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Gnome
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) risks and dreaming large.
Bright Burrows
Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface
enjoy a mix of serious learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life.
Gnome Names
Gnomes love names, and
Species
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
alongside complex designs for clockwork organs.
6
You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your body isnât what it once was.
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Your
of Dread (detailed in chapter 3):
HarâAkir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soulâyours or anotherâsâhas taken refuge in your
Halfling
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the glassy surface of Maer Dualdon.
â R.A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard
The comforts of home are the goals of most halflingsâ lives: a place to settle in peace and quiet, far from
. Family names are often nicknames that stuck so tenaciously they have been passed down through the generations.
Male Names: Alton, Ander, Cade, Corrin, Eldon, Errich, Finnan, Garret, Lindal, Lyle
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
about Mulhorand is alien to someone from the Sword Coast. You likely experienced the same sort of culture shock when you left your desert home and traveled to the unfamiliar climes of northern FaerĂ»
because you have made too many enemies among the desert communities of your home.
Sossal. Few have heard of your homeland, but many have questions about it upon seeing you. Humans from Sossal seem
Dwarf
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has been used and reused down through the generations. A dwarfâs name belongs to the clan, not to the individual. A dwarf who misuses or brings shame to a clan name is stripped of the name and
subraces or one from another source.
DUERGAR
In cities deep in the Underdark live the duergar, or gray dwarves. These vicious, stealthy slave traders raid the surface world for captives, then sell
Genasi
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an elemental heritage thatâs lain dormant for generations.
Occasionally, genasi result from exposure to a surge of elemental power, through phenomena such as an eruption from the Inner Planes or
, or a member of a desert tribe, is an auspicious event. Most Athasians believe a given genasi is destined for greatnessâor infamy.
Those living on the frontier, though, have a much harder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Starting the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following text to begin: The gray mounds of the desert roll toward the horizon. Not one stone shows through the powdery sand, nor does a single insect
scurry across its surface. All around you, the burning silence of the sea of sand is unnaturally oppressive and foreboding. Ash and dust billow around your feet and choke your parched throats. There are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
hieroglyphics The sands of time bury the desert realm of HarâAkir. Here, the wonders of fallen empires and pyramids of forgotten pharaohs crumble beneath a merciless sun. Untold generations of tombs and
HarâAkir Domain of the Ancient Dead Darklord: Ankhtepot Genre: Dark fantasy Hallmarks: Ancient tombs, desert perils, lost gods, mummies Mist Talismans: Canopic jar, lapis lazuli scarab, scroll of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
dragon Cozmioko. She was slain recently trying to defend this land from Anthradusk, a blue dragon who seeks to resurrect his ancestors: generations of blue dragons, each an architect of untold calamities
the city for long stretches as he collects foul reagents for his ritual.â What Can You Tell Us about Haskasori? Eldemere approaches a nearby well and scatters a scintillating powder across its surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
generations before the Cataclysm, dwarves who dwelled on the surface established the Neidar clan, known for working the land and trading with other surface folk. In the wake of the Cataclysm, with food scarce
Dwarves While known for their great subterranean nations, dwarves have long traded and traveled among the peoples of Krynnâs surface. The Cataclysm devastated many dwarven lands and destroyed some of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Celene and Veluna on several occasions in the past. As far as anyone in the area knows, the temple is currently abandoned and has not posed a threat for several generations. In the last year or so, the
sprawling surface ruins of the temple. Rivergard Keep lies on the bank of the nearby Imeryds Run. The missing delegation that serves as the adventureâs initial spur to action instead hails from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bright Burrows Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface whenever they can. Their
learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life. ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE
Itâs rare for a gnome to be hostile or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ruin thousands of years ago and is now surrounded by sand dunes that partially bury its outer walls and buildings. No structures on the surface aside from the mastaba remain completely intact. This
city that has long fallen to ruin. Scoured husks of once-magnificent stone buildings jut out of the desert like rotted teeth. Emerging from under the smothering sands, the remnants of ancient streets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Bright Burrows Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface whenever they can. Their
learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life. ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE
Itâs rare for a gnome to be hostile or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
multiverse. Alongside these worlds are hundreds of thousands more, created by generations of D&D players for their own games. And amid all the richness of the multiverse, you might create a world of
villains. Some races have unusual traits in different worlds. The halflings of the Dark Sun setting, for example, are jungle-dwelling cannibals, and the elves are desert nomads. Some worlds feature races
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
multiverse. Alongside these worlds are hundreds of thousands more, created by generations of D&D players for their own games. And amid all the richness of the multiverse, you might create a world of
villains. Some races have unusual traits in different worlds. The halflings of the Dark Sun setting, for example, are jungle-dwelling cannibals, and the elves are desert nomads. Some worlds feature races
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
, natural caverns extending for miles beneath the surface of the world, and ruined castles. Not every adventure takes place in a dungeon. A wilderness trek across the Desert of Desolation or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
featureless, frozen desert. Ahead, the smooth white surface is interrupted by a towering ship, its exterior covered in frost.
