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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
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Sammaster was a keenly intelligent wizard born centuries ago. A quick study throughout his itinerant apprenticeship, Sammaster primarily studied magic relating to dragons. After learning all
circle of the Cult of the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Sammaster was a keenly intelligent wizard born centuries ago. A quick study throughout his itinerant apprenticeship, Sammaster primarily studied magic relating to dragons. After learning all he could from
the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as efficiently as he
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
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Suffused with confidence born of righteous victory, Markovia advanced on Castle Ravenloft. A great battle raged from the catacombs to the parapets. In the end, Markovia never returned to Barovia
, and Strahd long afterward walked with a limp and a grimace of pain. It is said that he trapped Markovia in a crypt beneath his castle, and her remains linger there yet.
The essence of Markovia&rsquo
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
target doesn’t have. During any night when there’s a full moon in the sky, the target becomes an NPC under the DM’s control and remains so until the night ends. A Remove Curse spell
Bitterwind—have noticed he’s become more reclusive recently, and when he does appear, he’s restless.
Augustus is a natural-born lycanthrope, born to werewolf parents. His parents
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
":"Storm of Crows"}. The abhorrent overlord conjures a swarm of spectral crows and harpies in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the overlord can see within 120 feet of it. The sphere remains for 1
creatures whose gray, leathery skin is in stark contrast to the gleaming jewelry made of Underworld gold that they adorn themselves with. Their appetite for pain and death is eclipsed only by their greed
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face.
Jarund's late son, Jarund Twice-Born, was killed almost a decade ago while trying to bring down a cave bear, leaving
Jarund without an heir. He has failed to produce another child with his wife, Wynneth, and his mistress, Froya, so the future of his royal line remains uncertain.
Auril's unyielding winter concerns
Half-Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
contrast, throw themselves into the thick of society, putting their charisma and social skills to great use in diplomatic roles or as swindlers.
Half-Elf Names
Half-elves use either human or elven
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EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
influence is strong, one or more meenlocks might spontaneously arise in the shadows or darkness nearby. If more than one meenlock is born, a lair also magically forms. The earth creaks and moans as narrow
and take actions and reactions as normal. This torment has no effect on a creature that is immune to the frightened condition. If the creature is susceptible and remains incapacitated for 1 hour, the
Species
One Grung Above
. All grungs are a dull greenish gray when they are born, but each individual takes on the color of its caste as it grows to adulthood.
Green grungs are the tribe’s warriors, hunters, and laborers
warriors that have authority over all lesser grungs, and gold grungs, which hold the highest leadership positions. A tribe’s sovereign is always a gold grung.
A grung normally remains in its
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
remains. A new incarnation of the World Eater is a fearsome omen, as the monster only appears when the pillars of the world tremble and terrible things are afoot in the realm of the gods. Its rampages
, from the bog-dwelling hydras known across the multiverse to massive ironscale hydra;ironscale hydras that lurk in deep wildernesses. Beyond even these exist serpentine horrors born of the whims of foul
Changeling
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
be. And so it remains. Though the children are shunned by all, the gift of the Traveler protects them still.
—Chance, changeling priest
Changelings can shift their forms with a thought. Many
changelings with suspicion.
A Hidden People
Wherever humans live, changelings reside also; the question is whether their presence is known.
Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
ties to two worlds, yet belonging to neither. Some genasi are born of mortal–genie unions, others have two genasi as parents, and a rare few have a genie further up their family tree, manifesting
a planar convergence. Elemental energy saturates any creatures in the area and might alter their nature enough that their offspring with other mortals are born as genasi.
Heirs to Elemental Power
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, in contrast
get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and human energy without human boorishness. They often make excellent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, in contrast
get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and human energy without human boorishness. They often make excellent
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hold and controls their actions. In contrast, lizardfolk see emotions as traits assigned to other creatures, objects, and situations. A lizardfolk doesn’t think, “I’m scared.&rdquo
pity. Born into the world lacking stout scales and sharp teeth, it’s a wonder they have managed to survive for so long. The typical human would barely make it through a day in the swamps.
Still
Druid
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, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines.
Druid spells are oriented toward nature and
nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
is of the same level as the spell it replaces. A typical demon can impart boons to a number of creatures equal to the demon’s number of Hit Dice. In contrast, demon lords have no limit on the number
and drives a person toward acts of chaos, evil, and madness. Rejecting a boon likely provokes a demon’s wrath. The Abyss’s infinite varieties of evil are not born only from the souls of mortals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
independence and suspicious of the houses. Your ties to the Marches might be distant because you were born to a family that left years ago. Do you want to rediscover your ancestral roots? Madness and
contrast, the Marcher tribes maintain traditions that predate humanity. As nomadic hunter-gatherers, they don’t work metals; they make their tools from stone, hide, wood, and bone. If your character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
fire born when Tira Miron sacrificed herself to bind the demon Bel Shalor. Faith is a part of daily life in Thrane, and divine adepts provide many important services. However, arcane magic is still a
part of life in Thrane. The streets are lit with everbright lanterns, and there are magewrights and even wizards, just not as many as in other nations. The feudal system of nobility remains in place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Souls and Shells Barovians are made of flesh and blood. They are born, they live, they age, and they die. But not all of them—only about one in every ten—have souls. When a being with a soul dies in
Barovia, that soul remains trapped in Strahd’s domain until it is reincarnated in a newborn. It can take decades for a bodiless soul to find a host, and Barovians who share the same soul over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
is an elf of their own kind, for when the primal elves went against Corellon and took permanent shapes, they chose this fate for themselves. How many elves are born to which parents or in any given
Arvandor into the world, bringing them down from the heavens to begin their mortal lives anew. A decade in which many elves are born across the world is thought to be a harbinger of danger that great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Horizon’s Edge Magic In contrast to the other locations described in this chapter, Horizon’s Edge is notable more for the magic and technology it contains than for any magic inherent to the site
30-foot-diameter portal appears before the creature who solved the cube, leading to the northeastern platform of Horizon’s Edge. The portal is two-way and remains open for 10 minutes or until a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Things, complete with magical effects created by the constellations as well as a zodiac that might influence the destiny of those born under its signs.
