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kindness.
Cults devoted to him are secret societies of indulgence, often using their debauchery to subjugate others through blackmail, addiction, and manipulation. They wear alabaster masks with
Argent Palace, a grandiose structure in the city of Zelatar, found within his abyssal domain of Azzagrat. Graz’zt’s demonic influence radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality
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pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden, save moderation or kindness.
The dark Prince of Pleasure considers restriction the only sin, and takes what he wants. Cults devoted to him are secret societies
Zelatar, found within his Abyssal domain of Azzatar. Graz’zt’s maddening influence radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality around him. Given enough time in a single location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
initiative, it can choose itself and up to three allies it can see if it isn’t incapacitated. It can swap the initiative results of the chosen creatures among them. WHY DEVILS WANT CULTS
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summoning conducted by an entity on a distant plane. They have little will in determining where they can go.
Because of this restriction, on the Material Plane most devils work through cults. Cults
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Drive all doubt from your heart and you will see reality through new eyes. The Cults of the Dragon Below are wildly diverse. The tenets above describe the beliefs of three different cults, and the
Cults of the Dragon Below
Cults of the Dragon Below
There is a paradise within the world, a vale bathed in the light of the Inner Sun. Earn your passage with the blood of worthy foes. Our
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, not from faith. Cults driven by madness have a warped view of reality. A cultist might believe aberrations are a higher form of life and that the daelkyr will elevate mortals. Other cultists may not
Cults of the Dragon Below A paradise exists within the world, a vale bathed in the light of the Inner Sun. Earn your passage with the blood of worthy foes. Our existence is a chrysalis state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
put to ruin; the servants ascribe this to its protection by the “family ghost.” In reality, a secretive dragon named Umsheryoth (adult male bronze dragon) guards the house and has been a friend to the
Silmerhelves for generations. Reason to Visit. Helvenblade House offers a respite from the machinations of the elemental cults, and the “family ghost” could prove an unusual but potent ally.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
emerges through imagination and the indescribable, not details. At its best, cosmic horror makes characters feel gradually unmoored from their familiar reality. Cosmic horror is about ineffable forces
driven by motivations humans can’t understand. Cults, forbidden books, and strange symbols form the cornerstones of cosmic horror. The genre has a history of framing marginalized demographics as monstrous and stigmatizing mental illness. Be aware and avoid those tropes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
political intrigue, tenuous alliances, and brutal conflicts. Consider these ways to make the Last War a present reality in your campaign: The players create new characters who live during a specific phase of
in a memorable battle? Do they take actions they’ll later regret? Do they make a bitter enemy who comes back to haunt them years later, when the campaign continues in the present day? A magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
allegiance to the Veiled Alliance would primarily be interested in stopping the defilers who serve the elemental cults and making sure the sorcerer-kings do not get their hands on the secrets of elemental
fighting threats such as Elemental Evil, but they hate slaveholders and do everything they can to punish those who enslave others. The elemental cults take captives and force them to work on their mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
balance among the guilds. As a group, they are convinced that the system can’t be disrupted, but they are challenged by the reality that the one person who is meant to hold their world together never
abhor the satirical shows of the Rakdos (in part because the Azorius are frequently ridiculed by Rakdos performers) and attempt to curb them with new decrees about public performances. In response to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
thumbs and forefingers of both hands together. Tactics and Philosophy The Black Earth cult is the most defense-minded and patient of the four elemental cults. Earth cultists admire stoicism, endurance
cruel, an extreme narcissist who delights in surrounding himself with objects of beauty and luxurious comforts. Beneath this sneering self-assurance lies a bitter being who loathes himself and holds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, even nations embroiled in bitter conflict will set their differences aside to help contain an outbreak of demons, or to seal off abyssal breaches before these fiends can break free. Signs of
shun the sites where a demon has made a kill. The site of a demonic infestation might be fouled by a stench that never abates, by areas of bitter cold or burning heat, or by permanent shadows that mark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
waiting. THE SIX DAELKYR
Six daelkyr are known on Eberron through their cults and legends: Belashyrra and Dyrrn, who are detailed in this chapter, and the four described below. Other daelkyr surely
vegetation might be its work.
