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High Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

valley elves of Greyhawk, the Silvanesti of Dragonlance, and the sun elves of the Forgotten Realms) is haughty and reclusive, believing themselves to be superior to non-elves and even other elves. The

other type (including the high elves of Greyhawk, the Qualinesti of Dragonlance, and the moon elves of the Forgotten Realms) are more common and more friendly, and often encountered among humans and

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound

, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Whisperer. A purple star whose guidance and minions seem to help for a time but whose influence inevitably leads to disaster. Hadar, the Dark Hunger. A cinder-red dying star that siphons life from its

minions to avert its own demise. Khirad, the Star of Secrets. A blue-white star whose gifts grant insight but also reveal terrible truths. Zhudun, the Corpse Star. A dead star that whispers of the

Hobgoblin

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creates a mystical bond between the giver and the receiver of a gift. On some worlds, such bonds lead hobgoblins to form communities with deep ties to one another. In Eberron and the Forgotten Realms, vast

, pointed ears and noses that turn bright red or blue during displays of emotion. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

naming traditions of their ancestors. The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture

. In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups are widely recognized, though over a dozen others are found in more localized areas of Faerûn. These groups, and the typical names of their

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, bronze, and almost bluish-white, hair of green or blue, and eyes like pools of liquid gold or silver. Elves have no facial and little body hair. They favor elegant clothing in bright colors, and they

skill with sword, bow, and strategy. Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and

Young Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

out of arrow range, so they know I am watching. 8 I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on

plunder. 2 A young blue dragon is teaching a young dragon turtle to terrorize nearby settlements so the inhabitants will propitiate the dragon turtle with gold. 3 A young dragon turtle

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, blue, or purple. Self-Reliant and Suspicious Tieflings subsist in small minorities found mostly in human cities or towns, often in the roughest quarters of those places, where they grow up to be

tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

Genasi inherit something from both sides of their dual nature. They resemble humans but have unusual skin color (red, green, blue, or gray), and there is something odd about them. The elemental blood

2. Walled Compound

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

the Red Wizards’ expedition under a fallen section of wall. Orvex is dying of thirst and exhaustion. As characters search the compound, they hear him calling out for help from under the rubble. If the

2. Walled Compound Smoke drifts lazily from a walled compound. The gate lies in splinters, and scorch marks deface the buildings. Near the center of the compound is a plaza littered with charred

High Elf

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

and valley elves of Greyhawk, the Silvanesti of Dragonlance, and the sun elves of the Forgotten Realms) is haughty and reclusive, believing themselves to be superior to non-elves and even other elves

. The other type (including the high elves of Greyhawk, the Qualinesti of Dragonlance, and the moon elves of the Forgotten Realms) are more common and more friendly, and often encountered among humans

High Elf

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

and valley elves of Greyhawk, the Silvanesti of Dragonlance, and the sun elves of the Forgotten Realms) is haughty and reclusive, believing themselves to be superior to non-elves and even other elves

. The other type (including the high elves of Greyhawk, the Qualinesti of Dragonlance, and the moon elves of the Forgotten Realms) are more common and more friendly, and often encountered among humans

Blue Slaad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Blue Slaad Almost as numerous as red slaadi, blue slaadi are muscular brutes with vicious blades extending from the backs of their claws. These claws carry a magical curse called chaos phage, which

can transform victims into red or green slaadi. Blue slaadi accompany red slaadi and behave similarly. They innately know the signs of chaos phage and avoid slaying creatures that carry it or other

Book Descriptions

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

shirt but having no effect on his tight pantaloons and shiny boots. He’s depicted looking marvelous in fantastical realms alongside his rugged and ready adventuring companions. Alkazaar’s Appendix is

well as detailed drawings of a stone golem with a brilliant blue sapphire for a heart. One of these illustrations doubles as a portal to Anauroch (see “The Picture Portal” below).

Hobgoblin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

creates a mystical bond between the giver and the receiver of a gift. On some worlds, such bonds lead hobgoblins to form communities with deep ties to one another. In Eberron and the Forgotten Realms

, vast hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity. Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved, pointed ears and noses that turn bright red or blue during displays of emotion.

Ancient Blue Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Ancient Blue Dragon Ancient blue dragons think beyond dominating groups of short-lived servants. Instead, they seek to claim their places above other dragons and their world’s most powerful

inhabitants. If world domination seems too tedious or cliché, these dragons might seek to seize control of extraplanar realms, multiworld empires, or forces of reality—like life, storms, or time itself

Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre

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

and shaped into towers, girded with balconies and walkways, and connected with delicate-looking ramps and bridges. All the compound is lit with blazing light in pale shades of violet, green, and blue

strands forms a kind of fence around a sprawling compound of structures laid out on the plateau at the top of Menzoberranzan’s great cavern. Dozens of massive stalagmites and stalactites have been carved

Bronze Dragon Treasures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Oristene’s multi-volume Military History of the Outer Planes 3 A heavy cloak of shimmering blue scales, with an attached half-mask 4 An oversized key of living wood, with seemingly

compound eyes 10 An elaborate clockwork zoetrope that, when activated, displays a moving picture of a bronze dragon fighting a red dragon over a burning city

Chapter 4: Dragonmarks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Chapter 4: Dragonmarks A halfling healer touches a dying man; the mark on her forehead blazes with blue fire as his wounds close and vanish. A half-orc bounty hunter reaches out with the power of

1. Portal Stones

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

, and one leads to the desert of Mulhorand, near a blue dragon lair. These additional portals should not be a major part of the adventure, but they can introduce cultist nonplayer characters coming to

mournful croaking,” and the lands of the “red sun,” but provide no place names. Over time, the stones have been used to reach many sites within the Realms.

