Halflings Without a Hearth | 5e Monsters

We present two new Halfling types. Nomad Halflings and Swamp Halflings.

Halflings Without a Hearth is a monster supplement for 5e that presents halflings not as pastoral villagers or comic relief, but as marginalized cultures shaped by exclusion and survival. Instead of relying on a single generic halfling stat block, this book provides two distinct and escalating NPC ladders: wandering nomad caravans and insular swampbound criminal families.

These are not alternate ancestries. They are alternate outcomes.

The intent of this product is social tension and environmental identity. Nomad halflings represent displacement, pacifism under pressure, and the constant search for belonging. Swamp halflings represent territorial adaptation, criminal opportunism, and uneasy pacts with murky powers. Each ladder escalates not simply in strength, but in responsibility, influence, and cultural weight.

Jurisdictions, geography, and history are intentionally undefined. These NPCs can represent roadside caravans driven from kingdom to kingdom, marsh-dwelling smugglers controlling contraband routes, or distant cousins whose shared ancestry fractured long ago. They are not meant to replace traditional halflings—they exist at the margins of society, where hearthfires burn low or not at all.

How sympathetic they are, how dangerous they become, and whether they can ever reclaim a home is left entirely in the GM’s hands.

Nomad Halfling Ladder

Nomad Halfling Child (CR 0): Noncombatant youth raised on the road, quick to hide and dependent on the protection of the caravan.

Nomad Halfling Wayfarer (CR 0): Caravan laborer, cook, and handler who keeps wagons moving and avoids direct confrontation whenever possible.

Nomad Halfling Watcher (CR 1/8): Night sentry and early-warning lookout who signals danger and withdraws rather than standing to fight.

Nomad Halfling Scout (CR 1/4): Pathfinder who rides ahead to locate safe camps and viable routes, skilled in concealment and retreat.

Nomad Halfling Caravan Guard (CR 1/2): Defensive protector who interposes between aggressors and the caravan, fighting only to delay pursuit and secure withdrawal.

Nomad Halfling Elder Guide (CR 1): Keeper of oral history and migration knowledge who steadies morale and advises when it is time to move on.

Nomad Halfling Trailwarden (CR 2): Veteran rear-guard specialist responsible for evacuation strategy and ensuring no one is left behind.

Nomad Halfling Hearthspeaker (CR 3): Cultural and spiritual anchor who preserves tradition and strengthens resolve during hardship.

Nomad Halfling Caravan Steward (CR 4): Recognized leader who negotiates settlements, commands defense, and decides when another attempt at belonging has failed.

Nomad Halfling Waykeeper (CR 5): Legendary figure who embodies generational endurance, organizing retreat and sustaining the people through loss.

Swamp Halfling Ladder

Swamp Halfling Whelp (CR 0): Marsh-born youth accustomed to rot and secrecy, already at home in mud and stagnant water.

Swamp Halfling Forager (CR 0): Scavenger and gatherer who harvests shellfish, roots, and carrion while navigating hidden swamp paths.

Swamp Halfling Mirewatcher (CR 1/8): Concealed lookout who monitors approaches and signals ambush when intruders enter their territory.

Swamp Halfling Snarehand (CR 1/4): Trap-layer and petty thief who entangles prey and lures targets into prepared ground.

Swamp Halfling Bogknife (CR 1/2): Dirty-fighting enforcer who strikes first and vanishes into fog and muck.

Swamp Halfling Rotbroker (CR 1): Black-market intermediary who trades in contraband, deception, and illicit swamp resources.

Swamp Halfling Mire Stalker (CR 2): Veteran ambusher who dominates difficult terrain and hunts from concealment.

Swamp Halfling Fen Hexer (CR 3): Swamp-touched spellcaster who binds minor spirits and spreads fear, fog, and subtle curses.

Swamp Halfling Mud Reaver (CR 4): Ruthless family head who controls smuggling routes and commands territorial retaliation.

Swamp Halfling Bog Sovereign (CR 5): Reclusive marsh ruler whose authority rests on fear, criminal dominion, and ancient swamp pacts.

Compatible Products

Either faction can be encountered in the [wilderness](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/494158).

Swamp Halflings are commonly found in [swamp taverns](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/501919).

Nomad Halflings are often encountered in [caravan taverns](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/501919).

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Revenge stories endure in roleplaying because they center choice under pressure. Characters must decide how much of themselves they’ll sacrifice to settle the debt. Victory may satisfy the original grievance while creating new fractures in the world. Failure may leave the ledger open and the cost still mounting.

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Arcverse Heritages: The Atrushki

The Sun is an Ember. The Sentinel is Masterless.

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Among the ruins of this cooling universe stand the Atrushki—eight-foot-tall, deer-faced sentinels of fur, bone, and iron-clad honor. Engineered in a forgotten dimension to be the ultimate guardians of order, they now find themselves adrift in a reality that has abandoned them.

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• The Chronology of the Third Frost: Discover the true origins of the Atrushki in the dimension of Isen-Gahl, their brutal enslavement by the tyrant Moscaris, and their eventual role as the "Iron Soldiery" of the Celestial Realm.

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• The Law of Dain: A complete guide to Atrushki naming conventions and the Lineage-Chain, where honor is a physiological necessity and your name carries the weight of a century of history.

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• Sea Bound
• Spider Breath
• Spontaneous Song
• Sundown Shapechange
• Taste of Ash
• Transforming Touch
• Truth and Lies
• Violent Land
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The princess who turns into a beast at sunset. The treasure that condemns any who steal it to undeath. The prophet who always sees the future, but who nobody believes. Curses can be more than status conditions that you can wave away with the right spell. They can be plot hooks to launch heroes on grand adventures.

This book presents twenty new curses for people, places, and objects. Each curse has at least one alternate way of breaking it. This book also includes alternate rules for making curses more compelling.

Curses include:

• Abandoned by the Gods
• Animal Features
• Bad Luck
• Carnage Loop
• Demon Hunted
• Draining Touch
• Fire Prone
• Forgotten
• Item Decay
• Penniless
• Prophetic Nightmares
• Sea Bound
• Spider Breath
• Spontaneous Song
• Sundown Shapechange
• Taste of Ash
• Transforming Touch
• Truth and Lies
• Violent Land
• Withering Curse

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• Structured 21-scene adventure design model
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