Rothé (pronounced: /roʊˈθeɪ/ ro-THAY[6]) were herd animals and one of the primary livestock of humans in Faerûn's northern areas and of the drow of the Underdark below.[5][7]
Description[]
These magical beasts resembled musk-oxen.[1][2]
Ecology[]
The Axe of Mirabar, the militia of the city of Mirabar, rode rothé in the winter.[8]
Usages[]
Many in the Realms were known to make strings for instruments from the dried intestines of rothé[9] and their horns were hollowed out and turned into drinking implements.[10]
Rothé back steaks were a staple of dwarven cuisine in the areas where the beasts were present.[11]
Rothe where sheared for their wool.
Species[]
- Surface rothé
- Herd species living in northern Faerûn.[5]
- Deep rothé
- This sub-species communicated with magical flashing lights in the Underdark.[5]
- Ghost rothé
- These rothé were larger than average, and were white with magical abilities that grant them transportation and silence.[5]
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
A rothé horn carved into a drinking horn.
A deep rothé as it appears in the game editor for Neverwinter Nights.
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- City of the Spider Queen • Dungeon #20, "The Ship Of Night" • Dungeon #45, "An Artist's Errand"
- Novels
- Exile • Starless Night • Daughter of the Drow * The Prince of Ravens
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate III
- Referenced only
- Baldur's Gate
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0786966011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 313. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1991). The Drow of the Underdark. (TSR, Inc), p. 120. ISBN 1-56076-132-6.
- ↑ Don Turnbull (1981). Fiend Folio. (TSR Hobbies), p. 76. ISBN 0-9356-9621-0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 314. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 28.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (December 1990). Exile. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 2, pp. 26–30. ISBN 0-8803-8920-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 152. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2020-06-06). What Instrument Strings Are Made From (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved on 2021-05-16.
- ↑ BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2022-11-03). “Dwarven Cuisine” (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved on 2022-11-03.