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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, which manifest as separate beings known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping
such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for Returned masks is rare, as the items are effectively another sapient being’s face
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
), the Returned lose their identities, which manifest as separate beings known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless
Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for Returned masks is rare, as the items are
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, which manifest as separate beings known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping
such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for Returned masks is rare, as the items are effectively another sapient being’s face
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping mouths. These blank surfaces
. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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Warp Space (Costs 2 Actions). The emissary causes the ground in a 20-foot square that it can see within 90 feet of it to turn into teeth and maws until the start of its next turn. The area becomes
ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their malleable forms, emissaries work to
Human
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups.
Human Names and Ethnicities
Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents
Tabaxi
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
lazy, but when Linene came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye.
— Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper
Hailing from a strange and distant land
tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost.
Wandering Outcasts
Most tabaxi remain in their distant
Cleric
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her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions.
Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the
because his or her god demands it. Pursuing the goals of the gods often involves braving dangers in unsettled lands, smiting evil, or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
feet of him, turning the open space to solid, worked stone or vice versa.
Halaster causes one door or archway within 30 feet of him to disappear and be replaced by a blank wall, or he restores a door
effect is triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
place in these distant lands, and to introduce trinkets or relics from foreign realms into Khorvaire. Map 2.2: Islands of Aerenal View Large Version
Chapter 2: Distant Lands This section of the gazetteer provides a glimpse of the wonder and adventure found in the lands beyond Khorvaire’s horizon. Use these entries to inspire adventures that take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Elves Sun elves and moon elves, like dwarves, live among humans in settlements throughout the North, particularly in Silverymoon. The elven kingdoms of old are distant memories even to elves, and
only a few ancient ruins and relics of these kingdoms survive. Wood elves are known to haunt the forests of the North, the High Forest in particular, but they are dangerous and xenophobic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Quest for the Giant Relics The first time Harshnag or a party member asks the oracle to divulge the location of Hekaton’s conch or of any of the evil giant lords, the oracle replies as follows
: “First, you must prove yourself! When human warriors came to these lands, they fought our kind and stole our relics, burying them in the ground. The humans built altars to Uthgar, their god-king, atop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Aboleth Ageless Alien Mastermind Habitat: Underdark, Underwater; Treasure: Relics Kev Walker A gnome cultist consults an all-knowing aboleth In aquatic abysses, aboleths dream of dead empires and
into worshiping it as a god by using its telepathy from hiding. 4 Open a gate to the distant past or future, releasing an invasion from another time. 5 Rouse a dragon turtle, a kraken, or another sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Yuan-ti Power-Hungry Serpentine Conspirators Habitat: Desert, Forest, Swamp, Urban; Treasure: Relics Brian Valenzuela
Exploiting pacts with sinister supernatural forces, yuan-ti bargain away
Features From... 1 Bargaining parts of its soul to a pantheon of serpentine demigods. 2 A curse laid on its people in the distant past. 3 The dream-venom of Merrshaulk, a slumbering snake god. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
striking metal) causes the strands to reverberate, creating a loud humming that echoes throughout the surrounding caverns, alerting the purple worms to the presence of trespassers. Development If the
adventurers set off a humming in one of these echo chambers, a distant rumbling can be heard and felt as a purple worm burrows toward the egg chamber, arriving there in 1d4 minutes (see area 8 for details).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Mortuary Features The Mortuary has the following features: Ambience. The Mortuary is cold and gloomy. The sounds of distant funerary ceremonies, mourners’ laments, and moaning Undead can be heard
commune with the dead through them. A speak with dead spell cast on a death mask causes the face to animate as if it were the corpse of the deceased creature that bore its likeness. The Heralds of Dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Dhakaan The Empire of Dhakaan, ruled by hobgoblin kings for thousands of years in Khorvaire’s distant past, united several rival nations to create the continent’s first significant empire. Its reign
; ancient relics there might hold the secrets of daelkyr flesh-warping, Gatekeeper planar spells, or the military magic of the Dhakaani. Expeditions into Dhakaani ruins tend toward heroic fantasy. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
’ Repository When the character enter the Deans’ Repository, read: The portal opens into a richly decorated library filled with floor-to-ceiling shelves packed with books and archaeological relics. Four long
dean doesn’t seem like herself. Reaching Tullus. A character who tries to reason with Dean Tullus and succeeds on a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check causes the dean to hesitate. This doesn’t affect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
“vengeance” — across its surface in spidery Elvish script. Touching the map to the door causes it to open for 1 minute or until the map is more than 100 feet away from it. If the characters travel with Vizeran
sideways to squeeze. It takes about an hour to navigate its pitch-black darkness, and the journey is filled with a constant echo of distant sounds. The passage then widens, opening out into a cavern whose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Restless Dead After the characters retire for the night, the quiet of Anadoua’s Rest House is disturbed. Read or paraphrase the following text: Distant music provides an almost hypnotic undertone
captive in death. Their sorrow causes them to fear the characters are allies of the invaders who murdered them. Before the haints can say much, or after 1 round of combat, a wraith that looks like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
within 30 feet of him, turning the open space to solid, worked stone or vice versa. Halaster causes one door or archway within 30 feet of him to disappear and be replaced by a blank wall, or he
triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty helm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Temple Reliquary The dwarves kept many precious relics here. 39a. Despoiled Gallery The duergar have destroyed the relics on display here, including statues atop pedestals, stone tablets on
encasing each niche is easily broken, allowing access to the fragment inside. Shattering the glass in a niche causes the light in that niche to go dark. Treasure. The jade staff is presently broken into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
ruins from the Age of Demons are fitting for supernatural horror adventures. The relics and treasures the characters unearth appear evil and grotesque, and the truths they learn about Eberron’s most
when held 3 A jeweled box that screams when opened 4 A circlet or necklace with prongs that bite into the skin when it’s worn 5 A plain metal ring that causes its wearer to hear incessant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
off-putting and sometimes mistake the Dusters’ distant stoicism for callousness. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In their own way, the Heralds of Dust are one of the most altruistic groups in
exceptions for magic that causes individuals to rise as Undead—a transformation Dusters view as a natural stepping stone on the path to True Death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cavern. Some of the crystal faces reflect distorted images of the cavern, while others flicker with scenes of the lich-god Vecna visiting destruction on distant worlds.
