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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds
. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals.
Path of the Ancestral Guardian Features
Barbarian Level
Feature
3rd
Ancestral Protectors
Darkling
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every part of their body with clothing when exposure to light is a risk. The light a darkling
absorbs over the course of its lifetime explodes outward when the darkling dies, incinerating the creature and much of its possessions.
Love of Art. Despite their curse, darklings retain a fondness
Darkling Elder
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The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every
much of its possessions.
Love of Art. Despite their curse, darklings retain a fondness for the beauty of art. A darkling might risk taking a peek at a sunset or lighting a tiny candle to glimpse
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds
. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals.
Path of the Ancestral Guardian Features
Barbarian Level
Feature
3rd
Ancestral Protectors
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of their more willful brethren.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among
surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping mouths. These blank surfaces they cover with distinctive golden masks.
Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
—a nervous disorder that manifests as trembling. It can affect her balance and her stride, but she has learned to cast her spells unimpeded by it.
Despite her firm grasp of the dark arts, she
Reghed Glacier. The orb was recently stolen by Nass Lantomir, one of Vellynne’s rivals in the Arcane Brotherhood. Vellynne intends to get it back before resuming her quest to find Ythryn
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Attack. Hutijin makes one Claw, Mace, or Tail attack.
Teleport. Hutijin uses Teleport.
Lightning Storm (Costs 2 Actions). Hutijin releases lightning in a 30-foot radius, blocked only by total cover. All
rivals. Other archdevils know how much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
constantly stymied by politically shrewd rivals.
Bael prefers to make servants out of his adversaries, and mortals bound to his service earn their wretched place by falling victim to his superior
interests at Mammon’s court, which leaves him free to pursue his battle lust.
Despite his lack of interest in affairs outside battle, or perhaps because of it, Bael has gained a small
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
half masks that cover their eyes. The masks’ runic magic allows these giants not only to see normally, but also to see through illusions, invisibility, darkness, and other forms of magical
trickery.
Years of successful wagers make destiny gamblers so confident in their ability to win any challenge that they invite potential rivals to name the terms of a wager. Those who are foolish enough to
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
sufficient to cover most of your expenses; the inns, taverns, and festhalls you frequent are glad to record your debt and send an accounting to your family’s estate in Waterdeep to settle what you
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Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood.
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My favor, once lost, is lost forever.
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If you do me an injury, I will crush you, ruin
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons’ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Emerald dragons’ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach
experienced adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ivana’s Torment Ivana conquered her rivals, yet still suffers. The following circumstances endlessly torment the Darklord: Ivana has not aged since the Mists claimed Borca, and her youthful
appearance leads many to underestimate her. Ivana rules her family’s business and political empire brilliantly. Despite this, she is endlessly doubted and second guessed. Many believe she is a typical, vacant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
rivals
6 A swanky inn where, for years, nobles killed the staff to prevent word of their affairs getting out
7 A picturesque cliff that’s a popular destination for lovers, despite the fact
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
them from mind flayer;mind flayers, but the dragon is uninterested in meeting with them despite their repeated petitions.
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A nest of vampire;vampires has developed a taste for deep dragon blood
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Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover a greater area than they normally would. Foraging in this area yields twice the usual amount of food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict with fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of the unique magic bound into a book of tips for channeling self-love and inner beauty, and they break up the sinister plots of a coven of hags. Despite its ordinary contents, The Price of Beauty
radiates auras of illusion and conjuration magic courtesy of a magic mirror set into its cover. Though the full function of the mirror has never been determined by the Avowed, the book is known to speak to some of those who read it—including an acolyte who has vanished from Candlekeep without a trace.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dead tree cover a vast area surrounding the sapling. The roots bristle with immense thorns, some up to 5 feet long. The roots can be climbed easily, but a creature that moves more than half its speed on
twisting roots. The sapling is 30 feet tall, and its trunk is 10 feet in diameter. Despite its size, it has the proportions and appearance of a very young tree. The tree glows with a bright, greenish-golden light for 30 feet, and dim light reaches an additional 30 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Underdark, with other races and factions trying to claim some of the power long held by the drow. Despite Vizeran’s best efforts, not all drow believe that Lolth is responsible for the disaster, instead
challenges to their power even as they make concessions to their rivals. A civil war between the drow isn’t likely to remain contained within Menzoberranzan — or even the Underdark — as different sides look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Xanathar Guild Anyone can join the Xanathar Guild, which, despite its name, doesn’t have official guild status in Waterdeep. Before membership is granted, however, an applicant must pass a test that
still have seen or spoken to the eye tyrant. Given that the faction is fundamentally evil, advancement is based on one’s wiles or one’s ability to dispose of rivals. Competition within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
exterior of this two-story circular theater. People pass along the street, but all is dark behind the boards that cover the structure’s windows. A tattered awning shades the theater’s stout wooden
double door.
