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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
carved into the stone. These records contain only what the librarians were able to write down. Even with their network of messengers and informants, and the visions they receive using the powers of
they must find an appropriate archive to query events in the past, present, or future. Archives of the Past Every room devoted to the records of the past has the same inscription carved above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
contains a four-poster bed, its headboard carved in the likeness of a giant raven. A soft black rug covers the floor between the bed and the door. In the corners of the south wall stand two slender
wardrobes with a tapestry of a church hanging on the wall between them. Beneath the tapestry sits a handsomely carved rocking cradle. To the north, under a window, is a plain desk and chair. Other furnishings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
shout an alarm, calling the characters “trespassers” as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the
invisible stalker that guards the wing to arrive in 1d4 rounds. L4. Records Room Bound volumes of Lorehold records cram this room’s tall bookshelves and round tables. A double door and numerous plain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
18. Office This office is decorated with sturdy shelves and a desk carved with reclining satyrs. The desk’s high-backed chair is turned away, obscuring any occupant.
Loren Halvhrest managed his
Mara Silvra, Dalk Dranzorg, Lord Cordon Silvra; dates unknown.” Treasure. In addition to dull business records, the desk holds a key to the lockbox in area 22, a 4-foot-long silver chain necklace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
guards, all designed to make the entrance to a settlement uninviting. But inside its borders, a deep gnome settlement is a warren shaped and decorated by the svirfneblin to make the place welcoming and
close off living spaces with doors or window coverings. Most of their homes are sparsely furnished dwellings of one or two rooms. Bed spaces, often carved into the cavern walls, are strung with hammocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
element and give details on how to flesh out your world with gods, factions, and so forth. The assumptions sketched out above aren’t carved in stone. They inspire exciting D&D worlds full of adventure
the “Here there be dragons” notations? What if great empires cover huge stretches of countryside, with clearly defined borders between them? The Five Nations of the Eberron setting were once part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
flickering light across hieroglyphs carved into the tiled floor. At the center of the room, a gold-inlaid funeral barge stands atop a three-foot-tall stone dais. Resting on the deck of the barge is a small
the east, and a dwarf wearing a turban and chain mail creeps into the tomb. He brandishes a shield in front of him as he treads cautiously across the floor.
The magic here records the last moments of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and their borders remains graven on cavern walls, trail markings, and scattered coins. Some of these realms, and the marks that bear testimony to their presence, are detailed below.
Haungdannar
along the Sword Coast, then fell quickly and mysteriously some fifteen hundred years later. Some records suggest that many of the citizens, driven mad by the sea, sailed westward and never returned. Mark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
bookish frost giant, trips before the characters as she hurries to the Hall of Records, sending a stack of titanic papers into the air. 8 An obnoxious equinal guardinal (see Morte’s Planar Parade) brays
to serve their insatiable greed. Takers record financial agreements in the Hall of Records and revel in seizing properties at bargain-basement prices when owners default on payments. The Fated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, including their possible connections to modern bloodlines, from an exhaustive study of the records carved in the crypt’s stones. Unlike the rest of the Iron Tabernacle, the tombs are unmarred
the absent dwarves. They defaced statues, tore down altars, and carved obscenities into the sacred tablets. Anything of value, such as silver or mithral trim, gold icons, and hallowed weapons, has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Monastery and, to a lesser extent, Miraj Vizann, the “mud sorcerer” in the Temple of the Black Earth. Journals, letters, and transaction records in Wiggan’s study link him to the earth cult, revealing
sword is worth 100 gp. In addition, Javor has four animal figurines the size of a human fist — a bear carved of lapis lazuli, a tiger carved of red obsidian, and an elk carved of banded agate (each worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
beginning of Aerdy’s decline marked the high-water mark of Keoland’s expansionist policies, as it held sway from the Pomarj to the borders of Ket. Aided by Celene, rebels in the Ulek region strove to curb
touchstones to past events. The characters might learn that a ruin they’re exploring was destroyed in a catastrophic battle or natural disaster.
