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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
known only as “the Caller” to corrupt and slay all of Isolde’s companions, leaving Isolde alone, bitter, and vulnerable. The insidious archfey then befriended Isolde and offered to
sent malevolent fey creatures to hound Isolde and her Shadowfell carnival. Isolde doesn’t know who is behind this petty torment, nor does she care. Her hunt for the Caller and her thirst for
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
effects.
Rejuvenation. Illmarrow’s body turns to dust when she drops to 0 hit points, and her equipment is left behind. She gains a new body after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll
Lady Illmarrow is no folk tale. She is the greatest necromancer in Eberron, and after centuries of silence, she is setting ancient plots into motion at last. She is the power behind the Order of the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the behaviors common to corrupt guards and military officers a mile away. While awareness of such corruption doesn’t equate to evidence of it, and your sense certainly isn’t foolproof, your
life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
3
My honor is my life.
4
I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a member of an Uthgardt tribe.
Even if you have left your tribe behind (at least for now), you hold to the
fullest.
3
I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me.
4
I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
: Founded more than a millennium ago, disbanded and reorganized several times, the Harpers remain a powerful, behind-the-scenes agency, which acts to thwart evil and promote fairness through
relic of my faith that was lost long ago.
2
I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3
I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
bank sports a teller’s window with a drop-down counter. A bespectacled halfling woman in a silk tabard sits behind the glass. Outside, a bored human guard stands watch.
The banker, Quink, relies on the
meet its wrath.” (True)
Jane Katsubo Yvette
Human Bank Guard
Stat Block: Guard
This corrupt guard exploits her station for selfish ends.
Bitter. Yvette thinks the world owes her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
clandestine deals. The pirates grumbled about the poor treatment they received, but they issued no ultimatums to alter the arrangements. Although the two groups had their differences, the clerics never
for the cellars being buried by the burning debris. After the battle, the pirates gathered what loot they could and abandoned the ruins, unaware that they were leaving survivors behind. When the smoldering wreckage cooled, the survivors made their way out through the rubble.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Rockblight When the drow attacked Blingdenstone, Ogrémoch’s Bane retreated to the far corners of the ruined city, waiting for the time to reemerge and seek out earth elementals to corrupt. The
malevolent entity didn’t have to wait long, as the drow sent teams of scavengers to loot the treasures the deep gnomes left behind, bringing their own elemental creatures with them.
Map 6.4: Rockblight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
3 Orphir Brindletop, a Kalakeri gnome occultist, is surprised to meet one of the characters, as he received a message for them in a séance long ago.
4 The characters are invited to help a
, which is secretly run by wereravens. They must not open the package and must get it out of Barovia swiftly.
6 A character glimpses a raven-like figure. When they investigate, they find only the mysterious talisman that it left behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with mortals, devils are constantly figuring out how to exploit and corrupt them, often behind thin smiles of feigned concern and false charm. A devil that successfully corrupts a mortal gets the
a superior form of devil. That’s how, over ages, a lemure might become a pit fiend. But devils do more than corrupt. They also fight in the Blood War. Asmodeus attests that serving in his infernal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, analyze the political dynamics in each region or realm, and use what they uncover to help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed from behind the scenes
performer and dispatches Rathmore once and for all. Although his quest for vengeance has been fulfilled, Vargan is obsessed with the fact that many other corrupt and evil people exist across the land, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
attractions of the Sea Maidens Faire with the bizarre inventions of the temple — a plan that is well received. The evening before the Day of Wonders, workers begin assembling the wagons and floats of the
their attack as a setback. If the characters escape a confrontation on the ships but leave behind witnesses who can identify them, it takes Bregan D’aerthe several days to track them down (assuming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
you’ll need a job that will help you prove your worth.
Today is your lucky day. This afternoon, you received a brief note from one of your contacts: “I heard today from someone who is looking for
have had a chance to get to know one another, read: Light rain begins to patter on the cobblestones as the sun sets behind the spires and towers of the city. You see a male vedalken in well-tailored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, Zybilna was impressed by her. She enlisted a powerful fiend known only as “the Caller” to corrupt and slay all of Isolde’s companions, leaving Isolde alone, bitter, and vulnerable. The insidious archfey
, Zybilna sent malevolent fey creatures to hound Isolde and her Shadowfell carnival. Isolde doesn’t know who is behind this petty torment, nor does she care. Her hunt for the Caller and her thirst for vengeance have become all-consuming.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
is now an olvidado—a deceased person who remained behind after the Night of the Remembered. Rufina doesn’t know how or why they don’t pass on to the afterlife. Although beings like Rufina are uncommon
Rufina or the other villagers: Paloma is seen as a hero by the poor. Her band raids the estates and caravans of corrupt landowners and shares the captured wealth with folk who need it. She initially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
during the Last War. Karrnath relied on Riedran aid to survive a wave of terrible famines, and Aundair also received support from Riedra. King Sebastes of Q’barra has used Riedran troops to maintain
control people by manipulating their dreams. While most people dismiss the Dreaming Dark as a foolish story, you might uncover the truth behind the tales. Both the Inspired of Riedra and the kalashtar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
left behind the world of the fey to roam the Lower Planes. They have dark blue or purple-black skin with white or light-colored eyes and thin, curving horns. A night hag is as least as tall as a human
form and seeks to attack, deface, or corrupt it so it has the opposite effect on its viewers. One is more likely to defile the inspiring statue in a town square, making it into a symbol of fear and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
culminated in the Dark Disaster, in which terrible storms engulfed Miyeritar, turning it into a wasteland within a single season, leaving behind the area now known as the High Moor. The high mages of
Aryvandaar are blamed for the destruction, although no proof was ever produced. The vengeful dark elves of Ilythiir turned to corrupt and demonic powers, unleashing them against Aryvandaar. In the centuries of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and water.
