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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
branch to seal the promise.
“The Kindly Lord does not issue invitations to their court lightly. I suggest you accept.”
—Gwyddion, messenger of Talion
High Fae
Ageless and
, the Kindly Lord. Talion is as strange, ancient, and fickle as the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from their followers. But despite their austere demeanor, the Kindly
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
away. Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Second Form);second form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her first form disappeared. Her initiative count doesn’t change.
Innate
can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is incapable of showing mercy or compassion. Play her as a supremely cold and
, Auril is reborn at full strength during the next winter solstice, with divine power far beyond what is reflected in the stat blocks presented here.
After finishing a long rest, Auril regains any of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice, whereupon Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Third Form);third form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her second form was destroyed. Her initiative count doesn’t change
’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is incapable of showing mercy or compassion. Play her as a supremely cold and unfeeling entity.
Have Auril speak only when necessary
Wizard
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Basic Rules (2014)
-force mind control. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or turns slain foes into zombies. Their mightiest spells change one substance into another, call
.
Creating a Wizard
Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you had
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Iggwilv the Witch Queen;Iggwilv crafted this wondrous cauldron with the help of her adoptive mother, the archfey Baba Yaga. The cauldron has two forms. Only Iggwilv or Baba Yaga can change the
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Tying a dead frog or toad to the end of an ordinary branch and dipping it in the water-filled cauldron transforms the branch into a wand of polymorph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Now she dedicates the Eternal Order’s resources to what she believes is a necessary evil: nurturing a reborn tyrant who tests her resolve as he demands ever greater magical reagents and sacrifices
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
serpent gods taught the humans how to take on aspects of the snake, but the cost of the change was high, requiring many sacrifices for each person to be transformed. Entire households of slaves in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
died and been reborn time and again. Like the sun, he might pass into the realm of darkness, but inevitably his bright gaze will fall on the world once again. Amaunator is seen as a stern and
law persists. Farmers and travelers beseech him when they pray for rain or sun, as do any others looking for a favorable change in the weather. But the most common form of propitiation to Amaunator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Elturel. As a sign of favor, she bestows a charm upon each character (see “Archdevil Charms”). Characters who die in Zariel’s service are reborn as lemures from the River Styx. They lose all memories of
devil of your determination. Zariel’s Sword is Destroyed With no one to sway Zariel from her path to absolute damnation, Zariel demands that the characters give her the Sword of Zariel if they possess it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Hunt
1 The characters come to the attention of High Priest Rehkotep, who demands they aid her in finding the pharaoh’s lost treasure or face punishment.
2 Revolutionaries displeased with
characters die, Pharaoh Ankhtepot resurrects them (perhaps as reborn; see chapter 1). Their continued existence is contingent on searching for and finding his ka.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
life in the domain. The following families are Borca’s most prominent, though dozens of lesser branch families orbit each: Boritsi. The Boritsi name is a mark of quality and innovation, appearing across
agriculture—particularly rearing pigs. Treacherous branch families have warred among themselves since the loss of nearly the entire main family. Eris. The elderly Tolashara Eris claims to be the last of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ramya’s Powers and Dominion Reborn as a death knight, Ramya desperately tries to hold on to or retake the Sapphire Throne in a cycle of victory and loss with her equally uncompromising siblings
the Vasavadan dynasty’s founder. The Vasavadan coat of arms, a golden wyvern clutching a white lotus in its talons, emblazons her armor and that of her soldiers. Merciless. Ramya demands loyalty from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of stasis, he might pursue it. Alternatively, wittingly or otherwise, Athreos might allow some less reliable being to take over his labors. Regardless of the circumstances, any change in the River
god’s potential objectives. Athreos’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme
1 Athreos tires of his responsibilities but refuses to abandon them. Secretly, he has allowed the same spirit to be reborn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
When Not to Shake It Up In constructing a narrative, beware of “false action,” or action for its own sake. False action doesn’t move a story forward, engage characters, or cause them to change. Many
regularly afflict the world’s smaller territories, but unless your story demands it, save the large-scale map-spanning events for the biggest, most important moments of your campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Keranos’s Champions Keranos sees his champions as tools to bring insight and change to the world. He doesn’t contemplate the moral or ethical consequences of his insights, believing that such
concerns are beneath a god’s notice. This outlook might put his champions in a difficult ideological situation, stuck between the demands of a wrathful deity and uncomfortable moral choices. The Keranos’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
training. This doesn’t change the way these features function; it means that instead of making a pact with a fiend, your warlock has a connection to an elite order of arcaniers that share these abilities
. Instead of dealing with the demands of a patron, you might receive requests from your former commander or your comrades from the war. Ultimately, it’s about the story you want to tell with your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
gate guarded by eight lawful neutral knights. These guards are under orders not to admit “slates”—slang for nonmilitary folk who wear slate-gray badges. A character who demands to see the guards
gate, but the attacks exploit every shift change and flawed positioning. Kalar fears a spy is in Rigus’s midst. If the characters can prove they have any sort of martial aptitude, Kalar offers to hire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
first arrive. She sits on a swing that hangs from the branch of a pear tree, plucking the strings on her lute while eyeing the characters. If the characters happen to mention their free tickets, she
the characters as agents of change who can undo some of the damage caused by the coven, and she suspects that if they do so, the characters will be on their way to becoming heroes worthy of epic ballads.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
two forms. Only Iggwilv or Baba Yaga can change the cauldron from one form to another (by using an action to touch it), which either can do without being attuned to the item. In its first form, the
someone uses an action to shake or slap it. Once used, this property of the cauldron can’t be used again until the next dawn. Tying a dead frog or toad to the end of an ordinary branch and dipping it in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
demands the sacrifice of hundreds of snakes and requires the abomination to bathe in the blood of their enemies. The transformation is quick but painful. Anathemas consider themselves demigods on the path
Bonus Actions
Change Shape. The anathema transforms into a Huge constrictor snake or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s true identity. Silver dragons associate with just about any creatures, though, as long as they’re confident those creatures have good intentions—or could be convinced to change their ways. Silver
ancient yuan-ti leader reborn.
