blessings before devoted consort realize

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

sacred work. Although many paladins are devoted to gods of good, a paladin’s power comes as much from a commitment to justice itself as it does from a god. Paladins train for years to learn the

Deneir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

saved for later use is information lost. They consider literacy an important gift of the gods, one that should be spread and taught. His followers are scribes and scholars devoted, like their patron

concerned with religious hierarchy and protocol. This behavior is supported by the fact that Deneir’s blessings of divine magic are more often bestowed on those who lose themselves in written works

Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Temple Most clerics start their lives of service as priests in an order, then later realize that they have been blessed by their god with the qualities needed to become a cleric. To prepare for this

new duty, candidates typically receive instruction from a cleric of a temple or another place of study devoted to their deity. Some temples are cut off from the world so that their occupants can focus

Worshiping Karametra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Worshipers of Karametra gather for a feast once a month, on the evening of the full moon, that celebrates the god’s role in parenthood and community. New parents receive gifts and blessings, and young

few have ever reached its center. The Old Harvest. In rare, remote settlements, high summer ceremonies acknowledge ancient rural practices devoted to a less merciful vision of Karametra. These

Fight or Flight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

confronted by obviously more numerous or powerful opponents usually try to avoid battle. But brave, desperate, or devoted creatures might never retreat from a battle. If you can’t decide whether a

behalf of the group. When creatures that are already engaged in battle realize they’re likely to lose, they usually try to exit that battle. A monster is likely to flee if either of the following is true

8. The Draakhorn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

din of the tunnel, this chamber seems preternaturally silent—until you realize you are completely deafened in the presence of the fearsome Draakhorn. Carved from the massive horn of an ancient red

dragonwings arrive to investigate. See appendix D for these cultists’ statistics. Draakhorn The Draakhorn was once the horn of Tiamat’s ancient red dragon consort, Ephelomon, which she gave to the

8. The Draakhorn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

din of the tunnel, this chamber seems preternaturally silent — until you realize you are completely deafened in the presence of the fearsome Draakhorn. Carved from the massive horn of an ancient red

4 dragonwings arrive to investigate. See appendix D for these cultists' statistics. Draakhorn The Draakhorn was once the horn of Tiamat’s ancient red dragon consort, Ephelomon, which she gave to the

Worshiping Kruphix

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Worshiping Kruphix Many pray to Kruphix when they need to find something lost, but few dedicate themselves to his worship. Cults devoted to Kruphix fiercely guard their secrets, and their initiates

, he etched all their names—including his own—in the bark of his great tree at the edge of the world. Immediately, the gods’ oracles could no longer hear them, their blessings faded, and the night sky

Loose Pantheons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

hunting. Some individuals feel a calling to a particular deity’s service and claim that god as a patron. Particularly devoted individuals become priests by setting up a shrine or helping to staff a holy

religious rites and festivals. Priests at such sites relate stories of the gods, teach the ethics of their patron deities, offer advice and blessings, perform religious rites, and provide training in

Glasya

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

assigned to them, but they aren’t bound by that label. Stories of the Lords of the Nine told by mortals might speak of Glasya as Asmodeus’s daughter and Belial as Fierna’s consort, but such expressions can’t

grouped, Glasya established a new category of “legion” to realize her plans for profit and power: the coin legions. The members of Glasya’s coin legions operate in the manner of thieves’ guilds on the

Triton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

poison harvested from deadly sea beasts, these triton assassins slip into shallow waters and strike when least expected. Often, surface dwellers don’t even realize they’ve been attacked by shorestalkers

depths. Although many masters of waves resent land-dwellers and strike out at those who trespass upon their waters, most are devoted followers of the sea god. Those who share their faith or who bear

Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Intelligence (History) check realize that the figurehead depicts Errtu, a balor demon that terrorized Icewind Dale over a century ago. Characters who grew up in Icewind Dale have advantage on this

any conflicting personality trait: “I suspect most Ten-Towners are members of a secret cult devoted to the Frostmaiden.” This paranoia can be ended on a creature by any spell that removes a curse

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

into a forgotten treasure trove, while a devoted priestess who offers long prayers and valuable sacrifices is consumed by a gelatinous cube. The entity’s random behavior can be an attraction to drow who

once presumed was theirs. — Tezzeryn, Head Consort of House Bhaerynden, instructing his son The ideal of what a male drow can become, Keptolo is handsome, stylish, witty, hedonistic, an outrageous

Web's Edge Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

here as a prisoner, hoping she would reveal information about Blingdenstone’s interest in Ched Nasad. Gertrude is a caravan guard and has no information the cultists can use; as soon as they realize this

. This prisoner is Sril Brayspoke, a chaotic evil grimlock. Until a week ago, Sril was a cultist in residence at Web’s Edge devoted to serving the Spider Queen. However, the bumbling Sril

Dungrunglung

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

-image. Groak tolerates adventurers as long as they entertain him, generally agree with everything he says, and are willing to aid him in his quest to realize his divine destiny to become Nangnang’s

consort. Krr’ook (red grung wildling) is a grung priest who fears the king’s instability. She whispers favorable signs and omens in the king’s ear to keep in his good graces. Secretly, Krr’ook

Temple Locations T10-T18

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. Sylvarie’s Curse. Sylvarie Silversong was a devoted priest of Sune who shared her knowledge and uplifted others to help them realize their own worth. Sadly, her devotion to others masked the moon elf’s own

Daelkyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

are all but forgotten. Mind flayers scheme in the sewers of Sharn, and cultists beseech beholder priests for the blessings of Belashyrra, the Lord of Eyes. And in the shadows of Khyber, the daelkyr are

of Eyes has followers across Khorvaire, and its cults are typically driven by mad visions. Devoted cultists can grow eyes in unusual locations, and might have darkvision or other supernatural

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

stands in the “up” position. A frail gnome, his shoulders bent with age, ponders the lever. This is the vault of a great dwarf historian and priest, Thorgran Ironquill, who devoted his life to

Rivibiddel can’t get the lever to move. He’s done enough tinkering to realize that the lever is tied to some vast clockwork mechanism that must cause entire rooms in the crypt to shift. The lever is

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