before black down compared reward

Black Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

action.Expert assassins and infiltrators, black abishais can weave shadows to mask their presence, allowing them to reach a location where they can deliver a fatal strike to their targets. Abishais Each

abishai was once a mortal who somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of

Blue Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon

heads: black, blue, green, red, and white. Tiamat deploys abishais as her agents, sending them forth to represent her interests in the Hells and across the multiverse. Some have simple tasks, such as

Green Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ensure they can manipulate even the shrewdest opponents. Abishais Each abishai was once a mortal who somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a

draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon heads: black, blue, green, red, and white. Tiamat deploys

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

xenophobic, in general their societies are inclusive. Human lands welcome large numbers of nonhumans compared to the proportion of humans who live in nonhuman lands. Exemplars of Ambition Humans who

White Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

destruction on the battlefield. Abishais Each abishai was once a mortal who somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her

pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon heads: black, blue, green, red, and white. Tiamat deploys abishais as her agents, sending them

Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales

below. Black Guard Drake. The drake can breathe air and water, has a swimming speed of 30 feet, and has resistance to acid damage. Blue Guard Drake. The drake has a burrowing speed of 20 feet and

Sage Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

master in your fields of study. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead

; slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is … compared … to me. 7 I am horribly, horribly awkward in social

Red Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with

one of Tiamat’s five dragon heads: black, blue, green, red, and white. Tiamat deploys abishais as her agents, sending them forth to represent her interests in the Hells and across the multiverse

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Noble and Fierce Leonin tend to be tall compared to humans and move with a boldness that suggests their physical might. Tawny fur covers leonin bodies, and some grow thick manes ranging in shades from

gold to black. While their hands prove as nimble as those of other humanoids, leonin have retractable feline claws, which they can extend instantly. This, along with their ability to produce bone

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to

… compared … to me. 7 I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. 8 I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets. d6 Ideal

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of 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 skin, especially around the head and neck. Their

adventurers to investigate. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

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

adventurers to investigate. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

successfully prevented a murder, and the would-be perpetrator wants me dead. 5 One of my parents was prominent in the guild, and I resent constantly being compared to that standard. 6 I’ve

see me slip up and break the law. 5 A lesser Gruul chieftain seems to think I could be useful. 6 The black sheep of my family is putting their maniacal genius to use in the Izzet. 7

Gemstones

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

Gemstones Gemstones are small, lightweight, and easily secured compared to their same value in coins. If a treasure hoard includes gemstones, you can use the following tables to randomly determine

(mottled deep blue) 2 Banded agate (striped brown, blue, white, or red) 3 Blue quartz (pale blue) 4 Eye agate (circles of gray, white, brown, blue, or green) 5 Hematite (gray black) 6 Lapis lazuli

3L. Rezmir's Office

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

months at a stretch. The furnishings in all four chambers are lavish—surprisingly so, compared to everything else at the castle. All other furnishings were built on site, but Rezmir’s come from the

beneath the castle and how to operate it, including its command word (“Draezir”). Treasure Two matched onyx carvings of black dragons flank the top of the staircase. A serious collector would pay up to 3,000 gp for the pair. They are three feet tall and weigh 400 pounds apiece.

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

Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility. 8 A

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

. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility

3L. Rezmir's Office

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

months at a stretch. The furnishings in all four chambers are lavish—surprisingly so, compared to everything else at the castle. All other furnishings were built on site, but Rezmir’s come from the

beneath the castle and how to operate it, including its command word (“Draezir”). Treasure Two matched onyx carvings of black dragons flank the top of the staircase. A serious collector would pay up to 3,000 gp for the pair. They are three feet tall and weigh 400 pounds apiece.

Zhentarim

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

to a table in the center of the Yawning Portal’s taproom, where her boss waits with drink in hand. Davil Starsong Davil Starsong (see appendix B) is the characters’ primary contact in the Black

need. (More specifically, they provide loans, mercenaries, and other services.) Another Black Network gang has recently infiltrated the city and tried to take over the Xanathar Guild. They failed

Minotaurs

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

Level seek to emulate him through their blood lust and savagery. He appears as a great, black-furred minotaur with iron horns, burning red fire in his eyes, and a massive bloodstained glaive. Fervent

human cultists of Baphomet are sometimes transformed into minotaurs as a reward for their devotion and sacrifice.

