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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
incapacitate its prey, making it easy to infect that paralyzed victim with eggs. However, they are able to infest any target as needed, and will do so to eliminate threats. Given their need to lay eggs in a
continue their horrid life cycle.
An Unnatural Plague. Whole settlements along the frontier have been wiped out by plagues of assassin bugs. Without a quickly organized defense, even a single bug can
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
your friends, family, and homeland in one fell swoop, and were given little choice but to strike out on your own.
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A peddler once brought something astonishing to your homeland—a Gondan
, and perhaps learn to create them.
Feature: Wanderer
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
a secret yet widespread organization called the Kraken Society. Using information given to them by the evil storm giant sisters, Kraken Society operatives ambushed and killed Queen Neri. Iymrith then
planted rumors in the storm giant court that the queen had been assassinated by the Lords’ Alliance, a confederacy of cities and settlements populated by small folk and scattered throughout the
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and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight.
— Brego Stoneheart, sea captain
Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the
extended their stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements and built outposts to create trade with other races. Despite this expansion, few folk know of them. Their settlements are so
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
elves among other races, and since then they have traditionally gotten along well with their non-elf neighbors. They mingle with other people while their kin remain in hidden settlements and secluded
flourish during and after tragic times in elven history. While communities of moon elves can be found in mainland Faerûn, many moon elves live in the settlements of other races, staying for a few
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Settlements Humans are the most widespread folk of the North, but no unified human nation exists in the North — only individual cities, towns, villages, fiefdoms, farmsteads, fortresses, and outposts
connected to one another by long, mostly unprotected rivers and roads. Human settlements rely on various industries for survival. For example, most of the humans of Ten-Towns and Port Llast are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the gnomes’ war god, who espouses vigilance and defense. Nature Gods Baervan Wildwanderer is the gnomish god of forests and woodlands, accompanied by his companion Chiktikka Fastpaws, a great raccoon
Baravar Cloakshadow is the god of illusion and deception, given the respectful title of Sly One. Callarduran Smoothhands is the god of stone and the Underdark, patron of the svirfneblin. Craft and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
set a short distance from the city of Neverwinter in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms setting. The Sword Coast is part of the North — a vast realm of free settlements surrounded by
adventure. The “Overview” section describes how the adventure is expected to run and gives you a broad sense of what the player characters should be doing at any given time.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the DM’s eyes only. As the characters explore locations on a given map, you can redraw portions of the map on graph paper, a wet-erase mat, or other surface to help your players visualize locations that
Icewind Dale, including Ten-Towns and other sites and features in the region that are common knowledge. The reverse side has player-friendly maps of the ten settlements that comprise Ten-Towns, with prominent locations called out in each town for the players’ benefit.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
legendary kraken that haunts the Trackless Sea. These small folk belong to a secret yet widespread organization called the Kraken Society. Using information given to them by the evil storm giant sisters
settlements populated by small folk and scattered throughout the North. The Lords’ Alliance represents one of the greatest threats to dragons in Faerûn, so Iymrith is keen to bring about its end.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Meletis’s Surroundings Meletis sits on the coast of the Siren Sea, surrounded by rivers, sparse woodlands, and vast, stepped grasslands. Fields of barley provide sustenance to Meletians and their
be Meletian, but the polis’s lands also includes numerous other settlements and wildernesses. The people who live in these holdings are no less Meletians than the inhabitants of the city, and they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
entirely knowledgeable in their declarations. The details given here only begin to scratch the surface of the adventuring possibilities in the North. Although some of these locales are virtually unknown to
to visit these places and experience them firsthand. Be aware, also, that there is a great deal more to the North than what is presented here. There are ruins without names, and settlements so small as
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
races and creatures too numerous to count or list, and foremost among these are the dark elves — the drow. Hated and feared even by their fellow dwellers in darkness, the drow raid other settlements
of the Drow” assumes the characters start at 1st level, and that they will achieve 2nd level (if not 3rd) by the end of this chapter of the adventure. Given the challenges of the adventure and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
creations. Los Gavilanes Los Gavilanes is the informal name given to San Citlán’s old town. It’s the most populous district, where ancient manors turned into collective living quarters are rented to
have suffered neglect that has led to increased banditry on top of the usual attacks by monsters. One of the largest borderlands settlements, Milpazul, caters to travelers looking for shelter. It has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, tieflings, changelings, lycanthropes and many more dwell in this region. In the past these creatures fought one another more often than they raided human settlements. Under the leadership of the
Daughters of Sora Kell, they have been given new purpose… and the Daughters use an army of ogres and war trolls to maintain order. To date, the other nations of Khorvaire have refused to recognize Droaam, and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
territory marked by the Cloud Peaks and the Troll Mountains to the Trade Way. The Savage Frontier is the name given to the rest of the unsettled or sparsely settled territory in the North, not including the
major cities and towns and any settlements in their immediate spheres of influence. Most of the communities, nations, and governments of the North can be grouped into five categories: the cities and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Mixed Heritage Half-elves are a diverse lot, given the number of combinations of elf subraces and human ethnicities in their ranks. Most of them consider their dual nature a blessing more than a
that they make an effort to fit in with humans or elves when possible. For instance, half-elves born and raised in human settlements tend to have human names, while half-elves in elven communities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
among the gods, deeds of creation, past interactions with mortals, or battles between gods and other cosmic forces. Given the incomprehensible nature of the gods, these myths might not actually reveal
temple of an agricultural deity in the evening. Cities and large towns can host numerous temples dedicated to individual gods important to the community, while smaller settlements might have a single
Kobold
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; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population
on. Even a stupid or physically weak kobold is given a role in the tribe, whether something as simple as picking mushrooms for food or watching over hatchlings, and they all understand that their
Orc
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the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs.
