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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a psychic remnant called a draconic shard.
A draconic shard in its true form resembles a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
confident her guidance can get them there. Called the Fallbacks, the team includes Anson, a human Fighter too stubborn to stay down; Cazrin, a self-taught, human Wizard determined to test her
theoretical mettle against the real world; Baldric, a dwarf Cleric who refuses to tie himself to a single deity when he can trade favors with them all; Lark, a tiefling Bard with as many secrets as songs; and Uggie, a pet otyugh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
those in the “good old days” 5 A hotheaded former soldier who would prefer a return to open warfare instead of this so-called “Shadow War” 6 A battle-scarred field agent who would do almost anything to
prevent a return to the horrors of the Last War 7 A bored but effective manager who refuses to be impressed by anything you do or shocked by anything that happens to you 8 A mysterious voice on the other end of a speaking stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Personality Aphelion—or “Alphie,” as it was once fondly called by the starship’s inhabitants—seeks to eliminate all life aboard the ship, especially the last remaining crew member. The supercomputer
refuses its requests, the computer becomes punitive—silently turning off lights, opening doors to rooms with hostile creatures, refusing to disarm hostile robots, and employing worker robots to place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Blackened Book does, the Citadel keeps a close eye on unusual and talented individuals, and a party of adventurers might be called upon to assist the Citadel in a dangerous mission. Unlike the Sharn Watch
, the Citadel doesn’t ask for help: it demands it. The knights of the Citadel are the representatives of the King of Breland, and any Brelish citizen who refuses to help them is committing an act of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
law to register with the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors, so that they can be called on to defend the city with their magic in times of need. Waterdeep’s most prominent guilds appear on the
independent business owners, up to and including driving them out of business. A baker who refuses to join the Bakers’ Guild might find her flour supply cut off, while a wizard who refuses to join the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
five lost coins, called the Athrean Obols. It’s said that any who bring the River Guide one of the coins will be rewarded with a wish for anything Athreos can grant—even exception from death.
Death’s
some passing souls mistake for Athreos. This figure is Solyssia, once an oracle of Meletis. Solyssia refuses to pay Athreos’s price, or to have it paid for her. For untold centuries, she has harassed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
include numerous assassinations. The monks have no interest in politics and no wish to harbor assassins, but Ronnom refuses to leave. He and his bodyguards have private quarters on the lower level
. Shipwreck Survivors. Six days ago, Skalanthas sank a ship called the Naiad that sailed close to the island. Three survivors swam ashore and found the monastery. The monks are happy to give them food, drink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. So gifted a musician was he that an admiring wizard gave Frody an instrument of the bards—a famous Canaith mandolin called Golden Axe. The mandolin’s magic served Frody well during his many
outskirts of the hamlet. From Frody’s zombified corpse, the characters learn that the stolen mandolin is called Golden Axe. They also learn the identities of the grave robbers who stole the mandolin, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
on the cusp of adulthood refuses to settle down and build a lair. To protect the local populace from the dragon’s chaotic activities, a minor deity sends a deva to temper the dragon’s mischievous
blink dogs for a year and a day. The dragon pretends to be a blink dog and refuses to admit otherwise until this time with the pack expires.
6 A young moonstone dragon and a night hag repeatedly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
keeps order, a relatively easy job until the sahuagin arrived. Marciano refuses to answer questions shouted through the door unless a character first succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check to
, who was killed in Salt Cave. A character who searches the bed finds a book beneath the pillow called Sea Devils, which contains all the information about sahuagin found in the Monster Manual. A huer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
particularly tough and devious goblin called Sprika. She has tamed and trained a Giant Centipede to act as bodyguards. She carries a gnarled staff that glows with a sickly green light, which she calls her
her Shortbow unless threatened in melee. The giant centipede moves to the nearest character and attacks. Sprika refuses to surrender. If Sprika is killed, the rest of the goblins flee the caves. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
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
populace against the dragon. Cozmioko left; within a few short years, Haskasori fell to ruin.” Eldemere politely refuses to join the party if invited. Secretly she fears Anthradusk is looking for her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Encounters with the Uthgardt can occur almost anywhere in the Savage Frontier. Uthgardt speak their own language (called Bothii), which has no alphabet. Each tribe is made up of several widely scattered
’ Tribe of the Elk) wanders the Evermoors and the land north of the Dessarin River, between Yartar and Noanar’s Hold. The Elk tribe’s spirit mound is a rocky tor in the southeastern Surbrin Hills called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Draconic Shard Gem dragons wield psionic power, and when a powerful gem dragon perishes, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a
psychic remnant called a draconic shard. A draconic shard in its true form resembles a shimmering, spectral image of the dragon. More often, though, a shard inhabits an object the gem dragon poured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Danger in the Hills Jabari Weathers To get to the Rattle, the characters must cross the stretch of farmland called the Ribbon. Read or paraphrase the following to describe the journey into the
13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a success, the attitude of the giant shifts to Indifferent. The other giants demand similar payment; if the character refuses, the Hostile giants begin combat. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Hell of a Ride Kent Davis The erinyes roam the blasted landscape in a vehicle called the Venatrix The characters can descend the cliff without trouble. Once they do, they catch the attention of a
focus on the goristro while they take out the soldiers on its back. Nykaia knows about the Red Belvedere but refuses to provide any more information until the characters help with the goristro. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
impressed and pulls the characters aside to share the following information: “Word comes to Djeneba of meetings between the so-called People’s Stewards and adventurers, yes? And whispers of sigils seen where
characters the use of private rooms in the Ancestors’ Danse House, as well as a chance to join in the revelry until the night is spent. If the party refuses the offer, Djeneba says the characters may yet change their minds if they see firsthand the pain the past carries with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
through attrition and exhaustion. The realm that could still be called Ostoria survived only far in the north. A few outposts and fragment kingdoms, such as the fire giants’ Helligheim and the stone
rulers of the world. Giants, therefore, don’t pray to Annam, who refuses to hear them. Instead, they revere his divine children, as well as a host of other hero-deities and godly villains that are minor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
-mechanical components once here have been stripped out. These were worked into Kwalish’s original experiments or otherwise repurposed. Creatures. These horrid undead are the monastery’s so-called
it refuses to disconnect. The modron thereafter integrates its consciousness into the monastery’s, running its systems as its new integrated mind. Brains in Jars Brain (Name) Disks Knowledge Area of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
they pop up. An absinthine-eyed human child, the so-called Lemming Boy, appears to mountain travelers, offering to guide them through the bluffs. Those who accept his services are quickly ambushed by
resurgence creates headaches when the spirit of Flatnose Grim expects to be reinstated as the town’s ruler. 2 After an argument with Tyrza, Jek Thanol refuses to shield Glorium from the armies of Gzemnid. With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Chultan human gladiator). Taban refuses to pay anything until he’s beaten down to 20 or fewer hit points, whereupon he offers up a pouch containing ten 50 gp gemstones. Ashamed by his defeat and eager to
pirate captains are attacking merchant ships heading to and from the Bay of Chult. The pirate ships are called the Dragonfang, the Emerald Eye, and the Stirge. Zindar has permission from the merchant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
burns.
