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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
regularly confers with a plane-hopping archmage regarding the dragon’s ongoing dreams of other worlds and other lives.
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A drow priestess of Lolth and several yochlol demons have been ordered
of psychic forces has begun to affect the local fauna in strange ways.
Sapphire Dragon Lairs
Sapphire dragons make their lairs in enormous caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
they’re always one step ahead. Drow player characters who are members of Bregan D’aerthe might find their loyalty to the party put to the test. Summary The characters visit the residence of Fenerus
the Xanathar Guild, and Bregan D’aerthe spies have tracked them to a cellar complex in the Southern Ward. In the guise of Laeral Silverhand, Jarlaxle steers the characters in that direction (encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
hanging from their necks, and their hands glow with divine magic. On the opposite side of camp, a human woman pores over a spellbook.
The archaeologists are investigating the ancient complex in
which a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts waits. The characters can chat with the archaeologists to learn about the complex and ask to borrow magic items to aid their quest. Laysa’s Goals At camp, Laysa is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M4. Dormitories When not on duty, the monks reside in this series of ill-kept rooms. Each of these dormitory cells contains only a bed, a trunk for personal effects, and a table. All are crafted of
scrap parts from the complex mechanical detritus of the monastery, and feature residual buttons, dials, and meters that have no discernible purpose. The walls here are covered in graffiti, suggesting a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
deities and Fiends reside Planes arranged in a complex system of orbits, with planes exerting greater influence on the Material Plane the closer they draw to it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
can hold up to 10 passengers plus 2 tons of cargo. The submarine has the following general features: Interior spaces are unlit. (The drow and the gnomes rely on darkvision to see.) All furnishings and
features are bolted down. Chambers are 8 feet high, with 6-foot-high passages and doorways connecting them. Air magically circulates through a complex ventilation system and small metal grills set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Fane of the Eye Below the ruined halls of Tyar-Besil is a maze of natural caverns and ancient structures that was here before the dwarves built their stronghold. Long ago, drow exiles devoted to the
prophets believe. Were it not for the belief that the Eye wants them to work together, the cults would fight constantly. Each temple complex in the ruins of Tyar-Besil offers access to the fane. Below the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
What Dwells Here? The Port of Shadow has been held, claimed, or occupied over the years by duergar, drow, dwarves, crazed wizards, slavers, and pirates. Currently, the town is under the sway of
Xanathar, who has turned the forlorn settlement into a haven for its criminal organization. (The beholder inhabits a dungeon complex under Skullport that is described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.) Few folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Pyramid Temple In a typical yuan-ti city, one of the busiest and most prominent buildings is the temple complex that houses yuan-ti and their followers while it provides facilities for worship
staircases offer access to the next level up. Abomination Level The yuan-ti at the top of the social hierarchy reside in the most insulted level of the pyramid, within quick striking distance of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
his underground dealings a secret from the Seven. Eventually, Halaster’s exploration broke into the Underhalls, a complex of tunnels and rooms built by the dwarves around a mithral mine beneath Mount
Waterdeep. The architects of the Underhalls, the Melairkyn clan, had long ago been killed or dispersed, and warring duergar and drow had settled in the ruins. Halaster began a crusade against both the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
meet the griffon and its trainer outside the River Gate the following morning shortly after dawn. (The griffon and its trainer normally reside in Peaktop Aerie atop Mount Waterdeep, but most civilians
Zord. Characters who accept Zord’s offer are shuttled by dinghy to his flagship, welcomed aboard by drow crew members magically disguised as attractive humans (see chapter 7 for more information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
climate in Waterdeep, as well as juicy bits of news overheard on his nightly rounds through the Trades Ward. He has no clue that his contacts are drow members of Bregan D’aerthe, since they wear cloaks
sense to hide the Stone of Golorr elsewhere and hopes to use it as leverage to gain his freedom as well as forgiveness for past crimes. Shortly after Fenerus’s arrest, drow agents of Bregan D’aerthe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
, which is the stronghold of King Grol, leader of the Cragmaw goblins. Here the characters discover that the Black Spider is a drow adventurer named Nezznar, and that the Cragmaw goblins work for him
(drow are elves who hail from a realm deep underground). More importantly, they recover Gundren Rockseeker’s map to the lost mine, or learn the mine’s location from one of the other leads they unearth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Rongquan. Hidden in the shadows in various spots are four drow elite warriors ready to fight by Jarlaxle’s side. The play, Sapphiria’s Booty, is a romantic comedy about a blue-haired madam named Sapphiria
life. She’s also insightful enough to know that “Rongquan Mystere” isn’t what he appears to be. She has seen the dark elves who watch over Rongquan and observed him using subtle hand gestures (Drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of the characters can cast sending, Vizeran can provide the spell on a spell scroll). Vizeran (assisted by Grin if the apprentice is available), performs the complex ritual in the sanctum of his tower
the story. However, it can also be played out as a red herring — by having it be something Vizeran asks for even though it’s not necessary. The drow archmage might be testing the characters to see how
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moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its more successful neighbors.
