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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepasâs territory, as are those seeking to avoid notice.
Catoblepases in Folklore
Ordinary folk rarely see a catoblepas, but
pestilence and rot created catoblepases as embodiments of their influence, while other stories link them to misfortune. Some such tales claim that swamp-dwelling hags tend catoblepases like cattle
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that specializes in a type of eel favored by a local topaz dragon is âhaunted,â and shipments of the eel vanish every time the ghost appears.
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Legends claim that a gauntlet imbued
dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that even if a creature proves itself
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of eel favored by a local topaz dragon is âhaunted,â and shipments of the eel vanish every time the ghost appears.
4
Legends claim that a gauntlet imbued with divine power rests in a
intelligent creatures in the dragonâs territory, and desperate locals seek to find out whatâs behind the dragonâs wrath.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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A fishery that specializes in a type of eel favored by a local topaz dragon is âhaunted,â and shipments of the eel vanish every time the ghost appears.
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Legends claim that a
Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that even if a creature
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legends claim that a gauntlet imbued with divine power rests in a temple beneath the waves. Unfortunately, that temple is now the lair of an especially tricky topaz dragon.
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A topaz dragon is
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Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
At the highest mountain peaks â far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl â dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a
goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with them. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great
Genasi
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the households of their genie parents.
Wild and Confident
Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful
audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe. Air genasi who donât live in cities favor open lands such as plains, deserts, and high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
other gnomes, deep gnomes mature at the same rate humans do and are considered full-grown adults by age 25. They live 200 to 250 years, although toil and the dangers of the Underdark often claim them
before their time. Svirfneblin believe that survival depends on avoiding entanglements with other creatures and not making enemies, so they favor neutral alignments. They rarely wish others ill, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Kruphix God of Horizons Kruphix is the enigmatic god of mysteries, horizons, and the passage of time. His followers claim that he knows not only everything that is known at present, but everything
that has ever been known by anyone. Quiet surrounds Kruphix like a shroud. Standing apart from the other gods, he speaks rarely, even to his most favored followers. When he does communicate, it is
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit.
Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds
waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences.
Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, and its tusks and claws are razor-sharp. Because the skin of tanarukks is unnaturally tough, they rarely wear armor, preferring to rush into battle unencumbered, smashing their foes with a demon-forged
maul or tearing them apart. A tanarukk is spawned when an orc tribe turns away from its gods and makes sacrifices to the demon lord Baphomet. The lords of the Abyss are always eager to claim more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
hungry, snapping beak. Passive Predators. Gricks rarely hunt. Instead, they drag their rubbery bodies to places where creatures regularly pass, lurking out of sight amid rocky rubble and debris, squeezing
intelligent prey, and expert guides know to look out for these telltale signs. Underdark explorers sometimes seal off the routes leading to and from a grick lair to starve them, then claim the wealth of the foul creaturesâ victims.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, killing any creatures that cross them and respecting only those that can withstand their fury. Cultists. Yeenoghu rarely acquires cultists other than gnolls, leucrottas, and the other creatures spawned by
gnolls, regardless of what creatures make it up. Yeenoghu infuses them with a cannibalistic hunger, and they know that each victim they claim draws them closer to his presence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Tales of Sora Kell claim she is the first night hag, born from Khyber in the first age of the world alongside the ancient rakshasas. Some even claim that her daughtersâthe hags who rule Droaamâare
quori, these fiends rarely pay much attention to Sora Kellâs mortal minions, but they arenât above harming mortal adventurers just to spite her.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Adult Red Dragon Joshua Raphael An adult red dragon unleashes its fury, reducing a city to ruin Adult red dragons are tyrants that claim vast domains and might command armies of followers or
significant magical resources. Red dragons rarely pay attention to the nations and claims of smaller creatures, and they might consider entire cities part of their realm. Most red dragons are inattentive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
planes for treasures of interest or usefully greedy mortals. Barbed devils rarely collect anything as prosaic as coins and gems. Rather, they pride themselves on having the multiverseâs greatest
collection of one kind of thingâtypically items of rare pedigree or emblems of power. Barbed devils refuse to steal what they covet; instead they strike bargains to claim both treasure and mortal souls. Barbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Goblin), once patrolled the area around the ravine to rob passersby. But now, with the Old Road having fallen out of use, the goblins rarely pay much attention to this entrance anymore. Also, a tribe
tied to the pillar near the ravine is theirs.)
Though the kobolds (areas 13â24) and the goblins (areas 31â41) claim the Sunless Citadel as their property, theyâve never visited all its chambers. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is âhaunted,â and shipments of the eel vanish every time the ghost appears.
4 Legends claim that a gauntlet imbued with divine power rests in a temple beneath the waves. Unfortunately, that
locals seek to find out whatâs behind the dragonâs wrath.
