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Returning 29 results for 'tribe heart'.
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Kilgore is a member of the Uthgardt Elk Tribe, and her strength and scowl conceal a generous heart. She’s a woman of few words who lets her actions (and punches) speak for her. A fearsome combatant
Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life.
In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common
, 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
Aarakocra
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upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons.
Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are
miles on a side, with each tribe hunting in the lands nearest to their colony, ranging farther should game become scarce.
A typical colony consists of one large, open-roofed nest made of woven vines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
years, it is widely believed that they were wiped out. In truth, many aldani survived and retreated to the lakes of the Aldani Basin in the heart of Chult. An aldani looks like a giant lobster that walks
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->Storm King's Thunder
ascending to godhood. In addition to revering Uthgar, each tribe venerates a totem animal spirit after which the tribe is named. Numerous Uthgardt tribes have been vanquished over the years, and at
least one tribe previously thought to be extinct has returned in force. There are currently eleven known Uthgardt tribes scattered throughout the North. Each tribe claims a vast tract of wilderness as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Wreck of the Narwhal Through some magical mishap, a seafaring galleon called the Narwhal ended up in the heart of the jungle. It lies upside down, its hull encrusted with barnacles and overgrown with
ivy. The crew is gone without a trace, but the old ship still has occupants: a reclusive weretiger and a small tribe of vegepygmies share it. Since the weretiger kills more than he eats and leaves
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
Holga Kilgore Holga Kilgore is a member of the Uthgardt Elk Tribe, and her strength and scowl conceal a generous heart. She’s a woman of few words who lets her actions (and punches) speak for her. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
pragmatic, with a kind and honorable heart. As an elder of a Bedine tribe, he is wary of magic users and not above scolding them, citing the folly of the Netherese and how their arrogance destroyed a
same golem he heard about as a boy. His grandmother used to tell a strange story about a foreigner named Alkazaar and a lost golem with a sapphire heart that once guarded a powerful treasure. He
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
fact, the Vistani took Erasmus with my own, unwitting permission. They had brought an extremely ill member of their tribe to me one evening and insisted that I treat him, but I was unable to save the
the vampire, Baron Metus. Something inside me snapped. I released the zombies, and the entire tribe was eaten alive.
Yet the story has not ended. Before she died, the leader cursed me, saying, “Live
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
1d6 + 4 Reghed nomads (tribal warriors of the Bear, Elk, Tiger, or Wolf tribe) or a similarly sized group of trappers and furriers (scouts) out of Ten-Towns. If the characters are on the Sea of Moving
the snow and hope it didn’t see you.” “If you eat the heart of an ice troll, you’ll gain the troll’s power for a day. But you must eat the whole heart.” “Wanna know the safest way to explore the Sea
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
). Planted in the “heart” of this wooden effigy is a magic gem stolen from the Wizard of Wines vineyard (chapter 12). The statue has AC 10, 50 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. If the
descendants of the ancient mountain tribe whose members are buried on this hill and all covered head to toe in bluish-gray mud. They have long, tangled hair and wild-looking eyes. To honor their dark “god
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
).
Heart of the Dragon. If the kobold is frightened or paralyzed by an effect that allows a saving throw, it can repeat the save at the start of its turn to end the effect on itself and all kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
palpable than near the Grandfather Tree, an oak larger than you might imagine possible, which serves as a holy site for the Treeghost tribe of the Uthgardt. Four smaller oaks — enormous indeed, though
their tribes and claim additional lands as their territory. Pegasi and unicorns can be found here, and even some of the fabled aarakocra, the winged bird-folk, live among the peaks at the heart of the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
dragons, the giants stumbled upon a tribe of Northlanders living on ice floes in the Sea of Moving Ice and conquered them as well. The Northfolk were transported to Svardborg and tasked with
partially exposed. All the lodges have a thick layer of ice on them, indicated by the pale blue ring on the map. The hollow heart of Svardborg is a flooded ice cavern that is open to the sky and where the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Aurilssbarg are paved with logs laid side by side, and its buildings are low wooden structures whose pitched roofs are covered in sod. The heart of Aurilssbarg is Green Hall, a spacious tavern with a lengthy
small forest or stand of trees. A singular mountain called Kelvin’s Cairn rises from the heart of Icewind Dale. During the summer, snow from Kelvin’s Cairn flows into three mineral-rich lakes: Maer
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
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
