blood before descent could return

Steel Crane

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

the missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Steel Crane has a hand free. Slow Descent (3/Day). When Steel Crane falls, he can slow his descent, taking no damage from the fall.Steel

.” Flaw. “The monks of my old temple know my shameful history. I can never return.”Poison, Psychic

Draconic Bloodline Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty sorcerer of ancient

Vampiric Mist

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

undetected to bleed their victims dry. Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being defeated or suffering

, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in the creature’s body to ooze

Troglodyte Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

pictographs painted in blood or dung. Perhaps the most loathsome of all humanoids, troglodytes eat anything they can stomach. They dwell in filth. The walls of their cavern homes are smeared with grime, oily

in the Abyss. Laogzed offers the troglodytes nothing in return except aspiration, for it is the dream of his troglodyte worshipers to become as well-fed and wearily content as he seems to be.

Traag Draconian

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

Blood Frenzy. The draconian has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Controlled Fall. If the draconian falls and isn’t incapacitated

only minimally help to slow a falling traag’s descent. Its metallic scales are coated in a sickly patina. In battle, the draconian can charge its body with vicious fire, burning all in its wake. When a traag draconian dies, its body explodes in a thick, disgusting sludge.

Strigoi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

instinctual hunger that drives it to undertake bloodthirsty rampages along with swarms of emboldened, bloodsucking pests. Strigoi drain the blood, marrow, and soft tissues from their victims, leaving behind

nothing but empty husks. Due to the horrifying nature of their deaths, those slain by strigoi occasionally reanimate as boneless. Many strigoi seek ways to return to their former existence while being

Gnoll Vampire

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

hours.When a gnoll’s ravenous hunger is so great that it craves flesh and blood even after death, it can rise as a vampire to continue its feeding frenzy. A gnoll vampire is a savage predator

that feeds on the blood of the living. It cackles maniacally when it catches the scent of its prey and quickly moves in for the kill, tearing away flesh with its claws, gorging on meat and blood, and

Kasimir Velikov

Monsters Curse of Strahd

a return to the old ways. Dreams of the Damned. Kasimir's sister, Patrina Velikovna, is sealed in the catacombs below Castle Ravenloft. Convinced that she was the concubine of the devil Strahd

Patrina to flesh and blood, whereupon he can travel to Castle Ravenloft and end his sister's torment. Kasimir has no inkling that Patrina is using him for exactly that purpose, and that her ultimate goal

Relentless Impaler

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

ceremonial stake, which is plunged into the heart of a living sacrifice. The hulking form of the relentless impaler then emerges from the sacrifice’s pool of blood, spear in hand. A relentless

impaler is bound to the creature that wielded the ceremonial stake in the ritual that birthed it. As long as the original stake remains lodged in the heart of the ritual victim, the impaler can return

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

, carry the power of the planes in their blood. The genasi are one such people, the offspring of genies and mortals. The Elemental Planes are often inhospitable to natives of the Material Plane

Genasi inherit something from both sides of their dual nature. They resemble humans but have unusual skin color (red, green, blue, or gray), and there is something odd about them. The elemental blood

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant

turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes

Go to Hell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Go to Hell The fiery rift of area 16 allows Tarnhem to return to the Abyss. But depending on the setup of your campaign (and particularly if you are playing through Baldur’s Gate: Descent into

Avernus), you might instead have this rift lead to the Nine Hells. There, Tarnhem joins the demonic horde taking part in the Blood War. If the characters later travel through Avernus, they might encounter Tarnhem there—with his reaction to them depending on their interactions at the tomb.

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century. Variety in All Things Humans are the most

tall and have green or brown eyes, but these traits are hardly universal. Humans of Chondathan descent dominate the central lands of Faerûn, around the Inner Sea. Chondathan Names: (Male) Darvin

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnoll;gnolls, hyena;hyenas, and ghoul;ghouls, and there are few structures or signs

; 41–60 “I rail against the laws and customs of civilization, attempting to return to a more primitive time.” 61–80 “I hunger for the deaths of others, and am

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Creature.Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of that plane, where they use their vile abilities to create new horrors and they seek ancient lore. Rivulets of blood and

sibriexes can graft on new body parts to give the demons greater strength, vision, or stamina. Sibriexes never give aid freely, though; they demand a service or a treasure in return for the flesh

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

unpredictable. Some draconic bloodlines produce exactly one sorcerer in every generation, but in other lines of descent every individual is a sorcerer. Most of the time, the talents of sorcery appear as

those who lack such power. Perhaps your power links you to a powerful individual in the world—the fey creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood into your veins

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk. Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood

humanoids, but they know that there is greatness within them and they are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of dragons. Kobolds willingly serve chromatic dragons and worship them as if

Dragon Servitors

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

Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood of dragons — a view supported by their reptilian (they would say draconic) appearance. In every kobold tribe, the

live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger humanoids, but they know that there is greatness within them and they are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of

