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indiscriminately raid settlements and rob travelers regardless of the apparent value of any goods they steal. These derro believe such acts are sanctioned by their despicable god, Diirinka, who delights in
cruelty and destruction.
Derro
Derro are Underdark dwellers of dubious origin. According to the histories of some duergar, derro are descended from a community of dwarves that was left behind when the
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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
travelers. They typically make a cautious approach to stronger creatures, speaking in halting, croaking Undercommon to offer their services in return for fresh food, metal weapons, and trinkets from
of the surface rouses their anger.
Pitiable Slaves. Some Underdark creatures, particularly the drow and kuo-toa, raid blindheim settlements in search of slaves. Although the light from these creatures' eyes is a formidable threat to these raiders, a captured blindheim is a useful living weapon.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
two elements of their character. They are cautious and distrustful, which serves them well as they navigate the dangers of the Underdark and its societies. They also have a stronger-than-normal
some duergar, derro are descended from a dwarven community that was left behind when the others escaped the rule of mind flayers. These remnants were so distorted by the mind flayers’ psionic
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ago but for two elements of their character. They are cautious and distrustful, which serves them well as they navigate the dangers of the Underdark and its societies. They also have a stronger-than
histories of some duergar, derro are descended from a dwarven community that was left behind when the others escaped the rule of mind flayers. These remnants were so distorted by the mind flayers
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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, but looted cheap, bulky trade goods while leaving valuable smaller treasures behind. Frustrated by her servants, the hag wove a spell to adapt them to the coastal terrain while planting in their
, looting and smashing any settlements they know of or encounter. After six days exactly, their rampage ends, and they return to their humble lives.
Deep-Seated Memories. When a coastal raid or a theft of
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
;n. Recent events in your homeland have led to the abolition of slavery, and a corresponding increase in the traffic between Mulhorand and the distant parts of Faerûn.
Those who leave behind
along my way. (Good)
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Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful)
3
Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Circle of Thunder “Circle of Thunder” is balanced for characters of 6th level, though characters of 4th or 5th level can weather its challenges if they are cautious. No quest leads the party to this
location. However, characters who brave Dragon Barrow might come here with Xanth the centaur, while those who raid the Woodland Manse might be led here by Grannoc’s map. In the aftermath of the
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
effects, such as flames smoldering behind your eyes or dancing over your hands.
Suggested Characteristics
Gruul ways aren’t the ways of civilized folk, and the Gruul have little patience for
work in a raid, but seems to think that I’m not like other Gruul.
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I foolishly borrowed money from an Orzhov syndic to indulge a shameful vice.
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A close friend left our clan and
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order.
All Are Fighters
Most of the orcs that stay behind when the
Kobold
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sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises
provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Montesco hires the characters to capture one. 3 A spectral olvidado named Don Edelmiro hires the characters for protection after a band of criminal thugs raid his estate. He’s convinced his
descendants are behind the attack. 4 A street child named Anita approaches the characters for help. Her friends were taken by a banshee that wanders the streets near the Calaveras River at night.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Death in the Night After the raid by Syrgaul’s undead minions, the garrison at Firewatch Island remained empty for several years. The undead were careful to leave behind no sign of their presence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
their presence makes nearby brigands reluctant to raid the village directly. Because so many big-city folk settled here, rumors persist of cached treasure buried or otherwise hidden all over Beliard, but
aside from a sack of gold coins found walled away behind stones in a chimney, nothing has yet been found — nothing that has become public knowledge, at least. Reason to Visit. Beliard was the last place anyone saw the missing delegation from Mirabar (described in chapter 3).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
giants in the same measure they gave these things to the peoples below. Those members of the party who have participated in the raid on the steading should know by now that their most important mission
is to garner intelligence as to what or who is behind the unholy alliance of hill, stone, frost, and possibly other types of giants as well. Any such information gained is to be delivered by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
in the open demonstrates impartiality—you’re not fudging rolls to the characters’ benefit or detriment. Even if you usually roll behind a screen, it can be fun to make an especially dramatic roll where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
in the open demonstrates impartiality—you’re not fudging rolls to the characters’ benefit or detriment. Even if you usually roll behind a screen, it can be fun to make an especially dramatic roll where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
crumbling, life-sized granite statues of cloaked dwarves. Evil grins can be seen on their weatherworn faces.
If they haven’t been encountered yet, Dazlyn and Norbus are eating rations behind the easternmost
forthright and honest to a fault. Norbus is gruff and excessively cautious. They banter like an old married couple. Each dwarf has ten days of rations, a waterskin, mining tools, and one of two matching
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
intent on destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
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attempting to gather a crew to raid the dragon’s lair.
