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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
upon their god’s power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment.
Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment.
Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal blesses with
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the cities they inhabit. They can call upon their god's power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment.
Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night
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to them, are as follows:
1st rank: Warlord
2nd rank: General
3rd rank: Captain
4th rank: Fatal Axe
5th rank: Spear
6th rank: Fist
7th rank: Soldier
A legion is organized into units called
its officers. For instance, the captains of the highest-ranking banners can expect their orders to be followed by the captains of any banners of lower rank.
Rank and responsibility aren’t
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a psychic remnant called a draconic shard.
A draconic shard in its true form resembles a
them to fulfill the dragon’s designs.
A draconic shard is difficult to destroy. Destroying the shard’s spectral form or an object the shard inhabits forces the spirit into the form of a
Aarakocra
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Sequestered in high mountains atop tall trees, the aarakocra, sometimes called birdfolk, evoke fear and wonder. Many aarakocra aren’t even native to the Material Plane. They hail from a world
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Beak and Feather
From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power.
From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called
birdfolk. Only when they roost on a branch or walk across the ground is their Humanoid nature clear. Standing upright, aarakocra are typically about 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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
minute touching the cauldron with a unicorn’s horn while reciting the poem called “The Witch Queen’s Cauldron” (see the accompanying sidebar), all creatures within 1,000 feet of
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out of sight on a high tree branch in the form of a leopard, a human peers out of the jungle at the strange construction of a temple of Evil Elemental Air, keeping a close eye on the cultists&rsquo
, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines.
Druid spells are oriented toward nature and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
8. Audience Chamber The walls of this chamber bear exotic geometric designs representing feathers, eagles, and snakes, all rendered in a style you’ve never seen before. To one side of the room, a
human female is sprawled face down in a pool of blood. She is dressed like a high-ranking member of the Cult of the Dragon.
The dead cultist was slain by Iskander. They argued, the dead cultist turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
8. Audience Chamber The walls of this chamber bear exotic geometric designs representing feathers, eagles, and snakes, all rendered in a style you’ve never seen before. To one side of the room, a
human female is sprawled face down in a pool of blood. She is dressed like a high-ranking member of the Cult of the Dragon.
The dead cultist was slain by Iskander. They argued, the dead cultist turned
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- 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->Monsters of the Multiverse
were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called birdfolk
. Only when they roost on a branch or walk across the ground is their Humanoid nature clear. Standing upright, aarakocra are typically about 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
want to get your hands on a master key, your best bet is to snatch it from Elix the Saint, who frequents a seedy tavern called the Tipsy Tankard.” Guildhouse Guards. “By late evening, most guild
members have gone to sleep. Senior guild members bully lower-ranking guild members into taking the late-night shifts.” Guild Membership. “Dusk isn’t accepting new guild members right now. I’ve been working
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Halfling Rogue You fell in with a thieves’ guild called the Gilded Gallows at an early age. The guild has prospered in recent years, and its influence is spreading across the Sword Coast. You
about a high-ranking member of the Gilded Gallows who turned traitor, killed their partner, and fled with a sovereign’s ransom in treasure. Thanks to details you’ve picked up here and there that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
receive aid from the Zhents who are opposed to him. The leaders of this branch of the Black Network are retired adventurers who have become business entrepreneurs. Their adventuring party was called
the Doom Raiders because their specialty was plundering lich lairs (which are called “dooms”). They are desperately trying to gain a legitimate economic foothold in Waterdeep, which requires making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
door and uttering the command word “open” in Infernal. Doors that require key cards to unlock are color coded on map 17.2 and called out in the text. The color of the door indicates the type of key
card necessary to unlock it. Key cards come in three colors: Red Key Cards. The sphere’s workhands carried red key cards, which open red doors. Blue Key Cards. High-ranking stewards and technicians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
room is called the Phylactery Vault because it houses the phylacteries of many of Szass Tam’s high-ranking lich servants.
“You must enter the vault, defeat its guardians, and disrupt the magic there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
center of the table. The goal of the game is to amass the highest-ranking hand of cards. At the start of the game, the croupier deals each participant a pair of cards. The croupier draws three cards to
auction cards have been sold, all participants reveal their hands, and the highest-ranking hand wins the whole pot. To simulate play of this game, have each participant roll 2d12 in secret. Then, roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
The Ordning As described in the Monster Manual, the giants of many worlds organize themselves in a complex social ranking called the ordning. At the largest scale, the ordning establishes the
into hierarchical ranks. Only storm giants, largely solitary and imagining themselves above such petty concerns, have no interest in ranking themselves. Regardless of a giant’s ranking within its kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Elix the Saint Characters can obtain one of the guildhouse’s master keys from Elix the Saint (lawful evil, human bandit captain), a high-ranking member of the Agile Hand and one of Guildmaster Dusk’s
more capable lieutenants. After questioning Grinky, the characters should know that Elix the Saint frequents a tavern called the Tipsy Tankard, which is about a 45-minute walk from the guildhouse. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
they should have been forgotten for all time. Thousands of years before the Cataclysm, a group of dwarf settlers established an enclave in the mountains north of Thorbardin, which they called Tyar
their cultist followers and began to work to further the mysterious designs of the Elder Elemental Eye. The campaign starts off with an investigation into a missing delegation. In the Dragonlance setting
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higher-ranking castes keep their status by not sharing their knowledge and skills with other families, while those in the lower castes have little hope of escaping their plight.
