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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in desolate, frigid regions, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or
Connections
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A clan of dwarves has discovered a self-renewing vein of quartz near an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Frostfell dwarves establishing a foothold in Khorvaire. Discover a journal from a Frostfell expedition that reveals a horrifying threat. The people of Khorvaire have no commerce with the arctic
regions and no certainty about what lives there. If a threat comes from Everice, it might take time for people to identify its origin. With this in mind, relics from Everice or the Frostfell could take any
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
society, while others wish to drive them out once and for all. There used to be a thirteenth royal clan. Four hundred year ago, the dwarves of Noldrunhold were wiped out; no one knows if this was the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Interesting Things About the Mror Holds The Mror Holds contain deep reserves of gold, silver, and other rare and precious metals, along with iron and other ores. The Mror dwarves are skilled miners
and artisans. A clan of orcs called the Jhorash’tar live among the Ironroot Mountains. The Jhorash’tar have been slowly crowded into the least hospitable regions of the mountains. A few dwarven clans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
a matter of fighting over territory, since both dwarves and giants often prefer to live in mountainous regions. But the myths told by both giants and dwarves on some worlds describe the conflict
Giants and Other Ancients In the mythic history of most D&D worlds, giants occupy a privileged place—alongside dragons—among the first sapient creatures to walk the earth. Elves and dwarves arose or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
their divine needs. Distance is a virtually meaningless concept on the Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes can seem quite small, but they can also stretch on to what seems like infinity
spiritual regions lie beyond ordinary sensory experience. Even in perceptible regions, appearances can be deceptive. Initially, many of the Outer Planes appear hospitable and familiar to natives of the
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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
lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a virtually meaningless concept on the Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes often seem quite small, but they can also stretch on to what seems like infinity. It might be possible to
imagine the perceptible part of the Outer Planes as a sort of border region, while extensive spiritual regions lie beyond ordinary sensory experience. Even in those perceptible regions, appearances
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
nations shut their borders. The dwarves of Thorbardin withdrew to their deep tunnels, refusing entrance to refugees from the surface. Many societies turned on one another or fell to disease and war
. Nations of hobgoblins and ogres spread, capitalizing on humanity’s decline and claiming whole regions. Much that survived the Cataclysm was lost in darkness. At length, the worst effects of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Dwarves of the Multiverse Like any race, dwarves display a wide array of skin tones, hair colors, and other physical traits. Adding to this diversity, they have a variety of cultural identities from
world to world across the multiverse. Dwarves of Greyhawk The hill dwarves and mountain dwarves of war-wracked Oerth have endured many centuries of turbulence. Their outlook on the world is shaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. The Mror dwarves speak Dwarvish and the Aereni elves speak Elvish, but they know Common as the language of trade.
In Eberron, there are a number of other languages that serve this role in different
regions or cultures. The DM may change the languages assigned to a monster or NPC to reflect this.
Giant is the common tongue of Xen’drik. It is rarely encountered on Khorvaire. Monsters in Khorvaire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Noteworthy Features Those familiar with Darkon know the following facts: The Mists consuming Darkon have divided the land into four regions: the Jagged Coast, Lychgate, the Mistlands, and Rexcrown
, there are several communities where nonhumans are in the majority, including the dwarves and orcs of Tempe Falls, the elves of Neblus and Nevuchar Springs, the gnomes and halflings of Mayvin, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in Limbo. As with the Elemental Planes, one can imagine the perceptible part of the Outer Planes as a border region, while extensive spiritual regions lie beyond ordinary sensory experience. Even in
perceptible regions, appearances can be deceptive. Initially, an Outer Plane might appear hospitable and familiar to natives of the Material Plane. But the landscape can change at the whim of a deity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
characters encounter, you can use the information presented later in this appendix to bring the encounter to life. The maps of Chult have regions marked as undead territory (lesser or greater). The
Wilderness Encounters table has separate columns you should use when determining encounters in these undead-infested regions, or in regions with no undead. If your players tire of random encounters, make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
kingdom’s attention even farther north. The southern coastal regions of Keoland remained a backwater. The crown’s benign neglect allowed piracy and banditry to flourish. Saltmarsh and similar towns kept
the village’s port and make it a prime location for trade with the world beyond. In another recent development, a band of dwarves — bearing a decree from the king himself — have arrived and begun to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the dwarves. The traditions of the dragonmoot saved many lives in their time, and the fact that one metallic dragon was injured indicates that it was probably misbehaving. Dwarves have no patience
Enclave sends dragons to guard the ancient treant known as the Grandfather Tree. The party can also distribute dragons to specific regions. In such a scenario, a dragon protects a 100-mile-radius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragonmoots of the dwarves. The traditions of the dragonmoot saved many lives in their time, and the fact that one metallic dragon was injured indicates that it was probably misbehaving. Dwarves have no
Emerald Enclave sends dragons to guard the ancient treant known as the Grandfather Tree. The party can also distribute dragons to specific regions. In such a scenario, a dragon protects a 100-mile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
that’s a more precise fit for your character concept.