The latter part of the chapter, intended for the
might inspire your character’s backstory, starting from the moment that character was born. If you’re a DM, this zodiac can inspire countless adventures themed around prophecy and fate, or it could be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
own and typically adopt the cultures and societies into which they are born. The more strange their appearance, the harder time they have. Many genasi lose themselves in teeming cities, where their
to the east. Some remain in their ancient homeland. In contrast, water and earth genasi have no common history. Individuals have difficulty tracing their own lineage, and bloodlines occasionally skip a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Shadow Dragon Template Only a true dragon can transform into a shadow dragon, and only if it is born in the Shadowfell or remains there for several years. A dracolich can’t be turned into a shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
her abbey. They confronted Markovia and were destroyed to a one. Suffused with confidence born of righteous victory, Markovia advanced on Castle Ravenloft. A great battle raged from the catacombs to
her remains linger there yet. The essence of Markovia’s saintliness passed partly into her bones as the rest of her body decomposed. Her remaining thighbone is imbued with power that inflicts grievous injury on the undead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Cackling Chasm, like all gnolls, were born in this fashion. But a rift has formed between the creator and its creations. The fang of Yeenoghu, Chyzka, is being blamed for the pack’s recent misfortunes
take care of Chyzka for them. Once the fang of Yeenoghu is dead, the gnolls will allow Chyzka’s slayers to leave the chasm unmolested while they dine on Chyzka’s remains. The characters’ actions give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of the Elements. A genie is born when the soul of a sentient living creature melds with the primordial matter of an elemental plane. Only under rare circumstances does such an elemental-infused soul
offspring, as all new genies are born out of the same mysterious fusion of spirit energy and elemental power. A genie with a stronger connection to its mortal soul might choose to sire a child with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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Child of a Savage Land. You were born into a lawless realm where violence was the only constant. How have you adapted to life on the other side of the Labyrinth? Are you superstitious, refusing to adapt
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Ashtakala Legends say that a single city of fiends remains intact. Stories describe Ashtakala as a city of basalt and brass, filled with rakshasas and demons. If it exists, it is shielded by powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Yarana Born nearly one thousand years ago in Atagua, Yarana (neutral good, human scout) was the most talented of the elite Cababa warriors of ancient times. Days before becoming her people’s chief
, Yarana and her faithful companion Nene were murdered by an envious rival. Their remains floated down the river Holroro and slipped into the realm of the Ghost Orchid Tepui. There, Chimagua found Yarana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Dragon, Shadow Shadow dragons are true dragons that were either born in the Shadowfell or transformed by years spent within its dismal confines. Some shadow dragons embrace the Shadowfell for its
longer a creature remains on the plane, the more it accepts the plane’s malaise. As months and years pass for a dragon on the Shadowfell, it becomes aware of the transformation being wrought upon it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Jander Sunstar Born on the world of Toril, the high elf Jander Sunstar was an adventurer tragically transformed into a vampire. After defeating his master, he wandered far, struggling against his
the real Jander, though an improbable number of them have already achieved semi-tragic ends. At least one Jander remains trapped in Ravenloft, forever seeking a peace he’ll never deserve. Jander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, considering himself a king in exile. Though resources are scarce, New Cyre remains a symbol of hope for many refugees. It’s also a last stop for those determined to explore the Mournland. Sharn The City
atmosphere. Perched on a rocky island in the middle of the river, surrounded by military docks and barracks, is Brokenblade Castle, the king’s stern fortress. In contrast to its welcoming countenance, Wroat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Powers fashion them as living puppets—individuals who live unremarkable lives that reinforce the status quo, culture, and frustration that torment a domain’s Darklord. Bright Souls. Individuals born in the
lives and answers to the mysteries of their home domain. Every player’s character who was born in a domain is one of these vibrant souls. Death in Ravenloft. When a creature with a soul dies among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
until the target is immersed in water. Cult of Atropus the World Born Dead Gaze of Corruption (Recharge 6). The cultist targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed
minute, ending the effect on itself on a success. ELDER EVILS
Exactly who or what the Elder Evils are remains in dispute among the rare sources of knowledge about them. Few creatures in the multiverse