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Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

a member of a cult devoted to an ancient demon who delights in violence and chaos. It just so happens that Rakdos loves a good show, and your highest aspiration is to please the Defiler, the Lord of

pleasure. Contacts The Cult of Rakdos is anything but organized. Individuals frequently move from one performance troupe to another. Almost all members of the cult know former castmates now

Ancient Being

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

scroll. Research. Relying on an ancient being’s network of contacts, the being’s vast collection of lore, or perhaps the being’s direct teaching helps you unearth hidden secrets. If you can contact

Ancient Being Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest

Giant Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

fill. If you want to use a giant as a patron for a group of adventurers, you can use the perks, contacts, and roles described in the “Group Patrons” chapter of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything alongside

. Giant Patrons Giant Role Group Patron Type Boss Criminal Syndicate Financier Aristocrat Seer Ancient Being Sovereign Sovereign Tutor Academy Warleader Military Force Boss A giant boss wields

Patron Benefits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

favors are the benefits you gain for having an immortal being as your group’s patron, and they might include any of the following boons: Contacts. Your group is almost certainly not the only one

more of the characters needs to have access to words from the Prophecy. Your group might adventure to seek out places where the Prophecy is written: mountainsides and cavern walls, ancient text and

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

met their contacts before the adventure starts. The Lords’ Alliance and the Zhentarim, on the other hand, have an elaborate system of pass phrases and secret signs that identify their agents to one

” in chapter 2.) Such contacts can’t promise the characters specific resources or reinforcements, but they’re friendly faces who know the lay of the land and can offer guidance. They can pass messages

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

this kind of work. Characters with the criminal background excel at putting their skills and contacts to use on the church’s behalf. Prophet. The Prophet is a visionary with a more-or-less direct

academic knowledge to bear in the religious order’s work, often in the form of proficiency in History and Religion. This character might be an expert on ancient ruins or know all the weaknesses of the

Outline

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

sorcerer of the Arcane Brotherhood, is an acknowledged expert on the Draakhorn—an ancient relic being used by the cult to summon dragons to their cause. She disappeared three years ago in the Sea of Moving

shaping the fight against the cult. Xonthal’s Tower. The Cult of the Dragon is not without its own internal strife, as the adventurers discover when a cultist contacts them with the offer to turn

Seeking the Ritual Site

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, but pockets of blue spellfire and the warping effects of planar energy can often still be seen in the area. The characters can make use of contacts from episode 3 to determine that agents of the Six

the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. Kryptgarden Forest This dread forest abutting the Sword Mountains is the demesne of the ancient green dragon Claugiyliamatar. That terrible and cruel beast — known

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

entering the temple (“I serve the Black Earth”). Although they know of the prophet, neither halfling has met Marlos Urnrayle. The corrupted Nettlebees’ main contacts are Hellenrae in the Sacred Stone

Javor’s ornate greatsword of ancient Besilmer make. The sword’s grip is bound in worn leather that doesn’t look original, and is marked with sequential notches. Bear claws are tied to the pommel. The

Euryale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

, battling tooth and nail to protect her sister. Euryale has the petrifying gaze and venomous snaky hair of other medusas. But as an ancient and powerful druid, Euryale often adopts the form of a

, she often needs the aid of others to deliver messages, packages, and other communications. Euryale might enlist the characters to deliver something to one of her contacts, offering rare plants or gold

Hags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. Faces of Evil. Ancient beings with origins in the Feywild, hags are cankers on the mortal world. Their withered faces are framed by long, frayed hair, horrid moles and warts dot their blotchy skin

actions invoke. Dark Sorority. Hags maintain contact with each other and share knowledge. Through such contacts, it is likely that any given hag knows of every other hag in existence. Hags don’t like each

Mirabar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

incorporate ancient techniques of melding dwarven, human, and elven designs together in their work, in the manner of old Phalorm. Mirabarren (or to some, just Mierren) dwarves like to cultivate long, wide (as

costers and merchants, taking care to avoid exclusivity or cultivate too narrow a range of business partners and contacts, so they control their own destinies and fortunes. They abhor the thought of

Scarlet Brotherhood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Scarlet Brotherhood The Scarlet Brotherhood claims that the bloodline of its followers traces back to an ancient empire, the Suel Imperium, and their goal is to restore the old Suloise noble houses

pay well above market value for his goods, ensuring his popularity and dependence on Brotherhood contacts. The Brotherhood plans to surround him with their advisers and functionaries to ensure that

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

, useful contacts, and potential hirelings to be found anywhere. Others caution that the city houses a veritable army of potential enemies for those who aren’t careful — and everyone agrees that its wide

have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. They speak Common and Giant. These cloud giants are cartographers engaged in remapping the Sword Coast while searching for ancient battlegrounds and

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

characters decide to call in the favor, Dral contacts his employers, and High Captain Horix Zoar does everything in his power to give the characters what they want, provided it’s within his power and isn’t

Marches. The section between Triboar and Yartar is an ancient road, relatively flat and composed of tight-fitting stones. East of Yartar, the road becomes a gravel and dirt wagon trail that passes a

Temple of Tharizdun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

manage to get to this point without attracting the notice of the skum in area T3, those guards are alerted by any noise at the doors. T3. Ship’s Prow The ancient ship’s prow juts up from the foul

Nadir, and it tries to keep at least three of the characters alive if it can. If the battle appears to be turning against the characters, Sgothgah contacts one of them telepathically (without identifying

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

large enough for laden carts to pass two abreast. Elves and fey folk feel vaguely nauseated when they cross the bridge, owing to an ancient curse placed on it long before Keoland rose to existence. 11

darkness, never to be seen again. Unknown to the folk of Saltmarsh, a vampire named Xolec is trapped in a hidden cellar beneath one of the old cabins. Xolec was buried in an ancient tomb, unleashed on

Redbrand Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

leading to area R6. They don’t attack a creature wearing the scarlet cloak of the Redbrands or that speaks the password “Illefarn” (the name of an ancient elven nation that once spread across much of the

ruffians to secure his own position in town. Glasstaff knew of the Spider through his contacts in the Lords’ Alliance and brokered a meeting. The Spider promised to share the secrets and wealth of the Forge

Bathhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

D5. Welcome to the Dungeon Duke Vanthampur became aware of this ancient dungeon while she was managing the city’s water utilities and sewer system. She built the bathhouse to hide it. The chamber at

escape through her web of contacts in Baldur’s Gate, which includes just about every tavern proprietor in the city. D23. Secret Door and Sentry This flooded tunnel has a secret door in the north wall

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