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Exile. Rahadin was exiled for refusing to bow down to a dusk elf prince whom he considered weak and corrupt. When the dusk elves later declined to pay fealty to King Barov, Rahadin helped Barov
conquer them. The elf kingdom's royal line was obliterated, the dusk elves hunted like rabbits. The few that survived were either subjugated or forced to live among the Vistani. So pleased was Barov with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
What Dwells Here? Muiral the Misshapen, one of Halaster’s apprentices, claimed this drow-built level as his private hunting grounds after the dark elves were forced to abandon it long ago. Areas of
returned to reclaim the level. House Auvryndar and its allies hope to establish a permanent stronghold here, complete with a fully renovated temple dedicated to Lolth. The drow forces on this level are bolstered by a gang of troglodytes under the command of a loathsome leader named Gorzil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Childhood Much has been made of the relative fecundity of humans compared to elves. Ignorant folk wonder how elves can live so long, yet have so few children. They cannot know what it means to an elf
to usher a child into the world. They cannot understand how a birth is both a joy and a sorrow, a reunion and a parting. Each birth represents an elf soul that has been to Arvandor and returned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
later, after the saplings grew tall and mighty, an ancient green dragon dug a lair in the redwoods’ roots, poisoning the grove and surrounding forest. The elves called the dragon Death-at-Sunset, for
named Ethvarn and her allies slew Death-at-Sunset. Ethvarn died in the assault. The surviving elves pulled back from Redwood Grove, leaving only a few wardens in an outpost called Redwood Watch. Over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
island paradise of the elves, reputed to be a part of the divine realm of Arvandor. Much closer to Faerûn are the Whalebones and Ruathym, ancient homes of the ancestors of the Illuskan people, and the
beginning of the Sundering, fabled Lantan and Nimbral have returned. Both the center of invention and the isle of Leira-worshiping illusionists are even more secretive and less welcoming of strangers than before their disappearance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is over, most of the tribes have returned to their hunting grounds and ancient traditions. They united to defend their way of life, and now they wish to enjoy it. But the halflings don’t yet know if
with Q’barran bandits. The Valenar elves ride through the Plains in search of adventure. Monsters emerge from the Mournland. Dragonmarked houses seek to expand their role at Gatherhold and to explore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ruthless warrior who has killed thousands in his lifetime. Exile. Rahadin was exiled for refusing to bow down to a dusk elf prince whom he considered weak and corrupt. When the dusk elves later
declined to pay fealty to King Barov, Rahadin helped Barov conquer them. The elf kingdom’s royal line was obliterated, the dusk elves hunted like rabbits. The few that survived were either subjugated or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
ever met — that the island of Evermeet is not of this world, and that it never was. In ancient days, so long ago that even elves think of it as their mythic past, the elves of many nations sought a
perfect homeland for their people. (That was the problem there, of course. You’ll miss out on a wealth of beauty it you’re always looking for the perfect gem.) Not finding it in the world, some elves (sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Cataclysm, Loren Soth was a Solamnic Knight of the Order of the Rose. He ruled the province of Knightlund from Dargaard Keep. However, his fall from grace began when he rescued a company of Silvanesti elves
accusing Isolde of being unfaithful. Enraged, Soth ignored the gods’ direction and returned to Dargaard Keep to murder her. As he did, the gods unleashed the Cataclysm on the world. With Isolde’s dying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. House Xorlarrin once held Gauntlgrym, but King Bruenor Battlehammer and his dwarves recently drove out the dark elves. They know its layout well, however. Duke Zalto has given the drow an iron flask
of Citadel Adbar and Citadel Felbarr are aware that fire giants have returned to Ironslag; however, the dwarves are still recovering from the War of the Silver Marches and aren’t prepared to mount an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the god once more, and returned to awareness before the Drawing of the Veil, is the fulfillment of every elf’s longing, but some elves have grown attached to the mortal and mundane world, and thus
The Seldarine The pantheon of elven deities, called the Seldarine, includes Corellon and the group of primal elves whom he graced with divinity. These gods were the ones who brought word to Corellon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Owners The owners of the Witchlight Carnival are a pair of shadar-kai (elves native to the Shadowfell) named Mister Witch and Mister Light. Witch is matter-of-fact and devoid of pretense
