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whose ancestors underwent, horrific magical transformations, to the extent that they retain only a fraction of their original being. Their humanoid bodies incorporate the features of various beasts. For
wild or while standing guard outside their lairs. Until it is seen, a camouflaged mongrelfolk has advantage on Stealth checks made to hide.
Horrific Offspring. It’s possible to restore a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
gothic villains are most effective when they are slowly revealed as shockingly cruel, immoral, or the antithesis of goodness. Gothic Horror Villains d10 Villain
1 A reclusive noble who
isn’t a vampire, but uses his reputation as one to terrorize his vassals
2 An indulgent socialite who made a terrible bargain with a fell power to retain her youth
3 A scientist obsessed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
2d4 galeb duhr 31–35 1d4 frost giants 36–40 A wooded valley haunted by secretive and reclusive elves who tell warily of their master: a mad wizard who lives in the heart of the valley 41–45 1d10 air
force of 100 dwarves (veterans) standing guard at a mountain pass, permitting no passage until a traveler pays 100 gp (if on foot) or 200 gp (if mounted) 81–85 1d4 rocs 86–90 1d4 young red dragons 91–96 1 ancient silver dragon 97–00 1 ancient red dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Helm The Watcher, He of the Unsleeping Eyes, the Vigilant One The god of vigilance and protection, Helm is seen as the epitome of the guardian, the watcher, and the guard. He is venerated by those
stairways during the Time of Troubles, preventing the gods from ascending them and continuing the chaos of that period, until the Tablets of Fate were found. Although his faith has known dark days, worship of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
trainer — perhaps a retired adventurer or champion who is willing to serve as a mentor. The trainer might be a reclusive wizard or haughty sorcerer who owes the queen a favor, the knight-commander of
the King’s Guard, the leader of a powerful druid circle, a quirky monk who lives in a remote mountaintop pagoda, a barbarian chieftain, a warlock living among nomads as a fortune-teller, or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
to visit sacred dwarven sites before continuing on to Goldenfields. They were last seen at the west end of the Stone Bridge, turning south to proceed overland through the heart of the Sumber Hills
reclusive orders, but these outposts serve Elemental Evil. When the characters infiltrate or defeat these disguised groups of cultists, they discover that each Haunted Keep guards a passage leading to a huge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the clockwork creatures that guard the vault. But the characters are ultimately chagrined to discover that the component isn’t there, with the vault set up as a ruse to distract anyone attempting to
distraction, providing cover for an attempt to steal the orrery housing and the components the characters have obtained. Continuing across the Greypeaks, the characters reach the ruined town of Fortune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
forests within themselves. They are known by many other names, including wild elves, green elves, and forest elves. Grugach are reclusive wood elves of the Greyhawk setting, while the Kagonesti and the
to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a Long Rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Elven Lineages Lineage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Gatekeepers The Gatekeepers are a druidic sect dedicated to protecting the natural world from unnatural forces. They battle aberrations and guard against extraplanar invasions and the release of
Wardens of the Wood, the Greensingers, and the Ashbound. Today, the Gatekeepers are one of the smaller sects, and many of the sites of their long-ago battles have been abandoned and forgotten. But some Gatekeepers still remain in the Shadow Marches and the Eldeen Reaches, continuing their vigil to this day.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
themselves. They are known by many other names, including wild elves, green elves, and forest elves. Grugach are reclusive wood elves of the Greyhawk setting, while the Kagonesti and the Tairnadal are
4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Elven Lineages Lineage Level 1 Level 3 Level 5 Drow The range of your Darkvision increases to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Dungeons Some dungeons are old strongholds abandoned by the folk who built them. Others are natural caves or lairs carved out by monsters. Dungeons attract cults, groups of monsters, and reclusive
–66 Intended as a death trap to eliminate any creature that enters, perhaps to guard a treasure or to harvest souls for a necromantic rite 67–69 Intended as a tomb 70–72 Long known as the site of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Kruphix Many pray to Kruphix when they need to find something lost, but few dedicate themselves to his worship. Cults devoted to Kruphix fiercely guard their secrets, and their initiates
are certainly those among them who might try if they could see a way to retain their own powers.
