before burden diffusing clans refer

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

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

, digesting the dust but leaving the message lodged in its digestive tract. Trained over long years and with plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command.

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

call home. Orphaned firbolgs are those whose clans or homelands have been destroyed. They become crusaders for nature, seeking to avenge their loss and prevent the further destruction of the natural

forest’s children by their deeds, habits, and other actions. By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by

Northlanders

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

Northlanders The terms Northlander, Northfolk, and Northmen are interchangeable. They refer to one of several tall, fair-haired, seagoing peoples that ply the cold northern waters and dwell on the

whales on the open sea. A few clans of Northlanders explored the monster-infested interior of the Savage Frontier, and they became the ancestors of the Uthgardt tribes and the present-day denizens of

Vistani Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Barovians refer to him as “the devil Strahd.” Strahd has taken many consorts, but he has known only one true love: a Barovian peasant girl named Tatyana. (The Vistani don’t know what happened to her

another Vistana. It is the burden of the Vistani’s great gift that their own fates can’t be divined. Vistani curses are potent, but they are invoked with great caution. Vistani know that to curse one

Khargra

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

. 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

plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command. khargra Small

Ythryn Lore

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

refer to the Ythryn Lore table. If you get a result that’s come up before, roll again or choose a different result. Ythryn Lore d20 Lore 1 Ythryn was under the command of a lich named

are immortalized in the city’s museum. 3 The city’s creators used giant mimics as construction tools and beasts of burden. 4 Apprentice mages would graduate from the House of the Arcane and

Lockbury Henge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Lockbury Henge Yon is home to eight clans of korreds. Queen Argantle, elected to rule over all eight clans, protects this sacred site. Lockbury Henge is meant to be a place where korreds can enjoy

) prevents the korreds from harming the characters. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Argantle. As an action, Argantle can call forth the remaining six leaders of the korred clans of Yon

Hartsvale

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

edge, between the vale proper and the northern Ice Spires, and another fed by the lakes on its southern edge. Originally the home of giant clans and ragtag barbarian tribespeople related to the

-steads that surround it. Nonetheless, a certain strong breed of merchant travels the narrow mountain passes leading into Hartsvale. The dwarves of Citadel Adbar jestingly refer to these people as

Human Ethnicities in Faerûn

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

revere the moon goddess. Gur communities live a nomadic existence wandering the Western Heartlands, leading others to refer to them as “the people of the highway.” Gur Names: (Male) Boriv, Gardar

, Sulyma Shaaran Dark-haired and tan-skinned nomads from southern Faerûn, the Shaarans are skilled hunters, archers, and riders who revere various nature deities. They are organized into clans under the

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

Faerûn

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

cloaking Samarach’s mountain passes conceal the activities in that nation. Dambrath. Situated on a warm plain on the shore of the Great Sea, Dambrath is ruled by nomadic clans of human horse riders who

the drow. The clans meet twice a year at a sacred site known as the Hills of the Kings, where dozens of totem sculptures are preserved. At these gatherings, each clan updates its totem with an

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

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

stairs, the yakfolk built a village. In the centuries that followed, clans of dwarves eager to plunder the mines made numerous failed attempts to conquer the yakfolk village before concluding that

beasts of burden. Shovels, pitchforks, hoes, wooden buckets, yokes, and plows hang from the walls. Shelves hold sacks of seeds waiting to be planted the following spring. During the day, a yakfolk

Outer City Gazetteer

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

structure — which popular stories now refer to as Balduran’s Tomb — has been discovered three more times in the same fashion, each time in a different location, yet so far no one has been able to enter

valuable magic potions, and eagerly encourages his shoppers to investigate — and then return to tell him the story. Garynmor Stables and Menagerie As horses and other beasts of burden aren’t allowed inside

Outer City Gazetteer

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

returned, the structure was gone. Since then, the forested structure — which popular stories now refer to as Balduran’s Tomb — has been discovered three more times in the same fashion, each time in a

As horses and other beasts of burden aren’t allowed inside the city walls, the Outer City overflows with stables and hostlers, ranging from muddy pens to barns nicer than most inns. Of these, the

Locations A - D

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

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

Icespear family have proven fruitless. The town has survived for several seasons without a governor — no one in town wants the power or the burden. Visitors who would rather not endure the bland food and

Maelstrom Level 2

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

from a cluster of islands that humans refer to as the Red Rocks. One of the storm giants who found the queen also found a wooden coin painted with a golden goose insignia and gave it to Serissa

submarine. The third crate contains hundreds of trinkets recovered from the sea floor — tribute from various sea elf clans that pledge fealty to the storm giant king. The trinkets include everything

Locations E - H

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

likely to burden him or the Zoar family. Examples of what he might provide include a meeting with one or more members of the Council of Elders, an arranged meeting with a Lords’ Alliance

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

Chromatic Dragons

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

these creatures, humanoids are animals, fit to serve as prey or beasts of burden, and wholly unworthy of respect. Dangerous Lairs. A dragon’s lair serves as the seat of its power and a vault for its

magical might. Frost giants challenge white dragons to prove their own strength and improve their status in their clans, and their cracked bones litter many a white dragon’s lair. However, a white dragon

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