connection returner guarding to her relying

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

see magic as part of their connection to dragons, and are proud to be blessed with the ability to wield such power. Young kobold sorcerers are trained by elders, and the training has an almost

unnoticed by their larger rivals. If it’s lucky, a tribe of kobolds that is discovered by a group of larger humanoids might form a mutually beneficial arrangement, relying on the humanoids for

Inside the Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

plan. Spread out between the two areas are cultists (one per character) with tridents, guarding several bound victims who will be sacrificed at the conclusion of the ritual. The ritual takes 10

berserker) stands proudly before the statue. The statue of Talos (see appendix A) moves toward the characters, its face twisted in rage. THE CONNECTION The ritual has created a connection between Teega and

Gods and Religion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

creators of the First World, are the closest things to gods among dragonkind. Since they share the same fundamental connection to the Material Plane as their dragon offspring, Bahamut and Tiamat are

become some of the most formidable creatures in the multiverse without relying on any external power, and they learn self-sufficiency and self-interest from the moment of their hatching. They do not

Lamia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

with pure hearts to seduce and corrupt to evil, savoring the destruction of their virtue. They use their magic to lure potential victims to their lairs, relying on illusion and their thralls to capture

, granting them immortality in return for monstrous power and an oath of fealty. Graz’zt sometimes tasks lamias with guarding locations important to him, but lamias in his service remain free to spread their evil as they see fit.

Leonin of Oreskos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

champions of the gods. Many leonin suffered under the rule of the archons and at the whim of fickle gods, a grim history that taught them well-remembered lessons about trusting strangers or relying on

speaker, he is broadminded, humble, and determined, with a deep connection to the land. He is quick to seek opinions from the matriarchs of the leonin prides, and often defers to their wisdom. While his

Planar Portals

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

to open it were simple, nothing elaborate or complex. Each of the five dragon heads surrounding and guarding the Portal must be propitiated with the correct phrase. Each must be spoken to in the proper

challenge. — Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, War of the Twins “Portal” is a general term for a stationary interplanar connection that links a specific location on one plane to a specific location on

Chamber Purpose

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

isn’t an exact fit for one of the standard types of dungeon or if you want to mix things up. Relying on random rolls to stock an entire dungeon can lead to incongruous results. A tiny room might end up

summoning creatures used to investigate or defend the portal 40–41 Crypt where the remains of those that died guarding the portal are kept 42–47 Dining room 48–50 Divination room used to investigate

Points of Interest

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

overlooks the forest it borders. A few farms cluster around it, the locals relying on the royal garrison to keep them safe from marauders. Burle’s most distinctive feature is the small copse of trees

area. The lizardfolk are not only guarding their territory, they are protecting a young black dragon. It has ordered them to keep its existence secret while it seeks to build an army of followers and

Warlock Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

, the Returner; Hadar, the Dark Hunger; or Great Cthulhu. Or you might invoke several entities without yoking yourself to one. The motives of these beings are incomprehensible, and the Great Old One

might be indifferent to your existence. But the secrets you’ve learned nevertheless allow you to draw strange magic from it. Level 3: Awakened Mind You can form a telepathic connection between your

Illithinoch Locations

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

pod with slime in it that helped connect the mind flayers to the elder brain. The connection hasn’t done anything in decades except impart the infected elder brain’s obsession and madness into those

helped connect the mind flayers to the elder brain, but the connection hasn’t done anything in decades except impart the infected elder brain’s obsession and madness into those who rest here. The infected

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

alerted by the skum guarding the crane or by a noisy opening of the grate above, they’re prepared for trouble and can’t be surprised. Otherwise, they’re napping or loafing in the water, so they’re

foul crimes. Still more scraps of parchment contain scribbles and crude drawings of tentacled monsters — mad visions induced by Dory’s connection to the Whisperer. If the characters saw the drawings on

Lair Locations

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

slightly in the middle. A creature that moves the mat disturbs the swarm of poisonous snakes guarding the poisons. In addition to the snakes, the pit contains three vials of serpent venom, two vials of

depicts a city map, and the south wall displays a map of the Sword Coast. Both maps are dotted with Draconic runes. Claugiyliamatar’s magical connection to her lair allows her to control the moss in this

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

level is a diamond-shaped pit that descends some hundred feet. Flanking the opening are two tall, crystalline figures whose amber eyes watch you. The crystalline figures guarding the pit are two

and places unfamiliar to the characters. But any creature that remains in this area for 1 minute feels their mind open up as the room establishes a connection with them. As an action, a character can

Zorzula's Rest Locations

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

stands a thin spiral staircase, which ascends to one of the arrow slits guarding the entrance, as described in area Z1. The parapet that runs underneath the arrow slits includes a lever that opens the

they are unable to elaborate further. (Unbeknownst to them, this compulsion to destroy the shrine stems from Ruxithid’s connection to Ilvaash, a Far Realm godlet who despises Ilsensine.) Evil Energy

Locations M - P

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

mercenaries are proving to be more trouble than they’re worth. They seem more interested in finding the lost tomb of Mornbryn than in guarding the village. The mercenary leader, Oboth Thornsteel (NE male

the Cult of the Black Earth, which operates in and around the Sumber Hills, and that the cult worships Ogrémoch. These cultists have no connection to the giants; their leaders are described in

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