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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
The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
odds are in their favor, they strike with a vicious determination that can overwhelm even a heavily armed drow patrol or duergar war party.
Hateful Ambushers. Jermlaine hate and resent all larger
overwhelming waves. In the heat of battle, individual jermlaine gladly throw themselves on their enemies' weapons to clear the way for their allies' attacks.
Hidden Threat. The jermlaine's skin is rough
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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
stranger in the area of the campaign? Or is the campaign set in a rough-and-tumble frontier where barbarians are common?
What led you to take up the adventuring life? Were you lured to settled lands
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pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
reeking caverns and rough tunnels have long been home to clans of troglodytes. The presence of drow on the levels above and below has turned these warrens into a battlefield — and an opportunity for unlikely alliances.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Bent Hallway This 10-foot-high, 20-foot-wide hall is marred by an ancient excavation. At one point, drow sought to expand this level of the dungeon and set slaves to the task of hewing new
passageways. The project was abandoned when Halaster and his apprentices pushed the drow out. 26a. Slamming Doors The first time the characters reach the midpoint of this hall, they hear a double door slam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. Illusory Front Line The drow of House Freth have learned the hard way that the troglodytes in area 7 are too hardy and stubborn to be easily conquered. A male drow mage named Orl Telenna has been
inside a 30-foot-square area in the middle of this rubble-strewn cavern. The camp appears to be a quiet gathering of nine well-armed drow wizards and warriors, who are communicating with one another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
laid out across blood-stained altars and sacrificed to Lolth. The drow know how vulnerable they are during daylight, so they typically plan raids that can be executed within the span of a single night
Nocturnal Raiders If the drow kept to themselves in their subterranean cities and fortresses, few other creatures would care. The dark elves could indulge their evil practices until their caverns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
8. The Ruby in the Rough The Stoneheart Enclave agreed to join the Diggermattock effort to resettle Blingdenstone in exchange for help reclaiming this temple known as the Ruby in the Rough. The
Cunning, and Innate Spellcasting features of a deep gnome). Despite the desecration of the drow invasion and the decades of scavenging and raiding in its aftermath, the old city’s honored dead still rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. There’s no evidence that he died a violent death. In fact, when the drow attacked Blingdenstone, Udhask had a heart attack and died while reaching for his loot (see “Treasure”). Pool and Waterfall A
waterfall fed by an underground freshwater stream pours into a 100-foot-diameter, 10-foot-deep pool that dominates the east end of the cavern. Flanking the pool are two wide, rough-hewn staircases that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
8. Crevasse The characters arrive here by one of three routes: the tunnel from area 1, the storeroom at area 7, or the rough-hewn passage to the south, which continues off the map for about one
a gang of slavers and thieves. A cold breeze fills this large natural cavern, carrying with it the faint scent of decaying flesh. A crevasse divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
floor has been swept to one side, and a campsite of sorts now spreads in front of the statue. Half a dozen bedrolls and packs are neatly arranged around a rough-built fire pit. A wooden table stands on
surrender (although the drow won’t actually harm the doppelganger). See the “Roleplaying Nezznar” section for more information on the drow villain. Nezznar the Black Spider
Statue. The statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
echoes of traders and travelers conducting business. Characters who enter this area hear momentary auditory hallucinations of this ancient business. G9: Depleted Mine Rough walls indicate that mining was
unless the attacker doesn’t rely on sight, as with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as with truesight. G13: Private Rooms Half a dozen rough chambers along an L-shaped passage remain mostly
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
wizard Halaster built his tower at the foot of Mount Waterdeep and delved deep into tunnels first built by dwarves and drow in search of ever greater magical power. Halaster and his apprentices expanded
Yawning Portal. Some of the magic Durnan looted on his successful foray into Undermountain granted him a life span that exceeds even that of an elf. And for decades Durnan left delving into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
possessions behind. 1a. Northwest Entrance Characters guided by representatives of the Zhentarim arrive at Mantol-Derith via this route — a subterranean rift with a rough-hewn path carved into one wall
. This entrance is also used by svirfneblin from Blingdenstone and drow from Menzoberranzan. The switchback path ends at the secret door whose password is “im’yat,” a svirfneblin word meaning “darkness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
warehouse are unlocked and open to reveal a 40-foot-high, rough-hewn chamber containing thirty duergar merchants and twelve male steeders (see appendix C) used as pack animals. These duergar aren’t
leader of the Stoneheart Enclave based in Blingdenstone (see chapter 6). She is bound with rope and spinning an elaborate lie about how the drow must’ve charmed her and taken Krimgol’s gem. She has an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
they can marshal overwhelming numbers. When the odds are in their favor, they strike with a vicious determination that can overwhelm even a heavily armed drow patrol or duergar war party. Hateful
. Hidden Threat. The jermlaine’s skin is rough, leathery, and textured like stone. Whether by the design of some sympathetic god or through sheer luck, their hide makes them appear invisible to darkvision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
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
retrieve their father from an evil cult Four large stone chairs with wide armrests are pushed to one side of this room, making room for three bedrolls, where three drow sit tensely.