Demogorgon’s Altar One of the first brushes the characters might have had with the demon lords was in Sloobludop, where they witnessed the rise of Demogorgon, the so-called “Deep Father” of the
merchant stalls, where the duergar hands the gem to a svirfneblin for appraisal. The gnome refuses to return the gem, instead giving it to one of her svirfneblin apprentices. The young apprentice skulks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to become her new consort. They both wear spider silk togas instead of armor, giving them AC 12. Erelal is a mere thirty days away from giving birth to her eleventh child, but she refuses to let her
blood, and a blood-caked obsidian dagger rests at the statue’s feet. Any creature that removes the statue from the shrine immediately contracts a disease called slimy doom. The disease lasts for 7 days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
comparison to his siblings. Those giants think he is a selfish boor who has no respect for the ordning, as Grolantor refuses to see why his status should not be equal to that of Stronmaus and his other
. Skoraeus Despite being the fifth of Annam’s sons, Skoraeus (called “Stonebones” by his stone giant followers) is depicted as the wisest among them, particularly knowledgeable about magic, wards, hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
suspicions are allayed, and the character is permitted to board. If Storn wins the contest, the character is turned away. A character who refuses to leave is attacked. On any given night, 2d6 × 5 well
-sized wooden chips called golden geese, so named because each one bears Lord Drylund’s golden goose emblem. Lord Drylund mingles with guests here, sometimes with his pet octopus on his shoulder, before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
wears a crescent moon mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Glister, her sunny twin. Gleam wants to reunite with her twin and return to the Witchlight
, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. She wears a crescent moon mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Glister, her sunny twin. Gleam wants to reunite with her twin and return to the Witchlight
, grace, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
21. Azrok’s Hold The largest unburied section of Stromkuhldur is held by the Legion of Azrok and is called Azrok’s Hold. As rumors of Azrok’s blindness spread quietly through the settlement, fears
, she leads them to area 21a but fearfully refuses to go inside. Treasure. If the characters return the doll to Huggybug, she gives them a turquoise dolphin figurine (25 gp) in gratitude. 21c
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
believes the xorn, called Gorx, is an emissary from Ogrémoch sent to test the cult’s worth. In fact, the creature wandered through the earth portal out of curiosity. Since Keltar was eager to please
helm to the king’s tomb. Characters who agree find that Reulek accompanies them through his connection to the relic, although he manifests only when you wish him to do so. If the party refuses to help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Dice Game. The gamblers are playing an ancient dice game called Madarua’s harvest. They welcome the characters to join in. The buy-in is 5 gp per game. The game’s rules are as follows:
Each
the winner refuses, the cultists forcefully escort them through the secret door to Darius’s private office (area B63). Treasure. The room’s occupants collectively hold 255 gp, 610 sp, three banded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
cushions. The tiefling bartenders (commoners) serve spirits and a bitter ale called Brimstone Gulp. This ale is served in copper flagons embossed with prancing imps. Patrons can also buy cigars here for
casino. He refuses to give the characters what they came for, instead offering to pay them 150 gp each to forgo the heist and return to Verity with a letter from him. If the characters agree to his terms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
unless someone attempts to take its book. A sage named Klaudel Kamven visited the Briny Maze long ago with an esoteric tome called Truths of the Inward Facing Mind. Klaudel had dedicated his life to
Briny Maze is only half of Ilvaash’s domain in the Far Realm. The other half is called the Endless Void, and it’s said to be “beyond a lightless star.” Neither Lowarnizel nor Gossa knows what that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
-eyed shiver, called the Eye of Anguish by the other cultists, oversees the torture of prisoners. The ice mephits assist him. Frozen Prisoners. The humans stuck on the cave wall are surfacers who
he refuses to abandon his grim mission. When the characters defeat him, he turns to inky water and courses away. Drown remains where he fell. Encounter with Olhydra Gar Shatterkeel stands on the island
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
read her thoughts, as well as any divination spell that she refuses. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain her intentions or sincerity have disadvantage.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Isperia
adversaries for adventurers who oppose the Golgari Swarm.
Golgari NPCs include reclaimers, who scavenge and recycle corpses and other detritus, and assassins, who belong to a secret society called