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reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their
, magistrates, merchants, and functionaries of all kinds.
Dwarves. “They’re stout folk, stalwart friends, and true to their word. Their greed for gold is their downfall, though.&rdquo
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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A clan of dwarves has discovered a self-renewing vein of quartz near an
ancient crystal dragon;ancient crystal dragon's lair. The dwarves mine the area aggressively, unaware that the dragon is spying on them—and intends to demand recompense at some point in the
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scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc.
Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their
chief can plan where to send raiders next.
The territory that orc war parties cover can extend for many miles around the lair, and any encampment or settlement of elves, dwarves, or humans in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
world. You have done a lot of business with Eda Oweland’s family and are on good terms with her. Dwarven Artisans You arrived in town as part of a mercantile concern associated with the Copperlocks
dwarves. Currently the dwarves rely on your guild to provide supplies for their work at the mine outside town. You are friends with several of the miners, have access to their work site, and are on good terms with the clan’s leader, Manistrad.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Most residents of the region are dark-skinned humans with brown eyes and tightly coiled dark hair. These features are shared by dwarves and elves in the region. Languages. Sensan is the native language of the region, and most imperial citizens also speak Common.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
clan and stronghold are inextricably tied together — if one comes undone, the other fails as well. As such, defending the stronghold is a concern that the dwarves address even in the earliest stages
stronghold, typically a series of chambers dug out beneath a mountain or inside a hill. The stronghold is a haven from the chaos of the outside world, allowing the dwarves to toil in peace. The first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Portents of War Sanbalet and his smugglers have little interest in the larger goings-on of the region. They most highly value gold, drink, and the freedom that comes with pursuing a life of crime
. They have no concern for the implications of their actions, which could be a precursor to war. The smugglers currently run weapons for a clan of lizardfolk living near Saltmarsh whose queen, Othokent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
from Abanasinia, Nordmaar, Ergoth, Estwilde, and farther-flung lands. Kender, hill dwarves, and gnomes are common in the region, while some elves, mountain dwarves, and other people also make their home in the city. Anyone is welcome in Kalaman if they come peaceably with goods to trade.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, including deep-sea trenches or underwater volcanoes.
Dragon turtles are largely unconcerned with the design of their lairs and seldom work to improve them. A dragon turtle’s primary concern when
"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn’t grant creatures resistance to this damage.
Regional Effects
The region containing a dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Features Those familiar with Shankhabhumi know the following details: Hallmarks. This region is known for its isolated city-states separated by tangled swamps, and for the capricious river spirits
that rule its waters. People. Urban society is a mix of humans, halflings, elves, and dwarves. Skin tones in Shankhabhumi span shades of brown, and people have uniformly dark hair that ranges from wavy to very curly. Languages. The folk of Shankhabhumi speak Common and Shankhi, the regional tongue.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in the Western Heartlands of the Sword Coast region in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. You can set the adventure on a different world if you
wish. Consider the following suggestions: Dragonlance. The old fortress rises in the Hinterlund region of Solamnia. It was built before the Cataclysm and has been uninhabited until recently. Corlie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, apples, and hops, then ship them downriver (or drive them down the Long Road) to the coast. Few people become rich from farming, but farmers in the region do well for themselves provided the weather cooperates. (That’s one reason why the unusual weather lately has been a concern.)
Chapter 2: The Dessarin Valley The rise of Elemental Evil in Faerûn begins in the Dessarin Valley, a lightly settled region of caravan towns, isolated homesteads, and uninhabited wilderness just a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and chaos can’t possibly be reliable allies. In particular situations, of course, the benefits of cooperating with humans or elves can override the dwarves’ concern about the shortcomings of those races
greatness.
— Balifra Eversharp
Dwarves have a strong sense of their progress, and each day that goes by must bring them closer to the standard set by Moradin. Acutely aware of their mortality, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the orcs and goblinoids of the region, and having to fight off assaults from below by duergar and drow, the shield dwarves have stood fast, determined to hold their halls against all threats — and
, when necessary, reclaim them. Holds that survive from the days of Delzoun include Mithral Hall, Citadel Adbar, and Citadel Felbarr. The fabled city of Gauntlgrym, built by the Delzoun dwarves and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
The Forgotten Realms The world of the Forgotten Realms is one of high fantasy, populated by elves, dwarves, halflings, humans, and other folk. The Realms are full of valiant knights embarking upon
, and dangers—be they a dragon’s breath or a lich’s spell—are plentiful. This adventure takes place in a region called the Sword Coast, where daring souls delve into the wreckage of fallen strongholds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Island of Pleasures, and as their resources dwindled, so did this once-magnificent district. But even as fortune turned and the region rebuilt from devastation, the Island of Pleasures became an
and dyers and butchers invaded the district, scraping every penny out of their businesses with no concern over the impact their toxic operations had on their neighbors or the environment. The district bears little evidence of its former glory as it daily sinks deeper into the muck.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
A Brief History The known history of the Sword Coast region spans thousands of years, extending back into the misty epochs of the creator races and the ages of the first nations of the elves and
dwarves. Comparatively recent history is the story of the rise and deeds of humans and other younger races. Much of what follows in this section is known mainly by sages, some of whom have been alive for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
development, armies of gold dwarves returned to drive the drow from the region. At the site that would come to be known as the Great Rift, they shaped the underground canyons and passages to their needs, and
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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
setting that includes a mountainous region has a ready-to-use location for the dwarven stronghold in The Forge of Fury.
