You have delved into the forces that animate all life— even those that counterfeit life, such as Constructs and Undead. Many of these studies concentrate on the nature of blood and its power to sustain life and transmit vital essence, binding the soul to the flesh. You might have apprenticed under a sly-hearted mentor or a secret cabal focused on understanding or even manipulating life and death.…

Unfortunately, finding these dandyish devils’ contractual loopholes is not nearly as much fun as I had hoped. —ASTARION ON HARVESTER DEVILS

Manyhorn Guild Brokers are the senior officials who draft, organise, and oversee trade negotiations between their guild and other parties. These include negotiations between other Manyhorn guilds, as well as other cities, kingdoms, or political groups. Manyhorn Guild Brokers are generally exceptionally cool-headed, especially in a crisis. They pride themselves on their ability to use logical…

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Thieves’ Cant. You know Thieves’ Cant. Instrument Training. You gain proficiency with a Musical Instrument of your choice. Distracting Melody. When you take the Help action to assist an ally’s attack roll, the enemy you’re distracting can be within 30 feet of you, rather than within 5 feet of you, provided the enemy can see or hear you. Notes: Thieves’…

Wield the Remnants of a Dying God’s Power Your pact draws on the power of a dying god, a being once worshipped by countless followers but now abandoned and forgotten. This dying god, known as a vestige, might have been benevolent, evil, or strange and unknowable, but now it is driven to regain its former power. The vestige needs your help, and it is willing to share its remaining strength with…

It was a thin, stoop-shouldered man not much under six feet tall... His age was perhaps thirty-five, but the odd, deep creases in the sides of his neck made him seem older when one did not study his dull, expressionless face. He had a narrow head, bulging, watery blue eyes that seemed never to wink, a flat nose, a receding forehead and chin, and singularly undeveloped ears. His long, thick lip…

Type: Vehicle (Water) Cost: -- Weight: -- The smallest of the flat-keel longships, the karvi can traverse shallow waters to transport goods, fish, and even raiders. While a karvi can be used in battle, it is often used as a general-purpose river and coastal ship. Its size and shallow keel make it less ocean-worthy than other longboats. While a knarr is used for transporting livestock, it is…

Agents of House Phiarlan and House Thuranni, who are primarily elves, combine stealth and espionage with mastery of the performing arts—and dragonmarked heirs augment those skills with shadow magic. This stat block can serve for an agent of either house. Even though House Phiarlan agents don’t typically work as entertainers or artists in addition to their espionage activities, they receive…

The party can take the Wand of Polymorph from Frith, but the wand has 0 charges left today. She is also wearing a pouch of six pearls (worth 10gp each) around her neck. Kaz will gift the party a free meal and 200gp for solving the mystery.

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Any Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase the spellcasting ability score used by your Dragonmark feat by 1, to a maximum of 20. Dragonmark Preparation. You always have the spells on your Spells of the Mark list (if any) prepared. Dragonmark Spellcasting. You have one extra spell slot to cast the spells granted by…

Characters who value study and learning, as well as those with a capacity to heal the injuries and illnesses of others, readily become crimson aspirants. More physically inclined characters can be drawn to the teachings of blood to tap into their increased vital energies, as can those who are sickly or weak in hopes of overcoming that adversity. Suggested Story Threads. The Crimson Aspirant Story…

Sow, Grow, and Reap in the Harvest Cycle The Harvest Domain draws from the cycle beginning with creation, reaching abundance, and ending in culling before repeating endlessly. Deities of farming and crops can focus on one of the harvest’s aspects, but most draw from each phase of the cycle. Clerics of this domain are drawn to the cyclical nature of existence, and they often take on roles as…

Vedaja are little constructs, usually made of wood or horn, and animated by rune magic. The runes are carved into the vedaja’s body along with some of its creator’s blood. Vedaja were once used for a variety of purposes, but in recent years, they have mostly been animated with violence in mind. Vedaja hands are malleable and can strike in the form of a fist or narrow to a sharp, piercing point.…

You touch an object throughout the spell’s casting. If the object is a magic item or some other magical object, you learn its properties and how to use them, whether it requires Attunement, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn whether any ongoing spells are affecting the item and what they are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn that spell’s name. If you instead touch a…

Become One with a Cosmic Being Your patron is a cosmic parasite, draining the vitality of entire peoples and worlds. Upon forging a pact with such a patron, you become host to one of its nascent offspring. As you grow in power, the boundary between your identity and the parasitic larva within blurs. Level 3: Spell Siphon Your patron has taught you to siphon magic from your enemies and make it…

Amaranth dragons can grow up to six feet in length, not including their tails, which can be as long as their bodies. Today, they live for around 80 years, with the oldest recorded amaranth dragon living to the age of 83. Their flowers bloom most commonly in red, but shades of lighter pink and reddish purples are also possible. Despite their bright red flowers, amaranth dragons have excellent…

You were in service to a vampire or a small group of vampires lairing together. The Undead drank your blood more times than you can count. You might have served willingly, perhaps with aspirations of one day becoming a vampire yourself. Or you might have been magically charmed and retain only a few muddled memories of your time as a vampire familiar. In either case, your time in the vampire den…

Lumbering, carapace-armored bipeds, umber hulks burrow through the Underdark, feeding on anything they can crush in their mighty mandibles. These tenacious hunters sense movement through the surrounding earth, then burst through cavern walls to surprise their prey. Those ambushed by umber hulks risk meeting the gaze of the monsters’ eerie, multifaceted eyes, which can cause others to act…

Belcorra’s background is detailed in the Campaign Overview chapter. Although this spiteful ghost is determined to renew her attack against Absalom once more, her undead status limits her. Brilliant and cunning, Belcorra is consumed by a perpetual fury and rages at the slightest setback. This makes implanting her complex, far-reaching plan difficult. Belcorra knows the potential of the Fulcrum…

A wave of blood sweeps out from you in a 15-foot Emanation. Each creature of your choice in the wave must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d10 Necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. If you damage at least one Small or larger creature, one creature of your choice that you can see within the Emanation regains a number of Hit Points equal to half the damage…

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Capital: Korunda Gate Primary Resources: Gold, copper; dragonmarked services Enemies: None Celebrated Virtues: Insightful, perceptive, trustworthy. Offer sound advice and protect your friends from harm. The mythic founder of Clan Kundarak was a stonemason who built the first shelter for the exiles. While House Sivis estimates that Kundarak’s dragonmark appeared less than three thousand years ago,…