churning work revered

Religion in the Realms

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

Religion in the Realms Though wizards work wonders with their Art, and adventurers take their fates into their own hands, it is on the gods that most folk in the Forgotten Realms depend when they

region to region, with different cultures and societies emphasizing some deities over others. Although exceptions exist — the gods of Mulhorand, for example — all the gods are revered across all of Faerûn.

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

turned the nuisance of the sahuagin into an opportunity when she used an illusion to appear as a sapient shark (an animal revered by sahuagin) before Gahza, telling the aquatic priestess to raid the

farming community. The sahuagin fell for the ruse and now believe they are doing the work of their goddess, Sekolah.

Dwarves

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

dwarves have revered Moradin and sought to follow in his footsteps. Through constant, steady work, they strive to emulate the perfect example set by the originator of the arts and skills the dwarves pursue

Gond

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

Gond The Wonderbringer, the Inspiration Divine, the Holy Maker of All Things Gond is the god of artifice, craft, and construction. He is revered by blacksmiths, woodworkers, engineers, and inventors

. Anyone who is crafting something might say a prayer to Gond to guide the work, but folk know that Gond smiles most brightly upon new inventions that others find useful. Priests of Gond wander the

Sovereign

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

a leader. You serve a sovereign—a national figure or otherwise—and work to achieve their goals no matter the cost. As agents of a sovereign, you serve as diplomats or enforcers, spies or fixers

, bringers of aid or executors of justice. You work within the system to uphold the status quo or step beyond the law to prevent war and worse. Politics, espionage, and mystery are facts of your world, as

Mephistopheles

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

series of experiments that expand his understanding of arcane magic and of the planes of existence. Mephistopheles keeps his realm churning with punishing storms. He doesn’t entertain visitors, and

attracts numerous spies despite the inhospitable environment. Merely observing Mephistopheles’s disciples at work can provide insights into the nature of their research and the discoveries they have

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

of a large ship, though such a vessel is not to be found. The first part of the adventure concludes when the characters return to Saltmarsh with the truth and are rewarded for their work. The town

and Neverwinter, the town of Saltmarsh and its hardy inhabitants endure both winter storms and the Mere of Dead Men to the south. Because of the politics churning in Thornhold on the far side of the

Iymrith's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

churning cauldron of black clouds fills the sky as thunder peals and lightning flashes. Half buried in the cold dunes is a crumbling amphitheater adorned with statues, many of them broken, the rest

thunderstorm is the dragon’s work — a regional effect (see the blue dragon entry in the Monster Manual) that stretches for 6 miles in every direction. The storm has no effect on the battle as it

Mission to Red Larch

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

town’s constable Harburk (LG male human veteran), and an explorer from out of town named Silvana (CG female human scout). The three work with any characters who help defend the townsfolk. Guarding

, each channeling a unique version of the establishment — and forcing the characters to face off against the effects of the dark magic churning within.

Stewards of the Eternal Throne

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

every chapter: Stewardship. We are custodians of the worlds, not rulers, and we work to preserve what has been entrusted to our care. Protection. Smaller and weaker peoples deserve our protection, not

giants, but also the gods revered by these other folk. Each chapter of the Stewards of the Eternal Throne has a stronghold that is intended as a living embodiment of its central principles. These

College of Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares. Tasha Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That

creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance

Dwarves of the Multiverse

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

protected by mountains, they frequently form defensive pacts with humans, gnomes, and elves that live nearby. Although the best artisans are revered for their skills, just as in any dwarf clan, hill

result, all the adults in a typical mountain dwarf clan are trained in the use of armor and weapons. Miners are among the most revered members of a clan, since the tunnels and shafts they dig in search of

Gnome Gods

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

personal concerns to embark on a grand excursion or to work together toward a common goal. And according to the gnomes, it is proven that their gods can accomplish the impossible when they band together

could sprout braying donkey heads at the most inopportune time. Cooperation Is Key. The legends about Garl Glittergold inspire gnomes to work together. Garl knows that many heads and many hands make

Gods of the Orcs

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

Gods of the Orcs Orcs believe their gods to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and

orc that has been chosen by Gruumsh must gouge out one of its eyes as a sign of devotion, sacrificing half of its mortal vision in return for divine power. These god-touched orcs are revered as living

Prismari Scholars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

perfect control, hoping that by doing so, they can accurately express what is churning within their minds. Prismari Apprentice Prismari Apprentice Prismari Apprentice Medium or Small Humanoid (Sorcerer

flawless work of art, and the professors of perfection produce sculptural and architectural marvels. Prismari Professor of Perfection Medium or Small Humanoid (Sorcerer), Any Alignment Armor Class 13 (16

Other Religious Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

trait to a tight pantheon is that its worshipers embrace a single ethos or dogma that includes all the deities. The gods of the tight pantheon work as one to protect and guide their followers. You can

planes. Some lesser deities live in the Material Plane, as does the unicorn-goddess Lurue of the Forgotten Realms and the titanic shark-god Sekolah revered by the sahuagin. Others live on the Outer

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

retired sailors, the bar’s regulars are in fact contacts for a variety of unsavory organizations, from smugglers and bandits to fences and drug dealers. Some work for the Guild, others for operations

for contracts. While anyone can pay Garmult to study in the House of Mastery, only those who’ve earned membership in the Bannerless Legion are welcome to socialize and find work here. Those who come

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

mithral into their folding cages. Treasure. The fully assembled cage in the corner is a finished example. It can be folded flat with 1 minute of work. It weighs 50 pounds. Although much of the cage is

and gore, each can be folded flat with 2 minutes of work and weighs 500 pounds. Neither cage has a lock because Vakketar would wrap her animated chains around the cage doors to keep them closed. Each

