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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
useful as these services are, it’s the Banking Guild that truly defines the house. Kundarak’s lands in the Mror Holds include deep veins of precious metals, which the dwarves used to
establish the banking industry of Khorvaire. Anyone who makes a living from coin—from bankers to goldsmiths—likely learned their skills at House Kundarak. The security of banks bearing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Adventure Hooks After years of financial hardship due to their stolen fortune, the mountain dwarves of Clan Axebreaker have located the lost treasure but have been unable to access it. A
some possible ways Varrin learned about the characters: By Reputation. Varrin learned of the characters in the aftermath of a previous adventure, especially one that involved retrieving a person or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
Adventure Hooks After years of financial hardship due to their stolen fortune, the mountain dwarves of Clan Axebreaker have located the lost treasure but have been unable to access it. A
some possible ways Varrin learned about the characters: By Reputation. Varrin learned of the characters in the aftermath of a previous adventure, especially one that involved retrieving a person or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Banking Guild that truly defines the house. Kundarak’s lands in the Mror Holds include deep veins of precious metals, which the dwarves used to establish the banking industry of Khorvaire. Anyone who
makes a living from coin—from bankers to goldsmiths—likely learned their skills at House Kundarak. The security of banks bearing the Kundarak manticore emblem is legendary. The house also provides a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
best suits the story, depending on where they go and what they are doing following their return to the surface world. It can be in the form of a messenger carrying a handwritten letter bearing the
audience with King Bruenor Battlehammer, to discuss matters of grave importance concerning your experiences in the Underdark.
Characters belonging to any of the factions involved in the meeting at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giants and Other Ancients In the mythic history of most D&D worlds, giants occupy a privileged place—alongside dragons—among the first sapient creatures to walk the earth. Elves and dwarves arose or
the children of Tiamat. Similarly, many D&D worlds feature an ancient history of conflict between dwarves and giants. This enmity is visible most clearly in certain magic items originally made by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
agreement with a clan of surly dwarves, or successfully navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide that they deserve an XP reward.
As a starting point, use the rules for building combat encounters in
chapter 3 to gauge the difficulty of the challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had been a combat encounter of the same difficulty, but only if the encounter involved a meaningful risk of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
water. Giants. Humanoid-like creatures that tower over humans and their kin. Humanoids. Bipedal peoples of the civilized and savage world, including humans, dwarves, elves, and halflings. Monstrosities
parenthetical tags provide an additional layer of categorization for certain creatures, but they have no bearing on how a creature is used in combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
dwarves and elves.
Monstrosities. Frightening creatures that sometimes resemble beasts but that are often touched by magic and almost never benign.
Oozes. Gelatinous creatures that generally have no
. For example, an orc has the humanoid (orc) type. These parenthetical tags provide an additional layer of categorization for certain monsters, but they have no bearing on how a monster is used in combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Hunters’ Role Once you know the form of Pharaoh Ankhtepot’s ka, determine how the characters become involved with the hunt for it. Events might make finding the soul to be in the characters’ best
ka to fulfill their own ends.
5 Murals or hieroglyphs within a tomb the characters discover lead to other ruins, each bearing a clue to finding the pharaoh’s missing treasure.
6 After the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
religion of the dwarves is at the root of the societal roles that dwarves follow. Where most other creatures view their deities as ultrapowerful beings who stand forever apart from their worshipers
, the dwarves see their gods as exemplars who blaze a path for their lives to follow. Dwarven deities exist in a wide variety, with a few common across many worlds. They are collectively known as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
— five dwarves in leather armor and a human in wizard’s robes. They appear to be sitting on the edge of the bridge, facing north and enjoying the view. When they see you, they stand, move away from
the edge of the bridge, and draw their weapons. The robed fellow pulls out a wand.
The figures on the bridge include five thugs (male shield dwarves) and a mercenary mage named Cavil Zaltobar (male
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Life in the City of Blades The duergar are called gray dwarves not only because of the color of their skin, but also because of their drab and joyless lifestyle. While they make no time for merriment
, the duergar have a culture as rich and complex as any other, and nowhere is this so evident as in Gracklstugh. Work never stops in the City of Blades, and the gray dwarves take pride in efficiency
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
try to swamp it by making a DC 25 Strength check, with a +2 bonus to the check for each additional merrow involved in the attempt. Success means that Frostskimmr lurches dangerously and each creature
bearing for the next stage of their journey, they gain a +1 bonus to their next daytime event roll. Ice Hunters in Fishing Boats. This event occurs only during the day. A group of fishers from Oyaviggaton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
against those who have disrespected him.
Expert Tunnelers
Kobolds are naturally skilled at tunneling. Similar to dwarves, they seem to have a near-instinctive sense of what sections of stone or
earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
merrow try to swamp it by making a DC 25 Strength check, with a +2 bonus to the check for each additional merrow involved in the attempt. Success means that Frostskimmr lurches dangerously and each
bearing for the next stage of their journey, they gain a +1 bonus to their next daytime event roll. Ice Hunters in Fishing Boats This event occurs only during the day. A group of fishers from Oyaviggaton
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the other characters? Did you have a home on the Material Plane, or did you travel many planes? What catastrophe or betrayal led to your demise? How do you know Shemeshka was involved in your downfall
? The characters’ pasts don’t have any bearing on the rest of this adventure, but use these details to inspire where the campaign leads next. Heroic Equipment Trapped with each incarnation in the House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Hrakhamar Nearby volcanic eruptions forced the dwarves to abandon Hrakhamar (map 2.9). They always intended to reoccupy and reactivate the forge when it was deemed safe, but that day never came
. Firenewts moved in and put the forge to work crafting armor and weapons for themselves. A small group of albino dwarves lurks in the jungle nearby and keeps watch on the forge, but their numbers are too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Expert Tunnelers Kobolds are naturally skilled at tunneling. Similar to dwarves, they seem to have a near-instinctive sense of what sections of stone or earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the village’s port and make it a prime location for trade with the world beyond. In another recent development, a band of dwarves — bearing a decree from the king himself — have arrived and begun to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
silk bundles are sticky but easily torn open to reveal two stout statues of dwarves — one bearing a pickaxe, the other a chisel and hammer. 5b. Troglodyte Fools Miners. Sparkling veins of gold stripe
this hall. These minerals were preserved by the ancient dwarves for their natural beauty, but currently four troglodytes — slaves of the drow — are mining the veins with pickaxes. (If the troglodytes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Snibbly spits up a hairball in disgust. “The dwarves of Clan Horn would kill you immediately, is what I’m saying. As such, Omin Dran has requested that I offer my assistance. Have you ever heard of the
absolutely free to come up with other methods of seeking the final orrery component. Even though the dwarves of Clan Horn remain furious at Acquisitions Incorporated and the enclave’s defenses are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
them that Kressando wears a platinum signet ring bearing the Rosznar family crest (a diving white falcon on a field of blue) and an inscription of the family motto (“Fly high and stoop swift”). She
Aelinthaldaar, where the Mad Mage built his tower and today stands Waterdeep. It’s said that a group of dwarves feared the destruction of such a miraculous work of stonecraft and stole the throne right out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
29. King Melair’s Lost Tomb The dwarves have left many surprises here to prevent tomb robbers from reaching their king’s resting place. 29a. Second False Tomb Ceiling. This tomb has a 10-foot-high
stone statues of imperious dwarves.
Tapestry. Hanging on the south wall between the statues of Moradin and Berronar is a thick tapestry depicting King Melair, his adamantine war pick in hand as he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
member cities don’t cooperate and help each other in times of crisis. But if a crisis rearranges the power structure of the Sword Coast, all the players involved hope that the new order leaves them
’ Alliance, but the order takes on any character who feels at home in settled lands. Barbarians, rangers, and druids are seldom involved with this faction, which sometimes leads to strained relations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
member cities don’t cooperate and help each other in times of crisis. But if a crisis rearranges the power structure of the Sword Coast, all the players involved hope that the new order leaves them
’ Alliance, but the order takes on any character who feels at home in settled lands. Barbarians, rangers, and druids are seldom involved with this faction, which sometimes leads to strained relations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
emit dim light in a 10-foot radius
6 Woolly rhinoceros
7 Saber-toothed tiger
8 Wolf
Battlehammer Dwarves The shield dwarves of Clan Battlehammer have iron mines throughout the
dwarves also have backpacks to hold their bedrolls, mess kits, and rations. They carry fishing tackle or miner’s picks, as appropriate. The dwarves are heading home with a sleigh loaded with rock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
member cities don’t cooperate and help each other in times of crisis. But if a crisis rearranges the power structure of the Sword Coast, all the players involved hope that the new order leaves them
’ Alliance, but the order takes on any character who feels at home in settled lands. Barbarians, rangers, and druids are seldom involved with this faction, which sometimes leads to strained relations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
revolution in either direction. A4. Plaza of the Muses A stone fountain stands in the middle of a grand plaza, its sides sculpted into the shapes of dwarves bearing drums and horns. Near the fountain
Areas of the Air Temple A1. Palace Quarter Entrance The carved reliefs of two dwarves face one another in profile to complete an arch beyond the ledge. Through the arch, the blocky contours of a lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
until they no longer have need of it. An object animated by the animate objects spell also qualifies as this key. Beardless Dwarf Most female dwarves are beardless and thus meet the condition. A male
dwarves. Any dwarf character can tell genuine dwarven ale from the fake stuff simply by having a taste. Drunken Elf Any elf who is poisoned from drinking alcohol qualifies as this key. Gems Worth at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
about any secret goals. The Caravan The caravan is made up of three horse-drawn carriages and bears sixteen dwarves to Horn Enclave for a wedding that will unite the Dhargun and Thunderwind clans
other large items, along with adamantine bars worth 5,000 gp, a suit of +1 mithral half plate inscribed with the insignia of Dhargun Ironworks, and a belt of dwarvenkind bearing the insignia of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
.
Linnacker collects income from gem mines in Tethyr.
Miyar supplies and repairs wagons and caravans, and has membership in the Merchants’ League.
Nurthammas invests in businesses involved in
-breakers.
Sashenstar owns shipping, mining, and textile operations, and has membership in the Merchants’ League.
Shattershield, a family of shield dwarves, is the only nonhuman family among the
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. This book explores some of the greatest conflicts in the D&D multiverse and delves into the cultures of the peoples and monsters involved in those conflicts. Why do dwarves and duergar hate each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and her court prefer to be left alone. She appears disinterested in becoming involved in the Blood War.
Tiamat’s presence in Avernus has confounded sages for years. As with devils, she is unable to
, dwarves, elves, and other folk. If Tiamat were to return to the material world, that event could trigger, or be a signal of, the resumption of the war between giants and dragons.
The Warrior’s General
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
important as the itinerary. Players are not expected to turn this into a dungeon crawl, if only because Horn Enclave is teeming with guards and other dwarves. Any wedding guests seen in private chambers or
a guest being supervised by a guard until the caravan departs. If the dwarves of Horn Enclave somehow find out that the characters are members of Acquisitions Incorporated, permanent incarceration or






