before being direct could retain

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers. — Elminster The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their

yuan-ti know they can’t resort to direct attacks in order to reclaim their rightful place in the world. Operating out of the subterranean ruins of their buildings in foreign lands, yuan-ti

Nobility

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

of the city, this means not merely the ability to carry a weapon, but the right to retain up to seventy equipped soldiers. These soldiers always wear a house’s colors and the house’s “arms of grace

” — a heraldic device often borne on a shield, worn as a cloak pin, or affixed to a helmet. Others throughout the city, even foreign dignitaries, are permitted to retain only up to sixteen armed

Life in Godsbreath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

make amends come through groups known as sevens—assemblies of the seven people who are closest at hand when an accusation of criminal behavior is made, but who have no direct stake in the outcome. For

the most severe wrongs, offenders are banished to uninhabited islands, though they retain the right to travel to the Meet each year to seek reconciliation with the larger community. The Gods’ Tale The

Undercover Empire

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

sacrifices, the yuan-ti stepped up their raids on bordering settlements to meet this need. The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their holdings for

can’t resort to direct attacks in order to reclaim their rightful place in the world. Operating out of the subterranean ruins of their buildings in foreign lands, yuan-ti agents infiltrate enemy

Karrnathi Undead Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

decisions and operate without direct guidance. The Odakyr Rites work only when performed on the remains of a soldier slain in battle, and only in manifest zones tied to the plane of Mabar. The most

opposing forces—including civilians among those forces—unless given explicit instructions to the contrary. A few exceptional Karrnathi undead retain their individuality and the memories of their former

Bard: College of Spirits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, you can use a bonus action to expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration and roll on the Spirit Tales table using your Bardic Inspiration die to determine the tale the spirits direct you to tell. You

retain the tale in mind until you bestow the tale’s effect or you finish a short or long rest. You can use an action to choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you (this can be you) to be the

Mortals and Minions

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

creature of all its memories. Fiends don’t fear being momentarily exposed to the Styx, but — with the notable exception of hydroloths, merrenoloths, and amnizus — even they can’t retain their memories if

they drink from the River Styx or swim for too long in its waters. Cosmic Battlefield The Blood War rages along the length of the River Styx. Direct confrontations between demons and devils erupt

Maglubiyet's Will Be Done

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

on each head that direct the beast by controlling the view of its blinkered eyes. Former slaves, often soldiers who once fought against the host, who now fight alongside the host to gain better

might be accepted as auxiliary units in the host, if they prove to be capable and trustworthy. Typically, a goblinoid host seeks to retain enough of the population in a conquered settlement for the

The Dark Seldarine

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

retain them for the sake of remaining aware of the enemy they describe: a drow god who would spirit away all of Lolth’s worshipers to the surface world. The matron mothers warn those who go to the

drow are more susceptible to her lure at such times. The matrons also direct the raiders to flee back underground if any of their number hear music they find appealing, such as a parent’s lullaby or

A Detour to Neverwinter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

direct the characters toward some random character who he swears is Oppal, just to lighten the mood. He also spills if the characters offer him a bribe of 5 gp or more. “Afraid Oppal got herself nicked

, allowing her to offer them the quartz while she used legerdemain to retain the valuable ones. Characters who don’t know this might sweat a bit as they try to figure out how to explain the situation to Omin.

Nangalore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

flattery festered with poisonous vanity in Zalkoré’s mind until she bargained with an erinyes to retain her youth and beauty forever. The erinyes fulfilled the deal by transforming the queen into a medusa

her beloved Thiru-taya. As long as the meeting remains cordial, Zalkoré can reveal much about Omu. She can direct characters to its general location (“between the fire peaks and the great iron mine

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