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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Prismatic Rays action.
The object bearing the rune has AC 18; 30 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The
more than other giants do, perhaps because of these giants’ interest in and aptitude for carving stone. Stone giants who combine this magic with prodigious artistic skill are called rockspeakers
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form.
This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is
, and when not called on to take action, they root themselves in the earth and silently take sustenance from it.
Like trees, wood woads need only sunlight, air, and nutrients from the earth to go on
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured
resurrected, but something went wrong.
2
Stitches bind your body’s mismatched pieces, and your memories come from multiple different lives.
3
After clawing free from your grave, you realized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Track the Broken Blade Baron Althon, a local noble, hires the party to search for the legendary cache of weapons forged by Durgeddin the smith. He shows the characters a broken blade bearing the
smith’s mark, and tells them that it was discovered near a rocky hill called the Stone Tooth. Baron Althon provides directions and promises to reward the characters richly for each of Durgeddin’s blades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
called Faerie — a realm of unbridled passion. It is to that place of splendors that the elves fled after they were flung from Corellon’s presence. It is in that place where they transformed from fey
creatures into humanoids. Afterward, they often wept as they realized what they had lost, their sorrow made even deeper by the influence of the Feywild. But it was also in the Feywild where they discovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
off with her (see “Development” below).
Haruman
If a character damages Haruman with an attack, a fresh tree bearing the character’s name sprouts from the ground nearby, listing the character’s
hollyphant is grateful and apologizes for leading them to the wrong place, admitting that her memory of the Bleeding Citadel is hazier than she initially realized. Having pondered her dreams further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Buron’s corpse. If asked the right questions, the dead dwarf can furnish the following information: Buron, a custodial engineer, was a member of a secret Candlekeep cult called the Livestock. In the cult
the hands of the unworthy (anyone who is not an Avowed). After reading Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, Stonky realized that one of Candlekeep’s towers—the Barn Door—is actually a flying vehicle powered by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Shadow As the queen rose in power, many elves became inspired by her, freely offering their souls and their magical abilities to help her achieve her goal. This group of devoted followers called
legend. But as the queen approached the entrance to Arvandor, she realized what the wizards were doing and brought all her wrath down upon them as the ritual was under way. Because she was by now a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, jeli wine vendors, and entertainers pack the River of Gold. Buildings bear brightly painted signs and are covered with colorful vines bearing lush flowers. Beyond the crowds, the characters can see
the bustling city center called the Court of Flowers, lined with tropical trees whose branches droop to the pavement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. So gifted a musician was he that an admiring wizard gave Frody an instrument of the bards—a famous Canaith mandolin called Golden Axe. The mandolin’s magic served Frody well during his many
. While he excelled at none of the instruments, he realized he could pay off his family’s debts by turning his home into a conservatory for young musicians from wealthy families. One of his current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skum Several poor souls around the Styes have succumbed to an aboleth’s magic through its disease-bearing touch. Transformed into creatures called skum, they barely resemble their past forms, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Night of Terror As dusk approaches, the defenders on Kalaman’s western walls sound an alarm: the Red Dragon Army and its flying citadel draw near. All of Kalaman’s soldiers are called to defensive
into position between crimson banners bearing the Dragon Queen’s claw-like symbol. Above, dragonnels soar in rigid formations alongside the Dragon Army’s most terrifying weapon, the flying citadel
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
rulers realized the threat Harkon posed. Officials tried to quietly imprison him for invented crimes, but the people defended him. When royal agents came for him en masse, the lycanthrope feigned his
of fans. But before the reign of the wolf could begin, the Mists rose amid the assembled throng and closed around their champion. When they cleared, the sovereign-wolf was no longer a step away from rule, but a stranger in an unfamiliar provincial land called Kartakass.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
worshiping the source of divinity rather than its fallible manifestations. Its adherents are called Muwahhid. Some erudite worshipers join the Imperial Ulema, an order of Muwahhid scholars sponsored by
some wealthy citizens sporting garments bearing magic that perfumes the wearer on command or changes color. Tayyib dishes are creamy and mildly spiced, cooked with yogurt, and served with rice or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
day, bearing dozens of needle-like wounds. No one has seen the creatures that cause this mayhem, nor do they leave a discernible trail. The missing adventurers include a fighter (Talgen Hucrele), a
wizard (Sharwyn Hucrele), a paladin of Pelor (Sir Braford), and a ranger (Karakas). Sir Braford was not a local, and he had a magic sword called Shatterspike. Sometimes the goblins offer a different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
to be around. Commodore Krux If he isn’t sulking, Krux practices his aim with his firearms, and he invites the characters to join him. Five wooden targets line the port bow, each bearing the poorly
. Grimzod Gargenhale The vampirate captain likes to gamble with other crew members in a game called Dead Hand’s Dice. The buy-in is 5 gp per game unless the characters are feeling lucky and want to up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
with prodigious artistic skill are called rockspeakers. Within their communities, they act as leaders and oracles. Rockspeakers incorporate crystals and stones into their clothing and embed them in
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Stone Rune. The giant has a stone rune inscribed on a mineral object in its possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
natural whorls in the bark that form the words, “For service not forgotten”
5 A dragon-sized drinking vessel crafted from a behir horn
