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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
deal.
Endelyn’s obsession with tragedy and hopelessness extends to her own life; she has foreseen her own demise during a solar eclipse. In the depths of her castle, a lightning-powered device
, surpassed them in power and carved out a Feywild domain for herself in the guise of an archfey named Zybilna. The hags wormed their way into Iggwilv’s good graces, biding their time until they could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
General Features The castle is carved from opaque ice magically reinforced to be as hard as stone. While on the ground, the castle rests in a wide ravine on the outskirts of Parnast. Everything in
the ravine is heavily obscured by fog, so the characters can approach the castle without being seen by its inhabitants. Until the castle takes flight, cultists and guards from the village deliver wagons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
General Features The castle is carved from opaque ice magically reinforced to be as hard as stone. While on the ground, the castle rests in a wide ravine on the outskirts of Parnast. Everything in
the ravine is heavily obscured by fog, so the characters can approach the castle without being seen by its inhabitants. Until the castle takes flight, cultists and guards from the village deliver wagons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
by a howling wind. For a second, lightning splits the sky, striking nearby mountaintops and illuminating a distant pinnacle of rock that has a foreboding castle carved out of it.
The distant castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the rear of the barbican, but the bullywugs seldom watch that direction. The main feature of this area is a signal drum carved from an enormous hollow log. This drum can be heard for miles when it is
beaten vigorously. The bullywugs send many different signals with the drum: they can recall patrols and foragers to the castle, wake up the camp, indicate mealtimes, announce changes of the guard, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the rear of the barbican, but the bullywugs seldom watch that direction. The main feature of this area is a signal drum carved from an enormous hollow log. This drum can be heard for miles when it is
beaten vigorously. The bullywugs send many different signals with the drum: they can recall patrols and foragers to the castle, wake up the camp, indicate mealtimes, announce changes of the guard, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
propulsion and buoyancy. The cult cannot afford to alienate Blagothkus, because the castle’s spirit will not obey them. Skyreach Castle is carved from ice so thick as to be opaque. The ice is as
Skyreach Castle Eons ago, cloud giants built this flying fortress to take their ancient battle against dragonkind into the skies. The spirit of a giant enables it to fly—this ancient bond dates back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
castle’s propulsion and buoyancy. The cult cannot afford to alienate Blagothkus, because the castle’s spirit will not obey them. Skyreach Castle is carved from ice so thick as to be opaque. The ice is as
Skyreach Castle Eons ago, cloud giants built this flying fortress to take their ancient battle against dragonkind into the skies. The spirit of a giant enables it to fly — this ancient bond dates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
figurehead, which is carved in the likeness of a screaming woman with long strands of kelp for hair and waves breaking around her. Part of the ship’s aft castle lies nearby, on its side and lodged
amid the rocks. The wreck is completely submerged at high tide; at low tide, the bowsprit and half of the figurehead are visible, as is a small, sun-bleached corner of the aft castle. Treasure. Hooked on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
monastery, and where is it located? Did attending it contribute to your experience in an unusual or distinctive way? Monasteries d6 Monastery 1 Your monastery is carved out of a mountainside, where
it looms over a treacherous pass. 2 Your monastery is high in the branches of an immense tree in the Feywild. 3 Your monastery was founded long ago by a cloud giant and is inside a cloud castle that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
delivered him a partner, a ventriloquist’s dummy carved in the likeness of Strahd von Zarovich. The eerie dummy has a mind of its own, insisting that it is the real Strahd and that the creature currently
sitting upon the throne of Castle Ravenloft is a mere impostor. It rages at the audience and makes audacious promises to any who will help it regain its station. This is hilarious to anyone with the slightest inkling of who Strahd is, and their peals of laughter are agony to Doerdon’s ears.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
middle of this frost-glazed room stands a nine-foot-tall table of carved stone surrounded by three giant-sized chairs, also carved from stone. A fat iron cauldron etched with runes rests upon the table
sits nearby. If the castle alarms have not sounded, the characters gain a surprise round. The two stone giants, Wiglof and Hulda, are guests of the cloud giant. They are worried that Blagothkus’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
middle of this frost-glazed room stands a nine-foot-tall table of carved stone surrounded by three giant-sized chairs, also carved from stone. A fat iron cauldron etched with runes rests upon the table
sits nearby.