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A ship wrecks near an adult topaz dragon;adult topaz dragon's lair. The dragon claims what’s left of the cargo and tries to ransom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
area should be free of devils unless the characters arrive there just as the devils do. Group 1: Abishai and Cultists This group is led by the mastermind behind the raid on the cathedral: Victuusa, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
to quell Gruul riots, Azorius arresters raid a Rakdos murder show, or Selesnya forces come together to repel a Golgari incursion. More often, sinister plots unfold in secret, through infiltration
, sabotage, theft, and deception. Schemes are hidden beneath layers of other schemes, making the intention behind them nearly impossible to discover. The guildmasters are often the source of these plots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
) 2 Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful) 3 Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic) 4 Cunning
fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land. 6 Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day. Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I am secretly (or not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
can set it aflame. You’ll need to defend it until our force arrives to take over, but it shouldn’t be more than fifteen minutes behind you.”
The mill is about 500 feet from the keep. The distance is
. Inside, the main floor is dominated by a massive stone grinding wheel driven by a water wheel in the stream. The mill was operating late when the raid began and the millers fled without disengaging the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
during a surface raid months ago, and the drow have beaten him such that he has only 3 hit points remaining. Members of the order traveling in the party’s expeditionary force recognize Sir Aljanor
release her prisoner. If the characters refuse to turn back, Ryzliir kills Aljanor and orders her own force to attack. If the characters leave Aljanor behind or allow him to die, members of the party’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Friendly, she reveals that adventurers slew her many years ago during their raid on the temple, after she refused to abandon her library. If the characters ask about treasure or secret knowledge, Melindra
advises them to search for secret doors behind every statue, claiming there are “secret vaults throughout.” Melindra doesn’t know how to find peace in the afterlife. A character who takes the Study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
warrior with red-orange skin and a bow stands behind a rickety barricade of interlocking spears. “Halt!” she commands. “State your business or face the wrath of our battalion—thirty hobgoblins strong
.”
A Hobgoblin Warrior stands guard behind a pair of spear barricades (see the “Spear Barricade” sidebar). The sentry is Hostile toward intruders and tries to delay them through interrogation until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
can set it aflame. You’ll need to defend it until our force arrives to take over, but it shouldn’t be more than fifteen minutes behind you.” The mill is about 500 feet from the keep. The distance is
. Inside, the main floor is dominated by a massive stone grinding wheel driven by a water wheel in the stream. The mill was operating late when the raid began and the millers fled without disengaging the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
frozen. Two other barred openings can be seen along the stronghold’s northern wall. Anyone positioned behind these openings would have an unobstructed view of the hillside.
Closer to you, separated from
moving behind the bunker and below the openings of the overlook. Once they reach the mouth of the frozen river, they can crawl through the culvert (which leads under area O2) or quietly approach the main
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
playtest, the giants who survived the first foray by the (exceptionally strong and well-played) party set several ambushes, each surprise being timed to allow them to retreat quickly behind a turn in a
. There is a limit, though, to how far they can push their luck. Each time they venture forth from their refuge to raid the fire giant hall, there is a 10 percent cumulative chance that the hidey-hole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
each. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Obo’laka or Papazotl receive advice when entering this area: Cautious Obo’laka advises her host to not disturb the throne or pick
shattered floor tiles behind. While it’s too big to squeeze down any 5-foot-wide corridors, it can easily traverse the wider passageway to the east. Throne of Acererak The throne is made from the skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with mortals, devils are constantly figuring out how to exploit and corrupt them, often behind thin smiles of feigned concern and false charm. A devil that successfully corrupts a mortal gets the
is therefore not truly killed. However, a devil that is killed in the Nine Hells is dead forever; not surprisingly, that’s why devils tend to be more cautious in their dealings at home than abroad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gracklstugh If the characters visited Gracklstugh previously, the duergar response to their return is dictated by the gray dwarves’ prior experience with the characters. The duergar are cautious — if
that the drow of Menzoberranzan are behind the demonic incursion. Tales range from the drow raising a mighty army of demons to a summoning spell gone terribly wrong. A demonic rampage is said to have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Gnome Adventurers I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a gnome
turn a dead end into a wonderful opportunity.
— Delaan Winterhound
When a gnome leaves the burrow, the force behind that decision
cautious, brings a sense of duty rather than a sense of humor to an adventuring group. With their grit and iron will, deep gnomes meet adversity with hammers, picks, and their dour, dry wit — or no wit at all — as their weapons of choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
by merchants and other brave travelers. They typically make a cautious approach to stronger creatures, speaking in halting, croaking Undercommon to offer their services in return for fresh food, metal
infamous and feared by all folk of the surface rouses their anger. Pitiable Slaves. Some Underdark creatures, particularly the drow and kuo-toa, raid blindheim settlements in search of slaves. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
they don’t have an enemy to fight. Because the Northlanders are good at fighting and sailing, and perfectly willing to attack ships close to their shores, best to be cautious around any Northlander
nearest neighbor, the remote island of Tuern is host to violent folk who raid and pillage at will and seek to enslave any outlanders they capture on or near their island. They trust no magic of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cultists are questioned, they refuse to talk unless someone succeeds at a DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check. They know it’s standard practice for a raiding party to leave behind a rearguard. They
know some prisoners were taken from the town but not how many or whether they include a half-elf monk. They know the raid was for loot, because they were told to look specifically for gold, gems, and






