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At the highest mountain peaks — far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl — dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a
goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with them. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great
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ye in trouble if I came out an’ looked for ye!”
— R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard
Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of
human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk.
Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle.
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An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule
alliances or enmities. Their lairs are highly individual. Some are woven from networks of living fungus. Others are built upon the ruins of ancient cities or carved into caves near underground lakes.
Deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dungeons Some dungeons are old strongholds abandoned by the folk who built them. Others are natural caves or weird lairs carved out by foul monsters. They attract evil cults, monster tribes, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
bridges spanning the fissure it pours into. The Giant runes these folk carved into the bridges still glimmer with crystalline light as they harness elemental earth magic.
Plane of Earth. Giants of an ancient civilization sought to harvest the rockslide’s magic and endless mineral resources. To aid their work, they carved walkways around the rockslide and built stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
his shrine, the Watchful Shield, located in the Upper City. Patriars who see themselves as protectors of the common folk pray to Helm for guidance as well. The Order of the Gauntlet, a good-aligned
faction devoted to Helm, quietly sponsors vigilantes throughout Baldur’s Gate. These self-styled “protectors of the innocent” leave Helm’s holy symbol on the bodies of dead criminals, or carved into the flesh of live ones left at the Flaming Fist’s doorstep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
his shrine, the Watchful Shield, located in the Upper City. Patriars who see themselves as protectors of the common folk pray to Helm for guidance as well. The Order of the Gauntlet, a good-aligned
faction devoted to Helm, quietly sponsors vigilantes throughout Baldur’s Gate. These self-styled “protectors of the innocent” leave Helm’s holy symbol on the bodies of dead criminals, or carved into the flesh of live ones left at the Flaming Fist’s doorstep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Auril The Frostmaiden, Lady Frostkiss, Icedawn Auril, the merciless goddess of cold and winter, is worshiped mostly in regions that are affected by deep winters. Folk propitiate Auril with offerings
make their livelihood from winter or those who truly love the season. Her rare priests tend to be folk who would, but for their status, likely be outcasts from their communities. They practice celibacy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the frigid winds howl — dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with one. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold
. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great physical power. Their spirits take after the wandering wind, making them nomads who wander from peak to peak. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Gemstones Jewels and other precious stones cut by smaller folk are too small for most giants to notice, let alone find value in. But ancient giants might have mastered ways of mining and cutting
handsomely carved stonework, often adorned with tactile writing systems to accommodate visitors who aren't accustomed to the lightless depths such giants call home. Meanwhile, storm giant artwork
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Dungeons Some dungeons are old strongholds abandoned by the folk who built them. Others are natural caves or lairs carved out by monsters. Dungeons attract cults, groups of monsters, and reclusive
a tree 41–43 Built to house a planar portal but abandoned when creatures or energy from the other side of the portal seeped into the dungeon 44–46 Carved into a meteorite (before or after it fell to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
watch over good folk in any forest, not matter how dark or cruel. When children are lost in the woods, people beseech Mielikki to protect them until they are found. Mielikki is the goddess of the forest
wilds. She has many shrines, particularly in the Savage Frontier. Most consist of a dead tree trunk into which has been carved a likeness of her holy symbol, a unicorn’s head. Alternatively, the likeness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
an underground river, which runs through a corner of the caverns forgotten by the denizens above. The Foundry. Beyond the Glitterhame lies a complex of chambers and passageways carved by Durgeddin’s
folk. A small band of duergar (gray dwarves) currently hold Durgeddin’s hall, working to uncover the secrets of the smith’s ancient forge. A great crevasse drops to the Black Lake. The Black Lake. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the stone-like features of a deep gnome who finds a truly remarkable gem, and such a discovery lightens the mood in the enclave for a time. Elminster calls gnomes the Forgotten Folk — an apt name
close off living spaces with doors or window coverings. Most of their homes are sparsely furnished dwellings of one or two rooms. Bed spaces, often carved into the cavern walls, are strung with hammocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the towns contain trace evidence of the immigrant cultures that birthed them. This evidence is carved into houses, statues, and other fixtures. For example, the dinosaur carvings on the older
buildings of Good Mead remind folk that many of its original settlers were Chultan. Residents of Ten-Towns tend to remain indoors when they’re not working, since it’s so frightfully cold outside, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that most folk prefer to avoid. Above and Below Sharn: Noteworthy Locations Location Deascription District The Azure Gateway This luxurious hotel and restaurant recently replaced an old Ghallanda
hottest ticket in town, and it’s held at the family estate in Skyway. Skyway Mud Caves This shantytown sits on the edge of Cliffside, where generations of destitute people have carved out homes in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the mountains, set the forests aflame, and carved great furrows in the fields. Such was the role of the orcs, he proclaimed, to take and destroy all that the other races would deny them. To this day
, the orcs wage an endless war on humans, elves, dwarves, and other folk. Orcs hold a particular hatred for elves. The elven god Corellon Larethian half-blinded Gruumsh with a well-placed arrow to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ancient folk who carved the megaliths near Old Bonegrinder (see chapter 6). Characters who have seen those megaliths can, with a successful DC 10 Intelligence check, discern rudimentary similarities
than the other eight stones, which have weatherworn glyphs carved into them that represent different animals. Characters who inspect the smaller menhirs can discern the following animal shapes carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Of all the giants in here, Obsidia and Rhodos are the least set in their ways and the most likely to tolerate small folk. Characters who bribe them with at least 500 gp worth of precious metals
. Speleosa has gathered thirty amber gemstones (100 gp each). 13c. Treasure Alcove Niches have been carved into the walls of this deep alcove at a height of 15 feet. The stone giants keep their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Servant of Superstition
Habitat: Grassland; Treasure: None
Spirits of vengeance bound to crude frames, scarecrows arise from folk magic, the prayers of desperate commoners, or possession by
Frames 1d8 The Scarecrow Is Made From...
