before black daring could realm

Crown of Horns

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

is set a black diamond whose depths swirl with weird, malignant energy. Myrkul created the Crown of Horns at the height of his power. When Myrkul was slain by Mystra, he imbued the crown with his

urges its wearer to spread dread and destruction wherever possible. Destroying the Crown. The crown is destroyed if it is worn by Myrkul's successor, Kelemvor, while he sits on the throne of Myrkul's former realm, the Bone Castle.

Black Crystal Tablet

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). As an action, a creature attuned to the Black Crystal Tablet can use it to cast eyebite or gate (the portal created by

this spell links to the Far Realm only). After the tablet is used to cast a spell, it cannot be used again until the next dawn.

Otyugh Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

exposed to Far Realm energy, an otyugh mutate grows chitinous, jet-black plating over its limbs. The plates contrast sharply with the translucent, almost ghostly, appearance of its flesh, which provides

a grotesque window into the virulent refuse the otyugh recently consumed. Mutates A creature exposed to the strange energy of the Far Realm risks developing mutations. Such a creature undergoes a

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a

seek adventure are the most daring and ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows by amassing power, wealth, and fame. More than other people

Xvart

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Black Sewers, a realm within Pandemonium that he filled with his beloved creatures, rat;rats and bat;bats, which xvarts befriend to this day. He enjoyed his reign only briefly before Graz’zt

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest

trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties. The self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the

shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties. The

Xvart Warlock of Raxivort

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

transform even a creature as lowly as Raxivort into a demigod. After his apotheosis, Raxivort forged the Black Sewers, a realm within Pandemonium that he filled with his beloved creatures, rat;rats and bat

Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Elf

races Lorwyn: First Light

Elves in the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor possess black, pupilless eyes; curved horns; legs that end in cloven hooves; and pointed ears. The elves of Lorwyn exhibit stark differences physically as well

Safewrights— Shadowmoor elves who venture across their realm in search of beautiful things—Bloomseekers are among the most trusted and revered members of their society. Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Elf Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 5–6 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

suggest that when the gods came to the First World and tried to populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie realm

faraway places. Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire artists and poets, encourage

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring red eyes floating and shifting within it. It can rise up like a 20-foot hill, lashing out with dripping pseudopods to

drag victims into its bulk. Those consumed by Juiblex are obliterated.Juiblex’s Lair Juiblex’s principal lair is known as the Slime Pits, a realm that Juiblex shares with Zuggtmoy. This

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons&rsquo

; black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their skin, especially around the head and neck. Their

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild. Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures

;especially travelers from faraway places. Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Frost.First Form In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down

realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic. Casting such great magic night after night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that

instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

others of its kind. It exists only to consume, digesting and transforming living matter into more of itself. A true horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring

known as the Slime Pits, a realm which Juiblex shares with Zuggtmoy. This layer of the Abyss, which is also known as Shedaklah, is a bubbling morass of oozing, fetid sludge. Its landscape is covered

The Dragon Armies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Verminaard, but he has temporarily given control of many of its troops to his acolyte, Dragon Highmaster Kansaldi Fire-Eyes, tasking her with spearheading a daring attack on Solamnia. Meanwhile

the region’s nomads under Dragon Army rule. The half-ogre Lucien of Takar commands the Black Dragon Army, whose focused force supports the other armies and occupies the lands they conquer, including

23. Meditation Rooms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

contact beings of the Far Realm. Other family members have used it for similar purposes over the years. It weighs 11 pounds and measures 7 inches wide, 13 inches tall, and 2 inches thick. The black

creature attuned to the black crystal tablet can use it to cast eyebite or gate (the portal created by this spell links to the Far Realm only). After the tablet is used to cast a spell, it cannot be used again until the next dawn.

Watchtower

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

Realm uprooted the spire from regular space and time and transformed everyone inside into deadly Aberrations. But wards placed by the knights long before kept the Far Realm’s magic confined within

the tower, which became a pocket dimension with no escape. The Aberrations were trapped in the tower, unable to leave until the Far Realm energies dispersed and the tower stabilized in the present. More

Tiamat's Temple

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

Tiamat’s Temple The temple in the caldera of the Well of Dragons is the same temple that marks the center of Tiamat’s realm on Avernus. The Red Wizards’ ritual has brought it here to act as a

cult’s subterranean warrens leads into area 5 (the black chapel). When the ritual begins, the temple is the focus of the cult’s activity, with Severin’s Red Wizard allies (use mage statistics) at the

Tiamat's Temple

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

Tiamat’s Temple The temple in the caldera of the Well of Dragons is the same temple that marks the center of Tiamat’s realm on Avernus. The Red Wizards’ ritual has brought it here to act as a

cult’s subterranean warrens leads into area 5 (the black chapel). When the ritual begins, the temple is the focus of the cult’s activity, with Severin’s Red Wizard allies (use mage statistics) at the

Erebos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

face to face with him often depart in despair. He is jealous and tyrannical within his realm, but unlike his brother Heliod, he neither blusters nor tries to expand his influence. He waits patiently

black whip. He also appears in the form of a black asp, a cloud of choking smoke, or an animated golden idol.

