before both devotion composed race

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

time, the serpent gods heard those prayers, their sibilant voices responding from the darkness as they told the yuan-ti what they must do. The yuan-ti religion grew more fanatical in its devotion. Cults

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

-Lashtavar. —Lakashtai, servant of the light The kalashtar are a compound race created from the union of humanity and renegade spirits from the plane of dreams — spirits called quori

evil spirits that dominate it. The rebel quori believe that through meditation and devotion, they can change the fundamental nature of Dal Quor, shifting the balance from darkness to light. Most

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the

than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct reflects on the honor of his or her clan, and bringing dishonor

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

ancient strongholds in the youth of the world, and don’t abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of

industrious labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the forge. Individual dwarves are determined and loyal, true to their word and decisive in action, sometimes to the point of stubbornness. Many dwarves

Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

devotion to other gods. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these

are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and

you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option

Cultist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Cultist Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers. They conceal their activities to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their beliefs. Cultist Medium humanoid (any race), any nongood

(+0) Skills Deception +2, Religion +2 Senses passive Perception 10 Languages any one (usually Common) Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving throws against being

Cultist

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

Cultist Cultist Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 12 (leather armor) Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 11(+0) DEX 12(+1) CON 10(+0

Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Actions Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage.

Cultist

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

beliefs. Cultist Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 12 (leather armor) Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 12 (+1) CON 10 (+0

) Dark Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Actions Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage.

Rubblebelt Stalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

race), chaotic neutral Armor Class 14 (piecemeal armor) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 10(+0) DEX 15(+2) CON 12(+1) INT 10(+0) WIS 14

each of its turns. Ruin Dweller. The stalker has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in ruins, and its speed is not reduced in difficult terrain composed of rubble. Siege Monster

Cult Fanatic

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

Cult Fanatic Cult Fanatic Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 13 (leather armor) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft. STR 11(+0) DEX 14(+2) CON

) Challenge 2 (450 XP) Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is

Self-Sufficient Clans

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

Self-Sufficient Clans To any dragonborn, the clan is more important than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct

maintaining the bounds of that position. A continual drive for self-improvement reflects the self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Dragonborn value skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate to

Cult Fanatic

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

Fanatic Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 13 (leather armor) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1

(450 XP) Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom

Self-Sufficient Clans

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

Self-Sufficient Clans To any dragonborn, the clan is more important than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct

maintaining the bounds of that position. A continual drive for self-improvement reflects the self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Dragonborn value skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate

Monsters B - E

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Monsters B - E Bandit Captain Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft. STR 15(+2) DEX 16(+3

weapon. Berserker Medium humanoid (any race), any chaotic alignment Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft. STR 16(+3) DEX 12(+1) CON 17(+3

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice. Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the worst

Other Groups

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

the Shadowlands (detailed in “Other Domains of Dread”) in search of evil to vanquish. Bold and proud, many members of the Circle inadvertently race toward dramatic tragedies. The more successful

would-be heroes. The Kargat and the Kargatane Darkon’s secret police, the Kargat, is composed of vampires and others supernaturally disposed toward intrigue. Since Azalin’s disappearance (see “Darkon

Dragonbait

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

Dragonbait Dragonbait is a champion of good and a saurial — a race that originated on a distant world and whose members have long lives. Very few saurials dwell in the Forgotten Realms, and no

bread (anger), violets (danger or fear), honeysuckle (tenderness or concern), wood smoke (devotion or piety), tar (victory or celebration), and ham (nervousness or worry). Dragonbait stands 4 feet 10

Worshiping Klothys

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

Worshiping Klothys Klothys doesn’t trace her origins to mortal devotion, and she has languished in obscurity for almost the whole of human history. Unlike the other gods (except Kruphix), she doesn’t

young world of Theros was the godlike race of titans, born from the same swirling chaos as the world itself. Before any order could be imposed on the world, the titans had to be contained. Kruphix and

Golgari Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

. Inside were hundreds of well-preserved corpses suffused with a latent necromantic power that Mazirek activated, bringing the corpses back to a shambling semblance of life. This new race of undead is

moldering condition, and they lend an air of high culture to the undercity court of the Golgari. Fungus Golgari territory is filled with creatures composed of fungus and detritus from the guild’s rot

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations. In the kobolds’ version of

at the actions or deeds of other races. They aren’t forgiving of other races, and they enjoy nursing their hatred until they get a chance to wreak revenge on a creature or a race that has wronged

