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who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as needed to ensure loyalty. They enslave those too weak to resist them and shower the strong with
gifts and promises of power to turn them into loyal vassals.
Cruel Tyrants. Whenever Bane’s followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
immediately use its reaction to make one melee attack.Bane’s devoted followers are warriors who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as
followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who swear fealty.
Warrior Cult. Cultists of
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
their completion, and everyone should be praised for their strengths and comforted in their weaknesses.
Knights of Myth Drannor. Long ago, the Knights of Myth Drannor were a famous adventuring band
, and Dove Falconhand, one of the famous Seven Sisters, was one of them. The band took its name to honor the great but fallen city, just as the new Knights of Myth Drannor do today. With the city once
Aasimar
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
once, twice, three times. The devils’ heads hit the ground, one after another. And thus we learned that an aasimar traveled in our ragtag band.
— Geldon Parl, Of the Tyranny of
the chance.
When traveling, aasimar prefer hoods, closed helms, and other gear that allows them to conceal their identities. They nevertheless have no compunction about striking openly at evil. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
radiance shines from her hands, the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide with amazement. A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak making him nearly invisible in the night, and
watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
63. Gas-Filled Room This chamber is closed off and inaccessible most of the time. The characters can reach this area by reorienting the cogs so that a doorway opens up to area 58. Thick green gas
of its arms is a yellow band.
The green gas that fills this room fills area 58 when the two rooms are open to each other, but the gas is too heavy to rise up the shaft into area 58. The gas has two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L3. Parlor The door to area L4 is closed but not locked. This chamber is nestled between walls of twisted roots, through gaps in which you can see the eerily beautiful woodland surrounding you. A
closed wooden door stands opposite the root bridge that leads into this room, in the center of which are four armchairs encircling a small table laid out for a tea service. A painted wooden box three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
grounds. There is a 50 percent chance that any of these statues are missing limbs or broken into pieces. Rule 4: No one carves statues of frightened warriors. If you see one, keep your eyes closed and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
failures outnumber their successes. They seldom stray far from home, subsisting largely on the mushrooms that grow on misty islands outside their caves. Gnomengarde has two married kings who rule in
Gnomengarde echo with the roar of the nearby waterfall. The sound is so loud that gnomes and visitors must shout to be heard unless there’s a closed door between them and the waterfall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
probably use some help.
9 In Targos, a band of adventurers is planning an expedition up the side of Kelvin’s Cairn, hoping to find Oyaminartok, a goliath lycanthrope who can transform into a polar bear
. If you hurry, you might be able to join the expedition!
10 In Termalaine, Speaker Masthew has closed one of the town’s lucrative gem mines. Apparently, a gang of kobolds crept into the mine and endangered some miners. Anyone who clears out the mine can expect to be well compensated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a narrow band of copper extending from wall to wall. A gap between the copper and the surrounding stone suggests that the metal might be part of a door or a
of the saving throw increases to 15. Once the sand is flowing, it must be scooped away from a closed door for someone to try to lift that door, and the sand flows through open doorways. The dust that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The maharani’s brutality increased distrust in her rule, and the fighting spread. After numerous battles, Reeva begged her sister to meet her brother and negotiate an end to the war. Ramya, who remained
that closed around Kalakeri. The storm lashed Kalakeri for weeks, and when it reached its height, Ramya emerged from her watery grave. Reborn with terrifying power, she called upon those who had been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
characters are the last group through the gate before it is closed and barred. After characters enter the keep, raiders encircle it in increasing numbers. Rewards Besides earning experience points
. Alternatively, if you are using the milestone experience rule, the characters reach 2nd level once they arrive at the keep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in white. A table in the center of the room has a small bench beside it. In the southwest corner is a coffer, its lid closed. A mass of seaweed rises in the northwest corner to a height of about seven
. Against the east wall rests a coffer, its lid closed.
The occupant of this room is presently in the throne room (area 42). Coffer. The locked coffer can be opened by a character who makes a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
revolutionary stance meant to upset the ordning. A mighty frost giant warrior, not content to rule only frost giants and lesser creatures, could attempt to subjugate fire or cloud giants. Such revolutionaries
a scheme to subvert the ordning and increase the giant’s status. 4 A charismatic leader gathers giants of different kinds into a mighty war band, intending to conquer and settle lands inhabited by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
imitate a couatl mentor and is searching for a magical location worth guarding.
3 A gold dragon wyrmling is venerated by a tribe of lizardfolk—much to the consternation of the priest who used to rule
the tribe.
