5e:Derro

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D&D 5e (2014) Varied ʰ 
OotA, MToF, MotM

Derro Overview 

Derro slink through the subterranean realms, seeking places that are safe from the perils of the Underdark. Equal parts fearful and vicious, bands of these dwarf-kin prey on those weaker than themselves, while giving simpering obeisance to any creatures they deem more powerful.

  

 Forgotten Realms Wiki 

Derro appeared to resemble small dwarves. They had blue-gray skin, and their hair was often white, yellow, or pale tan in color. They lacked both irises and pupils, showing uniformly pale eyes. Most derro looked haggard and wore shabby clothing, appearing pitiable to unsuspecting victims.

Most derro revered the god Diirinka, but very few became actual clerics. Instead, Diirinka's blessing was considered manifest in the sorcery of their many savants.

Origins

Legend had it that the derro originally lived on the surface of Faerûn. But they opened portals to the Far Realm, which offended the World Serpent, who cast the derro into the Underdark.

There were other conflicting legends of how the derro came to be. The duergar believed that the derro were another dwarf clan that was long held by mind flayers, which resulted in the madness that afflicted them. The derro themselves all told oft-changing variations of the myth of their god; all versions shared a common focus on his stealing of magic from a great evil to help the derro survive through their ideals of deceit and cruelty.

Outside of their origins, there were a few rumors that claimed they ate human flesh.

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 3.5e lore 

Derro are afflicted by a form of racial madness, which most often manifests as delusions of grandeur coupled with an overpowering urge to inflict torment on other creatures. Derro are capable of holding their murderous impulses in check for short periods of time in order to cooperate with creatures of other races, but such arrangements rarely last more than a few weeks. Of course, no derro is capable of recognizing that he is out of his mind.

Found in Adventures

• Out of the Abyss
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• When a Star Falls

List of Derro

8 Derro

Monster	Size	Type	Tags	Alignment	HP	CR	Habitat	Marked	Source
Derro Overview		Overview	Humanoid, Dwarf, Derro				Undardark, Underground	Canon	Varied, OotA, MToF, MotM
Derro (MToF)	Small	Humanoid	Dwarf, Derro	Chaotic Evil	13	1/4	Mountain, Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Varied, MToF, MotM
Derro (OotA)	Small	Humanoid	Dwarf, Derro	Chaotic Evil	13	1/4	Mountain, Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Out of the Abyss
Derro Apprentice	Small	Aberration	Dwarf, Derro	Chaotic Evil	22	1	Mountain, Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Derro Raider	Small	Aberration	Dwarf, Derro	Chaotic Evil	16	1/4	Mountain, Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Derro Savant (MToF)	Small	Humanoid	Dwarf, Derro, Sorcerer	Chaotic Evil	36	3	Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Derro Savant (MToM)	Small	Humanoid	Dwarf, Derro, Sorcerer	Chaotic Evil	36	3	Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Monsters of the Multiverse
Derro Savant (OotA)	Small	Humanoid	Dwarf, Derro, Sorcerer	Chaotic Evil	49	3	Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Out of the Abyss

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