before both driven clans reclusive

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

material is coughed up. Reluctant Predators. Khargras find living flesh disgusting, and they attack creatures only when driven by hunger and a lack of safer options. After securing a meal of whatever

tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death. Stealthy Couriers. A number of clans among the dwarves, duergar, and azers have trained

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

At the highest mountain peaks — far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl — dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a

the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying. Driven Competitors Every day brings a new challenge to a goliath. Food, water, and shelter are rare in the uppermost mountain reaches. A

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity. In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most

hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud. Clans and Kingdoms Dwarven kingdoms stretch deep beneath the mountains where the dwarves mine gems and precious metals and forge items of wonder

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders. Ultimate travelers, the inquisitive

homeland, content to dwell in small, tight clans. These tabaxi hunt for food, craft goods, and largely keep to themselves. However, not all tabaxi are satisfied with such a life. The Cat Lord, the divine

Interesting Things About the Holds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

the Jhorash’tar, a clan of orcs. The Jhorash’tar have been slowly driven into the least hospitable regions of the mountains. A few of the clans are seeking to incorporate the Jhorash’tar into Mror

work of the Jhorash’tar, a rival clan, or some force from below the mountains. Other clans have tried to claim the Noldrun lands, but this has always met with disaster.

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her mad. She leaves on rare occasions to hunt for food, returning as soon as possible

Gruul Clans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Gruul Clans KEV WALKER Jace had never seen, or for that matter smelled, a Gruul war party at all. Their armor was made from animal hides and bones, and their weaponry was heavy pieces of scavenged

largest and mightiest of them all. — Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist The Gruul Clans are a wild people in a civilized land, a loose affiliation of bands that squat on the fringes of

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

existence. At the top of his tower he erected a planar beacon that shone into other worlds, drawing strange creatures like moths to a flame and paralyzing them for his studies. Over the years, the reclusive

, which have driven away his military work crew. Gallio is unaware that Thalivar’s spirit haunts the tower and possesses him each night to carry on its research!

Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

depths of the Ironroot Mountains. The orcs of Eberron weren’t formed by Gruumsh, and they aren’t inherently driven to evil. However, they are an extremely passionate and primal race, given to powerful

clans. The dragonmarked House Tharashk arose from this union. While full orcs cannot carry the Mark of Finding they are an important part of the house and can be found across Khorvaire as part of

Life in Yeonido

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

key components of life within the city. Change is possible, but usually only when it’s driven by members of the royal family or the noble clans. Queen Jin-Mi sits at the apex of the social order

, followed by the noble elite, the various ranks of government magistrates, and the heads of each familial clan. Clans and Identity Clans live in compounds that often hold every member of the family

Noteworthy Features

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

for years, though he issues proclamations and sends agents to collect taxes. Steam power driven by boiling sewers fuels clockwork inventions and massive cranes in the city of Ludendorf. The necessity

of such innovations in fending off starvation and the frigid environment encourages the scientists at Ludendorf University to push the boundaries of science and morality. The reclusive genius Dr

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Location Overview Umbrage Hill got its name after two feuding dwarf clans fought a pitched battle atop it. The cause of their umbrage is a tale lost to time, and only the cairns of the dead now

manticore driven out of the mountains by Cryovain the white dragon attacks the windmill shortly before the adventurers arrive. Read the following boxed text to set the scene: Built on the slope of

Dwarves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

of southwest Ansalon for thousands of years, but the centuries since the Cataclysm have created new divisions within it. The dwarves of Thorbardin divide themselves into ancient clans. Many

halls home. Proud and reserved, most Thorbardin clans want nothing to do with outsiders—dwarves or otherwise. However, some dwarves grow tired of life within their ancient tunnels and wonder about

Darguun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

many human cities are built on goblin foundations. This empire collapsed into savagery, and when humanity arrived, goblins were driven from their ancestral lands or enslaved. Galifar ended the

hobgoblin clans known as the Ghaal’dar were based in the Seawall Mountains, but during the Last War the demand for mercenaries drew an ever-increasing number of goblins out of the mountains to fight

Dwarves of the Multiverse

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

great empire known as Kal-Thax. They have long been split into several clans based on traditional roles that were established in Kal-Thax and its successor settlements. Yet, as with much on Krynn, the

their subterranean cousins that couldn’t be acquired underground. The great city of Thorbardin was the most prominent of the dwarves’ underground settlements, where several clans lived and worked

Factions of Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

ruthless and canny ruler who engages in secret meetings with all the city’s councils and clans to keep their members guessing what he’s up to, hands out favors out of the blue, and lets it be known that

keeps all the city’s factions at each other’s throats and out of Horgar’s way. Council of Lairds This advisory body represents the interests of the different clans that have pledged allegiance to the

