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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
two elements of their character. They are cautious and distrustful, which serves them well as they navigate the dangers of the Underdark and its societies. They also have a stronger-than-normal
themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story that duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the histories of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ago but for two elements of their character. They are cautious and distrustful, which serves them well as they navigate the dangers of the Underdark and its societies. They also have a stronger-than
, even among themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story that duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
Features Those familiar with the Radiant Citadel know the following details: Hallmarks. The Radiant Citadel is an extraplanar refuge known for its collaborative society and ecological beauty. Local
city. This makes the population an ethnically diverse mix of humans, dragonborn, dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings, along with a variety of other races. Languages. Common is widely known, along with dozens of other languages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Features Those familiar with the Radiant Citadel know the following details: Hallmarks. The Radiant Citadel is an extraplanar refuge known for its collaborative society and ecological beauty. Local
city. This makes the population an ethnically diverse mix of humans, dragonborn, dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings, along with a variety of other races. Languages. Common is widely known, along with dozens of other languages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Albino Dwarves The albino dwarves of Chult were driven from their subterranean homes by volcanic activity, and those who didn’t seek refuge in Port Nyanzaru adapted to living in the jungle. They make
armor out of dinosaur hide; shape weapons out of dinosaur bones, flint, and wood; and craft ornate jewelry out of bones, feathers, tusks, and stone beads. Albino dwarves haven’t forgotten how to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
mines, but they rarely venture to the surface nowadays except to forage and hunt. Characters can find refuge among the dwarves, who are civil if not friendly, but must leave within a day or two, since
weather is clear) see evidence of dwarf activity, such as tracks that lead up to tunnels carved into the valley’s slopes. Several hundred shield dwarves live in subterranean halls that connect to these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
crumbling, life-sized granite statues of cloaked dwarves. Evil grins can be seen on their weatherworn faces.
If they haven’t been encountered yet, Dazlyn and Norbus are eating rations behind the easternmost
forthright and honest to a fault. Norbus is gruff and excessively cautious. They banter like an old married couple. Each dwarf has ten days of rations, a waterskin, mining tools, and one of two matching
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
against those who have disrespected him.
Expert Tunnelers
Kobolds are naturally skilled at tunneling. Similar to dwarves, they seem to have a near-instinctive sense of what sections of stone or
provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of the great elven nations are now long past, and many elves have withdrawn from the world into isolated sylvan realms, or set sail across the Trackless Sea to the isle of Evermeet. Unlike dwarves
long, slow decline, and many of their kind took part in the great Retreat to their refuge on Evermeet. As the elves increasingly withdrew from the world, other races and civilizations rose to prominence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. A rat scurries across the floor and takes refuge under a large worktable set up with alembics, retorts, distillation coils, and other alchemical devices, all of it stewing and bubbling away
done so.) In addition, Urmon records that a magic mace named Lightbringer was commissioned by priests of Lathander, the god of dawn, from the mages working with the gnomes and dwarves of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. Fractious in groups and individually weak, derro would have died out long ago but for two elements of their character. They are cautious and distrustful, which serves them well as they navigate the
. Grandiose fantasies and rampant fanaticism have obscured derro’s true origin, even among themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
on the High Road. The dwarves of Thornhold at the southern end of the Mere of Dead Men might be concerned allies or remain distant and cautious, more wary of the machinations of the Margaster family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gracklstugh If the characters visited Gracklstugh previously, the duergar response to their return is dictated by the gray dwarves’ prior experience with the characters. The duergar are cautious — if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
purpose. Some gnome communities make a practice of sending young adults away from the burrow as a rite of passage, encouraging them to explore the realms of humans, dwarves, and elves for a time, with
cautious, brings a sense of duty rather than a sense of humor to an adventuring group. With their grit and iron will, deep gnomes meet adversity with hammers, picks, and their dour, dry wit — or no wit at all — as their weapons of choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
) Fiefdom with a significant navy; its princess commands the respect of many dwarves beyond Ulek Valley of the Mage, the The Mage of the Valley (identity unknown) Secluded refuge of an ancient archmage
the region of the Central Flanaess. The mountains contain some of the richest gem and precious metal deposits in Eastern Oerik. The humans, dragonborn, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, goblinoids, goliaths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
moonstones worth 50 gp each. Once they deliver the pouch, characters can take refuge in a Harper hideout called Dalagor’s Fortress, located on the uppermost level of Skullport. Mattrim tells the characters
Aelinthaldaar, where the Mad Mage built his tower and today stands Waterdeep. It’s said that a group of dwarves feared the destruction of such a miraculous work of stonecraft and stole the throne right out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Githzerai Retreat Four githzerai have taken refuge in this corner of the Obstacle Course (see “Githzerai Zerths”). Using psionics, they hide themselves from the scrying eyes of Halaster. They
treated with cautious respect until they prove themselves undeserving of such consideration. All rooms and corridors in this part of the dungeon have flat, 10-foot-high ceilings. 24a. Hall of Smiths Decor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