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

retired sailors, the bar’s regulars are in fact contacts for a variety of unsavory organizations, from smugglers and bandits to fences, drug dealers, and panderers. Some work for the Guild, others

Bannerless Legion are welcome to socialize and find work here. Those who come around looking for such things are challenged to a friendly sparring match in the atrium, usually with Garmult. If they

Uthgardt Lands

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

meal at hand. This advice will not always work, of course. Some bands aren’t so easily assuaged, particularly if they are out deliberately hunting you or folk like you. At all times, remember that these

followed and revered Uthgar. Thus were born the tribes of the Uthgardt, each taking the name of their totem spirit. The sites of Uthgar’s victories are marked even today with the great ancestor-mounds of

Mournland Environment

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

Mishann. Our reporters are still sifting through accounts of what has happened, but it is clear at this point that beautiful Cyre, the jewel of Galifar’s vast holdings, has disappeared behind a churning

past the instant of their casting and start behaving as if they were independent, living creatures. A common misunderstanding about the Mournland is that healing spells refuse to work. The fact is

The Greyhawk Setting

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

Obedience is revered by all who pledge their lives to the Scarlet Order. His goals—and, by extension, the order’s goals—are shrouded in mystery and could one day tilt the balance of power across the

interesting situations at the gaming table, as long as those factions have similar goals and don’t work in opposition to one another all the time. Adventurers representing different factions might have

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

; otherwise, several dwarf clerks work here during the day, logging deliveries at the docks to be transported to the mine and arranging for the processed ore to be loaded on trade ships bound for distant ports

intact hide of any beast or monstrosity of challenge rating 3 or higher. Harvesting the hide from such a creature requires an intact carcass, an hour of work, and a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

haunting here (see “Crypt Hauntings” in the “Crypt Features” section). Fixing the door and removing the mind flayer skull puts the haunt to rest. Repairing the door requires several minutes of work with a

the religion of Dumathoin. Getting In. Rivibiddel accessed a secret Underdark passage leading to the pool in area P5. He swam past that room’s treacherous inhabitants and was delighted to find the work

Howling Caves Locations

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

, rasp, and moan as a breeze turns them around and around. Debris, including tattered clothing and broken weapons, is scattered against the walls. This gruesome display is the work of a nycaloth that

with gray work as potions of heroism. Three pale lavender toadstools are like potions of healing. These magical toadstools regrow over the course of the next year. Eating any other toadstool forces

Tour of the Planes

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

Dal Quor from the Material Plane is through the psychic projection of dreaming, and the quori are forced to possess mortal hosts to work their will on Eberron. Dolurrh, the Realm of the Dead When a

. Kythri, the Churning Chaos The plane of chaos and change, Kythri is a realm in constant flux. The elements collide in fantastic explosions of unbridled power, motes of earth careen erratically through

Lair Locations

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

minute, spreading from the churning water toppling down the cliffs. A character must succeed on a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to climb up or down the slippery cliffs. On a failure, the character

. D16: Trophy Cave Ed Kwong A river churning with ice chunks flows at the west end of this enormous cavern, running amid heaps of coins covering the frozen stone floor. Around the cavern’s perimeter

Exploring the Cemetery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Torm’s Sight to Lannish Fogel, a revered hero of Elturel’s past and a dedicated paladin of Torm. The helm pictured in the stained glass is the relic Grand Duke Ravengard came to the chapel in search of

tome can conclude, with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check, that it’s the work of a madman. Any character who continues to read the book beyond that basic level of understanding must

Camp Righteous

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

trying to work up the courage to tackle the shrine’s traps. The arrival of adventurers is a great boon from Yokka’s point of view. If they defeat the shrine’s traps, he can simply take its treasure from

is an alchemy jug, placed here ages ago by Chultans who revered it as a gift from Ubtao. The only safe way to pick up the alchemy jug is to emulate Man and Crocodile. Either member of a rider/carrier

Geode Locations

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

Falls The dull roar of splashing, churning mud fills this cavern, the walls and ceiling of which are streaked with glittering veins of glowing violet crystal. A stream of mud pours through a gash in the

(see “Treasure” below). Two stonemelders (see chapter 7) work here, along with a dwarf master smith Rhundorth — one of the delegates from Mirabar (see below). If Miraj Vizann (see chapter 7) survives

Cragmaw Castle Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Cragmaws, and he viciously bullies his unwilling assistants as they go about the work of putting food on the tribe’s table. If Yegg is killed, any goblins left alive flee to the east or west, avoiding the

, preferably in twos or threes. Any cleric who examines the chapel’s decor can attempt a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of

Cragmaw Castle Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

hall holds six goblins and one goblin boss—a cantankerous fellow named Yegg. Yegg is the primary cook for the Cragmaws, and he berates his assistants as they go about the work of putting food on the

(Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of knowledge), Mystra (god of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (god of luck). Development. If combat erupts

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

dragon bones juts from the head, neck, back, and tail of the mound. Enormous cairns encircle the mound out to a range of a quarter mile. Beneath them lie the bones of revered Thunderbeast tribal

plays regular games with the village constable, Jorok Narm (N male half-orc veteran), who drops in after work hours for a drink or two before retiring for the evening. Two retired members of the

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

. Spits, tanning racks, and other implements are visible through the haze. Several small figures busily work and play within the chamber. Twenty-four kobolds occupy the room, but only three kobolds are

else about the history of the fortress, except the name of the dragon that was once revered here, which is Ashardalon. What about the goblins/fruit/Belak? “The Outcast, he lives below. He grows the

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