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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
GrowthSwanmays are members of a reclusive order of wilderness defenders. Each bears a primal blessing that allows them to transform into a swan to watch over the lakes and woods they call home. Swanmays get
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A dryad whose tree is recovering from illness.
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A Humanoid ignorant of the swanmay’s true nature.
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A handful of seeds bearing primal power.
Shape-Shift. The swanmay Shape
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
structures from which they ponder fate’s particularities. Many people bearing magical curses also live in the area. While some hunt for ways to end the magic affecting them, most have accepted their
seers are said to be able to see any creature’s past, future, and true purpose with perfect clarity. However, since many of the realm’s residents are aged, reclusive fortune tellers, none know who among them are the actual Norns, if indeed they exist.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
ascetic scholars who practiced Ramsana, a way of life whose central tenet advises nonattachment to the material world. Now only a small, reclusive group of these scholars remains, led by the elderly
sadhu (holy figure) Niranjan. In truth, Niranjan is Sarthak, a wicked bronze dragon who send agents into the Mists bearing his philosophical writings. These works promise escape and peace to any who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
they’ll follow through. No Coming Back Xaryxis explodes! To destroy Xaryxis, someone bearing Xeleth’s or Xedalli’s ring of shooting stars must travel into the heart of the star, either by ship (a
endorses the destruction of Xaryxis, insisting that the astral elves have that and worse coming to them. Starbough. The destruction of Xaryxis would be calamitous to plant life throughout Xaryxispace—an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
there. One of the pirate captains, Cozar, sensed that times were changing on the Rock—that the days of lawlessness were coming to an end. Through a series of strategic alliances and shrewd business
only notable accomplishments were the renovation of the royal palace and the construction of the arena that bears his name. Frun was succeeded by his son, Calar, whose bearing and tastes resembled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
discovery that could tip the scales in his favor might be enough to entice him to act against his fellow Lords of the Nine. Given his reclusive nature, gaining an audience with Dispater is difficult at
spell that could incinerate a legion of warriors, but the promise of knowing which crops will sell best over the coming years might persuade him to enter into an infernal compact. To Dispater, all of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
That Trunk Has Teeth! Once the characters have completed as much of the scavenger hunt as they wish, they hear a commotion coming from the west shelves of the main stacks in area B10. Read or
this incoming class! And what a bizarre occurrence. I can’t remember any of those old costume trunks ever bearing a hint of magic—let alone that manner of transmutation. I will be having a word with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
area has four entry points, each with its own collection of items. The shadow demons in area T3E investigate any loud noises coming from the neighboring areas. T3A. Southeast Entrance The floor of this
tucked in nooks along the west wall of this open cave. Many of the book spines and scroll cases bear the Strixhaven star.
Items bearing the Strixhaven star were stolen from the university. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult emerald dragon.
3 An adult emerald dragon unwillingly serves a fire
has spent the past century collecting magic items that he hopes will enable him to survive the coming conflict.
Raulothim’s drive to amass magic and his innate mistrust of anyone powerful enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
8. Nightstone Inn A shield dwarf named Morak Ur’gray owns this establishment. An ornate wrought-iron sign bearing the inn’s name hangs above the entrance, facing the town square. Morak is a natural
Chondathan human), lurks in the shadows of this room — or what’s left of it. A falling rock punched a hole in the roof and tore away most of the floor before coming to rest in the dining room (area 8a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon.
4 An item stolen from a white dragon’s hoard has been passed down to an adventurer as a family heirloom—and the dragon is coming to get it back.
5 After driving away a white dragon, a
An ancient white dragon guards a lich’s phylactery, keeping it sealed in a tomb of ice. The lich visits periodically, bearing fabulous treasures as payment.
4 A community of orcs believe an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
warriors The warriors remain here until Hydia Moonmusk (area 3) gathers them or until they hear a disturbance coming from an adjoining area. area 15B 10 tribal warriors Same as area 15A. area 15C 3
Blue Bear scouts and 1 Uthgardt shaman (see appendix C) bearing news from other Blue Bear clans 91–95 1 stone giant carrying a sack of nonmagical, human-sized weapons and armor collected from a distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
victims of these monsters’ wrath. Goristros resemble hunched, primeval minotaurs bearing the scars of Abyssal wars or wounds from mighty war machines. Their appearance reflects that of their creator
to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the ooze and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if the penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
scraps of paper bearing fragmented images. Paintings. Any character who riffles through the paper on the desk finds repeating images of hands, lakes, and wide eyes looking up through water. The largest
streaked with crimson stains.
