival
Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon
Equipment: A Monster Hunter's Pack;monster
, common;set of common clothes, and 1 sp.
Harrowing Event
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness
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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
(such as a bag of golden tea leaves or the tooth of a planar beast), a manifesto of your guiding philosophy, a set of common clothes in your faction’s style, and a pouch containing 10 gp worth of
coins from different worlds and planes
Sigil Faction Affinities
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Athar
Religion
Bleak Cabal
Insight
Doomguard
Nature
Fated
Intimidation
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Drow Priestess of Lolth Female drow with blood ties to a noble house are molded and trained from birth to become priestesses of Lolth. The Spider Queen doesn’t allow male drow to hold such positions
. Such priestesses execute the will of the Spider Queen, and as a result, they wield tremendous power and influence in drow society. The matron mothers who rule the drow houses are the most powerful of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Drow Inquisitor Lolth’s worshipers expect treachery—the Spider Queen encourages it, after all. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an
only by that of the drow matron mothers (also in this book) of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces painful interrogation and usually an excruciating death. Variant
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
choice, as appropriate to your factionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common
in the shadows. Order agents tend to be proficient in Religion, and frequently seek aid from law enforcement friendly to the order’s ideals, and the clergy of the order’s patron gods.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is holding a shortsword hidden behind his back. The statue wears a mask over its eyes. The statue represents Vhaeraun, drow god of thieves. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion
9. God-Watched Gates These rooms house shrines dedicated to gods of the drow pantheon. The 20-foot-high vaulted ceilings are obscured by thick webs. 9a. The Elder Eye A 20-foot-diameter hemisphere of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow Inquisitor Drow expect treachery. After all, the Spider Queen encourages it. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an entire community
. To keep some semblance of order and to root out traitors, drow priestesses employ inquisitors. Chosen from the ranks of the priesthood, these female drow possess authority equaled only by the matrons
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
What the Prisoners Know Allow the characters to freely mingle and interact with their fellow prisoners or even the drow guards, although the guards rarely talk to the “surface-dweller scum.” Of all
the prisoners, only Eldeth and Jimjar speak fluent Common. The others speak Undercommon (or at least understand it). Ront knows some Common, while Derendil speaks Elvish. Stool’s rapport spores can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Common with an Elvish accent and exchange hand signals when they think no one is looking. A drow character recognizes the hand signals as Drow Sign Language. The changes wrought by the magic of the
Discovering the Drow Any character who spends 1 hour observing a ship’s crew can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. With a successful check, the character notices that most crew members speak
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Drow Crews Icingdeath and Twinkle each have a crew of forty neutral drow sailors. Drow have a reputation as evil, subterranean slavers and are not generally trusted by humanoids living on the surface
). The sailors are focused on the task of sailing the ship and engage with the characters as little as possible. While the characters are aboard, the drow spend most of their time working on the decks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with a natural affinity for the arcane arts may also become drow mages, although they are much less common. Drow Mage
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit
Drow Mage Privileged drow males who lack the strength and fighting prowess to train as warriors have no recourse but to pursue the study of magic. For them, it is a matter of survival. Female drow
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
time apart from the clamor of society, you found quiet, solitude, and perhaps some of the answers you were looking for.
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp
Hermit Origins
Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
swarm, its mouth closes, and it can’t release another swarm until 1 hour has passed. COMMON DROW PHRASES
The following are a few key drow phrases you can use when roleplaying dark elves.
Oloth plynn
dos! (“Darkness take you!”), a common drow curse.
Ssussan! (“Light!”), another drow curse.
Xun izil dos phuul quarthen, lueth dro. (“Do as you are ordered, and live.”)
