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Varnyr

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

centuries at Candlekeep. She loves the books, which she cares for as though they were her grandchildren. She has little ambition to rise in the ranks of the Avowed, perfectly content as a senior

Varnyr

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

Varnyr Chaotic good sun elf scribe (age 685) Varnyr is a senior scribe who has spent centuries at Candlekeep. She loves the books, which she cares for as though they were her grandchildren. She has

little ambition to rise in the ranks of the Avowed, perfectly content as a senior scribe. She is hardworking and expects others to be as well. Varnyr was an adjutant when Shemshime’s curse first came

The Chardalyn Caper

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

sacks, the duergar exit the Town Hall and travel to their hidden fortress in the mountains (described in chapter 3). Any tracks left by the duergar are obliterated after 1d4 hours by blowing wind. If

spends most of his free time in a tavern called the Wet Trout. Scython is widely regarded as a font of useful information. Although he doesn’t know anything about the duergar or the stolen chardalyn

The Dual Role of Abbathor

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

dwarven pantheon. Abbathor is an advocate of change, not stability — an attitude normally regarded with suspicion by dwarves. But in this case, the god delivers his message inside the embrace of avarice

. Greed is at the heart of change. Greedy individuals aren’t content with their own accomplishments and seek to undermine the works that others have made, sometimes going so far as to take credit for

Fey Outlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

. These exchanges satisfy the agreement of reciprocity, and a Fey who makes them sleeps soundly at night, content that the exchanges were fair. Hospitality Hospitality is a pillar of Fey society

Fey host might be regarded as an insult and cause a hubbub, if not a revocation of the Fey host’s hospitality. A trusty Fey guide can provide invaluable assistance in navigating such delicate

Quest: Official Errands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

This gruff scribe prefers the company of books over people. Bookworm. Dwern has read more books than anyone else in the keep. Curmudgeonly. Dwern is ill-tempered toward younger people—which, to

him, are most people. Rumors “The guild house’s library boasts a modest but impressive collection of books on history and magic.” (True) “There’s an ancient statue somewhere in the forests north

Dalannan Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

match the library at Korranberg in breadth, it is the most extensive collection of books in Breland. It specializes in the history of Khorvaire and is run by gnome expatriates from Zilargo. Students

hard to curry favor with Master Larrian, and if the adventurers don’t put in similar effort, they’ll find the school administration hampering their efforts at every turn. Zophik Widely regarded as

Credits

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

Perry Global Brand Manager: Shelly Mazzanoble Senior Marketing Communications Manager: Greg Tito Community Manager: Brandy Camel This book is a revision of content that originally appeared in

the books Volo’s Guide to Monsters (2016) and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes (2018). It also includes revised options from Princes of the Apocalypse (2015), Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019), and

Useful Additions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

some D&D games and for some players. DM Screen A DM screen shields your books, notes, and die rolls from your players. (See the “Ensuring Fun for All” section later in this chapter for more about when

Sourcebooks Beyond the three core rulebooks, a plethora of additional content is available from Wizards of the Coast and other publishers. Adventures provide hooks, plots, maps, and encounters you can use

Useful Additions

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

some D&D games and for some players. DM Screen A DM screen shields your books, notes, and die rolls from your players. (See the “Ensuring Fun for All” section later in this chapter for more about when

Sourcebooks Beyond the three core rulebooks, a plethora of additional content is available from Wizards of the Coast and other publishers. Adventures provide hooks, plots, maps, and encounters you can use

Mephistopheles

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

threaten his master’s position, he is content to remain at the right hand of the throne, at least for the time being. Devils bargain with mortals to upend the divine order. They stake claims on souls that

, limited to why they have come together. Some of the most skilled but most gullible former wizards of the Material Plane now toil eternally in Cania, alone except for their books, their tools, and

Sylvira Savikas

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

Sylvira Savikas When the characters are ready, they can make their way toward the main keep, a towering edifice housing hundreds of monks and wizards, and thousands of books and scrolls. As they

regarded as a hero who saved his city from an undead scourge, giving rise to the holy nation of Elturgard. “Hailed as a savior, Thavius made all citizens of Elturel swear an oath called the Creed

People of Meletis

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

merchants. Books and literacy are also common throughout the land, and the work of scribes, cartographers, musicians, and storytellers is well regarded. The people of Meletis believe themselves to be the

10. Maccath the Crimson

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

from a sturdy frame of whale ribs. Books and scrolls are stacked neatly on tables and reading stands made of hide and whalebone. The only furnishings in the shelter not made from these natural

. The dragon is content to let his minions deal with intruders, but he will be alerted if the characters flee. Even if the adventurers have not alerted any of the dragon’s servants, Maccath’s absence

Event 6: Shemshime

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

has been destroyed, Shemshime is pulled into the nearest closed book, ending the curse. That book transforms into a copy of Shemshime’s Bedtime Rhyme, destroying the book’s original content in the

characters get bogged down in researching the books on the shelves, roll on the Shemshime’s Influence table to maintain a sense of peril.