Corrupt Water. At the start of each of the wastrilith’s turns, exposed water within 30 feet of it is befouled. Underwater, this effect lightly obscures the area until a current clears it
damage and isn’t pulled.
The corruption left behind when a wastrilith visits the world can persist for decades. If left unchecked, it can become a bridge to the Abyss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
-based forces. In response, rather than staying and fighting it out, the cultists aboard the ship pulled up anchor — and thanks to an offshore wind, they rode the waves and left the island far behind
. Fifteen days ago, Aubreck received word that Emperor of the Waves had been spotted adrift in the southern sea, apparently a ghost ship. The noble promptly used a sizable chunk of his savings to hire a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Trouble in Baldur’s Gate Chapter 1 begins in the independent city of Baldur’s Gate, where the characters find themselves trapped behind the city’s walls after the gates are sealed to keep out
pit fiend named Gargauth. Until recently, the shield was sealed in a tomb under the city, but Thalamra’s sons recently stole it and transported it to the dungeon below their villa. So corrupt is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
treatment he’s received at the hands of the yuan-ti.) If the characters refuse her offer, the priestess attempts to use suggestion to sway whomever she perceives as the party’s leader. If that fails and
crypt. The exit is carefully hidden behind a screen of rocks and scrub trees a hundred yards away from the plaza entrance to the ruins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(first in Bullywug and then in Common), “Push the note under the door.” The bullywug is referring to the secret message the characters received in area D6. If the characters comply, the bullywug lifts the
door is a jittery bullywug with a spear, and behind this guard is a wooden crate with hunting gear piled atop it. Huddled in the back of the hut are four more bullywugs. Tension hangs heavy in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
he’s received at the hands of the yuan-ti.) If the characters refuse her offer, the priestess attempts to use suggestion to sway whomever she perceives as the party’s leader. If that fails and combat
is carefully hidden behind a screen of rocks and scrub trees a hundred yards away from the plaza entrance to the ruins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
opportunity to purchase one. If you’re an elf, your blade could have a long and storied history. If you’re not an elf, you might have stolen the weapon from a fallen foe or received it from a dying
Valenar ally. If you work with your DM to create the story behind your double scimitar, you can start with the weapon at 1st level in place of a martial weapon normally granted by your class. However
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-controlled clerics lead unsuspecting worshipers to the lair of an adult green dragon.
6 An adult green dragon works to corrupt a young gold dragon trapped in the green dragon’s woods.
7 Wood
unicorns.
2 An ancient green dragon prevents would-be rescuers from reaching a cursed realm whose people are magically asleep and hidden behind a forest of thorns.
3 A once-peaceful land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dozen crossbow bolts. Behind you, a metallic din announces a group of six heavily armored dwarves appearing out of thin air, their swords leveled at you from behind sturdy metal shields.
When the
are so blatantly corrupt as Gorglak seems to be. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check lets a character notice that Gorglak is eying the adventurers’ weapons (especially any drow weapons or magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost
bow; the mummies attack all who refuse. 7 A cadaver collector† emerges from a portal to Acheron, dragging a cart of corpses behind it. 8 A deathlock mastermind† leads four deathlocks† in an unholy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
secret power behind the throne in an aggressively colonizing realm, using this position to learn about neighboring realms without regard for the consequences.
3 A brass dragon is the most likely
ancient temple, sharing stories to help the couatl pass the years.
3 A lamia and a young brass dragon lair in the same desert ruin, mostly leaving each other alone—but the lamia hopes to corrupt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
discovers a segment of the stone wall behind the altar easily shifts aside, revealing a passage leading to area C4. Characters who have the Stonecunning trait have advantage on this check. This door is
attempt to teleport behind the intruders, following them into area C4 to ambush them with the other whistler in that area. Otherwise, they attack when the characters enter this passage. C4: Orchid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
in cobwebs. Continual flame spells flicker behind the eye holes of their helms, and their iron greataxes are raised high.
23b. Hall of Final Judgment The floor of this 40-foot-high chamber is
molten silver sits on a bone throne in a raised alcove. Lurking in the shadows behind the throne is Raxxus, a nycaloth. (The yugoloth passively guards the wall behind it, which contains a secret door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
information if the archmage becomes cagey: Lolth is behind the plot to bring the demon lords to the Underdark through her manipulation of Gromph Baenre. The Spider Queen is using the drow as pawns in
providing them with opportunities to learn spells from his library. However, the archmage uses any such teaching opportunities to attempt to subtly corrupt his students.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
decks and far out at sea, the ship’s wake extending behind it under clear skies. But you are not alone.
Who the characters find in this room depends on how well they navigated the portals. Total the
to escape if it can seize the components or if it is badly wounded, leaving its lackeys behind to deal with the characters. Treasure In addition to the book, the study holds 30 pp, 150 gp, two pieces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is the power behind the Order of the Emerald Claw, but her motives for founding the order are buried in her past. Lady Illmarrow has no interest in ruling the living. Rather, she seeks to become Queen
. As an undead being, Erandis lost the use of her dragonmark. Thus, when the diviners of Aerenal asked if the line of Vol had been exterminated and the Mark of Death destroyed, they received a vision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
This former shrine to Sune has fallen into disrepair over a decade of neglect. It is partially hidden behind the baths and obscured by overgrown trees and scrub. If the characters haven’t already
scouted the grounds, any character in the baths (area T5) who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher spots the ruined stone building behind the trees. Characters who travel from the