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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
his life, and age has made him cautious. He has seen other kings and queens rise and fall, has made war with friends and peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths
Jarund without an heir. He has failed to produce another child with his wife, Wynneth, and his mistress, Froya, so the future of his royal line remains uncertain.
Auril's unyielding winter concerns
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Power. Knowledge is power, power must be used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil)
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able to awaken psionic potential in others, and many of the greatest psi warriors in history were the dragonâs students.
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After centuries guarding the world against incursions from the Far
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
injured marine for miles to avoid capture and death.
Suggested Characteristics
Marines are looked up to by other soldiers and respected by their superiors. They are veteran warriors
, you are friends of Tom and Will Stoutly and can turn to them for help and support. Eliander Fireborn, captain of the guard, also makes time to listen to your concerns.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
agenda similar to that of the Harpers. Its methods are vastly different, however: bearers of the gauntlet are holy warriors on a righteous quest to crush evil and promote justice, and they never hide
with interests and concerns that transcend local politics and geography, the Alliance has its own cadre of individuals who work on behalf of the organizations, wider agenda. Alliance agents are required
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
as many terracotta warriors as possible, as quickly as possible. Teleportation Runes Three teleportation runes are scribed on the floor along the north, east, and south walls of the tomb. A detect
48. Shagambiâs Tomb Each character who teleports into this tomb from area 47C appears atop a randomly determined teleportation rune (see âTeleportation Runesâ below). Characters can also enter the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Hall of Heroes Statues. Life-size granite statues of human warriors, facing inward, stand atop two rows of pedestals that run through the hall.
Web-Covered Ceiling. The ceiling of this long
placed an elder rune (see âElder Runesâ) on the double door leading to area 16, set to trigger when the doors are opened. Draw from the Elder Runes Deck to determine which rune appears. The elder rune targets a random creature in this hall and within 60 feet of the doors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ceiling by iron chains is a 20-foot-long iron horn with etched Dwarvish runes coiling around it.
The giant horn weighs 2 tons. It dangles 20 feet above the floor on three thick, 5-foot-long iron chains
the horn. A character who understands Dwarvish can translate the hornâs runes, not all of which are visible from the floor. The runes visible from the floor read, âIf you blind us.â A character must fly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
-scale assault against the duergar. They actively protect their strongholds, keeping careful watch for signs of tunneling, and â dwarven pride being what it is â send bands of warriors out from time to
activity or to recover stolen treasures if they can do so without attracting too much attention. This eternal enmity between duergar and dwarves doesnât consume either side; both have other concerns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, appearing as a great fireball blazing through the night sky. Characters who investigate this celestial event find mind flayers skirmishing with githyanki warriors and a githyanki knight amid the wreckage
choice. Waves of invaders appear throughout the night, unless the characters can activate the proper sequences of runes and star carvings to sever the invadersâ connection to the circle. Missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
7. Githyanki Stronghold Two githyanki knights and eight githyanki warriors are stationed here. These githyanki are alert and wonât give up their stronghold without a fight. Yaveklar, the knight in
-foot-high ceiling.
Githyanki. Four githyanki warriors stand guard next to the pillars.
Arch. Embedded in the east wall is a stone arch, its keystone carved with an image of a six-fingered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fluidly between roles, and a few choose a special role that Setessans view as standing outside the dichotomy of gender, living in Ophis Tower. The warriors of Ophis Tower are martially trained as women are
gods have more important concerns than the day-to-day governance of a human polis. So a five-member council attends to the daily tasks of leadership on the deityâs behalf. The council is made up of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
different, however: bearers of the gauntlet are holy warriors on a righteous quest to crush evil and promote justice, and they never hide in the shadows. Order agents tend to be proficient in Religion, and
representatives of the cities and other governments that constitute the alliance. But, as a faction with interests and concerns that transcend local politics and geography, the Alliance has its own cadre of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
hall are scorched. Cracks in the panels reveal bare stone. Three mystic circles have been scribed in the floor, each edged with rough runes.
Locked Doors. These steel double doors are locked. Tarul
orb is part of the mystic circle trap. Mystic Circle Trap. The circles are magical but misleadingly so. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that hidden among gibberish runes are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
scours Thay while the lich lord ignores all concerns other than his quest to become a god. If his mad plans are left to run their course, none will be left alive here to worship him.
âThis is a
the vault. Tarul Varâs quarters lie in the Doomvault. Although the lich was defeated, he might have already rematerialized thanks to the power of his phylactery. Protected by his dread warriors, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Spiderwatch Keep. Two drow elite warriors, a female named Llorelve Dalambra and a male named Vorljas Imphizâzal, are on guard here with two incubi disguised as a pair of unarmed, scantily clad
higher to pass through this gate (see âJhesiyra Kestellharpâ). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see âElder Runesâ). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 34a on level 6, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
demon worshiper.â (Partially true; Xanthe is referring to Ivlis, the former priest)
Occult Ritual Eventually, you come across an eerie statue in a forest clearing. Strange runes are etched into
refuses.
Completing the Ritual. If the characters join the ritualâor observe it without drawing attentionâthe statueâs runes begin to glow with an eerie red light. After 10 minutes, the sky darkens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
say about Thavius Kreeg and his infernal puzzle box: âIâve been suspicious of the High Overseer of Elturel for a long time. But no one wanted to hear my concerns, because Thavius Kreeg was widely
apart. Inside the box is a stack of nine chain-linked plates, each three inches on a side, cast of dark iron, and stamped with Infernal runes. Anyone who understands Infernal can translate the runes as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters near the ruined tower, read the following text: Ahead, a pale stone tower juts from the rust-colored landscape. Carved with the likenesses of a thousand elven warriors, the tower has
the platform stands a stone archway sculpted with sharp runes and the heads of five dragons. Within the arch swirls dense gray mist.