L. Lake Zarovich

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

L. Lake Zarovich At the foot of a mountain, nestled in the misty forest, is a large lake. The water is perfectly still and dark, reflecting the black clouds overhead like a monstrous mirror. If the

to greet him, he tosses the burlap sack into the water, watches it sink, and waits with fishing pole in hand for his reward. Bluto is a hollow shell of a man, barely able to understand his own actions

Order of the Gauntlet

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

disperse the would-be brawlers. Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character gains 1 renown. 3rd “A notorious thief called the Black Viper, long thought dead, has apparently returned to Waterdeep. She

herself. Order of the Gauntlet Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “We hear that the Zhents are paying gangs in the Field Ward to attack suspected Xanathar Guild

Disposing of Evidence

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

grateful to the characters for ridding their forest of the black puddings. Each dryad presents the party with a reward: a wooden vial containing a single dose of sweet sap that functions like a potion of

your nose. Just off the path is a hollow, petrified tree trunk filled with a viscous black ooze. Black tendrils extrude from the ooze, reaching toward two figures clad in white robes. These figures

Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

reward from what’s left of the town treasury. Recovering treasure, however, is a lesser goal when compared to the other objectives he brings up. Any gear or supplies the characters need for the trip are

Bregan D'aerthe

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

breaks off all contact with the characters for the time being. On the other hand, if the characters try to confront the drow spies, they avoid contact but leave behind a black eye patch as a calling

pretends to be. Bregan D’aerthe Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “I’d like you to steal a silk handkerchief from a Waterdavian noble and give it to a tiefling girl

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.

Thornwell's Offer

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

Thornwell’s Offer If the characters are less likely to get involved in the adventure out of altruism, they can be approached by a mysterious, handsome, well-groomed human female dressed in black-and

much more information about Loveage and the murders, and offers the characters a reward of 500 pp if they can find the real murderer and bring the culprit to justice. The mysterious contact is one of

Amid the Ashes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

upon Respite. During the raid, Brezo saw a black dragon with a scarred brow fly over the village and exhale streams of acid. Brezo fled into the tavern shortly before Corsairs burst inside and set the

place on fire. Nelida The bartender has heard tales of the scarred black dragon that accompanied the Corsairs. The dragon’s name is Sablewing. Travelers told her a rumor that Sablewing recently murdered

Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp

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

reward from what’s left of the town treasury. Recovering treasure, however, is a lesser goal when compared to the other objectives he brings up. Any gear or supplies the characters need for the trip

Sage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

a master in your fields of study. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a

listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment. 6 I . . . speak . . . slowly . . . when talking . . . to idiots, . . . which . . . almost . . . everyone . . . is . . . compared

6. Svirfneblin Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Master’s Guide). Gabble keeps a crystal coffer in her niche. The coffer is worth 100 gp, and it contains a black sapphire pendant on a silver chain worth 5,000 gp. She offers the pendant as a reward to the party for saving her enclave.

through the doors. If the characters deal with the duergar, Gabble is grateful and offers them a reward (see “Treasure” below). Gabble doesn’t know what provoked the duergar into attacking her enclave

11. The Glittering Caverns of Jarûk the Prismatic

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

black robes and veils lurk in the northern alcove. The dao, Jarûk, rises out of the sand when the characters first arrive. He greets them with a song (see the “Jarûk’s Song” sidebar). As he sings

draws Jarûk, the medusas, the sand, and the lich’s phylactery back to the Elemental Plane of Earth. The characters find Jarûk’s promised reward on the floor of the emptied cave. Characters who complete

Sage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

a master in your fields of study. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a

talking...to idiots,...which...almost...everyone...is...compared...to me. 7 I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. 8 I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets

14. Base de Résistance

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

trying to drive the Xanathar Guild out of Skullport. His ties to the Black Network make Rizzeryl an enemy of the Xanathar Guild, which currently controls Skullport and is trying to secure the uppermost

calls for them. Rizzeryl offers the adventurers a reward if they destroy both Xanathar Guild outposts on this level (areas 9 and 20) and return with the heads of both guild leaders, whose names, he

Guard Drake

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

dragon typically provides its help when it wants to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales (donated by

the special features described below. Black Guard Drake. A black guard drake is amphibious (it can breathe air or water), has a swimming speed of 30 feet, and has resistance to acid damage. Blue

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