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Tales from the Yawning Portal
chief of the Durbuluk tribe of goblins.
Durnn can't surrender for fear of losing face. He won't give up if the opposition includes kobolds. Otherwise, he might call for parley if doing so allows him to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Elk King is Jarund Elkhardt, a terse yet thoughtful giant of a man who is nearly fifty years old—ancient by tribal standards. He has led the Elk Tribe for over half
in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face.
Jarund's late son, Jarund Twice-Born, was killed almost a decade ago while trying to bring down a cave bear, leaving
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth
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the latest challenger to her authority over their tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals.
Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the face
fraught with peril: rival tribes, deadly weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to.
Their courage in the face of danger makes
Firbolg
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, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic.
Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only
firbolgs only when the events affect the forest.
Even in the face of an intrusion, firbolgs prefer a subtle, gentle approach to prevent damage to their territory. They employ their magic to make the forest
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing
, or a member of a desert tribe, is an auspicious event. Most Athasians believe a given genasi is destined for greatness—or infamy.
Those living on the frontier, though, have a much harder
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
few organizations operating in the North are described below. The Chill. The cold and mysterious Lurkwood serves as the home of numerous groups of goblinoids that have banded together into one tribe
a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
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Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Tribe Cannibals”), or they might be led to a camp by Reghed scouts roaming the tundra (see “Wilderness Encounters”). The characters might also visit Reghed camps in chapter 5, as they face tests set
Reghed Tribe Camp Reghed tribe camps are scattered throughout Icewind Dale. None of them appear on maps because they don’t stay in one place for long. Each Reghed tribe is made up of smaller clans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
domesticated the dinosaurs of the plains and use these creatures as mounts, livestock, and beasts of burden. A sacred bond exists between a hunter and mount, and few people are prepared to face a
raging halfling barbarian riding a furious clawfoot raptor. Talenta religion reveres spirits, both departed ancestors and natural spirits. Each tribe has a lath—a chieftain who guides the tribe—and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the adventurers’ primary goal in this part of their mission. Whether they kill the stone giant thane or not is up to them. Stone giants aren’t the only antagonists the characters must face. Thane
Kayalithica has won the allegiance of the Blue Bear tribe of Uthgardt, many of whom are camped in Deadstone Cleft. See chapter 3 for more information on this tribe.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths in battle. The strain of his long years is written on his face. Tribe of the Tiger It is unusual for a woman to lead a
were known to raid Ten-Towns for supplies, but now the Tribe of the Elk is learning to live in peace with the more civilized people of Ten-Towns. The other three Reghed tribes — the Tribe of the Tiger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
between a hunter and their mount, and few people are prepared to face a raging halfling barbarian riding a furious clawfoot raptor. Talenta religion is based around reverence for spirits, both
departed ancestors and the spirits of the natural world. Each nomadic tribe has a lath—a chieftain who guides and protects the tribe—but it is the shamans who consult the spirits and choose the paths of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes barbarians perfectly suited for adventuring
. Wandering is often a way of life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of the adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some barbarians miss the close-knit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
upright. Its face is mostly encased in armor, looking almost humanoid except for its long eyestalks. Despite their frightful appearance, aldani avoid conflict. Reclusive and xenophobic, they hide in
belonging to the Aldani tribe. The fishers of the tribe trapped the lobsters of the rivers by the thousands, until no lobsters remained. Their greed made Ubtao angry, and he cursed the fishers by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes barbarians perfectly suited for adventuring. Wandering is
often a way of life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of the adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some barbarians miss the close-knit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Orc Lairs An orc tribe needs a home base of sorts — a place where warriors can reconnoiter after a raid, and ideally also a site that can be easily defended to ensure the safety of the tribe’s
followers of Yurtrus and Shargaas are relegated to the deep, dark recesses of the site, away from the rest of the tribe. At the center of the camp is the tribe’s war hearth. Once a war hearth is lit
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into
the face of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another. These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the
face of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another. These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and unthinking fury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that can represent most members of a Reghed tribe, as shown in the Reghed Tribesfolk table. Reghed Tribesfolk Role Stat Block
Hunter or warrior Tribal warrior with Survival +4; speaks
hunters of the four tribes Tribe of the Bear Internal strife has splintered what remains of the Bear Tribe today. The turmoil began shortly after a band of Bear Tribe hunters recovered pieces of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Firbolg tribes would rather go hungry
.
Firbolg barbarians are rare except among clans that face constant threats from evil humanoids and other invaders.
