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Cadaver Collector
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle — either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place
until they are called upon by a necromancer, hobgoblin general, or other evil warlord to bolster the ranks of a conquering army. These fearsome constructs obey their summoners until being dismissed
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home.
Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a
the effect on itself with a success.The ancient war machines known as collectors lumber aimlessly across the blasted plains of Acheron until they are called upon by a necromancer to bolster the ranks
Sorcerer
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unpredictable. Some draconic bloodlines produce exactly one sorcerer in every generation, but in other lines of descent every individual is a sorcerer. Most of the time, the talents of sorcery appear as
like to stay quiet. A sorcerer’s magic wants to be wielded, and it has a tendency to spill out in unpredictable ways if it isn’t called on. Sorcerers often have obscure or quixotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Grieving Ghost Sarah was one of the servants killed alongside Lady Maria and the three Yellowcrest children—all murdered by Lord Viallis as part of his willing descent into evil. For five years, the
to anyone who sees her. Sarah understands characters who speak Common and tries to respond to them, but she can’t speak because Lord Viallis cut out her tongue before killing her. The ghost tries to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
descent into the earth. With the cultists dead, goblins and other creatures moved in, and they have survived here for hundreds of years.
The goblins, which belong to the Durbuluk tribe (“Dominator” in
. He orders the goblins to distribute the midsummer fruit each year, and the goblins obey him out of fear.
Monsters on Alert. The kobolds and the goblins respond similarly if attacked. Intruders who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, and occasionally Aquan. Janya’s People. Janyans are an amphibious people of Djaynaian descent called Nightsea chil-liren (see the “Nightsea Chil-liren” section earlier in this adventure). They typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
— the Tarms (longtime Waterdavians) and the Phaulkons (who are of Cormyrean descent). They spend most of the year traveling abroad and entrust the estate to a half-elf groundskeeper named Melannor
them an old druid named Blossom Snobeedle. Blossom’s youngest son, Dasher, disappeared in Waterdeep about six months ago. He was infected with lycanthropy and is now a member of a wererat gang called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
monuments, tombs, and pyramids of past golden ages litter Har’Akir. These countless tombs are interconnected, forming a vast, semi-hidden underground network called the Labyrinth. Akirran death rituals call
value music, and many locals are accomplished singers or proficient in playing the reed pipe, goblet drum, or arched harp. AKIRRAN CHARACTERS
Characters from Har’Akir claim descent from an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
about their fate in hopes of receiving an answer from the sages. Unknown to outsiders, the sages’ talents come from their best-guarded secret: a series of ancient, magical tomes called the Books of
the star’s course, recover it, and trade it to the svirfneblin for the second set of tomes. In anticipation of the star’s descent, Shalfey sent his most trusted tower hands—martial artists sworn to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boranel respond to this treachery? Will the nations come to the defense of the displaced prince? Will Oargev’s scheming result in all of eastern Breland being swathed in the same gray mist that consumed
part of your work. You are required to account for your expenses and might be called on to explain any extraordinary expenditures, but routine travel, ordinary equipment, and most services don’t draw a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Entering the Village As the characters progress into the village, read the following: In the distance, a slender figure tends to the wounded villagers, who respond with heartfelt gratitude. As the
about Paloma While no one is willing to discuss Paloma’s whereabouts, a character who succeeds on a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check can gather the following information about the so-called outlaw from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
time to time for unnecessary violence against refugees. The Redcloak Battalion is an exceptional unit of soldiers that is called upon if a situation calls for extreme military force. The Redcloaks are
a captain of the Watch; typically, they won’t be asked to respond to a situation if it’s not in the interests of the Boromar Clan. The Redcloak Battalion is described in more detail in chapter 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle
Cadaver Collector The ancient war machines known as cadaver collectors lumber aimlessly across the blasted plains of Acheron until they are called upon by a necromancer to bolster the ranks of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, seeking revenge. Errtu the balor has plagued Drizzt Do’Urden for more than a century, largely over possession of an artifact called the Crenshinibon. Having lost the last battle and been banished
collects warlocks like one might collect butterflies. His favorite collection, the Troil Thirteen, includes warlocks of blood descent from the thirteen who first made a pact with Asmodeus. Malkizid is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cadaver Collector The ancient war machines known as cadaver collectors lumber aimlessly across the blasted plains of Acheron until they are called upon by a necromancer, hobgoblin general, or other
might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, 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
they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
murder to keep order among their ranks and remove threats to their organization. So-called “snuff streets” hold the bodies of the dead, dumped by their murderers in piles along the lane. The most
serial murderer Alhasval Drenz, the Whitkeep Whistler, still stalks the city, possessing innocents to continue her unmatched killing spree. Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus posits a third possibility
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the
ornamentation, and some lektoi even wear their hair braided into stylized ram horns. Although the lektoi claim descent from heroes, membership in this noble class isn’t strictly hereditary. Anyone can earn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the Flaming Fist disbands, paving the way for the city’s descent into Avernus. To accomplish this last goal, Thalamra needs an artifact called the Shield of the Hidden Lord, imprisoned in which is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Muiral Muiral was an accomplished human warrior who long served as Halaster’s bodyguard. His descent into madness began when he asked the Mad Mage to tutor him in the wizardly arts. Muiral learned
enough magic to transform himself into a half-scorpion monstrosity, becoming known as Muiral the Misshapen. He then retired to the level of Undermountain that would later be called Muiral’s Gauntlet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
drow who have forsaken the evil ways of their kind. I give these stories no credit, though Elminster himself swears they have validity. Never trust a drow, or the word of an archmage.
