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Varnyr

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

centuries at Candlekeep. She loves the books, which she cares for as though they were her grandchildren. She has little ambition to rise in the ranks of the Avowed, perfectly content as a senior

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

the Books of Keeping—ancient tomes detailing the true names of the first yugoloths—report no mention of baernaloths within. Some posit that these enigmatic yugoloths were created by a

on some other plane, baernaloths lair in remote mountain crags and secluded caves. Their lairs have ample places to house and restrain “guests,” particularly those the baernaloths keep

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

away in a more remote chamber, draped in illusion spells and protected by traps and magical alarms. When triggered, those alarms summon the dragon’s minions and allies first, followed by the

surrounding a legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the rest of the lair, this chamber is lit by phosphorescent fungal blooms that give off soft green, blue, and purple light. Hoard Chamber. The dragon’s hoard is hidden away in a more remote

’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6 miles

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, though some dragon turtles prefer coastal lairs with easier access to settlements they can trade with—or prey upon. Particularly reclusive dragon turtles seek lairs in even more remote locales

constructing a dragon turtle’s lair, you can simply take a coastal map and translate it to an underwater environment or use the map as-is if the dragon turtle is content to lair near the surface

Hermit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

crash and spent years in a remote location until you were found. In that time, you experienced a remarkable revelation. Did you have a religious experience, or did you have an arcane insight into the

workings of the universe? 4 You’re a librarian. You’ve spent your entire life in the labyrinth of books below Morgrave University. A few weeks ago you stumbled on a secret buried in the vaults

Varnyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Varnyr Chaotic good sun elf scribe (age 685) Varnyr is a senior scribe who has spent centuries at Candlekeep. She loves the books, which she cares for as though they were her grandchildren. She has

little ambition to rise in the ranks of the Avowed, perfectly content as a senior scribe. She is hardworking and expects others to be as well. Varnyr was an adjutant when Shemshime’s curse first came

Blastoff!

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

their turns until they find some way to secure themselves. If the Barn Door’s trajectory is altered enough to prevent it from reaching outer space, it crashes and explodes in a remote location of your

allow them to return to the world, from reprogramming the tower’s controls and the rocket engines, to having a spell scroll of teleportation circle found amid Stonky’s books. If Stonky and his cultists

“Old White Death”

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Dragon, and can be counted on to be present at the Well of Dragons when Tiamat makes her triumphant return from the Nine Hells. Arauthator’s chief lair is beneath a remote peak known as Lonefang

and power, including at least three tomes of rare spells. The possibility of recovering those books is part of what drew Maccath the Crimson to the Sea of Moving Ice. Arauthator’s iceberg lair serves

Inner Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

doorways lurk in the library, their locations or access requirements lost. Valuable books, scrolls, and other items might be trapped inside these extradimensional spaces. When an extradimensional space

highest shelves. Continual flame spells light the well-traveled areas, and the Avowed employ driftglobes when visiting remote sections. An intricate arrangement of mounted mirrors lights the upper reaches

“Old White Death”

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Dragon, and can be counted on to be present at the Well of Dragons when Tiamat makes her triumphant return from the Nine Hells. Arauthator’s chief lair is beneath a remote peak known as Lonefang

and power, including at least three tomes of rare spells. The possibility of recovering those books is part of what drew Maccath the Crimson to the Sea of Moving Ice. Arauthator’s iceberg lair serves

Quest: Official Errands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

This gruff scribe prefers the company of books over people. Bookworm. Dwern has read more books than anyone else in the keep. Curmudgeonly. Dwern is ill-tempered toward younger people—which, to

him, are most people. Rumors “The guild house’s library boasts a modest but impressive collection of books on history and magic.” (True) “There’s an ancient statue somewhere in the forests north

Chapter 1: Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

to fishing, content to maintain a low profile and avoid governmental entanglements. Decades ago, the pirates who prowled the waters off Saltmarsh grew strong enough to create their own realm, a loose

as a center of trade. Saltmarsh, remote though it might be from the center of power in Keoland, is entering a new phase of its life as it reacts to the king’s plans. The crown’s agents want to expand

Credits

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Perry Global Brand Manager: Shelly Mazzanoble Senior Marketing Communications Manager: Greg Tito Community Manager: Brandy Camel This book is a revision of content that originally appeared in

the books Volo’s Guide to Monsters (2016) and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes (2018). It also includes revised options from Princes of the Apocalypse (2015), Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019), and

