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The blasphemous weapon Heretic was created by a cult to steal power from good-aligned gods. The blade hungers to strike down servants of the Upper Planes and weaken the forces of good.
You gain a +3
. Its voice is soft and deep but rises in a wild furor when it’s aware Celestials or worshipers of good-aligned deities are present. While you are attuned to it, Heretic also understands every
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
they can to maximize the impending devastation.
Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won't work
times of special need, deities tied to facets of nature might employ nymphs as messengers, guardians, or scouts.
Immortal Nature. A nymph doesn't require food, drink, or sleep.
Fire, Poison
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Aasimar bear within their souls the light of the heavens. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities. Aasimar are
on a greater quest. To a distant angel, saving a few commoners might pale in comparison to defeating a cult of Orcus. An aasimar’s guide is wise but not infallible.
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Most aasimar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Bard In Ravnica, bards are commonly found among the Azorius Senate, the Cult of Rakdos, and the Selesnya Conclave, serving in a variety of capacities as lore keepers and entertainers. Bard Subclass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
undead, for example—the dwarf surrenders. In this case, Eleith becomes willing to share information about the cult in exchange for information about living deities and the state of the cosmos. See “Xia’s
of Xia’s cult. Cultist Eleith Brittlebones has been duped into following the cult of Orcus. Xia convinced the dwarf that the world is nearing its end, the gods are dead, and the demonic forces of death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
shadows, sometimes aiding the other deities, and sometimes working against them with the pantheon’s enemies. Mystery Cults A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization based on a ritual of
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
villager who ran away to escape the local cult.
2 Hunt down the monster blamed for causing a blight: a unicorn meant to serve as a sacrifice.
3 Discover why anyone entering the city on
horseback is imprisoned and sentenced to death.
4 Help a cult summon a fiend to combat an impending greater evil.
5 Defeat a violent hag who’s protected by everyone in town and called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Symbol The Hexagram represents the entire pantheon of the Dark Six. The Deities of Eberron table lists the common symbols of the individual gods. However, since the Six aren’t worshiped openly in
most of Khorvaire, each sect chooses a unique symbol based on the nature of their god. Followers of the Devourer might carry a shark’s tooth or a piece of wood scorched in a wildfire. A Keeper cult might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Gods of Two Peoples There are no half-elven gods, so half-elves follow elven or human deities of their choosing — although just as many religious half-elves believe that their gods choose them
for rangers, Milil or Corellon for poets and bards, and so forth. Many half-elves worship Sune or Hanali Celanil in appreciation for the love their parents felt for one another, and the two goddesses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Talona Lady of Poison, Mistress of Disease, the Plague-crone One of the most often beseeched of Faerûn’s deities, Talona is the goddess of disease and poison, blamed for everything from common
prayers, Talona has almost no temples and few cults dedicated to her. A cult or a shrine to her might arise in an area after it suffers from pestilence, when some of those who survived decide to revere her or even become priests.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
sundial, from which they can exit the maze. The characters are not yet in the clear, though. However much Jorgen Pawl opposed Severin, he remained loyal to the Cult of the Dragon. As soon as he understood
maximum effect. If the characters refuse to face it, Lennithon is happy to wreck the village and murder innocents in an effort to bring the heroes into the open. When the characters face the dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, from which they can exit the maze. The characters are not yet in the clear, though. However much Jorgen Pawl opposed Severin, he remained loyal to the Cult of the Dragon. As soon as he understood that
. If the characters refuse to face it, Lennithon is happy to wreck the village and murder innocents in an effort to bring the heroes into the open. When the characters face the dragon, read or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
might hear you!” hisses another.
Ebbin Fulchre and his three companions are unarmed commoners who refuse to enter the cabin, even on a dare. Morbid curiosity brought them here, but they’re nothing
imparts the following information: Grave Theft. Two halflings dug up his grave in the dead of night and stole his Canaith mandolin (an instrument of the bards). Frody wants it back. (“It was a gift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Primordial Alliance Ulsedra Vox heads an alliance of three cults, each sworn to a different deity of Elemental Evil. These deities represent Para-elemental forces of ash, ice, and ooze. The cults
rouses them to action. Blayne can be found in area T10 (see map 1.1). Children of Suffocating Ooze Members of a street gang from the Free City of Greyhawk form this cult. Their bodies glisten with oozy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
unable to locate an elusive foe, or have been captured by the cult and need inside help to escape, a Harper can offer up a secure hideout, a whispered clue, or a smuggled knife. Bards, mages, and rogues
using knowledge to win the day over brute force. However, as the Cult of the Dragon grows more brazen and destructive, the Harpers are forced to act more openly in their opposition. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
unable to locate an elusive foe, or have been captured by the cult and need inside help to escape, a Harper can offer up a secure hideout, a whispered clue, or a smuggled knife. Bards, mages, and rogues
using knowledge to win the day over brute force. However, as the Cult of the Dragon grows more brazen and destructive, the Harpers are forced to act more openly in their opposition. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
they work at night. The workers now refuse to stay in the quarry after dark. Workers at Waelvur’s Wagonworks (area 16) have been talking about suspicious activity around the workshop. They can be
is the secret guarded by the Believers, although it has also attracted the attention of the Cult of the Black Earth. The Sinkhole. If the adventurers find their way to the Tomb of Moving Stones on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will
