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Darkling
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins.
The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light
qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the
Darkling Elder
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, in Common, "darklings." Darklings most often settle in secluded caverns and chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins
the colors in a painting or a jewel.
Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ritual. This transforms the corpse into a near-identical copy of the lich with immense necrotic power and some of its creator’s arcane prowess. The creator then embeds enchanted gemstones into the
the false lich is reduced to 0 hit points, it is destroyed and disintegrates, leaving behind the gems. Crushing a gem releases any souls trapped within, at which point the soul’s body re-forms in an unoccupied space nearest to the gem and in the same state as it was when its soul was trapped.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to feel flesh and steel sundered beneath his claws and to taste his foes’ blood. Yet Geryon’s ferocity has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective hierarchy
abilities. Members of his cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Indomitable Strength trait.
Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the
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; he loves to feel flesh and steel sundered beneath his claws and to taste his foes’ blood. Yet Geryon’s ferocity has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective
abilities. Members of his cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Indomitable Strength trait.
Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
unleashed its mightiest creations: the warforged colossi. These enormous mechanical warriors thundered across Cyre, crushing everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war
decisively, the colossi pulverized hundreds of soldiers beneath their feet and incinerated whole legions with beams of fiery light that shot from their mouths. This rampage was cut short on the Day of
Warforged
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mindless automatons, House Cannith devoted vast resources to improving these steel soldiers. An unexpected breakthrough produced sapient soldiers, giving rise to what some have only grudgingly accepted
and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ah, the tritons. Imagine if the elves spent a few centuries far beneath the sea, where their arrogance and pretension could grow undisturbed. At least the tritons spent that time fighting sahuagin
, driving them into the Darkened Depths where they escaped into the crushing pressure and utter darkness. In time, the tritons noticed that their ancient elemental foes had grown quiet. Expeditions to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Far Realm Influence In this adventure, Far Realm–devoted fanatics seek to transform Phandalin’s residents into mind flayers devoted to the evil godlet Ilvaash. Even before the fanatics attempt to
finish their ritual in chapter 8, their influence over the town infuses the place with the energy of the Far Realm. The townspeople begin to change in troubling ways. Phandalin’s buildings and the surrounding environment also experience a withering that gives the entire town an air of decay.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with divine power rests in a temple beneath the waves. Unfortunately, that temple is now the lair of an especially tricky topaz dragon.
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A topaz dragon is injured and stranded far from the sea
dragon egg, and they care for it as if it were their own.
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A sea hag is on the hunt for a topaz dragon wyrmling, to be used as a component in a fell ritual.
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A pirate crew keeps a curmudgeonly topaz dragon wyrmling as a beloved mascot.
Cold, Necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
have a ritual that can change a human into a pureblood. They sometimes use the promise of this ritual as an enticement for power-hungry followers or a reward for their most devoted cultists. In
gods, whether from an enemy’s weapon or at the point of a sacrificial knife. The yuan-ti use the cults devoted to them as a steady supply of willing minions and sycophants. Many yuan-ti establish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cult of the Crushing Wave Cultists of the Crushing Wave worship the awesome power of water, from the surging tides and deadly maelstroms of the sea to the raging torrents of rivers in flood and the
rock crushing power of ice and glaciers. Crushing Wave cultists see all living creatures as nothing more than trapped water that could one day be free to return to the seas or skies in a new form. The
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst dragon wyrmling is actually
is set beneath a mountain ridge between two deep tarns, with streams flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Demon Queen of Spiders is behind the summoning ritual that brought the demon lords to the Underdark — and that the reward for their faith in Lolth might well be their destruction. Menzoberranzan was the
site of Demogorgon’s appearance in the Underdark, and the lash of his tentacles and the crushing tread of his clawed feet left a trail of broken buildings, bodies, and minds. Unfortunately for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Drawmij’s Instant Summons Level 6 Conjuration (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000+ GP)
Duration: Until dispelled
You touch the
appears in your hand regardless of physical or planar distances, and the spell ends. If another creature is holding or carrying the object, crushing the sapphire doesn’t transport it, but instead you learn who that creature is and where that creature is currently located.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Temple Layout The interior of the temple is a single open expanse. Though divided into distinct areas, the cathedral-like space has no interior walls or upper floors. Five chapels are devoted to one
up into the twisting recesses of the temple’s central spire.
The numbered areas on the map are identified in the table below, which also identifies key NPCs during the ritual that will bring Tiamat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Emherst Upon the cave-threaded, wooded rise known as the Fox’s Theater stands the idyllic village of Emherst—and beneath it lies the true Emherst. On the surface, Emherst is an elaborate, immersive
Understage, a network of caverns beneath the village. This underground “backstage” connects every structure in the village via tunnels and hosts elaborate elevators and special-effects devices. Incredibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Running This Chapter In this chapter, the characters discover a cult of Vecna preparing four kidnap victims for a ritual in the catacombs beneath Hallix Mausoleum. Disrupting this ritual hurls the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
animate and attack them. If this happens, read: The giant roots beneath the hut come to life and pull themselves up out of the mire. The hut and the roots lurch and groan, becoming a lumbering mass that
cracks as it walks, crushing all in its path. Baba Lysaga’s creeping hut (see appendix D) is a ponderous construct that heeds Baba Lysaga’s instructions and no one else’s. It fights until destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Temple Layout The interior of the temple is a single open expanse. Though divided into distinct areas, the cathedral-like space has no interior walls or upper floors. Chapels are devoted to the five
identified in the table below, which also identifies key NPCs during the ritual that will bring Tiamat to the Well of Dragons. Key to Tiamat’s Temple # Name Occupant and Activity During Ritual 1
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
before swapping back.
