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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target
until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the possession ends, the ghost
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
claiming her as his wife.
Strahd was upset that the dusk elves had taken Patrina from him. After securing her body and entombing it in the catacombs of Ravenloft, Strahd sent Rahadin to punish the dusk
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
heart, consuming it and killing the host unless they are quickly destroyed. After gorging themselves on the host's body over several days, the maggots emerge as juvenile assassin bugs, ready to
infest and overwhelm an unprepared population. Desperate rulers discovering that settlements are at risk often order entire neighborhoods or whole villages burned at the first sign of infestation. Within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Neverember, taking no chances, quietly pays off or disposes of anyone claiming a connection to the rulers of old.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Neverember, taking no chances, quietly pays off or disposes of anyone claiming a connection to the rulers of old.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Neverember, taking no chances, quietly pays off or disposes of anyone claiming a connection to the rulers of old.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers.
— Elminster
The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to madness and corruption, thus becoming the very evils they are sworn to fight. Gatekeeper NPCs d4 NPC 1 The spirit of a long-dead Gatekeeper lives on in the body of an ancient toad. It speaks
that serves as a seal on a journey to a number of sacred sites to restore its power. 4 An old orc ranger is murdering people in Sharn, claiming that they’ve been corrupted by the daelkyr.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
appearance of loyalty toward rival terrors. Every part of Kalakeri holds secrets and dangers, and nowhere is untouched by its rulers’ war for dominance. When planning adventures in Kalakeri, consider
secrets of lost rulers to the practices of forbidden magical sects. Without a steady, reliable presence on the throne, ancient cults, deadly beasts, and opportunistic demagogues are free to unleash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Lords’ Alliance The Lords’ Alliance is a confederation among the rulers of various northern settlements. The number of members on the Council of Lords, the group’s governing body, shifts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ultimately under the command of Sora Katra, one of the rulers of Droaam. Physical violence is its specialty, but Daask also dabbles in illegal drugs. House Tarkanan. House Tarkanan is known as a small
to establish your own headquarters and direct the activities of the 3d6 criminals who work for you. By claiming a 15 percent share of their take, you can rely on an income that will sustain you at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
curve, you see a woman kneeling next to a body, sobbing as she hunches protectively over the remains. Circling in the air a few feet above her, eight harpies screech and flail at each other.
The
shape shifts to that of a gray-feathered harpy.
The harpies and their matriarch attack the characters in the hope of claiming another easy meal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Lamordia Domain of Snow and Stitched Flesh Darklord: Viktra Mordenheim Genres: Body horror and gothic horror Hallmarks: Amoral science, bizarre constructs, frigid wilderness, mutagenic radiation Mist
Lamordia a crucible of desperate innovations. Claiming to work for the greater good, innovators and scholars push beyond the limits of morality. Their scalpels turn scientific pursuits into butchery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
be said that the true ruler of the Nine Hells is the immense body of rules and regulations that dictate how all devils, even Asmodeus, must conduct themselves. Layers and Rulers of the Nine Hells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
their prey before they attack again. Legends tie death dogs to malicious death gods, the underworld, and cursed rulers. These stories are based on the malady death dogs spread. Roll on or choose a result
body, as if they were still being mauled. 2 The victim’s body to wither, as if constantly exposed to desert heat. 3 The victim to be distracted by distant howling or vague whispers only they can hear. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the Upper Planes or the fiendish rulers of the Lower Planes. These souls become larvae and spend eternity in this place that lacks a sun, a moon, stars, or seasons. Leaching away color and emotion
.
A larva is a miserable fiend that retains the facial features of its previous form but has the body of a fat worm. A larva has only a few faint memories of its previous life and the statistics in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
as the rite of reclamation involves claiming some of the dust of Valin’s body after she has been reduced to 0 hit points. The ritual describes a process for mixing the dust with wax to create a magic
access to the creature’s original organ. Removing Valin’s organ from the creature’s body reveals it to be shriveled, glassy, and pulsing with unnatural life. If the creature’s original organ is replaced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of claiming the fallen creature’s magical might. Using a dragon’s corpse this way might be a trial in itself, as the lingering energies in the body can cause serious injury even after the dragon’s
dragon’s body might be swallowed suddenly in mud.
2 The dragon uses its breath weapon one last time.
3 The dragon’s body transforms into stone, metal, lava, ice, or mist. Or the body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M10. Treasury This solitary building is set atop a small floating islet within an area of open space punched down through the main body of the monastery’s island. It is held aloft on its own
drawn into the jar, where it remains desperate to be reunited with its body. As with the other brains in jars, this brain can be negotiated with. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
are so summoned, they won’t leave without claiming the soul of either their quarry or the mortal who summoned them. Justin Gerard Erinyes Medium Fiend (Devil), Lawful Evil
AC 18 Initiative +7 (17
Infernal; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 12 (XP 8,400; PB +4)
Traits
Diabolical Restoration. If the erinyes dies outside the Nine Hells, its body disappears in sulfurous smoke, and it gains a new body instantly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
bloody bodies of Kalaman’s council members slump in high-backed chairs and across the room’s large table. At a position of honor opposite the door, Governor Calof Miat’s body is transfixed to his chair
, a gleaming longsword piercing his chest.
