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Candlekeep Mysteries
the books and scrolls kept in her subterranean domain. The Sentinel Wyrm can be summoned by the Keeper of Tomes and called upon to defend Candlekeep from invaders who would plunder or destroy it. In her
see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe.
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Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the
filling books, scrolls, tablets, or stranger archives—such as magical crystals that hold captured memories or the voices of those long dead. You can use this lair and the lair actions described for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
characters leave the rat unharmed, it follows them around as though curious or hungry. It might even feign affection for a character who feeds it, though it remains absolutely loyal to Iarno. Books and
Notes. Iarno is trying to master the art of brewing potions and concocting alchemical mixtures. The books and notes scattered around the room are basic texts on alchemy. Any character proficient in Arcana
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Species
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copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can
groups called flocks. A flock is led by the oldest and most experienced kenku with the widest store of knowledge to draw on, often called Master.
Although kenku can’t create new things, they have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, species, and feats. The Khoravar species in this chapter is a new game option, representing Eberron folk who are sometimes called half-elves. The Changeling, Kalashtar, Shifter, and Warforged species
are new versions of species that have appeared in other books; in consultation with your DM, choose the version you prefer! The Dragonmark feats in this chapter offer a new way to join the dragonmarked houses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
collection of essays called Mazfroth’s Mighty Digressions was brought to Candlekeep only a few days ago. It was donated by Yalerion Highscroll, a scholar from Waterdeep who purchased the journal in
the markets of Baldur’s Gate. Unbeknownst to the characters, the book is a monster in disguise and attacks them as they try to read it. Afterward, the characters discover that other books in Candlekeep have behaved similarly, suggesting there might be something more malevolent going on.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
about their fate in hopes of receiving an answer from the sages. Unknown to outsiders, the sages’ talents come from their best-guarded secret: a series of ancient, magical tomes called the Books of
Prophecy. The books chronicle events that have happened and those yet to pass; each cryptic page might detail a fate days, months, or years in the future. Shalfey, Elder Sage of the Tower of the Heavens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and powders. Books are stacked between the glassware and chemicals. Yellowed paper charts and blackboards full of complex formulas cover the walls.
The books here cover chemical science and alchemy
(Arcana) check can tell that these are figures used for creating homunculi. Treasure. Several of the reagents here are quite valuable. By searching the room, the characters can gather 50 gp of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
staff, as well as several homemade constructs called skitterwidgets (described at the end of the adventure). As soon as he learned about the theft of Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, Stonky test-fired the
deactivate the countdown timer or disable the rocket before it blasts off and launches Stonky’s cult (and its modest collection of books) into space.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
this new army, the hags crafted four magic tomes and recorded the true names of every yugoloth they created, save one, the General of Gehenna. These tomes were called the Books of Keeping. Since
knowing a fiend’s true name grants power over it, the hags used the books to ensure the yugoloths’ loyalty. They also used the books to capture the true names of other fiends that crossed them. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
9. Secret Room This secret room contains bookshelves packed with tomes describing fiend-summoning rituals and the necromantic rituals of a cult called the Priests of Osybus. The rituals are bogus
, which any character can ascertain after studying the books for 1 hour and succeeding on a DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. A heavy wooden chest with clawed iron feet stands against the south wall, its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
and a fire elemental Xonthal called forth to guard his workshops. In the absence of new orders, the elementals eternally follow Xonthal’s last command to slay intruders. When any character enters the
from a distance. A large, round table with four chairs sits in one corner of the room, with shelves and workbenches arranged along the walls. Books and papers are scattered on the table, along with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
leather-bound books line stone shelves carved into the walls of this underground library. A tome with an iron-plated cover lies open on a table near the north wall.
The nothic occasionally performs
research here. Books. The books in this room cover topics related to alchemy, geometry, and metallurgy. They are hard to parse, and none of them are valuable to the characters. Iron Tome. The open tome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
elementals and a fire elemental Xonthal called forth to guard his workshops. In the absence of new orders, the elementals eternally follow Xonthal’s last command to slay intruders. When any character
attacked from a distance. A large, round table with four chairs sits in one corner of the room, with shelves and workbenches arranged along the walls. Books and papers are scattered on the table, along with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Buron’s corpse. If asked the right questions, the dead dwarf can furnish the following information: Buron, a custodial engineer, was a member of a secret Candlekeep cult called the Livestock. In the cult
arcane devices called rockets. With the help of several constructs, Stonky has spent months secretly repairing the Barn Door with the goal of launching it into space. The gnome plans to take a choice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
(Athletics) check. The tower’s ground floor smells of old books and has walls lined with floor-to-ceiling bookcases. Wood-framed doors set with small, diamond-shaped panes of glass keep the books secure on
remaining books. The three of them attack intruders at once and gladly throw away their lives for Stonky’s cause. Each wields their heavy broom as a weapon, using the statistics for the cultist’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
who searches the bookshelves for 1 hour can, at the end of that time, make a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check, finding whatever book they seek on a success. Mage Hunters Among the other books
, Director Quenthorne discovered creatures lurking off campus called mage hunters. The tome provides sketches of chitinous plates matching those the characters found. The tome states that pairs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the shadow of a high-walled citadel called Exaltation. EXTRADIMENSIONAL SPACES
Candlekeep has invisible doorways to dozens of permanent extradimensional spaces, some as small as a room at an inn and
doorways lurk in the library, their locations or access requirements lost. Valuable books, scrolls, and other items might be trapped inside these extradimensional spaces.
