being before devote crafting realms

Duergar Kavalrachni

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers

, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable outbursts of frustration and despair is not always easy. Similarly, duergar tend to be very

Duergar Despot

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they

crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable outbursts of frustration and despair is not always easy. Similarly, duergar tend to be very

Duergar Stone Guard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

regulars or organized into elite strike forces for specific missions. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have

;re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable

Duergar Soulblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were infused with

manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works

Duergar Xarrorn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were infused with powerful psionic abilities but also a

emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship

Draegloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

mouth full of sharp teeth. Among the drow noble houses of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, a high priestess’s successful creation of a draegloth is seen as a sign of Lolth’s favor

toward her house—and a sign of the demon lord’s disregard for the family’s rivals, who were not thus gifted. The creation prompts the leaders of the house to begin crafting new plans

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and shrink down to miniature size to spy on their targets. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been

exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable outbursts

Duergar Warlord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were

passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

skill with sword, bow, and strategy. Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and

magic allow them to support themselves without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is

Elf Rangers

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

scouts and guardians of elven realms. Such elves usually devote themselves to Rillifane Rallathil or Solonor Thelandria. Elf rangers driven to roam might instead favor Fenmarel Mestarine, god of lone wanderers, or Shevarash, elven god of vengeance.

Hidden Woodland Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and magic allow them to support themselves

without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is usually limited, though a few elves make a

Hidden Woodland Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and magic allow them to support themselves

without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is usually limited, though a few elves make a

The Land of the Mists

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

in Ravenloft, elements the following chapters explore as tools for crafting horror adventures. For details on specific Domains of Dread and interactions between these realms, see chapter 3.

A Culture of Fugitives

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

realms yet adrift in the Astral Plane. Though no one has discovered such a place, it is beyond dispute that an empire as vast as the illithids’ built great cities and other edifices. Most sages, however

, yet no one can be sure exactly what the illithids are and are not capable of. VARIANT: MIND FLAYER PSION Mind flayers sometimes devote themselves to deeper study of psionic power, and many excel at

Oracle

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

Oracle You possess a precious gift coveted not just by mortals but by the gods themselves: the gift of clear communication between the mortal and divine realms. As an oracle, you can perceive the

determine what unwanted revelations you receive. The gods seek mortal oracles to act as their agents. As a result, most oracles devote themselves to the service of a single god and learn to ignore the

Southern Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

merchants who visit the city, and is made up of many enclaves, blocks, and streets primarily occupied by citizens who trace their ancestry to other realms. One can indulge in the finest halfling food here

, enjoy the best singers of Calishite music, and examine the most stunning works of dwarven crafting — but the first challenge is finding where these treats are housed. The Southern Ward has long been a

Draegloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

red eyes, a doglike snout, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Among the drow noble houses of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, a high priestess’s successful creation of a draegloth is seen as a sign

of Lolth’s favor toward her house—and a sign of the demon lord’s disregard for the family’s rivals, who were not thus gifted. The creation prompts the leaders of the house to begin crafting new plans

The Path to Perfection

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

of time. Rather than imparting his skills to them, he fueled their spirits with a burning desire to follow his example. His gifts of durability and purpose gave the dwarves all they needed to devote

. Dwarves pursue perfection. This chase is foolish. There is no one pure truth of anything. Minds as Rigid as Stone Although the dwarves’ obsessive pursuit of perfection in the arts of crafting leads them

Fire Giant

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

integral part of life in the giants’ fortresses and underground realms of smoke and ash. The fire giants’ songs are odes of battles lost and won, while their dances are martial formations of pounding

feet that resound like smiths’ hammers throughout their smoky halls. Just as fire giants pass down their knowledge of crafting from generation to generation, their renowned fighting prowess comes not

Githzerai in the World

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

they visit other realms, particularly the Material Plane, githzerai feel sluggish and aren’t comfortable functioning in a landscape that they see as being locked in immutability. Despite their

reinforcements. For those who need such enticement, they offer the promise of sharing the bounty of great treasures held by the githyanki. Mind Flayers. Though they devote most of their military

Roleplaying a Giant

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

accept is in the form of livestock and crops, but this isn’t their only source of food. Cloud giants are avid gardeners. Almost all cloud giant strongholds devote space to a garden that produces

weight of the stone above them and enable the giants to harness the heat of rivers of magma to power their forges. A fire giant’s prowess in the occupations of crafting determines its place in the ordning

Other Religious Systems

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

planes. Some lesser deities live in the Material Plane, as does the unicorn-goddess Lurue of the Forgotten Realms and the titanic shark-god Sekolah revered by the sahuagin. Others live on the Outer

rather than from a specific nature deity, some clerics devote themselves to ideals rather than to a god. Paladins might serve a philosophy of justice and chivalry rather than a specific deity. Forces and

Stone Giants

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

. Young stone giants practice tirelessly, hoping to prove themselves worthy of assisting the tribe’s best carvers. A stone giant master carver might devote years to finding the best stone before

realms of the storm giants, which maintain a constant watch for the all-important signs. In ages past, when giant dynasties reigned, the signs that accompanied the leader of them all were clear and

Duergar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by

, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable outbursts of frustration and despair is not always easy. Similarly, duergar tend to be very

Tour of the Planes

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

space as gravity constantly shifts, and a riot of colors blazes through the ever-shifting sky. Still, stoic githzerai monks exert their will over the elements, crafting monasteries on islands of earth

draws merchants and travelers from across reality. Syrania is home to a host of angels that devote their immortal lives to serene contemplation. Each angel seeks to achieve mastery of one pure concept

The Dark Seldarine

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

even the Queen of Spiders is sometimes tricked when Zinzerena shifts blame for her actions onto others. Not many female drow devote their lives to the study of magic, because it’s held to be a low-status

accurate, since Lolth seems to have little influence in Khyber but the drow there bear many similarities to the Lolth-worshiping drow of other realms throughout the multiverse. On Krynn, Lolth is

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

, along with anyone else with calloused hands or a passion for crafting. Locals are hardworking folk who can churn ingots from ore, press diamonds from coal, and turn a lump of nothing into something

. Statues and roofs erode in a few decades unless protected by magic or alchemical treatment, and locals often bear scars from exposure to these portals and the deadly realms beyond. Lower Ward Encounters

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