master some with only arose for for labor

Gith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

single race enslaved by the mind flayers. Although they attempted to overthrow their masters many times, their rebellions were repeatedly crushed until a great leader named Gith arose. After much

, they wage war against each other with a hatred none can fully comprehend.” — Aristul the Yellow, master of planar lore

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

jobs: mucking out animal pens, cleaning up after other goblins, and doing any hard labor such as digging mines. If the goblin tribe has slaves to do some of this work, the pariah families enjoy the

. — Elminster Booyahg Caster. This goblin served under a hobgoblin wizard, stole a look at its master’s spellbook, and learned a little wizardry by aping the gestures and words it remembered

History of Omu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

enter the gates of paradise itself. Such wealth brought greed. Omu’s hunger for forced labor made her rulers demand ever greater tribute from their neighbors. Vassals who couldn’t satisfy Omu’s demands

coins were melted down and reminted. Fallen from grace, Omu became known as the Forbidden City. Nine Trickster Gods With Ubtao gone, primal spirits arose from the rain forest to bewitch the few remaining

All for One: The Clan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

role takes years to master it. A weaponsmith starts work in the forge, providing manual labor to haul ore from the mines and learning how to repair tools. The dwarf might then work in the mines, pushing

, many dwarves support the clan by working at an occupation that sustains the community — brewing ale, tending crops, and preparing food, for instance. Not everyone can be a master artisan or a

A Culture of Fugitives

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

mind flayers relied on a slave race, the gith, to provide physical labor and sustenance when other sources of food grew thin. Eventually, the gith revolted. Whether the mind flayers became decadent or

githzerai and the githyanki, two factions that arose from the victorious gith, sent hunting parties to root out and slaughter the remaining mind flayers. To this day, isolated clutches of mind flayers remain

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

several sculptors from Thessalar’s temple to help construct his tomb, with false promises of vast salaries. To add insult to injury, Moghadam then sent back a party of mercenary thieves and a master

Thessalar’s experiments, but were captured. The gemsmith Seodra is now forced to labor for Thessalar, while the thieves are the subjects of dark experiments. All are desperate to escape.

Neogi

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

labor, the neogi designed and built sleek vessels, some capable of traversing the planes, to carry them to their new frontiers. Some neogi groups still create and use such vehicles, which have a distinct

advanced age, the other neogi in the group overpower it and inject it with a special poison. The toxin transforms the old neogi into a bloated, helpless mass of flesh called a great old master. Young neogi

Vlaakith's Dilemma

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

in Tu’narath. Since time doesn’t pass on the Astral Plane, the githyanki have no need to labor for food or water. To keep their minds sharp, Vlaakith orders them to pursue a variety of arts and studies

art, but never master it. They stand among treasures taken from countless worlds but are never truly appreciative of them. The githyanki flit from topic to topic, craft to craft, never settling on one

Life in the City of Blades

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

. Rather, they roll up their sleeves and work harder to increase their prestige through the fruits of their labor. All the honor and honesty the duergar apply among themselves doesn’t apply to

. The derro cultists plan to offer the entire city to their newly arrived master. Many duergar NPCs the characters interact with are showing the first signs of infection. Though their madness has not

The Xanathar Guild

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

, for at the center of this world it is the master of all it sees and safe from outside threats. The expansive lair is well stocked with the exotic pleasures it craves, such as scented oils for bathing

Waterdeep (both Undermountain and Skullport), giving it as much political clout as all the Lords of Waterdeep combined. Division of Labor Thanks to its superior intelligence and its unique way of thinking

Demons

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

, and the first babaus arose where his blood struck the ground. Their sudden appearance helped rout Glasya and secured Graz’zt’s place as one of the preeminent demon lords of the Abyss. A babau demon

alongside its master. A gnoll that has been gifted with a shoosuva is second only to a flind in status within a war band. Shoosuva Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor

The Moonshaes

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

their shadow dragon master. High King Derid hopes to forge an alliance with the dwarves, but thus far they have spurned the aid of the crown. Meanwhile, Kythyss, a port town on the Great South Head of

capitalize on it. In recent years, a Northlander woman calling herself the Storm Maiden arose as a battle leader among them, which was unusual because Northlanders don’t allow women to raid or fish. Said to