1 Animal furs, bones, horns, and claws.
2 Beehives or wasp nests over a wicker frame.
3 A carved pumpkin atop a body of thick vines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, most folk know of Kwalish’s most famous realized design, the apparatus that bears his name. But sages and arcanists know of other designs he drafted, including one for a mechanical container that could
, they are, using the peaks as a secure hideout. It’s said that markings carved into the mountains have been left by these criminals to help point the way to their lair. 66–70 The Barrier Peaks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
carved into the likenesses of gargoyles appear in the architecture of countless cultures to frighten away trespassers. Although such sculptures are only decorative, real gargoyles can hide among them
earth motes that Ogrémoch hurtles into Aaqa, the domain of the aarakocra and the benevolent Wind Dukes the bird folk serve in the Elemental Plane of Air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
holding greataxes. Runes are carved into the door’s surface.
The runes on the door, written in the Dwarvish script, read as follows: In ice and blood, our folk are born.
To our great queen, we
yields the following treasures: A 5-foot-tall, 150-pound silvery dragon egg that will hatch in 3d10 days, giving birth to a silver dragon wyrmling A carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
folk sip warmed ciders and broths (often laced with herbs for health and to bring on visions) and stay inside. They tell tales of what interested them or was important in the year just done, and discuss
this world and the faerie realm of the Feywild is thought to be weak on this day. Though this phenomenon provokes caution in rural areas (with folk avoiding woodlands, putting offerings of food on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
scholar notes that the bones likely belong to common folk who rose up in revolt and ended the Yun dynasty. Hungry Ghosts. An otyugh hides among the debris in the northwest corner of the room. When it
raised platform bears a bronze throne decorated with carved dragons holding bronze orbs.
Portions of this audience chamber have crumbled, but hints of its former splendor remain. Dragon Throne. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hearing what the “small folk” have to say. Watching the visitors are two storm giants wearing helms. If Mirran and Nym are attacked, these royal guards rush to the princesses’ defense and cover their
insolence, while Nym gives them a cold, condescending smile. Neither sister is of a mind to facilitate a meeting between Serissa and a motley group of “small folk.” If the characters are diplomatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
“Treasure”). His morningstar is nonmagical and made for a Huge creature. Characters close enough to touch the cloud giant’s corpse or the morningstar notice a rune-inscribed circle carved into the floor
appears on few maps, and few folk know of it. Characters who consult with a member of the Surveyors’, Map & Chartmakers’ Guild in Waterdeep or any learned sage in Everlund or Silverymoon can procure a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
One for All: The Stronghold I live here among my folk, and I swear that if need be I will die here atop a mountain of my enemies’ corpses.
— King Ulaar Strongheart
Every dwarf clan maintains a
existence, dwarves have carved out their strongholds underground for a variety of reasons. Their unmatched prowess in mining and stonework makes them ideal candidates to use the subterranean realm for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
scare off anyone plundering the coral. 2. Portal Chamber Anyone that teleports to Maelstrom appears atop a glowing glyph carved into the floor of an alcove in the northeast corner of this rough-hewn
that enters the water. A flooded passage blocked by a lowered portcullis connects the whale’s pool to the sinkhole (area 1). Staircases carved into the northwest and southeast walls lead down to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
carved in the floating sphere, which serves as her home. On the rare occasions when she wants to meet with city folk (typically to purchase odd substances for magical purposes), she appears unannounced
the north, wherein lies the entrance of a tunnel carved through the arm. Visitors and residents can ring a bell in the courtyard, whereupon a door guard acknowledges the ringer and lowers a rope ladder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle — won or lost — in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as
humanoids and giants. Mark: a wheel over a plow.
Delzoun. The great Northkingdom of the dwarves, Delzoun was carved out of the rock beneath the area known until recently as the Silver Marches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Nimbral. Graduates from the academy join the Spelljammer Fleet, a magical navy sworn to protect Toril and explore worlds far beyond.
The academy is carved into a two-thousand-foot-high column of rock
individuals with unique talents into their ranks. Giff, githyanki, hadozee, plasmoids, and myriad other peoples can join the cadets alongside folk native to Toril.
The academy was founded by Mirt as part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
(see appendix C) avails herself of her lair actions here. Demonic Snake Statue At the north end of the room is an alabaster statue carved to look like the head and neck of a giant demonic snake
any hope of lasting peace between giants and the small folk. Once the dragon leaves, the yuan-ti attempt to flee the dragon’s lair by the safest route, attacking anyone in their way. A yuan-ti that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
A Long History (in Brief) “There shall come a time when our city and its deepwater bay shall grow in fame and fortune across many realms and many worlds. Folk shall know of Waterdeep, our City of
. For more than a thousand years, folk lived and traded at the site of what would become Waterdeep, but their identities remain a mystery — with a curious exception. We know that at some point during this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. 21. Orc Tunnel Several passages branch away from this large, high-ceilinged cavern. To the north, a carved, square-mouthed tunnel shows that someone has been at work in these caves. A gate of rough
steep bluff; the ceiling here is half the height of the rest of the chamber.
A couple dozen large stone sepulchers line the cavern walls, each carved with intricate reliefs and designs and marked with