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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
of Eldraine. They draw power from motes of light found throughout the wilds, and they use their innate illusory magic to power and embellish their various weapons.
The high fae are ruled by Talion
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature
dragon egg, and they care for it as if it were their own.
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A sea hag is on the hunt for a topaz dragon wyrmling, to be used as a component in a fell ritual.
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A pirate crew keeps a curmudgeonly topaz dragon wyrmling as a beloved mascot.
Cold, Necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
of the five aspects of Tiamat and the matching branch of chromatic dragons, all surrounding a central apse. The apse and all five chapels rise into separate spires, culminating in the sanctuary at the
eyes adjust to the stunning chaos of Tiamat’s Temple, you see that its interior is a single, cathedral-like space that towers far overhead. Five distinct vaults branch off the central gallery. Though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, cathedral-like space that towers overhead. Five distinct vaults branch off the central gallery. Though the overwhelming color of the place is a lifeless, ashen gray, each of the side vaults shimmers
identified in the table below, which also identifies key NPCs during the ritual that will bring Tiamat to the Well of Dragons. Key to Tiamat’s Temple # Name Occupant and Activity During Ritual 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
have the ability to devise and cast a ritual, similar to Gromph’s but nowhere near as dangerous or foolish, that will draw the most powerful demon lords together to the site of the original summoning
extinguished. They will thus be cast back into the Abyss, as effectively as if they had been banished.
“The ritual needs certain components to produce the talisman that will draw the demons. Then a rite to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
here. By harnessing the site’s latent necromantic energy, Murgaxor plans to draw life energy from the scholars at Strixhaven into his own body. When the ritual is complete, he’ll become immortal. Two
Ruins of Caerdoon Murgaxor learned that his ritual must take place in a location where a massacre has occurred. The Ruins of Caerdoon is the perfect location since an ancient battle once took place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
once he has supplied them with the necessary components and information. The dark heart talisman to be crafted for the ritual (see chapter 15) can be placed anywhere to draw the demons to it. Likewise
, the ritual can be performed in any location in the Underdark imbued with faerzress. Vizeran has kept this information from the adventurers only because he sees the ritual as his chance to destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
powerful member of House Cannith hopes to find something in the Mournland that will guarantee the ascendancy of her branch of the house. 4 A Karrnathi bone knight (see chapter 6) wants to raise up an
undead army from the corpses in the Mournland. 5 A rakshasa works to free a fiendish overlord trapped in a whirlwind of stone and sand somewhere in the Mournland. 6 A servant of the Lords of Dust maintains an extensive collection of severed heads and continues to draw on the knowledge in their brains.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
The Ritual To perform the ritual, Gallio paints a magic rune on each character’s forehead and chants an incantation to draw upon the power of the planar beacon. When the ritual is complete, Gallio
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
draw the demon lords together, and he believes that the ritual will have its intended effect regardless of where the talisman is placed. It doesn’t need to be placed in Sorcere, or even in
the characters to the city, he pursues and eventually catches up with them to share what he knows.) Grin has studied Vizeran’s work in crafting the dark heart talisman and its associated ritual to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that the eastern branch was once an important thoroughfare. If Strahd has invited the characters to Castle Ravenloft or otherwise wants to steer them in his direction, add: Parked at the fork in the
, the horses draw it down the road to area J. The horses can’t be discouraged from their course, not even by a skilled teamster. Characters who don’t want to travel east in the carriage can follow the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
drow, the worst may be yet to come if the renegade drow archmage Vizeran DeVir won the adventurers’ support for his plan to use a powerful ritual to draw the demon lords and their fiendish servants out
Demon Queen of Spiders is behind the summoning ritual that brought the demon lords to the Underdark — and that the reward for their faith in Lolth might well be their destruction. Menzoberranzan was the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
pulsing beacon to draw ships to their doom, for the light acts as an irresistible lure to passing seafarers who sail too close to shore. The source of the beacon’s eerie green light is Moesko’s own heart
, which was torn from his chest in a ritual. If the heart is destroyed, the beacon’s light goes out. The lighthouse is built atop a barren, 80-foot-high outcropping of rock. At low tide, a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
off travel and trade between the civilized areas of the northern Sword Coast. As they draw power into the shrine within the Wayside Inn, the cultists summon storms to do the bidding of their master
. This results in foul weather and raging skies appearing right above the inn, while the rest of the area is sunny and calm. If the adventurers can intervene in time, they can stop the ritual and save Leilon from destructive weather in their immediate future.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
acquire it from characters who have slain a dragon. Aside from greed, such groups can have any number of motivations for seeking a dragon’s treasure. Often, such groups seek to draw on the magic of a
dragon’s hoard to perform some great ritual. The Hoard Magic table suggests some possibilities. Hoard Magic d6 Magical Motivation
1 Create a permanent protective ward covering a city-state or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
captives in case the Six needed them for some ritual, though it knows nothing more than that. The Dran & Courtier As you draw closer, you see the sign marking the Dran & Courtier swinging slowly despite
Mission to Red Larch At whatever point in the search process you deem appropriate, the characters narrow down the search for the ritual site to a final location: the settlement of Red Larch on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Readying the Plan Over the course of their adventures, the characters have collected the components needed to create the talisman at the center of Vizeran DeVir’s summoning ritual: The intact and
goristro in chapter 14, or from fighting Juiblex in chapter 16) After Vizeran DeVir uses these components to create the talisman known as the dark heart to draw forth the exiled demon lords from across
