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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Special Equipment. The drow wields a tentacle rod.
Sunlight Sensitivity
. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
corpse serves to entice other curious folk—explorers from the surface world, drow, duergar, or the choker’s favorite prey, goblins—to come within reach.
When a target presents itself
choker can keep its body deep inside the crevice where it hides, beyond the reach of most normal weapons.
Chokers tend to set their ambushes alone, rather than working in concert, but where one
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
regularly confers with a plane-hopping archmage regarding the dragon’s ongoing dreams of other worlds and other lives.
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A drow priestess of Lolth and several yochlol demons have been ordered
trespassers who do find their way inside must then contend with a maze of corridors, dead ends, and steep inclines.
Sapphire Dragon Lair Features
The sapphire dragon lair shown in map 5.12 is a series
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
This spell snatches the soul of a humanoid as it dies and traps it inside the tiny cage you use for the material component. A stolen soul remains inside the cage until the spell ends or until you
destroy the cage, which ends the spell. While you have a soul inside the cage, you can exploit it in any of the ways described below. You can use a trapped soul up to six times. Once you exploit a soul
Balhannoth
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
drow enclave.
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a balhannoth can use lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a balhannoth can take one lair action to cause one of
well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth that has been captured and exploited by drow might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of a
Elf
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. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to accomplish something before their brief lives pass away—human endeavors seem so futile sometimes. But then you look at what they have
(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal)
Subrace
Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
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Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
, and the Verdan emerged. I’m sorry, was that the question?
— K’thriss Drow’b
Created by Chaos
When the power of That-Which-Endures mutated the verdan, their skin was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
agony and terror. Inside the pockmark left behind by the burst is one of Xinaya’s drow scouts — or at least what’s left of him. Other than a face, long white hair, and a breastplate, it is impossible to
Wisdom saving throw or gain one level of madness (see “Madness” in chapter 2). Characters can discern the shapes of writhing creatures inside each lump. Most of these are humanoids, though a few of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
drow in the courtyard, invaders must contend with the drow in the guard towers, who can target creatures both inside and outside the courtyard. Each of the guard towers (areas 18a through 18d) is
(Erelal’s cousin) stands watch on the roof, and eight male drow are on guard inside. Characters brought to the fortress as prisoners are stripped of their weapons and spellcasting implements as they pass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
is haunted, so they avoid it. Antimagic Field The interior of the tower is subject to a permanent antimagic field spell. Consequently, no magic functions inside the tower. This effect was left behind
cauldron that hangs in the fireplace on the upper level (area O3). But it’s not there anymore. Before the characters reach area O3, three drow gunslingers (see appendix B) under the effect of potions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Living on natural stone shelves inside the crevasse are eight quaggoths that serve the drow.
The quaggoths can climb the crevasse without having to make an ability check, as can other creatures with a
12. Bat Cave The drow and their quaggoths recently expanded into this cavern, which is home to hundreds of bats. 12a. Drow Sentinels Sloped Roof. The ceiling here is 50 feet high but slopes down to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Random Encounters in Sorcere Inside Sorcere, the characters might encounter drow wizards as well as their apprentices, familiars, and other magical creatures. If they enter with Quenthel Baenre’s
Encounter 1–6 1d4 drow mages 7–8 1 giant spider 9–10 1 invisible quasit 11–12 1 mad drow mage 13–14 1 shadow demon 15–18 1d4 slaves 19–20 1 succubus or incubus Drow Mages There is a 50 percent
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
City Sections Conch is built around the river, which flows eastward from the Columns of the Sky mountains. It is surrounded by heavy fortifications and divided into three main sections. Brief
dangerous scaffolding. Inside, laborers have little air and light. Riverside. Most Low Netherese families live and work on the river to fish and move goods. Haphazard docks jut into the water, and seedy pubs and warehouses line the banks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
). Taal carries a pouch with four 100 gp gems inside it, and he wears a fine black cloak embroidered with webs made of platinum thread (worth 750 gp). The elite drow warriors carry no treasure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
private hunting domain. Drow warriors patrol the forest, alert for poachers and intruders. Check for random encounters in Kyorbblivvin once every hour. Roll a d20 and consult the Kyorbblivvin Encounters
d20 Encounter 1–10 No encounter 11 1 black pudding 12 3d6 drow spore servants (see appendix C) 13 Elite drow foot patrol 14 Exotic fungi 15 1d4 giant spiders 16 1d4 gricks 17 Hunting party 18 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cities without Sunlight The drow might have not chosen to live in the Underdark, but just the same they consider it their home, not a prison. Just as the sea elves adapted to their aquatic realm
, the drow have long been accustomed to the harsh conditions of life in the Underdark. They’ve lived away from sunlight for so long that they can’t bear the touch of it on their flesh, and thus they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
double door. Hiding behind each stalagmite is an invisible drow mage and an invisible quasit.
Rock Formations. Around the edges of the cavern are more stalagmites and stalactites. More of these
formations fill a smaller cavern to the southeast (area 1b).
