Grotto
This article refers to the Day of Reckoning town. For the Cove building with the same name, see Grotto (Cove building).
Grotto is an neutral alignment town with the [Warden] and [Sorcerer] hero classes. Grotto represents the former guardians of the World Tree, the subterranean wellspring of life on Enroth. The faction includes Dark Elves, Gnomes, and other creatures.
"Wardens and Sorcerers protect the Grotto."
Grotto's native terrain is Cavern.
Heroes[edit | edit source]
Creatures[edit | edit source]
- Tier 1: Gnome –> Gnome Lampade
- Tier 2: Dark Elf –> Dusk Elf
- Tier 3: Fey –> Shadow Fey
- Tier 4A: Fungoid –> Fungoid Symbiote
- Tier 4B:
Coeurl –> Coeurl Prowler - Tier 5: Raptor –> ???
- Tier 6: Arachne -> Crimson Arachne (chimerical human/spider creatures, reminiscent of D&D's driders)
- Tier 7: Amethyst Dragon
Town names[edit | edit source]
- Ciuperceni
- Nightroot
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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On the Grotto side, a dark elf guarding some crystals, and a gnome guarding what appears to be the Arachne dwelling. -
The (mostly hidden) Grotto town screen from the H3GG contest. A mysterious creature is seen available for recruitment. -
Adventure map screen with Grotto (unfortified center-left, fortified top-right) and its terrain. South of the Behemoth and Arena, likely the Tier 7 Grotto creature. -
Subterranean battle between Grotto and Dungeon. Gnome, dark elf, mushroom creature, and lizard rider.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
The Grotto may be a more lore-appropriate recreation of the Grove town, which was itself inspired by the Night Elves from Warcraft III. The Warcraft III night elves have a druidic focus and are the guardians of their world's version of the World Trees; which roughly maps with the theme of the Grotto. There are also similarities in the creature lineup, with "moon hunters/moon slayers" at level 2, "basilisk riders/basilisk champions" at level 5, "spider princesses/spider queens" at level 6, and "quartz dragons/amethyst dragons" at level 7. Some members of the New Grove Team who implemented the town for VCMI are part of the DoR team.