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Acquisitions Incorporated
, and the Verdan emerged. I’m sorry, was that the question?
— K’thriss Drow’b
Created by Chaos
When the power of That-Which-Endures mutated the verdan, their skin was
bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not.
Verdan Names
The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Verdan Names The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the
sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only to change those names when they wander into a human area. A verdan is also not hesitant to change
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might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists
between male names and female names; the groupings here reflect only general tendencies. In addition, every elf bears a family name, typically a combination of other Elvish words. Some elves traveling among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
passage, and the slave pen. The lower chamber of the tower is occupied by two drow and one drow elite warrior on guard duty. It contains a zurkhwood table and three chairs, a smaller side table, and
armor 6 shields 6 hand crossbows 20 cases of hand crossbow bolts, each case containing 20 bolts 6 shortswords and 10 daggers 6 bags of caltrops (20 caltrops per bag) 4 100-foot-long coils of silk rope 2 building hammers (not usable as weapons) 2 bags of iron spikes (10 spikes per bag)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fill the room with bright light.
Detritus. Rusted helms, shields, armor fragments, and weapons cover the floor. This detritus makes the entire room difficult terrain. (The arms and armor were
fashioned by orcs, goblinoids, drow, duergar, and other enemies of the dwarves. No dwarven items can be found among the wreckage.)
Sarcophagus. A deep alcove in the north wall is mostly clear of metal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Yantha argued, one of Yantha’s apprentices tried to hide the gem for his mistress but succumbed to its evil power. The apprentice, Flink, took the gem to the drow enclave, hoping to trade it for some
wrath. Soon thereafter, the delusional gargoyle laid eyes on a drow assassin named Kinyel Druu’giir and was instantly smitten by her. The gargoyle gave her the black gem as a token of its devotion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
unload some of the treasures they might be carrying. Nonmagical weapons, armor, and shields can be purchased in the Blade Bazaar. Merchant Madness Characters who look around the bazaar notice a number of
shows the characters the entrance to the tunnels. See the “Whorlstone Tunnels” section for how to roleplay Droki.
Signs of Pursuit If the characters arrive in Gracklstugh with a drow pursuit level of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damage. 11b. Spider Queen’s Balcony Statue. Hanging upside down on the roof of the south alcove is a giant statue of Lolth in her monstrous half-drow, half-spider form.
Railings. The 3-foot-high
iron railings that enclose the balcony are sturdy and shaped to look like webs.
Decor. Hanging on the walls between six sets of double doors are steel shields that bear web-like and spider-like designs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stone columns. Continual flame spells cast on stone lampposts reflect off crystals embedded in the walls and ceiling, illuminating myriad fountains, waterfalls, streams, and pools. Water drips from
warehouse (see area 6a). 3a. West Marketplace The drow and Zhentarim markets are clustered here, on the west side of the trench. However, the tents, stalls, and pens stand empty, the merchants having
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Queen of Spiders is the evil matron of the drow. Her every thought is touched by malice, and the depth of her viciousness can surprise even her most faithful priestesses. She directs her faithful
while she weaves plots across the worlds of the Material Plane, looking forward to the time when her drow followers bring those worlds under her control. Lolth appears as a lithe, imperious drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
anyone using the greataxe as a weapon. T7: Armory Other than a few broken shields and warped crossbow bolts on battered shelves and hooks, nothing remains in this room.
Six dust mephits lair here with
have used this kitchen recently are the drow explorers camped in the reading room (area T14). Treasure. One drow explorer left a backpack here. It contains 100 feet of silk rope, three daggers, a blank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dried blood. Piled around it are drow shortswords, hand crossbows, shields, and skulls.
Statuette. Atop the altar rests a 7-inch-tall statuette of Maglubiyet, the goblin god of war, carved from blood
mount of an impending attack from the drow in Stromkuhldur or from Skullport. A shroud of gloom and anxiety hangs over the normally raucous settlement, which has the following features: Ruins. The 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Amendsfarm) where those convicted of minor offenses work off their debt to the city. Many gnomes and halflings live in this region, and most buildings are built to reflect their stature. Two noble
under the city, said to plunge as many as twenty levels deep. The Melairkyn dwarves first excavated the tunnels that would become Undermountain, and the drow are said to have dug their own tunnels up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
technology. These weapons are notoriously ineffective against polished metal armor and shields, which reflect their laser bolts: Force Pike. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
secret door that opens only with a key held by the drow high priestess at area 12. Cell 5C. Two noble centaurs imprisoned here are bound for torture and execution. They offer help to any who free them
rats and escape through a drain hole in the northwest corner of the room, traveling from there to alert the drow of intruders. The secret door to the east opens into a passage about 2 feet wide and 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dozen crossbow bolts. Behind you, a metallic din announces a group of six heavily armored dwarves appearing out of thin air, their swords leveled at you from behind sturdy metal shields.
