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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
frostbitten corpses emit a spectral light so intense that mortal eyes can barely stand to look at them. They typically wear the clothing in which they died.
God-Spawned Horrors. Gods that personify
winter create coldlight walkers as embodiments of winter's wrath. These hateful spirits that were denied passage to the afterlife are preserved in their current forms to remind the living how fragile
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
My family has the finest vaults you can imagine. They forge the locks that secure royal jewels. And I learned to pick those locks when I was barely out of the crib.
—Cutter, burglar and
Half-Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as
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Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water
Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total
and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on
to leave.
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The sea around a wizard’s tower is too stormy for ships to sail through, but a resident dragon turtle might be convinced to ferry the characters across.
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A royal
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
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royal bathhouse was renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
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A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants.
Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future
into the future. This approach allows them to maintain their current level of influence in the world, but it limits their growth. Lizardfolk have no interest in developing writing, making long-term
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Mark of Warding My family has the finest vaults you can imagine. They forge the locks that secure royal jewels. And I learned to pick those locks when I was barely out of the crib.
—Cutter
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline.
The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than
the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Though the Sensa Empire is known as a peaceful realm, it faces a rocky transition of power. The next ruler is traditionally chosen from among the three city-states’ royal families, excluding the
direct descendants of the current ruler. But for years, Empress Inaya quietly made it known that she planned to appoint her own son to follow her—and in so doing, seemingly brought down a legendary curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Tristan’s castle. All his soldiers together could barely fight it off. After each attack, the thessalhydra disappears into the woods and leaves no trail. Tristan can’t send his guards after the monster
them stuffed and mounted over his throne.) This scene is all about conversation. The characters are talking directly to Sir Tristan, but there are others here too — royal advisors, guards who fought the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Mahaxara Khal Mahaxara, the current captain of the Royal Guard, is tall and athletic. She has snake tattoos adorning her arms. She is unflinchingly loyal to House Cozar, though she has no appetite for courtly politics.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the lycanthropes to turn on him. The would-be leader murdered dozens but barely escaped alive, fleeing into a nation of humans. In the years that followed, Harkon learned how to blend in with other
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the prefix ir’ to their surname. So the name Darro ir’Lain tells you that this individual is a landed noble. The Wynarns were the royal line of Galifar, and the current rulers of Aundair, Breland, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Wynarns were the royal line of Galifar, and the current rulers of Aundair, Breland, and Karrnath are all heirs of the Wynarn bloodline. Thus, Queen Aurala of Aundair is Aurala ir’Wynarn. Another common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
don new apparel befitting his station. In his current state, Ellix is vacant-eyed and barely responsive, with a tendency to trip over his own feet and drool uncontrollably. He has a tenday left before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Protanther Male Gold Dragon Protanther is the leader of the council. A former King of Justice—a royal title among the gold dragons—he does not care for humanoids, particularly humans and elves
archmages and liches—including Sammaster, who founded the Cult of the Dragon, and Szass Tam’s Red Wizards. Even the current leader of the Cult of the Dragon, Severin, and a majority of the cult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Human Humans are a scant majority among the peoples of Ravnica, dominating some guilds and barely represented in others. As on other worlds, they are innovators, achievers, and pioneers whose daring
, no current guildmaster is human. But humans are lieutenants, advisors, and strategists in many guilds. Their ambition and drive propel them toward the top, but the sheer might of beings such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
frostbitten corpses emit a spectral light so intense that mortal eyes can barely stand to look at them. They typically wear the clothing in which they died. God-Spawned Horrors. Gods that personify winter
create coldlight walkers as embodiments of winter’s wrath. These hateful spirits that were denied passage to the afterlife are preserved in their current forms to remind the living how fragile life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the town’s current burgomaster, Baron Vargas Vallakovich. The Vallakoviches have royal blood in their veins and have long believed themselves superior to the Zarovich line. Baron Vallakovich has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Protanther Male Gold Dragon Protanther is the leader of the council. A former King of Justice — a royal title among the gold dragons — he does not care for humanoids, particularly humans and elves
evil archmages and liches — including Sammaster, who founded the Cult of the Dragon, and Szass Tam’s Red Wizards. Even the current leader of the Cult of the Dragon, Severin, and a majority of the cult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
veteran), a hulking man whose face is almost hidden by a heavy beard streaked with gray. Other than shouting orders at the crew and conversing in low tones with Captain Ortimay, Ruddell barely speaks
, eating, and sleeping area in foul weather. 11. Royal Docks The term “royal” dates back to the age when Chult was ruled by true kings and queens instead of merchants. Now these docks are reserved for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Estate Gardens Former royal advisor Young-Gi spends little time at the great palace known as the Seat of Dragons these days, instead enjoying retirement in the gardens of his small estate, where the
serene sanctuary, hidden from the clamor of the surrounding city.
