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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the result of imagination trying to account for a terrifying and
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
in her seventies, but she is, in fact, much older.
Royal Blood. Madam Eva is Strahd’s half-sister, though Strahd is unaware of this fact. Her real name is Katarina, and she is the daughter of a
Vistani woman whom King Barov, Strahd’s father, took to his bed during one of his many crusades. Madam Eva knows she is Strahd’s half-sister but has told no one of the royal blood flowing
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Patrina to flesh and blood, whereupon he can travel to Castle Ravenloft and end his sister's torment. Kasimir has no inkling that Patrina is using him for exactly that purpose, and that her ultimate goal
a return to the old ways.
Dreams of the Damned. Kasimir's sister, Patrina Velikovna, is sealed in the catacombs below Castle Ravenloft. Convinced that she was the concubine of the devil Strahd
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Prince of Undeath, known as the Blood Lord. He takes some pleasure in the sufferings of the living, but far prefers the company and service of the undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the
chapter 7, "Treasure” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair
Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
known as the Blood Lord. While he takes pleasure in the sufferings of the living, he far prefers the company and service of Undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed
Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair
Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules. Surrounded by a moat fed by the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
— an ancient lich said to dwell in a castle of bone and ice in the coldest regions of the Lhazaar Principalities. Some stories say that she is served by a legion of undead and that she maintains a
island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to indulge.
While many dhampirs thirst for blood, your character might otherwise gain
sustenance from the living. Roll on or choose an option from the Dhampir Hungers table to determine what tempts your character to feed.
Dhampir Hungers
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Blood
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Flesh
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Basic Rules (2014)
’s castle and stole weapons to arm the people.
7
I trained the peasantry to use farm implements as weapons against a tyrant’s soldiers.
8
A lord rescinded an unpopular decree
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Flaw
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The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
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I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, months, and years practicing fell magic and looking for ways to help her “son.”
Raven Bane. Baba Lysaga has allies in Castle Ravenloft—a coven of witches. Through the aid of these
imparted to Lysaga the secret of longevity, which requires her to bathe in the blood of beasts on nights of the new moon. Failure to do so causes Lysaga to age rapidly, becoming mere dust and bones in a
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
threatened to spill her blood. Ezmerelda convinced him that she genuinely wanted to help him find his missing son, whereupon van Richten told her the saddest of tales. He had found his son, who had been
to earn his trust and respect. To that end, she has been poring over van Richten’s research and learning about Strahd and Castle Ravenloft, with every intention of dispatching the vampire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
to a cloud giant’s castle might subject characters to the effects of high altitude. The following sections provide rules for handling these and other environmental effects.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Environmental Effects Characters crossing a frigid tundra might suffer the effects of extreme cold, while a visit to a cloud giant’s castle might subject characters to the effects of high altitude. The following sections provide rules for handling these and other environmental effects.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the castle, read the following: Aside from a few antechambers, this once-impressive castle has been reduced to scorched rubble. Two hulking, bipedal creatures covered in spikes and smeared with blood stalk the castle’s bailey.
shattered remains of trees, roads, and whole mountain ranges dot the barren landscape. In the distance, a lone castle is silhouetted against the crimson horizon. Two hulking figures wander around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
defiant.
No threats reveal themselves to the characters as they enter the castle grounds. Once inside, they spot two humans in plate armor lying dead on the ground near the shattered gate, blood
Approaching the High Hall When the characters approach the High Hall, read the following boxed text to describe the scene: This clifftop castle was once the crowning architectural jewel of Elturel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Village of Barovia Lying in the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, the village of Barovia is oppressed by fear. The villagers rarely venture from their homes, suspecting their neighbors of wickedness and
temptations. A rare exception to the village’s cold desperation can be found at the local tavern called the Blood of the Vine. Those few who would oppose Strahd’s evil congregate here—and are in turn spied upon by the count’s agents.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
“Cover” in the Basic Rules). DISGUISED CHARACTERS
Rather than storm Cragmaw Castle with weapons in hand, clever characters might try to talk their way inside. For example, they might don the scarlet
General Features The centuries have not been kind to Cragmaw Castle. The goblins have shored up the weakest areas beneath its falling towers with crude timbers, but it’s only a matter of time before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wind. Rules for extreme cold apply, however. What was once a truly impressive structure, six or more floors in height, is now frozen rubble. Only the first floor of the castle, part of the second
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd von Zarovich In the halls of Castle Ravenloft,
Count Strahd von Zarovich clings
to ancient obsessions In life, Count Strahd von Zarovich was a ruthlessly effective conqueror. Over decades
ancestors, he spilled his blood into the earth, sealing a pact between himself and the land. In honor of his parents, King Barov and Queen Ravenovia, he named the valley Barovia and constructed his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
wizard’s spell. The sharp tang of blood in the air, cutting through the stench of vile monsters. Roars of fury, shouts of triumph, cries of pain. Combat in D&D can be chaotic, deadly, and thrilling
. This section provides the rules you need for your characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and drain the blood of nonbelievers in his name.
