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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
, Eriette and Ashiok conspire to build a nightmare realm in the ruins of Castle Ardenvale at the heart of the Wicked Slumber, replacing the virtuous court with one composed of sleepwalkers and dreamers
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
accept it.
Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them
fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch
multiverse.
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I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
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What use is vast knowledge or insight if it is not
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suggest that when the gods came to the First World and tried to populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie realm
faraway places.
Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire artists and poets, encourage
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures
;especially travelers from faraway places.
Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far
Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind flayer;mind flayers and
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wisdom to accept it.
Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making
them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
gods he once served. Immediately he set to wiping out that religion, replacing it with new gods of his own imagining, false divinities for whom he alone spoke. Using blasphemous rites, Ankhtepot
resurrected the priests once buried alongside him as powerful mummies, replacing their heads with those of beasts holy to his new faith. These Children of Ankhtepot served him as they did in life, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
themselves the owners of the place. They defend themselves aggressively against intrusion, making it difficult to avoid combat with them. Hidden Grove. Eventually, the characters discover the lower level of
the citadel and the Twilight Grove that lies within. There, they learn the truth about the enchanted fruit, and they must confront Belak the Outcast and the Gulthias Tree. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
innumerable goblinoid legions. In ages long past, Maglubiyet witnessed the destructive propensity of goblinoids and relocated a population of them from the Feywild to his realm on the Outer Planes
. Since then, hordes of these more martial-minded goblins have flourished, with some finding their ways to Material Plane worlds. These vicious invaders seek to sow ruin in preparation for their god’s conquest. Bree-yark!
—Approximate translation from Goblin to Common: “Hey, rube!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
grow. From this Gulthias tree came the seeds from which the first blights were sown. Dark Conquest. Wherever a tree or plant is contaminated by a fragment of an evil mind or power, a Gulthias tree
healthy plants, replacing them with brambles, toxic weeds, and others of their kind. In time, an infestation of blights can turn any land or forest into a place of corruption. In forests infested with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Orcus The bloated Demon Prince of the Undead seeks to end all life in the cosmos, replacing the living with immortal, undead creatures that answer only to him. In this grim future, the many suns of
the Material Plane are extinguished, and all hope has faded away. All that remains is the eternally static realm of the living dead. Orcus is the universe’s staunchest advocate of stagnation. He sees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Beginning the Adventure This adventure begins with the characters being tasked with finding a Candlekeep scholar who has not returned from a research expedition to the distant eastern realm of
you’re ready to begin the adventure, replacing Great Reader A’lai Aivenmore with another scholar of the characters’ acquaintance if you so choose: A’lai Aivenmore’s mood is dark as they pace before you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Wedding Invitation The adventurers become caught up in Zuggtmoy’s plots when they experience a vision from the rebel myconids of Neverlight Grove, delivered by Sovereign Basidia. The characters know
of Basidia and the myconids’ struggles if they visited Neverlight Grove (see chapter 5). Otherwise, the myconids reach out to them if they sheltered Stool or Rumpadump for a time. Basidia’s vision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nylea as Campaign Villain As a villain, Nylea is most likely driven by transgressions against her realm, whether by mortals or by other gods. She might begin her retaliation by barring all sapient
with dangerous creatures.
4 Nylea abruptly vanishes. Explorers deep in the Nessian Wood discover her sacred grove abandoned, and the giant chrysalis at its heart empty. What was in the chrysalis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nylea’s Champions Nylea is one of the more active of the gods in the mortal realm, but she can’t be everywhere at once. Her heroes are her eyes, ears, and arrows on Theros, defending her interests
been captured and imprisoned in a menagerie.
2 Investigate reports of unnatural horrors infesting the Nessian Wood.
3 Plant a golden acorn in a distant grove guarded by monsters.
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Kindly Lord’s daughters, the famed duelist Obyra. Meanwhile, Eriette and Ashiok conspire to build a nightmare realm in the ruins of Castle Ardenvale at the heart of the Wicked Slumber, replacing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
38. Dezmyr’s Chambers Dezmyr dwells here, plotting the conquest of Waterdeep and the destruction of her family’s ancient enemies. 38a. Memento Mori Tapestry. A large tapestry depicting the city of
Shadowdusk family crest (a lit, upright torch with three embers trailing off it, set against a purple disk).
Dezmyr is so touched by the Far Realm that she speaks in riddles. As soon as one or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
riders wheeling overhead could begin the conquest of a neighboring realm. Or a dragon’s minions might launch an attack in preparation for the dragon establishing a new lair. Rebellion, Revolution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, verdant glen. There, she set to scribing her secrets into the garden’s fruits, hiding within each a dozen deaths and their cures. When she retired wearily to bathe, a lizard crept into her grove and
mortal realm. Selfishly, the medusas each kept secrets for themselves, using these as currency to bargain with mortals. Angered that her children would hoard any of her secrets, Pharika cursed them, so that they could never after behold their own reflections without risking death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
6 An amethyst dragon wyrmling is actually the
godhood, perhaps recreating or replacing Sardior.
