Krinth Krinth were humanoid s native to the Plane of Shadow . They composed the bulk of the armies of the returned Netherese city of Thultanthar . Description . Krinth were tall humanoids with dusky gray skin , black hair , and black eyes . They weighed between 150 and 250 pounds ( 70 and 110 kilograms ) and were between five and seven feet ( 150 and 210 centimeters ) tall . Their appearance varied depending on whether their non - demonic ancestor was human , dwarf , orc , or some other humanoid . Dwarf - related krinth were not as short as dwarves but were taller than other varieties of krinth . A krinth had great endurance and strength . There were actually two kinds of krinth . Demonspawn krinth were the direct offspring of a shadow demon and some race of humanoid . The trueborn , or full , krinth descended from two krinth parents . Physiology . Krinth children matured more quickly than did humans , but they reached adulthood around 20 years of age and lived to be between 100 and 125 years old . Personality . A krinth was typically grumpy and humorless , with a short temper . They worked hard at everything they did , whether a job or play , setting their minds to complete any given task . Despite being dedicated in duty , they otherwise were very chaotic in their mindsets . Because of their demonic heritage , they were often evil - hearted , especially among those krinth still living among the Shadovar . Abilities . Krinth had no inherent magical qualities or powers , but their familiarity with the Plane of Shadow made them resistant to spells and effects that involved shadows . They were rumored to be nearly without fear , except for feelings of agoraphobia from large open spaces . Combat . A typical krinth warrior of the Shadovar was clad in a blackened breastplate and carried a finely crafted ranseur with a short sword at his side . Krinth preferred to set up ambushes and strike by cover of darkness . Once the battle was underway , they tended to rely on the orders of their masters . If no one was available to give commands , they usually simply focused on the most obvious opponent and engaged in melee . Regardless of who they were fighting or how well they were faring , they fought without fear . Society . Most krinth lived in Thultanthar as slaves or soldiers . They were considered more valuable ( and considered themselves more valuable ) and were better treated than slaves of other races . Among the krinth themselves , the demonspawn were heavily ostracized by the trueborn . Because of their status as slaves , the krinth had little for culture that they could call their own . Krinth children were skilled at sports and liked to invent new games . In their rare freetime , adults would also play sports or train for combat . They enjoyed staying up , drinking the night away or engaging in other physical pleasures , if they had the chance . Small clusters of escaped krinth could be found in the Underdark and on the surface of Toril , but these were rare . These numbers , however , continued to increase , because of the whisperings of the goddess Shar . Those who did escape often sold themselves out as mercenaries , as they were most comfortable being led by others . The Plane of Shadow itself contained small colonies of krinth . Several groups of escaped slaves joined with the Zhentarim and traveled with them in caravans . Others joined the armies of the drow . Regardless of where they lived , they felt most comfortable in an underground shelter , isolated from others . If a subterranean environment was not available , they would instead chose thick forests , jungle , or hidden valleys with large amounts of shade . Language . All krinth could speak Common . Many who lived with the Shadovar also spoke Netherese . Even though they often knew the demons who brought them into being , they rarely learned to speak Abyssal . Krinth generally knew how to read and write . Magic and Religion . The only way a krinth would become a mage would be if he or she found a secret teacher . The divine powers most often revered by the krinth included some of the demon lord s or the gods Bane ( among the Zhentarim ) , Laduguer or Lolth ( among the drow ) , or Shar . A krinth would only very rarely worship the demon who sired him or her . History . During the time that the City of Shade resided in the Plane of Shadow , its arcanists often fraternized with shadow demons . Sometimes , these demons were curious about the matter of sexual pleasure , and from the unions of Netherese and demon , the first krinth were born . These original demonborn krinth were considered special , a curious sign of the new relationship between the beings of the Shadow and Material Planes . However , over time , demons would also rape slaves , producing further demonspawn krinth , and thus krinth ceased being a novelty and were reduced in status . The only reason the krinth were treated better than other humanoid slaves was that the Shadovar feared the demons wrath if they mistreated their offspring . In truth , the demons had no love for the krinth at all . Because of Shar ' s secret manipulations , sometime in the latter half of the 13 century DR , the demonspawn krinth became fertile , giving rise to the first generation of trueborn krinth . Shar hoped that the krinth would give her an advantage over her sister Selûne , and since the return of the City of Shade to Faerûn , she has been tying to get more and more of them to escape so that they might spread across the world as her servants . For their part , the krinth denied this tale of their origins . They believed that they were a race natural to the Plane of Shadow and that they were sold as slaves to the Netherese in return for treasure and knowledge from the Prime Material Plane .