continually remaining gnomes to have rejection

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

themselves at odds with a sapphire dragon if they cross into the dragon’s territory. But sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk

caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow older, they continually renovate their lairs, using their tunneling abilities and command over stone. Sapphire dragons eventually create dizzying

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

they cross into the dragon’s territory. But sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory

older, they continually renovate their lairs, using their tunneling abilities and command over stone. Sapphire dragons eventually create dizzying honeycombs of hidden passages, deceptively thin walls

Dwarfholds of the North

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Dwarfholds of the North The various dwarven communities of the North are the heirs and survivors of Delzoun, the great Northkingdom of long ago. Despite continually warring over the centuries with

recently taken back from the drow, stands as a beacon of resurgent dwarven strength in the North. Stoneshaft Hold and Ironmaster are lonely settlements continually girding themselves for threats real and

Chapter 5: Halflings and Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

low profile and avoiding the wars and other depredations that keep the outside world in a state of flux. Halflings and gnomes are two groups that have survived by remaining largely unnoticed by the

Chapter 5: Halflings and Gnomes Creatures of many races and cultures are embroiled in struggles that flare up across the multiverse. Other folk survive in the face of all this turmoil by keeping a

The Deep Roots of War

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

valuables, not digging too far beneath the surface. The dwarves of clan Duergar, however, became obsessed with delving deep into the Underdark. The clan’s miners continually insisted that a great trove of

was the product of their obsession weeded out all but the best specimens for their slave pens. The illithids had no trouble overwhelming the remaining dwarves with their psionic power and soon put

Trades Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

of wicks is kept lit day and night, while being continually built up with adhered candles. Inside, the best works of the guild are put on display and sold, including not just candles of various

. For months afterward, the object becomes the source of practical jokes in Waterdeep. Rock gnomes and wizards cause illusory mouths to lunge from real versions of the object, artisans craft beautiful

Turbine Heights (Areas L4–L6)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

double door, is an operating room. Characters who search the infirmary thoroughly can find crutches and wheelchairs sized for gnomes, as well as bandages and other mundane medical supplies. Treasure

building, four dead gnomes in armor lie amid the fragments of a doglike automaton. The dead gnomes lying in the street are prison guards who were killed by Tockworth’s automatons. The guards managed to

Mind Flayer Thralls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, the illithids might move in en masse and attempt to turn the remaining followers into thralls. The process of transforming a creature into a thrall requires the entire colony’s energy and attention

otherwise remaining inactive. A thrall-to-be is first rendered docile through psionic means. Using a low-power version of its Mind Blast ability, the mind flayer bombards the victim with energy that

Eastern Flanaess

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Kingdom, with their king and prelate remaining distant from the common people they rule. The independent states of the Iron League are more egalitarian, sharing that trait with the peoples of the

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

Howling Caves Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

. Scores of small humanoid corpses are scattered among the ruins. This svirfneblin settlement was the test site for Aerisi Kalinoth’s first devastation orb. Four specters of deep gnomes who perished

hit point remaining. Healing brings a captive back to his or her senses. The humans are two Howling Hatred initiates (see chapter 7) who angered Aerisi one time too many. They’re sullen and silent if

Illithinoch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

, duergar, or deep gnomes). 20 This crystal isn’t a repository of memories, but a heightened mind crystal; see “Treasure” below. Reroll this result if the characters have already found this crystal

practicing arcane magic. It’s obvious that this rejection still stings Oshundo, who refers to Illithinoch’s long-dead leaders as “ignorant fools” who are “closed to the flexibility and power of arcane magic

The Ruined Cellar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

The Ruined Cellar The abbey’s remaining clerics and guards spend their days here in charred, uncomfortable quarters. 1. Rubble and Cellar Entrance All that remains of the abbey is a great square of

Quarters This room contains small statues and figurines. There are statues of dogs and horses, monks and pilgrims, footmen and knights on horseback, and several garden gnomes. All the statues are between

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

retain them for the sake of remaining aware of the enemy they describe: a drow god who would spirit away all of Lolth’s worshipers to the surface world. The matron mothers warn those who go to the

. Eilistraee is a god of moonlight, song, dance, and, most important, the rejection of the evil ways of Lolth. Drow who feel like outsiders in their society, who react with disgust to the evils perpetrated by

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, she points toward the sky and whispers, “The stars aren’t right. The dark times are coming.” 9 Several cackling, half-dressed gnomes are covered in body paint and drive a wheeled contraption down

, causing the remaining bone-houses and markers to shift and lean, while also exposing numerous crypts and tomb-tunnels to the air, prompting a fresh rush of grave robbing. Though Baldurians rarely bury their

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

are coming.” 9 Several cackling, half-dressed gnomes are covered in body paint and drive a wheeled contraption down the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and

portion of the cemetery’s cliff into the river below, causing the remaining bone-houses and markers to shift and lean, while also exposing numerous crypts and tomb-tunnels to the air, prompting a fresh

Web's Edge Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

operatives embedded in the mining operation. The devotees plan to kidnap the most powerful miners and feed them to Ker-arach in area W12. They’ll kill any remaining miners who don’t worship Lolth. The

erinyes named Fernitha. Fernitha, Bromtok, and Shiroktu plan to attack the svirfneblin while the deep gnomes rest. If the characters eavesdrop on the planning before they investigate the summoning

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

across ice or wading through frigid waist-deep water toward the docks, eager to raid and pillage. The remaining eight frost giants remain aboard the ship. As townsfolk retreat to the mines or flee across

has AC 15, 500 hit points, a damage threshold of 15, and immunity to fire and psychic damage. As long as it has 1 hit point remaining, it regenerates 50 hit points on initiative count 0. Although it’s

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

15 Intelligence (Arcana) check discerns the connection. If a character who can cast spells then succeeds on three consecutive DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) checks while continually touching the wall, the

without stepping onto the invisible field over one of the false pits is hurled toward the ceiling, taking 10 (3d6) piercing damage from the stalactites and remaining restrained on the ceiling for 1

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

the northeast flank of the Nether Mountains, near the western edge of Anauroch. Little is known about this forest except that rock gnomes dwell in the eastern portion. They emerge occasionally to

, and an Uthgardt shaman (see appendix C). The berserkers and three of the tribal warriors huddle around the campfire in the northeast corner and are visible in the firelight. The remaining warriors are

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