dwarf indeed are blown

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

friend. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarf’s long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. “Knew I’d find

have a strong sense of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s

Long Memory, Long Grudges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud.

Long Memory, Long Grudges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud.

1. Domed Entrance

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

mountain A fire giant with chained dwarf prisoners in a cavern At the back of the dome, a 40-foot-wide, 40-foot-high hallway heads into the mountain. Wind has blown the snow far into the hallway. The

Halls of the Hunting Axe

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

Halls of the Hunting Axe These monster-haunted ruins were once a grand and important city in the shield dwarf kingdom of Besilmer. The old city was a small forest of stone roundhouses, interlaced

centuries, shards from magnificent windows of stained glass that once adorned the Halls have found their way into beautiful and distinctive glass bottles blown locally. Stories in nearby Beliard warn of

Treasure

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

Treasure Orcs are consummate raiders. When they attack and overwhelm, they claim as booty anything of value that they can carry — and an orc’s definition of “value” can be very loose indeed. The

be found in an orc’s loot sack. Orc Trophies d10 Trophy 1 1d12 elf ears 2 1d4 dwarf beards 3 1d6 human heads 4 Skulls and bones 5 Cave bear paw 6 1d20 severed fingers 7 1d8 eyeballs 8 Flayed elf

Citadel Adbar

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

became the anvil against which they were smashed. The great drawbridge allowed none to pass except welcomed guests, and such guests were few indeed. Standing unconquered, it was the bastion of dwarven

necessary for newcomers to get around safely. Beneath the citadel proper, miles of dwarf-sized caverns form a confusing maze that frustrates most non-dwarf visitors. These tunnels are what remain of the early

Getting the Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

halfling trapper in Easthaven, a human shipbuilder in Targos, and, three days ago, a dwarf glassblower in Bryn Shander. Each victim was found with a dagger of ice through the heart. What’s the

connection? The drunken lot huddled in the tavern offers no credible ideas, but sitting apart from them is an elderly shield dwarf with a nasty scar across her nose who looks like she has something worth

Bruenor's Plan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

reason to think otherwise. Bruenor assures the adventurers they will have his gratitude and that of all Gauntlgrym — indeed, of all Faerûn — if they are successful. If the characters press for details

-Derith. Otherwise, the journey to locate Gravenhollow is likely to be much longer and more difficult. BRUENOR BATTLEHAMMER The legendary Bruenor Battlehammer is a good dwarf and king, and always has the

Future Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

with the names of the adventurers who retrieved his signet ring from Undermountain. The news inspires Joroth Brighthelm, a dwarf spy for the Lords’ Alliance, to visit the Yawning Portal. Joroth

approaches the characters in plain clothes and asks them to keep their eyes open for Falkir’s Fist, a band of four dwarf adventurers that disappeared in Undermountain over a year ago. The leader of the band

Gauntlgrym

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

tribute to Menzoberranzan. In recent years, the dwarf hero Bruenor Battlehammer was able to seize the fabled city back from its drow masters. Bruenor, along with his companions Wulfgar, Cattie-brie, Regis

ancient glory. By no means is the city fully occupied. Indeed, given the relatively small size of Bruenor’s occupying force, keeping track of anyone within Gauntlgrym is nearly impossible. Light. In

Wedding Itinerary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

high among the dwarf wedding guests, both for the coming events and for their first trip to the storied enclave. Read or paraphrase the following: On a gray morning with cloudy skies, three horse-drawn

Enclave. The stronghold is indeed awe-inspiring. A massive arched stone entrance — a marvelous work of art in and of itself — leads into the mountain. Four sets of heavy iron portcullises stand fast

Trielta Hills

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

, and thoroughly disruptive, but also part of the natural order, and so nothing to get bothered about. Indeed, even the largest of these discoveries isn’t so lucrative as to be worth the construction

dwarf acquaintance of mine once referred to as “scratch mines” — close-to-the-surface operations, with decent yield for a small amount of digging, but not worth the construction of “proper” (by which he

Upper Levels and Cellar

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

dwarf (see the “Morley’s Debt” adventure hook) All three survivors have been traumatized by the recent attacks, which were unknowingly triggered by Janore Stormswake’s arrival at the hermitage. A fourth

of a fellow priest of Procan. (The skeleton is indeed the remains of the priest whose plea for help led to the sinking of Tammeraut.) Acting quickly, she found Aaron in the kitchen and grabbed him just

Areas of the Earth Temple

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

wears a hidden purse underneath his armor containing 15 gp, 5 pp, and five fine citrines worth 40 gp each. B8. Mud Sorcerer’s Lab Carved into this door is a frowning dwarf warrior in plate armor with

spiky maces where his fists should be. The interior of the chamber can be described as follows: Large stone statues carved to look like scowling dwarf warriors line the walls of this large chamber

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

the servants’ quarters are covered with rich rugs and tapestries of no great value. The place is well lit by torches and a large brazier, and this makes it very hot indeed (just right for fire giants

wall 9 feet above the floor holds thirty-nine skulls (human, dwarf, elf, giant, and other various and sundry creatures), eight helmets and helms, and five sets of armor (chain mail, splint, or plate as

Stone Giants

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

delving into Ostorian ruins that have been sealed for millennia. The less obvious one is that certain portents, if confirmed to be true, would indeed bring about the return of Annam, upending the giants

absence of both Annam and a worldly emperor, storm giants recognize no higher authority. Human, elf, and dwarf kings, liches, grand sorcerers and wizards — all might amass what they consider great power

Museum Locations

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

are arranged here, some as fully reconstructed skeletons. The exhibit includes microraptors, ornithopods, dwarf elephants, and an ancestor of the cockatrice. Informational placards tell the stories of

Murkmire Stone, which is described at the end of this adventure. As Dr. Dannell fears, the stone is indeed an eldritch creature’s egg. At 10:30 p.m., the effects described in “The Murkmire Stone” begin

Red Larch Locations

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

highly indeed. The clothing, boots, and accessories are all fine, warm, and sturdy, even though few Red Larchers can afford to buy them for everyday wear. The Tarnlars live in a comfortable apartment

grizzled dwarf prospector who warned them away from Lance Rock “because there’s plague there.” Maegla has no idea what they’re talking about, but the children can provide directions to the ravine the dwarf

Locations E - H

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

overseeing the city watch and the conduct of commerce in the city The Master of Guilds, Boldor Steelshield (N male shield dwarf noble), representing the merchants of Everlund, who is prone to hyperbole and

. The current members are Tharkus Gromm (NE male shield dwarf thug) of Hammaver House; Darva (NG female dragonborn mage) of the Silver Triangle; and Zalaron Daska (N male Tethyrian human veteran) of the

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

; otherwise, several dwarf clerks work here during the day, logging deliveries at the docks to be transported to the mine and arranging for the processed ore to be loaded on trade ships bound for distant ports

is blown to announce the beginning of a council session or other significant events. The town has a sturdy but weatherbeaten platform and gallows in front of the hall for use in the event of an

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

instructed to keep three “magical skeletons” in one of the cells safe from would-be thieves. To back up their tale, they point out—quite truthfully—that they have no key to this cell. Indeed, there are three

dwarves chained to the floor and forced to labor making weapons. Four of them are dwarf commoners intent only on escaping if they are released, but the fifth is a veteran who volunteers to stay with the

Lower Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

room, an elderly dwarf in gray robes, with spectacles resting on the tip of his bulbous nose, sits perfectly still behind a writing desk facing the door. The dwarf’s quill is dipped halfway into an

transcripts of conversations, all written in the Infernal script. The dwarf in temporal stasis is Kalimanzaros, Zybilna’s clerk. If his statistics become necessary, Kalimanzaros uses the mage stat block

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