Outsiders who don&rsquo
called out as a traitor.
Status Symbols
Goblins love symbols of authority, and thus the tribe’s boss often has such trappings wherever he or she goes. Such a symbol can take a typical form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
attacks. This soldier is identical, except that the designs on its armor are slightly different. Each time one of the stone soldiers is destroyed, another activates in its alcove and attacks at the start
(Perception) score of 14 or higher notice that different animal designs decorate each of the statues. Bronze Gate. Magic seals this bronze double door. It opens only if the ki-rin symbol on one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Abandoned Priory This long, windowless stone building contains several apartments formerly occupied by high-ranking priests of Malar, god of the hunt. Stone doors throughout are fitted with locks
serpents retreated into the woods and died long ago.)
Altar. Against the northwest wall stands a bloodstained wooden altar decorated with silver and bronze designs of claws, fangs, beaks, and eyes. Piled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
figure wearing a cloak of moth wings and bearing a branch burning with torches. Using her control of the land as Tepest’s Darklord, Mother brings bounty to fields and flocks, or curses farms with
art, and small sacrifices. The most devout, called Mother’s Minders, each undertake a ritual in which they pluck out their left eye, gifting its sight to Mother. Lorinda can see through her followers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cult’s operations are overseen by local leaders called Wearers of Purple for the ceremonial robes that they wear. All of the wyrmspeakers are Wearers of Purple, as are lower-ranking cultists appointed by the wyrmspeakers to preside over cult enclaves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
branch under the leadership of Isperia, the sphinx Supreme Judge. Boros Legion. Led by the angel Aurelia, the Boros Legion pursues the cause of justice, not merely law enforcement. Boros serves as
spirits often called the Ghost Council. Cult of Rakdos. The demonic Cult of Rakdos is the jester in Ravnica’s culture, using satire and performance to skewer the powerful and embolden the weak. But it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
breaking an endless cycle of mortality for themselves and others. Alix Branwyn Symbol of the Heralds of Dust The Heralds of Dust—or the Dusters, as they’re commonly called—see death as a spectrum
largely indistinguishable from the faction’s detached, ghoulish living rank and file. Skall leads the Heralds of Dust as its factol, the highest-ranking position in the faction. A decrepit lich in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cult’s operations are overseen by local leaders called Wearers of Purple for the ceremonial robes that they wear. All of the wyrmspeakers are Wearers of Purple, as are lower-ranking cultists appointed by the wyrmspeakers to preside over cult enclaves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
rotten, waterlogged planks. Bank of Abbathor Headquartered in the city of Sigil, the Bank of Abbathor (detailed in chapter 2) services customers across the planes. Account holders can visit a branch of
crime. Fraud, money laundering, and forgery run rampant within the once-shining branch, whose crumbling roof collapsed long ago. Pummeled and melted by fiery rockslides, the statue of Abbathor in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Commander Portyr As the characters conclude their business with Captain Zodge, the meeting is interrupted by the arrival of a higher-ranking member of the Flaming Fist. Read or paraphrase the
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Until recently, Liara Portyr commanded a Flaming Fist outpost called Fort Beluarian on the distant tropical peninsula of Chult. Her uncle is Duke Dillard Portyr of Baldur’s Gate, one of the city’s two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ensuring the legions of devils are full of diabolic soldiers for the Blood War. Yoke of Evil Under constant pressure from both the Abyss and her infernal peers, Zariel and her high-ranking vassals work to
a basic unit called a legion. Each legion contains one thousand devils organized as follows:
1 legion = 10 cohorts, commanded by a legate 1 cohort = 10 lances, commanded by a signifier 1 lance = 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in Port Nyanzaru, they’re decorated with colorful paintings of geometric designs, animals, and mythic figures. The city is defined by four steep hills. The westernmost hill, called Temple Hill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
favor clothing composed of lengths of cotton or silk cloth called bastras, which are wrapped around the body in various styles. These include the loose, voluminous drapes of a sedentary noble, the
coconut oil and wear it long or in thick plaits. Ornaments include conch-shell bangles and hairpieces, as well as designs of white clay painted directly onto the skin. Gold and gemstone jewelry, a specialty