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Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
hands and feet from a halfling, exceedingly large eyes from a gnome, and so on).
Genasi almost never have contact with their elemental parents. Genies seldom have interest in their mortal offspring
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
destruction unleashed by certain artificers’ creations.
In the Forgotten Realms, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often
to keep airships and other wondrous devices operational.
Artificers in the City of Sigil share discoveries from throughout the multiverse, and from there, the gnome artificer Vi runs a cosmos-spanning
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, built for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly
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A Mysterious Task. Little has been heard of Kerpatis. Save for the recent theft of three mighty items in the World of Greyhawk, he has remained primarily a figure of myth, rumor, and legend. As
Tortle
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dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound
, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
). Characters can move through the area without waking the sleeping gnomes, who defend themselves if attacked but pose no danger otherwise. They avoid talking about the recent troubles, but advise visitors to speak with Fibblestib and Dabbledob (see area G11), Gnomengarde’s two most gifted rock gnome inventors.
G12. Gnome Domiciles The floor of this cave is strewn with the remnants of old campfires. Four side caves serve as sleeping areas, with five small wooden cots crammed into each one. Eight rock gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
drow compound overlooking the Clawrift. (The compound was once House Oblodra, a powerful drow house that was destroyed by Lolth over one hundred years ago during the Time of Troubles.) Mistrift This
when it opened its yawning maw three centuries ago. In more recent years, the rift has become home to hundreds of giant arachnids, which have filled much of the cleft with their webs and nests — to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Companions of the Hall, The Named for the dwarf stronghold of Mithral Hall in the Forgotten Realms setting, the Companions of the Hall is a group of heroic adventurers whose exploits have spanned
centuries and even crossed the bounds of death. Drizzt Do’Urden is the central figure in this party; all his companions have died and been reincarnated in new forms in recent years. These other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
for them in most worlds. I’ve walked many realms, and nary a one has even a hint of a gnome nation.
Hidden but Homey Deep gnomes protect their enclaves with labyrinthine tunnels, traps, and armed
Deep Gnomes Deep gnomes, or svirfneblin, are the pragmatic and often grumpy cousins of the gnome family, who live deep underground. The Underdark is full of danger, meaning that deep gnomes spend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Laeral Silverhand Laeral (LAIR-ull) Silverhand is the fifth of seven daughters of Mystra, a deity of magic in the Forgotten Realms setting. (Alustriel Silverhand is Laeral’s older sister.) She is
. Though her power has waxed and waned depending on Mystra’s involvement with the world and has declined significantly in recent years, Laeral remains one of the most formidable spellcasters in a world known for powerful spellcasters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
River Ma’at The River Ma’at is a snaking waterway that flows spireward of the gate-towns from Torch to Excelsior. Boathouses float atop its gentle waters, and gnome-operated paddle steamers chug
along the river’s length, ferrying travelers between realms for a few lodestars. Stilt houses rise from the river’s flooded banks, marshy expanses widened by countless tributaries and surges from other
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
Gnome Adventurers I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a gnome
turn a dead end into a wonderful opportunity.
— Delaan Winterhound
When a gnome leaves the burrow, the force behind that decision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, stone melting compound, stirge repellent, and glow-in-the-dark paint. Artificers Rock gnome artificers construct exquisitely tooled and enameled pieces of machinery, often weaving magical properties
Rock Gnomes A visitor’s first steps into a rock gnome warren are accompanied by the sounds of industry — hammers rapping on metal, chisels chewing wood, cauldrons bubbling, and a host of assorted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
What Renaer Knows At some point during their investigation, the characters might want to speak to Renaer Neverember about the fireball, given his own recent brush with the Zhentarim. Conversely, he
could decide to pay them a visit at their tavern. If he’s told that a gnome and two Zhents were killed in the blast, Renaer drops a bombshell: When the Lords of Waterdeep ousted my father, I thought
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the face of increased Daask attacks against the clan, and some of Ilyra’s influence has eroded as a result. Halak Boromar is the family’s chief enforcer. A recent immigrant from the Talenta Plains
gnome, is the lone non-halfling in the Boromars’ inner circle. He serves as Saidan’s chief advisor and the organization’s intelligence expert. The family looks to Castar to come up with a plan to defeat Daask, but so far none of his ideas have worked.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the City of Towers? 1d4 Hermit
1 You spent the last ten years meditating on a pillar on one of the highest points in Sharn. A recent revelation has brought you down from your perch; what
is your quest? Over the course of your isolation you became something of a tourist attraction; a gnome merchant used to sell plaster statues of you on your pillar.
