Grimlocks
Depth communities that live by reading the vibration of stones, air and steps rather than sight.
In Grimlock cultures, silence is not absence; It is a detailed language that the ground tells. Surface sources often falsely dehumanize them; whereas knowledge of passages, prey, and vibrations is essential to the survival of many underground cities.
Canonical record
Grimlock cities are designed not by visual cues but by ground texture, airflow, and echo. Their blindness is not accepted as a deficiency but as a different perception of space.
Loud voices are considered aggression. Wall reliefs are means of writing and vibration wells are means of communication. All underground states need Grimlocks because of their knowledge of earthquakes.
Grimlock Vibration Reader
Medium humanoid (Grimlock), usually neutral disposition
Defense 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 9 m.
Skills Perception +8, Survival +6
Status Immunities blind
Senses blindsight 18 m. or 3 m. while deaf, passive Perception 18
Languages Grimlock vibration language, Underground Common Language
Threat 4 · Experience Award 1,100 • Proficiency Bonus +2
Features
Blind Senses. Immune to effects that require vision.
Hearing Through Stone. Knows the location of creatures touching the ground within 18 meters.
Audio Sensitivity. Makes a save with disadvantage against thunder damage.
Actions
Multi Attack. The reader makes two attacks with the stone mace.
Stone Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 1.5 m., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) crushing damage.
Vibration Crash (Recharge 5–6). Enemies touching the ground within a 20-foot radius fail a GM 14 Agility save, take 18 (4d8) thunder damage and fall to the ground.