When an extradimensional space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
leaves the city for long stretches as he collects foul reagents for his ritual.” What Can You Tell Us about Haskasori? Eldemere approaches a nearby well and scatters a scintillating powder across its
eventually expanded into an underground city of markets and temples. This happened over generations under Cozmioko’s guidance. Eventually, though, the people grew greedy, and a ruler called Yaarnak turned the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
marble throne surrounded by stacks of aged books. Carved into the wall behind the throne is Halaster’s personal rune, and beneath the rune is a locked iron chest. (Halaster sits in the throne and is
the statue in area 22 or the statue in area 28 (no action required). Treasure Hidden behind the stacks of books are any magic items the characters sacrificed to reach this level (see area 35 on level 22
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
hangs open on one hinge. Strahd’s soldiers forced open the iron door that once sealed Argynvost’s vault (area Q41). They also took every book in this study but one. (Many of the books taken from here can
was slashed by a sword. Leafing through the crumbling book reveals that it is a devotional text for knights from a place called the Holy Empire of Valentia. Most of the knights who joined Argynvost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. At the heart of the library is a snarl, a tangle in the fabric of magic, that glows like a miniature sun in the grand Hall of Oracles. A star arch called the Dawnbow curves across the sky above the
books. The interior of the Biblioplex is vast, with long hallways, archive chambers tall enough to have their own weather, and even pools and moat-passages crossable only by boat. Five lines of beacon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
High City Rising above the rest of Bral on the trailing edge of the asteroid, the High City is a green, spacious expanse that holds Prince Andru’s palace, called Starhaven, and various noble estates
ice is broken up into manageable pieces. A natural stone formation, called the Stonebridge, spans a narrow part of the lake. Festival Grounds and Arena of Frun The Festival Grounds is a broad parkland
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
called the Avowed, guard this place and work tirelessly to ensure the library’s protection and preservation. Though they are friendly enough in a workaday fashion, they are also suspicious of all visitors
with multiple books they suspect might meet with approval. Fortunately for some, the donation need not be utterly unique. Some tome or treatise the library doesn’t have in its archives is preferable, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
(Perception) check, a character notes that a great amount of that detritus appears to be shredded parchments and bound books — all works destroyed by Raah in various fits of pique. Either before or
after the ancient deep crow awakes, any character can draw close enough to the pile to investigate the destroyed works. These bear such titles as Twenty Ways to Gain Your Lover; Crazy Little Thing Called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
light. Firelight glints off a poker beside the fireplace, and the walls are lined with ancient books. A huge painting hangs above the mantelpiece in a gilded frame. The firelight illuminates the portrait
—an exact likeness of Ireena Kolyana.
Phillip (as Gareth): How old does the painting look?
Maeve (as Mirabella): I’m going to check the books!
Jared: OK, I’ll get to those in a second. Russell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. South Doors. This double door is unlocked. B2. Arcane Study Bundles of papers, diagrams, scrolls, and books lie scattered on a desk and across the floor of this room, which is lit by two glowing crystal
warned of the characters’ approach (see area B3 above). Books and trinkets are spread across a wooden desk set in this alcove chamber, which is lit by a burning brazier.
The trinkets are worthless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of small, uprooted shrubs that seem to be walking of their own accord. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the pot, which is a common wondrous magic item called a pot of
, dusty books are crammed into niches in the south wall. Similar niches in the other walls contain tall, alabaster funerary urns covered with dust and cobwebs (seventeen in all).
Treasure. The alabaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
quarters for visitors, as well as amenities one would expect to find in a self-sufficient settlement (bathhouses, clothiers, granaries, gardens, and so forth). Candlekeep even has a pub called the
One, to honor the poor halfling whose life he cut short. Shunned by polite society, Little One came to Candlekeep hoping to learn as much as he can. He’s a quiet but popular fixture in the fortress, and the monks are always saying hello to him and recommending new books for him to read.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
match the library at Korranberg in breadth, it is the most extensive collection of books in Breland. It specializes in the history of Khorvaire and is run by gnome expatriates from Zilargo. Students
sphinx gives the spire its name: Flamewind’s Steeple. Flamewind Not technically a faculty member, the sphinx called Flamewind (Sphinx of Lore) is certainly one of the most interesting characters on campus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of which adventurers might be called upon to retrieve. Many of these temples hold dangerous phenomena (such as gates to the Underworld), which might have been their undoing. Monsters and brigands often
. The aboveground section is overgrown with vines and includes the ruins of the main sanctuary, which contains mostly rubble except for a cracked altar and a headless statue. A library of rotting books
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
latest victim in Tyler Jacobson’s chillingly macabre cover illustration. On the back, an elemental spirit called a chwinga comes out to play.
ON THE ALT-COVER Hydro74 shows the doom of Ten-Towns
: Auril the Frostmaiden, the god of winter’s wrath. Adorning the back cover is the Frostmaiden’s holy symbol.
The following D&D books provided text and inspiration:
Carroll, Bart and others. Lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
follows: Harpers. The delegation included a renowned shield dwarf historian named Bruldenthar, who was transporting his collection of manuscripts to Waterdeep. The Harpers don’t want the sage or his books
honor at Summit Hall, the chapter house of an order called the Knights of Samular. It lies in the southeast Sumber Hills. The Zhentarim. The Zhentarim aren’t particularly concerned about the delegation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
visitors, inquire about their business, and keep an eye out for any clearly hostile intruders. T2: Hostel Visitors stay in this small hostel while they wait to be called for their answering ceremony
friendly and welcoming, and they know nothing of the attempted coup. They believe Shalfey died of natural causes and regard Piyarz as the legitimate keeper of the books unless proven otherwise. Hostel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Sylvira Savikas When the characters are ready, they can make their way toward the main keep, a towering edifice housing hundreds of monks and wizards, and thousands of books and scrolls. As they
regarded as a hero who saved his city from an undead scourge, giving rise to the holy nation of Elturgard.
“Hailed as a savior, Thavius made all citizens of Elturel swear an oath called the Creed