The Silence. When the squabbling of the gods threatened the world once more despite Kruphix’s warning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, the flamespeakers are reclusive priests of Purphoros who revere nature spirits and who inhabit fiery rifts in the mountains. The ancient practice is viewed as primitive but powerful, and Akroans of any
. These servants lack citizenship’s full privileges but retain a position of some honor thanks to their class. Below these servants, at the bottom of Akros’s social hierarchy, are the serfs. Comprising
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
emerald dragon lairs in abandoned bandit caverns also occupied by a friendly earth elemental, which hunts for buried coins for the dragon’s hoard.
3 A galeb duhr acts as a door guard to a young
the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult emerald dragon.
3 An adult emerald dragon unwillingly serves a fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
her unconscious body far from the kingdom’s shore to a secret grotto in which the reclusive medusa Euryale lived alone. Despite Euryale’s anxiety (she was painfully aware that even kind folk feared her
Istus, and invisible to every guard, she led Asteria onto the cliffs, where—pointing out the constellations that governed Asteria’s and Euryale’s fates—Istus explained that nothing could be done. It was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Mongrelfolk Mongrelfolk are humanoids that have undergone, or whose ancestors underwent, horrific magical transformations, to the extent that they retain only a fraction of their original being
camouflage while hunting in the wild or while standing guard outside their lairs. Until it is seen, a camouflaged mongrelfolk has advantage on Stealth checks made to hide. Horrific Offspring. It’s possible to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Alaron, has been hiring mercenaries to guard caravans running north to Callidyr. Caravan masters there are always looking for help, if you’re willing to brave the road for a while. Gwynneth Over my
lifetime, the isle of Gwynneth has become ever more fey and mysterious, home to the elven realm of Sarifal, under the rule of High Lady Ordalf. Sarifal shares the island with the reclusive mountain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
as a newer addition that houses the mad and deformed who have been brought up from the catacombs. The settlement enjoys prosperity today, but such benefit was hard-won and requires vigilance to retain
beneath the hold, bringing down the lowest vaults of the cathedral in its bloody ascension. As a result, the temple has dramatically increased guard patrols in the tunnels, perhaps as a prelude to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, occasionally breaking off small garrisons (often of one type of goblinoid) to guard territory that needs to be held. A host usually marches at night, with outriders, who carry messenger ravens, traveling ahead
might be accepted as auxiliary units in the host, if they prove to be capable and trustworthy. Typically, a goblinoid host seeks to retain enough of the population in a conquered settlement for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in the Undying Court. Based in the city of Shae Mordai, the members of the Undying Court spend their time meditating, engaging in research, or continuing to perfect the arts they practiced in life
the army of Aerenal’s City of the Dead. They guard the temples of the Undying Court and the mansions of the noble lines of Aerenal, and Aereni ambassadors are often accompanied by undead bodyguards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
boulevard then splits to the north, continuing as the High Road, and to the west as a boulevard called Waterdeep Way, heading toward the Palace of Waterdeep (not to be confused with Waterdeep Castle
walking statues, no longer mobile, offers another way to orient yourself on a local scale. At nine stories tall, twice the height of any buildings nearby, the Honorable Knight stands guard in a block of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
move welcomed by no one — least of all the members of the Watch, who must now stand guard over the site until it can be investigated and closed. A character whose background entails knowledge of the
potion of healing, 10 gp, and the bones of four of her toes that have fallen off. She used to be really attached to them. The Mystic Continuing on through Dock Ward, the characters catch unexpected sight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
size that near the ancient ancestral mound of the Red Tiger tribe. The settlement was founded some time ago by members of the Black Lion tribe, who put down roots here rather than continuing to live
World Mountains just north of the Evermoors, is the site of Great Worm Cavern, the ancestral mound of the Great Worm tribe. These Uthgardt are notoriously reclusive; it has been twenty years since the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
at the cost of their lives. The Red Wizards in this sector might feign surrender to put the characters off their guard. For example, they might fall to their knees and hold up their hands. Then, when