Terror from the Sky

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

written language composed of alphabetic symbols arranged in circular clusters called tir’su. Each “spoke” on the wheel corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Each cluster of characters represents a single

word, and multiple tir’su connect to form phrases and sentences. Githyanki and githzerai both speak Gith, but each race has a distinct dialect and accent. Similarly, the two races of gith

Githzerai

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

’ virtues in their everyday lives. Disciples of Zerthimon. Githzerai revere Zerthimon, the founder of their race. Although Gith won their people’s freedom, Zerthimon saw her as unfit to lead. He believed

special devotion, they organize a rrakkma — an illithid hunting party — to other planes, not returning to their monasteries until they slay at least as many illithids as there are hunters in the

Yuan-ti

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

serpent gods heard those prayers, their sibilant voices responding from the darkness as they told the yuan-ti what they must do. The yuan-ti religion grew more fanatical in its devotion. Cults bound

Codo Vidak Serpent Kings of Fallen Empires. The yuan-ti view their physical transformation as a transcendent moment for their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those

The Elder Brain

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

elder brain and the rest of the illithids in the colony learn of it immediately. The colony relies on a collective memory, composed from the knowledge, experiences, and skills of all of its members

also sees itself as a savior of the mind flayer race and a living memorial that preserves the memories of the mind flayers’ prey. By its twisted logic, humanoids whose brains are devoured by the colony

Way of the Open Hand

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

fanatic zeal not from devotion to a god but from dedication to the principles of their nation and their race—the belief that the Suel strand of humanity are meant to rule the world.

Quori

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

their natural form, hashalaqs are composed of hundreds of translucent tendrils. They can compress and configure these tendrils to form a wide range of simple shapes. A point of blue light suspended

consumed. Kalaraq quori guide the quori race, and the Devourer of Dreams—the personal emissary of the Dreaming Dark—is of this order. Although the kalaraqs never fight one another overtly, each has its own

Gods of the Orcs

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

orc that has been chosen by Gruumsh must gouge out one of its eyes as a sign of devotion, sacrificing half of its mortal vision in return for divine power. These god-touched orcs are revered as living

bursting the orcs apart. If it was not for the followers of Luthic, it is possible that the race of orcs would be no more than small bands of warrior-nomads, scratching out a meager existence, rather

Roleplaying a Giant

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

mastery of our traditional crafts. (Good) 3 Strength. No other race can match the strength of giants, and none should dare to try. (Evil) 4 Lordship. Giants are the rightful rulers of the world. All

our devotion to one another. 2 My clan mates who serve in our deity’s temples are the closest companions I’ll ever know. 3 My place in the ordning is ordained by our patron deity, and it would be

Black Earth Cultists

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

. That devotion has granted them an uncanny ability to hold their ground against the buffeting assaults. It has also earned them the right to wear special plate armor of elemental stone, which breaks down

or carrying is left behind. Earth Passage. Marlos can move in difficult terrain composed of anything made from earth or stone as if it were normal terrain. He can move through solid earth and rock

Goblins

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

know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god was conquered by Maglubiyet, after all

lower castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice. Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

tongue was removed for questioning Lolth’s orders. Worshipers of Vhaeraun who believe this dogma sometimes ritually scar and silence themselves as signs of their devotion, and then serve as voiceless

unknown, as is Corellon, yet elves called “dark” exist in this world. These are elves whom others believe have betrayed their people, but to the eye, they bear none of the physical hallmarks of drow. I wonder if, with so mutable a race as elves, that state is permanent.

Getting Around

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

, Hareth’s Folly is a place to gamble and enjoy modest food and drink. The Hollow Tower is a center for aerial sports, and Hareth’s Folly is where the Race of Eight Winds begins and ends. Middle Dura

temples of the Silver Flame and the Sovereign Host, along with many smaller shrines. It lacks the grandeur of Sovereign Towers in Central Plateau, but has an atmosphere of solemn devotion. Middle

People of Phandalin

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

wild-card candidate. A stranger wandering into Phandalin is unlikely to gain the trust of enough citizens to win the race, and the need to stick around town and run things will eventually get in the way

that the misfortune of previous years has been due to a lack of devotion to Tymora. Despite this, most locals like the priest, and are likely to help her if she’s in trouble. Development. Garaele was

The Fissure

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

tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground

feet attack, the suspended granite block activates, then acts on initiative count 0 each round. This magical hazard was created to crash down upon those who lack devotion to That-Which-Endures. As such

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