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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
undetected to bleed their victims dry.
Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being defeated or suffering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Syndra’s Fate Characters who survive the Tomb of the Nine Gods won’t know the fate of Syndra Silvane until they return to Port Nyanzaru, use a spell such as scrying to spy on her, or reach out to her
event that Syndra dies and her soul is devoured, her body lies in state pending a funeral and proper burial.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Mound Entrance When the characters move to the barrow entrance, read the following: Tall monoliths line the earthen corridor that connects the barrow’s entrance to the burial chamber far within. Motes
within the burial chamber at the end of the hall, except vague details of the stone bier and the Elk beast altar at the bier’s head. Burial Chamber When the characters can see the burial chamber better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Bringing order from chaos — that is the mission of the Azorius Senate. Without the extensive legal code crafted and enforced by the Azorius
well as the creator of the elaborate contingency plan that resulted in the creation of the Living Guildpact. The Azorius Senate was meant to carry on his legacy by serving as the legislative body of Ravnica.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and offer final prayers. The bodies this room once held have rotted away in their burial niches, and the urns hold only gray muck. Any character who sifts through the goo must succeed on a DC 11
Constitution saving throw for each niche or urn they search or contract sewer plague (see chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Treasure. Amid the rotted remains on each of the six stacked burial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Mummy Common mummies are the remains of priests, nobles, or champions of faith that underwent magical burial rites. Some are preserved through processes using linen wrappings or clay, but others are
creature, it is cursed. While cursed, the target can’t regain Hit Points, its Hit Point maximum doesn’t return to normal when finishing a Long Rest, and its Hit Point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6) every 24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
return it to its place guarding the Underworld.
5 Reconsecrate a grand but neglected mausoleum, putting the unquiet spirits there to rest.
6 Defeat an agent of a god who seeks to free a
that have taken up residence in sacred burial sites. As the story progresses, the Returned and eidolons might feature more prominently, along with situations that force champions to oppose those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
a steep spiral staircase leading 20 feet downward. B2: Hall Upright slabs are set into the walls of this large burial chamber. Each slab is carved with the faded likeness of a different robed human
in years and doesn’t remember what’s there. Newmy’s Room. Newmy rests in a burial nook large enough to hold the corpse of a Medium creature. The nook contains old rags and a decrepit broom. Newmy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
unseen and undetected to bleed their victims dry. Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being defeated or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
unseen and undetected to bleed their victims dry. Former Vampires. Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
them to interact and bargain with creatures of both realms. Other popular choices are a place where the ambient energy augments certain kinds of magic, a site related to death such as a burial ground
exact her vengeance, and no dish of revenge is sweeter than one served cold and to the next three generations of her enemy’s family. Hags hate to be in debt to someone who’s done them a favor spontaneously, outside of any bargain, and so will return favors unexpectedly to such folk.
— Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check. If the characters promised to return Javor’s treasure, the revenant pulls the chest out and remains to identify his property. Once the characters return his
burial hall. Those who do receive a supernatural charm (see “Other Rewards” in chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide), which is a spiritual blessing that mimics a potion or spell of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
provide any of the information here as it proves helpful. S3: Burial Vault Spaced evenly about the perimeter of this chamber are numerous bricked-over stone archways. Plaques are set into many of these
mirror on the ceiling radiates an aura of necromancy. If the characters return Cithcillion’s bones to the slab, the reflection in the mirror is of him as he was in life. His reflected image opens its eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
profuse thanks the next time they return to Redwood Watch. R5: Muddy Bog A pale redwood rises from the middle of a muddy bog. To the southwest, a trickling stream separates the mud from the solid
flasks of Oil Shovel R8: Burial Mound A wide, gently sloping dirt mound rises 30 feet in the air, enveloped in feathery grass. Yellow, sickly-looking flowers bloom around the mound’s edges.
This is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
these relics and surrounded their altars with burial mounds. Go to these mounds, retrieve one or more of our lost relics, and bring them here as tribute. Do this, and your path will be made clear. There
such declaration before leaving the oracle chamber, the bas-reliefs disappear and reappear when one or more characters return. After making their choice, characters in the oracle chamber gain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
haunts these halls, his heart preserved in glass by foul magic. Those who end his undeath may return and face the Trial of Truth.”
Once Nafik and his heart have been destroyed, the grime in this
instructions. They eventually hollowed out a cavern to safeguard the high priest’s heart (see area P64). P63: Burial Chamber Six open sarcophagi rest in this octagonal room. This room was supposed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
traditions, but they know little of the deed’s religious ties or the god Habbakuk. If the characters agree, Ishvern leads them to the shrine’s entrance. Yearkal’s Return. If the characters know of
Yearkal’s fate or return her to the group (see the “D: Sunward Fortress” section), the elves encourage the characters to come with them into the shrine. If Yearkal is with them, she knows all the threats and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
below. One round later, four slimy mummies emerge from the three pits. These lawful neutral Undead seek to defend the temple. They won’t converse with characters, but they return to their soggy tombs if
assorted bottles and vials, most of which have cracked and stained the walls with their drippings.