Mad Maggie

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

Mad Maggie While Zariel’s attention is focused on the Blood War, power-hungry warlords of the Avernian wastes cobble together heavily armed gangs and lead packs of infernal war machines in brutal

redcaps, Maggie found pieces of a beautiful tapestry that chronicled the fall of Zariel. It recounted the angel’s descent into Avernus, her betrayal at the hands of the Hellriders, and her submission

Heirs to Elemental Power

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

them. The elemental blood flowing through their veins manifests differently in each genasi, often as magical power. Seen in silhouette, a genasi can usually pass for human. Those of earth or water

descent tend to be heavier, while those of air or fire tend to be lighter. A given genasi might have some features reminiscent of the mortal parent (pointed ears from an elf, a stockier frame and thick

Arkhan the Cruel

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

. Development The characters most likely come here to bargain with Arkhan for a vial of Tiamat’s blood in his possession. If they acquire this reliquary, they can return Tiamat’s blood to Uldrak and use it to

shift to return to the realm of his deity, Surtur. Returning to the demon zapper, the characters find that Ralzala also honors her word. After gulping down the empyrean’s blood to free herself from

Slithering Tracker

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

. Descent into Madness. Achieving revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence, nor its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend

tracker tastes the ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the prey while also draining it of blood. A

The Proud Princess

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

stay out of her way, for their own safety. Simply to keep them away, she tells them how to find the thessalhydra. The thessalhydra uses the Upside Down as a way to return to its lair without being

worlds if you perform a certain ritual. A key component of this ritual is blood from a monstrosity (a type of creature). The thessalhydra is a monstrosity, so it can use its own blood to open a gateway

Using the Infinite Staircase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

histories and hands stained with hate and blood, now raise their voices as one in the wake of true love lost. Heed their plea and carry their wandering hearts home.” Nafas then teleports the

characters to a door that leads to Sybar. After the adventure, the characters can return to the staircase through the same portal.

14. Dungeon Teleporter

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

(Iskander’s handiwork). No check is needed to see that the third was stabbed to death. A trail of blood runs into this room from area 15. Iskander was waiting in this chamber for pursuers to appear. He killed

two immediately but the third chased him into area 15, where the elementals attacked both of them. The teleporter here can reach any teleport circle in the tower above, but its controls do not allow characters to return to the sundial.

14. Dungeon Teleporter

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

(Iskander’s handiwork). No check is needed to see that the third was stabbed to death. A trail of blood runs into this room from area 15. Iskander was waiting in this chamber for pursuers to appear. He killed

two immediately but the third chased him into area 15, where the elementals attacked both of them. The teleporter here can reach any teleport circle in the tower above, but its controls do not allow characters to return to the sundial.

Dealing with Uldrak

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

empyrean’s whereabouts. Characters who came here to extract Uldrak’s blood (see “Bone Brambles,” above) can make a DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check when they learn that Uldrak is now a fiend. On a

success, they hypothesize that the blood must be drawn from his titan form to break the dao’s curse. Thankfully, Uldrak has a plan (see “Development” below). Treasure. The sphere set into the pommel of

Escaping the City

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

) check. Afterward, the dragonnels drop the characters off and depart. Alternatively, if the characters saved the wasteland dragonnel (see appendix B) in the occupied mansion, it might return with

other dragonnels to help them escape. Floating Rocks The characters find their path impeded by a 30-foot ascent or descent between levels of the ruins. A character can jump between a series of floating

Interloper Gods

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

waters are eager to reclaim the water trapped in the bodies of living creatures and feel duty-bound to return others to the primal waters by drowning them, shedding their blood, or freezing them in ice

, and many hope he can be convinced to return to his divine throne if the giants restore their ancient glory. But some giants believe that Annam is dead, that he is petulant and unworthy of worship, or

Monstrous Traits

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

Monstrous Traits Consider undermining players’ expectations about what a creature is or can do by making tweaks to the traits in its stat block. Adding a sahuagin’s Blood Frenzy trait to a different

hiding and ambushes its foes. Some traits, such as a night hag’s Etherealness or an imp’s Invisibility, can help a monster escape from an encounter so it can return to haunt the adventurers another day

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, the characters hear a blood-curdling scream as his soul is dragged into the Abyss. All the victims of sereno are immediately freed from the curse, but Doña Rosa falls into despair and refuses to

speak to the characters again. When the fiend is defeated, Paloma grants the characters their promised reward when they return to Milpazul. She also invites them to join her outlaw gang. The villagers freed from sereno’s effects also express their gratitude to the characters.

After the Ashes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

After the Ashes Once Navid is captured or otherwise dealt with, the characters can return to Artavazda at the Brightguard’s headquarters—the Noble Jewel, near Three Sun Square. If the characters

describe Navid in his efreeti form, Artavazda remembers the hot-headed efreeti prince, and the pari murmurs thoughtfully, “Blood doesn’t make you royalty. Only light can do that.” Ultimately, Navid’s

Training Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

required to receive blood, a blessing, or both from an ancient dragon. If you return to a subclass that you previously held, you forgo the gold cost, and the time required for the transition is halved.

Vampiric Mist

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

unseen and undetected to bleed their victims dry. Former Vampires. Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being

only an unholy, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Blood Thief. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in its

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