both bonding diffusing cornered remain

9. Trading Post

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

is rummaging through the store’s contents and stuffing choice items into a backpack. He fights to the death if cornered here. Treasure. During their initial search, the goblins pulled almost

everything off the shelves and broke many of the store’s for-sale items, including bottles, lamps, ink jars, spice jars, and crockery. Nevertheless, many items remain intact. Characters who search the trading

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous

other creatures, because such objects are more likely to be in good condition and thus more useful or valuable. When they go after items that aren’t free for the taking, kobolds try to remain

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

for survival in the material world, but to keep Maglubiyet at bay in the conflict on the planes. Her children will remain in her care, and if need be she wouldn’t hesitate to take to the field

relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers. Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe

The Serpent Hills

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

creatures, but can become fierce if threatened or cornered. Hill Giants. The party comes across one or two hill giants gorging on a fallen herd animal. When the giants notice the adventurers, they see

dry wells are all that remain of the many lost settlements of the Serpent Hills. Lizardfolk. Lizardfolk regularly hunt and gather food for their yuan-ti masters, grabbing humanoid settlers along the fringes of the hills when they can.

The Serpent Hills

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

, but can become fierce if threatened or cornered. Hill Giants The party comes across one or two hill giants gorging on a fallen herd animal. When the giants notice the adventurers, they see the

all that remain of the many lost settlements of the Serpent Hills. Lizardfolk Lizardfolk regularly hunt and gather food for their yuan-ti masters, grabbing humanoid settlers along the fringes of the hills when they can.

Random Encounters (A-C)

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

characters but attacks if cornered. If the characters capture or kill the cat, this encounter doesn’t occur again. If this result comes up again, treat it as no encounter. Blinsky Toy A Blinsky toy is

deathly groans of something vile. The groans are coming from a Strahd zombie that is missing both of its legs, so that only its head, torso, and arms remain. It uses its arms to drag itself across

Finders Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

common origins in the Shadow Marches, and the druids remain friendly with the house and its Finders’ Guild. In the Marches, the guild often helps the druids locate stray aberrations and open portals

assassins. House Deneith. For centuries, House Deneith cornered the market on mercenary forces in Khorvaire. It was an unpleasant surprise for them when House Tharashk entered the mercenary market in the

Tepui Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

is indifferent to the characters and attempts to hide from them if they remain on deck. It tries to flee if cornered within its den. Treasure. Bones and scraps of hide litter the displacer beast’s

Life in the Tribe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

pair-bonding occurs in a tribe other than at the moment when coupling takes place. At other times, males and females are more or less indifferent toward one another. All orcs consider mating to be a

amount of resources to remain strong. As a rule, a tribe is violently hostile toward any other tribe it meets, seeing the rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims. On some

1. Jarl's Lodge

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

Dhaerlost (NE male Illuskan human mage with a wand of fireballs), who believes that the frost giants are his best shot at obtaining the Ring of Winter. He tries to remain close to Storvald, but the

can be a powerful ally. Nilraun knows the command word to free Cryovain (“uvenfetter”), and he trades this information for his life if he is subdued or cornered. For more information about the captured

Beholders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

14 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and remain unconscious for 1 minute. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. This ray has no effect on constructs

amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled pets. A gazer can’t be tamed by anyone but its creator, except through the use of magic or by bonding with a spellcaster (see sidebar). Some beholders

Ironslag: Upper Level

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

the lower level, and heads to areas 31 and area 28 to warn his parents. The ogres remain behind, covering his retreat if necessary. 18. Foundry, Upper Level This area is incredibly hot, and characters

, and area 33) to be with his mother. If he is captured or cornered, he declares that he is the son of Duke Zalto, hoping to cow his captors into letting him go. Zaltember doesn’t know where his father

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

this room, two remain awake, and two work in area M7. The two monks who remain awake watch to make sure no one sneaks out to raid the kitchen or the distillery, or otherwise behaves inappropriately

wriggle out of the window and drop to the garden below (area M14). Hellenrae flees by this route if she is cornered and doesn’t believe she can defeat her enemies. Treasure Hellenrae has little interest

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