Descent into
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
assassins congregate in secret in communities across Theros, engaging in campaigns of violence. The only major festival dedicated to Erebos, called the Katabasion or “the Descent,” features a ceremony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
conflagration. The so-called descent of the drow isn’t one moment in history, but the result of conflict between godly powers in an era that has become myth to mortals. My investigations indicate it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
their race. The spell succeeded, but it rippled backward and forward in time, and the land was sundered, changing the face of the world. The largest continent of this new world is now called Faerûn
destruction that followed, elf priests and high mages fervently prayed to Corellon Larethian and the gods of the elven pantheon for salvation. The Descent of the Drow Corellon interceded in the Crown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Wood Elves Also called copper elves, or Sy’Tel’Quessir, wood elves are the most common elves remaining in Faerûn. Their ancestors left behind the strife of the Crown Wars millennia ago to found
the Sundering, the Crown Wars, the descent of the drow, and other calamities as the result of acts of arrogance on the part of their ancestors. Living around and amid the reminders of this arrogance
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
useful to me. No longer useful alive, at any rate.”
Nurvureem doesn’t respond to further entreaties, ignoring characters who tarry in the undercroft. If the characters refuse to leave or go out of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tavern called the Flagon and the Dragon in Skullport. Cal’al provided shelter and healing to a wounded Harper spy in Skullport and is owed payment for her support. Mattrim’s pouch contains three
moonstones worth 50 gp each. Once they deliver the pouch, characters can take refuge in a Harper hideout called Dalagor’s Fortress, located on the uppermost level of Skullport. Mattrim tells the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Bargra Yefkos (human) Land of the Wolf Nomads—horse riders engaged in war against Iuz Baklunish Nomads The Chakyik and Wegwiur—called Tiger Nomads and Wolf Nomads, respectively, by their neighbors—are
horse riders of Baklunish descent who dwell on the steppes north of the Yatil Mountains and Lake Quag. The climate in the steppes and pine forests ranges from cool to frigid. Both peoples maintain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
28. Grick Snack Watch Post The Xanathar Guild maintains a watch post here, called “Grick Snack” by the bugbears that command it. Two bugbears and six goblins are stationed in this area. 28a. West
receives the following telepathic message in Common: “I cast my eye into the future and see in yours a perilous descent. South of here, beyond a secret passage, waits the Two-Headed King. Look to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Hell of a Ride Kent Davis The erinyes roam the blasted landscape in a vehicle called the Venatrix The characters can descend the cliff without trouble. Once they do, they catch the attention of a
machine rules found in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Driving. The helm of an infernal war machine is a chair with a wheel, levers, pedals, and other controls. The helm requires a driver to operate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Plague-Mort is tucked within a fortress called the Broken Reach, ruled by a succubus named Red Shroud. In the Broken Reach, those who can prove their strength and mettle can stay unharmed for a few
from across the multiverse in search of obscure magical lore and perverse delights. By Graz’zt’s command, the demons of Azzagrat present a veneer of civility and courtly comity. However, the so-called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
first mission is to do whatever the Keepers of the Flame ask them to — but to report to Themberchaud before reporting to them. The dragon doesn’t wait for the characters to respond, since his ego can’t
to cause the disturbance. The Keepers have identified a Gray Ghost agent — a derro called Droki, who carries messages and supplies for the thieves’ guild (see “Droki” in the “Blade Bazaar” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
flees toward area A4, yelping a call to arms.
Ability Checks. When the outcome of an action is uncertain, the game uses a d20 roll to determine success or failure. This is called a D20 Test. An
actively roleplaying it—giving it a voice like an actor in a role.
Ask the Players, “What Do You Do?” If the players aren’t sure what to do, suggest ways they could respond to the kobold, like trying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
chapter 6 is an example of a frost giant whose devotion to the demon lord has brought great and terrible rewards. (Kostchtchie is described in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus.) Yeenoghu. Gnolls, ghouls
Elemental Planes. The nameless horror called the Elder Elemental Eye perverts natural elements, limiting them to their most destructive aspects in a way that appeals to giants who are disposed toward evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
accompany fools on their descent for cheap. Monsters and unusual pests plague Undersigil and its inhabitants. Screams of terror echo in its deserted halls, muffled by the leathery wings of vargouilles
. Occasionally called Many-as-One by its multitude of wererat thralls, the hive mind’s combined intellect rivals that of a god. If the Us was ever connected to an elder brain, its psychic link has long