Kyrzin. The cults of the Prince of Slime are based in the Shadow Marches and are infamous for cultivating gibbering beasts. Kyrzin creates sentient slimes that can enter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
on overzealous fanatics. Despite public fears and resistance from law enforcement, the cults of the Dead Three persist, causing many to darkly wonder why the servants of Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul hold
rumored to sleep at the bottom of Gray Harbor. To prove his story, Straightstick uses a splinted old ferry pole as a crutch. Recently, the kingpin has grown bitter about his position, believing he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
on overzealous fanatics. Despite public fears and resistance from law enforcement, the cults of the Dead Three persist, causing many to darkly wonder why the servants of Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul hold
rumored to sleep at the bottom of Gray Harbor. To prove his story, Straightstick uses a splinted old ferry pole as a crutch. Recently, the kingpin has grown bitter about his position, believing he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
that breached the cult’s laws to redeem itself. The following powers are unique to specific cults, and typically a creature has no more than one of them. Cult of Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud Borem’s
of these, but in fact are beings set apart from what mortals consider reality. Some Elder Evils are alleged to be creatures of the Far Realm, while others are thought to be trapped in a particular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
apprentice will honor the laws of their order, no matter the circumstance. To this end, the test confronts an apprentice with bitter moral and emotional choices as well as magical challenges. Illusion and
Reality. Friends, enemies, and loved ones might appear in the test, along with all manner of hazards and puzzles. The applicant has no way of knowing which challenges are illusory and which are real. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
unknowable. The Athar are led by Factol Terrance (neutral good, human Athar null; see Morte’s Planar Parade). While many Defiers become bitter, Terrance remains compassionate, pointing wayward souls
Doomguard holds leverage in many interfactional negotiations. The Doomguard bears a long, bitter, mutual enmity toward the Harmonium, and the Fraternity of Order rejects the Doomguard’s philosophy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
moderation and kindness. Cults devoted to him are secret societies of indulgence, often using their debauchery to subjugate others through blackmail, addiction, and manipulation. They wear alabaster
radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality around him. Given enough time in a single location, Graz’zt can twist it with his power. Graz’zt’s lair is a den of ostentation and hedonism. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
describe Annam as a sleeping god whose dreams formed the substance of reality and allowed other gods to create within it. Annam is often described as an all-knowing god whose deep learning, profound
remaining aloof from a bitter war against dragons, spurring her to prove herself a valiant warrior as well as a champion of peaceful giants. Priests and Rites. Giants of all kinds offer prayers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
manipulators that can inhabit the dreams of others. Tens of thousands of years ago, the quori fought a bitter war with the giants of Xen’drik. The giants ended the war by severing the connection between
reality. New arrivals are subject to forced conscription when encountered (whether by angel, demon, or devil), if they aren’t summarily dispatched. Amid the constant strife, windstorms of blades scour
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve that cult, including star spawn. The following powers are unique to specific cults; typically a creature has only one. Cult
emaciated frames. Cultists summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel. The cultists who blaspheme reality by calling out to Elder Evils often speak of a Far Realm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mysticism shouldn’t forget the wild destructive power the cultists wield when they unleash cyclones and tornadoes. The Cult of Howling Hatred cooperates with the fire and water cults but they loathe the
women who can make hard choices for the good of their realms. In reality, they are bound to Yan-C-Bin and are blind to their own corruption and decadence. Despite their refined manners and social
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
). Key NPCs. The Helm is run by the jovial but grasping Garlen Harlathurl (male Tethyrian human commoner). He is a cynic bitter from failed Waterdhavian mercantile ventures, but he has turned out to be
Long Road. After all, cloaks and boots wear out just like wagon wheels, and anyone trudging for tendays on the road in raw spring weather or bitter winter cold soon comes to value warm garments very