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The Archfey Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Your patron is a lord or lady of the fey, a creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before the mortal races were born. This being’s motivations are often inscrutable, and

Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; her consort Oberon, the Green Lord; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags.

Drow Mother of Rebellion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

mother is almost never encountered alone. She is typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence

, providing protection or advice.A Matron Mother’s Lair The palace of a drow matron mother is her home and fortress. Sigils throughout the building allow the matron mother to use the following

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

born near sandy coastlines, but as soon as they’re able to walk on two legs, they become nomad survivalists eager to explore the wilderness, experience its many wonders, put their skills to the

watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded human marketplace. Tortles like to learn new skills. They craft their own tools and weapons, and they are good at building structures and

Drow Matron Mother

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence, providing protection or advice. Drow Mother of Rebellion

Underdark armies arrayed against the followers of Lolth. A Matron Mother’s Lair The palace of a drow matron mother is her home and fortress. Sigils throughout the building allow the matron

Barbarians

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

these lands are most often humans or half-orcs, occasionally half-elves born of contact between savage human tribes and the elves of the North or Western Heartlands, or tieflings from tribes known to

consort with fiends. Dwarf barbarians are famed and feared warriors among the fiercely proud clans that have reclaimed territories like Mithril Hall and Gautlgrym. Barbarians of most other races hail

Medusa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Medusa Snake-Haired Recluse with a Petrifying Gaze Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Any With their hair of living snakes and their infamous petrifying gazes, medusas are hubristic creatures that inhabit

them with threats of petrified doom, while others recruit servants that are immune to being petrified, such as gargoyles and gorgons. Medusas are born or created through preternatural circumstances

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the burned-out building, a sudden cacophony erupted around us. Birds squawked, cats hissed, and dogs growled. Lidda hustled us back to the city’s safer avenues. Only when we were back within

. Every kenku is born with a desire to take to the air, and those who learn spellcasting do so in hope of mastering spells that will allow them to fly. Rumors of magic items such as flying carpets, brooms

Valenar Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

opportunities. As one of the vassals, you could be a guild artisan working for the elves, an urchin born in Taer Valaestas, or even a folk hero fighting to protect the common folk. Dreams. What is it you

bond to a patron ancestor, a place in a warband, and a chance at immortality? Or are you more interested in building a homeland for your own people? As a native, do you want to work with the elves or do you want to drive them out—and if so, who do you want to replace them?

Chapter 1: Ten-Towns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

formation of Ten-Towns, most folk are here because they were born here, grew up here, and expect to die here. They’re fishers, loggers, miners, hunters, trappers, furriers, and traders accustomed to the

cut from the slopes of the Spine of the World or the depths of the Lonelywood Forest. Stone from the hills and valleys surrounding Kelvin’s Cairn supplements wood as a building material in Ten-Towns

Marcher Characters

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

independence and suspicious of the houses. Your ties to the Marches might be distant because you were born to a family that left years ago. Do you want to rediscover your ancestral roots? Madness and

, building towns and working with steel. If you were raised in one of the clans, the ways of civilization aren’t that strange to you; you’ve seen the city of Zarash’ak and worked with House Tharashk. By

Valenar Characters

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

, a sailor, or a guild artisan working to support the elf army, or you might be a charlatan seeking opportunities. As a human from Valenar, you could be an urchin born in Taer Valaestas, or a folk hero

—granted a bond to a patron ancestor and a chance at immortality—or are you more interested in building a homeland for your people? As a human whose land the elves reclaimed, do you want to work with

The Archfey

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

The Archfey Your patron is a lord or lady of the fey, a creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before the mortal races were born. This being’s motivations are often inscrutable, and

of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; her consort Oberon, the Green Lord; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags. Expanded Spell List The Archfey lets you choose from an expanded