When the
are so blatantly corrupt as Gorglak seems to be. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check lets a character notice that Gorglak is eying the adventurers’ weapons (especially any drow weapons or magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
their nests in this area. Armed with morningstars, shields, and javelins, the Blackmaws are vile savages that torture, kill, and eat their enemies. Roleplaying Drexa. Although the lizardfolk here are
), having received the “blessing of Imix.” Long before dwarves established their stronghold in the caves above the fane, these caverns belonged to drow who were drawn here by the area’s elemental energies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
; see appendix B), Claudio Benzreck (LN male Tethyrian human noble), and Arthright Grayfalcon (CN male Illuskan swashbuckler; see appendix B) C A female drow named Raelyn Auvryndar, recently separated
Statues. The statues are the petrified remains of intruders and Xanathar Guild members that were turned to stone by Xanathar. There are a dozen statues in all: four humans, three goblins, two drow, a dwarf
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
floor is covered with pelts, and the walls are hung with tapestries and trophies: two shields, an axe, four swords, a flail, and a hammer. All these items are sized for giants. A ledge on the south
. 10B. East Arsenal. The eastern wing has another supply of throwing rocks, five massive clubs, nine fire giant helmets, two chain shirts, eight shields, and eight studded leather jacks—all giant-sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
plan to get past the Undead guardians in this area. W13: Starry Cavern Glittering minerals in the ceiling of this large cavern catch any light and reflect it back to create the impression of a starry
drow supervisor barks orders at two bugbears sifting through rubble while two other bugbears stand guard.
Nezznar’s lackeys occupy this cavern. The Spider’s divinations suggest that some valuable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
finish a long rest — a miracle celebrated by elves of all sorts except drow. (The DM decides whether an elf can manifest this miracle.) Dark elves find this ability to be terrifying and characterize
it as a curse, for it could destabilize their entire society. If Corellon’s blessing manifests in a drow, that elf usually flees to the surface world to seek shelter among those dedicated to Corellon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
quiver of Ehlonna. Fourth Layer. The fourth layer of ice shields the biggest, heaviest items and the treasure the dragon values the most: a 3-foot-diameter ceremonial bronze bowl inlaid with carnelians
is the smiling face of a drow who wears an eye patch and a purple, wide-brimmed hat accented with a colorful feather plume. Elvish script around the circumference reads, “The Best Rum from Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
that depict skirmishes between surface elves and drow, culminating in an epic showdown with Lolth in the Demonweb Pits.
Table. An ornately carved stone table in the middle of the room has several
clutching shields and spears. The shield of the northern statue features a pine tree, while an oak tree is emblazoned on the shield of the statue to the south.
Frescoes. The walls are carved with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Ghalasine.
A scratchy voice from the fireplace calls out, “Visitors? Visitors! Please, over here!”
Charmayne trapped a drow diplomat named Jalynvyr Nir’Thinn in the fireplace, from which he can’t escape
to Ghalasine’s demise.’” If King Jhaeros’s heart is taken from the city of Ghalasine or if Charmayne is killed, Jalynvyr reverts to his true form (that of a lawful neutral, drow mage) and is no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
instead wear exquisite masks made of precious materials adorned with gemstones. Each noble has a collection of these masks that it wears to conceal its face but still reflect its current mood; an
cobbled together from smaller parts. Shields sized for a human, for example, can be lashed together into a crude suit of scale armor; an anvil riveted onto a log serves as a warhammer. Masters of Beasts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
of several small rooms linked by low archways. Brown curtains offer some amount of privacy for the different rooms, and martial displays cover the walls — shields and crossed swords, tattered banners
supports the low, barrel-vaulted ceiling of this unlit chamber. Rusted scraps of metal — the remnants of breastplates, shields, axes, and swords — hang from the walls on old pegs, or lie on the floor where
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
containing 20 bolts Two shields A suit of splint mail A bottle of Oil of Sharpness V28: Royal Quarters A grim iron throne and an iron statue of an intimidating knight stand in the middle of this room
. Both look out a window at the courtyard to the southeast. Fastened to the throne’s headrest is a mirror that seems to draw light in rather than reflect it.
On the rare occasions when Lord Soth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
entrance holds several pike-sized spears, battleaxes, two-handed swords, and other weapons and armor usable only by giants. Some helmets are balanced on shields, each propped up by a warhammer or a mace
chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The needle deals 1 piercing damage and delivers a dose of drow poison (see “Sample Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Inside the chest are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monster might be based on a real-world creature or a monster from myth, in which case its name might be obvious. If you need to invent a name, keep in mind that the best names either reflect the
amount noted in the trait. Enlarge Duergar Increase the monster’s effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the trait. Etherealness Night hag — False Appearance Gargoyle — Fey Ancestry Drow
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Cockatrice inn is a low-walled, poorly built oval stone keep in the heart of the village. It features a central yard covered by a rickety roof made of old shields and bits of rusted armor, pounded flat
that the High Captains are under the sway of Jarlaxle Baenre, the leader of a clandestine brotherhood of drow mercenaries and rogues called Bregan D’aerthe. Jarlaxle is a master schemer (and a master of