The Wilds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

, including humans. In addition to those described in this collection, many creatures from the Monster Manual and other sources live in the wilds of Eldraine: Humans. Whether driven by desperation or a

said to hoard precious magic items, tomes, and other secrets in lochs, ponds, and wishing wells across Eldraine. Fauns. Prior to the Phyrexian invasion, fauns (use the satyr stat block) were reclusive

Cults of the Dragon Below

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

serve the demon overlord Sul Khatesh in exchange for secrets of magic. In the Mror Holds, dwarf clans bargain with Dyrrn the Corruptor to gain symbionts and sinister gifts. The Shadow Marches contain

, not from faith. Cults driven by madness have a warped view of reality. A cultist might believe aberrations are a higher form of life and that the daelkyr will elevate mortals. Other cultists may not

Khargra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

only when driven by hunger and a lack of safer options. After securing a meal of whatever tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death

. Stealthy Couriers. A number of clans among the dwarves, duergar, and azers have trained khargras as couriers. Making use of these creatures’ odd digestive systems, their masters sprinkle iron dust

Church of the Silver Flame

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

some claim that these stories are fabrications and that Jaela is merely a figurehead for High Cardinal Krozen. The reclusive Krozen is a brilliant strategist and ruthless leader. Many believe that

than compassion as the primary tool for rooting out evil. And in Thrane, the church has become the ruling body. While still driven by Tira’s principles of redemption and sacrifice, the intrusion of

Harpy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

moved to tears. Following the music, she came upon a clearing where stood a handsome elf youth who had also paused to hear the bird’s song. This was Fenmarel Mestarine, a reclusive elf god. His divine

presence stole her heart as he fled, vanishing into the woods as if he was never there. Though the elf searched the woods and called for her stranger, she found no sign of his passage. Driven to

Goblin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

, particularly the Izzet (where they typically serve as attendants for researchers), the Gruul (in camps that form hapless buffers between the clans and civilized regions), the Rakdos (putting their love of

goblins are guildless and make their way as members of street gangs. Sometimes driven by wild mood swings, goblins have an inclination toward destruction, which can take a playful form but is often

Goliaths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Goliaths At the highest mountain peaks—far above the slopes where trees grow, where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl—dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few other folk can truthfully claim to have

have done. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as an incentive to improve their skills. Above all else, every goliath is driven to outdo their past performance, taking greater and greater risks. As

Life as a Halfling

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

, such appellations come about because in the distant past, a halfling matriarch or patriarch performed a memorable feat or displayed some amazing skill that led to a name that stuck. Clans with

reclusive by nature, they are adept at finding out-of-the-way places to settle in. It takes a combination of luck and persistence for an ordinary traveler to find such a place, and often that’s not enough

Geographic Features

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

outer reaches of the forest periodically, while several wood elf clans dwell at its edge. The two forces are generally successful at keeping the monsters of the Dreadwood in check, but at times a

if you use up the table’s entries. Drowned Forest Oddities d10 Encounter 1 A human zombie is chained to a wooden stake driven into the ground. The remains of many other zombies lie nearby. A

Locations R - U

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

villagers tether canoes to their cottages so that they can move about during the river’s rise. Ruathym The human clans of Ruathym (see map 3.10) are at war with Luskan and have been for as long as any of them

to surmount. Brutally cold winds, avalanches, and icy rifts are the least of a traveler’s problems in the Spine of the World. Clans of giants, goblinoids, and orcs dwell there, holding every cavern or

Locations A - D

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

harnessed horses or oxen can be driven through the water to bathe them, drive off flies, and let them drink. It also boasts a tanner, a smith, some horse dealers and trainers who keep extensive stables, and

political turmoil in Citadel Abdar, the elders of Adbar’s dwarven clans hired a doppelganger to impersonate King Harnoth. True power in Citadel Adbar now lies with the clan elders, who meet in secret

Locations E - H

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

Graypeak Mountains are named for the clans of gray-skinned stone giants who dwell here. The expanse is riddled with abandoned mines of both dwarven and Netherese origin. Grayvale Nestled in the

past few weeks helping farmers and other locals flee the vale. She doesn’t know why the normally reclusive giants are suddenly out to destroy everything. If the characters ask Silixia where the stone

Chromatic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

by all creatures — including each other. Driven by Greed. Chromatic dragons lust after treasure, and this greed colors their every scheme and plot. They believe that the world’s wealth belongs to them

intelligent, and most animalistic of the chromatic dragons, white dragons dwell in frigid climes, favoring arctic areas or icy mountains. They are vicious, cruel reptiles driven by hunger and greed. A

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