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. Surrounded by a moat fed by the River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of
action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Orcus’s voice booms throughout the lair. His utterance causes one creature of his choice to
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
within 1 mile of you, creating strong winds and heavy rain that cause violent waves (see “Weather at Sea” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) or calming a storm. In either
. Once used, this property of the bident can’t be used again until the next dusk.
Destroying the Bident. To destroy the bident, it must be heated by the breath of an ancient red dragon and then, while still hot, immersed in the Tartyx River.
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
burning river.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception
Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water)
Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a
business.
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I was tricked by a fellow smuggler who stole something precious from me. I will find that thief.
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I give most of my profits to a charitable cause, and I don’t like to brag
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility
underground river. Whatever the setup, a deep dragon festoons the narrow, twisting passages between the lair’s fungal walls with magical and mundane traps. A typical lair has the following
Adult Deep Dragon
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Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility.
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network growing near an underground river. Whatever the setup, a deep dragon festoons the narrow, twisting passages between the lair’s fungal walls with magical and mundane traps. A typical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Dark Stream provided a safe, navigable waterway linking the stronghold with the Dessarin River and the surface dominions of the realm. Gar Shatterkeel, the Prophet of Water, instructed his followers to
claim as much of the quarter as they could and to entice monsters friendly to the cult’s cause to establish lairs nearby.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
alchemical refineries and dangerous laboratories in Ramulai to take advantage of this resource. The waste from these industries fills the Burning River, named for the regularity with which the pollutants
within it ignite, causing the waters to burn with colored flames. These toxins sicken the people of Ramulai, cause transformations among the regional wildlife, and created the swampland known as the Brew.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
agents to the headwaters of the Tartyx River, seeking the cause of the problem before whatever the river had kept drowned emerges.
4 War between Heliod and Erebos is inevitable. Rather than
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of living creatures, using that power to heal or harm the living or to raise or entreat the dead. They can cause entire forests to blossom out of nowhere or call down old curses that scourge flesh
from bone. Some Witherbloom mages defend ecosystems from pollution, while others revel in the power of corruption. They’re at home riding zombie crocodiles down a languid river, picking herbs for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
both useful to the cause. Devils constantly strive to recruit mortals into their ranks by offering them rewards in return for their service. While they live, these cultists carry out the wishes of
the forces of good, but the combatants in the Blood War have no regard for collateral damage — and on the Material Plane, they can cause a lot of it. If agents of Asmodeus discover a thriving demon cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to follow the River of the Depths back down into the Underdark. Before he left, the druid cast awaken spells on seven zurkhwoods in the grove, three of which have since been felled by duergar axes and
damage-dealing spells. The four that remain are indistinguishable from normal zurkhwoods while they remain motionless. The awakened zurkhwoods try to kill or drive off creatures that cause harm to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
information: The voice says he is Adirohit, the riverine of the lost Adirohit River, which once nourished the great city of Manivarsha. Adirohit has been locked away for hundreds of years beneath a mighty
him to cause the flood in Sagorpur. Now that Jijibisha is gone, touching any blessed shankha to the tree stump will release him. Using either the Riverine’s Shankha or the magical shankha Plabon gifted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Occupants of the Tower Kamila Szutenberg A stronghold of astrology and prophecy, the Tower of
the Heavens stands in the middle of a vast, rushing river The current occupants of the tower are
to their cause. Each tower sage has magical tattoos on their arms: glowing constellations that magically update to reflect that sage’s hierarchy within the tower’s prophetic order. Though Piyarz claims
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Orcus’s Lair Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules. Surrounded by a moat fed by the River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet
engaged in continuous battles with one another. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Orcus’s Lair Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules. Surrounded by a moat fed by the River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet
engaged in continuous battles with one another. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
creatures. As an action, you can change the condition of the sea within 1 mile of you, creating strong winds and heavy rain that cause violent waves (see “Weather at Sea” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s
innate swimming speed. Once used, this property of the bident can’t be used again until the next dusk. Destroying the Bident. To destroy the bident, it must be heated by the breath of an ancient red dragon and then, while still hot, immersed in the Tartyx River.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
journey.