Connected Creatures Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time and rarely cultivating connections
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Azure Sea, merchant vessels can reach almost every important trading realm in the world of Greyhawk. Shipwrecks The waters of the Azure Sea have claimed many ships, whether through natural causes or as
Glade is a galleon made from the base of a massive, buoyant tree. A grove of smaller trees grows from its deck, their boughs catching the winds to propel the ship. From a distance, the two treants who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
begs for clemency, claiming to have been under the control of a green dragon while on a killing spree.
5 The misty forest at the border of a coastal realm is beginning to grow alarmingly, and
who once guarded the treants’ grove.
Ancient Green Dragon Connections d4 Connected Creatures
1 An ancient green dragon returns to the same sylvan forest every year to feed upon a herd of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
increasing the diversity of options for a particular race, rather than replacing some options with other ones. The following example walks through the creation of an elf subrace: the eladrin. This
twilight realm of the Feywild. Their cities sometimes cross over to the Material Plane, appearing briefly in mountain valleys or deep forest glades before fading back into the Feywild. The elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
to drive the action of a campaign: Evil Cult. Wicked cultists infiltrate a peaceful realm to free an ancient evil entity trapped in a dungeon. Releasing the entity would surely spell the realm’s doom
peaceful realm. Cultists worship and protect this weapon, which must be seized and destroyed to end the threat. Forgotten Dynasty. The long-lost seat of a forgotten dynasty rises from the sea or the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
foliage Ancient grove on the plane of Arborea 10–12 Freshly painted barn door Bucolic homestead on the plane of Arcadia 13–15 Tent flap made of animal hides Upset stomach of an herbivorous behemoth in the
Plane of Water 99–00 Curtain of slime framed by writhing tentacles Puddle of brine within the folds of a giant brain in the Far Realm Irina Nordsol A cadre of marching modrons encounters a section of the Infinite Staircase engulfed by the Iron Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fall.
— Iuz the Old
The Abyss and its demonic inhabitants are akin to a virus. While most other factions across the planes spread their influence into other realms through conquest, conversion
incursion runs its course, no vestige remains of the world that existed before — in effect, the realm has become another layer of the Abyss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
surrounded by utter desolation. Cania Ice-trapped cities provide shelter in a realm cold enough to freeze the soul. Nessus Mighty fortresses stand watch over the deepest pits of the Nine Hells. Avernus
is a freezing realm of ice within which cold flames burn. A frozen sea surrounds the layer, and its gloomy sky crackles with lightning. Archduke Levistus once betrayed Asmodeus and is now encased deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, peaceful realm, where many races live together for common knowledge, celebration, and defense. The city is peopled primarily by the “goodly” races (humans, dwarves, gnomes, elves, halflings, and half-elves
lost or hidden often come to Silverymoon seeking a means to find it, whether by studying in the Vault of the Sages or perusing the Map House for the location of a lost city or grove. These are but two of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of their hoard and feel no need to consolidate it in specific locations. A dragon emperor might accept fealty from lesser sovereigns and nobles who govern parts of the realm in the dragon’s name, or
an iron grip, bringing the spoils of conquest and the tribute of conquered peoples to swell the dragon’s hoard. Those minions might be Humanoids, violent monsters, or a mix of both, forming an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
creatures and villainous monsters that seek to tap into the essence of the Shadowfell thrive deep in the forest. Its innermost reaches mingle with that dark realm, forming a warped mirror version of
plan in mind for them. The cultists possessed a twisted decanter of endless water that tapped into the seas of the Abyss. By shattering the vessel, they created an unstable portal to that awful realm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the Nine Hells is a freezing realm of ice within which cold flames burn. A frozen sea surrounds the layer, and its gloomy sky crackles with lightning. Archduke Levistus once betrayed Asmodeus and is now
it is said that only Asmodeus has ever deceived or thwarted him. Nessus. The lowest layer of the Nine Hells, Nessus is a realm of dark pits whose walls are set with fortresses. There, pit fiend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
cambion and demigod who rules much of the distant north. Iuz’s realm does not produce enough food to feed all its citizens, so it relies on imports for the rest, and Saltmarsh is one of its major
spirit it back to Iuz’s realm. 8. Empty Net Partially supported by stilts driven into the harbor waters, this rickety tavern is purportedly a haven for smugglers, mercenaries, assassins and even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sophistication, each has sealed that pact with the murder of a sentient being — deaths the knights have dubbed necessary for the security of the realm. The knights have access to wingwear, as described in the
their lives. Aerisi disposes of these minstrels on a whim, replacing them with other initiates. Those that master some skill with their instruments survive the longest, but the cost of failure creates a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or take 5 (2d4) psychic damage. A demiplane can be a wonderful place to escape the tumult of the multiverse—provided it isn’t haunted by a hungry Far Realm aberration, of
in space. A creature can hover and move by thought with a flying speed of 30 feet, or by using its own flying speed if it has one. Misty Boundary. Mist encircles the void, replacing walls, floor, and