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Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
, and a pouch containing 25 gp
Dust Digger
Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts
the treasures and relics of wizards, warlords, or royalty. Some archaeologists plunder for wealth or fame, while others consider it their calling to illuminate the past or keep the world’s
Species
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
themselves falling through portals to other planes and worlds.
Kender sometimes amass impressive collections of curiosities. Some might collect mundane knickknacks or relics from magical sites, while
example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a creature that has the Construct type.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
relics it is charged with guarding. Sacred Guardians. Creating an eidolon requires a spirit of fanatical devotion — that of an individual who, in life, served with unwavering faithfulness. Upon death, a
to the divine. Forged from the souls of those who had proven their unwavering devotion, eidolons stalk temples and vaults, places where miracles have been witnessed and relics enshrined, to ensure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Concordian tries to acquire prized relics through less honorable means; adventurers could be employed to acquire an exotic prize from a rival through any means necessary, legal or otherwise. All of these
of history; one Concordian collects relics of the Cul’sir giants of Xen’drik, while another pursues artifacts of the dragons of Argonnessen. One of the most common ways in which adventurers cross paths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
elemental power of the Endless Rockslide hold the key to a mage’s research. The mage offers a manual of golems (clay) in exchange for help in overcoming guardians from the Giant Construct Encounters table
exchange for help retaking the site. Rival Elements A djinni assaults the Endless Rockslide to disrupt the plans of her dao rival. Each genie asks the characters to side against the other. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Living Iron Statue This squat, solid-looking statue, currently guarding the evil cult’s treasure in Isle of the Abbey, is made from pure iron. Its hands are shaped into deadly weapons. Living Iron
Statue
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 102 (12d8 + 48)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
6 (-2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
outposts or vaults the adventurers are guarding. Whatever the Dhakaani do, it should be part of a mission objective. Is the goal to strengthen their kech? Gather information about the enemy? Recover
Dhakaani relics? Initially the Dhakaani should be mysterious: remarkably skilled goblins that fight to the death or disappear into the shadows. The characters might logically assume that they are Darguul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
believe these creations have natural origins and territories. Most such gorgons continue to follow age-old commands, guarding sites long fallen to ruin. Gorgon Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 19
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, remains a danger due to undead guarding the only safe approach: a beach called the Skull Dunes. The mariners’ guild is willing to pay 2,000 gp to the characters if they can land, explore the island
, and clear it entirely of threats so that the guild can construct a lighthouse on the site. Payment is made upon completion of the job, which will be verified by guild members. The mariners’ guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
drives out the intruders bent on plundering the relics it is charged with guarding. Eidolon
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 63 (18d8 − 18)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Banshee Wailing Harbinger of Death Habitat: Any; Treasure: Relics Heralds of doom and plagues on the living, banshees are spirits obsessed by unresolved bitterness or sorrow. These storied phantoms
releases a mournful wail if it isn’t in sunlight. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature within 30 feet that can hear the wail and isn’t a Construct or an Undead. Failure: If the target has 25 Hit Points or fewer, it drops to 0 Hit Points. Otherwise, the target takes 10 (3d6) Psychic damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Clay Golem Guardian of Home and Heart Habitat: Urban; Treasure: Relics Clay golems are magical defenders made from earth and clay to protect places or communities. The materials used in creating clay
sight.
3 Prevent any Fiend from crossing a bridge.
4 Remove any who enter its creator’s workshop.
Clay Golem Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 14 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 123 (13d10 + 52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Guardian Naga Enduring Serpentine Lore Keeper Habitat: Desert, Forest, Planar (Upper Planes); Treasure: Relics Alejandro Pacheco Guardian nagas are immortal, serpentine scholars that possess perfect
memories. They collect the histories and lore of those they live among, guarding cultures’ stories and passing them on to new generations with infallible accuracy. Guardian nagas that outlive their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
mutation. Over the years that were the height of Thessalar’s power in the temple, the artificer’s chief rival was the artificer Moghadam, architect of the Tomb of Horrors. Moghadam recently lured away
several sculptors from Thessalar’s temple to help construct his tomb, with false promises of vast salaries. To add insult to injury, Moghadam then sent back a party of mercenary thieves and a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
piercing or slashing weapon. Several of Thessalar’s prized sculptors have been lured away from the temple by Moghadam, his rival artificer, with promises of false payment to help construct the Tomb of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
center. The square tabletop is 5 feet on each side. The student who describes how to play is a character’s Friend, Rival, or Beloved, although you could choose anyone from the “Fellow Students
Teacup
Tiny Construct, Unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
4 (−3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
3 (−4)
WIS
3 (−4)
CHA
1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hole pierces the deck and the hull below.