Lolth tlu malla. (“Lolth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
her worth to the drow. Marta is a sun elf mage, with these changes: Marta is neutral evil. She has the following racial traits: She speaks Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish, and Undercommon. She has
5. House Auvryndar This area outside the old temple of Dumathoin marks the beginning of the drow settlement. All the chambers have flat, 10-foot-high ceilings. 5a. Welcoming Committee Guards. Four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow Matron Mother At the head of each drow noble house sits a matron mother, an influential priestess of Lolth charged with carrying out the god’s will while also advancing the interests of the
family. Matron mothers embody the scheming and treachery associated with the Queen of Spiders. Each stands at the center of a vast conspiratorial web, with demons, drow, spiders, and slaves positioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Tier Breche The Great Stair of Tier Breche rises from the floor of Menzoberranzan to the cavern housing the three branches of the Academy: Melee-Magthere, a pyramid-shaped edifice where drow warriors
are trained; Arach-Tinilith, a spider-shaped cathedral where drow priestesses worship their demon goddess; and Sorcere, a magnificent tower where drow mages learn to master the magical arts. Non-drow
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Braeryn The Braeryn (also known as “the Stenchstreets”) is a shantytown of ramshackle structures overlooking garbage-choked alleyways, inhabited by the dregs of drow society. Fallen priestesses
, bankrupt merchants, escaped slaves, and the homeless or maimed are common here, as are visitors to the city who wish to go unnoticed. The population of the Stenchstreets has swelled in the wake of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. The Dark Seldarine These temples are dedicated to the Dark Seldarine, a pantheon of drow gods under Lolth. Each room has walls that rise 15 feet, then angle inward to a central point 30 feet
above the middle of the floor. 17a. Temple of Ghaunadaur Ghaunadaur, a god of subterranean horrors, is respected and feared by many Underdark races, including drow. This temple contains the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Drow Matron Mother Among drow followers of Lolth, each noble house is led by a matron mother, an influential priestess of Lolth charged with carrying out the god’s will while also advancing the
takes back what she has given. The stat block here represents a matron mother at the height of her power. A matron mother is almost never encountered alone. She is typically accompanied by a drow favored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(Religion) check can ascertain the circle’s purpose, which is to send drow to the Abyss as part of a ritual known as the Test of Lolth. Any drow who fails this test returns from the Abyss horrifically
7. Pain and Pleasure T’rissa Auvryndar has converted these temple barracks into torture chambers. The screams of the drow in areas 7d and 7e echo throughout this space. 7a. Entryway This room is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
19.
Cutthroat Politics. Drow politics are cutthroat and rife with intrigue. When drow work together, it is typically to destroy a common foe and ensure their own survival, and such alliances are
Drow Children of Lolth. The drow worship Lolth, a deity who resides in the Abyss. Known as the Spider Queen or the Demon Queen of Spiders, she is the figure around which the drow have built their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Menzoberranzan The characters might decide to visit Menzoberranzan before heading to Gravenhollow, either to learn what the drow know about the arrival of the demon lords or to assess their
involvement in recent events. March on Menzoberranzan If the characters advance their expeditionary force toward the drow city, word of their approach reaches Menzoberranzan two days before their arrival, and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
10 +0 +0
Wis 14 +2 +4
Cha 13 +1 +1
Skills Deception +3, Persuasion +3, Religion +2
Gear Holy Symbol, Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 2 (XP
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Gear Leather Armor, Sickle
Senses Passive Perception 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
your own personal religion and believe that all the established faiths are flawed. Deities of Eberron The Sovereign Host
Province
Suggested Cleric Domains
Common Symbol
Arawai Life, love
Chapter 2: Faiths of Khorvaire Religion plays an important role in Eberron. The gods don’t manifest physically, but people of faith believe that divine forces shape everyday life. Shared beliefs
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on other goblins with whips
Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins.
Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
sparsely populated, the area is so vital to the city’s survival that drow patrols are common here. Roll for random encounters as the characters cross this district. You can roll a d20 and consult the
notable leaders of the great houses and their honored heroes were cast into the lake, dressed in full regalia and weighed down with stone spars. Many less important drow have been sent by rivals to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Eastmyr Eastmyr bridges the gap between prosperous Duthcloim and the down-and-out despair of the Braeryn. It is home to common merchants, tradesfolk, mercenaries, and crafters either making their way
formerly high-profile drow forced out of their homes and holdings. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Eastmyr district, roll a d20 and consult the Eastmyr