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->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Y19) and the Ythryn mythallar (area Y23), one must perform the Rite of the Arcane Octad on the spire’s doorstep (area Y6). To learn this ritual, the party must explore eight locations in the city and
translate the inscriptions found therein. Once the inscriptions are translated and assembled in order, the eight steps of the ritual become clear: Step 1. Hold a wand crafted from the Nether Oak over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Ilvaash’s Anima The characters don’t spot this nodule until they’ve visited at least five other nodules. This is where the mind flayer fanatics are engaging in the ritual to transform Phandalin into
the mind flayer fanatics (Chishinix, Hashutu, and Voalsh) are here in this sacred site, engaged in their ritual. They are mind flayer clairvoyants (see appendix A) with the following modifications
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
38. Ritual Chamber The cult used to perform rituals in this sunken room. The chanting heard throughout the dungeon originates here, yet when the characters arrive, the dungeon falls silent as the
dubbed Lorghoth the Decayer. It is asleep but awakens if attacked or if the characters summon the cultists but refuse to complete their ritual (see “One Must Die!” below). A character standing next to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
rod. He doesn’t notice the characters unless they interact with him or the ritual rod. If the characters draw his attention, he snickers with glee. “More fodder for my ghost army,” he says, raising his
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
ritual in the heart of Shae Mordai, the elven City of the Dead. The rite will destroy the islands of Aerenal and elevate Lady Illmarrow to divinity—unless the characters stop her first. Emerald Claw
Humanoids and Undead alike. Emerald Claw Knight. Knights of the Emerald Claw command squads of Humanoid or Undead soldiers. As they draw nearer to death, the chill of the grave suffuses their weapon attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
heard me this time. I have never been so scared, but I must tell Lady Maria what I have seen. I must!
In her diary, Sarah tried to draw the image of the cover of an old tome Lord Viallis was reading
a ritual casting of the contact other plane spell, and can intuit that the runes Sarah has hastily copied are tied to an entity from the Outer Planes. Characters who do not recognize the circle can seek assistance from one of the Avowed to determine this information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
murders and accidents more prevalent, the fashion is to draw the black antlers of Beshaba with charcoal on a nearby wall, leaving the symbol on display until weather scours it away. These “shrines,” in
offerings made. The Red Wizards of Thay commonly erect such shrines outside their ritual chambers to guard against unfortunate mistakes. Few dare to take Beshaba as a patron. The rare clerics of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Goblin, Sylvan
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the
character’s care after the death of its parent. Craig J spearing Drawing from the Deck Though Oddlewin doesn’t offer this option unprompted, a character can cajole Oddlewin to let them declare a card draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
equipment, and basic services don’t draw a second glance. Immunity. As long as you remain in the aristocrat’s good graces, you are nearly immune to prosecution under the laws within the aristocrat’s sphere
professional ventures. 4 Lost Lineage. You seek evidence of a lost branch of a noble family or proof that individuals don’t possess a noble pedigree. 5 Origin of Nobility. You reveal the secret reason why
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Colorful parrots and canaries flock to the garden’s great variety of plants, some of which are hostile toward visitors. Finally, brave Chultans sometimes seek out Zalkoré as a sort of jungle mystic
-life stone faces are mounted between the arches.
A wild profusion of plants grows on the upper terraces, and multicolored parrots and canaries flit and sing among them. To the north, a dilapidated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
adventurers, as the characters soon discover. Approaching the Nest As the characters draw closer, they see a broad expanse of detritus and guano spread out below the nest. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom
after the ancient deep crow awakes, any character can draw close enough to the pile to investigate the destroyed works. These bear such titles as Twenty Ways to Gain Your Lover; Crazy Little Thing Called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
resembles an unblinking eye, staring skyward. A deity devoted to revealing the truth might seem to have a weak draw in a city of merchants, but Savras was widely worshiped in Chult long before the
guides.” This ritual takes 24 hours, during which Zitembe sees visions of “a jungle city far to the south, enclosed by cliffs and crawling with snakes” and “a black obelisk draped in vines.” He dared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
collection of bottles atop it.
The tub and sinks have pipes that draw rainwater from cisterns on the roof. Further, each basin is equipped with a plugged drainpipe and two faucets: one that magically heats
attacked but otherwise pose no threat. They know Markos is performing a ritual in area D27 but won’t share this information until the statue is destroyed. Statue. The statue depicts Krokulmar and was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
shadows, sometimes aiding the other deities, and sometimes working against them with the pantheon’s enemies. Mystery Cults A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization based on a ritual of
initiation ritual. The foundation myth of a mystery cult is usually simple and often involves a god’s death and rising, or a journey to the underworld and a return. Mystery cults often revere sun and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
frequently engage in deceptions and other complex games of wits against one another. John Stanko Most high fae remain secluded deep within the wilds of Eldraine. They draw power from motes of light
fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn branch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
“lunar crystal” infused with the moonlight of one of Krynn’s three moons. These crystals are essential to Teremini’s ritual and are protected by the ritual’s magic. Magic Balance. Krynn’s moons
represent a delicate balance of magical power, and Teremini’s ritual relies on this balance. If the lunar crystals’ magic is unbalanced, the ritual will be stopped. Moonlight Mirrors. The vault contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
own heart was removed three years ago as part of the unique ritual described in The Canopic Being. The magic of the ritual allows her to remember being involved in a ceremony that bound her to
Valin’s service, but she recalls no details of the transfer. The ritual likewise leaves no physical signs behind.
Personality Trait. “I serve my masters in faith willingly, and I let fate and faith