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Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck from the usual flow of time and have a flexible
view of what is, what was, and what will be.
Time dragons prize historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long-gone creators. They are fascinated by time
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck
from the usual flow of time and have a flexible view of what is, what was, and what will be.
Time dragons prize historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
they split into two distinct cultures: the introspective Aereni and the warlike Tairnadal. While neither of these cultures have much interest in human activities, a small number of elves have immigrated
to Khorvaire over the years and have integrated with the cultures of the Five Nations.
As a whole, elves are driven by tradition and respect for the past. Where humans value innovation, elves strive
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As
historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long-gone creators. They are fascinated by time-manipulation magic and forgotten knowledge. Those who stumble upon a time
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
they split into two distinct cultures: the introspective Aereni and the warlike Tairnadal. While neither of these cultures have much interest in human activities, a small number of elves have immigrated
to Khorvaire over the years and have integrated with the cultures of the Five Nations.
As a whole, elves are driven by tradition and respect for the past. Where humans value innovation, elves strive
Warforged
Legacy
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
as a new species. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold
and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck from the usual flow of time and have a flexible view of what is, what was, and
what will be.
Time dragons prize historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long-gone creators. They are fascinated by time-manipulation magic and forgotten
Human
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Khyber The creation myths of various cultures describe the primordial dragon Eberron restraining and imprisoning the dragon Khyber within her coils. (See “Khyber” in Eberron: Rising from the Last War
into alien weirdness: characters could venture into a demiplane resembling Wonderland, Oz, or a postapocalyptic wasteland. Khyber is a prison realm, and the dragonshards found there relate to binding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Chapter 2: Khorvaire Gazetteer Just one century ago, the Kingdom of Galifar spanned most of Khorvaire. Of course, we never tamed the lands beyond the Graywall Mountains or the jungles of the east
map included with this book and on map 2.1. Although humans make up the majority of the population in the nations of Khorvaire, the continent is home to a wide range of peoples and cultures. Once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and cultures that no longer exist and geography that has changed beyond recognition.
Still, it is possible to piece these scattered sources together. At the request of the good knights of Maelgoth
struck the gleaming Temple of the Kingpriest. The gods also warned a few chosen mortals, reasoning that if any of them reached Istar and prevented the ritual, the world might not be beyond redemption
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of Galifar, no human ever bothered to cross the Endworld Mountains to explore the vast jungle beyond. When the Last War broke out, a fleet of settlers came to Q’barra in search of a new home far from
humans know nothing about: the lizardfolk of the Cold Sun Federation, the dragonborn of Ka’rhashan, and the confederacy of the Poison Dusk. Most settlers know very little about these cultures, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mechanical engineering, it was just the beginning of new scientific fields you now explore. 6 Exploration. Khorvaire is a vast continent, and areas beyond the heartland of the Five Nations are poorly charted. Your focus is on understanding the wilder places of the world, as well as distant cultures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
bell. The Dark Powers have created a false image of Strahd’s ancestral home within the fog, just beyond reach. Strahd comes to the hill on occasion to gaze upon the city, even though he knows it can’t
this part of the wall of fog, that person might relate an ancient legend about it. According to the mountain folk of Barovia, there was always a wall of mist near Yester Hill, even before the deadly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
customs unique to their cultures and preserve the memories of the departed. Beyond the mortal world, the River Guide opposes any who disrupt the cycle of life and death, behavior that occasionally brings
Athreos’s Champions Athreos expects his champions to maintain the balance between the living and the dead, just as he does. Beyond this, his servants take it upon themselves to maintain funerary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
across the multiverse and contribute to many different cultures. Members of most species live for about 80 years, with exceptions noted in the text about the species in this chapter. Regardless of life
span, members of all species reach physical maturity at about the same age. Your character can be any age that isn’t beyond their species’ normal life span. Parts of a Species A species includes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
is home a wide range of peoples and cultures. Once largely unified under the Kingdom of Galifar, today Khorvaire is split into many nations—some old, others newborn from the crucible of war. This
chapter provides an overview of the nations of Khorvaire, along with a glimpse of common life, magic, religion, and the world—and planes—that lie beyond it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
across the multiverse and contribute to many different cultures. Members of most species live for about 80 years, with exceptions noted in the text about the species in this chapter. Regardless of life
span, members of all species reach physical maturity at about the same age. Your character can be any age that isn’t beyond their species’ normal life span. Parts of a Species A species includes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of nature and mortal life, such as agriculture, the sun, and death. Greater deities are ultimately beyond mortal understanding, and they’re often known by different names across regions, cultures, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
common sense, and tales about halflings abound with lucky breaks and narrow escapes. Beyond these typical elements of the halfling character, halflings can be divided into two major subraces. Many
