before beneath defusing caste relative

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

-tiered caste system made up of lashers, hunters, gatherers, and pariahs. The status of every family in the tribe is based on its importance to the tribe’s survival. Families that belong to the

goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

the dwarf could see of the man’s face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft

. EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could. But at least the relative largeness of the apartment

. Gnomes average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), and their bright eyes shine with

d'Ahten'khan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above

d’Ahten’khan 5th-level Grung Monk Courtier Way of the Open Hand As an orange grung, d’Ahten’khan is the highest caste member of the group, and its strategic leader. Not the most studied grung

implicitly with communicating her commands to b’Leep, a green grung scout, and last remaining member of her squad. As b’Leep is well beneath her station d’Ahten’khan will not ever communicate directly

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

structures that would collapse beneath a human or an orc. Some thieves’ guilds use kenku as lookouts and messengers. The kenku dwell in the tallest buildings and towers the guild controls

. Others strike out on their own in search of the secrets of flight, to master magic, or to uncover the secret of their curse and find a method to break it. Kenku adventurers, despite their relative

3. The Boneyard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

humanoid corpses (humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, and the odd half-orc) are neatly arranged in lines along the sea floor beneath the ceiling of the coral mountain, in some kind of macabre

relative seclusion.” Gar’s intent, of course, is to use the blood from the young creature in a much larger ritual, to animate what will certainly be a terrifying army of undead to assault the coastline

2. Entrance from the Village Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

2. Entrance from the Village Hall Hidden beneath the planks in the back corner of the village hall, this entrance to the ice caves consists of a chute carved with icy stairs descending 100 feet in a

suffer disease or injury beyond Bonecarver’s limited healing ability are quarantined here in the relative warmth of the caves. The coughing villager is named Mend-nets (tribal warrior). Mend-nets is

Goblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

is a yellow-and-red striped whip made of leather. This mark of his authority is used by its wielder against goblins of a lower caste as well as on slaves and enemies. The knowledge of how to make

such a whip is enough to elevate a goblin to the master caste of lashers. Often the secret is guarded by one family in a tribe, which enjoys prestige and influence because it controls the supply of whips

2. Entrance from the Village Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

2. Entrance from the Village Hall Hidden beneath the planks in the back corner of the village hall, this entrance to the ice caves consists of a chute carved with icy stairs descending 100 feet in a

disease or injury beyond Bonecarver’s limited healing ability are quarantined here in the relative warmth of the caves. The coughing villager is named Mend-nets (tribal warrior). Mend-nets is

Structured Society

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Structured Society The goal of every yuan-ti is to transform itself into the ideal combination of snake and humanoid. This attitude is reflected in yuan-ti society by a caste system, with status

purebloods at the base. The outliers are the anathemas, the most powerful yuan-ti of all, and two castes that lie beneath all yuan-ti: broodguards and slaves. Statistics for yuan-ti anathemas, yuan-ti

Adventures in Dementlieu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

quickly identify their relative social status. Characters can easily pass as aristocrats, particularly if they flaunt their wealth and claim ancestral lands in Chateaufaux. But if they admit to a

replaced by lifelike constructs, while the originals are held captive in the cellar beneath Alexandre du Cire’s House of Wax. A party member is the next target. 5 A crusader hunting the Red Death

Erebos's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

enter his realm remain there for all time. Within the Underworld, only the relative paradise of Ilysia is sheltered from his influence. In the other four realms of the dead, his will is law. Mortals

inevitability of death and the often unavoidable tragedies of life. Although Erebos forbids souls from leaving the Underworld, some escape his clutches. Generally such souls are beneath his notice, but he

Old Keoland

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

populations of many different species in relative peace with each other. Even the long-standing feud between Keoland and the Hold of the Sea Princes might be drawing to an end under the leadership of

mountains. Robin Olausson Beneath the beautiful surface of the Hellfurnaces lie endless hidden evils Old Keoland Adventures One reason for the amicable relations among the nations of Old Keoland is

Stage 3: Feeling Small

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the closest table is growing, as are the floor boards beneath your feet. The entire inn is expanding — or maybe you’re shrinking. Assuming the rest of the inn is its usual size, by the time the effect

normal speed for movement, but you multiply the dimensions of the common room and any furniture or objects in it by a factor of 10. For example, relative to the characters the length of the bar is

Boareskyr Bridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

homage, all beneath the protective gaze of the paladins of Elturgard stationed at nearby Fort Tamal. Fort Tamal For many years, a ruined keep on the southern bank dubbed Bridgefort served as the

camp at Fort Tamal never seemed to need such a robust guard before. Even the relative nearness of Najara seems to provide little reason for so many of Elturgard’s mightiest defenders to be squandered

