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Deep in the mountains, a strange set of pilgrims have popped up, creating a town hewn of stone seemingly overnight. On top of a frozen plateau it lies- though the center isn't as frigid as the rest. Froths of flowing steam rise from a hot spring, around which the settlement of Umbrethe has been erected. Flowing under one of the two grand castles, the spring waters form a stream leading to a far off waterfall off the plateau. These waters, known as Temprunfoss, start off still steaming at the top, but cool as they fall, reaching their surrounding's hypothermic temperatures by the bottom of the falls. Near the edge of the springs, public baths have been created, redirecting some of the spring's natural flow. After going through the baths, the water irrigates the two large farmlands of the town, growing a large amount of providing produce. People of seemingly all sorts wander the town- Though this is mainly an accidental deception. Kalashtar, changeling and green-skinned alien-like humanoids with extremely small noses and longer, pointed ears make up nearly the full population, the former two looking like many other kinds of humanoids. Markets in the town are run by these odd psionic proprietors, selling their produce along with many odd medicines, cures, and allegedly psionically charged talismans and foci. Outside the town, near the edge of the plateau, one of the green men, around 5'6", stands as he looks over the other settlements visible from this height. A black eyepatch with a moth symbol is over his right socket, and a moon tattoo goes around his remaining eye. His long hair has been put into a ponytail, blowing in the cold wind, as snowflakes speckle it. With a simple whisper, he gives his announcement to his people, himself, and the others of the continent "We have arrived."

 *ough. kalashtar changeling gith? top tier dnd races*

 *AGREED:)) You know changeling is my fav, but kalashtar is my 2nd*

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*whats your favorite class?*

 *Wizard :))*

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*Thanks Cyno!*

*Y’all, with all these homebrew species, magic items, and monsters, this thread could be a whole setting book.*

 *np! and yea literally this is peak worldbuilding, love world collabs. gotta make a ton of statblocks for my region so i can have minor hunts.*

 *I should probably stat out the katarkhan. maybe some other Arctic beasties. the dreadful spindly killer fish already has a statblock. maybe I could bring the Samuseru over from Universe Smorgasboard? *

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*whats your favorite class?*

 *mine? paladin easily. followed closely by ranger. hbu?*

 *druid obviously I just like call lightning a bit too much*

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*Startin on my sheet! Think Im goin with pally 12/rogue 5/fighter 3?*

 *Switching to p13/r5/f2 actually*

 *mobile feat…. if you really want to be funny, drop the 2 from rogue and put it into monk for speed boost. you dont get much out of it other than that but speed is fun.*

 *Def grabbing mobile! Ill think about monk, but droppin uncanny may hurt*

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*Thanks Cyno!*

*Y’all, with all these homebrew species, magic items, and monsters, this thread could be a whole setting book.*

 *np! and yea literally this is peak worldbuilding, love world collabs. gotta make a ton of statblocks for my region so i can have minor hunts.*

 *I should probably stat out the katarkhan. maybe some other Arctic beasties. the dreadful spindly killer fish already has a statblock. maybe I could bring the Samuseru over from Universe Smorgasboard? *

 *....okay so here's my idea for the story so far the Vikings of Frostfjord allied with various kingdoms and plotted to take over the continent and split it amongst himself and his allies hearing of this many different settlements sought to stop Thorne before he could amass enough power to control the continent by the time they arrived at the isle of wildwood the settlement was already destroyed and countless corpses and ruins lay in the wake of whatever slaughtered these fearsome Vikings while they were searching the ruins for any survivors they came across Thorne half dead and asked what happened here Thorne spoke one word before dying "monster" the alliance searched the entire island and found no leads to where monster may have gone but the unsettling feeling never went away from the people who saw the aftermath of the massacre*

*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

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*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

 *its pretty cool*

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*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

 *its pretty cool*

 *I'm trying to make it so it starts incorporating the boss monsters into the story as well*

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*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

 *its pretty cool*

 *I'm trying to make it so it starts incorporating the boss monsters into the story as well*

 *so Uralll has a magic item that lets him cast speak with dead. what would one of the Vikings have told him?*

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*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

 *its pretty cool*

 *I'm trying to make it so it starts incorporating the boss monsters into the story as well*

 *so Uralll has a magic item that lets him cast speak with dead. what would one of the Vikings have told him?*

 *oooh better yet a survivor of the massacre that says one word when you guys ask what happened "A monster"

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*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

 *its pretty cool*

 *I'm trying to make it so it starts incorporating the boss monsters into the story as well*

 *so Uralll has a magic item that lets him cast speak with dead. what would one of the Vikings have told him?*

 *oooh better yet a survivor of the massacre that says one word when you guys ask what happened "A monster"

 *hate to be that guy, but that's two words*

the interpreter speaks. "𝑾Ⴌᥑⱦ 𐌊ï∏ᵭ Θ⨎ 𝚖Θ∏𐒡ⱦɘ𝚪⸮"

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*tell me your thoughts on my idea for the story of the thread*

 *its pretty cool*

 *I'm trying to make it so it starts incorporating the boss monsters into the story as well*