Connected Creatures Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Heliod, his closest to Oreskos, is rarely visited, but on the godâs highest holy days, worshipers journey there to commune with the sun god. These pilgrimages occasionally bring the godâs servants
far away. The leonin claim that these visions show not just the present, but even the past and the future.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, Akros is ruled by a monarch drawn from the lineage of lektoi. The monarchy passes from parent to eldest child, but any sibling or first cousin of the heir can challenge this succession and claim the
Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
couples sneak away into the woods in hopes of finding sweet berries and sweeter kisses. (ERIC DESCHAMPS) MYTHS OF KARAMETRA
Karametra rarely engages in legendary undertakings. It is her unshakable
this day are servants of Karametra and destined for great things. Others claim that on this day domestic animals can speakâthat is, if they have anything they care to say to their supposed owners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
those seeking to avoid notice. Catoblepases in Folklore Ordinary folk rarely see a catoblepas, but the creature has such a feared reputation that stories about it are ingrained in the popular culture
them to misfortune. Some such tales claim that swamp-dwelling hags tend catoblepases like cattle, drinking the monstersâ milk and using them as guardians or pets. Other legends say that those of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
claim to have little in common with one another. However, thatâs an exaggeration; the people of Shankhabhumi share unifying traits and experiences. Clothing and Accoutrements The folk of Shankhabhumi
Ashwadhatu rarely engage in major conflictsâliving in a land that constantly changes with the caprices of the riverines is precarious enough. The shadow of the lost city of Manivarsha hangs over the remaining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Bahamut and Tiamatâand contributed in some way to their transformation into the Material Plane as it exists today with its myriad worlds. Other sagas claim Annam was similarly instrumental in the
of all kinds. A good saga, well-told, reveals a great deal about the teller. If youâre lucky and self-aware, it can also show you something about yourself. Only rarely does it tell you much worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stands deep in the Sumber Hills âwhere the worst monsters areâ â and as a result local hunters, prospectors, herbalists, and woodcutters rarely go near the place. Scarlet Moon Hall is secretly the
repairing the old castle, and reroofing is their current major task. They claim their intention is to make Rivergard Keep their base for protecting river-borne trade from monsters and bandits. In truth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
exhibiting remarkable resistance to illness and poisons.
Dragon Balm. Some texts of Pharika claim that within the chemical makeup of each individual dragon lies the cure to one specific disease or
venom. Those desperate for a cure to a rare affliction often pray to the goddess to reveal the monster that embodies the malady tormenting them. Such insight, though, rarely decreases the danger of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
so requires extreme measures. Klothys rarely reveals her plans. The characters might begin the campaign by following a prophecy to a far-off land or interpreting infrequent omens to learn of nearby
strands of destiny, constantly tightening the trap that keeps the titans imprisoned. Were it not for her immortal vigilance, the titans might once again claim the mortal realm as their own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
wealthy dead of Cliffside Cemetery all whisper prayers to Myrkul. Of the Dead Three, Myrkulâs base of power is the smallest. Residents of Baldurâs Gate rarely fear death by old age â a grim fact of
committed by Outer City fanatics. Such bloodthirsty faithful rarely gather in numbers, but they typically mark themselves by carving a fresh gouge on their thumbs â spilling their blood in Bhaalâs name
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
nearly wiped them out, and today they are rarely, if ever, seen.
Lythari. The LyâTelâQuessir have the ability to polymorph into wolves. Unlike werewolves, lythari donât have a hybrid form and arenât
subrace of elves found in the oceans of the world, especially off the shores of Faerûn and Evermeet. Sea elves live along the Sword Coast in close-knit nomadic clans, but elsewhere sea elves claim kingdoms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
life linger as Undead until theyâre destroyed or the Mists claim them. Spectral agents of Lord Godefroy remain alert for useful souls that might be enlisted into the Darklordâs service. Gryphon Hill
eldest spirits fear. Any spirits capable of possessing the living are permitted to do so only when Lord Godefroy commands it. The Darklord rarely allows the dead to experience life like this, and when he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Yochlol Demon of Depraved Will Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: None Sean Murray Yochlols embody the pernicious will and infectious philosophies of the Abyss. In their rarely seen true forms
whims and ambitions. They might claim to speak for their overlords to further their own ambitions or seek to reveal rivalsâ selfish goals to gain standing with their demonic masters. Yochlol Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
and piers. More common is the situation of groups like the Greengrocersâ Guild or the Brethren of Barbers, who operate out of all corners of the city and therefore claim no physical territory at all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
often aim to impose their own kindâs understanding of the ordning on all kinds of giants, so a master artisan among the fire giants might attempt to claim a higher place than storm giants who lack the
same crafting skill. These efforts rarely have any lasting impact, but some have managed to upset the ordning at a local level for a few centuries. Because their sense of the ordning relies on physical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
and piers. More common is the situation of groups like the Greengrocersâ Guild or the Brethren of Barbers, who operate out of all corners of the city and therefore claim no physical territory at all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
representative of the Devkarin, so the elves claim a privileged position within the guild for the moment. Members of the Golgari Swarm live in the shadow of Jarad and the leaders of the individual factions
. The machinations among elves, medusas, kraul, and other creatures rarely bring any significant improvement to the lives of the swarmâs countless members, but often cause disruption and occasionally