straight fight are all we dwarves need to end this little problem.”) Personality Traits: Hot tempered, suspicious Pledged Resources: Dwarf soldiers and dwarf-forged armaments and siege weapons Son of
Banak Brawnanvil and a former king of Mithral Hall, Connerad has made the long journey from Mithral Hall to act as the Lords’ Alliance delegate for the dwarves of the North, including Citadel Adbar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
straight fight are all we dwarves need to end this little problem.”) Personality Traits: Hot tempered, suspicious Pledged Resources: Dwarf soldiers and dwarf-forged armaments and siege weapons Son of
Banak Brawnanvil and a former king of Mithral Hall, Connerad has made the long journey from Mithral Hall to act as the Lords’ Alliance delegate for the dwarves of the North, including Citadel Adbar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
3 or higher (see “Drow Pursuit” in chapter 2), Ilvara has already sent a party ahead of them, guessing correctly that the escaped prisoners might seek refuge with the duergar. Characters with a
companions who know the duergar well can guess that these drow won’t want to attract the duergar’s attention to their “lost property.” Doing so would likely involve having to pay the gray dwarves a reward for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
together across the sea to Southern Ergoth, seeking refuge with the Kagonesti, while others refused to give up Silvanesti and sought to reclaim their ancestral home. As a Silvanesti high elf, you know
, Qualinesti elves even enjoyed good relations with the dwarves of Thorbardin. Since the Cataclysm, however, they’ve withdrawn from the world, and few outsiders dare approach their well-guarded borders. As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
straight fight are all we dwarves need to end this little problem.”) Personality Traits: Hot tempered, suspicious Pledged Resources: Dwarf soldiers and dwarf-forged armaments and siege weapons Son of
Banak Brawnanvil and a former king of Mithral Hall, Connerad has made the long journey from Mithral Hall to act as the Lords’ Alliance delegate for the dwarves of the North, including Citadel Adbar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
in the past. The graffiti consists of crude epithets in the Orc language insulting dwarves and their ancestry. Creatures. Two duergar guards and Ghared, a duergar spy (see appendix B), stand watch here
rushes from west to east through the center of the room, crossed by two stone bridges. On the other side of the stream, three bald, gray dwarves work at a roaring forge, beating a white-hot blade into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Those who despise and challenge the Great Kingdom’s oppression—outlaws both good and bad—find refuge in borderlands just beyond the reach of the overking’s soldiers. These include the woods and swamp
halflings as well as humans, while those in the Hestmark Highlands include dwarves and gnomes. Tomb of Horrors. Deep within the Vast Swamp is the sinister Tomb of Horrors—a labyrinthine crypt filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
descending into the rock. Blood has been used to draw crude symbols on the skulls.
The skulls belong to humans, dwarves, goblins, goliaths, and orcs. The symbol on each skull looks like a three
various caves is slick with ice, cautious characters can move on it without falling. Every loud noise in the chasm can be heard in the surrounding caves, and vice versa. Characters who make enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the area. Deep in the Starmetal Hills, a group of dwarves devoted to Marthammor Duin (the dwarven god of explorers, travelers, and outcasts) established the village of Twilight Tor, on the shores of a
cold, crystal-clear lake known as Lake Glorfindar. Few but the dwarves know of this place. Travelers of good will are welcome, and the stargazing is excellent. Stone Bridge A gigantic stone archway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Rumors abound of a vault hidden beneath the building. In the cellar, the dwarves have dug a chamber in the earth that is sealed with a heavy iron door and a fine lock (requiring a successful DC 25
Dexterity check with thieves’ tools to pick). The dwarves keep their funds here — about 1,000 gp in coins and gems, guarded by four suits of animated armor and a rug of smothering left in the vault
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Ten-Towns is composed mostly of humans and dwarves, with the humans outnumbering the dwarves roughly twenty to one. In times of great peril, the leaders of Ten-Towns, known as town speakers, meet at
the young remorhaz bursts out of the snow and ice nearby. Iron Road Once a prominent thoroughfare built by the dwarves of Besilmer, the Iron Road remains one of the few visible relics of that bygone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
chardalyn from the frozen corpses of several dwarves. Oblivious to the demonic magic suffusing the crystal, tribe members used the shards to fashion heads for their spears and axes. Contact with the crystal
nearly fifty years old—ancient by tribal standards. He has led the Elk Tribe for over half his life, and age has made him cautious. He has seen other kings and queens rise and fall, has made war with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
present to defend the town, the frost giant raiders force hundreds of townsfolk to take refuge in the mines. The giants pile boulders in front of the mine entrances to trap the townsfolk inside, then loot
city and a bastion of the empire of Delzoun, this dwarven stronghold stood abandoned for centuries beneath the mountains. Recently, an army of shield dwarves led by Bruenor Battlehammer reclaimed it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Locations V - Z Valley of Khedrun The frozen vale on the southern fringe of the Spine of the World is named for a legendary dwarf hero who used his axe to carve out the homeland of the dwarves in the
scholarly and cautious cloud giant named Count Nimbolo. His wife, Countess Mulara, is distrusting of “small folk” and doesn’t allow the characters to move about her home unescorted. Although these giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
cautious of outsiders but gullible, and they resent Ruxithid for putting them on guard duty. A character can convince the goblins to open the door with either a successful DC 15 Charisma (Deception or
the churning lava below washes over the stone bridge. At the far end is an obsidian pyramid. Its faces bear relief carvings of ancient dwarves feasting, celebrating, and tending to their injured. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a copper dragon, such companionship is a treasure to be coveted. Cautious and Crafty. When building its hoard, a copper dragon prefers treasures from the earth. Metals and precious stones are
a way the longer-lived elves and dwarves don’t. Humans have a drive and zest for life that silver dragons find fascinating. Hoarding History. Silver dragons love to possess relics of humanoid history