As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. Muiral’s Laboratory Muiral conducts arcane experiments in this corner of the complex. 4a. Disembodied Voice If Vlonwelv is still alive, the characters hear her disembodied voice when they enter
. A copper canister lies on the floor beneath it.
Muiral made the ghouls using the corpses of adventurers and drow. The ghouls burst forth and attack if creatures other than Muiral search the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monsters in a dungeon are more than a collection of random creatures that happen to live near one another. Fungi, vermin, scavengers, and predators can coexist in a complex ecology, alongside intelligent
over a cavern complex or a gang of trolls inhabiting an aboveground ruin. Other times, particularly in larger dungeons, multiple groups of creatures share space and compete for resources. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. This entrance is also used by svirfneblin from Blingdenstone and drow from Menzoberranzan. The switchback path ends at the secret door whose password is “im’yat,” a svirfneblin word meaning “darkness
.” 1b. North Entrance The password to open this secret door is “belaern,” a drow word meaning “wealth.” If the characters are being guided by members of the Black Network, they are led through this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
worship Gruumsh and Ilneval occupy the main area of the complex, a large cavern that has the war hearth at its center and a shrine to Ilneval along the perimeter. The focal point of the shrine is a blood
living space and do other menial tasks. Most of Luthic’s faithful reside in this area, close to the whelping pens where young orcs are kept until they grow old enough to contribute to the tribe. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the Cragmaw goblins. Here the characters discover that the Spider is a drow mastermind named Nezznar and that the Cragmaw goblins work for him. More importantly, they recover Gundren Rockseeker’s map to
brings the characters to Wave Echo Cave. That lost underground complex is overrun with undead and strange monsters. The Spider and his loyal followers are exploring the mines and searching for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the armory. T8: Vault The door from the armory (area T7) is secured with a complex lock. If the characters examine it, read the following: This ancient vault door has three locks, each housed
have used this kitchen recently are the drow explorers camped in the reading room (area T14). Treasure. One drow explorer left a backpack here. It contains 100 feet of silk rope, three daggers, a blank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Sea Ward The Sea Ward stands proud on the high ground above Mount Waterdeep’s sunset shadow. The rich and the powerful (or those who wish you to think such of them, and can afford the rent) reside or
for some good fortune, you should surely visit the Tower of Luck, a temple complex dedicated to Tymora. The “tower” in question is actually a many-pillared atrium ingeniously roofed over with glass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
before exiting at area 2 on map 6.7. 2. Ettin Guards’ Chamber Four ettins reside here when they are not on duty near the main entrance to the grand hall (map 6.5, area 2). Two are asleep, their weapons
gems (worth 50 gp each). Cell Complex A number of small chambers are clustered around the center of this level of the stronghold. These rooms, labeled 1C through 14C, are cells meant to hold prisoners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
decorations, torture chambers, and quarters for enslaved creatures might be common features in a vault built by drow, telling something about that location and its occupants. The Dungeon Creator table includes
1 Beholder 2–4 Cult or religious group (roll on the Cults and Religious Groups table to determine specifics) 5–8 Dwarves 9 Elves (including drow) 10 Giants 11 Hobgoblins 12–15 Humans (roll on the NPC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
wizard Halaster built his tower at the foot of Mount Waterdeep and delved deep into tunnels first built by dwarves and drow in search of ever greater magical power. Halaster and his apprentices expanded
