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                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a demonic warrior known as a flind.
A war band of demon-worshiping gnolls typically contains only one flind, and that creature sets the war bandâs path. Because of its special connection to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     monsters
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     black crystal called chardalyn, fragments of the shattered Crystal Shard.
Zlan has leveraged its connection with the shattered Artifact to psychically infest chardalyn, using the crystalline material to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     rival and an equal. The Zlan Liches table gives a brief description of each component.
Zlan Liches
Name
History
Argent Black
Emerged from the Negative Plane, fed on hate and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     spirits.
Bound to Spirits
Every kalashtar has a connection to a spirit of light, a bond shared by other members of their bloodline. Kalashtar appear human, but their spiritual connection affects them
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants kalashtar
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     encounters with members of other guilds are more often violent than friendly, but occasional bonds do form.
Roll twice on the Gruul Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Gruul
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Contacts table.
Gruul Contacts
d8
Contact
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One of my parents is a renowned warrior in my clan.
2
My sibling has the ear of the clan chief.
3
I have cousins in a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     Species
                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     with orcs tells of confronting a hulking foe that can cleave through a warrior with a single blow, part of a force that can cut down enemies as though they were trembling stalks of wheat before the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
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One whose beauty is greatly accented using makeup
7
An impersonation of another hero
8
The embodiment of a school of magic
9
A warrior with distinctive armor
10
A
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     often as you wish, using one to hide the other or serve as convenient camouflage. However, should someone realize the connection between your persona and your true self, your deception might lose its
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do.
6
Iâm trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     guilds, and often these new guild members maintain friendships with former guild mates.
Roll twice on the Selesnya Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Selesnya Contacts table
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , gathering information on the activities and plans of rival nations, houses, and businesses. Naturally, your affiliation with an espionage agency is a secret; you canât advertise that connection, and if you
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Creating a Rival In essence, a rival is a somewhat specialized NPC. You can use chapter 4 of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide to build a new NPC for this purpose, or pick one from your current cast of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the others might be neutral or good; conflicts with those rivals might be social or political, rather than manifesting as direct attacks. The best rivals have a connection with their adversaries on a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     years, speaks for the townsfolk. She seldom attends meetings of the Council of Speakers. Militia. Douganâs Hole can muster up to 12 soldiers (use the tribal warrior stat block) and 1 veteran. Heraldry
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     mystery, while the fish represent the bounty of Redwaters. Sacrifice to Auril. Warmth (see "Sacrifices to Auril"). Rival. Good Mead.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , the warriorâs eyes glow with pale light. If someone casts counterspell or dispel magic on the dread warrior during this time, and successfully dispels a 5th-level spell, Varâs connection is suppressed for 1 minute. Preemptively casting dispel magic on a dread warrior can have the same effect.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     appendix B). The lich has since altered the process to make it possible for a Red Wizard to take control of a dread warrior. The effect creates a psychic link between the dread warrior and a Red Wizard, who
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     roaming monsters or the patrols of the rival nations, and perhaps encounter friendly faces as they search for the entrance to the Lost Caverns. Danger-filled caverns await the characters in Iggwilvâs former
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lair. Bloodthirsty monsters and the deadly remnants of the archmageâs power stand between the characters and the Witch Queenâs hoard, which is guarded by the greatest of Iggwilvâs treasuresâher daughter, the vampire warrior Drelnza.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Bound to Spirits Every kalashtar has a connection to a spirit of light, shared by other members of their bloodline. Kalashtar appear human, but the spiritual connection affects them in a variety of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their quori spirits. A kalashtar might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants kalashtar minor
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Bound to Spirits    Kalashtar  
  Every kalashtar has a connection to a spirit of light, a bond shared by other members of their bloodline. Kalashtar appear human, but their spiritual connection
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     communicate with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the connection of the rapport spores to push into Araumycosâs mind. âWho dares?â a voice shouts in your mind. âWho dares disturb my intended nuptials?â Spores and tendrils erupt from the surface of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     order to succeed. The split in the Demon Queenâs attention works in their favor, as Zuggtmoyâs demonic rival Juiblex chooses that moment to launch its attack and claim Araumycos for its own. Before
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     reputations as experts in varied trades or fields. The inner workings of the markets where families meet and trade are complicated, rife with competition and alliances. Rival families occasionally clash
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with one another; their conflicts typically take the form of insults and rumor-mongering, but sometimes escalate to violent scuffles. Some traditionalists fear losing their cultural identity and connection to the natural world, and they wish to disrupt the growing impact of mercantilism on local life.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Dran Enterprises  Dran Enterprises is the biggest rival of Acquisitions Incorporated â and has the strongest possible connection to that august organization. Founded by a false version of Auspicia
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Barbarian DENMAN ROOKE  A Fierce Warrior of Primal Rage  Core Barbarian Traits   Primary Ability Strength Hit Point Die D12 per Barbarian level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Constitution
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spirit or revered forebear. Others see it as a connection to the pain and anguish of the world, as an impersonal tangle of wild magic, or as an expression of their own deepest self. For every Barbarian
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ranger CHRIS RALLIS  A Wandering Warrior Imbued with Primal Magic  Core Ranger Traits   Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D10 per Ranger level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     predator does, moving stealthily through the wilds and hiding themselves in brush and rubble. Thanks to their connection with nature, Rangers can also cast spells that harness primal powers of the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rival to become a dracolich. 
   2  A dragon suffering from a wasting affliction asks the characters to travel to another world, where they must destroy an echo of that dragon who has become a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the dragonâs echo, which has become a draconic shard. 
   6  A dracolich keeps returning after being destroyed. The dracolichâs connection to its echoes on other worlds is keeping its soul intact
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Flind When the demon lord Yeenoghu (appears in this book) wants to create a particularly fearsome war band leader, he transforms an exceptionally strong and vicious gnoll into a demonic warrior known
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     as a flind. A war band of demon-worshiping gnolls typically contains only one flind, and that creature sets the war bandâs path. Because of its special connection to Yeenoghu, a flind uses demonic
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     known as Mistress Leafwind 
   Path of the Totem Warrior Unlike your wilder cousins, your connection to the spirit world is a little less woodsy and a little more civilized. However, that doesnât mean
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     magical weapon. 
   4  Defeat a rival. 
   5  Open a planar portal. 
   6  Summon fiends or undead. 
   7  Overthrow a peer or superior. 
   8  Cause a riot in the Cogs. 
   9  Start a war
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . 
   6  The villain has a personal connection to one of the PCs. 
   7  The initial plot was just a distraction from the actual plot. 
   8  The villain is fighting a greater evil, and their plot is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Barrier Peaks. His studies of an ancient, crashed planar craft set him on a path that might have seen him rival Ioun and Heward â until his experiments overtook him, and he became lost to the ages
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     first laboratory, building planar gates of his own design. Testing one such gate as it forged a connection to the Nine Hells attracted the attention of a bone devil. Trailing Kwalish back across the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rival goblin gang specializing in illicit weapons, and they want Krenko dead in reprisal for the murder of one of their lieutenants. The dead lieutenant also happens to be the youngest of the three
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     had help from one of the other guilds when he escaped. We are enlisting others to investigate that connection, as it could point to a bigger problem.â âWe need you to track down Krenko and bring him
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     appearance of loyalty toward rival terrors. Every part of Kalakeri holds secrets and dangers, and nowhere is untouched by its rulersâ war for dominance. When planning adventures in Kalakeri, consider
                                                