Here, the dead were prepared for burial in the crypts below the temple. These crypts have crumbled, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
well as the bones of their friends in the harpy nest (area M1) and the brig (area M8) and give them a proper burial. If the characters perform this task, the ghosts give them permission to take treasure
created are destroyed, and their souls return to the afterlife. Vecna’s Dead. The cultists twisted the souls of five missionaries, turning them into one wraith and four specters that haunt the lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in the sky, playfully jousting and breathing lightning as they zoom around. They are flying over Ascore when the characters first lay eyes on the ruined city. After an hour of fun, the dragons return
. Uthgar’s followers buried the half-ogre’s bones alongside a relic stolen from their enemies, the giants, and built an altar upon the burial site. When the Uthgardt call upon Uthgar for guidance or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
corruption of a brass dragon with “wise” goat features. Hear the Voice of Yaarnak. Soon after the characters enter the room, they hear a hissing voice: “Return my scepter to its rightful place,” an
, revealing a passage through the base of a statue into the temple (area H14). Relics. Characters looking for relics of Haskasori to sell can find varied burial items here (see “Conclusion” for details
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Tablets of Fate from the overgod Ao and use them to rule over Faerûn and its gods. They failed and were slain during the Time of Troubles. Since then, a variety of contingency plans they had in place
that he can sway the mighty to pledge their loyalty to him in return for power over others. He finds the hunger for power that exists in every mortal heart and awakens it with carefully crafted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. He wants to recover a chip of this emerald as a sacred relic and return it to other worshipers of Dumathoin before he dies. Return. Rivibiddel knows he can’t survive the difficult swim to leave the
of the Talhund The seven carvings are no mere decorations; each covers a burial niche in which a miner-turned-priest was put to rest. These miner-priests were among the most revered of the Talhund
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
chamber contains a Potion of Healing (greater) and a Sword of Vengeance (longsword). G2: Cavern of Corpses This gruesome cave is either a burial crypt or a trophy room. The walls of the vaulted cavern are
detail these locations and how creatures transported to them can return to the Lost Caverns. Once a creature has been transported to a location in this way, it can’t be sent to that destination by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
so with a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. A knock spell or similar magic also opens the trapdoor. X22: Crypt of the Watched A large burial chamber opens before you, divided in two by a
characters allow it, Rilago’s ghost uses Possession against a willing character, who forgoes the saving throw to resist the effect. Only then can the ghost leave the crypt and return the shard of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
-dozen novitiates and laypeople who keep things running smoothly. Wellgar uses the blessings of Procan to seek out shipwrecks in order to recover the remains of sailors for a proper burial. He is
willing to trade cleric spells of up to 5th level, including raise dead, in return for recovery of the remains he seeks. 27. Saltmarsh Cemetery The town’s cemetery is well-kept, but many of its graves are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
reveal that each of these burial vaults contains only the remains of a king or a queen, moldering garments, a few corroded weapons, and similar worthless items (wererat grave robbers stole anything of
stronghold and return home. Cell 2C. Eight male elf commoners are awaiting sacrifice in the Temple. They have no treasure, but they promise to sing their rescuers’ praises. Cell 3C. A merchant is being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
meet Qarbo. Development If the characters attack the monastery and then leave, when they return the guards here are replaced by two minotaurs sent here from the Temple of Black Earth, supervised by one
of ink clutter each desk.
During the day, four Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7) work in this room. At night, they return to their quarters. The books and scrolls the monks are copying from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
rats flood in to eat the flesh, leaving (mostly) clean bones to be interred in the attached ossuary by Ilmater’s faithful. While a somewhat ignoble end, it’s often the only holy-ground burial the city’s
procession down crumbling, moss-covered stairs that cling to the outside of the temple and descend into the murky water. The waveservants disappear below the water for a few minutes, only to return empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
only holy-ground burial the city’s poor can afford, and Brother Hodges does his best to bring quiet dignity to the practice. However, a fertile carrion crawler has recently slithered up from the sewers
minutes, only to return empty-handed. What happens to the treasures is anyone’s guess, with some suggesting they’re hidden in underwater vaults. Others believe the gifts are borne away by Umberlee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
ceiling across the pit. If Jot escapes, the characters might see it again. It knows that death on the Material Plane means a return to the Abyss, so it prefers to harass the characters while they are
attacks his rescuers, his mind all but transformed to that of a troll over the ages of his burial. He had a name, but he has forgotten it, although he has not forgotten how to speak Elvish and Draconic