Witch and Light would like nothing more than to see the hags defeated and Zybilna returned to power. But they dare not play a part in making that dream a reality. If the coven caught a whiff of dissent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ancient clans — who call themselves the Kech Dhakaan (“bearers of [the traditions of] Dhakaan”) — have finally returned to the surface. The Dhakaani are utterly devoted to war, matched only by the Valenar
elves in their devotion to the martial arts. Their weaponsmiths and armorers know techniques that even the artificers of House Cannith cannot duplicate. Throughout the Last War, no nation faced any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
(Area N9)View Player Version Roleplaying the Vistani and the Elves Use the following information to roleplay the Vistani and the dusk elves that occupy the camp. Vistani. The Vistani in this camp all
exhausted their supply of wine and are eager to obtain more. Characters who help them with either problem earn the Vistani’s respect. Dusk Elves. The dusk elf race is all but forgotten, and the few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
she is determined to stop his scheming and see him returned to Waterdeep before he can further tarnish the Rosznar name. Esvele takes one or more of the adventurers aside as they prepare to make their
from under the elves’ slender noses. Where the dwarves hid it for so long, who knows? But should you find it in Undermountain, it would please the elves of the North to know it survives.
In truth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the astral elves are stripped of all visible weapons, but they are allowed to keep their armor and other gear. (The same is true for any nonplayer characters who are with them.) A character can
returned to them, after which Corelleth’s squad leads the group through the streets of the citadel to the Temple of Light. If the characters flee from their escort, Corelleth’s squad doesn’t pursue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
by drow. They revere a host of divine entities, which they refer to as the Dark Seldarine in mockery of the surface elves’ deities. The Dark Seldarine are mighty, immortal beings, survivors from the
original group of primal elves who revolted against Corellon to remain at Lolth’s side. The Drow Deities table lists the members of the Dark Seldarine. For each god, the table notes alignment, province
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
crushing tyranny of the Temple. Forces from Furyondy, Veluna, and Verbobonc joined with dwarves of the Lortmil Mountains, gnomes of the Kron Hills, and elves of Celene to form the Righteous Host. Led by
, but the raiders have returned to the ruins of the moathouse. The bandits are targeting shipments of food heading north. They don’t raid too close to Hommlet and take all evidence, including animals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
their elders have gone into the world and returned to tell about it. In one of these places, a youngster about to set out is celebrated with a rousing party that goes far into the night, during which
hairfeet, which are the most numerous; the tallfellows, which are the tallest and least athletic of the halflings, somewhat resembling elves; and the stouts, which are more akin to dwarves in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gibbering Mouther Nascencies table to inspire what brought one of these horrors into being. Alas, the Elder Elves made a fatal mistake. When the Dragon’s Tear comet next returned, the Vast Gate—still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, leaving the drow to fight Halaster and his minions alone. The Mad Mage rounded up the remaining dark elves, trapping some of their souls for use in his dark magic, while twisting the bodies and
intrepid adventurer named Durnan delved into the labyrinth beneath the tower and returned alive, laden with riches and countless harrowing tales. Durnan used his new fortune to demolish the remnants of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, returned from a nearly two-thousand-year-long excursion in the Shadowfell, to hover above the Anauroch desert. The shadow-touched nobles of the city almost immediately began hunting for ancient Netherese
the waters rose to the east in early 1486, the tide turned against the orcs in the North, and by the end of the year their armies were broken and scattered. Also during that year, the elves of Myth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
protected by mountains, they frequently form defensive pacts with humans, gnomes, and elves that live nearby. Although the best artisans are revered for their skills, just as in any dwarf clan, hill
deity’s influence weakened Bhaerynden and left it vulnerable to the dark elves that threatened its borders. That claim might well be true, but shield dwarf scholars point out that those who abandoned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
caverns beneath the Sumber Hills and claimed it as their territory. These dark elves venerated a terrible god of primordial evil, and they built a shrine to this nameless power. In time, the ancient drow