The darkness beyond this roomâs broken walls is only an illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
have different attributes and thus different roles in the war bandâs assaults. Augmenting the warriors that comprise the bulk of the force are the hunters, specialists in sneaking and attacking at range
Pack Lord Most war bands are led by pack lords. These champions of Yeenoghu curry their lordâs favor with living sacrifices. They mark their hides with bloody runes, which sometimes grant supernatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fit. The Astral Plane would be their home domain, because in that timeless realm they could ignore the need for food, water, and other mundane concerns that plague lesser races. Vlaakith also
many of the most formidable githyanki warriors to their reward. At the culmination of a grand ceremony that supposedly readies them for their journey to where Gith awaits, the supplicants enter her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Adbar and Sundabar â swearing him fealty. Others fear that he will punish those settlements that didnât contribute warriors to the cause to retake Gauntlgrym, but those folk donât know the returned
a dwarven city so close to the coastal powers of Neverwinter and Waterdeep brings about its own special opportunities and concerns. Surely, once they get their forges going properly, the dwarves will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
by their superiors. They are veteran warriors who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them
elite marine contingent, you are friends of Tom and Will Stoutly and can turn to them for help and support. Eliander Fireborn, captain of the guard, also makes time to listen to your concerns.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
). Standing in front of the double doors are two female drow elite warriors that do the same. Zilchyn QâLeptin. Sitting on a zurkhwood bench under the giant zurkhwood mushroom is a male drow mage named
arcane lock spell cast on them, which only Sirak Mazelor and her elite warrior guards can bypass. Characters who gain entry find the warehouse occupied by two female drow elite warriors, eighteen drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
runes. The doors have neither handles nor hinges. The writing on them reads, âTHE THREE KEYS. BRING THEM FORTH.â The doors part, sliding back into the walls, when the three correct keys are brought
of dwarf warriors in plate armor. Crumbling Bridges. The bridges connect area V4 to adamantine doors that seal off areas V6, V7, and V8. The eastern half of the northern bridge and the western half of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
alliance of dwarves from across the North, King Emerus again retook Felbarr, slaying every orc that managed to enter the city and the tunnels below. The grateful king and his loyal warriors then
or the shorthand runes carved throughout the city, have a far more difficult time. Following the war, most Felbarran applauded the dissolution of the Silver Marches. In its time of greatest need, no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see âElder Runesâ). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 40 on level 6, in the closest unoccupied space next to the
identical gate located there. 2c. Amoral Dilemma Monsters. At the north end of the cave, five male drow elite warriors are holding eleven troglodyte young (Small noncombatants) at sword point. A male
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
shimmering light here has affected two wights, two dread warriors (see appendix B), and six zombies. They attack if the trapâs effect on them ends. Compelling Light Trap. Any creature that sees the magical
the lightâs effect for 10 minutes. Any spell that overwhelms or blocks the light also suppresses it in the spellâs area for the duration of the spell. Glyph Key. One of the dread warriors has a glyph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
chieftain of Skytower Shelter. The figures atop the overlook (area S3) are five more goliath warriors. If the party includes one or more goliath characters who hail from Skytower Shelter, Arn welcomes
warriors from area S9 join the fray on the third round, and the six griffons circling above join the battle on the fifth round. Arn can also whistle to summon these reinforcements at any time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
corrupted these warriors over time, turning them into chardalyn berserkers. Their cruelty forced the king to banish them from the tribe. These outcasts have since begun raiding Bear Tribe camps for
friends and peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face. Jarundâs late son, Jarund
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(the Demon Queen of Spiders and mother of the Dark Seldarine) in her drow form, and Selvetarm (god of war and warriors). This 40-foot-square slave pen has 20-foot-high walls of smooth stone. Instead of
âElder Runesâ). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 17c on level 8, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. 25c. Entrance Stairs. Stairs carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, then re-forms. 17c. Temple of Selvetarm The temple of Selvetarm, drow god of warriors, contains the following features: Blood. Streaks of dry blood form web-like patterns on the walls and floor
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Examination of the altar reveals Elvish runes worked into the harp. Any character who understands Elvish can translate the words as âThe hymn is the key.â A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
anything short of a wish spell. Opening the door requires fitting the three key runes carried by the havenâs stone golems (see below) into the three indentations on the door. Any character who has
of which use the mummy stat block but are lawful neutral. The scholar mummies are wrapped in funeral robes set with purple-glowing runes of oath-binding, recognized as such by any character who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
any creature that isnât a drow.
Drow. Four male drow elite warriors hide in the dead-end tunnels to the south. Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 20 or higher spots these
this gate (see âJhesiyra Kestellharpâ). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see âElder Runesâ). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 2d on level 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
keeps the warriors and rangers headquartered here ready to fight at a momentâs notice. She is especially keen to hear news about the Scarlet Brotherhood. Kiara is convinced that the organization poses
with strange symbols and wrapped in silver chains. An explorer tried to open the door, but a jolt of lightning from the doorâs runes nearly killed her. Shortly afterward, strange spirits and capering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
pillars, all carved of black jet. Glowing arcane runes surround the top edge of this shrine. Between the pillars, an unconscious humanoid is suspended in a roiling field of golden light.
Thereafter, you
may disable its magic by making three successful DC 15 ability checks: Strength to smash the pillars, Dexterity to remove elements and disable key arcane runes, or Intelligence to disrupt the flow of