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Tyranny of Dragons
This spear is enchanted with 10 charges of a daylight spell for use in twilight or dark forest underbrush. The command phrase is “Tiamat’s eyes shine,” written in Draconic runes on the spear’s cross guard.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are fiendish trackers and guardians employed by evil powers. They prefer to enter into contracts to guard valuable treasures and important locations. They always do exactly as asked—never any more
, never any less.
With senses sharp enough to pinpoint the locations of nearby invisible creatures, canoloths respond unfailingly to any threat to their charges. Furthermore, they emit a magical
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
all magical properties until the start of the gauth’s next turn. If the object is a charged item, it also loses 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} charges. Determine the affected item
magic items it is expected to guard.
A beholder (see the Monster Manual) usually drives away or kills any gauths that enter its territory, but it might choose to force them to serve it as lieutenants
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
Portrait. While you are attuned to the painting, you can command it to guard its location against one or more creatures you identify as the painting’s enemies. The painting performs this function
until you command it to stop or until your attunement to the painting ends.
The painting has 3 charges. When a creature the painting identifies as its enemy starts its turn in a space the painting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Recluse A drider lives here. The sea hags in area 10 use it to guard the “front door” of their lair. 11a. Petrified Prince Maw. This yawning cave resembles the maw of some great fish. Natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Dragongleam, is enchanted with 10 charges of a daylight spell for use in twilight or dark forest underbrush. The command phrase is “Tiamat’s eyes shine,” written in Draconic runes on the spear’s cross guard.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Guard Sentry and Watch Member Guards protect people, places, and things, either for pay or from a sense of duty. They might perform their duties vigilantly or distractedly. Some raise alarms at the
first sign of danger and defend their charges with their lives. Others flee outright if their compensation doesn’t match the danger they face. They’re perceptive, but most have little martial training
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Dragongleam, is enchanted with 10 charges of a daylight spell for use in twilight or dark forest underbrush. The command phrase is “Tiamat’s eyes shine,” written in Draconic runes on the spear’s cross guard.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Ageless Guardians. Golems can guard sacred sites, tombs, and treasure vaults long after the deaths of their creators, carrying out their appointed tasks for all eternity while brushing off physical
can’t be reasoned with or tricked with words. Constructed Nature. A golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Canoloth A type of yugoloth, canoloths are fiendish trackers and guardians employed by evil powers. They prefer to enter into contracts to guard valuable treasures and important locations. They
always do exactly as asked—never any more, never any less. With senses sharp enough to pinpoint the locations of nearby invisible creatures, canoloths respond unfailingly to any threat to their charges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
for pay or from a sense of duty. They might perform their duties vigilantly or distractedly. Some raise alarms at the first sign of danger and defend their charges with their lives. Others flee
outright if their compensation doesn’t match the danger they face.
To distinguish between Waterdeep’s different groups of guardians, keep this handy mnemonic in mind: the Guard guards the walls while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Canoloth Canoloths prefer to enter into contracts to guard valuable treasures and important locations. They always do exactly as asked — never any more, never any less. With senses sharp enough to
pinpoint the locations of nearby invisible creatures, canoloths respond unfailingly to any threat to their charges. Furthermore, they emit a magical distortion field that prevents creatures close to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
crown and value the good of the kingdom before the good of the region. The town guard, the dwarves, and the local farmers are generally loyalists. The loyalists care about security. They want to keep
all else, the members of this faction put their faith in law. They exert influence through the town guard, though they remain within their legal authority. At their best, the loyalists want to grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
finding a Crevice of Dusk. Sangora sells information at a higher profit than she sells blood, and she’s full of useful tidbits about the city. She charges 20 gp for each question she answers, but she
know the location of stable Crevices of Dusk either guard or hide them. Stable Crevice of Dusk. Sangora tilts her head with a thoughtful look before revealing that she knows of a stable Crevice of Dusk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
long ago. Many other buildings in the ward are given over to city business, including several courts for magisters and the barracks of the City Guard. So many of the ward’s structures are offices and
parted ways. Mirt kept on with a life of adventure, while Durnan built the tavern called the Yawning Portal over the Well and now, almost two centuries later, charges coin to descend into it. Not a bad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
burglars, con artists, smugglers, and other criminals. When a situation calls for physical violence, the Boromars usually hire freelancers—members of the Sharn Guard or agents of House Tarkanan. The
in a favor to get minor criminal charges dismissed. Enemies. Despite the Boromar Clan’s position of strength in Sharn, it has many foes, and their unrelenting assaults have put the syndicate in what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
is expected to guard. A beholder (see the Monster Manual) usually drives away or kills any gauths that enter its territory, but it might choose to force them to serve it as lieutenants. Gauths are less
charged item, it also loses 1d4 charges. Determine the affected item randomly, ignoring single-use items such as potions and scrolls. Enervation Ray. The target must make a DC 14 Constitution saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. The Yielding Way The monastic order of Eldath is the Disciples of the Yielding Way, sometimes known as the Brothers and Sisters of the Open Palm. These monks guard sacred sites where many priests
dwell, and they travel the countryside gathering information for isolated groves and fastnesses. They don’t ever seek to provoke violence, but are quite deadly when defending themselves, their charges, and their holy sites.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
as they enter. The tapestries displayed between the torches are rendered in bloody colors and show victorious fire giants. The door guard is hidden in the alcove (area 1A). 1A. Alcove The tapestry
that covers the opening to this guard post is of loose weave, allowing the fire giant guard in the dark recess to clearly see whoever enters the corridor. If intruders are spotted, he sounds his great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
with a small window to allow guards to check in on their charges. A side passage holds six individual cells with higher-quality locks (each requiring a successful DC 25 Dexterity check with thieves
being the oldest tavern in town, the Wicker Goat is owned by Lankus Kurrid (NG male human guard), a retired officer of the Keoish army who caters to the dwarven miners and town guard. The two-story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Hall of Silk Silken drapes hang from the walls of this storefront, their surfaces swirling with illusory images of dragon’s fire and twinkling star fields. A group of emotionless figures stand guard
outside, looking for all the world like frozen statues.