Three tunnels branch off the
forever. After 50 feet, the creature passes an imperceptible threshold. Crossing that point causes the creature to leave the tunnel and appear in the tunnel’s corresponding unreality. The link is one-way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
when a creature no longer has the Poisoned condition from a death dog’s Bite. Death Dog Malady Symptoms 1d6 The Death Dog’s Malady Causes... 1 Marks from canine jaws to appear on the victim’s
body, as if they were still being mauled. 2 The victim’s body to wither, as if constantly exposed to desert heat. 3 The victim to be distracted by distant howling or vague whispers only they can hear. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the siege with zombies approaching Lekar’s walls. The characters might pick off distant zombies or enact plans to destroy dozens at a time. The characters’ strategies are likely successful, but the
the portcullis beyond.
11 Zombies infiltrate the sewers and appear in a supposedly safe part of the city.
12+ Masses of zombies or a botched scheme by defenders causes a wall or tower to collapse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
). While the tyrannosaurus is out hunting, the deinonychuses leave their lair and prowl throughout the amphitheater, attacking other creatures on sight. Strewn about their lair are Omuan relics (see
Feathers can be encountered anywhere within Omu. At first, tease the characters with glimpses of it moving through distant fog or have them hear its roar echoing over the ruins. It might appear while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, treasure hunting, and profiteering. Many priceless relics recovered from Xen’drik or Dhakaani ruins have disappeared from the university vaults and found their way to the black market or into the hands
other resources of the Twelve. Wayfinder Foundation. Morgrave maintains extensive connections with the Wayfinder Foundation—an exclusive guild for adventurers, which funds expeditions to distant locales
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Marid Genie of the Water Habitat: Coastal, Planar (Elemental Plane of Water), Underwater; Treasure: Relics Michael Broussard Marids surge with the power of the seas, using it to manipulate the waves
seas to those who defend the marids’ watery realms or who offer them pleasing gifts. Marids appreciate rare aquatic treasures, such as colorful pearls, shell instruments, or delicacies from distant seas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
mending spell or similar magic. If reduced to 0 hit points, the guide is destroyed and no longer functions—possibly stranding the characters in the distant past. Chapter 3 and chapter 4 each offer
, it’s possible that they acquire both mechanical guides. You can decide whether the programming of the two constructs causes them to bicker and one-up each other—or whether each guide attempts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
feminine voice sounds out in your mind suddenly, faint and distant. “Hello? Is someone there … ? Oh please, I need your help! I have been trapped in the dark for so long … so very long. Please, won’t you
.
Chaotic Magic. The tomb was crafted during an age of high magic, and it has become suffused with faerzress. The ancient and chaotic energy now permeating the structure causes any spell cast within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Dungeon History More than one thousand years ago, the wizard Halaster Blackcloak (see appendix A) journeyed from a distant land to the base of Mount Waterdeep, perhaps acceding to the whispered
less and less of their enigmatic master. Halaster continued to use fell creatures from distant planes for tunneling and other construction beneath his tower, and the wizard kept the nature of most of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gives expends 1 charge and causes one of the six lanterns in the room to go out. The oracle regains all expended charges at dawn, whereupon the lanterns relight. If a question is asked and the oracle
giant, it gives a special quest (see “Quest for the Giant Relics”).
What do the evil giants want? “Power, glory, and the favor of their gods, so that when the ordning is remade, they are elevated to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
relics of the ancient giants weren’t meant for the eyes of prying adventurers. No one knows better than the scholars of Morgrave University how to circumvent those barriers and plunder the continent’s
troves of both knowledge and wealth. Cullen Cole Elemental airships aid archaeological expeditions to distant lands Journeys to Xen’drik A voyage from Sharn to Stormreach—the most accessible