If the castle alarms have not sounded, the characters gain a surprise round. The two stone giants, Wiglof and Hulda, are guests of the cloud giant. They are worried that Blagothkus’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
18. Office This office is decorated with sturdy shelves and a desk carved with reclining satyrs. The desk’s high-backed chair is turned away, obscuring any occupant.
Loren Halvhrest managed his
. A sheaf of dry legal documents includes the deed to the house and rights to the surrounding land. These documents enumerate the land’s features, including “Ruins of Castle Laventz; prior owners: Lady
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
permanent teleportation circle is carved into the floor, where it is obscured by the mist. Characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 10 or higher spot the circle, while dispersing the mist
teleported to the corresponding gate in the hunting lodge of Talis the White (see chapter 7). Castle Naerytar and the Graypeak Mountain lodge were constructed by the same reclusive wizard, and this was his means of transit between the two.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
permanent teleportation circle is carved into the floor, where it is obscured by the mist. Characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 10 or higher spot the circle, while dispersing the mist
teleported to the corresponding gate near the hunting lodge of Talis the White (see chapter 7). Castle Naerytar and the Graypeak Mountain lodge were constructed by the same reclusive wizard, and this was his means of transit between the two.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Traveling to the Castle Castle Naerytar is not just a stone’s throw down the road. It sits fifteen miles from the work camp — fifteen cold, muddy, difficult miles. It takes the characters two days to
cover that ground at a moderate pace. Fortunately, the trail is marked by the lizardfolk who transport contraband through the mere to Castle Naerytar for the cult. Without the trail, finding the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
items that grant flight. They can also ask one or more helpful metallic dragons to fly them to Sansuri’s castle, although there’s rarely a dragon around when they need one (see “Metallic Dragons
”). If the characters attempt to conceal their aerial approach, either by hiding among the neighboring clouds or traveling under the cloak of night, they can reach the castle undetected without having to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
seal off the castle. The gatehouse (area C6) holds the mechanisms that raise and lower the portcullises as well as open and close both sets of doors. Knock spells and similar magic can bypass these
roof. West of the double door are two unused merchant stalls with torn canopies. Tucked under some icy stairs in the northwest corner is a slender wooden hut with a crescent moon carved into its flimsy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Evening 1 After seven miles of progress, characters reach a campsite at the approximate halfway point on the trip between the work camp and Castle Naerytar. It isn’t much of a camp—just a clearing
three canoes. They are traveling from Castle Naerytar to the roadhouse to pick up a load of contraband. The lizardfolk expect no trouble near their camp, so if characters posted a watch, then those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
madness, and the wizard’s helm is a representation of Maddgoth’s magic helmet (found in area 25b). Like the castle, the statue can’t be damaged or altered in any way. Carved into the pages of its open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Shadowfell Riven stood in the uppermost room of the central tower of his citadel — a fortress of shadows and dark stone carved in relief into the sheer face of a jagged peak. . . . The starless black
a skull, a heap of rubble, or perhaps the crumbling ruin of a once-great castle. A forest on the Shadowfell is dark and twisted, its branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and its roots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
tower’s inhabitants. A staircase hugs the interior wall of this chamber, leading up to a landing with a door. The room itself contains sturdy wood-carved furnishings of giant proportions, including a
concerns that the Cult of the Dragon might try to seize control of the castle. The ogres offer no advice. Clever characters can sow discord by preying on the giant’s fears (see “Negotiating with the Cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the interior wall of this chamber, leading up to a landing with a door. The room itself contains sturdy wood-carved furnishings of giant proportions, including a table surrounded by four chairs. The
might try to seize control of the castle. The ogres offer no advice. Clever characters can sow discord by preying on the giant’s fears (see “Negotiating with the Cloud Giant” near the beginning of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The castle walls are carved from solid ice and possess the resiliency and texture of stone. The walls provide a great defense against attacks from the ground. While the castle is airborne, the walls
the gateway, but you can’t quite make them out. Prior to the castle taking flight and leaving Parnast, the cult moves a few wagons laden with treasure chests and supplies into the lower courtyard and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The castle walls are carved from solid ice and possess the resiliency and texture of stone. The walls provide a great defense against attacks from the ground. While the castle is airborne, the walls
the gateway, but you can’t quite make them out.