House of Thalivar Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

opening onto the breached third floor. H5. Servant’s Quarters Thalivar was tended by his loyal faerie servant, Soapwort, who died when his master accidentally released a menagerie of extraplanar

and shovels still lie where they fell. Clearing the rubble would take one person a week of hard labor. H9. Thalivar’s Bedroom This chamber is sealed behind rubble. A broken window is the only entrance

Roleplaying a Giant

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

creatures that fire giants capture are put to work in the giants’ mines or on surface farms the giants claim as part of their domain. Even master crafters of other races are consigned to unskilled labor

gear enjoy the highest status in the clan. Master artisans, architects, and engineers select the best disciples to pass their knowledge on to, along with their standing. Often pupils are children or

Candlekeep

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

rank-and-file of the Avowed are divided into acolytes, who are newcomers to the order, and scribes, who tend to the majority of the work in the keep. Acolytes provide labor, doing the cleaning, lifting

, and general sweating that a place of such size requires, and work at their studies, hoping to prove themselves and be accepted into the ranks of the scribes. The scribes do most of the archival labor

Faerûn

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

battleground for warring genies. After years of struggling beneath their genasi masters, human slaves arose to follow a Chosen of Ilmater, at first using nonviolent resistance, and then erupting in full

mistrustful of anyone unwilling to sacrifice for the common good, but those who put in good work — whether in defense or labor — are accepted as equals, entitled to share in the rewards from their toil. The

Howling Hatred Cultists

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

Kalinoth arose as the chosen prophet of air, Thurl reluctantly pledged the Feathergale Knights to the cause. He resents Aerisi Kalinoth’s rulership of the cult, but tells himself that he can use her

their lives. Aerisi disposes of these minstrels on a whim, replacing them with other initiates. Those that master some skill with their instruments survive the longest, but the cost of failure creates a

Goblins

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

such a whip is enough to elevate a goblin to the master caste of lashers. Often the secret is guarded by one family in a tribe, which enjoys prestige and influence because it controls the supply of whips

worst jobs: mucking out animal pens, cleaning up after other goblins, and doing any hard labor such as digging mines. If the goblin tribe has slaves to do some of this work, the pariah families enjoy

Brimstone Hold Locations

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

, with two entrances carved into the cliff face and secured with heavy iron portcullises. Eighty prisoners (commoners) labor here under the watchful eyes of ten duergar. The duergar pay little mind

master of Brimstone Hold in Vrakir’s absence. Jarazoun has little patience for the business of running a stronghold and leaves most of the decision-making to Nebukath. The stronghold’s denizens see

Keep Locations

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

“Womford Rats” section, earlier in this chapter), the genasi and his halfling servant aren’t here. Instead, the master of the keelboat is a bandit captain. Treasure A locked chest in the deckhouse holds 190

are piled along the southern wall, and cheeses and smoked fish hang from the ceiling. Five human commoners labor here. Two (Lathna and Oric) are captives who don’t want to be here, but the other

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

Eliander uses this cell to conduct meetings that require the utmost secrecy. The jail is used to hold prisoners with sentences of up to a year, but those facing longer terms or sentenced to hard labor are

, nails, harpoons, knives, fishing weights, and much more all day. Their master smith is an elderly, dark-skinned woman named Mafera (LG female human commoner); her son, Jasker (LG male human commoner

Locations on the Dungeon Level

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

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

, with many illustrations). Two stone giants, subordinates of the one currently in the great hall, make this room their abode. These giants are the master miners and engineers for all work in the dungeon

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

the room. The beholder zombie is all that remains of a beholder that arose from the Underdark to challenge Xanathar’s supremacy. After defeating its rival, Xanathar had the corpse animated and

familiar ritual. When the gazer becomes a familiar, its alignment changes to match that of its new master. Thorvin Twinbeard. When it is finished, Thorvin’s contraption will enable Xanathar to

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