For many years it was assumed that ankylosaurs used their clubs exclusively to fight off predators. However, recent studies of Zuul ’s holotype have revealed that several healed injuries were likely the result of tail-club attacks from other Zuul. This indicates that it engaged in intraspecific combat, although its club was undoubtedly also used as a defensive weapon. Additionally, an…

Large Beast (Thyreophoran), Unaligned AC 20 (Extensive Osteoderms) Initiative -3 (7) HP 72 (10d10 + 22) Speed 20 ft.

Location: Oldtown Overview: Tradesfolk and smugglers, original settlers of Quickstone Key NPCs: Brogan Hul (male human innkeeper), Vesper (female half-elf priest, town councilor) The Three Faces of Coin is a Sovereign mystery cult that exists in the shadows of the Five Nations. Members believe they are blessed by the Sovereigns of commerce and that the Sovereigns will guide them to profit; they…

Fenrikyn are warped worgs and winter wolves, altered by the influence of Fenris, the Great Wolf. Fenrikyn roam the cold forests and the hills of the Northlands, devouring all that they encounter. Generally solitary, fenrikyn have been known to gather into small packs or to take over a pack of wolves or worgs. Though they despise most living things, they reserve their greatest enmity for…

List of Stat Block from the Dr Dhrolin’s Dictionary of Dinosaurs.

Tip the Scales of Fate with Divine Gold Prayer may be the currency of the gods, but hard cash makes the world go round. Clerics of the Commerce Domain believe that society and economy are two sides of the same coin, and defending one’s community means little if you don’t have the resources and trade to back it up. As the Sovereign of World and Wealth, Kol Korran is the most common patron to…

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…

Nothing’s free. The mercenaries are well aware that their exciting lives are often destined to end in painful and inglorious deaths far from home. They’re equally aware that the mitigating factor to this is coin. Gold. Treasure. Payment. The Free Swords take their money seriously—nothing gets done without it, and woe be to any client that can’t pay up. However, coin does not trump loyalty or…

Ketgrinn are catlike Fey spirits who delight in puzzles, riddles, and bargains. They have large, bright eyes and too-wide grins that gleam starkly even in shadows. Ketgrinn are tricksters and spies, often sent by those they serve to steal the voices of a rival’s minions to sow chaos and confusion. Secret. Ketgrinn can’t resist a puzzle or riddle, and a difficult one can send a ketgrinn’s mind…

You were apprenticed to a trader, caravan master, or shopkeeper, learning the fundamentals of commerce. You traveled broadly, and you earned a living by buying and selling the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft or finished works from such crafters. You might have transported goods from one place to another (by ship, wagon, or caravan) or bought them from traveling traders and…

Weapon (rapier), very rare (requires attunement) This item appears to be a sword hilt that has a small hole on either end of it. The hilt is made of clear quartz and contains an hourglass with sand inside it. Despite the holes on the hilt, the sand never seems to flow out of the hourglass. You can take a Bonus Action and use a command word to cause it to magically form a thin blade of sand. The…

Transactions are at the heart of your belief system, and you have learned to buy and sell metaphysical boons with your divine wealth. As a Bonus Action, you can magically conduct a metaphysical trade with one creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself. Choose either Buy or Sell. Buy. Give one of your divine coins to the target. The target takes 1d8 Necrotic damage, and you or one creature…

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.

Phaerimm are malevolent alien beings that seek to dominate other sentient species. A phaerimm’s conical body ripples through the air, trailing behind a large, flat mouth ringed by four delicate arms. A phaerimm’s body tapers to a venomous stinger they prefer to use only when magical means fail them. Ancient phaerimm devastated the once-powerful empire of Netheril. The phaerimm were imprisoned…

Phaerimm are malevolent alien beings who seek to dominate other sentient beings. A phaerimm's conical body ripples through the air, trailing behind a large, flat mouth ringed by four delicate arms. A phaerimm’s body tapers to a venomous stinger it prefers to use only when magical means fail it. Ancient phaerimm devastated the once-powerful empire of Netheril. The phaerimm were imprisoned long…

Liesech Docks The company’s founders trace their history to the Bouwengracht family. Their ancestors were devotees of Aphaleon, the Arch Seraph of Temperance. They dismissed Otto Bouwengracht’s prophetic claim that the fishers would grow rich through offerings of their dead to the ocean, claiming that this blasphemed the reverent honoring of the dead. While they did not participate in the…

Only bold traders bring goods to the Borderlands. When the characters arrive at the shop, read the following boxed text aloud: Awnings extend over weapon racks and armor stands at this trader’s shop. Inside, a tall human woman polishes a suit of armor with an oily rag. The woman is Oleira, the shop’s owner. The trader’s shop is a family business. She runs it with her two teenage sons, Derlo and…

Weapon (greatclub), uncommon (requires attunement) As long as this weapon is within your reach and you are attuned to it, you and allies within 30 feet of you gain the following benefits. Alarm. The weapon magically awakens each subject who is sleeping naturally when combat begins. This benefit doesn’t wake a subject from magically induced sleep. Supernatural Readiness. Each subject has Advantage…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Kalashtar) You possess a particularly strong bond with your quori spirit. You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Quori Lineage. Choose a lineage from the Quori Lineages table. Your choice affects the Skill and Spell sections detailed below.

Quori Lineage

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Ancient inhabitants of the forest, treants are gigantic, animate trees with wizened faces. Most have lived for centuries and know secrets of the natural world. They avoid becoming embroiled in the conflicts of shorter-lived creatures, but they’re protective of their forest homes. If roused to anger, treants can animate trees to aid them. Treants defend and are shaped by secrets of the forest.…

Because large numbers of coins can be difficult to transport and account for, many merchants prefer to use trade bars—ingots of precious metals and alloys (usually silver). These bars are valued by weight, as shown in the Trade Bars table.

Armor (ring mail), very rare You have a +2 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.

Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patron’s aims are evil—the corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including you—and your path is defined by…

Browsing the shop’s wares is an orc man—actually Zulkir Thrul under the effects of an Alter Self spell—who ignores the characters until Wrynn beckons them into his workshop. The other browser is a terse elf named Gerleine (Medium Noble), who announces, “Wynston, I’ve decided.” She carries a blue satin frock to the desk along the north wall and pays the tailor, who writes her a receipt before she…