 *so Uralll has a magic item that lets him cast speak with dead. what would one of the Vikings have told him?*

 *oooh better yet a survivor of the massacre that says one word when you guys ask what happened "A monster"

 *hate to be that guy, but that's two words*

the interpreter speaks. "𝑾Ⴌᥑⱦ 𐌊ï∏ᵭ Θ⨎ 𝚖Θ∏𐒡ⱦɘ𝚪⸮"

 The nameless Viking coughs up blood before falling over dead from his wounds showing a massive claw mark on his back

*time to alter and expand the story <3*

*....okay so here's my idea for the story so far the Vikings of Frostfjord allied with various kingdoms and plotted to take over the continent and split it amongst himself and his allies hearing of this many different settlements sought to stop Thorne before he could amass enough power to control the continent by the time they arrived at the isle of wildwood the settlement was already destroyed and countless corpses and ruins lay in the wake of whatever slaughtered these fearsome Vikings while they were searching the ruins for any survivors they came across Thorne half dead and asked what happened here Thorne spoke one word before dying "monster" the alliance searched the entire island and found no leads to where monster may have gone but the unsettling feeling never went away from the people who saw the aftermath of the massacre*

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*....okay so here's my idea for the story so far the Vikings of Frostfjord allied with various kingdoms and plotted to take over the continent and split it amongst himself and his allies hearing of this many different settlements sought to stop Thorne before he could amass enough power to control the continent by the time they arrived at the isle of wildwood the settlement was already destroyed and countless corpses and ruins lay in the wake of whatever slaughtered these fearsome Vikings while they were searching the ruins for any survivors they came across Thorne half dead and asked what happened here Thorne spoke one word before dying "monster" the alliance searched the entire island and found no leads to where monster may have gone but the unsettling feeling never went away from the people who saw the aftermath of the massacre*

 Uralll orders the giants he brought with him to fan out, check the damage. see if we can figure out what kind of monster did this

*statted out a monster. put it wherever you want, its a multi-legged reptillian creature with a thagomizer tail and a crocodillain four-part mouth. it breathes lightning*

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*statted out a monster. put it wherever you want, its a multi-legged reptillian creature with a thagomizer tail and a crocodillain four-part mouth. it breathes lightning*

Samuseru

Large Monstrosity, Unaligned

AC 17 (natural armor)    Initiative +4 (14)

HP 91 (14d10 + 14)

Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft.

		Mod	Save
STR	15	+2	+2
DEX	18	+4	+7
CON	18	+4	+4

		Mod	Save
INT	11	+0	+0
WIS	12	+1	+1
CHA	14	+2	+2

Immunities Lightning

Senses Darkvision 90 ft., Passive Perception 16

Languages --

CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)

Actions

Multiattack. The samuseru makes two attacks in any combination

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 6) piercing damage.

Thagomizer. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage. if the samuseru rolls a critical hit on this attack, the target must suceed on a DC 13 constitution saving throw or be stunned for 1 round.

Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The samuseru exhales a line of lightning that is 20 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 12 (4d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one

 

 *maybe it should have an item it rarely drops for example the fang of a samuseru which can be used as a dagger*

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*statted out a monster. put it wherever you want, its a multi-legged reptillian creature with a thagomizer tail and a crocodillain four-part mouth. it breathes lightning*

Samuseru

Large Monstrosity, Unaligned

AC 17 (natural armor)    Initiative +4 (14)

HP 91 (14d10 + 14)

Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft.

		Mod	Save
STR	15	+2	+2
DEX	18	+4	+7
CON	18	+4	+4

		Mod	Save
INT	11	+0	+0
WIS	12	+1	+1
CHA	14	+2	+2

Immunities Lightning

Senses Darkvision 90 ft., Passive Perception 16

Languages --

CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)

Actions

Multiattack. The samuseru makes two attacks in any combination

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 6) piercing damage.

Thagomizer. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage. if the samuseru rolls a critical hit on this attack, the target must suceed on a DC 13 constitution saving throw or be stunned for 1 round.

Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The samuseru exhales a line of lightning that is 20 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 12 (4d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one

 

 *maybe it should have an item it rarely drops for example the fang of a samuseru which can be used as a dagger*

 *maybe. its not really supposed to be a thing the rulers hunt, its only CR 8, but maybe the thagomizer can be used as a mace*

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*....okay so here's my idea for the story so far the Vikings of Frostfjord allied with various kingdoms and plotted to take over the continent and split it amongst himself and his allies hearing of this many different settlements sought to stop Thorne before he could amass enough power to control the continent by the time they arrived at the isle of wildwood the settlement was already destroyed and countless corpses and ruins lay in the wake of whatever slaughtered these fearsome Vikings while they were searching the ruins for any survivors they came across Thorne half dead and asked what happened here Thorne spoke one word before dying "monster" the alliance searched the entire island and found no leads to where monster may have gone but the unsettling feeling never went away from the people who saw the aftermath of the massacre*

 Uralll orders the giants he brought with him to fan out, check the damage. see if we can figure out what kind of monster did this

 The entire settlement is in shambles and has various claw marks along with a few areas covered in ice but no signs of where the monster went