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A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst
the dragon, the deeper the purple color of the crystals.
Amethyst Dragon Lair Features
The amethyst dragon lair shown in map 5.1 is set beneath a mountain ridge between two deep tarns, with streams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Running This Chapter The characters start this chapter knowing that a trio of mind flayers are preparing a ritual to transform surface-dwelling Humanoids into mind flayers. The ritual will certainly
affect Phandalin, and it might wash over other small population pockets in the region. The exact parameters of the ritual are up to you. If you decide that the characters are too easily vanquishing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
radicals. Most of these folk hold nonviolent ideals that contribute to the ward’s peacefulness, but at least one cult devoted to a radiant idol (described in Eberron: Rising from the Last War) meets
in the inn district called Boldrei’s Hearth. The radiant idol at the heart of this cult seduces its followers into acts of robbery, kidnapping, and even ritual murder to prove their loyalty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
’ travel through the wilderness. One good example is the Great Alluvial Sand Wastes. The long-lost dwarven citadel of Tyar-Besil lies beneath the rocky badlands about 30 to 40 miles northwest of the village
of Kled. The buried city does not have to change much at all; a 5,000-year old dwarven stronghold forgotten beneath the desert sands might easily date back to the Green Age, a time when the world of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Drawmij’s Instant Summons 6th-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000 gp) Duration: Until dispelled You touch an object weighing 10
your hand regardless of physical or planar distances, and the spell ends. If another creature is holding or carrying the item, crushing the sapphire doesn’t transport the item to you, but instead you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Chapter 1: Return from Neverdeath Graveyard Katerina Ladon A bizarre ritual reveals the cult of Vecna’s terrifying activities As the adventure begins, the characters are established heroes currently
Neverwinter’s past heroes, Lord Neverember has nevertheless provided stable leadership. Unknown to the authorities, a cult of Vecna operates in the catacombs beneath Neverwinter’s sprawling Neverdeath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Temple of Elemental Evil The four elemental cults maintain their chief stronghold in the ancient dwarven citadel of Tyar-Besil beneath the Sumber Hills. Each cult controls a portion of the old
surface. Knifepoint Gully near Feathergale Spire leads to the Temple of Howling Hatred. The Dark Stream flows under Rivergard Keep, leading to the Temple of the Crushing Wave. The Ancient Stair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Demon Prince of Undeath in a crushing grip, slithering across the maggot-riddled flesh of the horned demon, as they tighten inexorably. A strangled gasp issues from the demon lord’s throat as a horrific
to the Demogorgon stat block in appendix D: Demogorgon has 290 hit points remaining and can’t regain hit points due to the disruptive nature of Vizeran’s faerzress-empowered ritual. He has only one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to determine whether one or more of them spots it. Treasure Searching characters do see the glint of gems beneath the water at the east end of the chamber. Fishing
through that area turns up a handful of fancy and semiprecious stones worth 1,800 gp (2 × 50 gp, 5 × 100 gp, 200 gp, 400 gp, 600 gp). The gems came from a less-than-devoted cultist who throws a fistful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
shards now, but the fanatics need as many obelisk fragments as possible to ensure their ritual will succeed. The Sawplees’ map reveals the locations of three other fragments: an abandoned dwarven
temple called Talhundereth, the crypt beneath it, and a subterranean trading nexus called Gibbet Crossing. These locations are in the Starmetal Hills, several days northeast of Phandalin. In the previous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
battle to come.
The Cult of the Dragon discovered the Well of Dragons long ago. Lava tubes snaking beneath the now-dormant volcano formed natural corridors connecting caverns that the cult enlarged for
their own use. Within the central caldera, they raised a ritual space for creating dracoliches from dragons drawn to the site knowing they would soon die. Under Severin’s leadership, the caldera and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
battle to come.
The Cult of the Dragon discovered the Well of Dragons long ago. Lava tubes snaking beneath the now-dormant volcano formed natural corridors connecting caverns that the cult enlarged for
their own use. Within the central caldera, they raised a ritual space for creating dracoliches from dragons drawn to the site knowing they would soon die. Under Severin’s leadership, the caldera and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
a wicked vampire. In the process of hunting the vampire, Rudolph came under a terrible curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the decades since
, van Richten has hunted monsters and armed others with the knowledge they need to confront evil. Though he’s made many devoted allies, he keeps them at arm’s length, fearing the threat of his curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eternal Flame cult. Beneath her refined exterior is a steel edge of scorned pride. And underneath her hard pride lies a desire for murder and mayhem. Vanifer harbors a fierce hatred for all who think
themselves superior to her, and she stops at nothing to make them see her as a figure to be feared and respected. Vanifer was born and raised in the crushing poverty of Calimport’s poorest quarters, armed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Scions of Elemental Evil Beneath the Temple of Elemental Evil lies a labyrinth of tombs and ritual chambers. For years these dungeons have lain in ruin. Now forsaken souls return, raising an army of