contact rites gods to her return

Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity

, a Cleric can reach out to the divine magic of the Outer Planes—where gods dwell—and channel it to bolster people and battle foes. Because their power is a divine gift, Clerics typically

Refrum

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold positions of influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly

under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.

Avi

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Mace","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders

of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.Acid

Elister Noggins

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Mace","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Priests bring the teachings of their gods

the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.

Valetta

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold

rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.Lightning

Leonin Iconoclast

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

in ages past, today their prides largely avoid contact with other peoples and spurn the gods that ignored their plight. Since then, the leonin have flourished, finding strength in their bonds with

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.While leonin don't deny the existence of the gods, most denounce them, believing the deities are more likely to spread

Dragon Blessed

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, thaumaturgy 1/day each: enhance ability, flame strike, mass cure wounds, revivify, tonguesDragon blessed are the acolytes of dragons, whom they revere as gods. They wield magic to heal and support those

those servitors whose devotion to a dragon approaches fanatical reverence and who receive magical power from the dragon in return. Dragon followers might serve and revere any kind of dragon, and

Astral Drifter

Backgrounds Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

have camped on the petrified hulks of dead gods and narrowly escaped the psychic winds that sweep across the Astral Sea while also avoiding prolonged contact with the plane’s most dangerous

pouch containing 10 gp Longevity You are 20d6 years older than you look, because you have spent that much time in the Astral Sea without aging. Feature: Divine Contact You gain the Magic

Prophetess Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

and unexpected return to the world. Through all that time and currently, Prophetess has maintained a challenging relationship with her faith. Though retired from active service to her deity, Prophetess

can call on her spells and abilities in times of need, and remains in constant practice with Confessor, her maul. At her core, she believes that the gods help those who help themselves, and that

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

causes mighty storms or fierce maelstroms. A scion’s slumber is filled with dreams ranging from inspiring visions of Annam’s return to melancholy prophecies of inevitable decline, from

day to day, ranging from pleasantly sunny to brutal hailstorms. If the scion dies, these effects end immediately. Scions of Giants’ Gods Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

pleasure alone. Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee

Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

all forms, from art objects and flowers to skilled artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone. Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar

against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury. After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern

Chardalyn Berserker

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

creep over them, but it passes quickly. Chardalyn Madness. Prolonged contact with the demonic magic imprinted on the chardalyn has afflicted the berserker with a form of madness, causing the berserker

the effects of madness, the berserker loses its Chardalyn Madness trait but retains its chaotic evil alignment and other qualities. Further exposure to the demonic magic causes the berserker’s madness to return, however.

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your

background might aspire to greater things, not for themselves, but for their faith. You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

is filled with dreams ranging from inspiring visions of Annam’s return to melancholy prophecies of inevitable decline, from joyful glimpses of an idyllic past to horrific nightmares of torment

. If the scion dies, these effects end immediately. Scions of Giants’ Gods Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam, and his children. But scions of giants’ gods boast a greater

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone. Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring

Toril to escape their fury. After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the

Barghest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

day when it can complete its mission, return to Gehenna, and serve the General directly in his yugoloth legions, but it doesn’t kill goblinoids indiscriminately. By devouring the souls of

opportunity arises, until they reach adulthood and are capable of seeking out stronger prey. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires. Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to

Archon of Falling Stars

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

makes a radiant spear attack, and then its mount can use its reaction to make a melee weapon attack. Return to Nyx (Costs 3 Actions). The archon causes a corpse it can see within 30 feet of it to burst

recounts the battle between a group of the gods’ champions and a mighty archon, which took place at the mysterious eastern edge of the world. Defeated, the falling archon is said to have met the

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Return to Worms. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it breaks apart into a swarm of insects (see the Monster Manual) in the same space. Unless the swarm is destroyed, the mage reforms from it

planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these

Star Spawn Seer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s goal is to tap into vast energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that

even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Spellcasting.Ancient legends 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

. Whenever a creature that can understand a language sleeps or enters a state of trance or reverie within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, the dragon can establish telepathic contact with that creature

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters 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

trance or reverie within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, the dragon can establish telepathic contact with that creature and converse with it in its dreams. The creature remembers its conversation

Priest Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

":"Mace","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold positions of

influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.

Gnoph-Keh

monsters

some dreadful apotheosis by cultists is unclear. What is plain is that gnoph-kehs rule as vicious, hateful gods among the mountain tribes they enslave. Terrible Deities. A gnoph-keh craves worship

even the slightest defiance and making the most obsequious its priests. The gnoph-keh demands sacrifices, preferably living humanoids for it to devour. In return, it uses its magic to protect its

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and

offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric—performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power

Nature Domain Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities associated with

particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret

Elder Thing

monsters

bizarre elder things predate all other known forms of life, or so sages believe. Ancient ruins, archaeological evidence, and even entreaties to the gods seem to indicate that the elder things existed in

the universe even before the gods arose. This startling theory has led religious and arcane scholars to ban or heavily police any research into these bizarre entities. Some heretics believe that the

Old Ways Chosen

monsters

Animal Mask. The chosen wears the mask of an animal, imbuing it with the strength of the old gods. When a creature is grappling the chosen, the creature can remove the mask as an action, or as an

Ray (level 4 version)Venerating old and forgotten gods who once held sway over the remote places of the world, the Old Ways chosen keep the last embers of belief and tradition burning. Many of the

Nature Domain (PHB)

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities associated with

particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret

Lesser Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath

monsters

. Noxious Heralds. The dark young are the first of Shub-Niggurath’s servitors to contact a cult. Those who worship the Black Goat of the Woods engage in primal rituals that require gratuitous

bloodletting and fleshy offerings. In return, the dark young heed their call. They provide a cult with brute force, smashing its enemies and protecting it from outsiders. However, if the cult fails to provide a

The Weeping Widow

monsters

target regains 10 Hit Points.Once a priestess committed to healing the sick through divine rites, the Weeping Widow abandoned the gods after a personal tragedy and turned to sinister science. Believing

Greater Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath

monsters

’s faith across the woods of the world. Luckily, they are quite rare. Noxious Heralds. The dark young are the first of Shub-Niggurath’s servitors to contact a cult. Those who worship the

Black Goat of the Woods engage in primal rituals that require gratuitous bloodletting and fleshy offerings. In return, the dark young heed their call. They provide a cult with brute force, smashing its

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

crafting simple tools and hunting and gathering food, and gangs sometimes come together peacefully to exchange members and goods between them. Malevolent Worship of Malign Gods Bugbears worship two

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

his axe in wide swaths to cut through the ranks of orcs arrayed against him, shouting praise to the gods with every foe’s fall. Calling down a curse upon the forces of undeath, a human lifts

her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to

the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy. Gods of the Orcs Orcs believe their gods

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