, the creatures that guard the shrine are already immune to the effect. Doors. All the doors in this sector are locked. Random Encounters. No random encounters occur in the Temples of Extraction. Black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
supersede their original loyalties. See appendix C for more information. Stone Guard. This force of five hundred veteran warriors serves the Deepking as bodyguards, elite troops, and secret police
Clan Cairngorm lead quiet lives of art and contemplation in Gracklstugh. Although reclusive and averse to conflict, the giants have sworn an ancient oath of loyalty to the Deepking, and have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
message her indirectly through a third party (a bribed guard or worker, for instance), Oppal’s response makes it clear that she is willing to pass along “the information” only if she is liberated. She
cover any of the following options: A corrupt member of the Neverwinter city guard might help get the characters into the holes for a price. But that guard might also charge a higher and previously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
newly returned tower (see the “Tower Sorcerous” section). Rumor has it Duke Rowan Darkwood pays handsomely for information about his reclusive neighbors and their fortress. Society of Sensation
Parade) who extinguishes misconduct with a crack of her silvered whip. Hall of Records Oksana Kerro Dapper giants stand guard outside the Hall of Records, headquarters of the Fated Once a thriving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Stream To the north along the frozen stream, the tunnel splits, with one way continuing north and the other veering east. The stream follows the dark northward tunnel. Light from a distant fire is
in area V10. Each burial niche in this tunnel is 2 feet wide, 2 feet tall, and 5 feet deep. The bones of warriors were placed here to guard the way to the chieftain’s tomb. Animals have savaged the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
.
The spherical monster that guards this room is a spectator that speaks Common. One of the human wizards who worked in the Forge of Spells summoned the creature to guard the magic items created and
drow supervisor barks orders at two bugbears sifting through rubble while two other bugbears stand guard.
Nezznar’s lackeys occupy this cavern. The Spider’s divinations suggest that some valuable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Forms to Guard the Wilds Druids of the Circle of the Moon draw on lunar magic to transform themselves. Their order gathers under the moon to share news and perform rituals. Changeable as the moon, a
starry form rather than shape-shifting. While in your starry form, you retain your game statistics, but your body becomes luminous, your joints glimmer like stars, and glowing lines connect them as on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the aarakocra of Kir Sabal, and she’s made numerous treks to Nangalore to retrieve rare flowers. Eku also knows about the evil gargoyles that guard Omu, though she’s never fought them, and the guardian
guide characters to Firefinger and Dungrunglung. They’ve also heard stories about an old woman in Mbala who can animate the dead in such a way that the zombies retain the abilities and memories they had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
called the Avowed, guard this place and work tirelessly to ensure the library’s protection and preservation. Though they are friendly enough in a workaday fashion, they are also suspicious of all visitors
brought. As the first monk examines an offered gift, determining its title and provenance, a second gate guard performs a casting of the message spell. The Waterdhavian sage Waldrop tells me that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
candidate’s alliance with Zinzerena’s secret cult. Eilistraee Most drow know nothing of Eilistraee. Matron mothers of the most powerful houses closely guard the scrolls that chronicle her existence. They
retain them for the sake of remaining aware of the enemy they describe: a drow god who would spirit away all of Lolth’s worshipers to the surface world. The matron mothers warn those who go to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
large contingent of its City Guard here, using a nearby barracks as the base for outriders who infrequently patrol the road north as far as Amphail and south to Waterdeep. Yondral Horn (N male shield
dwarf spy), a retired adventurer on the Black Network’s payroll, runs the Sleeping Dragon and keeps an eye on the activities of the City Guard and any Lords’ Alliance members that come through. Anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
a guest being supervised by a guard until the caravan departs. If the dwarves of Horn Enclave somehow find out that the characters are members of Acquisitions Incorporated, permanent incarceration or
, for the storage of any additional gifts during the celebration. After that time, Thoman Dhargun will retain one key and Horn Enclave shall retain the other.”
Rizwin then grows suddenly stern. “Please