A background gives your character a background feature (a general benefit) and proficiency in two skills, and it might also give you additional
aspires to someday reclaim Mithral Hall, his homeland, from the shadow dragon that drove the dwarves out. His flaw is tied to his caring, sensitive nature—he has a soft spot for orphans and wayward souls, leading him to show mercy even when it might not be warranted.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
occupies. He can share any of the local names for Northern Wastes regions, like “Wormgut” and “Giant’s Spine,” shown on map 5.1. He also considers himself an expert on the fauna of the Northern Wastes
(see “Nezrah” below) can often be found here at a table jokingly called “the Mayor’s Office.” Heart’s Hollow Residents The lively people of Heart’s Hollow are mainly humans, hill dwarves, and kender
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. A ferry crossing allows traffic from Greyhawk and regions to the south to cross the Selintan River at its first major bend. The lord mayor of Greyhawk built Ford Keep here to protect the crossing
from the tower to Greysmere, a quarrying town with a large population of dwarves. Mining Towns. Blackstone, Diamond Lake, and Steaming Springs are small mining towns governed and protected by the Free
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
important as the itinerary. Players are not expected to turn this into a dungeon crawl, if only because Horn Enclave is teeming with guards and other dwarves. Any wedding guests seen in private chambers or
a guest being supervised by a guard until the caravan departs. If the dwarves of Horn Enclave somehow find out that the characters are members of Acquisitions Incorporated, permanent incarceration or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
dragons are typically chaotic evil. Alignment in the Multiverse For many thinking creatures, alignment is a moral choice. Humans, dwarves, elves, and other people can choose whether to follow the paths
Speakers Script
Common Humans Common
Dwarvish Dwarves Dwarvish
Elvish Elves Elvish
Giant Ogres, giants Dwarvish
Gnomish Gnomes Dwarvish
Goblin Goblinoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
County of Urnst bridge the regions of the Central and Eastern Flanaess. Once part of the Great Kingdom’s province of Nyrond, they declared their independence from the Great Kingdom and the new Kingdom
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->Tomb of Annihilation
to sneak into its treasury and retrieve Moradin’s Gauntlet, a dwarven relic. If there are any dwarves in the player characters’ party, Musharib locks onto them and appeals to their love of dwarvenkind
to aid him in reclaiming his clan’s ancestral forge. In general, he directs his questions and answers to dwarves in the party unless there’s no way around speaking to someone else. Musharib is 4 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
this tumult, conflict broke out in many regions of the continent. The orcs of Many-Arrows warred against the dwarfholds of the North and their allies. Sembia invaded the Dalelands, and Cormyr raised an
can leave their mark. Students of history and those elves and dwarves who recall the past that short-lived humans see as distant perceive a world much like it was over a century ago. For most folk, wild
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->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
best able to take advantage of trade routes and access to the Sea of Fallen Stars. As in the North, there are cold lands to the east, as well as more temperate regions. As one travels farther from the
place Aglarond will be in a generation’s time, except that its potential for great change will be realized. REGIONS OF THE REALMS
Just as “the North” describes an area that includes a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
regions of Irian reflect the idea of beginnings and of resurgent life: fertile lands untouched by any tool, glittering crystal forests, and thriving homesteads and communities. Angels dwell in a grand
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