6 Framed blueprints of a siege engine called the Moonhammer
7 An aquatic howdah made of sharkskin and bearing an emblem of a lonely black tower perched high atop a sea stack
8 A statue of a dishonored elf general, which is surrounded by historical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
9. Secret Room This secret room contains bookshelves packed with tomes describing fiend-summoning rituals and the necromantic rituals of a cult called the Priests of Osybus. The rituals are bogus
the dead adventurer’s armor and ribcage. The dart-firing mechanism inside the chest no longer functions. Clutched in the skeleton’s left hand is a letter bearing the seal of Strahd von Zarovich, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
figure wearing a cloak of moth wings and bearing a branch burning with torches. Using her control of the land as Tepest’s Darklord, Mother brings bounty to fields and flocks, or curses farms with
art, and small sacrifices. The most devout, called Mother’s Minders, each undertake a ritual in which they pluck out their left eye, gifting its sight to Mother. Lorinda can see through her followers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to the touch and sometimes glow (though this doesn’t produce useful illumination). A dragonmark can’t be removed — even if a limb bearing a dragonmark is cut away, the mark eventually manifests on
houses are called Barons. Most houses are led by a matriarch or patriarch, though some are led by councils. The Twelve is an organization that facilitates communication and cooperation between the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
suffused with immortal magic and memory. Ages later, the Dakra Isles—also called the Isles of Enchantment—harbor strange sights and fierce monsters. Thassa’s power makes it impossible to keep an
city upon its back and wiped out the residents. Since returning to its slumber, Arixmethes drifts where it will, still bearing the ruins of a legendary city upon its back. Cronemouth Cove This tiny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
process called ceremorphosis. First, a captured humanoid is rendered docile by a blast of psionic power. A newly hatched tadpole is inserted into the victim’s cranium, usually through a nostril or ear canal
flayer comes into being. The emergent mind flayer often retains a few dim memories from its previous form, but these vague recollections seldom have any bearing on its new life as a brain-eating monster.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
offering to each of Theros’s five mightiest deities, hoping to receive a peaceful place among them in return.
The gods realized what Athreos’s spirit represented: the first of an endless flood of mortal
five lost coins, called the Athrean Obols. It’s said that any who bring the River Guide one of the coins will be rewarded with a wish for anything Athreos can grant—even exception from death.
Death’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Fanatics The three most ruthless, domineering, and cunning mind flayers in Illithinoch spent their early lives scheming against one another. A few decades ago, they each realized the
rituals with the weakened elder brain. The three mind flayers eventually heard a strange psychic call from a Far Realm godlet called Ilvaash, the Dissonant Psyche. Singing a siren song made up of profane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
left on good terms, and it wasn’t until we were well away that we realized we all shared a strange apprehension. We had not seen much of women while we were on the island, which was to be expected
legacy, and they consider rule over other Northlanders and the cities of the coast to be their birthright. Merchants can occasionally trade with Rauthym at its capital city, also called Ruathym, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
would prevent a great evil), they can share that Lottie lives in a cave near a destroyed town called Fortune, located amid hills to the east of the Greypeak Mountains, not far from the desert of
scattered its pieces far and wide when she realized how dangerously powerful it was. Wanting to dissuade adventurers and others from trying to collect the pieces, she made it known that one piece was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of my ancestors called on me to carry out a great task. 3 I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if something else was manipulating my body, forcing it to kill every foe I could reach. 4 I
being in service to the gods called me to become a divine agent in the world. 2 I saw the injustice and horror in the world and felt moved to take a stand against them. 3 My god gave me an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
celebration. A similar festival in Meletis, called the Lightning Festival, gives its name (Astrapion) to the third month of the year. On the last day of every month, Keranos’s priests and laity bring
to solve the Riddle of Lightning, an enigma devised by Keranos himself. After days of deliberation, the oracle realized the answer, only to be struck down by a bolt from the heavens. Among the faithful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
whisper. “New information pointing to the whereabouts of the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth—the former lair of Iggwilv, the so-called Witch Queen—has surfaced.”
The agent produces a rolled-up scroll bound
their employer, but if pressed for proof flashes a seal bearing Bissel’s crest: a white-and-red shield with a black tower emblem. A character who sees the symbol and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Expert Tunnelers Kobolds are naturally skilled at tunneling. Similar to dwarves, they seem to have a near-instinctive sense of what sections of stone or earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load
expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but might make occasional nighttime forays up to the surface. Roughly one quarter of the towns and cities in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
softly croaking can be heard as your ship pulls up to the dock, where grippli bearing weapons are waiting to meet its passengers.
The central structure of the trading post is a fortified stone and
ago, claiming to be followers of a benevolent deity they called the Scaled Mother. They were friendly, the opposite of other yuan-ti that the grippli had encountered and fought with. These yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Nightspider Dead Ahead The neogi ship bearing down on the Moondancer at the end of chapter 3 is a nightspider called the Ebonsnare. See chapter 2 of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide for more information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
some circles; “sage” and “master hunter” I am called in others. That I have survived countless supernatural assaults is seen as a marvel among my peers; my name is spoken with fear and loathing among
, they chose to surreptitiously take my son in exchange for their loss! By the time I realized what had occurred, they were already an hour gone.
Incensed beyond reason, I strapped the body of the dead