The Twilight Rose was shut down by the Brightguard years ago for hosting performances deemed immoral. Despite this, the building’s doors are unlocked. Any character who listens at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Infernal War Machine Combat All the warlords described in this adventure use infernal war machines to strike fear into their rivals, fend off demons and other threats, and flee from Zariel’s devil
vehicle rules don’t cover, fall back on the core rules. For example, if a character wants to leap from one moving vehicle to another, determine whether the character succeeds or not with a Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
good, human acolyte) is small of stature and soft of voice, and their worldly appearance belies their young years. Despite Ward’s relaxed demeanor, their approachability covers a calculating
personality. Thanks to Ward’s history of making friends, trading favors, and pulling strings, even rivals find the Proclaimer difficult to directly oppose. Ward seeks evidence of the gods’ influence and motives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
rivals. Despite the friendly ties among academic institutions, Morgrave occupies the low end of the prestige scale among academic bodies, so its faculty tends to look for opportunities to steal glory
from its academic peers. Beyond rivalries with allied organizations, Morgrave openly competes with the following group: University of Wynarn. Foremost among Morgrave’s rivals is Aundair’s University
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Madame Talisveri Eris The members of the Eris family stand proudly as Il Aluk’s foremost artisans of the grand craft of lying. Despite its ancient name, the family has long endured crushing debt
Dread. Azalin and Strahd attempted to escape Barovia multiple times, but failure and resentment eventually turned the villains into vicious rivals. When Azalin forsook Castle Ravenloft and reentered the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
rivals made a good pair. Vidorant was skilled with picking locks and deftly getting into tough places, and Goldenbeard used his connections and quick thinking to research targets and talk the pair’s way
with powerful friends, but when he tracked down Vidorant, she refused to hand over the diadem despite his family’s claim to it. Goldenbeard claimed Vidorant set him up and alerted the authorities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
manipulated her way into the Boritsi family while Boris prepared his son Ivan to be the new head of a united Boritsi–Dilisnya line. Despite abundant opportunities to excel, Ivan grew to embody childish vice and
impulsiveness, with his family’s wealth and doting servants exacerbating these whims. Frequent “accidents” transpired around Ivan, forcing his family to cover up the maimings and deaths of numerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to capitalize on his paranoia, gaining Xardorok’s favor by fabricating evidence of coups orchestrated by their rivals. The Muzgardt Conspiracy Grandolpha Muzgardt, the grand dame of the Muzgardt
to overthrow him when the moment is right. Ironically, despite his paranoia, Xardorok is too blinded by his admiration for Grandolpha to foresee her treachery. In Grandolpha, the characters might find an unlikely (if temporary) ally.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
characters could use the crowd as cover for a clandestine meeting or as an audience to rally to action. A simple shopping trip in an agora can turn into an adventure when a thief steals from the characters or
d6 Villain
1 An assassin murders a politician’s rivals then poses the victims in grisly, public tableaus.
2 A group of thugs vandalizes market stalls whose owners don’t pay a weekly
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced adventurers in the hopes
of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually know of places
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cover its surface — some written in Common and others etched in jagged cuneiform.
The tablet is a proclamation from an Omuan queen to her rivals in Mezro. The Mezroans couldn’t read the Omuans’ native
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
its home, this monstrous bird rivals the oldest dragons in size.
Sky Titans. In the ancient days when giants battled dragons for control of the world, Annam, the father of the giant gods, created
grounds. A roc seldom hunts swift or small creatures, and it ignores towns and forests where prey can easily take cover. When it locates a large and slow-moving target such as a giant, a whale, or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
14: Crash Site Rubble and metal wreckage cover the ground of this ragged fissure. The ceiling is 20 feet high, and its magical light panels have been destroyed, leaving this area in darkness. When
, and this is their first official mission on the order’s behalf. They are a lawful good dragonborn of blue dragon ancestry. Despite the quest’s many hardships, Hielyo remains brave and optimistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
cases, yochlols might serve other demon lords, particularly manipulative or changeable ones like Graz’zt, Juiblex, and Zuggtmoy. Despite their service to demon lords, yochlols harbor their own vicious
whims and ambitions. They might claim to speak for their overlords to further their own ambitions or seek to reveal rivals’ selfish goals to gain standing with their demonic masters. Yochlol Medium