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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
before their birth. Many hexbloods turn to lives of adventure, seeking to discover the mysteries of their magic, to forge a connection with their fey natures, or to avoid a hag that obsesses over them
or choose an option from the Hexblood Origins table to determine how your character gained their lineage.
Hexblood Origins
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Origin
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Seeking a child, your parent made a bargain
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
her beloved boy, who, in her mind, is eternally blessed. Despite the horrors Strahd has wrought, Lysaga still envisions him as the perfect child she delivered into the world. Strahd is the only thing in
winery (chapter 12), and she has begun to wage war against it. In addition, she has forged an alliance with the mad druids that haunt Yester Hill (chapter 14), convincing them that she gave birth to
Dragonborn
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Basic Rules (2014)
proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the
self-improvement reflects the self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Dragonborn value skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate to fail, and they push themselves to extreme efforts before they
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
subterranean cities or settlements, you are probably a member of the race that occupies the place—but you might also have grown up there after being captured and brought below when you were a child
course, you followed an equally long route when you came north from your place of birth. Though it isn’t unusual for Zakharans to visit the southern extremes of Faerûn for trading purposes, few
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward.
The yuan-ti know rituals that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
health of the mother and the child. Dimira gives birth to a healthy baby boy, but the baby doesn’t cry. While the mother coddles the infant, characters who succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check can
Something New The characters learn that a Krezkite woman named Dimira Yolensky (LG female human noncombatant) is about to give birth. A local midwife named Kretyana Dolvof (LG female human commoner
Centaur
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
freedom to travel. As much as they can, centaurs run — in wide plazas, spacious parks, and expanses of rubble and ruin. They race the wind, hooves thundering and tails streaming behind them
the laboratories of the Simic.
Centaurs celebrate life and growth, and the birth of a foal is always cause for festivities. At the same time, they revere the traditions of the past, and among both
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
original purpose and determine its builders, whether those were dwarves, elves, humans, yuan-ti, or some other known race. In addition, you can determine the monetary value of art objects more than a
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Ever since I was a child, I’ve heard stories about a lost city. I aim to find it, learn its secrets, and earn my place in the history books.
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I want to find my mentor, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Siblings You might be an only child or one of many children. Your siblings could be cherished friends or hated rivals. Roll on the Number of Siblings table to determine how many brothers or sisters
you have. If you are a dwarf or an elf, subtract 2 from your roll. Then, roll on the Birth Order table for each sibling to determine that person’s age relative to yours (older, younger, or born at the
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Morgantha tolerates her daughters only because they help her complete the coven. If one of them dies, Morgantha sets out to abduct and consume a human child so that she can give birth to a new daughter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
produce a child, and for this reason such unions are forbidden by the Twelve. But aberrant dragonmarks can appear on members of any race, at any age, regardless of bloodline. No two aberrant
Aberrant Dragonmarks Your sigil creates, child of Cannith. Mine holds the power to destroy.
—Rotting Bal, Tarkanan enforcer
The twelve dragonmarks are predictable, and their powers are generally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
known as “the Turnkey” always rules in favor of Boromar Clan members. 3 A halfling pickpocket using alter self to pose as a child of another race plants contraband on people the Boromars are trying to
frame. 4 A Boromar rogue has kidnapped the child of a strongly anti-Boromar city councilor. 5 A kalashtar psychic serves the clan by detecting thoughts that suggest possibilities for blackmail. What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to usher a child into the world. They cannot understand how a birth is both a joy and a sorrow, a reunion and a parting. Each birth represents an elf soul that has been to Arvandor and returned
numbers of elves will be needed to withstand. In contrast, if an elven community goes a century or longer without a new birth, members take this as a sign that the community has stagnated and must disband
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Kalashtar I am kalashtar, born of two worlds. Over a thousand years ago, my ancestor bound her bloodline to the spirit Kashtai, and I am a child of that union. Kashtai moves within me. Her memories
-Lashtavar.
—Lakashtai, servant of the light
The kalashtar are a compound race created from the union of humanity and renegade spirits from the plane of dreams—spirits called quori. Kalashtar are often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
are associated with one of Theros’s three major poleis: Meletis, Akros, and Setessa. Human Names Human names tend to honor heroes or philosophers of old—an aspirational nudge from parent to child in
from one another. Some attach their place of birth or residence to their own names. A merchant from Meletis named Brigone, for example, would be Brigone of Meletis. Others link their name to their trade
Kalashtar
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
I am kalashtar, born of two worlds. Over a thousand years ago, my ancestor bound her bloodline to the spirit Kashtai, and I am a child of that union. Kashtai moves within me. Her memories come to
-Lashtavar.