Next to the governor’s body, a man in Solamnic armor rocks back in a chair. He props his booted feet on the table as he balances a scroll on one finger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Sigil from past incarnations of the multiverse. 2 Portals are alive. They’re all part of the god Aoskar, whose body forms the foundation for Dendradis, and who is thought to be dead but is far from it
. 3 The Whispered One is coming, but there’s still time to prevent him from claiming power over the spokes of the Great Wheel. 4 The entire multiverse is inside an impossibly vast bag of holding. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
heirs to the old Alagondar royal line are known to exist, and many believe that the line is ended. Lord Neverember, taking no chances, quietly pays off or disposes of anyone claiming a connection to the
rulers of old. Neverwinter Wood The forest east of Neverwinter seems to have a magical quality about it, or at least an air of mystical secrecy. Reclusive spellcasters are rumored to dwell deep within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, these effects end immediately. The effects resume if the dracolich gains a new body (see its Soul Gem trait). Dracolich Huge or Gargantuan Undead, Lawful Evil
AC 20 Initiative +12 (22)
HP 225
spells and other magical effects.
Soul Gem. The dracolich has a magical gem. If the dracolich is destroyed while the gem is on the same plane of existence as it, the dracolich gains a new body in 1d20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
together to serve as Strahd’s bride. Characters within 5 feet of Vasilka can see the seams in her powdered skin where disparate body parts stolen from Krezkite graves have been carefully stitched together
can’t be convinced otherwise. The Abbot shares his beliefs openly, claiming that his decisions are based on the Morninglord’s guidance. He will give visitors a tour of the abbey if they seem friendly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
conquer the Feywild and enslave its inhabitants, claiming those creatures’ magic for themselves. When the fey united to defend their realm, the fomorians fought them and were subjected to a terrible curse
their territories with the corpses of their enemies, painting their cavern walls with blood or stitching together limbs and body parts to make mockeries of the creatures they have killed.
Ruined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Arveiaturace Arrives Arveiaturace, an ancient white dragon whose vision is hampered by cataracts, carries the body of her former master, the wizard Meltharond, in a saddle on her back (see
, claiming that’s what Silvanus would want her to do. Tinjong’s Cave. If the characters need a place to rest and recuperate, Tinjong leads them to her cave overlooking the sea. It contains no furnishings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
heart, consuming it and killing the host unless they are quickly destroyed. After gorging themselves on the host’s body over several days, the maggots emerge as juvenile assassin bugs, ready to
and overwhelm an unprepared population. Desperate rulers discovering that settlements are at risk often order entire neighborhoods or whole villages burned at the first sign of infestation. Within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Patrina’s own people stoned her to death to keep Strahd from claiming her as his wife. Strahd was upset that the dusk elves had taken Patrina from him. After securing her body and entombing it in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
opportunity. Hags name themselves in darkly whimsical ways, claiming monikers such as Black Morwen, Peggy Pigknuckle, Grandmother Titchwillow, Nanna Shug, Rotten Ethel, or Auntie Wormtooth. Monstrous
all aspects of a hag’s life. A hag might fly in a magical giant’s skull, landing it on a tree shaped to resemble an enormous headless body. Another might travel with a menagerie of monsters kept in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, behind, and on both sides of the main group. The ravens can distinguish between individuals from a great height and navigate over long distances. Thus, a raven can fly back to the main body when it
Warfare in the name of Maglubiyet isn’t conducted like the raiding of orcs or the wanton slaughter of gnolls. It is instead a practice of claiming territory and subjugating people. Those who surrender to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
examples. A kingdom run by thieves’ guilds would also fall into this category. Magocracy. The governing body is composed of spellcasters who rule directly as oligarchs or feudal lords, or participate in a
rulers share power, possibly dividing the land into districts or provinces under their control, or jointly ruling together. A group of adventurers who take control of a nation together might form an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
can survive in this state for the remainder of its natural life, its mind and body nourished by the psipod’s psychic energy. If the psipod is shut down, or if the unconscious creature is removed from
fog with nowhere to go but back up. Extremiton, in the guise of Durnan, discourages exploration of Undermountain by claiming that the Mad Mage has magically sealed it off. Characters who are brought
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
headquarters first, Szorrulax easily defeats and kills Bracus. When the characters arrive, Szorrulax is claiming Dran Enterprises’ two components, having destroyed the lizardfolk’s living loot satchel to
) and braids its tentacles together into a handlebar mustache. If Szorrulax kills anyone, it immediately drops a black business card set with unintelligible symbols onto the body as a calling card
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
wizards to Icewind Dale. She caught up to them in Bryn Shander and made her presence known, claiming she was sent by her master to aid the expedition with her divinations. Egos and frayed nerves
DC 14 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive