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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

2. Walled Compound

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

dead comrades and arranged their bones into a spirit pole. Characters who explore the compound discover this effigy: A glaive has been thrust into remains of a burned-out pyre. Charred snake skulls

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

Arrival at the Fort

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

landscape. At the center of the compound is a hill of rust-colored stone that resembles a hand clawing out of the ground, with gaps between the fingers. A jagged wall made of rock, bones, and metal debris

Arrival at the Fort When the characters get within sight of Fort Knucklebone, describe the location as follows: A fortified compound sits atop a low plateau that rises out of a crater-pocked

Emerald Enclave

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

friendly but humorless groundskeeper of Phaulkonmere, a compound located one block south of Kolat Towers (see chapter 8). Phaulkonmere is owned by the Tarm and Phaulkon noble families. Melannor

Everdawn, a grizzled old champion of Kelemvor, has offered to help the City Guard catch a necromancer who’s stealing bones from the City of the Dead and animating them as skeletons. Sir Ambrose could use

Lynx Creatlach

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Mad Maggie’s creations while the hag was in Zariel’s employ.) Beneath this golem costume, Lynx’s bones are carved and silver-scribed in the same manner as her horns. She uses her skull, which is

tomb. Lynx is aware that Sir Ursas has knowledge of other missing components that might relate to an ancient Temple of Moloch. Mechanical Guide Lynx has pulled a component from her version of the

Tresendar Manor

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

courtyard of Tresendar Manor, they find they are not alone. Numerous brown-and-gray jackals prowl the ruins. Some gnaw on bones, while others sniff and dig at a pile of stones at the center of the manor

, although she doesn’t know it. If captured, she can relate that a short, cloaked humanoid came to her in Neverwinter Wood two days ago, hiring her to bring her pack of jackals to Phandalin and search

Fortress Level 1

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

Emaciated Elmo is the sole survivor of a party of adventurers that penetrated the lair weeks ago. In a weak and raspy voice, he tells his story. Relate the following details: He is a wizard and the

air is distinctly colder than outside. This room contains no furniture, but around the walls hang various carcasses. Some spare hooks attached to the wall are unoccupied. White bones lie heaped in

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

dragon bones juts from the head, neck, back, and tail of the mound. Enormous cairns encircle the mound out to a range of a quarter mile. Beneath them lie the bones of revered Thunderbeast tribal

. Skulls, bones, rusted armor, and broken weapons are all that remain of those killed by orc axes and the dragon’s icy breath. Suggested Encounter Eight Zhentarim thugs (LE male and female humans of

Nine Hells

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

. Empty battlefields are littered with weapons and bones, showing where the legions of the Nine Hells prevailed against invading enemies. The archdevil Zariel rules Avernus, having supplanted her

shells of empty fortresses, and swarms of hungry flies. The archduke of Maladomini is Baalzebul, the Lord of Flies. He is a tall, powerful devil with the compound eyes of a fly. The archduke has long

E: Wakenreth

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

yellowed bones fallen from burial niches and scattered across the floor. If the characters defeated the wraiths in the previous level, the elf spirit is here. Regretful Spirit. The woman’s spirit

heads as those of green dragons, while the runes relate to the natural magic of the Feywild. They also notice the runes can rotate, likely as a means of controlling the portal, but their function is

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

flicker to life overhead as you enter, illuminating a pile of moldy bones. A cloaker lurks above, waiting to ambush the characters. The creature strikes at an opportune moment. Artificial Assistance

encounter in area S30 proceeds here. The robot defends itself if attacked. Bones. The floor beneath the cloaker is covered with bits of rags, the bones of former crew members and various pests, and the

Lair Locations

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

Lair Locations The following locations are keyed to Map: Shivering Deaths Lair. D1: Lair Entrance A wide cleft in an icy cliffside marks the entrance to Shivering Death’s lair. Frozen bones protrude

from snowdrifts outside the cavern entrance. The bones are from recently killed animals and human travelers. The bones show gouge marks from teeth the size of daggers. As a Search action, a

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

with a steady geyser. This pool came to be known as Beorunna’s Well. Uthgardt exploring the cavern for the first time found what they thought were Beorunna’s bones, which actually belonged to a half-ogre

. Uthgar’s followers buried the half-ogre’s bones alongside a relic stolen from their enemies, the giants, and built an altar upon the burial site. When the Uthgardt call upon Uthgar for guidance or

Ascendant Factions

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

razorvine that is Sigil. Faction Attire. Members of the Doomguard garb themselves in the bones of long-dead creatures and deliberately allow their weapons and gear to rust. Sinkers display their scars

Fraternity of Order both relate to the Seekers, while the Bleak Cabal and Heralds of Dust oppose them. Society of Sensation Who Find Truth Only in Experience Factol: Erin Darkflame Montgomery

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

chamber is obviously an ancient crypt. Niches along the walls hold dozens of old skeletons, some with scraps of burial cloth still clinging to their bones. Not all the monsters beneath the

characters are here to fight the cultists, they eagerly relate everything they know about the layout of the mines and the guards in area M18. The commoners also know where the crypt (area M20) and the Hall of

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