Historical Records. Written historical details might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lanterns cast a gentle glow upon a tall, black object in the center of this room. Although one could easily mistake it for a statue, this object is actually the figurehead of a ship and is carved in
demonic figurehead is a haunting figure, but not all is what it seems T7. Chair Storage Stacked neatly against the walls of this room are dozens of wooden chairs used for town meetings. T8. Records Room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wooden covers and yellow pages held together with copper wire. The image of an hourglass is burned into the front cover of each book, and carved into the wood above it is a smaller symbol that resembles a
herself as rhymes in the Elvish script. Throughout these records, Endelyn acknowledges that not every future she glimpses comes to pass, for any possible future can be negated by another. The black books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
brought to him in the dead of night, most often delivered by Sidra Romeir (see chapter 8, area K2) in a covered cart pulled by a draft horse. Butchery A red wooden sign carved to look like a butcher’s
? Thrakkus hid the Stone of Golorr in a recent meat delivery to an alley in the Trades Ward. Thrakkus doesn’t keep records of his illegal transactions, so the characters must interrogate him or one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Captured Troglodytes The cracked bones and skulls of small creatures hunted by the troglodytes litter the tunnels leading to this area, marking the borders of territory that once belonged to their
Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Carved into the arch’s keystone is a hand-shaped indentation with a sigil representing magic scribed into the palm. Its rules are as follows: Casting the mage hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
during the gala, they can find a copy of the guards’ after-hours patrol routes on the desk under some other loose paperwork (see the “Curator Alda Arkin” section). V6: Records Room Filing cabinets stand
in this records room.
Alarm. An alarm spell has been cast on the door that connects this room to area V1. Records. This room contains records about past and current exhibits as well as the museum’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
later claimed the plateau’s harbor as their own, but it was one known as Nimoar who is best remembered. A History of Waterdeep: Age One, The Rise of the Warlord records how Nimoar raised a wooden
Waterdeep: Age Two, The Lords’ Rule Begins records that in the year 1032 DR, Ahghairon (then in his 112th winter) argued with Raurlor, who was then Warlord of Waterdeep. Raurlor wanted to use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
deity’s influence weakened Bhaerynden and left it vulnerable to the dark elves that threatened its borders. That claim might well be true, but shield dwarf scholars point out that those who abandoned
consider them a form of vermin, unsuitable even as servants. The Aghar in Thorbardin have carved out living space for themselves from the massive piles of tailings left over from the excavations of the Daergar. They have no role in sustaining the city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Silent Sound Lighthouse Silent Sound lighthouse is a seventy-foot-tall cylindrical tower of mortared stone, with a square base carved into the rock it stands on. The lantern room is enclosed within
inside. In the center of this square room carved into the base of the promontory, a circular staircase spirals upward. The area has been emptied of furniture, but a number of parchments and maps are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
double doors set into the other three walls. Every surface of the walls, floor, and ceiling is exquisitely carved with runes and bas reliefs depicting dwarves at war. Grand pillars shaped like stone
dwarves hold up the ceiling.
The floor is intricately carved and appears to be inset with stone tiles that can shift, lift, and rotate. Five dwarves are in the process of moving tiles around, as if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, to serve as guards on the tribe’s most distant borders or as hunters that wander beyond those borders. As such, the stone giants that are first encountered by outsiders are almost always the least
incorporate runic letterforms, for example). Stone giants also make extensive use of the carved word through “speaking stones.” A speaking stone is an upright stone cylinder into which writing is carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Foundry Durgeddin’s followers lived and worked in a series of carved halls and chambers beyond the Glitterhame. Most of this part of the complex was thoroughly ransacked when the dwarven citadel
warns the duergar guards in area 36. 36. The Great Hall At the top of the stairs from area 35 is a stone door carved with a glowering dwarf’s face. It opens easily. This enormous hall is lined with ten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
carved with simple reliefs showing dwarf and gnome miners at work. Nearly two dozen skeletons in rusted scraps of armor are scattered across the cavern floor. Some are dwarf skeletons, while others
with three dusty balance scales made of iron. Cubbyholes carved into the north wall are stuffed with crumbling paper scraps. Several long-dead corpses sprawl across the floor.