This dining room has been ransacked, and red mud covers the furnishings and floor. A character who approaches the table hears scratching coming from under it. Nothing is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
is an enormous, tarnished copper raft, crafted to resemble a dragon, bearing a copper coffin. The raft is afloat on a sea of silvery-white, flowing metal, fed by several rivers that trail along the
boy chosen at birth to be sacrificed to the sun upon his coming of age. Treasure. The items at the corpse’s feet include an agate carved in the shape of a heart (worth 15 gp) that is actually a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
face the wall if he knows he has guests coming. B10. Laboratory The laboratory is crammed with tables bearing alchemical gear. Bottles of rare ingredients line the walls, alongside strange trinkets and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
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This is Ascetelis, a cuprilach rilmani (see Morte’s Planar Parade). In her hand is a scroll bearing the name of each character along with a brief and unflattering but accurate description. The
final line reads, “R04M. Modron. Mismatched.” Ascetelis is friendly, and she comes across as easy to impress, with a welcoming, folksy charm. She quickly explains she was just coming to look for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. You help advance your franchise by keeping staff happy (enough), hiring competent (enough) workers, coming up with slogans and catchphrases, launching marketing schemes, and getting jingles and
organizes notes, brochures, and business cards bearing your contact information. It also has an inexhaustible supply of brochures related to your franchise’s current branding scheme. When you meet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
about the possessions of other folk they encounter — queries that can make them seem nosy to those who don’t understand where they’re coming from. Keeping History Alive. The halflings’ penchant for
reclusive by nature, they are adept at finding out-of-the-way places to settle in. It takes a combination of luck and persistence for an ordinary traveler to find such a place, and often that’s not enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find
the adventurers find out what they must do and why. It can start with a surprise attack, or with the adventurers coming across information by accident. The best introductions arise naturally from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
black were destined to one day follow the Path of Phenax, coming back from death as Returned. After Orestes’s death, his tomb was consecrated as a holy site by Phenax’s followers, in part due to
, gaining a +10 bonus on this check. Additionally, reliefs on the sarcophagus depict Phenax worshipers and Returned, as well as a prominent image of blood dripping onto scales bearing a Returned mask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
disagree as to how many days they’ve been here). They have seen a number of strange, shady people coming and going, including some who wore cloaks to conceal their features. The doors seemed to work
room has recycling and reuse bins, is decorated with several plants and vines, and has a stack of steamy love letters bearing the initials B.L. and a bottle of wine by the bedside table. Donaar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
chandeliers fill a huge open chamber with brilliant light. The floors are carpeted, the walls decorated with scrollwork and painted with images of golden coins bearing the letter L. Dark wooden beams
characters who don’t get in the way. The door leading north into Lottie’s domain is not locked. Lottie assumes that anyone coming this way is a staff member on legitimate business, or is looking to die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
here, add: Crouching in the middle of the cavern is a gaunt gnoll with ravenous eyes and the foul stench of the grave coming from it. The creature does not cast a reflection.
Ranged attack rolls made
, their branches bearing purple pears that hang like ornaments. A low wall, broken in several places, threads its way through the grove, which is surrounded by six exits.
Purple Pear This grove of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
faint sound of chanting is audible coming from a corridor to the northwest. To the south are three cells with iron-banded wooden doors. A small, barred window is embedded in each door at the height of
like the insubstantial image of a handsome, clean-shaven man of knightly bearing clad in plate armor. These undead attack any living creatures but can’t leave the crypt or approach within 5 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
attack anyone bearing this symbol except in self-defense. The Test Begins. The camp has run out of food, and the tribe’s hunters have failed to return because of the unyielding blizzard. The nomads
attack anyone bearing this symbol except in self-defense. The Test Begins. The figure calling out to the characters is King Jarund, who has ordered that the camp be torn down so that the nomads can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
time to time, including many monstrous immigrants from Droaam, coming and going at all hours. Martisha saw the half-ogre leave the apartment minutes before the characters arrived. T4b. Garra’s Living
inside. Money collected from ticket sales is placed in a small slot in a magic floor safe that can only be opened by a dwarf bearing the Mark of Warding. T13. Bathroom The bathroom contains six stalls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
confused by the babble. J9: Gibbering Grotto The floor of this sunken cavern is filled with a repulsive pool of mud and gore. Gobs of flesh bearing eyes and teeth float in the mud. The far edge of the room
!” “The one in the scarlet robe, Oshundo, is gathering forces to assault Talhundereth. I must warn the priests that the mind flayers are coming!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Crowelle and Tissina Khyret keep their cult regalia (see “Cult of Asmodeus”) in a gold-embellished lockbox hidden under a stack of quilts bearing images of flying devils. The box can be unlocked with
contains a wax seal bearing the Cassalanter crest, Ammalia Cassalanter’s spellbook (which contains all the spells she has prepared), and ten vials of jet-black poison known as midnight tears (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
steel +1 Longsword and a steel shield bearing the stylized floral emblem of the Order of the Rose. An armor stand bears a black breastplate. A small, unlocked chest holds a Potion of Vitality. V3
. Lupine howls of pain sound from beyond the iron door to the west.
The howls can be clearly heard coming from the other side of the locked iron door (area V7). The door can be unlocked with Guerthel’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
magical. G19. North Balcony A wooden railing encloses this balcony. Mounted on one corner of the railing is a copper spyglass.
A bandit stationed atop this balcony watches for trouble coming from the
more ravens watch from the rafters.
The man is an oni named Gwish. Guildmaster Dusk is the only other guild member who knows Gwish’s true nature. Gwish is reclusive and rarely interacts with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
have enough warning, both the dragons hide and wait to see who enters. The only intruders that the dragons do not object to are frost giants coming to feed them or bearing treasure to add to the dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the buildings are strewn with trash and filth. Harmless rats scurry around every corner.
Banners. Hanging from several structures are tattered yellow banners bearing Azrok’s sigil, a bloody handprint
meeting is not optional, since tribute must be paid to the hobgoblin warlord in return for his hospitality. Afterward, characters can move freely about Azrok’s Hold, coming and going as they please
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Grenade Palms. The trees are grenade palms, bearing explosive fruits that look like pineapples. The palms evolved this way so they could scatter their seeds far and wide. A character who examines the trees
(Perception) check hears a faint tapping noise coming from the dome’s east side. This sound is a gnome named Prit (see area P54), rapping on the other side of the wall with a spoon. This section of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
circumstances. Dory is willing to give up this information because he knows its time in the Styes is coming to an end — and he wants to trigger as much final mayhem as it can. If he can’t use the cult for its
fish from the deep sea, seldom caught by fishers. (Dory has the flesh golem fetch these delicacies.) A careful search of the room also locates a crumpled sheet of soggy parchment bearing a message: The