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Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

in stable communities where changelings are true to their nature and deal openly with the people around them. Some are orphans, raised by other races, who find their way in the world without ever

? Masks and Personas In their true form, changelings are pale, with colorless eyes and silver-white hair. It is rare to see a changeling in that form, for a typical changeling changes their shape the way

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For

other changelings, a new face may reveal an aspect of their soul. The first changelings in the multiverse appeared in the Feywild, and the wondrous, mutable essence of that plane lingers in

Grung

Species One Grung Above

juvenile to reach maturity. Castes and Colors. Grung society is a caste system. Each caste lays eggs in a separate hatching pool, and juvenile grungs join their caste upon emergence from the hatchery

;s scholars and magic users. They are superior to purple, blue, and green grungs and given proper respect even by grungs of higher status. Higher castes include orange grungs, which are elite

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids

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

Hidden People

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

where changelings are true to their nature and deal openly with the people around them. Some are orphans, raised by other races, who find their way in the world without ever knowing another like

Hidden People Wherever humans can be found, there are changelings; the question is whether their presence is known. Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised in stable communities

Changeling

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

Changeling With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a

disguise. For other changelings, a new face may reveal an aspect of their soul. The first changelings in the multiverse appeared in the Feywild, and the wondrous, mutable essence of that plane lingers

A Hidden People

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

where changelings are true to their nature and deal openly with the people around them. Some are orphans, raised by other races, who find their way in the world without ever knowing another like

A Hidden People Wherever humans live, changelings reside also; the question is whether their presence is known. Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised in stable communities

Masks and Personas

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

Masks and Personas In their natural form changelings are slender and pale, with colorless eyes and silver-white hair. A changeling can alter its physical appearance with a thought. While this can be

used to deceive others, it is a natural form of expression for the changeling. A changeling shifts shapes the way others might change clothes. A casual shape—one created on the spur of the moment

Masks and Personas

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

Masks and Personas In their true form, changelings are pale, with colorless eyes and silver-white hair. It is rare to see a changeling in that form, for a typical changeling changes their shape the

way others might change clothes. A casual shape — one created on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history — is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a specific purpose

Tyrants Campaign Themes

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

, anything could be a long con, and both allies and enemies may not be who they appear to be. The Tyrants have three objectives: acquiring gold, gathering secrets, and protecting the changelings of

situation? Are they mainly working to gather secrets, and to use those secrets to manipulate others? Or are they most concerned with helping other changelings, who are often with the objects of fear

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

their human emotions. Now they view the world from a pragmatic and dispassionate perspective. They understand emotional connections in a detached, intellectual way, and recognize that these feelings in

. (Any) 5 Inspiration. My actions set an example for the lesser castes to emulate. (Any) 6 Power. Everything I choose to do is determined by whether it will make me smarter and stronger

Roleplaying a Yuan-ti

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

above those of our race. (Any) 4 Kinship. My allegiance is to my caste and my city. Other settlements can burn for all I care. (Any) 5 Inspiration. My actions set an example for the lesser castes to

lives and kill the offender. Yuan-ti Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I feel twinges of emotion, and it shames me that I am imperfect in this way. 2 I put too much credence in the dictates of a particular god. 3

Grungs

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

takes another six to nine months for a grung juvenile to reach maturity. Sentient, poisonous frogs that live in trees. Truly, the gods hate us. — Volo Castes and Colors. Grung society is a caste

guiding both groups are the purple grungs, which serve as administrators and commanders. (Use the grung stat block to represent members of the green, blue, and purple castes.) Red grungs are the

The Shape of Sharn

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

of every race found across Khorvaire. Halflings, elves, and gnomes all have a significant presence in the city, but even kalashtar and changelings have communities in Sharn. Beyond the permanent

population, tens of thousands of people pass through Sharn every day. Refugees from the war still find their way to the city, along with tourists, spies, merchants, and folk hoping to find their fortune in

Chapter 3: Races of Eberron

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

makes his way through the crowd, people scramble to get out of the way of the barbarian’s reptilian mount. One creature holds his ground—a tall figure formed from steel and leather, who glares at the

mounts. This chapter provides an overview of the common races and their role in the world. It also presents four new races that were originally developed for the Eberron campaign setting. Changelings

