before borders diffusing contain reclusive

Centaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Centaur Reclusive wanderers and omen-readers of the wild, centaurs avoid conflict but fight fiercely when pressed. They roam the vast wilderness, keeping far from borders, laws, and the company of

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race, Many Forms The bodies of all

you’re roleplaying a yuan-ti, the following tables contain possible inspiration. They suggest characteristics that a yuan-ti might possess. Yuan-ti Personality Traits d8 Personality

Centaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Centaur “I hear centaurs make excellent mounts!” — Batley Summerfoot, a halfling adventurer who never read HOOVES OF FURY, by Irvil Grayborn of Sundown Reclusive wanderers and omen-readers of

the wild, centaurs avoid conflict but fight fiercely when pressed. They roam the vast wilderness, keeping far from borders, laws, and the company of other creatures. Wilderness Nomads. Centaur tribes

After the Cataclysm

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

nations shut their borders. The dwarves of Thorbardin withdrew to their deep tunnels, refusing entrance to refugees from the surface. Many societies turned on one another or fell to disease and war

disaster waned. Though many elves and mountain dwarves remained reclusive, other cultures tentatively rebuilt. Explorers ventured forth to map the drastically altered continent. Societies reestablished

Fortified Outpost

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

surges of lightning, hurl fireballs, or otherwise send devastating munitions at approaching enemies. A basement area is dedicated to storage, including holding cells to contain prisoners of war while they

is said to be haunted by the vengeful spirit of a former commander who was slain by their own troops. 3 A tunnel beneath the outpost leads to a sealed portal to Xoriat. 4 The outpost borders the

Domains

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

haze. Domains share neither borders nor common geography, and you can’t peer from one domain into another. The environments, cultures, and residents of one domain don’t influence those of other domains

. Domains Hold Darklords. Domains exist to contain and torment a villain. Though Darklords exert control over their domains, they are each tormented by a personal terror playing out in their realm

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

Wreck of the Narwhal

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

ivy. The crew is gone without a trace, but the old ship still has occupants: a reclusive weretiger and a small tribe of vegepygmies share it. Since the weretiger kills more than he eats and leaves

-beautiful garden palace said to contain treasure beyond compare. (Bwayes can lead the characters to Nangalore but won’t explore it out of respect.) Treasure The weretiger’s cabin contains enough scavenged

Expert Tunnelers

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

or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other creatures wouldn’t feel safe. Kobolds take

heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might erect a railing or a wall that prevents them from

Life in Akharin Sangar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Life in Akharin Sangar Despite the rumors outside its borders, Akharin Sangar is markedly hospitable. By long-standing custom, every Sangarian is a potential host and must be prepared to entertain

, though its ranks contain both tender-hearted civil servants and disciplinarians who relish chastising citizens for misdemeanors. Names Sangarian names are drawn from lineage, religion, and literature

People of Akros

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

are divided into three types of duty and armed appropriately for the task before them: Alamon. Rugged forces of wanderers patrol Akros’s borders, defending against invasion or attack by monsters that

, the flamespeakers are reclusive priests of Purphoros who revere nature spirits and who inhabit fiery rifts in the mountains. The ancient practice is viewed as primitive but powerful, and Akroans of any

High Forest

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

tribes of wood elves — and a few moon elf tribes — still roam the wood protecting these ruins, the monuments to their golden age. Few beyond the borders of the High Forest know much about these elves, who

often goes awry here, and the caverns deep beneath the site are rumored to contain all manner of magical portals. If it isn’t the elves, the fey, or the trees themselves watching visitors, it might be

Stone Giants

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

Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves

, to serve as guards on the tribe’s most distant borders or as hunters that wander beyond those borders. As such, the stone giants that are first encountered by outsiders are almost always the least

Daggerford

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

believe themselves more powerful and influential than they truly are, imitating the Lords of Waterdeep by going robed and masked to council meetings. This charade, in the eyes of most, borders on farce, as

Tyndal’s Bridge when approaching from the south. The tannery’s location, up on the hill, does little to contain the stink of the process, and the Watermen’s Guild dumps the city’s waste over the side

Clerks' Ward

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

newly returned tower (see the “Tower Sorcerous” section). Rumor has it Duke Rowan Darkwood pays handsomely for information about his reclusive neighbors and their fortress. Society of Sensation

Sensation pays well for sensations not contained in its extensive collection. Sensates reward adventurers for delivering sensory stones that contain coveted yet dangerous experiences, such as the thrill

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. Flies swarm around a full dung cart that exudes a horrible stench. The stalls contain ten riding horses. Cart. The dung-filled cart is a fire hazard. If the cart is pushed against a wall and set

more ravens watch from the rafters. The man is an oni named Gwish. Guildmaster Dusk is the only other guild member who knows Gwish’s true nature. Gwish is reclusive and rarely interacts with the

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

are keyed to map 15.1. Mike Schley Map 15.1: Harrowhall View Player Version 1: Moat and Walls A 30-foot-high wall borders Harrowhall, surrounded by a 20-foot-wide, 15-foot-deep, dry moat. The

other buildings on the grounds. Stables. These stables contain saddles and other equipment hanging on the walls, but no animals; the behir ate Gremorly’s horse. Statue. A Large statue of Istus, a god of

Locations R - U

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

reclusive and secretive, yet they are interested to hear what’s afoot in Waterdeep, for they suspect the Margaster family is plotting to attack the fortress and reclaim its ancestral holding. Travelers are

. Thornhold is rumored to contain a passage to the Underdark — a claim that the dwarves neither confirm nor deny. For more information on Thornhold, see the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. Trade Way The Trade

Locations A - D

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

. They refuse to leave their woods, guarding relics and ruins of ages past, and they want nothing to do with the world beyond their borders. Arn Forest This stretch of pine trees and muskeg bogs lies on

giants, manticores, and Uthgardt. Scattered throughout the Dessarin Hills are ancient dwarven ruins, crumbling towers, lost mines, and abandoned hunting lodges, any of which might contain monsters and

Chromatic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

territory. Evil lizardfolk venerate and serve black dragons, raiding humanoid settlements for treasure and food to give as tribute and building crude draconic effigies along the borders of their

dragons more often contain walrus and mammoth tusk ivory, whale-bone sculptures, figureheads from ships, furs, and magic items seized from overly bold adventurers. Loose coins and gems are spread across a

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