The hull, rigging, and masts of the ship are covered in a layer of ice. From
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Iymrithâs Lair The Doom of the Desert has claimed an enormous, abandoned amphitheater in the desert as her lair (shown on map 12.1). Beneath the amphitheater lie chambers where the blue dragon sleeps
and hides her treasure. When the characters approach Iymrithâs lair for the first time, read or paraphrase the following boxed text aloud to the players. Your long journey ends here, in the desert. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
encounter, read the following: You crest a dune and see a rocky escarpment in the distance with small cave entrances all over its surface. Dozens of tiny humanoid creatures dash back into the caves
, sensing your presence.
The tiny creatures are desert-dwelling chwingas (see their stat block at the end of the adventure) that live in tiny caves built up on the shell of a giant dragon tortoise. If
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 clanâs miners continually insisted that a great trove of
made them suitable subjects for a variety of grisly experiments. Generations of psychic surgery and physical alterations mutated the captives into creatures that had special powers of their own. In
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
hoards. Many dragon turtles live in secluded lairs or ruins deep underwater, and they might not be spotted by surface dwellers for generations. Like both their namesakes, dragon turtles can have
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Guardian Naga Enduring Serpentine Lore Keeper Habitat: Desert, Forest, Planar (Upper Planes); Treasure: Relics Alejandro Pacheco Guardian nagas are immortal, serpentine scholars that possess perfect
memories. They collect the histories and lore of those they live among, guarding culturesâ stories and passing them on to new generations with infallible accuracy. Guardian nagas that outlive their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
chambers that tunnel deep beneath the surface. A typical clanâs settlement features stout walls and a sturdy gate, inside which are living quarters, community areas, and a well-protected treasure
prefer to dwell underground. Many gold dwarves live their lives without seeing the sun. Surrounded by the artistry and wealth that earlier generations have drawn from the earth, they are accustomed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
the god-kings who rule over these lands, nearly everything about Mulhorand is alien to someone from the Sword Coast. You likely experienced the same sort of culture shock when you left your desert
the strangeness this wet land has to offer, or because you have made too many enemies among the desert communities of your home. Sossal. Few have heard of your homeland, but many have questions about it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. Serpents of the Sands Two rows of sandstone pillars support the ceiling of this vast chamber. Before Iymrith claimed it as her own, this room was once a secret temple belonging to a sect of desert
wall (see âDragon Bolt-Holesâ). Unless Iymrith was drawn to the surface and defeated there, the ancient blue dragon is lurking under the pile of sand in the southeast corner of the room. Only her eyes
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
swallowed by desert sands. Some of the lairâs chambers still contain the remnants of temples and other structures. The traces of this metropolis suggest that it was of significant size, but very little of
features: Entrance Chamber. An open central cavern is the lairâs primary entrance. The glass walls rise 30 feet to the surface and are fused with carved stone pillars and partial walls from the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
introducing herself and is initially indifferent to the characters. She acknowledges Xoese-Addae and imperiously asks why he and his surface-world friends have interrupted her enjoyment of the performance
a group of surface-world heroes coming to Janya through âfriends among the Night Revelers.â He saw the characters arrive while he was watching the performance and wants to learn if they have come to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
dwarf acquaintance of mine once referred to as âscratch minesâ â close-to-the-surface operations, with decent yield for a small amount of digging, but not worth the construction of âproperâ (by which he
who have worked in Hardbuckler over the generations. She wears a set of magical bracers passed to her by her father. Rural Settlements Most of the outlying settlements in the Trielta Hills consist of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
a water world now sheathed in ice. Its surface is covered with sheer-sided mountains and deep canyons. A moon-sized spindle of smooth ice believed to be a shard of the planet orbits Malas. The spindle
multicolored gas. An intense, flickering light emanates from the moonâs core, creating a sort of celestial beacon. Lesk. The largest of the nine moons of En is a dark desert. Here, clans of ssurran (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the desert heat. Each also holds a torch.
Two siblings, Atfez and Pachi (neutral good, human bandit captains), stand guard outside the pyramidâs entrance, keeping watch for creatures that might
Atfez and Pachi notice the characters, theyâre surprised to see other people in the desert, especially at night. Atfez, the more assertive sibling, interrogates the characters about their presence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
within a few generations.
Phalorm. Dwarf, elf, and human monarchs all shared the rule of Phalorm, also known as the Realm of Three Crowns, which was founded nearly a thousand years ago in the High
, formally known as Delimbiyran, which lasted only two generations. Its dissolution left behind a number of petty âkingdomsâ that welcomed new human settlers in several locations, leading to the founding of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
concern of any stronghold is defense, but older and prosperous strongholds can grow to become wondrous underground cities filled with generations of exquisite dwarven artisanship. Regardless of a
other forms of turmoil in the surface world. Underground, they donât have to contend with the changing of the seasons, or even daily variations in the weather, so that one day inside a stronghold is much
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
out of the way as the surface of the globe peels back to reveal a dark, hollow interior. Inside this cavity is a padded bronze chair with levers built into its armrests.
When a creature sits on the
sphere and any creatures inside it disappear. The DM ultimately decides where they end up, if anywhere. Possibilities include Mechanus, the Vast Swamp on Oerth, Mount Nevermind on Krynn, a desert on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
beneath the surface, and ruined castles. The âDungeonsâ section in chapter 3 can help you craft a dungeon environment for an adventure. Of course, not every adventure takes place in a dungeon. A
wilderness trek across the desert or a harrowing journey into the jungle can be an exciting adventure in its own right. Outdoors, dragons wheel across the sky in search of prey, fierce warriors pour forth