Maelstrom Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

psychic damage. Neither door has a lock. A similar hall stretches northward. The statue at the end of the north hall depicts a male storm giant blowing a pink and blue conch shell. Giant-sized doors to

studies. An ugly bookshelf made from ship wreckage stands against one wall, packed full of tomes that Serissa recovered from wrecked ships. The books were written by “small folk” and are sized

10. Maccath the Crimson

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

suspended from a sturdy frame of whale ribs. Books and scrolls are stacked neatly on tables and reading stands made of hide and whalebone. The only furnishings in the shelter not made from these natural

dragon is content to let his minions deal with intruders, but he will be alerted if the characters flee. Even if the adventurers have not alerted any of the dragon’s servants, Maccath’s absence would

Dragon Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

nearby stone surfaces 18 Manifests small signs of the breath weapon, such as exhaling smoke rings, setting arc lightning dancing over teeth, or blowing acid bubbles 19 Sighs restlessly, giving

. 8 Humanoids are not ready to learn the horrible cosmic truths in the books in my hoard. 9 The prospect of living for centuries more exhausts me. 10 I’m convinced that a version of

Appendix: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry. Alignment. Neutral good. Personality Trait. “I treat my

, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in

Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry. Alignment. Neutral good. Personality Trait. “I treat my

, grace, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

himself to the attic (area N3t), where he is content to avoid the unwanted attention of his mother and the disapproving glares of his father. Years ago, Victor found an old spellbook in the mansion’s

unusual. Nothing about his bedroom betrays Victor’s deviant nature or magical proclivities. The books include collections of Barovian fables and tomes about mythology, heraldry, and other innocuous

Locations on the Upper Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

the corridor outside. All these youngsters have weapons and will readily attack any intruders they spot. Noise coming from here, even shrieks and swords clashing, will be regarded by others as the

unchallenged. 23. Guard Room A huge horn rests upon the small table in the center of the room; blowing it calls the dire wolves. Eight stools and two benches line the walls, and a sheaf of eighteen

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Nimoar. The illusion typically lasts from midday to sunset (unless someone has the audacity and magical might to dispel it) and is regarded as a stunning work of magical art. Flamerule 3–5: Sornyn Sornyn

to find it unlit, so buy a candle of good quality and put your gourd beyond reach of the wind. Intentionally blowing out someone else’s candle or smashing someone else’s pumpkin is taboo, and risks

Upper Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

, windowless library. Ebony bookshelves are filled with volumes bound in jet-black fabric. The books have no titles on their spines. In the middle of the room, a black quill pen rests on a writing desk

effect on it. If the characters remove a book from the shelves, they see that the cover, like the spine, has no title. Opening any of the books reveals that its pages are blank apart from the first page

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

can escape. Treasure. The tribe’s leader has four gems worth 100 gp each. Nine of the other troglodytes have single gems, seven worth 50 gp each and two 10 gp ones. These gems are regarded as holy

corridor holds piles of skins, five cots, several stools, two tables, and several chests and sacks containing personal gear (including several huge, thin books on mining techniques written in Giant

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

at them (and they at her). The dragon is quite insane, and she wears a saddle to which is strapped the dead, withered corpse of a wizard she once regarded as a great friend. Arveiaturace occasionally

. Yeti. If the characters encounter only one yeti, it’s an abominable yeti. Yetis use the howling wind and the blowing snow to conceal their approach, giving them advantage on their Dexterity (Stealth

Lair Locations

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

room. All the chests are unlocked. Each contains personal effects and a small ivory statuette of Semuanya. These are of no value but are regarded as very valuable by the shamans. Treasure. The chests

alliance, united for the purpose of driving the sahuagin back into the deeps. 39. Minister’s Sleeping Quarters A single bed is set against the east wall. A small wooden bookcase containing five books

Eternal Garden Locations

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

succumbed to its enchantment. As a result, she has no desire to keep a treasure hoard. She’s content to swim and frolic in the river, occasionally venturing onto its banks. Vuuthramis cautiously observes

grow in the beds. A door in the back wall leads to a room with a moss bed and stacks of books from other worlds, all discussing botany and nature. The Gardener (see appendix B) is present the first time

Chromatic Dragons

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

innate right to rule, and this belief is the cornerstone of every chromatic dragon’s personality and worldview. Trying to humble a chromatic dragon is like trying to convince the wind to stop blowing. To

impulse when angered. They are so ferocious and vengeful that they are regarded as the archetypical evil dragon by many cultures. No other dragon comes close to the arrogance of the red dragon. These

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