Cosmic Horror Plots

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

Cosmic Horror Plots Adventures in cosmic horror realms are bleak, desperate affairs where the best one can hope for is to survive relatively intact. There is no stopping the ultimate evil, but

hydrophobic family. 7 Discover what is dragging the people of a hamlet out of their homes, garbing them in silver, and leading them into the surf to drown. 8 Learn why the bakers of a small town have started making pastries filled with a popular, delicious, and faintly glowing blue goo.

Chapter 1: Dragonmarks

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

Chapter 1: Dragonmarks A halfling healer touches a dying man; the mark on her forehead blazes with blue fire as his wounds close and vanish. A half-orc bounty hunter reaches out with the power of his

Wreck of the Lambent Zenith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Wreck of the Lambent Zenith With its navy-blue hull and golden gossamer sails, the spelljamming galleon Lambent Zenith once cut an elegant silhouette through the Astral Sea’s silver clouds. Its

eye. But the Lambent Zenith’s expedition screeched to a halt when it encountered a dying god of chaos named Havock drifting through the Astral Sea. The latent chaos magic around Havock twisted the

1. Portal Stones

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

, and one leads to the desert of Mulhorand, near a blue dragon’s lair. These additional portals should not be a major part of the adventure, but they can introduce cultist nonplayer characters coming

mournful croaking,” and the lands of the “red sun,” but provide no place names. Over time, the stones have been used to reach many sites within the Realms.

Slaad Tadpole

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Slaad Tadpole Slaad tadpoles are ravenous, newborn slaadi. They hatch from eggs implanted into living hosts by red slaadi, but they also appear in great numbers in Limbo and other chaotic realms

. Under most conditions, a slaad tadpole transforms into a blue slaad—or a green slaad if its host was able to cast spells of level 3 or higher—within 2d12 hours of hatching. Slaad Tadpole Tiny Aberration

Mystra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Faerûn, which is to be expected for a land as touched by magic as it is. Her worshipers include those who use magic or work closely with it, such as alchemists and sages. The blue-clad priests of

Mystran temples count wizards and sorcerers among their numbers, as well as the occasional bard. The goal of Mystra’s faithful is simple: that magic be preserved and promulgated throughout the Realms. It

The Undying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

and the Eye; the dread Iuz; the lich-queen Vol; the Undying Court of Aerenal; Vlaakith, lich-queen of the githyanki; and the deathless wizard Fistandantalus. In the Realms, Undying patrons include

, speak with dead 4th aura of life, death ward 5th contagion, legend lore Among the Dead Starting at 1st level, you learn the spare the dying cantrip, which counts as a warlock cantrip for you. You

Currency

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

looking to pick a fight with a foreigner. Example: The Forgotten Realms The world of the Forgotten Realms provides an extensive example of currencies. Although barter, blood notes, and similar letters of

electrum pieces are harmarks (commonly called “blue eyes”), and five-sided gold pieces are nobles. Sembia doesn’t mint platinum coins. All coinage is accepted in Sembia, including copper and platinum

Camp Vengeance

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

Camp Vengeance Through the foliage, you see a crude timber fortification — a walled compound with watchtowers and tents inside it, encircled by a ditch bristling with sharpened stakes. A large

the gatehouse day and night. The rampart under the palisade impedes the camp’s drainage. The entire compound is riddled with puddles and ankle-deep mud, which make it a breeding ground for mosquitoes

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

, silver, bronze, brass, and copper. Cruel, five-headed Tiamat made the chromatic dragons—red, blue, green, black and white. The metallic and chromatic dragons share a mutual animosity that originates in

the enmity between Bahamut and Tiamat (Bahamut is often called the King of Metallic Dragons in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and Tiamat the Queen of Chromatic Dragons. In other worlds they have

8. Unkh's Shrine

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

8. Unkh’s Shrine Swirly carvings decorate two obelisks at the entrance to this compound. An overgrown courtyard lies under the shade of tall palms. Stone doors seal the entrance to a windowless

represents the trickster god Unkh as a flail snail. Three ghasts (undead Chultan tribesfolk) hide behind it. Each ghast has Ras Nsi’s symbol — a small blue triangle — tattooed on its forehead. The ghasts

Brass Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

secret power behind the throne in an aggressively colonizing realm, using this position to learn about neighboring realms without regard for the consequences. 3 A brass dragon is the most likely

Connections d6 Connected Creatures 1 A young brass dragon and a young blue dragon fight over territory. 2 A young brass dragon frequently visits a couatl who is charged with guarding an

House of the All-Seeing Orb

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

Tashlutans claim to have some amount of skill with personal prognostication. One of the most notable sights in Tashluta, the House of the All-Seeing Orb is an immense compound dedicated to the study of

carrying tomes or mysterious-looking magic devices, bustle about the immense compound. The largest building is patterned with inscribed eyes. A larger, more detailed eye is carved above the building’s

Human Names and Ethnicities

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

physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern

migrations of the earliest humans, so that the humans of the Silver Marches have every possible variation of coloration and features. In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups are widely

Simulation Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

bright blue as he hurries over to a table set with magical gear and mysterious devices unrecognizable to the characters, reporting that everything is ready to go. Starting the Simulation Mister Blip

be afraid. Though these illusions are realistic, thanks to my arcane prowess, they are just that—illusions.” Blue-white lines form around you, etching the shape of a ship deck around the platform

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