Derro

Derro are a race of small monstrous humanoids that dwell underground and have a seemingly inherent madness. [3]

History

The exact history of the derro is unknown. They are suspected to be the warped progeny of Clan Noldrun , who fled underground following the fall of Noldrunhold four hundred years ago. [4] [5]

Vvaraak the Scaled Apostate may have taught the derro the secrets of druidic magic after her disappearance from the Shadow Marches and travel into Khyber . [6]

Description & Personality

The derro are largely defined by the madness that afflicts their people. [3] Derro are usually chaotic evil as a result of their warped mindset, though there are occasional exceptions. [3]

The derro may have a druidic tradition as a result of potential contact with the draconic rogue Vvaraak . [6]

Abilities

The derro are immune to the confusion and insanity effects due to their inherent madness. [3]

Lands

Derro are known to dwell in The Vale of the Inner Sun , where dwarves of Clan Noldrun became warped by the sun within the aberrant demiplane of Khyber . [4]

Notes

Keith Baker has suggested on his website that the dwarves of Noldrunhold degenerated into derro in a manner similar to the transformation of the goblins into dolgrim . [7] This change would have been at the hand of a daelkyr or even an Overlord (such as Tul Oreshka, the Truth in the Darkness given her ties to madness). [7]

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References

  1. Skip Williams , Jonathan Tweet , and Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual (3.5 edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X .
  2. Per the Eberron Campaign Setting on page 47, as underground denizens derro would likely know Undercommon .
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Skip Williams , Jonathan Tweet , and Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual (3.5 edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X .
  4. 4.0 4.1 " Eye on Eberron - The Vale of the Inner Sun" (April 2012) by Keith Baker . Dragon Magazine issue 414. , p. 1-4 .
  5. Keith Baker . Running "Into the Wormclaw Fissure" in Eberron . Dungeon #134 Map & Handout Supplement. Paizo Publishing . Archived from the original on 10/13/2007. Retrieved on 02/28/2019.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Keith Baker , Scott Fitzgerald Gray , Nicolas Logue , & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5 .
  7. 7.0 7.1 Keith Baker (02/16/2019). Dragonmarks 5/31: The Dwarves . Archived from the original on 08/11/2016. "Also: what was your idea on what happened to Clan Noldrun? C'mon, I know you have one, share it! Like the Mourning, I think this is a great place to explore your own ideas. But personally, I think it's a great way to use the Derro – having adventurers find the sunken hold now populated by these twisted and deviant descendants of the first Noldrun dwarves. This could be the work of an overlord , or it could be the daelkyr responsible for the original destruction of the Deep Kingdoms ; the derro are to dwarves as the dolgrims are to goblins . Of course, you could always say that they became duergar , then pick up all the Underdark rising materials and replace the word “ drow ” with “ duergar ”, and suddenly POW, it's Noldrun Rising!"