The first time a creature that isn’t a Construct or Undead comes within 5 feet of the ship’s wreckage, the creature must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On
what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
suitable spot, its followers construct a new lair while it transforms into an elder brain. Although a creature as arrogant and ambitious as an elder brain might resent an ulitharid’s rise, it understands
that the mind flayers can’t rebuild their shattered empire without expanding their reach. It might resent its new rival, but it can take comfort that soon enough the ulitharid will strike out on its own and the colony will return to normal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
involves guarding the beholder’s lair. Sometimes it uses gifts as rewards and incentives for exceptional minions; although it prefers to rule by coercion and fear, it understands that better results can
rival beholder (or any parts it can recover from a battle) would certainly be a prized trophy, as would be the skull of a defeated dragon, the clothing of a famous adventurer the beholder killed, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Temple Reliquary The dwarves kept many precious relics here. 39a. Despoiled Gallery The duergar have destroyed the relics on display here, including statues atop pedestals, stone tablets on
poisonous snake, with these changes: The serpent is a construct that understands and obeys whoever was holding the staff when it transformed. It has immunity to poison damage and the poisoned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
prophets. 3 Relic Collectors. This order of archaeologist-monks seeks to fill their museum-like temple with storied holy relics. 4 Charitable Missionaries. Adhering to the belief that religion
deity. Religious Order Contact d6 Contact 1 Shadow Tongue. A mysterious speaker for your order advises your next steps but fears being discovered by a powerful rival faith. 2 Inspired Creator. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Basilisk Travelers sometimes find objects that look like pieces of remarkably lifelike stone carvings of wildlife. Missing parts appear to have been bitten off. Seasoned explorers regard such relics
basilisk sees its reflection within 30 feet of it in bright light, it mistakes itself for a rival and targets itself with its gaze.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Colossus Titanic Vessel of Divine Might Habitat: Any; Treasure: Relics Colossi are massive Constructs created by the devout to reflect the nature of a deity, which could be benevolent or wicked
.
Maxime Minard
Colossus Gargantuan Construct (Titan), Unaligned
AC 23 Initiative +16 (26)
HP 553 (27d20 + 270)
Speed 60 ft.
Mod Save
Str 30 +10 +10
Dex 11 +0 +8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, bestowing on each construct an Intelligence of 11 and the ability to understand (but not speak) Dwarvish and Undercommon. Each duergar brain is contained in a glass sphere embedded in the construct’s head
Post This misshapen, 20-foot-high room sits at the top of a sloped tunnel that descends for hundreds of feet to level 18. Guarding the otherwise empty room are eight duergar. If they see light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
adventurers and other individuals who deal with large sums of wealth. They exchange coin for gemstones as readily as they find buyers for historical relics and recovered art. 5 Philosophical Faction
potential and try to push you to greatness? 5 Golem Guide. Your guild contact is the soul of a long-dead artisan preserved in a construct body. This golem is wise and knowledgeable, but it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
prisoner from a rival thieves’ guild (use the spy stat block) is locked in one cell; Kathra Bitterwind visits occasionally to interrogate the prisoner. 4: Audience Hall A carpeted dais stands at the
chairs. The bosses use this elegant meeting room to plan future heists and to meet with guests they wish to impress. 6: Guard Post Two wereboars stand before the northern doors, guarding the vault
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
devastation orb in Triboar. She is protected by two mercenary veterans. In addition, the two thugs guarding the tavern are ready to come when called. The room has two small leaded-glass windows and a
that she can take them to where the orb is, or send someone to fetch it. Rival Seller When the characters conclude dealing with Nareen, matters take a new turn. Haliyra Ravenfast (female Illuskan human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
divine power to keep your party alive gets the adrenaline flowing, you should try keeping the peace at a corporate board meeting. Or managing the hostile takeover of a rival. Try negotiating merchandising
items to select markets. By showing the world that faith is your business, you can ensure that business is always booming. Relics of Faith d8 Relic
1 Saint’s-thighbone walking stick (50 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
concluded that the best place to ensure the orrery’s end was a secret shrine to destruction beneath Waterdeep, rumored to be able to destroy even powerful magic relics. So the pair packed up and headed for
into contact with the orrery, they discover that two of the artifact’s components have been claimed by Acquisitions Incorporated franchises that have come under recent attack by unknown foes. The rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Docents from these ruins, and that the pilgrims consider the items sacred. Mercy also talks about the pilgrims’ recent run-ins with rival salvagers. Mercy mentions two other groups in particular: a
the Turquoise Spear, a small platoon of Cyran ex-soldiers that scours the Mournland for relics. An orc artillerist named Kalyth speaks for her companions, two halfling soldiers named Dortle-Lynn and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
spirit magic. His time at Prismari was hardly wasted, however. Combining his artistic skill with his keen spiritual sense, Hofri could visualize a spirit’s mortal appearance and construct a viable
. Osgir, the Reconstructor Even by Lorehold standards, Osgir (neutral stone giant) is obsessed with relics of the past. A professor of order, he treasures every connection to old civilizations, whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
sputtering engine, and is largely filled with a heaping, tangled mass of wreckage. This consists of old machine parts from other areas of the monastery, broken relics of Kwalish’s earliest experiments, dead
the construct override the brain’s control of the treasury engine. Successfully doing so keeps the engine running, but Gearbox is unable to disconnect as a result. Treasure. All manner of goods and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
active) 88–90 Storage 91 Strong room or vault, for guarding valuable treasures connected to the portal or funds used to pay the planar gate’s guardians 92–93 Study 94 Torture chamber, for questioning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Zaythir’s study. The nycaloth Thlaarsh the Gore Drinker is here, seeking ways to make the castle move. Thlaarsh attacks rival trespassers and fights to the death, but it tries to capture spellcasters, hoping
this simple room. Ladders descend to the floor below and rise to the level above.
An incubus named Arcis, who serves Thlaarsh, waits in this room, guarding the prisoner on the floor above. If he heard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
11 1 fire elemental myrmidon† guarding 1 azer (attitude for both: 1d6 + 2) that is gathering metal or other raw material
12 1 phoenix† (attitude: 1d8 + 3) traveling to or from a site of great
: 1d12) searching for an advantage against a rival kraken
10 2 water elementals (attitude: 1d10) diligently making furrows in the sand using their bodies, creating a sprawling pattern
11 2