3 A merchant working for a mysterious patron hires the party to recover the bones of Tatsaul Eris, a noble buried in the catacombs of Castle
the count’s plots and infamy. Strahd’s depravity takes physical form in the vampire’s lair, Castle Ravenloft. The castle is itself a notorious legend intrinsic to the count’s terror. The Mists often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
wizard’s spell. The sharp tang of blood in the air, cutting through the stench of vile monsters. Roars of fury, shouts of triumph, cries of pain. Combat in D&D can be chaotic, deadly, and thrilling. This
chapter provides the rules you need for your characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
blood, they cast him out, but Tristen grew enraged and slaughtered the druids, draining them all. The sacred waters of the druids’ rituals had infused their blood, though, making it poison to the half
, Tristen lives by day, a perpetually young, charming, invention-obsessed dhampir dwelling in Castle Tristenoira, the smoking fortress his goblin servants built over the druid circle of his one-time family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
and sate that hunger by drinking the blood of the living. Vampires abhor sunlight, for its touch burns them. They never cast shadows or reflections, and any vampire wishing to move unnoticed among the
such as torture devices or trophies from creatures they have killed. Born from Death. Most of a vampire’s victims become vampire spawn — ravenous creatures with a vampire’s hunger for blood, but under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
against treachery by Pharblex and the bullywugs. Like guards elsewhere in the castle, those in this room assume that strangers are newly arrived cultists unless they have reason to think otherwise (seeing
strangers with weapons dripping blood from recent combat would be one such reason). They won’t attack unless provoked, but they won’t let anyone go upstairs or into areas 1J and 1K without an excellent reason, either.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
against treachery by Pharblex and the bullywugs. Like guards elsewhere in the castle, those in this room assume that strangers are newly arrived cultists unless they have reason to think otherwise (seeing
strangers with weapons dripping blood from recent combat would be one such reason). They won’t attack unless provoked, but they won’t let anyone go upstairs or into areas 1J and 1K without an excellent reason, either.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mansion’s forbidden east wing, where terrible noises sound from every night
2 A castle where all visitors are transformed into rats, bats, spiders, and other beasts
3 A science lab where
own blood each night
8 A rectory where the stained glass windows hold the trapped souls of the pious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Castle Ravenloft towers before you. Crumbling towers of stone—perhaps abandoned guardhouses—loom over the approach. Beyond them, you see a gaping chasm disappearing into deep fog below. A lowered
drawbridge spans the chasm, its chains creaking in the wind. Stone gargoyles stare down at you from the high walls, and a pale light spills into the courtyard from the open castle doors beyond.
Phillip (as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
into the gloom. Despite all attempts to demystify her, the Raven Queen has remained enigmatic and aloof. She rules from her Raven Throne within the Fortress of Memories, a mazelike castle deep within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ancient thrones, and brought them here to settle in the castle Ravenloft. They came with a younger brother of mine, Sergei. He was handsome and youthful. I hated him for both.
From the families of the
squandered mine. The death she saw in me turned her from me. And so I came to hate death—my death. My hate is very strong. I would not be called “death” so soon. I made a pact with death, a pact of blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
during a performance of Blood Wedding — a play about love, jealousy, and death. In the story, a young woman is brought to a castle by a count, only to fall in love with his younger brother, a man of
gods and transformed into a creature of darkness, damned to live in his castle and feed on blood. A female cellist and two male violinists provide musical accompaniment. The shivering audience
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s Location in the Castle Drawn from the high deck, the fifth card in the card reading determines the location of the final showdown with Strahd—the place in Castle Ravenloft where the
of his castle.
Strahd faces the characters in the hall of bones (area K67). Seer (Jack of Clubs) He waits for you in a place of wisdom, warmth, and despair. Great secrets are there.
Strahd faces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
certain times of year make for great adventure opportunities. Perhaps a ghostly castle appears on a certain hill on the winter solstice every year, or every thirteenth full moon is blood red and fills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
This tower is all that remains of Castle Laventz. Here, Dalk Dranzorg threatened to imprison Mara Silvra within the castle’s walls. A bricked-over alcove remains, but while the house is dormant it’s
. Blood runs down the northwestern wall, outlining the hidden alcove. This part of the wall has AC 16, 20 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Opening the alcove reveals a cramped space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Knight Sarlamir’s Curse Among the dead entombed beneath Castle Kalaman lies the body of Knight Zanas Sarlamir. A respected knight of the Order of the Crown, Sarlamir received a divine quest from the
. As the conflict escalated, Sarlamir used his dragonlance to slay the dragons’ leader, the gold dragon Karavarix. As soon as Karavarix’s blood touched the dragonlance, the weapon rusted away in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stones form one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). When a creature comes within 5 feet of the gate, rivulets of blood begin to seep from the rocky pores of the standing stones. The rules of this gate
Gate to Level 12 At the north end of this 20-foot-high cave are two 15-foot-tall standing stones hewn from black basalt. Carved into the lintel spanning them is a large, blood-red X. The standing