Goblins

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

and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins

the tribe’s survival. Families that belong to the higher-ranking castes keep their status by not sharing their knowledge and skills with other families, while those in the lower castes have little

Notable Locations

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

way to evade the watchful eyes of the Iron Gate. Kasshta Keep All but one of the monasteries of Adar lie concealed behind a blend of psychic and arcane techniques. Kasshta Keep refuses to hide from

, creating the first changelings, skulks, and tiefling bloodlines. Ohr Kaluun was ultimately consumed by the feuds of its paranoid mage-lords and the crusading legions of its neighbors. Today, it is a shunned

Dungrunglung

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

secrecy by Krr’ook. At any given time, Dungrunglung is home to grungs representing all castes and colors. There is only one gold grung (Groak) and one red grung (Krr’ook). For grung stat blocks and more

information on grung castes, see appendix D. The grungs speak no language other than their own, which complicates any dealings with them. How they treat adventurers depends on how strong they appear: If

The Shape of Sharn

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

are a sixth of it; the rest is a blend of every race found across Khorvaire. Halflings, elves, and gnomes have a significant presence in the city, but even kalashtar and changelings have communities

in Sharn. Beyond the permanent population, tens of thousands of people pass through Sharn every day. Refugees from the war still find their way to Sharn, along with tourists, spies, merchants, and

Crime in Sharn

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

wards. Consuming dreamlily causes disorienting euphoria and brings about remarkable resistance to pain. A creature under the effects of dreamlily is poisoned for 1 hour. While poisoned in this way, the

Tarkanan Enemies of the dragonmarked houses dedicated to protecting and training individuals with aberrant dragonmarks The Tyrants Evil-minded changelings interested in gathering secrets and using them

Chitines

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

Demon Queen of Spiders. On occasion, Lolth pits chitines against dark elves — even though both groups worship her — as a way of punishing the drow, who created the chitines but displeased their

their goddess. Choldriths also believe and teach that Lolth’s spider form, much like that of a choldrith, is her truest shape. Any idol to Lolth in a chitine colony depicts Lolth in this way. As

The Streets of Sharn

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

Dhakaan for sale! Recovered from the ruins below!" 16–18 A man dressed in the livery of House Vadalis descends a tower wall mounted on the back of a giant spider. He shouts, "Need a ride? No faster way

at a table with a sign attached to it that reads, "I say Breland would have won the Last War. Change my mind." 63–64 Two changelings sit on a bench in front of a tavern, sharing a flask. They take

Nine Hells

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

of premeditated cruelty. The devils of the Nine Hells are bound to obey the laws of their superiors, but they squabble within their individual castes. Most undertake any plot, no matter how foul, to

used in the Nine Hells, and each layer specializes in some way to accommodate and exploit the vices and weaknesses of mortals. Far too many people who make such a journey discover their own hearts

Maglubiyet's Will Be Done

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

’ status to that of hunters and reducing the number of castes in the host to two. Leaders and religious figures of the tribe still maintain some of their authority, but the lowliest hobgoblin or bugbear can

into battle that it uses like a plow, bashing aside whatever it encounters. Murderers. Bugbears that are gifted in stealth are sent out to kill enemy sentries and thus clear the way for others to

Getting Around

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

is, of course, the fastest way to get around in Sharn, cutting travel time down to one-sixth of the walking pace (5 minutes per ward). It’s also more expensive, at 2 sp per ward. The most common form

many changelings use their gifts to entertain and amuse travelers. Some say that it’s the home of the Tyrants criminal guild, but if so, that place is well hidden. Lower Tavick’s Landing High Walls

Daelkyr

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

humanoid bodies. In some tales, these creatures control their hosts, while in others, they are parasites that burn their way out of the body when it’s time to strike. Orlassk. The Master of Stone is said

abilities of changelings to develop doppelgangers, while implanting a desire to cause chaos in the communities around them.—even when there’s no benefit in it for the doppelganger. Some doppelgangers

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