Galeb duhr Galeb duhr ( gay - leb DOR ) were magical creatures of stone that appeared almost like animated boulders , with the power to control the rocks around them . Description . When galeb duhr were not moving , they could choose to appear exactly like a boulder , but when they opened their eyes or moved , one could see that they had dark , foreboding eyes , a wide mouth , and two appendages that acted as both hands and feet . The makeup of a galeb duhr ' s body always matched the type of stone around which it lived . For example , those from areas with large amounts of quartz deposits might have a more quartz - like composition . Granite - like galeb duhr were the most common variety . Galeb duhr never had bodies made from sandstone or other such sedimentary rock . Galeb duhr ranged in size from four feet ( one meter ) in height to as large as sixteen feet ( five meters ) . They were very slow - moving creatures with a steady gait . It was not possible for them to hold anything in their " hands " while walking , but if they were " sitting " they could manipulate objects with their hands with surprising dexterity . Personality . Galeb duhr were slow to think and slow to act , yet they were very intelligent creatures . They tended to be very territorial and rarely shared knowledge of their rocky homes with strangers . To question them about such knowledge would likely irritate them . In truth , they did in fact know just about anything one might want to know about their mountain homes . Galeb duhr felt a responsibility to " tend " the smaller boulders and rocks around them , much like a treant tended trees . Abilities . Similar to how treants had an innate power over trees , so galeb duhr had control over the stone around them . They could magically move earth , shape stone , create openings in stone , and turn rocks into mud . They could also create a wall of stone with their magic . Beyond these powers , they could also animate a number of boulders around them . These abilities were not spells ; a galeb duhr simply had to will for them to happen . It was rumored that especially old galeb duhr or those living in mountainous places with a strong connection to the Elemental Plane of Earth had powers over stone even greater than these . A galeb duhr could sense motions through the ground of approaching creatures or objects . Biology . Like other elemental creature s , Galeb duhr neither slept nor breathed . Some reported that galeb duhr ate rock , preferring granite and not liking the taste of sedimentary rock , and that they only needed to eat once every two or three months . This was in fact not true . Galeb duhr gained nutrients simply from being in contact with their rocky environment . They grew from drawing sustenance from the element earth much like a plant grows by drawing sustenance in some sense from the sun . Because of this source of sustenance for a galeb duhr , a galeb duhr removed from a stony , mountainous environment would grow weaker and eventually die . An exceptionally weakened galeb duhr would begin to lose its powers over other stones . A dead galeb duhr was nothing more than a normal boulder . A galeb duhr had no internal organs at all . They were simply made from solid rock . When it died , the parts of its body were indistinguishable from other rock . Galeb duhr were extremely long - lived . Some could last for many thousands of years . If a galeb duhr died of natural causes , it would crack and break apart slowly over several days . It was a mystery to most how galeb duhr reproduced . Some suggested that they could only originate on the Plane of Earth and travel to the Prime Material Plane . However , smaller galeb duhr had been observed , which were assumed to be young ones . In truth , galeb duhr were genderless and reproduced asexually . When a galeb duhr died of old age , three smaller boulders would be left behind . These small boulders would incubate for 100 years before becoming animate as young galeb duhr adults . The largest galeb duhr would generally take control of the immediate territory while its " siblings " would migrate to find new homes . Rarely , they would share territory together . Stone fragments that were once a part of a galeb duhr ' s body provided an extra level of magical power to those spells that required stone as a material component . Only a single usage of a galeb duhr fragment would consume it , and such a fragment only contained this additional earth power for about a month before the fragment would behave just as any other stone . Combat . While they had no natural enemies , sometimes creatures would try to steal gems from the galeb duhr , and sometimes intruders would disturb the galeb duhr ' s rocks — to their own peril . A galeb duhr would typically avoid combat by vanishing into the ground by burrowing or through magic , or by simply not moving and appearing just like its surrounding rock . If annoyed by an intruder , however , a galeb duhr could be a powerful opponent , and would not hesitate to fight using its powerful control of the element of earth . They could also pummel an enemy with their rocky appendages , bite , or roll at them . Society . Many galeb duhr lived on the Plane of Earth . Those on the Material Plane became permanently bound to it , so that they would not return to the Plane of Earth should they die . On the Material Plane , they could be found in any mountainous , rocky terrain or in caves underground . They were relatively solitary , living either alone or with only a few of their own kind , called a " tumble " . They would not even live with earth elemental s . They had little social structure at all & medash ; no leaders , no hierarchies , nor anything of the sort . The territory of a galeb duhr was typically one to four square miles . They would often set up natural traps against intruders . In areas where forested and mountainous terrain met , they would often work together with treants to defend their mutual territories . Alliances between galeb duhr and pech were also known . Rumors existed of exceptions to the solitary living rule , where in places with especially strong connections to the Plane of Earth , large colonies of galeb duhr were said to exist . Galeb duhr were known to live in the Alimir Mountains , the Tannath Mountains , and in virtually all of the mountains of the Savage Frontier . Galeb duhr seemed to enjoy collecting gems . Some claimed that they could be found with magic potion s , but these most likely were left behind by those who had tried to attack the galeb duhr to steal their gems and failed . Besides the gems they kept for themselves , galeb duhr were likely to know the locations of veins of precious metal , ores , and other gems . They rarely gave up this knowledge , however . Galeb duhr loved to make music , but their music was hard for most humanoid s to hear , because the tones were so low . The subsonic melodies could be felt through the ground for many miles . These vibrations tended to make horse s nervous . They would sit in small groups harmonizing with their gravelly voices . The music was resonant and often viscerally sad . Some sages believed that there was a magic in their songs that could prevent or cause earthquakes . Others speculated that low , rumbling sounds were not songs at all but rather warnings to other galeb duhr . Besides singing , galeb duhr spent a lot of time simply sitting , or patrolling their territory to ensure that it had not been invaded by intruders . Language . Galeb duhr spoke Terran , and some were reported to speak Giant and Dwarven . Philosophy . Galeb duhr did not seem to have a religion , per se , but they believed in what they called " earth power " . In places of stone and rock , galeb duhr felt stronger . It was theorized that this was because of a greater connection to the Plane of Earth in such places . This earth power was what gave the galeb duhr their impressive magical abilities . Younger mountains , less ravaged by the effects of air or water were most likely to have the strongest connections to the Plane of Earth , and thus , galeb duhr preferred living in such places . History . Some scholars , particularly those living after the Spellplague , theorized that the galeb duhr were once dwarves enslaved to giant s and titan s , some of which eventually escaped this enslavement . There seems little support for this theory , however , and most scholars believed that the galeb duhr were native to the Plane of Earth . Many galeb duhr were magically called to the Material Plane by spellcasters ( most often wizard s and druid s ) due to their talents as guardians , while others would form naturally in places where the Plane of Earth touched the Material Plane . In 1085 DR , the galeb duhr of Tannath and Undergoth erected the great Watchwall of Aglarond . In 1370 DR , the treants of Turlang and a large number of galeb duhr caused a great landslide to block Turnstone Pass . Notable Galeb Duhrs . Hourm was a friendly galeb duhr living in Gravenhollow in the late 15 century DR .