Every soldier who lives through a fight
fight another day.
Orc Names
Orc names don’t always have meaning in the Orc language, and most noteworthy orcs are given epithets by their tribe mates.
Orc Names
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Llanos. The aftermath of war was marked by a vibrant rebuilding period. Large settlements such as El Caparazón retained some of the cultural aspects of the long colonial occupation, while rural villages
given names, insightful nicknames from a person’s childhood often linger into adulthood. The following are examples of such names: Feminine. Cruz, Tibísay, Yamaira, Zulibeth Masculine. Estwaldo
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
a reasonable chance of survival if they use their knowledge and cunning to best advantage. These adventures were designed for strategic play, so some areas of the giant settlements are very dangerous
survival of the individuals, of course, as well as opportunity for them to act. Some provision for the movement of surviving giants is given in the latter scenarios, but you will have to modify these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
incapacitate its prey, making it easy to infect that paralyzed victim with eggs. However, they are able to infest any target as needed, and will do so to eliminate threats. Given their need to lay eggs in a
continue their horrid life cycle. An Unnatural Plague. Whole settlements along the frontier have been wiped out by plagues of assassin bugs. Without a quickly organized defense, even a single bug can infest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
few have ever reached its center.
The Old Harvest. In rare, remote settlements, high summer ceremonies acknowledge ancient rural practices devoted to a less merciful vision of Karametra. These
pull plows, the cats that guard the granaries, and the roosters that wake families and call them to their work are given blessings, special treats, and a day of rest. Stories say that strays found on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
), stagnant lakes and pools play host to thickets of weeds and monstrous swarms of mosquitoes. The few settlements here consist of wooden structures suspended above the muck on platforms between trees
between the forces and ideals embodied by their constituent elements. The Plane of Ash, for example, highlights the commonality between air and fire—the tendency to movement and change, given a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Second Trollwars, and finally a series of vicious drow raids. By the year 942 DR, human settlements in the Dessarin Valley had been all but wiped out, and the Knights of the Silver Horn were no more
Forgotten Realms number the years by the Dalereckoning calendar, which is abbreviated “DR.” Years are also given names, which are drawn from the writings of a great seer from long ago. The adventure is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the first place. Around the outside edge of the circle, evenly spaced, are the gate-towns: sixteen settlements, each built around a portal leading to one of the Outer Planes. Each town shares many of
sharing a fine bottle of wine. Given the fact that you can ride a horse in the Outlands from a heaven to a hell, a planar-themed campaign can be set there without the need for planar travel. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
centuries, Adbar has stood as the living monument of the Northkingdom. Already the main fortress of Delzoun when that empire fell, it only grew in importance to the dwarves of the region as other settlements
, but given the extent of the losses against the orcs, it would be little surprise if their newer recruits were more smiths than warriors, serving their realm out of a sense of duty rather than a desire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, raiding poorly defended settlements and stealing cattle; demand tribute in the form of food or treasure; and destroy territorial rivals (draconic or otherwise). A Chromatic Dragon Arc. The conflict
“Mysteries of Greyhawk” in this chapter) or from the depths of the Nyr Dyv.
Chris Rallis Tiamat herself brings a campaign to a dramatic close Elemental Evil “Elemental Evil” is the name given to a host
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Uthgardt The Uthgardt are a black-haired and blue—eyed people—large, hale, territorial folk who don’t trust outsiders. Few Uthgardt are willing to trade with non-Uthgardt settlements. Many are
more information on Uthgardt shamans.) Uthgardt hunt and forage for food. With one notable exception among the tribes, they don’t build houses or permanent settlements, preferring a nomadic lifestyle
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Magic Item Special Features You can add distinctiveness to a magic item by thinking about its backstory. Who made the item? Is anything unusual about its construction? Why was it made, and how was it
item is struck or is used to strike a foe, you hear a fragment of an ancient song. 14–15 Strange Material. The item was created from a material that is bizarre given its purpose. Its durability is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
adapt and thrive in almost any environment. Every encampment is divided along lines of worship. Those who revere Gruumsh, Ilneval, Bahgtru, and Luthic are given the best parts of the lair, while the
moves its camp, coals from the hearth are kept glowing within shells and pots so they can be used to start the war hearth at the new encampment. Given a choice between occupying a site on the surface
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. You can adventure outside your territory, of course, and can assist or work for other organizations. However, you are expected to prioritize missions given to you by Head Office. Rank 1: Settlement
of contacts, and safeguard the king and queen’s spoiled kids so the monarchs think of you positively. You can ship goods to two cities or other settlements outside your region. GROUP DYNAMIC
An
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of a storm that regularly sweeps over the island. Ships from different worlds of the Material Plane end up wrecked on the rocks and reefs around the island, and settlements across the island are
. Given time, it can erode all in its path. Elemental Evil emphasizes the erosive power of water, as well as the destruction wrought by surging tides, deadly maelstroms, and raging torrents. Cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Secomber, on the border between the North and the settlements of the Western Heartlands. Built over the ruins of Hastarl, capital of the ancient kingdom of Athalantar, Secomber is a quiet place where
local tribes, are common — or appear to be, given how often their services are offered. Local stonecutters, primarily from a small clan of dwarves, excavate pink granite from the rock walls on