Useful Additions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

some D&D games and for some players. DM Screen A DM screen shields your books, notes, and die rolls from your players. (See the “Ensuring Fun for All” section later in this chapter for more about when

Sourcebooks Beyond the three core rulebooks, a plethora of additional content is available from Wizards of the Coast and other publishers. Adventures provide hooks, plots, maps, and encounters you can use

Example Observatory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

stat block to represent these scholars, if necessary. Despite their meager resources, the astronomers who work at this remote observatory don’t charge adventurers for most services. Instead, the

12, and chapter 17, respectively. Library The library on the second floor of this observatory holds books of extraterrestrial esoterica, plus astronomical references like star charts, almanacs, and

Vampires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

seeking love might fixate on a young beauty. A child might become an object of fascination for a vampire obsessed with youth and potential. Others surround themselves with art, books, or sinister items

strength, he settled in the remote valley of Barovia and built a castle on a towering pinnacle, from which he could survey his lands. His brother Sergei came to live with him in Castle Ravenloft

Useful Additions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

some D&D games and for some players. DM Screen A DM screen shields your books, notes, and die rolls from your players. (See the “Ensuring Fun for All” section later in this chapter for more about when

Sourcebooks Beyond the three core rulebooks, a plethora of additional content is available from Wizards of the Coast and other publishers. Adventures provide hooks, plots, maps, and encounters you can use

Dragon Turtle Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

coastal lairs with easier access to settlements they can trade with—or prey upon. Particularly reclusive dragon turtles seek lairs in even more remote locales, including deep-sea trenches or

take a coastal map and translate it to an underwater environment or use the map as-is if the dragon turtle is content to lair near the surface. As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a

Mephistopheles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

threaten his master’s position, he is content to remain at the right hand of the throne, at least for the time being. Devils bargain with mortals to upend the divine order. They stake claims on souls that

, limited to why they have come together. Some of the most skilled but most gullible former wizards of the Material Plane now toil eternally in Cania, alone except for their books, their tools, and

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

from a sturdy frame of whale ribs. Books and scrolls are stacked neatly on tables and reading stands made of hide and whalebone. The only furnishings in the shelter not made from these natural

. The dragon is content to let his minions deal with intruders, but he will be alerted if the characters flee. Even if the adventurers have not alerted any of the dragon’s servants, Maccath’s absence

Event 6: Shemshime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

has been destroyed, Shemshime is pulled into the nearest closed book, ending the curse. That book transforms into a copy of Shemshime’s Bedtime Rhyme, destroying the book’s original content in the

characters get bogged down in researching the books on the shelves, roll on the Shemshime’s Influence table to maintain a sense of peril.

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

suspended from a sturdy frame of whale ribs. Books and scrolls are stacked neatly on tables and reading stands made of hide and whalebone. The only furnishings in the shelter not made from these natural

dragon is content to let his minions deal with intruders, but he will be alerted if the characters flee. Even if the adventurers have not alerted any of the dragon’s servants, Maccath’s absence would

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

himself to the attic (area N3t), where he is content to avoid the unwanted attention of his mother and the disapproving glares of his father. Years ago, Victor found an old spellbook in the mansion’s

unusual. Nothing about his bedroom betrays Victor’s deviant nature or magical proclivities. The books include collections of Barovian fables and tomes about mythology, heraldry, and other innocuous

Maglubiyet's Will Be Done

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, or the severed heads of enemy leaders — a particularly holy gift. Hobgoblins operating on their own will remain in their forts, content to deal with internal politics of rank and matters of defense

is released by someone remote from the group, and it can be sent out again to look for the individual that released it in order to deliver a response. Most of the army travels on foot, and wolf-riding

Appendix: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry. Alignment. Neutral good. Personality Trait. “I treat my

, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in

Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry. Alignment. Neutral good. Personality Trait. “I treat my

, grace, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in

Eternal Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

succumbed to its enchantment. As a result, she has no desire to keep a treasure hoard. She’s content to swim and frolic in the river, occasionally venturing onto its banks. Vuuthramis cautiously observes

grow in the beds. A door in the back wall leads to a room with a moss bed and stacks of books from other worlds, all discussing botany and nature. The Gardener (see appendix B) is present the first time

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

bronze dragon pledges to help an army wage war against tyranny, it asks for nominal payment. If such a request is beyond its allies’ means, it might settle for a collection of old books on military

dragons covet the lost outposts of humanoid civilization. An abandoned mountaintop citadel or a remote tower raised by a long-dead wizard is the sort of lair that every silver dragon dreams of. Lair

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