aspects of the two groups’ cultures make them distinct, but even without such trappings they are distinct due to a divergence in what seems to be a primal drive: to go or to stay. Lightfoot halflings are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
traditions beyond their understanding. Alternatively, characters might realize their own beliefs are lies as others reveal unsettling truths. Communities that ascribe to the traditions of folk horror
relate to some sort of ancient lore. Art, symbols, tools, celebrations, and other trappings of belief help make a community’s traditions more specific and eerie. Community members typically hide their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
civilizations and worlds. Some scholars studying the Radiant Citadel’s origins posit that the Citadel is a relic of the mythical First World and was a vital center of diplomacy between great cultures
have declined to answer scholars’ questions on the subject. Recently, two founding civilizations were discovered and reconnected to the Citadel: the Tayyib Empire and Umizu (detailed in “Beyond the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
area around the gate looks like a battlefield and is littered with heaps of broken metal and shattered armaments. A ring of barricades circles the gate, beyond which at least two hundred Rigus soldiers
Shapechanger trait to pose as Sergeant Luggik. During assaults through the portal, the slaad uses telepathy to relate information to Zot and Sotu’s agents, who then slip back through the portal. This helps the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Weeping Paths When the characters leave the Final Steps of Courage for the Weeping Paths, read the following: Beyond the camp, the ash-heavy air closes in. Decay and ruin are everywhere, from the
. The swamp and the overgrown hills beyond are difficult terrain. At a normal pace, it takes the party a full day to reach Bathalang Puno (24 miles away), or half a day to reach Sorrow’s Zenith (12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
civilizations and worlds. Some scholars studying the Radiant Citadel’s origins posit that the Citadel is a relic of the mythical First World and was a vital center of diplomacy between great cultures
have declined to answer scholars’ questions on the subject. Recently, two founding civilizations were discovered and reconnected to the Citadel: the Tayyib Empire and Umizu (detailed in “Beyond the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Gold Dragon Lairs Despite their affection for people and their diverse cultures, gold dragons typically make their lairs in hidden places far from civilization, where only the most desperate and
dedicated can find them. Many live in the ruins of vanished cultures, appreciating the beautiful inevitability of entropy and the reminder of how easily progress can be lost without careful tending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
have little interest in the world beyond their island. The Five Nations are a place of chaos and war. With this in mind, what has caused you to leave your island and wander the world? Are you in search
physically similar but culturally distinct. Aereni are typically high elves, while Valenar are usually wood elves; but both of these subraces are options in these cultures. The Aereni place greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
nobly and in the cause of justice. People in most D&D worlds are polytheistic, honoring deities of their own and acknowledging pantheons of other cultures. Individuals pay homage to various gods
religious rites and festivals. Priests at such sites relate stories of the gods, teach the ethics of their patron deities, offer advice and blessings, perform religious rites, and provide training in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
left to you to choose, depending on the story you want to tell. Consult the Secrets of Phenax table, which presents several options for what divine secret Varyas’s eidolon might relate. The veracity
deity languishes on an island just beyond where the Tartyx cascades off the world’s edge. There stands a dilapidated palace where Phenax hid for a time during his escape from the Underworld. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
character’s backstory, consider how the gods have influenced your life. The gods are pervasive in the stories and cultures of Theros, and even their devout followers shouldn’t feel bound to choose a faith
combination of supernatural gift, background, and other choices.
Beyond these options, the athlete background presented here provides a new way to seek glory through discipline and physical prowess
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Gauntlgrym. His descriptions of life in Ironmaster confirm much of what I’ve heard of the place, and so what I relate to you now is truth as solid as Moradin’s anvil. The dwarves of Ironmaster don’t want
turned back, but no one should rely on the mercy of a dwarf of Ironmaster. If you were to pass beyond the borders and into Ironmaster itself, you would behold one of the wonders of the world. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and poverty are contrasted by wonders from afar and the riches of cultures across Faerûn. The mix of wanderers and refugees remains in constant flux, with communities forming and disbanding on a
adopted a “do no harm” policy when it comes to faiths and organizations operating in the city. Any group is welcome to operate openly so long as the city’s important citizens aren’t harmed. Beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
gates. Here crime and poverty are contrasted by wonders from afar and the riches of cultures across Faerûn. The mix of wanderers and refugees remains in constant flux, with communities forming and
harmed. Beyond all its dangers, Baldur’s Gate is an adventurer’s city, a place where a sword-for-hire can find a rich patron, join a secret guild, stalk killers for a bounty, or come to the aid of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hobgoblins Hobgoblins of the cruelest bent gain admittance to elite organizations that provide special training above and beyond what military service has to offer. The Academy of Devastation and the
on the battlefield is simultaneously a boon to all its allies and a threat to every foe around it. Into the Fray. While other cultures treat their wizards as cloistered academics, hobgoblins expect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
plane beyond—and their impact craters mar the battlefield. This battlefield is keyed to map 10.1. The characters start anywhere in the southernmost 10 feet of the map. Five neutral evil human and
doesn’t intend her harm. Unbeknownst to the character, the fake Luggik is using telepathy to relate information to this spy mid-battle. If called out for this, the fake Luggik appears at the map’s