Draegloth

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

Draegloth A draegloth is a half-drow, half-glabrezu demon, born of a drow high priestess in an unholy, dangerous ritual. Gifted with innate magic and physical might, it usually remains in the service

part in the welfare of its house, a draegloth can’t rise above the status of a favored slave or a consort to a priestess. Before a draegloth is given any duties, it receives instruction in accepting

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining

know a goblin is unlikely to be able to uphold its end of any bargain. Even when a goblin is born with the ability to become a spellcaster, the knowledge and talent necessary to carry on the

Jacqueline Renier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Jacqueline RenierJacqueline Renier A century ago, Richemulot was a lively place. In those days, not a building stood vacant as merchants from both ends of the Musarde set up shop along the broad

, wiping out the nation’s royal dynasty and leaving power vacuums filled and then quickly emptied by ailing nobles. Only the Reniers proved immune, and eventually Jacqueline stood as the highest-born noble

Keranos's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Circumstance 1 You were born amid a great storm that destroyed most of your village. 2 One of your parents was struck by lightning. 3 As a child, you were favored by an oracle of

great power who saw Keranos’s spark within you. 4 You solved a riddle, puzzle, or cipher that was previously thought unsolvable. 5 You were born under auspicious stars. 6 You have no

Genies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

of the Elements. A genie is born when the soul of a sentient living creature melds with the primordial matter of an elemental plane. Only under rare circumstances does such an elemental-infused soul

coalesce into a manifest form and create a genie. A genie usually retains no connection to the soul that gave it form. That life force is a building block that determines the genie’s form and apparent

Phenax's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, and criminals? What made him think you would be a good champion? The Phenax’s Favor table offers a handful of suggestions. Phenax’s Favor d6 Circumstance 1 You were born at midnight under

daring robbery Obstruct champions of other gods Building or restoring a temple to Phenax Your piety score to Phenax decreases if you diminish Phenax’s influence in the world, contradict his ideals, or make

Leandro Sedhar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

was born in a distant land but has been traveling abroad for nearly twenty years. He arrived in Oztocan a few months ago and is working on a play inspired by the town’s local legends. As a playwright

shares an Oztocan fable about a band of heroes who defended their homeland with the help of a giant. When the giant died, the heroes honored their mighty companion by building a tomb around his

Trades Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

, many guilds have their halls in this ward. Of particular note is the House of Light, the hall of the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Outside the building, a wagon-sized mound of wax with hundreds

candles. Magic users should be wary in the Court of the White Bull. Long ago, this plaza was a grazing area for livestock, including an albino calf that was born here. The calf’s owner built the White

Drow Matron Mother

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

consort and a drow house captain, each of whom appears in this book. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence, providing protection or advice. Mothers of Rebellion Some

her home and fortress. Sigils throughout the building allow the matron mother to use the following lair actions while within it. Any temple of Lolth also functions as a matron mother’s lair while she

Ruined

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

your misfortune, select Tough. Building a Ruined Character Ruined characters were on top of the world before misfortune struck. Many were wealthy. Others come from modest backgrounds, but they were

surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones. They might have been famous, or simply never encountered serious hardship before. Some were born to privilege or rose to prominence through trickery or a

Cult of the Black Earth

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

everyone around him in contempt. Marlos began life as a human aristocrat, born into a wealthy Cormyrean family. He squandered his family’s wealth on endless self-indulgence, seeking more questionable forms

war pick of iron. When the medusa claimed Ironfang, his purpose finally became clear to him. He established his lair in the dungeon nearby and began building the Cult of the Black Earth. Traits. Unlike

Nylea's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

skill made her think you would be a good champion? The Nylea’s Favor table offers a handful of suggestions. Nylea’s Favor d6 Circumstance 1 You were born at dawn on the spring equinox, a sign

other than necessity Dedicating a building or making a sacrifice to any god, including Nylea Protecting a city or farm from natural dangers Nylea’s Devotee Piety 3+ Nylea trait As a devotee of Nylea

