before bring down compound routes

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

trade. They dislike boats, so enterprising humans and halflings frequently handle trade in dwarven goods along water routes. Trustworthy members of other races are welcome in dwarf settlements, though

command or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods. Clan and ancestry are also important motivators. A dwarf might seek to restore a clan

Aberrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

world-domination scheme. 2 A beholder influenced by the Abyss has compound eyes and looks like a floating, cyclopean fly head. It promises not to destroy the characters if they bring it a corpse it has

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to

infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth

To the Forbidden Vale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

described further below. Arborean Springs lies about 19 miles from the Forbidden Vale as the dragon flies. However, the easiest routes from the town to the vale bring the characters up one of two parallel

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the Lake of Steam out along the trade routes to cross the world, yuan-ti poisons and potent liquors are covertly sold. Beware! Some of the latter slowly and subtly bring imbibers under the sway of

Dellmon Ranch

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

homesteads in the vicinity, Kerbin Dellmon sent out word that anyone could stay at their compound for safety. A number of farmers and ranchers took the Dellmons up on their offer. Every able-bodied

defending the weak and meting out justice to the Iceshield tribe. He has been trying to bring retribution to the orcs for their depredations, and he just arrived with news that a large orc war band

Gauntlgrym

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Great Forge, light isn’t as ubiquitous. Farther down, and in parts of the city yet to be reclaimed from the ruins of the past, there is no light other than whatever visitors bring with them. Mine Carts

. Where the carts trundle steadily throughout the city, Gauntlgrym’s residents use them for travel, hopping on and off along the system’s wide range of routes. While in Gauntlgrym, the characters can

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

question, selling them at a high markup. Travelers seeking a specific book also hire mercenaries or adventurers to venture into dungeons or ruins and bring back the prize. If information can’t be

, rarities from the depths of Chult, seen nowhere else on the Sword Coast, regularly trickle into the port and market stalls of Baldur’s Gate. The sea routes between Baldur’s Gate and Chult are far from safe. Pirates, Amnian privateers, and sea monsters are common in these waters.

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

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

routes between cities and nations often cross into the territory of brigands or marauding humanoids. Every forest, swamp, and mountain range has its own perils, whether lurking bandits, savage orcs

others. News and gossip are carried between population centers by caravans and ships that bring in supplies for trade and by traveling bards and minstrels who recount (or invent) stories to inform and

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

question, selling them at a high markup. Travelers seeking a specific book also hire mercenaries or adventurers to venture into dungeons or ruins and bring back the prize. If information can’t be

Chult, seen nowhere else on the Sword Coast, regularly trickle into the port and market stalls of Baldur’s Gate. The sea routes between Baldur’s Gate and Chult are far from safe. Pirates, Amnian privateers, and sea monsters are common in these waters.

8. The Ruby in the Rough

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

a deep gnome named Udhask and bring them to the catacombs. Jadger knows that the deep gnome died somewhere in Rockblight, the northeast section of Blingdenstone. Jadger tells the characters he will

outdated. XP Awards If the party returns Pelek’s remains to the catacombs, each character gains a special award of 100 XP. THE WAY HOME The svirfneblin know of routes from Blingdenstone to both the

Iymrith's Lair

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

dragon doesn’t waste her lightning breath on storm giants; similarly, the storm giants know that their lightning strikes have no effect on Iymrith. The giants didn’t bring any rocks with them, but

these locations on the map. Iymrith has weakened the ceilings in these places so that she can collapse them, either to cut off escape routes or to trap intruders. A creature can trigger a collapse by

Giant Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, prospecting missions to find valuable resources, or exploratory missions to map new lands or sea routes. The Financier Assignments table suggests appropriate expeditions a giant might finance. Financier

archetypal giant seer is a storm giant driven by the search for signs of Annam’s activity. The seer might seek out omens written in natural phenomena, manipulate world events to bring about the fulfillment

Vistani

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

ways, particularly between domains. One might glimpse their fortune, but such things endlessly shift. Every soul makes their own fate. Views of Vistani Their travels across domains bring many Vistani

into contact with a wide range of people. As the only outsiders that some remote communities see in the course of a year, the news and goods Vistani bring ensures a genuine welcome and renewal of

Camp Vengeance

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

Camp Vengeance Through the foliage, you see a crude timber fortification — a walled compound with watchtowers and tents inside it, encircled by a ditch bristling with sharpened stakes. A large

bring replacement soldiers, armor, weapons, arrows and bolts, medicine, tents, cots, boots, clothing, and just about everything else. After the disaster at Camp Righteous, Commander Breakbone would like

Structured Society

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

subservience. Slaves that fail to follow orders or lag in their duties are dispatched or turned into broodguards. From Calimshan and the Lake of Steam out along the trade routes to cross the world

, yuan-ti poisons and potent liquors are covertly sold. Beware! Some of the latter slowly and subtly bring imbibers under the sway of the next pureblood serpent-spy or yuan-ti malison to meet with them unlooked-for. — Elminster