relationships with other deities of the natural world are more complex. Silvanus is sometimes thought of as her father and Eldath is considered her sister, but Mielikki walks her own path through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
unable to locate an elusive foe, or have been captured by the cult and need inside help to escape, a Harper can offer up a secure hideout, a whispered clue, or a smuggled knife. Bards, rogues, and wizards
using knowledge to win the day over brute force. However, as the Cult of the Dragon grows more brazen and destructive, the Harpers are forced to act more openly in their opposition. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Heretic Weapon (Longsword), Legendary (Requires Attunement by a Non-good Creature) The blasphemous weapon Heretic was created by a cult to steal power from good-aligned gods. The blade hungers to
understand Common and Giant, and it can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is soft and deep but rises in a wild furor when it’s aware Celestials or worshipers of good-aligned deities are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
38. Ritual Chamber The cult used to perform rituals in this sunken room. The chanting heard throughout the dungeon originates here, yet when the characters arrive, the dungeon falls silent as the
breach in the west wall leads to a dark cave heaped with refuse. Murky water covers most of the floor. Stairs lead up to dry stone ledges that hug the walls. In the middle of the room, more stairs rise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cults have moved into the Sumber Hills: an air cult called the Cult of the Howling Hatred; an earth cult, the Cult of the Black Earth; a fire cult called the Cult of the Eternal Flame; and a water cult
, the Cult of the Crushing Wave. Nurvureem hasn’t seen elemental cultists in several tendays. She says, “I taught them in blood to leave this place alone.” Her recent visitors sought an alliance with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Investigating Rivergard Grimjaw and his gang work with smugglers to move stolen goods on the river. They stage attacks against river boats that refuse to pay protection money, and they actively
recruit thugs and monsters to join the Cult of the Crushing Wave. When the characters arrive at Rivergard, read the following text: A small castle overlooks the mighty Dessarin River, which is a good half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Those who choose to follow these sinister deities embrace darkness. A barbarian may thank the Fury for the gift of rage. An assassin walks the path of the Mockery, while a warlock’s pact may be a gift
worshiped openly elsewhere in Khorvaire; the gods’ shrines are hidden, and it’s more common to find a cult devoted to a single member of the Six than a temple dedicated to the entire pantheon.
The Six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
be at least partially blinded by dark emotions, a state that might make them easy to manipulate by the followers of clever deities. The servants of the god of slaughter aren’t all mindless brutes
) accuses the characters of murder and banditry.
8 A cabal of Mogis’s cult fanatics have almost succeeded in finding a way to summon Mogis’s warhound to their service.
Mogis’s Monsters Mogis is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Haayon the Punisher This encounter occurs only after the prophets of the Cult of the Howling Hatred and the Cult of the Crushing Wave have been defeated. Bands of raiders roaming the area, minor
defeated temples; one such leader is Haayon the Punisher. Haayon is a cloud giant who hopes to become the next leader of the air cult. Late to answer the call of Elemental Evil, he recently arrived in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
here, the owlbear loses interest and returns to its den. G4: Smelly Refuse This cave contains heaps of food scraps, rotting carcasses, and a scattering of halfling-size bird pellets composed of fur
characters beyond the ledge. G6: Cult Barrack These cult quarters contain beds, a table, and several chairs. Tapestries on the walls depict evil creatures and obscene rituals. Four humans in hooded red
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, allowing his true believers of the Sea Mother to cut off the head of the cult. The archpriest promises that the characters will be “well rewarded” for their aid. If the characters refuse, Ploopploopeen
.”
If the characters talk with Ploopploopeen, the archpriest explains his intentions as the kuo-toa escort the party to Sloobludop. If the characters refuse, the kuo-toa attempt to capture them, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
successful DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. CoupleOfKooks “We’re the refuse of the Outlands, the debris of shattered dreams, the waste of every failed vengeance. We’re the scum of the
by the dour adult copper dragon Tudhog the Junk Wyrm (see the “Curst” section of Sigil and the Outlands). 3 A hateful criminal (cult fanatic) jeers at the characters from a public pillory or hanging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
servants of deities, employed as messengers or agents in the mortal realm and throughout the planes. Celestials are good by nature, so the exceptional celestial who strays from a good alignment is a
satyrs. Fiends are creatures of wickedness that are native to the Lower Planes. A few are the servants of deities, but many more labor under the leadership of archdevils and demon princes. Evil priests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Annam but to his divine children, along with a host of hero-deities and godly villains that make up the giants’ pantheon.
Chief among these gods are the children of Annam, whose sons represent each
automatically revere their kind’s primary deity, however. Many good cloud giants refuse to worship the deceitful Memnor, and a storm giant dwelling in the icy mountains of the north might pay more homage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
night, but were little more than a desperate mob whose tainted dreams brought them together. With the arrival of the aboleth Sgothgah in the Styes, the cult now has renewed vigor, and its members
in the middle of a dark ceremony to raise the risk and the stakes. None of the cult members are dangerous to a party of the characters’ level (see area T5 for statistics). But the presence of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
them forever, without destroying their usefulness. You have the opportunity to discover their hiding places in your struggle against their cult allies. Together, we can remove them as a threat to us
a +4 bonus. Clerics and paladins of good-aligned deities take a –6 penalty. Other characters wearing visible signs of worshiping any good-aligned deity take a –4 penalty. A character takes a –4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gods also exist as the result of war, monster attacks, natural disasters, mass migration, neglect, or the wrath of deities. Every abandoned temple is distinctive, combining aspects of its patron god
. Abandoned Temple Villains d6 Villain
1 A depraved cult of Klothys captures victims on the road and brings them to the temple for ritual torture.
2 A hydra slumbers within an abandoned