Heliod's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

yourself to him as a champion, he will not desert you—as long as you remain faithful and your actions continue to reflect well on him. Heliod’s Favor d6 Circumstance 1 You were born at noon on

a significant wrong done to you Defending a polis from attacking monsters Building or restoring a temple to Heliod Your piety score to Heliod decreases if you diminish his influence in the world

Pharika's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Pharika’s Favor table provides several suggestions. Pharika’s Favor d6 Circumstance 1 You were born in a plague-struck village’s final days, ultimately being the only survivor. 2 Exposure

creature Building or restoring a temple to Pharika, or a site that glorifies serpentine creatures Your piety score to Pharika decreases if you diminish Pharika’s influence in the world, contradict her

Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the ancient dance of bigger creatures consuming smaller creatures. And let’s face it, those smaller creatures probably had it coming to them. Druids are natural-born leaders. We are beasts of war and

, unsuitable for building, teeming with marsh flora and fauna 4 A large copse containing the habitats of tree-dwelling animals 5 A community garden whose bounty is shared by local residents 6

Bedlam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

cloud giant born in the unforgiving darkness of Pandemonium. None have heard Cirrus speak. The giant’s words are carried on the winds as eerie voices that invade the minds of her subjects. Regional

of worn nickel coat the exterior of the narrow, triangular building, which cuts through Bedlam’s winds with its knifelike edge. The Eye and Dagger is mostly windowless—many establishments in Bedlam’s

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

raid on the surface, the matron of a rival house being struck down by an inexplicable illness, or an heiress to the house being born under propitious omens. DROW TRANCE: ENTERING THE VOID Drow enter

once presumed was theirs. — Tezzeryn, Head Consort of House Bhaerynden, instructing his son The ideal of what a male drow can become, Keptolo is handsome, stylish, witty, hedonistic, an outrageous

House Tarkanan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

its name points to its founder’s vision for building the gang into a larger movement. Most members have no higher aspirations than using their aberrant dragonmarks to profit from a criminal lifestyle

he bears the strongest aberrant mark seen in modern times along with the skills of a military commander. Some call him Halas Tarkanan born again, believing he is mustering an aberrant army to lead into

The Greyhawk Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

before the Rain of Colorless Fire destroyed the Suloise Empire. Others claim Korenth is a red dragon—a former consort of Tiamat who became trapped in human form. Whatever the true story, the Father of

, those touched by the gods, creatures born with supernatural power, and individuals who study the secrets of the multiverse. Histories and fireside tales are filled with the exploits of those who

Upper Level Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

southeast wall leads to the entry of a building carved into the stone. Along the west wall sit two barren, rocky ledges. Further back, a rowboat is tied up to a dock. The dock is attached to the building

-year-old human (Medium, Chaotic Neutral Noble) born into a privileged and politically powerful family. He is also the nephew of the Naiad’s late captain, Jeressa Lameer. He recognized Ronnom Daamos at

Encounters in the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

hounds detect the characters and attack, day or night. G3. Coach House This stone building contains a beautifully maintained coach and clean stables that house four draft horses and Lady Gralhund’s jet

worth 250 gp each. G4. Guard Barracks This one-story stone building attached to the mansion serves as quarters for twenty house guards. The main room contains ten bunk beds. Each comes with a pair of

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

portcullis sits askew in the 40-foot-wide, 30-foot-tall archway that serves as the only entrance to this square building. Characters who pass beneath the portcullis find themselves in a mostly abandoned

party understands the dead Netherese tongue. The doppelganger plays the part of a low-born Netherese manservant who was sent to the prison by his master, Iriolarthas, for disobedience. Without going

Roleplaying a Giant

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

can match, but the giants’ understanding of strategy is rudimentary. This deficiency isn’t born from a lack of ability, but has its roots in tradition. In ages past, when the giants worked together

giants, is believed to have been born alongside Thrym. Each twin then tried to be the first to cry out, the first to walk, and the first to talk, and they have competed with one another ever since

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