3. Central Basin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

is taking most of the carcasses the Circle of Hunters bring in, and are sending groups of myconids outside the grove without telling anybody. If Basidia rapports with Sarith or any other non-myconid

them return to the surface world, both are apologetic that they know of no routes. However, Basidia notes that during its colony’s migration, the many travelers from the surface world they encountered

Yartar

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

problems, take advantage of what its fellows in the Lords’ Alliance can offer, and find a way to reap greater profit from its position along major trade routes — where it stands as the gateway to all the

, then bring the Barge ashore and charge. No raiders have stood firm against such an assault. In the center of town is the Waterbaron’ Hall, a grand structure that is both the ruler’s home and the location

Life in the Tribe

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

, orc warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out

area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe

Luskan

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

soldiers of the Ships, who are empowered to arrest criminals and bring them before the Magistrates of the city. In practice, arrests are as often made by mobs, but the result is the same: an appearance

to warehouses, caravan yards, and workspace. It includes the Mirabar Shield, the fortified compound that represents Mirabar’s trading interest in Luskan. Mirabar uses it as a base to trade with the

Lady's Ward

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

for 300 gp apiece. Barracks Riccardo Moscatello Factol Sarin of the Harmonium Hushed streets surround the Barracks, a wide compound of cold granite at the opposite end of the Lady’s Ward from the

, which include current and past Harmonium patrol routes, active members and their ranks, and official arrest records. Recruiting the Harmonium. With an official writ from Factol Sarin, the factol of an

Darkhold

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

summer capitol for the so-called “giant empires.” Situated in the Far Hills, the castle was in a position to dominate trade routes north out of the Iriaebor Valley. It could also dominate river trade down

of the fortress. These aren’t the only forces Darkhold can bring to bear, however. The years when a contingent of giants lived in Darkhold are long gone, but in their place is an aerie of wyverns

Temple Crypts

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

seam in the rock. The passage to the east splits, with both routes connecting to area S3. One path enters area S3 through a broken crypt in that room’s wall, while the other descends 15 feet and leads

Tenadria are also dead, his sadness is evident, and he requests the characters bring his friends’ remains to his tomb so they can be reunited in death. He doesn’t speak further or answer questions until

NPCs

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

bolts. Roleplaying Information As a knight of the Order of the Gauntlet, Sir Baric has sworn oaths to catch evildoers and bring them to justice. His current quarry is a dwarf brigand, Worvil “the

arms, chest, back, and head. When Goldenfields suffers, so does his business, so he takes strides to protect the compound. Ideal: “As does the Emerald Enclave, I believe that civilization and the

Temples of Extraction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

you plan to use this adventure in a continuing campaign, killing a helpless Chosen can later bring the characters into conflict with other agents of that Chosen’s deity. The magic of the Doomvault

-worshiping communities who seek alternative routes to power. Ghaunadaur is a malignant and unknowable deity that desires living sacrifice and destruction due to monstrous causes, particularly oozes. If

Ascendant Factions

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

bladed pauldrons. Under their helms, they sport short, no-nonsense hairstyles. Role in Sigil. In the Barracks, Hardheads train, plan patrol routes, and keep records of every arrest in the Cage. The

bristles at the Dusters’ fatalistic dismissal of life, and the Society of Sensation viscerally opposes their rejection of passion. Mercykillers Who Bring Justice to the Deserving Factol: Alisohn Nilesia

Portal Encounters

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

armor has been studying a map of the Sword Coast marked with trade routes. A number of other maps are stuffed into a backpack at the foot of the mast. The characters can attempt to steal the backpack

, shouts to be heard. “Rally to me side, me crew! We fight still! Fight for our lives! No curse shall bring us down!” The captain smashes a zombie with her hammer, then pulls a scroll from a satchel and

Locations A - D

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

Calling Horns and report their fire giant sighting to Tamalin, she is satisfied and gives them her letter. Carnath Roadhouse This walled compound served as a hostelry on the High Road between Waterdeep and

bring them together (see the “Shalvus Martholio’s Quest” section in chapter 2). Suggested Encounter If the adventurers hang around town or pay a visit to the Happy Cow, the Snail hears about them and

Locations M - P

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

ethnicities) posted outside and six more inside. During the day, the remaining twelve mercenaries round up villagers from time to time and bring them to the inn for questioning, while Oboth takes notes in

disappears during the winter, buried under deep snow. Moreover, the area has few trees or hills to provide shelter. Northfurrow The Northfurrow extends from Waterdeep to the fortified farming compound of

Locations I - L

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

stretches from the desert of Anauroch to the Forgotten Forest and the foothills of the Graypeak Mountains. Long Road The Long Road, one of the North’s busiest trade routes, begins at the gates of

disguise) who would like to bring Luskan into the Lords’ Alliance, but the City of Sails has such an unsavory reputation and so little to offer that most alliance members won’t allow it. That doesn’t

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