The Remains of Tammeraut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

pulses from the depths of the hull. The rotten tangles of timbers and bulkheads are weak after ten years underwater and can be pushed through with relative ease. A large hole in the buried stern of the

wreck allows easy access to a darkened cavern that opens up beneath broken slabs of stone — the remains of the seals that once blocked the opening of the pit. As the characters enter the wreck, a

The Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

in an ancient chamber beneath the sewers or carved into Dusthawk Hill. Rumor holds that eleven red crystals on the wall of the temple grow brighter with every murder committed, gathering power for

. Instead, her supposed relative welcomes guests, engaging them with sharp wit, hard liquor, political gossip, and political opportunities of “gray” legality. No one seem to know their host’s name

The Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

in an ancient chamber beneath the sewers or carved into Dusthawk Hill. Rumor holds that eleven red crystals on the wall of the temple grow brighter with every murder committed, gathering power for

. Instead, her supposed relative welcomes guests, engaging them with sharp wit, hard liquor, political gossip, and political opportunities of “gray” legality. No one seem to know their host’s name

Tu'narath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

try to enter clandestinely, the place is immense enough that a small group can sneak in with relative ease. If uninvited visitors arrive openly, they can expect a sharp reception from githyanki patrol

District. Susurrus, the queen’s stronghold, is protected by thick, obsidian walls. Only one gate leads into it, located on a path that passes beneath the statue of Gith. Beyond the statue, the path

Putting the Planes Together

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the three planes and the relative importance they give to law and good. Sages have constructed a few such theoretical models to make sense of the jumble of planes, particularly the Outer Planes. The

reward, and then beneath the world through the nightmarish Twelve Hours of Night. The Solar Barge is a tiny Outer Plane in its own right, though it exists within the Astral Plane and the other Outer

Mirabar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

drink, and to work underground, so do a minority of dwarves take to the open sky, doing dock work, or even manning and building ships. The lower levels beneath Mirabar are all dwarven, as even the most

rich are just as sparsely furnished as those in poorer homes. Keeping up the appearance of relative equality in fortunes is vital, for if anyone in a position to commit a violent act — say, a

Children of the All-Father

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft

known as the Thousand-Year War. Dragons had lived in and around Ostoria in relative peace since the empire’s foundation. Conflicts between dragons and giants in those days were personal, not tribal or

Solitary but Social

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

receive relatively cordial treatment from those other hags instead. Every hag has a particular status relative to others of her kind and to hags of all sorts, based on age, abilities, influence

, alliances, and experience, and is aware of her place (though not necessarily satisfied with it). The few grandmothers sit at the top of the hierarchy, a larger number of aunties are beneath that, and all

Temple of Tharizdun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

meet once a week or more. This section assumes that no cultists are on site when the characters arrive, giving the party a chance to explore in relative peace. But if you decide so, the cultists could be

, and were driven to seek out the cult in the Styes. Being near the temple soothes their psychic torment, so they spend most of their time hidden in a secret, submerged grotto beneath areas T4 and T5

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

in. A staircase in the southern part of the room ascends to the white tower’s lunarium (area U1). White Moonlight Mirror. Hidden in a cavity beneath the flagstone tiles is a white moonlight mirror

ascend to a railed walkway overlooking the orrery. This enchanted orrery accurately depicts the current positions of Krynn’s three moons—Solinari, Lunitari, and Nuitari—relative to Krynn. If the

Nangalore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

boggy marsh. The garden has multiple levels. Map 2.12 uses elevation markers to indicate how high the levels are relative to the ground. Some keyed locations contain multiple levels; for example, area 4

intact. Clutched in the statue’s right hand is a stone spear, and resting on the floor beneath it is a clay urn. North of the statue is an open balcony overlooking a flooded garden. Standing to one

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

battleground for warring genies. After years of struggling beneath their genasi masters, human slaves arose to follow a Chosen of Ilmater, at first using nonviolent resistance, and then erupting in full

revere Silvanus, Malar, and occasionally Selûne. Given the Dambrathans’ history of domination by the Crinti, a ruling caste of half-drow, it is no surprise that they reserve their greatest hatred for

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

legendary hoard in tunnels beneath one cavern, which can be entered only by lifting or pushing aside a massive slab of stone — a task impossible for anyone not as large and strong as an ancient dragon

freely into the sea, the Delimbiyr River dissolves into a morass of waterways threading around and beneath trees festooned with moss, forming a vast swamp. Lizard Marsh is known for two things

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