of the Forgotten Realms. Halaster eventually disappeared, as have all his apprentices, but the massive complex he built remains to this day. For untold years, the secrets of Undermountain remained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Gauntlgrym Gauntlgrym has a complex and contradictory history, the gist of it depending on who’s doing the telling. Humans have one story, of what they know from recent years, but for us dwarves
the city from below, and no one is quite sure who or what — aside from the drow — had tried to occupy Gauntlgrym, but in the end, the dwarven armies prevailed, and Bruenor claimed the victory. King
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, isolated homesteads, and wilderness. Four evil elemental cults have taken refuge there and are building secret temples in the ruins of a dungeon complex beneath the hills. By the time the characters reach
helps Duke Zalto and his drow allies (see chapter 8, “Forge of the Fire Giants”) steal Maegera, the fire primordial trapped in Gauntlgrym. The cultists believe that the fire primordial is the offspring of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
reside in Bytopia and on other planes far from the Material Plane, locales where they can access and harness powerful energies. They have unlocked secrets of the multiverse that enable them to fashion
true usefulness. Many an invention is celebrated just for being beautiful to behold or for being complex and intricate in its construction, and the artists who create such things are as esteemed as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
), but no being is turned away from Silverymoon because of its race — though a drow or an orc proving true to one’s blood is sure to be punished in full for transgressing against the peace of the city
lost language, to learn the proper intonation of a complex song, or to better understand the cryptic writings of a long-dead sage, there is no better place to seek aid than Silverymoon. It is an easy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
criminal territory as possible. The Xanathar’s bond is its lair, an elaborate cavern complex created by its predecessors, carved out between the twisting sewers of Waterdeep. It almost never leaves its home
beholders have held the job). Most believe their leader is a member of a long-lived race, perhaps a dwarf or an elf. Some think the truth is more monstrous, and that the Xanathar is a drow or perhaps a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, ousting drow squatters and sending them scurrying back into the Underdark. Bruenor now sits on Gauntlgrym’s throne as king. The “heart” of Gauntlgrym is its legendary forge, within which is trapped a
Drow of House Xorlarrin infiltrate Gauntlgrym through secret passageways of which not even the dwarves are aware. Bearing an iron flask given to them by the great fire giant chief Duke Zalto, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
The noise of moving the boulder that closes the place off from the rest of the complex awakens a mated pair of young white dragons that are kept here, along with a great pile of treasure. If they
map also shows a passage leading south from this chamber (along the way now blocked by rubble), which after some 60 feet reaches a complex of caves and caverns, including various barracks room, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
; see appendix B), Claudio Benzreck (LN male Tethyrian human noble), and Arthright Grayfalcon (CN male Illuskan swashbuckler; see appendix B) C A female drow named Raelyn Auvryndar, recently separated
Statues. The statues are the petrified remains of intruders and Xanathar Guild members that were turned to stone by Xanathar. There are a dozen statues in all: four humans, three goblins, two drow, a dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
. Bugbear Complex Each of the five areas of the bugbear community has a few torches and braziers burning. Hides and skins decorate walls and floors, while mounds of straw and similar litter serve for
The three chambers south of the bugbear complex are occupied by orc captives that are considered docile by their captors. As such, these rooms are not heavily guarded. Each door is barred on the outside