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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Underdark settlements, such as drow cities.
Deep Dragons
Deep dragons slither through the wet and lightless places of the Underdark. They are stealthy hunters with an affinity for lost lore and fungi
works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages.
Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They often clash with aquatic Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
tomes or works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages.
Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They often clash with aquatic Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many
deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
forms. Many deep dragons collect forgotten tomes or works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages.
Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They often clash with aquatic
Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dragons’ sinuous forms. Many deep dragons collect forgotten tomes or works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages.
Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They
dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving copies of forgotten lore, fungal ingredients for cures or plagues, or maps to lost Underdark locales.Deep Dragon Lairs
Deep
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
corpse serves to entice other curious folk—explorers from the surface world, drow, duergar, or the choker’s favorite prey, goblins—to come within reach.
When a target presents itself
choker can keep its body deep inside the crevice where it hides, beyond the reach of most normal weapons.
Chokers tend to set their ambushes alone, rather than working in concert, but where one
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, hairless warriors stands 15 to 21 feet tall and possesses a lust for magic, an inherited memory (composed of recollections from the souls sacrificed in their creation), and an insane hatred for
their enemies, most notably the magic-devouring, funnel-shaped creatures known as phaerimm. Other creatures targeted by the thaluud include mind flayers, derro, drow, and duergar. Tomb tappers
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
","rollAction":"Sickle","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The drow warlock K'thriss Drow'b cuts a dashing figure as the worldly representative of the Ur — a ravenous, inscrutable, and
largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team's hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the essential lack of meaning
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
turn, unless it has taken poison damage since its last turn. The Goose Mother regains 10 hit points for each head when it regrows.
Reactive Heads. For each head the Goose Mother has beyond one, it gets
Goose Mother is real.
Centuries ago, an enterprising witch created a frothy stew composed of hydra’s blood and goose feathers. It is from this noxious slurry that the Goose Mother was born. Within
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. Underneath its armored exterior, a zodar’s body is composed of tightly knit muscle fibers that make it incredibly strong and heavy. A zodar weighs 1,500 pounds.
No one knows how many zodars
exist or where they came from, but the most popular hypothesis is that they are the creations of some long-forgotten god. Zodars interact with other sapient creatures in a manner that goes beyond mere
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try
-worshiping drow elite warrior;drow warriors were sent to kill a sapphire dragon wyrmling who has been making meals of their goddess’s holy spiders.
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A sapphire dragon wyrmling is on the
Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
“I have never imagined such beauty existed,” Goldmoon said softly. The day’s march had been difficult, but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams. The companions stood on a
(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal)
Subrace
Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
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
traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office for the Blackstaff, the highest-ranking wizard in Waterdeep. As the rightful owner of the
the staff’s wishes, the staff ceases to function until it finds a worthy inheritor — someone whose loyalty to Waterdeep is beyond reproach.
Spirit Trap. When the Blackstaff dies, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, obeying any command from a drow that isn’t clearly suicidal. 24b. Tunnels These naturally formed tunnels wind through collapsed rooms and hallways. The walls are composed of jagged stones, and the floor
”). The troglodytes attack anything that isn’t a troglodyte or a drow. If the adventuring party includes one or more drow characters or NPCs, the troglodytes bow their heads and wait for new orders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
use of special drow poisons, are a constant threat. Bodyguards and food tasters are as necessary to the survival of a high-ranking drow as air and water. Squabbles within a house also occur from time to
Society of Blood and Poison The principal organization in drow culture and society is the house, an extended clan that comprises many related families, plus a number of lesser families who have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
parties to the surface to capture humanoids under cover of darkness, bringing them back to their cities to be tortured into submission. Beyond those occasional excursions, the drow are content to remain
short lived and fraught with peril. Drow society is divided into noble houses, each ruled by a matron who seeks to raise the prestige and power of her house above all others. Other high-ranking members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
12. Quaggoth Den Beyond the slave pen and down a set of stone steps, this cave is used as a den by the dozen quaggoths that serve the drow of Velkynvelve. The interior is littered with nest-like
mounds of debris and the scattered bones of the quaggoths’ past meals. These servants of the drow use the den only to sleep and eat, with 1d4 quaggoths resting here at any given time. The quaggoths attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
at the bottom of the dark elves’ social hierarchy, the lowest-ranking drow are considered little better than slaves themselves. A weak house that doesn’t ally itself with a protector will be preyed on
Nocturnal Raiders If the drow kept to themselves in their subterranean cities and fortresses, few other creatures would care. The dark elves could indulge their evil practices until their caverns
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
higher-ranking castes keep their status by not sharing their knowledge and skills with other families, while those in the lower castes have little hope of escaping their plight.
Outsiders who don&rsquo
castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice.
Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the worst
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wearing cloaks and cowls in the midst of kidnapping a low-ranking drow noble. If the characters kill four or more cultists, the rest flee like rats. Sounds of combat attract the attention of a drow foot
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Drow congregate to throw stones at the still-dazed creature and drive it into the tunnels beyond the city’s environs. If it’s unlucky, it’s attacked by a roper, a carrion crawler, or another drider. If
Cities without Sunlight The drow might have not chosen to live in the Underdark, but just the same they consider it their home, not a prison. Just as the sea elves adapted to their aquatic realm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Erelal Freth, a drow priestess of Lolth. Her older brother Drivvin works at her side. Erelal has communed with Lolth and believes that the key to securing the Troglodyte Warrens begins with the
capitulation of the minotaurs on the Maze Level. Once the minotaurs are subservient to House Freth, the drow will use them to clear out and secure the warrens. To this end, Drivvin is devising a ritual to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
decorative fungi fields and gardens that surround the various noble estates. These drow are low-ranking members of their house. They give strangers unpleasant looks but pose little threat. There is a 25
the eight great drow houses gather and meet. Each noble estate in Qu’ellarz’orl maintains its own militia, consisting of several hundred highly disciplined drow warriors and drow elite warriors, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
cavern beyond the ravine, a glimpse of a majestic mushroom tower can be seen, although the poor light and a rising mist makes it impossible to discern its details. Drow Pursuit in Neverlight Grove
Though the characters don’t know it yet, a drow scout patrol arrived in Neverlight Grove ahead of them, anticipating that the escaped adventurers might seek shelter among the myconids. Unfortunately for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
areas 17a through 17e beyond. 18b. Fight Club Drow. In the middle of the room, a female drow elite warrior named Drinrith Auvryndar (Vlonwelv’s niece) is providing melee combat training to fourteen
18. First Blood If the characters have forged an alliance with Xarann A’Daragon (see area 17d), he goes on ahead of them and distracts the drow in area 18b, allowing the characters to gain surprise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
19. Interrogation Room Characters who listen at the double door hear tortured screams coming from beyond. Once used as a kitchen, this 20-foot-high room has been mostly cleaned out. Interrogation. A
male drow mage named Kereth Ichorzza and a summoned quasit are interrogating a male drow named Tazirahc Oussar, who is bound to an iron chair with spider silk.
Observers. Observing the interrogation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
25. Auvryndar Hall This hall was once a market where the drow kept and sold slaves. It now serves as House Auvryndar’s main military stronghold in Undermountain. If Vlonwelv Auvryndar is here, the
drow priestess is seated on the throne in the southern alcove (area 25b), listening to tedious reports of the battles waging against House Freth. 25a. Hall of the Dark Seldarine Any character who tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow Favored Consort Nearly all priestesses of Lolth, including the powerful matron mothers, take attractive drow as their consorts. Often these individuals serve no purpose beyond pleasure, breeding
with their favor, which are they are especially glad to lavish on a consort who combines beauty with magical might. Drow Favored Consort
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are spattered with blood from recent battles between drow and minotaurs. An invisible will-o’-wisp dwells here, the dark essence of a female drow priestess named Z’reska, who was butchered by
a lute carved of pale wood. The instrument has been smashed beyond repair. A silver-inlaid Elvish inscription on its broken neck reads “Korynn.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fills this dark cave, and various oozes slither across the walls and floor. Some sort of fungal wall or partition once divided the cave, but that barrier has been destroyed. Beyond it lies more
was ransacked during the drow invasion, and the Pudding King’s oozes have dissolved most of what the drow left behind, including the bones of the slaughtered rothé. Two freshwater pools form along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
any creature that isn’t a drow.
Drow. Four male drow elite warriors hide in the dead-end tunnels to the south. Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 20 or higher spots these
guards.
Standing Stones. The northern part of the cave contains two large standing stones, each of which has an inanimate minotaur skeleton embedded in it.
If a battle erupts here, the drow in area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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
empty, but cries of pain can be heard coming from beyond the door. 7b. Unused Torture Chamber The walls of this room are lined with coiled whips, daggers, and other menacing tools. A small table in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
herself and Caerwyn, her beloved. The palace once stood where the hedge maze (area G21) now does, facing the lake in the garden. Composed of striking purple-red porphyry stone, the palace remains a
let the magic that preserved her own life beyond its natural span end. The Gardener said their final farewell to Caerwyn and Porphura, sealed the tomb, and left the palace forever. Out of respect for their late friends, the Gardener won’t enter the Palace of Spires for any reason.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
assume that all of the lands in and between those places are tamed. Travel a short way beyond most civilized places, and one finds oneself in the midst of wilderness haunted by creatures deadly and
foul. The information below is excerpted from Far from the Misty Hills, a treatise on far-flung places in the North, composed by one Aedyn Graymantle, a moon elf ranger who hails from Evereska. In her years of braving the wilds, Aedyn has acted as guide, caravan guard, bodyguard, and trailblazer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
cobwebs. The ceiling overhead is obscured by hanging strands of webbing.
Casual observation will not reveal that the ceiling, 20 feet overhead, is composed of badly fitting stones. The cobwebs must be
a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 27 (5d10) bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The trap mechanism is beyond the doors and inside the ceiling, so it can’t be disabled from outside.