Firbolg clerics and paladins are usually dedicated to nature gods and are seen as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
between them and the koalinth — even in the face of the sahuagin threat, no cooperation is possible between these two peoples. The lizardfolk, concluding that the koalinth are the stronger tribe, invited
the lizardfolk strive to hold their alliance together in the face of a common foe, the bonds are beginning to fray. How the characters perform their mission, and what sort of relationship they establish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
mercilessly eliminates the weak and the infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated
battlefield. The followers of all three gods are a tribe’s raiders and ravagers — often the only part of an orc tribe that its victims ever see. Deep within the den of a tribe, far away from the war-hearth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The third one contains a living Uthgardt of the Great Worm tribe named Noori, a berserker with the following changes: Her alignment is chaotic evil. She has 0 hit points and is unconscious but stable
. Otherwise, she remains with the party until an opportunity to escape from the complex and return to Great Worm Cavern presents itself. If Noori rejoins her tribe, she shares the tale of her ordeal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
about 3 feet tall. Xvarts live in remote hills, forests, and caves. Each tribe is led by a speaker, who is usually the brightest one among them. The speaker serves as the tribe’s ambassador, and often
dons short wooden stilts and heavy robes to look taller and more imperious. The rest of the tribe hunts for food, plundering crops and livestock from nearby farms if the hunt goes poorly. Xvarts
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
attack on sight. Lizardfolk The Scaly Death lizardfolk tribe has no leader. Pharblex killed its shaman, Suncaller, and the death left the tribe with an inferiority complex that was ripe for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
The Scaly Death lizardfolk tribe has no leader. Pharblex killed its shaman, Suncaller, and the death left the tribe with an inferiority complex that was ripe for exploitation. When Rezmir promised
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
paintings. Often they employ aspects of legends about the giant pantheon. For example, Memnor’s face or head floating above the shoulders of another giant indicates that the giant was a liar or a
aren’t steeped in the giants’ mythology. Most non-giants find a tale carving as unintelligible as giants would find poetry written in Elvish. REPRESENTATIVE GIANT PHRASES
What is your tribe and rank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
shield made out of cast-off dragon scales. Uncommon Courage. A dragonshield knows that it has a place of honor in the tribe, but — being kobolds at heart — most of them feel unworthy of their status
ability to rally in the face of certain death, inspiring other kobolds to follow it in a charge against the invaders of their warren. Kobold Dragonshield
Small humanoid (kobold), lawful evil
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
turn it into a thrall. Illithids sometimes infiltrate an Underdark tribe of humanoids and use their superstitions and traditions as tools to make them useful followers. A mind flayer might use its
members of the tribe to be branded as heretics, to provide the pretense for occasionally seizing a humanoid and devouring its brain. After the colony depletes and demoralizes the population sufficiently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
their caves and wait for enemies to come to them. Once they enter combat, the giants pursue enemies that attempt to flee. The Blue Bear tribe shares Kayalithica’s belief that civilization is a blight on
to gather her tribemates might face all of the Uthgardt in Deadstone Cleft at once. The stone giants prefer to wait for enemies to come to them. The Deadstone Cleft Roster table summarizes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
stalk sporting three bulbous eyes that face in different directions. Otherworldly Entities. Froghemoths are creatures not of this world. A journal purportedly written long ago by the wizard Lum the
several targets at once, keeping them at bay while it wraps its tongue around another one and pulls it in to be devoured. Revered by Bullywugs. If a bullywug tribe comes across a froghemoth, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
great numbers. Settlements that stand on the edge of the Evermoors face constant threats from these and other monsters. Floating a mile above the Evermoors is Lyn Armaal, Countess Sansuri’s cloud
Master’s Guide. Flint Rock The spirit mound of the Elk tribe (see the “Uthgardt” section earlier in this chapter) is situated in the midst of the Evermoors atop a gnarly knob of flinty stone that’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
make out a steep, narrow road or track that runs back and forth across the face of the mountainside.
Refer to map 2.1. The characters have several options: follow the path, scout the area, or wait and
the route used by the orcs in Great Ulfe’s tribe to come and go from their lair. If someone checks the path for tracks, a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check reveals that four booted humanoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
the main cooking fire of the tribe. A crevice in its ceiling winds up through the rock to the natural chimney on the hilltop above (see “The Stone Tooth” above). A large, smoky fire crackles in the
black robe looks up from her work, her face twisted in an expression of rage.
Creatures. Burdug the shaman, an orc Eye of Gruumsh, has commandeered a chamber as her private domain. She lives here with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Events d20 Event 1–6 The town guard cracks down on smuggling, going house to house in search of contraband. 7–10 A tribe of marauders (gnolls, orcs, or goblins) moves into the area, putting the town
secretly passes along the names of hotheaded traditionalists for the press gangs to target. 20 Having found enough evidence to charge him, Eliander seizes Gellan and ships him to Seaton to face charges of smuggling. Riots break out in town.