blessings before devourer constant reasons

Dhampir

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still

overindulge their thirst risk losing control and forever viewing others as prey. Those who resist might find exceptional ways of controlling their urges or suppress them through constant, molar-grinding

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

skin, and its long fingers end in broken and dirty nails. Grues are the weakest of the star spawn. A host of writhing, scrambling grues typically accompanies more powerful star spawn. Their constant

blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve

Dhampir Hungers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

exceptional ways of controlling their urges or suppress them through constant, molar-grinding restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to

Part 5: Tharizdun's Progeny

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

offered to diggers. For reasons no one could comprehend, Landgrave chose to excavate down through the solid rock beneath a small islet a mile or so west of the Styes. The work went well at the start

the dig site to confer blessings on his work. As Landgrave’s luck would have it, on the night the temple was to be consecrated, a violent earthquake struck the islet, which sank into the sea and took

Fensirs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Fensirs Arash Radkia Two fensirs bring an offering of food to a hungry devourer that has outgrown her hut Long ago, a band of frost giants led trolls in a campaign to win Annam’s favor by conquering

, the giants’ incursion became a part of the eternal battle that rages across the plane. The trolls, whose fundamental nature was altered by constant regeneration and rebirth amid the energy of Ysgard

Forms of Worship

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

home, while others feel called to a particular god for a variety of reasons. Individuals often carry or wear a small token of their favored deity: a pendant or a pin in the image of the god’s holy

one invites the blessings of the gods and turns away their wrath. These prayers and other acts of devotion are generally performed quietly at the shrine in one’s household or community, or occasionally

Keranos's Influence

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

. Those who prove themselves decisive and intelligent, such as the missing Queen Cymede of Akros, earn his grudging respect and continued blessings of precognition. He finds satisfaction not only in

constant, makes the ideal counter to the wise yet temperamental Keranos. Another interesting relationship exists with Purphoros. The passions of the divine blacksmith run hot, as does the need to create. The

Levistus

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

, immense icebergs drift on the unpredictable currents. Levistus is trapped within one of these bergs, imprisoned there by Asmodeus for reasons that few can even guess about. As part of Levistus’s

in the Blood War engage in constant skirmishes across the ice, and yugoloths and other mercenaries from across the planes play a key role in the struggle. Both sides sometimes employ adventurers to

The Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

experiences of dreamers. There is a dark core at the heart of the plane, shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. For reasons unknown to the general populace, Dal Quor is always remote

, Kythri is a morphic realm in constant flux. Lamannia: The Twilight Forest. While it is called a “Forest”, Lamannia embodies primordial nature, and contains every possible natural environment. It is

Genies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

when bribed or compelled by magic. All genies command the power of their native element, but a rare few also possess the power to grant wishes. For both these reasons, mortal mages often seek to bind

objects of their desire. This constant indulgence has made them decadent, while their supreme power over reality makes them haughty and arrogant. Their vast palaces overflow with wonders and sensory

21. Azrok's Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

pass by 6 A bugbear with an intellect devourer in its skull that tries to lure characters to area 21f 7 Preeta Kreepa (see area 21m) 8–10 Three hobgoblins and a hobgoblin captain keeping the peace and

ajar, and harmless rats scurry in and out in a constant stream. Inside the hovel, feeding bits of juicy moss to the rats, is a mage named Preeta Kreepa. She served as an assistant to Arcturia, one of

Command Level

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

winch. A floor-to-ceiling iron cage in the middle of the room contains an elevator shaft with chains running up and down away from it. The chains are in constant motion, and you hear loud mechanical

down, Grandolpha invites the characters to join her for dinner. The main course is a cooked intellect devourer, its brain-body stewing in its own juices. The characters can partake of the feast that

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

regurgitates an intellect devourer (see its entry in the Monster Manual) in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The intellect devourer is under Dyrrn’s control and acts immediately after Dyrrn in the

Goblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

sometimes makes his presence or his desires known through wrathful signs and magical blessings: the crack of a whip without a visible source, chains or ropes that move of their own accord, or a glowing

the enemy but also collapses the passage. Open spaces inside a lair are useful for a number of reasons, and the goblins will hollow out chambers for their use if need be. Slaves and tamed monsters are

Star Spawn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings

the weakest of the star spawn. A host of writhing, scrambling grues typically accompanies more powerful star spawn. Their constant chittering and shrieking produce discordant psychic energy that

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

councillors, Thornwell, has her own reasons for wanting Mr. Dory humiliated, bankrupted, or — better yet — killed. She has been keeping an eye on her enemy as a result (see the “Adventure Hooks

. By night, the only denizens of the warehouse are three manticores and their red slaad handler. The manticores fly between levels on constant patrol, and the slaad spends its time lounging in the loft

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

realms of the storm giants, which maintain a constant watch for the all-important signs. In ages past, when giant dynasties reigned, the signs that accompanied the leader of them all were clear and

sometimes hire agents that they dispatch to investigate portents and to retrieve items the giants need for their oracles. It’s dangerous work, for two reasons. The obvious one is that the task involves

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

temple’s intercession. For countless reasons, Baldurians are reluctant to trust the Watch, the Flaming Fist, or the Guild. When they find it necessary to seek aid from an influential organization, such

people often turn to Lady Luck for help. The Lady’s Hall is there to hear their pleas, and to accept their offerings in exchange. While such intercession often takes the form of blessings, magical or

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

petitioners seeking the temple’s intercession. For countless reasons, Baldurians are reluctant to trust the Watch, the Flaming Fist, or the Guild. When they find it necessary to seek aid from an

blessings, magical or otherwise, clergy moved by a tale of exceptional injustice might be swayed to petition the church elders to intercede. Such happens rarely, the church being unwilling to

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