                                            
                                                
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   10  Ramya desires a consort to cement her rulership and bring stability to the kingdom. A character who is a capable warrior catches her attention.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    House Auvryndar House Auvryndar uses Muiralâs Gauntlet as a staging ground for raids into other levels and as a base from which to launch attacks against House Freth, a rival drow house that has a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     platinum bracers (250 gp each) and a spider-shaped obsidian pendant magically animated so that its legs twitch (50 gp). This amulet doubles as a holy symbol of Lolth. Zress Orlezziir A deadly warrior from a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     path of the warrior. Fates A fortune teller foresaw that you would find your calling in a life of battle. Flames When the heat of battle takes over, you barely recognize yourself. This scares you. Fool
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Friendly (or not-so-friendly) competition with a rival has spurred you to adventure. Gem You seek a fabled magic weapon or magic suit of armor. You wonât rest until you find it. Jester You feel like a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     to see a warrior with a sword on one hip and a wand on the other. Within the army, such a soldier is referred to as an arcaneer. On the streets, they are called wandslingers. A wandslinger is defined
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     training. This doesnât change the way these features function; it means that instead of making a pact with a fiend, your warlock has a connection to an elite order of arcaniers that share these abilities
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     wizard, youâve studied the spells created by your ancestor. If youâre a warrior, youâve practiced their specific martial techniques. When you trance, you relive their greatest battles. But these
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     sought to be inducted into the faith. But so far the Keepers of the Past have declared that only elves can be revenants. Beyond the blood connection to the ancestor, an elf communes with their ancestor
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Story Thus Far . . . As the Cult of the Dragon has grown bolder, its actions have drawn attention. Your character has stumbled into the Cultâs scheme in some manner or has a connection to dragons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     compulsion to travel to Greenest. Perhaps the answer to the riddle of your dreams awaits you there. 4 Ontharr Frume, a crusading warrior and champion of good, is your friend and mentor. He has asked you to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Story Thus Far . . . As the Cult of the Dragon has grown bolder, its actions have drawn attention. Your character has stumbled into the Cultâs scheme in some manner or has a connection to dragons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     compulsion to travel to Greenest. Perhaps the answer to the riddle of your dreams awaits you there. 4 Ontharr Frume, a crusading warrior and champion of good, is your friend and mentor. He has asked you to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Story Thus Far ... As the Cult of the Dragon has grown bolder, its actions have drawn attention. Your character has stumbled into the cultâs scheme in some manner or has a connection to dragons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     to travel to Greenest. Perhaps the answer to the riddle of your dreams awaits you there. 4 Ontharr Frume, a crusading warrior and champion of good, is your friend and mentor. He has asked you to travel
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     isnât your patronâs priority. 4 Intimate Connection. A common-born confidant or lover of your patron guides you in creating circumstances to bolster the noble familyâs best interests. 5 Outside Insider
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     conduct at your highborn patronâs request.  Aristocrat Quests   d6 Quest   1 Noble Union. You work within multiple noble factions to unite rival families. 2 Business Breakthrough. You track down and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     organization. While serving as spies engaging in international intrigues could lead to world-changing escapades, being fixers for the mayor of a struggling town offers a personal connection to a place
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Rival. You seek to weaken or remove a rival to the regentâs ruleâperhaps a general, an archdruid, or a noble with a claim to the throne. 3 Expel Corruption. You help the sovereign reform their
                                                
                                            
                                        






