D ' tarig D ' tarig were a race of human s inhabiting the Anauroch desert . Description . The average D ' tarig stood little more than four feet ( 122 cm ) tall . They had somewhat puggish noses and wrinkled brows . D ' tarig dressed in white and wore turbans . On their feet , they often wore special widened sandals designed to make walking atop sand easier . They usually covered their mouths with cloth so that only their nose and eyes were visible . While the Bedine tribes were perhaps more ( in ) famous , it was actually more likely for an outsider to the great desert to encounter a D ' tarig tribesman than a Bedine one . Personality . D ' tarig tended to be proud and boastful about their expertise of desert survival , making claims that were far from the truth . They were a naturally suspicious people , and because of this believed that they were immune to trickery , yet they were expert tricksters themselves . They typically had back - up plans and back - up plans for their back - up plans , so as not to be caught . They tended to selfishness , sometimes cruelty , and cowardice , but they were not without a sense of humor . They switched loyalties to whoever was willing to pay them the most . They did not inherit any of the stonecraft of their supposed dwarven ancestors , but a rare few individuals had a superb sense of direction that was almost preternatural . Society . The D ' tarig lived primarily on the eastern and southeastern edges of the Anauroch . They were a nomadic people , but also kept several homes , usually one in one of the major trading villages of Addas Babar or Tel Badir and a protected abode for their families within mountain caves , the paths to which were often set with traps . They survived by herding sheep and goats and would occasionally trade with the folk of Tilverton , before that town ' s destruction . They also traded with the Zhentarim . D ' tarig who traded metal to the Bedine in exchange for resins and spices were known as " desert walkers " , and the spices were in turn sold to the Zhentarim , and in turn to merchants all over Faerûn . In general , however , they avoided contact with other humans , driven by their mistrust of others . A few of the most adventurous young folk among them would break this trend and serve as guides to outsiders to the desert , leading folk to one such places as Addas Babar or Tel Badir . When migrating , they moved in large groups . They did not know the technology of compasses and relied on memorization of trails and stars for guidance from one oasis to another . D ' tarig were not opposed to slavery , but they generally found it not worth the effort , as it required too much oversight . Combat . Because of their short height , D ' tarig could not wield heavy weapons or swords longer than short sword s . Warriors armed themselves with poisoned javelin s and crossbow bolts . They had a unique poison that they employed , the preparation of which was a secret to their people . It induced sleep in humans but was fatal to orc s , goblinoid s , and some other humanoid s . Language . The D ' tarig spoke their own language . Religion . The D ' tarig worshiped the same gods typically worshiped in the rest of Faerûn . History . It was considered possible that the D ' tarig were descended from humans and dwarves living in the area of Tethyamar .