who founded the Elk tribe buried a relic of giantkind under the altar to empower it: a 5-foot-long mithral spear tip weighing 75 pounds. The spear tip is the source of the faint aura of divination
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the bridge to the city’s west gate. The Evermoor Way cuts through the heart of Yartar, connecting the city’s western and eastern gates. East of the city, the trade road becomes a gravel trail. Yartar
child from the Blue Bear tribe (see the “Uthgardt” section earlier in this chapter). He is hiding in the inn’s hearth, and characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher spot
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
fly off. Warriors of the Black Raven tribe sometimes ride these giant ravens into battle. Surrounding Raven Rock are four 50-foot-tall menhirs that the Uthgardt shamans use to track the changing of the
seasons and the movement of the stars. The Gray Wolves aren’t allowed atop the high plateau. Instead, they gather around an altar mound in the heart of a wolf-shaped depression southwest of Raven Rock
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Human Guard). Among his tribe in his homeland of the Shaar, Sulesdeg’s name means “tall as a lodge pole.” On the Sword Coast, he is just known as “the Pole.” At 7 feet 5 inches in height, he probably is
of her whip. Mud, stones, and ice seem to not be obstacles at all when Torohar is handling the team. She is a starry-eyed romantic at heart, and she can bring strong men to tears with her tales of long-ago lost loves and thwarted passion.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Guard). Among his tribe in his homeland of the Shaar, Sulesdeg’s name means “tall as a lodge pole.” On the Sword Coast, he is just known as “the Pole.” At 7 feet 5 inches in height, he probably is the
whip. Mud, stones, and ice seem to not be obstacles at all when Torohar is handling the team. She is a starry-eyed romantic at heart, and she can bring strong men to tears with her tales of long-ago lost loves and thwarted passion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
benign disposition revere him for his charm, intelligence, and persuasiveness, while those of a more malign bent take Memnor’s self-interest to heart and imitate his trickery. Cloud giants that take a
. If an ambitious fire giant ever became a master of strategic planning (or captured and enslaved a cooperative general), little could stop a tribe of fire giants that enjoyed this additional advantage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters agree to escort Halani back to her tribe in the Moonwood, she leads them to an icy waterfall in the heart of the forest where they can rest for the night. A group of six moon elf scouts
) and also raises and lowers an elevator (area 9) that leads down to the heart of the fire giant forge. Many more prisoners have been put to work in the mines. Next to the elevator is a spiral staircase
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). Beorunna’s Well The spirit mound of the Black Lion and Red Tiger tribes of Uthgardt rests in the heart of the Druarwood. It’s not a mound per se, but an ice-cold cavern whose ceiling is partially open to
their spirit mound. Each tribe has erected its own totem pole near the altar. The Black Lion totem pole is covered with dried pitch and has a lion’s skull atop it. The Red Tiger totem pole is stained
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Glitterhame Below the Mountain Door lies the Glitterhame, a large series of natural caverns in the heart of the Stone Tooth. The caverns are beautiful: the walls sparkle and glisten with flecks
toward an underground river far below.
The Glitterhame is now home to a band of troglodytes, dangerous reptilian creatures that haunt underground places. The troglodytes and Great Ulfe’s tribe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Though each tribe of lizardfolk is dominated by a chieftain from among their kind, each of those leaders has sworn fealty to the King of Najara. Forest of Wyrms In the end, it was through the Forest of
notice but not so far as to come near its heart, and then skirted its edges until I could see the hills of Trielta in the distance.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, Roark’s loyalty is to the tribe first and Groak second, but Roark is dutifully abiding the king’s obsession for now. He is suspicious of adventurers yet open to help in defending his village from the
convince King Groak that he has won a special place in Nangnang’s heart. Finally, the ritual must end with Nangnang’s departure, handled in such a way that King Groak won’t suspect he’s been fooled or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
heart of the shrine. The overconfident visitors neglected to build defenses around the camp, believing that their own strong arms were sufficient protection. A couple months ago, they were proved
shrine is cursed, so they avoid it. However, Yokka had a vision of a treasure inside the shrine that could make him a great figure in his tribe, so he and his followers have spent the last tenday
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
means of a powerful curse: Xolec can leave the cellar only if someone pure of heart carries him from it. Xolec is best left trapped, except for one detail: by a stroke of fate, agents of the Scarlet
the stones here and sacrificed by an evil human tribe as an offering to the sea. Since then, the fishing in the region has flourished. The siren’s spirit was captured in the stones, and her
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
inflicts a heart-piercing wound, giving rise to rumors that the murders are the result of a supernaturally deadly serial killer. Pasque Enrial, a black gauntlet of Bane, is the cult’s mastermind. He
city in miniature, with its interior divided into multiple drudachs (neighborhoods). Each drudach is walled off and inhabited by a particular family or tribe, with its own religious site, inn or tavern