Ingenious and full of energy, gnomes are thought to be distant cousins of the dwarves. Shorter than their dwarf kin and less bulky, these small-framed folk are often known for their ever-working brains and great aptitude for invention. Gnomes are clever, curious, sometimes mischievous, but culturally very diligent. Gnomes have created some of the most impressive mechanical wonders of Etharis.…

Gnomes are magical folk created by gods of invention, illusions, and life underground. The earliest gnomes were seldom seen by other folk due to the gnomes’ secretive nature and their propensity for living in forests and burrows. What they lacked in size, they made up for in cleverness. They confounded predators with traps and labyrinthine tunnels. They also learned magic from gods like Garl…

Forest gnomes are reclusive, typically living in all-gnome villages hidden in Faerûn’s forests. Indeed, foresters and hunters live their entire lives completely unaware of a forest gnome village just a few miles away. The typical forest gnome dwelling shelters an extended gnome family and its many animal friends; the whole house is dug into a wooded hill and well appointed with the creations of…

Rock gnomes are the gnomes most commonly encountered by citizens of Faerûn’s cities and towns. They are curious, inventive, and outgoing folk eager to learn new things. They’ve famously transformed life in Lantan, Calimport, and Waterdeep by developing fantastic inventions that blend magic and mechanical skill. Rock gnome villages dot the Heartlands region and the Shining Sea’s shore. When rock…

Deep gnomes (as seen in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse) live in the Underdark and other subterranean places, and they have been altered physically and culturally by warfare and long exposure to Underdark forces. Conflict with many enemies has made them a serious and suspicious folk. Their greatest city is Blingdenstone, which they have only recently liberated from…

Creature Type: Humanoid Size: Small (about 3–4 feet tall) Speed: 30 feet As a Gnome, you have these special traits. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Gnomish Cunning. You have Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws. Gnomish Lineage. You are part of a lineage that grants you supernatural abilities. Choose one of the following options; whichever one you…

An Adventure for Level 1 Characters This adventure is designed to fill one or two sessions of play. If you aren’t using the Map of Greyhawkins, it can take place in any shadowy dungeon.

Gnomes are magical folk created by gods of invention, illusions, and life underground. The earliest gnomes were seldom seen by other folk due to the gnomes’ secretive nature and their propensity for living in forests and burrows. What they lacked in size, they made up for in cleverness. They confounded predators with traps and labyrinthine tunnels. They also learned magic from gods like Garl…

Ingenious and full of energy, gnomes are thought to be distant cousins of the dwarves. Shorter than their dwarf kin and less bulky, these small-framed folk are often known for their ever-working brains and great aptitude for invention. Gnomes are clever, curious, sometimes mischievous, but culturally very diligent. Gnomes have created some of the most impressive mechanical wonders of Etharis.…

Goblin warriors excel at causing mischief. Those in service to Maglubiyet have greater discipline and are likely to withdraw to set up ambushes. Goblins Goblins are Feywild embodiments of recklessness and ruin. They delight in wreckage—the louder, the more energetic, and the more convoluted, the better. Goblin raids are often as much opportunities to enjoy setting fires and tormenting livestock…

The most important identifier for a Znir gnoll is its whoop. While deceptively short, a whoop includes a range of ultrasonic inflections that indicate clan, a personal identifier, and a suggestion of family affiliation (the Znir trace lineage through the mother). Because it’s impossible for most nongnolls to properly replicate a whoop, gnolls also use contract names —names intended to be used…

Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. Read the “ Adventure Background ” section. Step 2. Read the “ Hide-and-Seek ” section and secretly note Flizzlebin’s hiding spot. Don’t let anyone from Hawkins PD catch you with this. Officer Callahan still thinks I stole all those lawn gnomes that went missing a few years back. Consider this booklet evidence. Step 3. Familiarize yourself…

Gnomes provide Game Masters with perfect vessels for exploring themes of innovation gone awry and obsession’s dark consequences. Their inventive nature fits seamlessly into Grim Hollow’s gothic horror landscape when properly framed. You could portray gnomish settlements as smoke-shrouded laboratory-towns where the line between genius and madness has long since blurred. Gnomish inventors might…

Bigby (BIG-bee) is a former apprentice of Mordenkainen. Though he began his career determined to use magic to dominate and control others, Bigby eventually changed his ways and has worked hard to make amends for his past villainy. Mordenkainen welcomed Bigby into the adventuring company known as the Citadel of Eight (which later became the Circle of Eight, described in chapter 5). Shy and…

Gargoyles are inorganic creatures that reproduce asexually. Most creatures assume that gargoyles have no concept of gender. However, it’s possible that gargoyles have a complex and subtle understanding of gender that transcends their physical forms and simply don’t try to explain the complexities of this to their organic companions. Likewise, among themselves, gargoyles use names that can only be…

Restless of mind and slight of frame, gnomes are believed to share distant ancestry with dwarves, though they lack the stature and bulk of their mountain kin. These diminutive beings are marked by ceaselessly churning intellects and an unsettling gift for creation. Gnomes possess minds that never truly rest—clever, inquisitive, occasionally mischievous, yet bound by rigid cultural devotion to…

Wood elves carry the magic of primeval forests within themselves. They are known by many other names, including wild elves, green elves, and forest elves. Grugach are reclusive wood elves of the Greyhawk setting, while the Kagonesti and the Tairnadal are wood elves of the Dragonlance and Eberron settings, respectively.

Most Gnomes are marked by the slight features and long lives that are common among their kind. Age. Gnomes are physically mature by 18, and most are expected to settle down into an adult life by around age 40. They can live to almost 500 years. Size. Gnomes are between 3 and 4 feet tall and average about 40 pounds. Your size is Small. Speed. 30 feet. You can reduce your Speed by 5 feet to gain an…

There have always been gnoll clans in the Barrens, though the Dhakaani goblins ruthlessly exterminated gnolls in imperial territories, driving them back into the wilds. But their story starts long before. In the dawn of time, Eberron was the domain of the fiendish overlords. This was an age of chaos, as the overlords constantly clashed with one another. Rak Tulkesh, the Rage of War, commanded…

Fierce and feral, the first gnolls were hyenas infused with malefic power by archfiends of war and the wild. They were created as cruel soldiers to serve in the endless conflicts of fiends, but over the course of countless generations a number of gnoll clans broke their ties to their demon overlords. These free gnolls are fiercely loyal to their pack and their clan, and serve as a stabilizing…

Here are some common characteristics of gnolls—some of them biological, others cultural—that can help make a Znir character come alive. Physical Appearance. A typical gnoll stands over seven feet in height, but this is belied by their hunched posture. Males and females are similar in appearance, and other species have difficulty telling them apart. Gnolls have thick fur over their bodies;…