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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s plans to triumph over rivals.
A draegloth is an ogre-sized, four-armed biped with purple skin and pale hair. Two of its arms are muscular, tipped with sharp claws; the other two are the size and
mouth full of sharp teeth.
Among the drow noble houses of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, a high priestess’s successful creation of a draegloth is seen as a sign of Lolth’s favor
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid.
Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can better fight to protect
their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bones’ inherent magic. Most dragon bone golems are created by powerful dragons from the bones of vanquished rivals. Each bone is etched with intricate glyphs that allow animating power to flow
through the golem’s form.
Dragonbone golems’ resilience and obedience make them excellent lair guardians for their dragon creators, and their supernaturally fearsome presence is a strong deterrent against intrusion.Poison
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid.
Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can better fight to protect
their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
enemies and track down thieves who make off with prized treasures. In the city of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, noble houses often employ shadowblades to eliminate rivals from other houses
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Underdark cities from enemies and track down thieves who make off with prized treasures. In the city of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, noble houses often employ shadowblades to eliminate rivals from
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
action)
Teleport. The archon teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space it can see within 120 feet of itself.Warden archons are vigilant, ursine guardians of
portals and paths connected to goodly realms. They have powerfully built, bipedal bodies with the heads of great bears and eyes like pools of silvery light. When warden archons speak, glimmering
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
personnel and bureaucracy, and you know how to navigate those connections with some ease.
Additionally, you are likely to gain preferential treatment at other libraries across the Realms, as
. . . everyone . . . is . . . compared . . . to me.
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
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I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, guardians of the sacred, and counterbalances to the forces of evil.
Ki-rins are an embodiment of good, and simply beholding one can evoke fear or awe in an observer. A typical ki-rin looks like a
reveres and the function each typically performs in service to that god. Some resemble gigantic unicorns; these are often used as guardians. Others have draconic features and tend to be aggressive foes
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
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After being robbed by gnomes who had pledged to protect the hoard, a sapphire dragon wyrmling installs new guardians that have no interest in material riches: gelatinous cube
Giant Owl
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xenophobic, in general their societies are inclusive. Human lands welcome large numbers of nonhumans compared to the proportion of humans who live in nonhuman lands.
Exemplars of Ambition
Humans who
naming traditions of their ancestors.
The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Desperate Allies and Rivals The Darkon Allies table describes characters and groups who strive to save the domain, while the Darkon Rivals table notes those who scheme to ruin it. Darkon Allies d6
Ally
1 Irik Zal’honen, the mournful spirit of Azalin’s son
2 The Order of the Guardians, ascetics who isolate dangerous magic and prevent supernatural ruin
3 Cardinna Artazas of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
scouts and guardians of elven realms. Such elves usually devote themselves to Rillifane Rallathil or Solonor Thelandria. Elf rangers driven to roam might instead favor Fenmarel Mestarine, god of lone wanderers, or Shevarash, elven god of vengeance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Giant Owl Giant owls often befriend fey and other sylvan creatures and are guardians of their woodland realms. Giant Owl
Large beast, neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
.
— Troy Denning, Death of the Dragon
Whether doughty warriors, idealistic young soldiers, or hard-bitten mercenaries, fighters are found everywhere in the Forgotten Realms. Even the most peaceful
lands have militia for protection against their enemies, and many great rulers in the Realms’ past were fighters of some sort. There are always opportunities for those who know how to handle themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Age Giants are long-lived compared to humans, though not as much as their semidivine ancestors. Their life spans generally correspond with their place in the ordning, with hill giants living about
comically out of touch with happenings in the wider world, keeping a store of knowledge about Humanoid realms and peoples that was already outdated when they learned it as children. The Ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mythic Fantasy While an angry god tries time and again to destroy him, a clever rogue makes the long journey home from war. Braving the terrifying guardians of the underworld, a noble warrior
— misbegotten offspring of a philandering god. Adventures might lead the heroes through a series of trials to the realms of the gods in search of a gift or favor. Such a campaign can draw on the myths and legends of any culture, not just the familiar Greek tales.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and intellectual pinnacle of its species. To them, all other beholders are aberrant rivals to be dominated or destroyed. Conflicts between beholders can last for decades and lay waste to vast
subterranean realms. Beholders are a particular threat to adventurers because both gravitate toward mysterious ruins and sites of great magic. Many beholders collect the magic items and petrified bodies of heroes they’ve defeated, displaying them as trophies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
pursuits, such as creating the perfect mortal form and visiting dream realms within an individual’s psyche. As Hazlik advanced in power, he developed rivalries with his fellow Red Wizards. Through
petty contests, victories, and embarrassments, he grew increasingly arrogant, orchestrating events that left his rivals scarred by his spells or their own backfiring magic. During these feuds, there was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Sprite Elusive Defender of Fey Realms Habitat: Forest, Planar (Feywild); Treasure: Armaments Sprites dwell in mystical forests touched by the magic of the Feywild, living peacefully with most other
creatures. Those that enter their realms with good intentions might be treated to tiny feasts and celebrations. The wicked face nasty tricks and bold ambushes at the hands of invisible sprite defenders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
its thirst for destruction to the creator’s plans to triumph over rivals. A draegloth is an ogre-sized, four-armed biped with purple skin and pale hair. Two of its arms are muscular, tipped with sharp
red eyes, a doglike snout, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Among the drow noble houses of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, a high priestess’s successful creation of a draegloth is seen as a sign