The two drow mages are males named Hulziin and Yrrprek. Each wears a cloak pin bearing the insignia of House Freth. They arrived here shortly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Bregan D’aerthe If one or more characters are drow, Jarlaxle Baenre has his lieutenants, three drow gunslingers, shadow these potential new recruits while keeping a safe distance. Fel’rekt Lafeen and
. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 18 or higher see fleeting glimpses of the drow spies over a period of several days and can, with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Guards and Wards The whole tower is protected by permanent guards and wards spells. The tower’s drow residents are immune to the effects, but intruders are not. If the characters have the support of
the Council of Spiders, members of the council give them a password which, when spoken aloud inside the tower, grants the speaker immunity to the spells’ effect for 1 hour. After that, the password magically changes, and any characters still in the tower must deal with the guards and wards effect.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
conflict taking place inside an elf’s mind. Elves keep their passion internalized because they learn at a young age that such feelings can become destructive when they are allowed to take control. Elves
loose and showing them how to develop a long-lasting self-discipline. Primeval Hatred One of the most fervent passions in an elf is the animosity that surface elves and drow hold for one another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
(Perception) score of 13 or higher spot the creature. It’s waiting for Kinyel Druu’giir, its “true love,” to emerge from the pavilion. Inside the pavilion are four drow: Sirak Mazelor (a female drow mage and
the chief negotiator of the drow enclave), two female drow elite warriors, and a female drow assassin posing as another elite warrior. The assassin, Kinyel Druu’giir, has Fraz-Urb’luu’s gem on her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inside a 30-foot-square area in the middle of this rubble-strewn cavern. The camp appears to be a quiet gathering of nine well-armed drow wizards and warriors, who are communicating with one another
8. Illusory Front Line The drow of House Freth have learned the hard way that the troglodytes in area 7 are too hardy and stubborn to be easily conquered. A male drow mage named Orl Telenna has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Drow Matron Mother Among drow followers of Lolth, each noble house is led by a matron mother, an influential priestess of Lolth charged with carrying out the god’s will while also advancing the
takes back what she has given. The stat block here represents a matron mother at the height of her power. A matron mother is almost never encountered alone. She is typically accompanied by a drow favored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
waiting to see how the violence plays out. If the characters seem approachable, Zilch offers to help them get inside the drow warehouse. If the characters take a short or long rest and Zilch is with them
4. Drow Enclave The drow use Mantol-Derith to trade exquisite and exotic goods according to their rarefied tastes. Rare perfumes, potions, distilled beverages, and other alchemical products are some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Having eluded the drow so far, ten grimlocks huddle in the back of this 10-foot-high cavern. They feed on fish from the River Sargauth and fight only in self-defense. 10c. Sea Hag Coven This 30-foot
-drow, because Halaster has tasked them solely with ridding the Sargauth Level of the dark elves. The hags keep their affiliation with Halaster a secret and pretend to be harmless shell collectors with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
flank the entrance. As you are led inside, a pillared hall strewn with broken statuary looms all around you. Leaning against a cracked pillar is a drow with an eyepatch and a wide-brimmed hat. A
Jarlaxle Baenre of Bregan D’aerthe The dashing and dapper commander of the Bregan D’aerthe mercenary company, Jarlaxle Baenre is a drow warrior with centuries of experience. A nonconformist in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
) Duration: 8 hours This spell snatches the soul of a humanoid as it dies and traps it inside the tiny cage you use for the material component. A stolen soul remains inside the cage until the spell ends or
until you destroy the cage, which ends the spell. While you have a soul inside the cage, you can exploit it in any of the ways described below. You can use a trapped soul up to six times. Once you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
A Brief Distraction While the characters wait to learn more about Murgaxor, they discover some of their fellow students engaged in a game at Firejolt Café (see map 3.2 in chapter 3) on the central
smiling and gesturing outside Firejolt Café.
A familiar face jogs up to you, waving and smiling in relief. “It’s so good to see you! Things have been dire around here lately, but some friends are inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
out; if an escape route is blocked, they can switch to another and get safely home. Once the raiders get inside their escape tunnel, they’re usually safe. Opposing forces seldom pursue the drow below
Nocturnal Raiders If the drow kept to themselves in their subterranean cities and fortresses, few other creatures would care. The dark elves could indulge their evil practices until their caverns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Yantha argued, one of Yantha’s apprentices tried to hide the gem for his mistress but succumbed to its evil power. The apprentice, Flink, took the gem to the drow enclave, hoping to trade it for some
wrath. Soon thereafter, the delusional gargoyle laid eyes on a drow assassin named Kinyel Druu’giir and was instantly smitten by her. The gargoyle gave her the black gem as a token of its devotion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. The Dark Seldarine These temples are dedicated to the Dark Seldarine, a pantheon of drow gods under Lolth. Each room has walls that rise 15 feet, then angle inward to a central point 30 feet
above the middle of the floor. 17a. Temple of Ghaunadaur Ghaunadaur, a god of subterranean horrors, is respected and feared by many Underdark races, including drow. This temple contains the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20. Drow Town An ancient earthquake collapsed sections of Stromkuhldur, dividing the town into smaller caverns. After driving the Legion of Azrok out of this eastern cavern, the drow of House
the alleys between the buildings in search of prey.
The giant spiders creep about in groups of three. Additional forces stationed here include a male drow elite warrior named Ranaghax Auvryndar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Confined inside is a prisoner named Marta Moonshadow. Fascinated by drow culture, Marta hoped to join the ranks of House Auvryndar but was captured and locked up instead. She seeks an opportunity to prove
5. House Auvryndar This area outside the old temple of Dumathoin marks the beginning of the drow settlement. All the chambers have flat, 10-foot-high ceilings. 5a. Welcoming Committee Guards. Four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
to this cabin is locked (see the “Icingdeath and Twinkle Features” sidebar). Captain Deloz Montiv (see “Drow Crews”) holds the key. If the characters enter this room, read the following boxed text
searches the bed finds a concealed drawer in the bed frame, beneath the sheets. Inside the drawer are Deloz’s neatly folded clothing and a potion of water breathing T5. Crystal Chamber The door to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
corner of the cave swivels on a central axis. The secret door can be seen automatically from inside the tunnel.
The troglodytes are bracing for another drow attack from the north. The clan’s current
7. Troglodyte Lair The last free clan of troglodytes inhabits these caves. Its members live in equal fear of the behir, the trolls, and the drow. Adventurers are perceived as just another threat