and the dwarven stronghold beneath them might have been forgotten forever, but a few years ago a drow named Vizeran DeVir returned to the ancient Fane of the Eye. A renegade drow wizard of great power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
— also known as Piergeiron’s Palace, and still called that by elderly and long-lived citizens (including many elves). Though not quite as large as the castle, the palace is far more comfortable and
Undermountain’s dungeons. Durnan and Mirt entered the dungeons of their own free will — and not only that, but returned laden with treasures. Both used magic to extend their lives, but they eventually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Demelin Demelin Demelin (neutral, elf archmage) is hundreds of years old, one of a handful of Silvanesti elves old enough to have lived through the Cataclysm. She commonly wears a bone mask that
Karavarix. She doesn’t think its reappearance is a coincidence, and she encourages the characters to seek out the Temple of Paladine in the northeast of the city to reveal why the god has returned the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
least one tribe previously thought to be extinct has returned in force. There are currently eleven known Uthgardt tribes scattered throughout the North. Each tribe claims a vast tract of wilderness as
Valley to the south — a bold thrust that won’t end until his people or their enemies are all dead. Tree Ghost Tribe After years of conflict with other Uthgardt tribes and the elves of the High Forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
make her expendable to the other hags. Disguised as elves, the hags tempt guests into undergoing magical transformations. Their rituals, which they call treatments, seem entirely beneficial on the
) was a mighty warrior who sought even greater strength through her bargain with the hags. When she realized the true nature of the bargain shortly before the curse struck, the dragonborn returned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Dambrath as well as Halruaa and the Shar. Many Arkaiuns lived under the yoke of drow slavery centuries ago after a failed military campaign against the dark elves, which led to the eventual
are touched by magic, and many of them are talented in the Art. They and their land vanished during the Spellplague, but just as mysteriously returned after the second Sundering. Most Halruaans have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
xenophobic elves that claim this area don’t hesitate to discourage uninvited guests by any means necessary. A simple group of pilgrims might be scared off with some arrows, while a band of hunters or
explorers is likely to be killed outright. Food is sparse in this region, with the forests long since vanished, and as a result the elves of Elfharrow fiercely protect the herds of animals they have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Halfling Gods and Myths Halflings see their gods more as extended family members than as divine beings. They don’t worship them in the same way as elves and dwarves revere their gods, because the
lair of a young red dragon. The greedy troll was swiftly incinerated. Cyrrollalee returned a hero, and from that day forward all the townsfolk remembered her with a word of thanks when baking pies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. During this childhood visit, your character lost something. You tried to find it, but the carnival owners—a pair of elves named Mister Witch and Mister Light—were decidedly unhelpful.
“Silly little
lost has resurfaced, as though an old spell has faded away, allowing you to feel the loss as sharply as if it happened yesterday.
The Witchlight Carnival has returned, and you find yourself standing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
table entries make more sense for certain items than for others. Some magic items are made only by certain kinds of creatures, for instance; a cloak of elvenkind is made by elves, rather than dwarves. If
is durable and has Dwarven runes worked into its design. It might be associated with a clan that would like to see it returned to their ancestral halls. 10 Elemental Air. The item is half the normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
character of being a dishonorable thief, and insist that the stolen items be returned to the well at once. The will-o’-wisps will also accept a different trinket as payment for one that was stolen. They
rows of severed bullywug heads, all impaled on spikes, chatter at each other. Waterlogged Battlefield The characters come upon a bog that was the site of a battle between elves and fomorians long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
been good to me, and I would like to know she is well before I take my leave.
“Every eight years, our world is visited by a traveling extravaganza called the Witchlight Carnival. It recently returned
(elves native to the Shadowfell) named Mister Witch and Mister Light. He assumes they’re still in charge. Madryck dimly recalls that Witch and Light acquired the carnival more than a hundred years ago