Prior to the castle taking flight and leaving Parnast, the cult moves a few wagons laden with treasure chests and supplies into the lower courtyard and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
center of which stands a heavy wooden table. An iron chandelier hangs above the table, which is surrounded by six high-backed chairs with wood-carved dragons perched atop them. Slumped in five of the
fireplace, but it was taken when Strahd’s soldiers plundered the mansion. It now rests in Castle Ravenloft’s treasury (chapter 4, area K41). Development Sir Godfrey Gwilym Sir Godfrey can sense that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
20. Queen of Dragons Chamber A roaring fireplace churns out heat and light at one end of this spacious, 30-foot-high chamber, the ceiling of which is buttressed by ten wooden pillars carved as
caravan, elves succumbing to a green dragon’s gaseous breath weapon, a red dragon burning down what might be the Castle Ward of Waterdeep, and a black and white dragon circling over a cold swamp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Carved into the headboard with great skill is a large “Z.” Lying amid the velvet and satin sheets and bedclothes is a young woman in a nightgown. One of her dainty slippers has fallen to the floor at the
by her mother, she was never allowed to leave home as a child. She finally slipped away and made her way to the castle, drawn by its majesty. Gertruda is innocent, and years spent as a shut-in have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
–16 Beneath a graveyard 17–22 Beneath a ruined castle 23–26 Beneath a ruined city 27–30 Beneath a temple 31–34 In a chasm 35–38 In a cliff face 39–42 In a desert 43–46 In a forest 47–50 In a glacier
in an avalanche 5 Buried in a sandstorm 6 Buried in volcanic ash 7 Castle or structure sunken in a swamp 8 Castle or structure at the bottom of a sinkhole 9 Floating on the sea 10 In a meteorite 11 On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
20. Queen of Dragons Chamber A roaring fireplace churns out heat and light at one end of this spacious, 30-foot-high chamber, the ceiling of which is buttressed by ten wooden pillars carved as
desert caravan, elves succumbing to a green dragon’s gaseous breath weapon, a red dragon burning down what might be the Castle Ward of Waterdeep, and a black and white dragon circling over a cold swamp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
speaks of strange, leering devil faces carved in dungeon walls that can devour an explorer in an instant, leaving behind not a single trace of the poor soul’s passing. A bald, stern wizard clad in blue
dared adventurers to enter his lair and recover them. A one-eyed dwarf spins tales of a castle that fell into the earth, and whose ruins stand above a subterranean grove dominated by a tree that spawns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
characters are the ones Levistus warned her about, she tries to be as hospitable as possible but won’t discuss why she’s here or what she’s after. If she no longer feels safe in the castle, Avarice leaves
her wizardly rivals. Avarice can speak to her gargoyles telepathically, thanks to her Rary’s telepathic bond spell, and orders them back to the castle as soon as the characters confront her. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
“Treasure”). His morningstar is nonmagical and made for a Huge creature. Characters close enough to touch the cloud giant’s corpse or the morningstar notice a rune-inscribed circle carved into the floor
was overcome with despair and envy. A terrible fight between father and son ensued, in which Blagothkus slew Eigeron. Blagothkus then retired to his castle to mourn. Eigeron manifests as the spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
!” Angry villagers who have entered the castle brandish torches and pitchforks in a ridiculous display of force. Everywhere they go, they shout for justice. They follow the characters unless prevented
encountered only if the characters are moving about the castle (not resting); otherwise, treat this result as no encounter. You find a discarded toy—something no child could love. The toy has a slogan