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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
exchange for gold. Some organizations, such as the Zhentarim, Flaming Fist, and the nation of Mintarn have hundreds or thousands of members and can provide private armies to those with enough funds. A
promote elven causes or involve destroying orcs, gnolls, and the like. Prospective employers must leave written word (in Elvish) near Evereska, and the Silent Rain sends a representative if interested. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rest of Theros. Few have ever dared to attack its famed fortress, the Kolophon, and no attack has ever breached its walls. To the residents of Theros, the Akroans hold near-mythical status: feared
warriors produced by a culture that centers around perfecting the mind and body for war. Their armies have rarely tasted defeat as they expand the borders of Akros, seizing new lands and bounty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
in the nearest village (several miles away) they will be relatively safe, but if they camp near White Plume Mountain it would be a good idea to roll for random encounters. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
White Plume Mountain is located in the Greyhawk campaign setting, in the northeastern part of the Shield Lands, near the Bandit Kingdoms and the Great Rift. Here are suggestions for where you can place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Dragonlance setting. Draconians could be found in elemental temples, especially near the prophets. They should not be the first enemies the characters face when they encounter the elemental cults, but an
, and kapak draconians dissolve into pools of acid. Dragons The power of Elemental Evil attracts dragons. You can place a young dragon or a couple of wyrmlings in or near each of the elemental temples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dwarves of the Five Nations Dwarves are spread across Khorvaire. Dwarf soldiers and engineers were part of the armies that united the Five Nations, and dwarf masons laid the foundations of the
family plays in your life. Do you live near family? What kind of work do your closest family members pursue, and is that reflected in the background you choose? Are you close to your relatives, or have you had a falling out? Did you lose kin in the Last War?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
structure as well as a metaphorical one: the Pyrgnos is a glowing stone tower standing near the coast. It is literally formed from the collected learnings of the polis, recorded on carved stone tablets and
the Fall of Agnomakhos
From the back of his flying bull, the archon Agnomakhos led armies across the face of Theros, carving out an empire that stood for generations. While numerous rebellions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Dead in Thay Near the village of Daggerford on the Sword Coast, the Red Wizards of Thay plotted to extend the evil reach of their land and its master, the lich lord Szass Tam. At a site called
Bloodgate Keep they built a powerful portal, fueled by elemental nodes, that could allow Thayans to instantly transport whole armies into the very heart of the Sword Coast. With this power, the Red Wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
a horde of goblinoids broke out near the keep, it angered Iniarv. The lich called the ocean forth to destroy both armies, creating the Mere of Dead Men. He has not been seen since the incident. Over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
A: Wrecker’s Edge After crossing Kalaman Bay, the ships carrying the characters and their allies arrive near Wrecker’s Edge (location A on map 5.1). As the ships drop anchor near a rocky coast, read
. Additionally, a small ship is anchored near a clear beach inside the cove. Elven Ship The ship belongs to a group of elven wizards who found Wrecker’s Edge a few months ago. Characters who grew up in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
hundreds or thousands of members and can provide private armies to those with enough funds. A few organizations operating in the North are described below.
The Chill. The cold and mysterious Lurkwood
written word (in Elvish) near Evereska, and the Silent Rain sends a representative if interested.
The Bloodaxes. Founded in Sundabar nearly two centuries ago, the Bloodaxes were originally a group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
knowledge by force and cunning. A mighty wizard with magic worthy of epic tales, she is a monster whose adamantine claws can flense whole armies before any soldier can land a blow on her plated hide
daughters for aid if they should ever find themselves in or near Droaam. They can also count on the aid of Daask, a criminal gang in Sharn, which is controlled by Sora Katra. Lords of Dust. Ancient fiends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
folk of the world. Emerald Dragon Wyrmling Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 Blood hawks routinely accost an emerald dragon wyrmling who lairs near the hawks’ nest.
2 An emerald
emerald dragon wyrmling how to safely observe Humanoids without being detected.