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd d8 Concealment
1 The incarnation pretends to be a religious zealot who took a vow of silence.
2 The incarnation (or their guardians) made a bargain with Madam Eva or the
further their organization’s schemes.
10 The incarnation has drawn an enemy of Strahd’s to Barovia, such as Firan Zal’honen* or Jander Sunstar,* hoping the rivals will slay one another.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
guardians can better fight to protect their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate
their ancestors’ deeds. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals. So ancestors are people who did the procreation thing to make more people before you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
golems are created by powerful dragons from the bones of vanquished rivals. Each bone is etched with intricate glyphs that allow animating power to flow through the golem’s form. Dragonbone golems
’ resilience and obedience make them excellent lair guardians for their dragon creators, and their supernaturally fearsome presence is a strong deterrent against intrusion. Dragonbone Golem
Large Construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Warden Archon Warden archons are vigilant, ursine guardians of portals and paths connected to goodly realms. They have powerfully built, bipedal bodies with the heads of great bears and eyes like
bite to magically mark the intruder, which the archon pursues relentlessly. CoupleofKooks “For immortal guardians, these guys love making reality’s issues your problem. Don’t pay ’em no mind when they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, serving as guardians to their realms in exchange for treasure, weapons, and crafts. The small folk have barely anything worth looting, so they shouldn’t much mind when we take it from them.
—Jarl Grugnur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
entrance to Kwalish’s hidden laboratory — and avoid the empty city’s deadly guardians. Once they reach the lab, the characters meet with the legendary inventor and can negotiate for the assistance necessary
adventure in any similar location: a mysterious mountain range that even dedicated explorers have failed to fully map. In the Forgotten Realms, one possible location for the adventure is Chult, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Chapter 1: Rise of Elemental Evil A terrible threat gathers in the North. Throughout this region of the Forgotten Realms, savage marauders bring destruction. Monsters are on the prowl, preying on
four cults venerates a powerful entity of air, earth, fire, or water: a Prince of Elemental Evil. Like their princes, the four cults are rivals, yet they all serve a mysterious force they call the Elder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spraying an alchemical defoliant on local farmland to push people living in the area away from the dragon’s lair. The resulting famine is devastating the countryside.
3 Rival realms are
adult black dragon has learned to domesticate swamp-bred chimeras as guardians and has sold a few of the creatures to local warlords.
2 A cult of assassins worships an adult black dragon as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, raiding poorly defended settlements and stealing cattle; demand tribute in the form of food or treasure; and destroy territorial rivals (draconic or otherwise). A Chromatic Dragon Arc. The conflict
’ activities and thwart the cults’ evil leaders before these leaders unleash an apocalypse.
Though this adventure is set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, it includes notes on how you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
projects, so the Free get involved to stop this practice and punish the perpetrators for their crimes. The Emerald Enclave Druid circles Athasian druids see themselves as guardians of the land and enemies
fiercely competitive and seek out any advantage to use against their rivals, but House Tsalaxa of Draj is widely regarded as the most ruthless of them all. Agents of House Tsalaxa do not hesitate to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. The follower of a god serves as an agent of that god in the world. The agent seeks to further the ideals of that god and defeat its rivals. While some folk might refuse to honor the gods, none can
heals wounds to something much more rare and impressive, such as a levitating tower or a stone golem guarding the gates of a city. Beyond the realms of civilization are caches of magic items guarded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
off with prized treasures. In the city of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, noble houses often employ shadowblades to eliminate rivals from other houses. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
half. Divine Guardians. Sphinxes test the worth of those who seek the treasures of the gods, whether forgotten secrets or mighty spells, artifacts or magical gateways. Creatures that choose to face a
access extraplanar realms. A conversation with a sphinx that begins between tumbled stone walls might suddenly shift to an alien locale, such as a life-sized game board or a daunting cliff that must be