Volo's Guide to Monsters

THE GIANT TONGUE The language that giants share is one of the few rem- nants from their once-grand empire. Over time it has frag ...

the artistry it demands and because their environment is perfect for its use. At least a few skiltgravr ("rune cut- ters") can b ...

Most of the games that giants play involve throwing rocks in ways that hone their skills for hunting and war. One of the most po ...

ROLEPLAYING A GIANT Giving a giant a personality trait, an ideal, a bond, and a flaw helps to create a more vibrant NPC. You can ...

perhaps a couple of close relatives. Cloud giants prefer not to congregate in great numbers in any one place, to avoid drawing t ...

framed in gold leaf, rare perfume stored in vials of crys- tal with silver lids, or a scene in the sky depicted in a tapestry co ...

If you want forge workfitfora king,you have twooptions: dwarvesandfiregiants. If you don't want to be forced to slave 1n the min ...

0RDNING OF MIGHT Position within the frost giant ordning is determined by sheer, brute strength. Frost giants know that those th ...

When frost giants plan a raid on a nearby settlement or outpost, they time it to take place under the cover of a blizzard, belie ...

HILL GIANTS Hill giants live to eat. Anyone who understands this one fact about them knows everything there is to know. 0RDNING ...

We ALL KNOW OF DWARVES WHOFELL SO DEEP IN LOVE WITH THEIR CRAFT, OR THE SEEKING OF TREASURE OR ALE, THAT THEY FORGOT HOW TO LIVE ...

of stone giants, so their clothing tends to be simple and practical. Second, these giants are the least accom- plished members o ...

realms of the storm giants, which maintain a constant watch for the all-important signs. In ages past, when giant dynasties reig ...

LIVING ON THE EDGE Once they're old enough to fend for themselves, storm giants spend most of their lives in contemplative isola ...

Gnolls wander the land continually in search of new victims, rarely sleeping and never settling down. Only a large-scale assault ...

BUTCHER THE WEAK Gnolls seek only to kill, and as such prefer to deal with weak, easy targets. An enemy that can fight back is a ...

written notes or signs. Gnolls simplywander, attack, kill, and feed. Anything more sophisticated is beyond the band's concern. R ...

band to include cultists-other humanoids that have dedicated themselves to Yeenoghu and attached them- selves to the war band to ...

GNOLLALLIES Gnolls wage war against any creatures they meet, ex- cept for those that have dedicated themselves to Yeeno- ghu and ...

and its main goal is always to advance the cause of the Lord of Savagery over its own. For more information on leucrottas, see c ...