6 A young silver dragon performs nightly to entertain a village of cloud giants, hoping to earn their help in securing a new lair.
Adult Silver Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Empire—first by insisting that the characters comply with Xeleth’s demands, and then by discouraging the Doomspace factions from doing anything that might escalate the current conflict at his base
brother.”
Xeleth doesn’t deny his sister’s accusation, nor do her words change the present situation. Xedalli sees no better option than to accompany her brother back to Xaryxispace. As the encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
defined by the prominent leaders, innovators, and tyrants of the day. These people change the world and etch their signatures indelibly on the pages of history. When they rise to power, they shape the
thing that has been consistently true about the world, which is now no longer true due to this leader’s rise or influence. This is the biggest change that occurs when the new leader takes power and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
his release, and that the Lords’ Alliance would acquiesce to the brotherhood’s demands rather than risk an all-out attack on Revel’s End. But by now, Gant has been incarcerated long enough to
?” (If asked to elaborate, he adds: “Dzaan doesn’t shave his head or wear red robes, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s Thayan. The Red Wizards want the Weave all to themselves. If they get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
castle is a mighty, pearl-colored dragon with branch-like horns. Its brilliant eyes fix on you. In a warm, slow voice that sounds as though it were coming from far away, it says, “My old friend. How good
others from seeing her eyes. She demands the characters give back her property. If asked, she shares the following details: She is Trikante, one of the greatest magical researchers the planes have ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
representative declines to join the coalition, and the characters can’t change that representative’s mind until they convince another faction to join the coalition (discounting any factions that have
. Their leader, Zoth’ess, commands the wasp ship Gadabout.
Zoth’ess needs money to repair her ship’s broken leg and pay off debts to Vocath. She demands treasure in exchange for her support
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
her physical form and becoming a god.
Iymrith often appears as a storm giant using her special Change Shape trait. In this guise, she infiltrates storm giant settlements and insinuates herself into
the affections of the rulers’ heirs, becoming a mentor to them—and turning them against their parents. She demands great accomplishments from her own offspring, but she is more than willing to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
done nothing aside from this to offend him, Halaster babbles about his current preoccupation (see “Halaster’s Goals”) and demands the characters do whatever they can to help him. He then teleports away
, and small mammals encircling Wyllow’s smiling visage. Each ring is 3 feet wide and turns clockwise on hidden rollers. The inner ring is engraved with images of plants and animals weathering the change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
have the magic, cunning, and courage needed to loot them. (The sites are not marked on the map, giving you the flexibility to place them where you want and change any of their particulars.) Sinker
to chastise the god Ehlonna for the destruction of her home. Aiding her is the corrupted dryad Filios, who dwells in a shriveled oak growing from the ship’s center. A black leafless branch stitched on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
situation to change. Harpers are eager to recruit adventurers to help them combat the giant threat. The Lords’ Alliance Various settlements of the North have banded together to form the Lords
1487 DR, the Year of the Rune Lords Triumphant
1488 DR, the Year of Dwarvenkind Reborn
1489 DR, the Year of the Warrior Princess
1490 DR, the Year of the Star Walker’s Return
1491 DR, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
float in the air. The Second Sundering A century after the Spellplague, the lands and peoples of Faerûn had become accustomed to the state of things — just in time for everything to change again. The
first indication of new turmoil came in 1482 DR, when Bhaal, the long-dead god of murder, was reborn in Baldur’s Gate amid chaos and bloodshed, leaving two of the city’s dukes and many of its citizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, modify the descriptions of these locations as needed to account for this change. Palace of Heart’s Desire, lower View Player Version P1. Front Gate Ivy clings to a set of silvery gates embedded in the
branch, a golden or silver fruit spoils after 10 minutes and loses its magical property. Streams. Two streams flow into the pool at area P8—or, rather, they used to flow before they were frozen in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
helpful: So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the
0 hit points one after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final form, Auril dies. As long as she has mortal followers who worship her, however, Auril is reborn at full strength during the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Undermountain and purge it of those it deems abhorrent. Before letting innocents off the hook, Fazrian demands that they each swear an oath to serve it henceforth. Those who refuse to take the oath are
the planetar can tempt Raxxus with a bribe. Treasure in the amount of 10,000 gp or more can change the nycaloth’s attitude toward the party from hostile to indifferent; treasure in the amount of