2 You spent your life in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
these spells, Bigby’s Hand is his undisputed magnum opus. A recent misadventure led to Bigby’s untimely demise. After he was crushed to death by a frost giant’s boulder, Bigby was the target of a
Reincarnate spell. The spell transformed Bigby from a human into a gnome. Before setting off on his next adventure, Bigby was overheard saying how curious he was to experience the multiverse from a gnome’s perspective.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
found throughout the D&D multiverse. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often members of this class
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular — the gnome inventor Vi — has run a multiverse-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, but countless lives have also been lost because of the mass destruction unleashed by certain artificers’ creations. In the Forgotten Realms, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in
there, the gnome artificer Vi runs a cosmos-spanning business that hires adventurers to fix problems that others deem unfixable. In Vi’s home world, Eberron, magic is harnessed as a form of science
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, it’s off limits to most visitors. The tower has been condemned for years, though the reason has become obscure. No effort has been made to tear it down or repair it. There have been a few recent reports
, the dwarf was known as Rooster Muffin. The leader of the Livestock is a gnome visionary and Avowed zealot named Stonky J. Noptopper. He aims to keep Candlekeep’s most valuable tomes from falling into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of
recent years, people have resettled the area. Phandalin is now a rough-and-tumble frontier town. More important, the Rockseeker brothers — a trio of dwarves — have discovered the entrance to Wave Echo
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
. Some species can trace their origin to a single world, plane of existence, or god, while other species first appeared in multiple realms at once. Whatever a species’ genesis, its members have spread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and knowledge of the location of Wave Echo
Cave was lost. For centuries, rumors of buried riches have attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has located the lost mine. In recent years, people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
The Outlands’ most renowned cartographer is Melvin Manyroads, an energetic conjurer (chaotic good, gnome mage) who dwells in a turquoise tower with a marigold roof. Peppy and loquacious, he roams the
. Melvin’s maps aren’t always cheap—or accurate, for that matter—but his atlas is brimming at the seams. The hospitable gnome claims to have mapped hundreds of locations throughout the planes, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
. Some species can trace their origin to a single world, plane of existence, or god, while other species first appeared in multiple realms at once. Whatever a species’ genesis, its members have spread
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vi Vi (VYE) is a gnome artificer, entrepreneur, and traveler of many worlds who originally hails from Eberron. After helping to create terribly destructive weapons during the Last War, Vi sought to
famous and cosmopolitan city in the Forgotten Realms setting. It’s a center of wealth and influence where people come to make their dreams come true. The city is home to the Yawning Portal, the best-known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Nonhuman Deities Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk
starburst Deep Sashelas, elf god of the sea CG Nature, Tempest Dolphin Eadro, merfolk deity of the sea N Nature, Tempest Spiral design Garl Glittergold, gnome god of trickery and wiles LG Trickery Gold
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
Firehelm, Helm’s grandson, was the king in Sundabar when the city fell to the orc horde. He did not survive. Beyond that tragedy, the recent war did horrific damage to Sundabar and the humans on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bored and looking for excitement.
3 A pair of halfling scouts from the coastal city of Neverwinter used the profits from a recent shady job to treat themselves to a luxurious stay at the temple
them to lose all their hair. Wearing a wig and fake beard, they have come to the temple hoping to find a cure for the condition before the truth is found out.
7 A rock gnome inventor (use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Paladin Orders The following orders can be found in various parts of the Forgotten Realms. Order of the Companion Based in Elturgard in the Western Heartlands, the Order of the Companion is sworn to
planes of existence, especially on the Lower Planes. Many paladins and non-paladins have joined the order in response to its call to cast fiendish incursions out of the world. In recent years, many have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
found throughout the D&D multiverse. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often members of this class
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular—the gnome inventor Vi—has run a multiverse-spanning business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
an accomplished gnome map merchant named Anaxi Zephries, known as “the Cartophile.” Information collected by Anaxi over the years has traced Kwalish’s route into the Barrier Peaks — at least up to the
adventure in any similar location: a mysterious mountain range that even dedicated explorers have failed to fully map. In the Forgotten Realms, one possible location for the adventure is Chult, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
living realm of humans, even if their works have been forgotten by humans and dwarves alike. The greatest and most recent of these dwarven realms was Delzoun, also called the Northkingdom. It
Waterdeep, or a Myth Drannor, there was the brief (in dwarven terms) glory of Besilmer, and the realms of Haunghdannar and Gharraghaur. Ruins now, to be sure, but these kingdoms lasted longer than almost any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Forgotten Realms include the following: Baazka is the pit fiend behind the most recent incursion of infernal forces from Dragonspear Castle. Its plans for the Sword Coast were thwarted along with those of
Patrons in the Realms The gods are far from the only forces at work in the Realms, and ambitious warlocks have many potential patrons able to offer them arcane power. The Archfey In the vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to incorporate elements from other realms. Perhaps you want to use a published adventure that involves Tiamat or the forces of the Abyss meddling in the affairs of the world. In such a case, it could
disrupted the Ring of Siberys, or perhaps a disruption of the Ring of Siberys actually caused the Mourning! If contact between Eberron and the wider multiverse is recent and limited, consider the implications
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spraying an alchemical defoliant on local farmland to push people living in the area away from the dragon’s lair. The resulting famine is devastating the countryside.
3 Rival realms are
.
2 A band of troglodytes is cowed into serving a black dragon wyrmling as bodyguards.
3 The recent appearance of a black dragon wyrmling has altered the local ecosystem, allowing various