Six demos magen (see appendix C) guard the entrance to this store. They attack anyone who tries to steal the silks on display (see “Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Four goblins dressed in cold weather clothing stand guard atop each tower. The rampart battlements grant them half cover against attacks from outside the fort. They are supposed to be looking outward
. The goblin riding the worg is Snubsuk, the courtyard warden. His job is to lock and unlock the main gate at area K2. The worg charges toward intruders, causing Snubsuk to tumble off the worg’s back and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
lashes out and extends them to their full length to catch opponents off guard. False Tyrant. In poor lighting and with its tentacles extended, a death kiss can be mistaken for a true beholder. It might
beholder to ignorant creatures in an attempt to intimidate them, or as a spectator to its summoner in order to drain magic items it is expected to guard. Inferior Tyrant. A beholder usually drives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
lumber.
Unless alerted by a commotion in area 2, one guard (veteran) is napping on a pallet. The pallets hold nothing but rags stuffed inside flour sacks to make crude mattresses. The kettle, used
sounds of battle draw his attention, Ozymandias (priest) is in this room discussing survival tactics with a guard (veteran). The room serves as Ozymandias’s bedroom, office, and storeroom. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
character kills a guard, Lulu’s mind attempts to punish the character. That character must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion as Lulu’s mind saps the character’s
a three-headed flail charges out of the haze from the west. Gore drips from his red maw, open in a violent laugh.
Yeenoghu attacks any creature not allied with him that he notices. If Yeenoghu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
.
Four hobgoblins and one hobgoblin captain stand guard here, dressed in flame-red tabards with the symbol of elemental fire on the chest. They challenge anyone approaching from the west, but they
within each niche.
The shadowy forms are statues of dwarven warriors, carved long ago as an honor guard for those passing through this area. Tripwire Trap. A tripwire stretches across the floor between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
guards to escort the adventurers to the guest quarters (area 3), where they are to remain until summoned. If the characters allow themselves to be taken to area 3, the storm giants stand guard in area 2
, Serissa views the arrest of her sisters as a sensible precaution. On Serissa’s orders, Uthor has Mirran and Nym confined to their towers (areas 30 and area 31, respectively), with a storm giant guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
southeast corner of the room. Amid the remains are a blue key card, a red key card, and a needler pistol with 0 charges remaining, as well as three gem-encrusted bracelets worth 600 gp each. S38: Invasive
in its chest. Fencing Android. This android (duelist design) is a fencing instructor that channels its Force Strikes through a rusty epee. The android exclaims “on guard!” at the start of each of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
staff’s charges to accomplish. If a creature attuned to the staff uses an action to expend 10 or more of its charges while touching the staff to the obelisk, power surges from the staff and triggers
as walls and pillars. The pillars are four spitting mimics (see appendix C) that guard the creature on display, attacking anyone who touches or otherwise disturbs it. The dead creature is a magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Flamebeard’s Firebrandy. So, Baric has adopted the guise of an unemployed caravan guard, and his plan is to hang around Kelvin’s Comfort for a few days, on the chance that his quarry will walk right
stay on credit and then presenting them with a bill inflated by interest charges after they earn their next payday. Those who don’t settle their accounts discover that the former mercenary doesn’t take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
holding flutes of sparkling wine. One is playing the harpsichord. C2. Garden Mudroom This room has the following features: A guard dressed in House Cassalanter livery sits idly on a crate, watching
that lifting a bottle of Baldur’s Gate pinot noir from the rack unlocks the door and allows it to be pushed open. C12. Smoking Room This room contains the following features: One guard in House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Mountain Door The uppermost level of Khundrukar, called the Mountain Door, is a natural cavern that was expanded and improved upon by Durgeddin’s folk, who created a series of halls and guard
. Two orcs stand guard along the northern edge of the ledge, though they aren’t paying as much attention to their duties as they should. The characters (or their advance scout) can spot them from as far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Flowing designs decorate the walls. Lounging against the south wall are two mind flayers, their face tentacles periodically gesticulating.
Two mind flayers named Shalghast and Ulthundul guard this room
” section at the end of this chapter. X5: Cosmologium Sarah Dahlinger Two menacing slaadi guard Illithinoch’s orrery A massive iron orrery fills the center of this room, its numerous arms spinning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
large contingent of its City Guard here, using a nearby barracks as the base for outriders who infrequently patrol the road north as far as Amphail and south to Waterdeep. Yondral Horn (N male shield
dwarf spy), a retired adventurer on the Black Network’s payroll, runs the Sleeping Dragon and keeps an eye on the activities of the City Guard and any Lords’ Alliance members that come through. Anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the spell slot is expended as normal, but the spell has no effect. Instead, the magic is absorbed by the relief, filling it with a number of charges equal to the level of spell slot expended and causing
the relief’s eyes to glow green. Once the relief has absorbed 6 or more charges, the door opens. The door closes on its own after 10 minutes unless it is held or wedged open. When the door closes