Infiltrating the Cult

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

cultists must wear their silver masks and black robes at all times or the temple’s cultists attack them. A character posing as a cultist must make a DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check each time a

the high altar (area T9 on map 1.1). Only the cult leaders carry these keys. Vox is a ruthless leader. Last week she executed a cultist named Werth for daring to suggest Vox’s plan might not work. (This

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black

Vigila Forest

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

Vigila Forest Towering black deciduous trees pierce the canopy of Falkovnia’s dense, whispering forests. Called “sentries of death,” these trees inspire grim stories suggesting that their wood is

haunted or their roots reach into the realm of the dead. In contrast, a ring of pale sentry trees stands in the depths of the Vigila Forest. Tales tell that none who enter the ring survive. The zombie

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black-and

Carceri

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

, frigid oceans, and black ice. All form a miserable home for the traitors and backstabbers trapped on this prison plane. Layers of Carceri Layer Description Orthrys The River Styx meanders through a

Payratheon. Colothys Deep chasms cut between cruel mountains make foot travel nearly impossible. Porphatys Cold, acidic oceans are fed by constant black snow. Agathys Black ice streaked with red covers this

Alcio “Baron” Metus

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

against the Kargat’s largely vampiric leaders. They quickly fell to her allied gangs-turned-vampire hunters, and the Kargat fractured, with Alcio taking over the Black Tower. Now, Alcio spreads her

information and intimidation. She’s quick to punish incompetence and quicker to reward daring, but she reserves her greatest rewards for those who further her plots for revenge against Rudolph van Richten.

11. Melissara's Study

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Traveler, and Touched by the Far Realm: A Wizard’s Lamentable Descent into Lunacy. Tucked among these mundane tomes is Melissara’s spellbook, which bears the (right side up) Shadowdusk family crest on the

studies regarding the nature of the Far Realm. The other notes are nonsensical ravings that hint at a fractured mind slowly coming undone. The bottom drawer is sealed with an arcane lock spell cast

Travelers in the Mists

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

narratives that span domains can prove challenging if every realm is a world unto itself. Individuals who willfully brave the Mists to travel between domains are especially useful in your broader

horror stories. While it’s true that most residents of the Domains of Dread never leave their home domains and wisely don’t fixate on what lies beyond the Mists, some daring souls do. Many such

Mausoleum of Chronepsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

sometimes takes the form of a black dragon with iridescent scales. Each hourglass within the dragon god’s realm is said to represent the life of a dragon somewhere in the multiverse. Chronepsis prefers to

Exploring This Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, the border realm between the Elemental Planes of Earth and Water. This ooze is a thick, viscid brown effluvium with streaks of orange, green, yellow, and black. It smells like rotten eggs and sticks to

Faeries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Faeries Known for their mischief, faeries resemble insects with humanoid features. Their size and shape may vary, but all have antennae, black eyes, chitinous skin, and insectoid legs and wings

player character. Shadowmoor faeries have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet. For suggestions on how to run a faerie nonplayer character, see chapter 3. BEN HILL Faeries in the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor often delight in whimsy

34. Zalthar's Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, all covered in dust and cobwebs. Easel. A wooden easel stands in the northeast corner, draped in a black cloth. (Under the cloth, resting on the easel, is a half-finished portrait of Dezmyr as she

was in life, lying nude on a bed of tentacles.) Zalthar. Seated in a chair, facing the northern and western doors, is Zalthar Shadowdusk — a death knight in black armor. In his withered hands, he

Noteworthy Features

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

. Each denizen of this realm can relate a story of a terrifying haunting that they or someone they know experienced personally. The House on Gryphon Hill is the most famous haunted house in Mordent, known

to be occupied by the spirit of Lord Wilfred Godefroy—an evil man who murdered his wife and daughter. The proximity of the spirit realm spurs local eccentrics to investigate spiritualism and the

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