Dragonlance. On Krynn, Khundrukar can be placed anywhere in the Kharolis
Verminaard’s forces. Consider replacing the orcs in the adventure with hobgoblins and the duergar with Theiwar dwarves.
Eberron. Once an outpost in the western Mror Holds, Khundrukar was besieged and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
Keoland’s current ruler, King Kimbertos Skotti. The region enjoys a warm, mild climate but faces many threats from monstrous foes. Old Keoland Locations Location Ruler Description Bissel, the March of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
concern for the people who live here. The North is a land of great mineral wealth and seemingly limitless stands of timber. Here, too, can be found the wealth of history — the plunder of lost
civilizations such as Illefarn and Eaerlann, the ancient kingdoms of the gold elves; Delzoun, a long-buried nation of dungeon-dwelling dwarves; and Netheril, a fallen empire of human spellcasters. Throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Player’s Handbook with new ones, or split languages up into several different dialects. In some worlds, regional differences might be much more important than racial ones. Perhaps all the dwarves, elves
. In a region where one race has subjugated another, the language of the conquerors can become a mark of social status. Similarly, reading and writing might be restricted by law to the upper classes of a society.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and its allies sneaked into the shrine, used deceit and magic to overcome the few worshipers, and began digging. They have gone unnoticed by other dwarves in the region.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
pacts. Noldrunhold Four hundred years ago, the dwarves of Clan Noldrun vanished. All expeditions that delved into Noldrunhold ended in disaster, and the region was declared to be cursed and shunned. At
keep them on a righteous path, the Mror dwarves have embraced foul powers.
Witness Lord Malus Soldorak, seen in Korth this week for trade negotiations. His breastplate was forged from chitin and muscle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this region. A few tribes of people—mostly goblins, along with a few shifters, dwarves, and feral halflings—live in the sewers, rummaging through the midden heaps and selling their goods in the lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Sundabar Like Mirabar, Sundabar was a dwarven settlement atop which a human city was built. Sundabar’s recent fall should serve as an example to my fellow dwarves of what can happen when the balance
between dwarves and humans became renowned throughout the North, and the surface city of Sundabar was built up into a mighty fortress of commerce. However, as the humans flourished above, the dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
The Forgotten Realms The Forgotten Realms is a world of high fantasy, populated by elves, dwarves, halflings, humans, and other folk—one of many such worlds in the vast multiverse of the D&D game. In
. Even farms and freeholds a day’s walk from a city can fall prey to monsters, and no place is safe from the wrath of a dragon. This adventure takes place on Stormwreck Isle, a small island in a region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
throughout the region. From the surface, Citadel Adbar looks less like a castle or a human city than a mountain carved to suit the purposes of the dwarves who live there. The two great towers that stand
centuries, Adbar has stood as the living monument of the Northkingdom. Already the main fortress of Delzoun when that empire fell, it only grew in importance to the dwarves of the region as other settlements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
rivalries with humans, elves, and dwarves. A hobgoblin kingdom might serve as a buffer between a human kingdom and a blighted region overrun by the spawn of Kyuss. Kobolds might be city builders, the
three questions. Rare or Mundane? Consider how common orc, goblin, and similar adventurers are in your setting. Are they regarded as no stranger than elves or dwarves? Are they met with suspicion? The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
region surrounding Varkenbluff, continuing her occult research in secret. By age twenty-four, Dr. Dannell had earned her doctorate in anthropology from Varkenbluff University, a prestigious institution
Natural History offered a generous price for the stone, it was soon whisked from the dig site to the museum. Dr. Dannell continued to research the strange stone. Her concern turned to dread when she found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the Azure Sea. Reclaiming it would be a priority of the dwarves in Saltmarsh as a point of pride. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan The dungeon described in this adventure could be located on a tropical
adventure to represent a hidden stronghold of Iuz tucked away in the Dreadwood. Perhaps Iuz is seeking to extend his reach into this region and orders the wizards in his service to establish a base here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Independent Realms Interspersed among the fortresses of the dwarves and the settlements protected by the Lord’s Alliance are significant sites that have no collective character, except that they
exist largely outside the protection or purview of the great powers of the region. Even the civilized locales among these places, such as Elturgard, exist, at best, in an uneasy tension with the denizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
local sailors and fishers for your heroics, though the newcomers to the region (primarily members of the town guard and the dwarves working the mine) know little about you. Create an event that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, a bronze dragon who has lived in hiding in the region for centuries. The first residents of Heart’s Hollow were wanderers she rescued while disguised in human form. Over time, others lost in the
chapters. The Dragon Hunter As characters near Heart’s Hollow (or whenever you wish to introduce Clystran), the Wash rises in the region. The character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
was a realm of pastures and cropland. The dwarves established an underground stronghold called Tyar-Besil beneath the Sumber Hills to defend against the trolls and giants that plagued the region. The
cult faded away (or was wiped out), and the place known as the Temple of the Elder Elemental Eye was forgotten for centuries. The dwarves of Besilmer were the next folk to discover the site. Besilmer