The centuries-old paper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
can see this area: An iron-wrought chandelier hangs above a black oak dining table surrounded by eight high-backed chairs carved to look like devils. A fireplace dominates one wall, flanked by red
fireplace, and an iron-banded wooden chest. A three-foot-wide, six-foot-tall mirror is mounted to the east wall opposite the fireplace. The mirror’s varnished wooden frame is carved with images of rats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
rows of dragon-carved marble columns march the length of the hall, most completely covered in luminescent fungus. The cobbled floor is cracked and stained, and on it sit many small wooden tables. The
. 50. Ashardalon’s Shrine Dragon-carved granite blocks line this chamber’s walls and ceiling, though many are crumbled and broken, leaving stony debris on the floor. A huge marble statue of a rearing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
from the following revelations: Lottie’s Palace has been in operation for over ten years. Before the casino was built, the cavern it was carved out of was home to a clan of duergar. When Lottie arrived
character can collect 10 gp worth of gems, to a total of 1,000 gp for the entire pool. 7. Office Lottie’s books are here — both those she likes to read and her financial records for the gambling hall. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
carved wooden scimitar emblazoned with the inn’s name in red paint on both sides. An inn yard with stables and outbuildings lies behind the building. The Swinging Sword is welcoming and luxurious by the
) wears carved and stamped leather armor of her own making as a sort of walking advertisement. With the sharp knives, awls, and punches she wears in custom sheaths at her belt and strapped to her arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
carved in the white marble walls of the chamber, slight gusts whistling from each of their open mouths. Down the center of the chamber, toward the doors at the far end, a series of black stone platforms
flowers, sickly gray shrubs, and giant mushrooms stand in dense groves around a couple of gravel paths.
Many baskets full of plant matter are stacked on shelves carved into the walls near the doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Unfortunately for them, most of the obelisks built to protect Netheril were stolen or otherwise lost over time, as were records of their purpose and information about how to activate them.
Y22. Tower of
Illusion An obsidian tower shrouded in gossamer mist soars before you. Eyes carved into the stonework appear to fixate on you as you approach the entrance. The spire’s highest window emits a purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Haskasori Locations COUPLEOFKOOKS Map: Hakasori View Player Version The following locations are keyed to Map: Hakasori. H1: Entry The entry to Haskasori is a wide, cavernous archway carved into the
claim and sell can find mundane tools and records here (see “Conclusion” for details). H7c: City Sculpture. In the center of this chamber stands an immovable 10-foot cube of pink sandstone. The cube’s top
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
crypt, and six skeletons in rusty mail are propped against the walls as if guarding the place. False columns along the walls are carved in the image of spreading oak trees. The double door in the
Sword Coast). The stone lid of each sarcophagus is carved to depict the person entombed within: two human men and one human woman, all dressed like nobles. If opened, the tombs contain mostly moldering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
quills. It also holds thick books of tax records dating back to the times of the baron’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. The baron wears a signet ring and carries three keys: one that
components. When the characters first set eyes on the door to this room, read: Someone has carved a large skull into this door. Hanging from the doorknob is a wooden sign that reads “ALL IS NOT WELL
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, which include current and past Harmonium patrol routes, active members and their ranks, and official arrest records. Recruiting the Harmonium. With an official writ from Factol Sarin, the factol of an
historic Dragon Bar, a modest tavern named for the carved dragon head that watches over it. Beyond this reception area and its alert bouncers lies the casino proper. Casino. Games of chance line the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
or similar magic opens the windows, as does speaking the command word “canzus” within 10 feet of them. Only Zybilna and her quasit, Iggrik, know the command word. P21. Records Room The door to this
inkpot, and his bloodshot eyes are fixed on a sheet of parchment in front of him.
This room contains records of Zybilna’s dealings with mortals, including contracts, pacts made with warlocks, and