The dwarves of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
leads up to area F2 in the Fane of the Eye. The rough walls can be climbed safely. N2. Deadly Pool The temperature plunges in this cave, which is dominated by a frozen pool. Ice crystals glitter on the
blunt rocks and cave floor. The walls are rough and can be climbed with a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. The chasm fills with wind, thunder, or lightning at random times. If one or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
they visit those sites in the future, or to better understand some of the events that occurred during a previous visit. For example, they can learn more information about Themberchaud, about the drow
and incomplete, but characters can still get a rough idea about which demon lord arrived where. They can learn that Zuggtmoy might be on the move to an undisclosed location, or follow the ravaging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, rough-hewn tunnels carved into the sides of cisterns. The underground river then resumes its natural course, eventually emptying into the Underdark. Creatures can walk along a stone ledge that hugs the
perimeter of the dynamo. The ledge is 1 foot above water level, and four arching wooden bridges span the troughs near the central hub (area 12c). These bridges are securely bolted to the floor. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
silver chimes. Each hollow silver cylinder is worth 100 gp. 12. Drow Clerics’ Area The entrance to this chamber is protected by a wall of tentacles (not depicted on the map). It appears as rough
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
southeast walls. The mud is 20 feet deep. Two sturdy stone bridges span the mud pool, connecting the island to nearby ledges. Overlooking these bridges are two more fossilized stone giant thanes. The
room’s most prominent feature is the Steinfang, a 40-foot-long stalactite that hangs from the ceiling above the island. From a base 20 feet in diameter, it tapers to a rough point a few feet above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
), but no being is turned away from Silverymoon because of its race — though a drow or an orc proving true to one’s blood is sure to be punished in full for transgressing against the peace of the city
the mythal. Should a foe try to traverse the Moonbridge, the span can be willed (by the city’s rulers, and certain others specially attuned to the mythal) out of existence, dropping attackers into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
weak to pose an actual hazard. Climbing the rough pit walls requires successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks. F3. Wind Prison A stone pedestal in the middle of this cavern holds a glassy sphere
), 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->Storm King's Thunder
steeply pitched rooftops and tall spires that sport colorful banners. Two bridges span the river, which has parks and trees along its shores. Until recently, Everlund was a member of the Lords’ Alliance
, ousting drow squatters and sending them scurrying back into the Underdark. Bruenor now sits on Gauntlgrym’s throne as king. The “heart” of Gauntlgrym is its legendary forge, within which is trapped a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Triboar Trail a few days ago. R8: Crevasse Cave The characters likely arrive here by one of three routes: the tunnel from area R1; the storeroom at area R7; or the rough-hewn passage to the south
natural cavern, carrying the faint scent of decaying flesh. A crevasse with sloped walls divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone columns that support the twenty-foot-high ceiling. Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
human commoner) has spent a rough month in Luskan. He believes that his father was once a pirate working for one of the Ships, but he’s had no luck so far tracking him down. Noriel’s poor sense of fashion
bridge, Dalath’s Span. An enormous half-orc thug named One-Tusk stands guard outside the shop. Eriss is inside, polishing bottles containing miniature ships. She claims that these were once real ships
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Geode Locations G1. Hall of the Guardians This cave lies at the end of a twisting, declining tunnel that began in area F13 of the Fane of the Eye. The rough walls of this cavern rise to a vaulted
flanked by a pair of twenty-foot tall stone statues of rough-hewn humanoids, their faces grim masks of forbiddance. Next to each statue is a human guard encased in stone armor.
Two Black Earth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground
characters using the rope, but requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check by anyone climbing down the rough stone walls. On a failed check, a character tumbles down the sloping fissure and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
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
western half of the cavern, watching for any Undead incursions. A doppelganger named Vhalak supervises the operation in the guise of a drow. If a fight breaks out in the main cavern, the two bugbears in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
engraved above the northeast passageway. The stairs descend 5 feet beneath the lake surface, ending at a rough underwater ledge 15 feet above the submerged cavern floor. The stairs ascend to area F8
giant crabs dwell in this cavern. Three are in plain sight on the rocky ledge to the northwest. Two crabs cling underwater to each span of net. Characters observing the water must roll a successful DC 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
(50 gp each) and a silver holy symbol of Eilistraee (25 gp), the drow god of beauty, dance, and the hunt. A chain shirt and a rapier are stored inside the room’s locked chest. T11. Abandoned Shrine
Piles of straw and moth-eaten blankets have been set up in this area as rough beds, and broken furniture and garbage is scattered around. In contrast to the squalor, four fine paintings hang along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
. The attack roll is made with advantage. Chosen of Ghaunadaur. The Chosen of Ghaunadaur is a sickly and chaotic evil male drow named Therzt. Ghaunadaur is a god worshiped primarily by people in Lolth
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Chosen of Ibrandul. The Chosen of Ibrandul is a chaotic evil female drow named Ashdra. Ibrandul is a god of darkness and underground places
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
) bludgeoning damage from the fall. Climbing the rough walls requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Development. If the characters defeat the scarecrows and search the constructs, large
probably once a large and ornate hall, long since fallen into ruin. Not only are the walls and supports crumbling, but a ten-foot-deep rift has opened up in the floor. Two wooden bridges span the rift