—Lakashtai, servant of the light
The kalashtar are a compound race created from the union of humanity and renegade spirits from the plane of dreams — spirits called quori
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
you know about your parents.) Once you have a result, roll percentile dice. On a roll of 00, a strange event coincided with your birth: the moon briefly turning red, all the milk within a mile spoiling
81–82 Brothel, tavern, or inn 83–84 Castle, keep, tower, or palace 85 Sewer or rubbish heap 86–88 Among people of a different race 89–91 On board a boat or a ship 92–93 In a prison or in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, soulless or not, can give birth. A child born in Barovia might have a soul even if one or both parents do not. Conversely, the child of two parents with souls isn’t certain to have a soul of its own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of a circus 11–12 Arrival of an important NPC 13–14 Arrival of marching modrons 15–16 Artistic performance 17–18 Athletic event 19–20 Birth of a child 21–22 Birthday of an important NPC 23–24 Civic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dedicated to finding out. 4 Historical Research. Your team’s work involves learning more about Eberron’s long history. 5 Radical Engineering. The birth of a new race wasn’t the peak of magical and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
raw materials around them and thereby unlock the beauty that hides within. Moradin is also worshiped as the All-Father, in acknowledgment of his role as the progenitor of the dwarven race. In this
aspect as well, he is credited not only for the birth of the dwarves but for fostering in them a deep appreciation for clan and family. He demonstrates how dwarf parents should raise their children
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble’s statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren’t of noble birth. Noble
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
sleep? Acq Inc allows employees to work all night if that fits their skill set. And if it was ordained at your birth by the seers and mystics that your destiny would one day see you bathe in the blood
environment? We’ve got the advice and narrative options you need. This chapter also presents a new race inspired by the chaotic drive to achieve that underlies every Acq Inc campaign, as well as a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
vulnerable. Some linger like scars, not always visible but ever-present. Perhaps more so than any other race, elves are familiar with all aspects of memory. From birth, elves don’t sleep but instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of respect for her family and heritage. Personality Trait. “Many see my focus and assume I’m not approachable. But I welcome new friends.” Ideal. “I will make the city of my birth and descendants of
Manivarsha proud by bringing home the Riverine’s Shankha.” Bond. “The folk of the Manivarshi diaspora cling too much to memories. I will give them something new to celebrate.” Flaw. “I am both a child
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Subrace. There are two kinds of gith, githyanki and githzerai. Choose one of these subraces. Githyanki The brutal githyanki are trained from birth as warriors. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength
for these spells. When you cast them with this trait, they don’t require components. Random Height and Weight Race Base Height Base Weight Height Modifier Weight Modifier Githyanki 5'0" 100 lb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
result of a fateful encounter with a sphinx or an oracle? Does it indicate the nature of your birth? Each gift’s description also includes a table to spark your imagination as you think about your
language and trace the patterns of Nyx in the written word. (Linguist)
The gods smile on me, but I dread the day when they withdraw their favor and my luck runs out. (Lucky)
As a child, I used to run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
dragonmarked families produce a child, and for this reason such unions are absolutely forbidden by the Twelve. But aberrant dragonmarks can appear on members of any race, at any age, regardless of bloodline
Aberrant Dragonmarks “Your sigil creates, child of Cannith. Mine holds the power to destroy.”
— Rotting Bal, Tarkanan Enforcer
The twelve dragonmarks are tied to specific bloodlines and passed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Motherhood. Hags propagate by snatching and devouring human infants. After stealing a baby from its cradle or its mother’s womb, the hag consumes the poor child. A week later, the hag gives birth to a
daughter who looks human until her thirteenth birthday, whereupon the child transforms into the spitting image of her hag mother. Hags sometimes raise the daughters they spawn, creating covens. A hag might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
great subterranean cities or settlements, you are probably a member of the race that occupies the place—but you might also have grown up there after being captured and brought below when you were a child
south some more.” Of course, you followed an equally long route when you came north from your place of birth. Though it isn’t unusual for Zakharans to visit the southern extremes of Faerûn for trading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
close to her was planning to poison her child after its birth, then found a vial of poison on his person. (The false report and the planting of the poison are both the work of Drivvin Freth, who wants to
get Hatchrin out of his sister’s life.) Hatchrin promises any service to characters who can help him regain Erelal’s trust and thus enable him to see the birth of his child. The other drow prisoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
information, and issues shadowy threats to keep political rivals in line. Names Zindanese of all origins receive their given name on the tenth day after their birth. The family gathers at this time, and
the elders choose an appropriate ancestor’s name to bestow upon the child. The following are examples of common names: Feminine. Inyz, Larisa, Onika, Tanea Masculine. Emran, Jacapo, Melo, Solenn Gender-Neutral. Amal, Elar, Jari, Pirro Surnames. Ain, Aran, Haro, Nir, Sur Titles. Madame, Messer, Myx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Theros don’t balk at contradictory myths. Is Keranos the literal child of Thassa and Purphoros? Did he spring unbidden from Thassa’s heart when her rage grew too great for her to control? Or did he
number of different tales about the birth of dragons. It also describes how Pharika hid secrets in the blood of basilisks, how the spirits of great warriors are reincarnated in the form of manticores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
swept the land. When Isolde gave birth to a son, Soth refused to believe that the child was his and slew them both. All were incinerated in a fire that swept through the castle, yet Soth would find no rest in death, becoming a death knight.