A few moments later, an elderly dragonborn man enters the garden. This is Young-Gi. Young-Gi As the uncle of the current queen, Jin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from a rudimentary, barely humanoid shape to a small, winged body so lifelike that it almost appears to be a real creature that is merely asleep. A character who makes a successful DC 13 Intelligence
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This is the room where Fistandia summoned the imp that would become the figurine found by Matreous. The current resident of the room is a quasit in toad form. It waits for a creature to approach and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the ancient secrets hidden inside.
3 Retrieve the remains of a dead humanoid from the temple.
4 Kill monsters infesting the temple.
5 Find a replacement for the temple’s current
ancient room with scrying pools filled with blood that has barely a trace of dust. A sturdy iron door protects the temple’s vault. Map 4.8: Abandoned Temple View Player Version Abandoned Temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
consider their society a meritocracy, where anyone can work hard and rise above their current station—provided they live long enough. Therefore, citizens maintain healthy lifestyles, drink medicinal
wealthier the wearer, the more elaborate the embroidery. Ministers are identifiable by their black winged caps, while members of the royal family wear elaborate headdresses. The households of city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
D&D. The direction we chose for the current edition was to lay a foundation of rules that a DM could build on, and we embraced the DM’s role as the bridge between the things the rules address and the
things they don’t. In a typical D&D session, a DM makes numerous rules decisions—some barely noticeable and others quite obvious. Players also interpret the rules, and the whole group keeps the game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
comparison.
The ship’s sails are patchworks of mended canvas, while its hull seems barely held together by thick vines that bind it like rope. Its strangest feature is the full-grown tree that sprouts
board the vessel, they are accosted by its current captain, Fel Ardra, a chaotic neutral, tiefling cult fanatic who has been renting use of the ship from Krux. Fel is irate at Krux because she still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Tethyrian merchant galley conscripted the young orphan into service, and Gar was forced into a brutal indentured servitude that was barely better than being enslaved. His unwilling service came to an end
imminent, but a powerful current arose and bore him away from the hungry predator. Within an hour he was cast upon the shores of the Sword Coast. Gar believed that the current that had saved his life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Phoenix District The oldest area in the city, the Phoenix District is adjacent to the royal palace known as the Seat of Dragons, and it is populated exclusively by nobles and the wealthy elite
and bear the names Young-Gi—the uncle of the current queen and brother of Young-Soo—and Won-Ha. As the cup bearing Won-Ha’s name is taken down, it glows with a faint blue light and pulses every time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Strong Winds The ship is at the mercy of strong winds for 1d4 hours. At the end of that time, it has been blown off course far enough to add 2d4 × 10 miles to the current journey. Young Green Dragon
ship. Young Silver Dragon Dalanyrr, a female silver dragon barely twenty years old, is flitting among the clouds when she spots the airship. Her curiosity piqued, she tries to land on deck and speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
-traveled road only a mile or so from the polis’s edge. At your current rate, you—along with a loose crowd of other travelers—should reach the polis outskirts just before dark.
Not everyone’s moving at
mask. The rider barely manages to stay in the saddle, his body bristling with cruel black arrows.
Blind with panic, the horse plows on, threatening to trample travelers in its path. Before it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
long distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing
silent as the grave, staring sullenly at the road ahead, barely moving on the seat of his wagon, seeming hardly to breathe. No one knows what he transports in his wagon, but it is guarded by a brooding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing arguments
as the grave, staring sullenly at the road ahead, barely moving on the seat of his wagon, seeming hardly to breathe. No one knows what he transports in his wagon, but it is guarded by a brooding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Staff Area A tangled wall of thorns surrounds a cluster of wagons lit by lanterns. This caravan is barely visible through the thicket.
The carnival’s wagons are located behind the Big Top
.”
Witch: “She knows nothing. She’ll get frustrated soon enough and be on her way.”
Light: “I hope you’re right.”
Witch: “Trust me.”
From there, the conversation shifts to the current mood of the






