Curved steps ascend from a circular dais to a looming throne adorned with grinning skulls. A woman dressed in a long, fur-trimmed pirate’s coat kneels in prayer before the throne. Four leather-clad ruffians stand motionless in formation near her, their forms rimed in glittering frost. The praying woman is Captain Kara Blayne, a human Pirate Captain and leader of the Children of Splintered Ice.…

Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see within range must each make a Charisma saving throw. Whenever a target that fails this save makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target must subtract 1d4 from the attack roll or save. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 1. Spell Tags: Debuff…

Weapon (any melee weapon), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an…

Ebonbane is an evil, sapient blade that seeks to annihilate the legacy of the Shadowlands’ greatest hero and her allies. This includes all with the Shadowborn name and every member of the Circle. Ebonbane is a magic weapon, but within Shadowborn Manor, it becomes a creature that can move on its own. Beyond the manor, it doesn’t use its stat block—it requires a wielder to work its evil in the…

Weapon (longsword), artifact (requires attunement) The Darklord of the Domain of Dread known as the Shadowlands is Ebonbane, a sapient sword. Ebonbane uses its monster stat block while in Shadowborn Manor. Bound to the Shadowlands. When you enter a space outside of the Shadowlands, your Attunement immediately ends and Ebonbane teleports to somewhere in Shadowborn Manor. Insatiable Rage. The…

Weapon (Any Melee Weapon), Rare (Requires Attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an…

Elemental Pools. The pools are bottomless and connect directly to their corresponding Para-elemental Plane. The pools have no lip. Any creature that falls or is shoved into a pool by an Unarmed Strike takes 55 (10d10) damage of the type indicated on the Para-elemental Pools table. A creature still in a pool at the end of their next turn is sucked into the hostile plane and destroyed. Treasure.…

The Black Hand, the Lord of Darkness Bane, a god of tyrants and ambition, has a simple ethos: the strong have the duty to rule over the weak. A tyrant who can seize power must do so; not only does the tyrant benefit, but so do those under the tyrant’s rule. When a ruler succumbs to decadence, corruption, or decrepitude, a stronger and more suitable ruler will rise. Bane is one of the Dead Three,…

Weapon (battleaxe), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional…

Cultists of Bane sow strife, either by directly bullying others or by abusing existing power structures to create division and oppression. Although many cultists of Bane are tyrants capable of influencing large groups of lackeys, other cultists prefer to operate from the shadows. These cultists use their forceful personalities to counsel well-intentioned rulers, turning benign organizations into…

Cultists of Bane sow strife, either by directly bullying others or by abusing existing power structures to create division and oppression. Although many cultists of Bane are tyrants capable of influencing large groups of lackeys, other cultists prefer to operate from the shadows. These cultists use their forceful personalities to counsel well-intentioned rulers, turning benign organizations into…

The Zhentilar’s most-respected commanders and sergeants tend to be spellswords or holy warriors who worship nefarious higher powers, such as Bane.

Weapon (spear), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional 2d6…

Ebonbane ’s magic weapon form is described below.

Weapon (dagger), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional 2d6…

Level 1 Enchantment (Bard, Cleric, Warlock) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see within range must each make a Charisma saving throw. Whenever a target that fails this save makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target must subtract 1d4…

Kindred are an ancient line of vampires who have existed since the first days of humanity. These vampires are innately social creatures who form their own socio-political sects and divisions, often based on clans and bloodlines. They gather for camaraderie and safety among the only beings who can understand the eternal hunger within. Kindred draw their abilities, collectively known as vampiric…

Weapon (sickle), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional 2d6…

Weapon (mace), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional 2d6…

Ring, legendary (requires attunement) Each Ring of Elemental Command is linked to one of the four Elemental Planes. The DM chooses or randomly determines the linked plane. For example, a Ring of Elemental Command (air) is linked to the Elemental Plane of Air. Every Ring of Elemental Command has the following two properties: Elemental Bane. While wearing the ring, you have Advantage on attack…

Ulsedra Vox recently learned from the Elder Elemental Eye how to activate the portal in the Temple of Elemental Evil’s high altar. The portal led to the buried Primordial Nexus 500 feet underground. Vox excavated the nexus; now, she uses its power to summon evil elemental monsters to do her destructive bidding. By the time the characters confront her, Vox has called forth her first minions. The…

Darklord of Endless Vengeance “Questing knights? Champions of the realm? Look upon thy sterling souls. Tell me, heroes, by what fair deeds art thou known in this rotted world?” —Ebonbane Ebonbane is an evil, sapient blade that seeks to annihilate the legacy of the Shadowlands’ greatest hero and her allies. This includes all with the Shadowborn name and every member of the Circle. Ebonbane is a…

Weapon (handaxe), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional…

Weapon (longsword), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional…

A Vampiric Survivor Empowered by Blood K indred Kindred are an ancient line of vampires who have existed since the first days of humanity. These vampires are innately social creatures who form their own socio-political sects and divisions, often based on clans and bloodlines. They gather for camaraderie and safety among the only beings who can understand the eternal hunger within. Kindred draw…

You conjure a Large, intangible spirit from the Elemental Planes that appears in an unoccupied space within range. Choose the spirit’s element, which determines its damage type: air (Lightning), earth (Thunder), fire (Fire), or water (Cold). The spirit lasts for the duration. Whenever a creature you can see enters the spirit’s space or starts its turn within 5 feet of the spirit, you can force…

Weapon (shortsword), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one of the following creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Dragon, Fiend, Giant, or Undead. The weapon has 4 charges. If you hit a creature of the chosen type with the weapon, you can expend 1 charge and inflict an additional…