6 An adult emerald dragon keeps a wary eye on the efreet who have built a tower near the dragon’s lair, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
mines near the River Mirar and finding great, near-endless veins of gems. Like many of the dwarven realms, Gharraghaur fell to marauding orcs, which destroyed the kingdom and its capital city but
securely when they are moved, that its buildings and walls are strong and secure. Given the recent destruction of Sundabar’s surface city at the hand of orc armies, such expenditures are well justified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
into darkness. He doesn’t appear again in this adventure, and it will take exceptional coercion for Soth to ally with the Dragon Armies in the future. Escape Routes Allow the characters to decide how
Dragon Destruction. A lesser death dragon (see appendix B) lands near the characters. The violet flames animating it fade, and the creature collapses into a pile of inanimate bones. Elsewhere, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
forces on the Sword Coast that some of those who assaulted the Bloodgate are alive but captive in the Doomvault. Maybe Syranna snatches heroes from somewhere in the world near another magic gateway
Doomvault is a vast, active complex of laboratories and menageries dedicated to creating the monstrous armies with which the Red Wizards plan to conquer first the North, then all of Faerûn. The dungeon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
) patrol near the tower. They ignore creatures wearing Dragon Army armor but confront anyone else on the floating island. If the tower’s guards are attacked, this patrol arrives to aid their allies in
time a column in the room takes damage, a 10-foot-square panel opens in the floor near the door leading to area T5, releasing a hostile Istarian drone (see appendix B). T5: Drone Monitoring Stone columns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
evil Bone March, the — Fallen territory of the Great Kingdom, now held by armies from Almor and Nyrond Celadon Forest — Ancient forest protected by druidic circles and fey Flinty Hills and Gamboge Forest
near Rel Astra (the eastern reaches of the Grandwood Forest and the Lone Heath) and the Hestmark Highlands east of Sunndi. The outlaws in the Grandwood include significant numbers of elves and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
-known region located near a ruined castle with monster-filled dungeons Bandit Kingdoms, the Four to six bandit lords Feuding kingdoms ruled by greedy bandit lords with private armies Barren Wastes, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
wilderness of the Realms one can still find connections to the Feywild. These are fey crossings, places of mysterious natural beauty in the world that have a near-perfect mirror in the Feywild. You can pass
Faerûn. These fiends include the Archdevils of the Nine Hells and their most powerful dukes, the Demon Lords of the Abyss, and the ultroloths who rule over yugoloth armies. Such deals need not be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of Battle, Clangeddin Silverbeard is the patron of dwarf warriors. Impetuous and brave yet a cunning strategist, Clangeddin embodies the warrior’s spirit that makes dwarven armies such formidable
lead from the front. When defending a stronghold, they guard the walls and lead sorties against enemy positions. When an external threat is near, the priests plan guerrilla raids to disrupt invaders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
defeated by a coalition of armies. Since those days, Tuigans are sometimes seen on the Sword Coast and in other nearby regions, but not in great numbers. The Tuigans resemble the Shou, with a bronze or
, Erdene, Naran Ulutiun The Ulutiuns are short, dark-haired, golden-skinned people who originated in northern Kara-Tur and migrated westward to Icewind Dale and other cold lands near the Endless Ice Sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, a garrison of devils defends Ribcage’s gate. In times of invasion or other wide-scale conflicts, the duchess can beseech Avernus to deploy infernal armies and weapons of war through the portal
spells cast within Ribcage, occasionally intercepting them. Insatiable Greed. Creatures in or near the gate-town crave power in all its forms, but their accomplishments are never enough. Thirsts for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters draw near, at which point she tries to scare them by sitting up. Amused with herself, she then addresses the characters: “So, who are you then? Not hobgoblins or draconians. Not ghosts or
shrieking in triumph, the Dragon Armies marching across the face of Ansalon, and a dark temple rising from broken ground. The character gains the charm Dragon Queen’s Will (a type of supernatural gift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
attendants moving amid the crowd can explain that the gamblers here are Vixsheer the pit fiend and Bholmaz the balor, two generals of fiendish armies locked in the eternal Blood War. The Fiends are indifferent
Hells’ armies, while the stars with crackling green auras are claimed by the Abyss’s hordes. The world beyond the game table is a lifeless planet. It was once lush and populated, but it has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to the high, tilted saddle, waving their arms and commanding imaginary armies into battle. Within spitting distance of the statue is the Stag-Horned Flagon, a cozy tavern run by an gray-haired, middle
the northeast flank of the Nether Mountains, near the western edge of Anauroch. Little is known about this forest except that rock gnomes dwell in the eastern portion. They emerge occasionally to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bark and shimmering leaves grows in the heart of a swamp. Creatures that live near it age very slowly. 4 Undead within the zone have disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws
end. Since the dawn of time, armies of fiends and celestials have fought one another in Shavarath, their eternal battles a microcosm of the struggle between good and evil that rages across all of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
alert. The watch posts were designed to warn Goldenfields of approaching armies and dragons. Even though the watch posts and the wall patrols provide a great measure of security, a small group of
the pumpkin patch houses workers who tend both the patch and the berry bushes that grow near the outer wall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
battlefield, capable of annihilating whole armies with her five breath weapons, her formidable spellcasting, and her fearsome claws. Tiamat’s most hated enemy is Bahamut the Platinum Dragon, with whom
. Its curving, segmented horns are bone-colored near the base and darken to dead black at the tips. As a black dragon ages, the flesh around its horns and cheekbones deteriorates as though eaten by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
cottage stands near a brightly painted barn topped with a pony-shaped weather vane. A white picket fence encloses a small field behind the barn. Set among flowers on the front lawn is a sign that reads
dreams, appears and spirits a worthy supplicant away to his divine domain. T25. Marshaling Field An old, partially ruined wooden fence encloses a large, muddy field south of town. In years past, armies gathered and camped here before marching off to war. The field has seen little use in recent years.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
animals to observe other creatures of interest. They are also fascinated by warfare and eagerly join armies fighting for a just cause. Ancient Bronze Dragon Ancient Bronze Dragon
Gargantuan dragon
ages, until they resemble glowing green orbs. Dragons of the Coast. Bronze dragons love to watch ships traveling up and down the coastlines near their lairs, sometimes taking the forms of dolphins or