Navigation If the characters aren’t following an established path or traveling with a landmark in sight, they risk getting lost. Here are some circumstances that can cause a group to lose its
course. You decide what this looks like: they might follow the wrong branch of a river, orient themselves to the wrong mountain peak on the horizon, or get turned around in the forest. As a baseline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
battlefields. Thuldanin Pitted, hollow cubes are filled with the cast-off machinery of war. Tintibulus Jagged blocks tumble in darkness, holding frozen memories sapped by the River Styx and crystallized into
broken hopes. The spirits here can’t conceive of anyone refusing to obey the will of their commanders. They are dedicated soldiers, forever lacking a cause. A journey into Acheron is a confrontation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
)
CHA
3 (−4)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Adhesive. The bone whelk can cause Medium or smaller objects to adhere to it. A Medium or
tormented souls from the River Styx, feeding them into a 10-foot-diameter cistern below the command deck to power the fortress. The pipe can be accessed by a hatch on every deck except the command deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
burning river. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water) Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a leather pouch with
stolen jewels to a distant port. You attained a minor rank before disappearing from the navy and making your way here. 4 River of Shadows. Your riverboat accidentally slipped through the veil into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
prefer to hear instead of the truth, and Phenax is happy to give them what they want. He takes pleasure in finding ways to subvert or corrupt champions of law, order, and justice, turning them to his cause
Lord of the Underworld and the River Guide. Still bitter over Phenax’s deception, Erebos concocts ways to torment the upstart god. Were he to discover a method to slay Phenax and return him to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
later revealed to have been her lover. His body was found in the river, with the soaked remnant of what appeared to be Nestra Ruthiol’s favorite cloak. That she loudly and publicly argued with Palyr’s
creatively call the Three Rivers), Yartar is a fishing town, and its tables have fish as fare at every meal. Fresh crabs, eels, and other river life are available both to eat and to purchase, and serve as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Merrenoloth The grim, gaunt captains of the ferries on the River Styx, merrenoloths have total command of their vessels, ensuring that their passengers reach their destinations safely. Sometimes
merrenoloth can invoke its ability to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the merrenoloth can take one lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Ardeep Forest This forest east of Waterdeep and the Dessarin River was once part of the long-lost elven kingdom of Illefarn. Now it’s home to a small clan of wood elves recently arrived from Evermeet
ramshackle, frequently rebuilt wooden towers and buildings. Its structures now entirely cloak a hill that overlooks the village of Womford across the Dessarin River. A long wooden bridge, wide enough for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(1 gp)
96–99 Acorn-sized tourmaline, flawed (10 gp)
00 Acorn-sized tourmaline, unflawed (100 gp)
M3. River Cavern Characters hear the sound of rushing water as they approach this cave
. An underground river flows through the far side of this cavern, which is supported by a natural stone pillar near the water’s edge. Between you and the river are two halfling-sized gray rodents with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
those of Dead Three. The demigods Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul walk among mortals, personally seeking followers to their cause. More than once, it’s rumored, the trio has even trod the streets of Baldur’s
, slipping goods into the city along the Chionthar River and over Dusthawk Hill. The seventy-year-old claims to have been attacked by the infamous (and doubtfully real) Ol’ Cholms, a giant snapping turtle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Passersby began to call the settlement Wyrm Ford — a name subsequently corrupted, thanks to the thick local accent, into Womford. The village has a dock on the Dessarin River for shipping grain from
cottages, several of which house tiny shops. West of the village is the Ironford Bridge, a long, narrow, ramshackle wooden bridge that spans the Dessarin River and leads to Bargewright Inn, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
ago, fanatics of Mystra tore down the statues and flung their stones in the river, but fearing retribution for such sacrilege, the merchants who use the bridge pooled funds to have them rebuilt in
ridden by such folk when the cause is just. That favor might never be bestowed on the young paladins, but I’m sure the thought will provide them with some pleasant daydreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
cross or traverse some feature that obscures their trail, such as a subterranean river. Decrease the pursuit level by 1 if the party splits into two or more groups. Each group becomes a separate party
have the characters cornered, giving them a chance to run. Likewise, a minor earthquake (caused by instability from the demonic incursion or a wild magic surge) might cause a cave-in, cutting off a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
crafting elaborate ice sculptures and throwing them into the Dagger River. The Day of Mourning (20 Olarune) The nation of Cyre was destroyed in 994 YK on this date, known as the Day of Mourning
exposing lycanthropes in Sharn. The day’s activities often cause tension with the shifter community. Boldrei’s Feast (9 Rhaan) Gatherings across the city mark this celebration of community. The wealthy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
those of Dead Three. The demigods Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul walk among mortals, personally seeking followers to their cause. More than once, it’s rumored, the trio has even trod the streets of Baldur’s
, slipping goods into the city along the Chionthar River and over Dusthawk Hill. The seventy-year-old claims to have been attacked by the infamous (and doubtfully real) Ol’ Cholms, a giant snapping turtle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
must pass through Avernus, so the infernal armies muster on this layer. Here, the amnizus guard the citadels overlooking the River Styx, much of the fighting of the Blood War takes place, and devils
can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; she can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Zariel casts major image four times at its lowest level, targeting different areas with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
means the beginning of a safe haven, with a need to set fewer guards at night. Many adventurers find good cause to visit Elturgard, whether pursuing personal goals or seeking sanctuary from the dangers
citizenry. Elturel Elturel is a city on a hill. It stands overlooking the River Chionthar, constantly illuminated by the Companion. A major location along the trade route through the Western Heartlands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Mournland Environment The arcane energies that caused the Day of Mourning and that linger in the remains of Cyre are mysterious and unpredictable, so they can be the cause of any bizarre magical
part of Cyre fed the Rushing River as it traced a short but fertile path south to Kraken Bay. The bed of the Rushing River is now as dry and barren as the rest of the Mournland, and the location of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
favor, Zira does her best to help them, though she will not cause direct harm to others or violate local laws. She tries to hide the fact that she’s a dragon, but if the characters need swift
his day. Aerglas left Goldenfields thirty years ago on a pilgrimage to Shadowtop Cathedral (see chapter 3). The druid planned to follow the Dessarin River and seek out an old treant named Turlang