4 A band of centaurs makes pilgrimages to a gold dragon wyrmling’s lair, bringing gifts of gems and knowledge.
5 A gold dragon wyrmling is fascinated by modrons’ clockwork
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Plague-Mort Gate Destination: Infinite Layers of the Abyss Primary Citizens: Demons and Humanoids Ruler: Archlector Bex Might and treachery rule in Plague-Mort, an autocratic cesspool teetering on
throne’s despotic inheritor is doomed to defend the seat from an unending torrent of assassins and usurpers. Their pattern of betrayal has one exception. Periodically, the townsfolk band together to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Tyr’s faith in the previous center of his operations — is only further proof, to some, that Neverember deserves to rule Neverwinter. As yet, Castle Never remains a dangerous ruin, but Neverember has
effectively exiled from Waterdeep — to invest in the city and perhaps rebuild some of the noble villas in that district as places for them to stay when they do business. With the Chasm closed, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
portion of one’s purse than to lose everything to a band of brigands during a journey through the wilds. Visitors to Daggerford are advised both to avoid the tannery to the west and to swiftly cross
within a few generations.
Phalorm. Dwarf, elf, and human monarchs all shared the rule of Phalorm, also known as the Realm of Three Crowns, which was founded nearly a thousand years ago in the High
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
and Rezmir. Bullywugs The band of bullywugs serving the Cult of the Dragon follows the dictates of Pharblex Spattergoo (see appendix D), a rare bullywug who has mastered shamanistic magic. His
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
amount of resources to remain strong. As a rule, a tribe is violently hostile toward any other tribe it meets, seeing the rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims. On some
occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
six giant lizards kept here are used by the duergar as mounts and pack animals. They are hostile toward non-duergar but can’t attack through the closed gates. The gates are latched shut, but not
. Xardorok is unaware of Klondorn’s true nature. In the guise of a duergar, the devil earned Xardorok’s confidence and refuses to be intimidated by a stray band of adventurers. If the characters threaten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hunters of the four tribes Tribe of the Bear Internal strife has splintered what remains of the Bear Tribe today. The turmoil began shortly after a band of Bear Tribe hunters recovered pieces of
friends and peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face. Jarund’s late son, Jarund
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
receives an equal share of XP. However, the guide doesn’t gain levels as player characters do.
You can use the optional loyalty rule in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to track the loyalty of a
wants to return to the mine and slay the dragon, but he needs a band of stout-hearted adventurers to help him. If the characters hire him as a guide, Hew says he can lead them wherever they want, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the east wall stands an overstuffed couch. An rectangular table turned on its side blocks a closed door on the south wall.
Four kenku cutpurses working for Daask hide in two groups of two: one group
attacks the characters on sight, using her Luring Song to bring them to her if they flee. T7. Graffiti Hall This stone hall is covered in graffiti. Crude paintings and phrases such as “TYRANTS RULE!” and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the east wall stands an overstuffed couch. An rectangular table turned on its side blocks a closed door on the south wall.
Four kenku cutpurses working for Daask hide in two groups of two: one group
attacks the characters on sight, using her Luring Song to bring them to her if they flee. T7. Graffiti Hall This stone hall is covered in graffiti. Crude paintings and phrases such as “TYRANTS RULE!” and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
hope, as tenacious civilizations and peoples rebuild, reclaim, and create anew. Amn. A nation led by the representatives of five noble families, Amn is a place where the wealthy rule, openly and without
xenophobic elves that claim this area don’t hesitate to discourage uninvited guests by any means necessary. A simple group of pilgrims might be scared off with some arrows, while a band of hunters or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
four panels are closed. Opening a hatch reveals a square cavity containing the head of a decapitated creature. When a hatch is opened, the head inside that cavity barks one of the following utterances
: Bugbear head: “Yah!”
Harpy head: “Bah!”
Hobgoblin head: “Gah!”
Ogre head: “Bah!”
Each repeats its one-word utterance every time its hatch is opened, then falls silent until the hatch is closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
worlds. Cult of the Dragon Founded in Faerûn, the Cult of the Dragon was based on a mistranslated prophecy that “dead dragons shall rule the world entire.” For most of its history, the cult has focused on
save shattered thrones, with no rulers but the dead. Dragons shall rule the world entire …” Guided by this new vision, Severin has worked tirelessly to bring about the ascendance to power of living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
following aloud: From the north, you hear a faint voice mumbling profane phrases.
The cultists keep the door to the fodder chamber (area W9) closed in case the food intended for Ker-arach in the Sacred
.
Although she looks like she’s sleeping, the bugbear in this cell, Rothgral, is dead. She deserted a band of mercenaries based near Mithral Hall after meeting a persuasive duergar agent of Lolth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
checking visitors’ identification papers Combat behind closed doors probably doesn’t raise an alarm, but any loud disturbance in the streets is likely to put the entire settlement on alert. As it
House Rosznar of Waterdeep: a diving white falcon on a field of blue. Inscribed on the inside of the band are the words “To Kres — Fly high and stoop swift.” The ring is worth 25 gp. The finger upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
possible, but those willing to risk the Hive can partake in its seedy establishments and hidden gems. Crime is commonplace in the Hive. Grifters, cutpurses, and miscreants band together in the
-o’-wisps: devils pawning stolen souls to rule-bending angels, interplanar fences selling stolen modron parts, demodands advertising jars of their liquefied cohorts as instant bodyguards, and the like