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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged
five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to lure
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
this damage and then buried rises the following sunset as a Vampire Spawn under the vampire’s control.
Spellcasting. The vampire casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the
teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Vampire Arcanist of the Nine Hells
While mortal wizards tend to hesitate before bartering their souls to devils for magical power, vampire wizards
Monsters
Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
Magic, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Once the undisputed regent of Thay, Szass Tam is an old and powerful lich who plots to regain control over the nation. Although he still
armies.
History
An eloquent and inventive wizard, Szass Tam rose through the ranks of the Red Wizards to become the zulkir of necromancy more than three centuries ago and became a lich not long
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializing in either of those schools. It
teaches techniques that empower a caster’s spells, while also providing methods for wizards to bolster their own defenses.
Followers of this tradition are known as war mages. They see their
Orb of Dragonkind
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Basic Rules (2014)
Ages past, elves and humans waged a terrible war against evil dragons. When the world seemed doomed, powerful wizards came together and worked their greatest magic, forging five Orbs of Dragonkind
(or Dragon Orbs) to help them defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five wizard towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializing in either of those schools. It
teaches techniques that empower a caster’s spells, while also providing methods for wizards to bolster their own defenses.
Followers of this tradition are known as war mages. They see their
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
a zombie at the start of Vecna’s next turn and acts immediately after Vecna in the initiative order. The zombie is under Vecna’s control.
Spellcasting. Vecna casts one of the following
: Vecna, the Undying King. Vecna, the Whispered One. Vecna, the Lord of the Rotted Tower. But Vecna had humble beginnings on the world of Oerth, where an order of wizards used him as a bootblack and
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
control on objects with this ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or opening a door or a container.
Sleep Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and
eye ray.Thaxalia is a reduced-threat beholder crippled by Thayan magic.
Thaxalia’s central eye and two of its eyestalks have been maimed by the Red Wizards, rendering those eye rays (death ray and disintegration) powerless.
Monsters
D&D Beyond Drops
Power table below lists entities that may control the sovereign ooze monarch.
In the absence of a greater power’s influence, the sovereign ooze monarch simply wants to consume organic matter and
Oozes
Careless wizards, artificers, alchemists, and other creators of magical substances sometimes dispose of failed experiments haphazardly. They think city sewers or workshop basement grates are
Wizard
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, muttering a few words of power over them. Closing his eyes to see the visions more clearly, he nods slowly, then opens his eyes and points down the passage to his left.
Wizards are supreme magic-users
, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target
followed her fellow wizards to Icewind Dale. She caught up to them in Bryn Shander and made her presence known, claiming she was sent by her master to aid the expedition with her divinations. Egos and
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
exceed those of most mortal wizards. His expertise with magic gates allows him to travel far and wide to engage in magical research. He spends much of his time creating gates, moving them around, and
groups of adventurers try to gain decisive control of just a small section of Undermountain’s halls, Halaster constantly alters the dungeon’s perils to thwart them.
Halaster’s true
Eye and Hand of Vecna
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Seldom is the name of Vecna spoken except in a hushed voice. Vecna was, in his time, one of the mightiest of all wizards. Through dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his
from your body, devours it, and then takes control of the body like a puppet. If that happens, you become an NPC under the DM’s control.
Properties of the Hand. Your alignment changes to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
Red Wizard Axioms Red Wizards are the most notorious and recognizable people in Thay. The general public understands certain defining facts about these mages. Common folk conduct themselves
accordingly, hoping to avoid the mages’ wrath. Swatches Studio Symbol of the Red Wizards What Thayans Know Thayans know the following about Red Wizards: They Wear Red. Red attire is outlawed for anyone else
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
Government Beyond the ruling Council of Zulkirs, Thay’s government is a baroque system of power-hungry bureaucrats manipulated by Red Wizards. Tharchions Each tharchion—the governor of a tharch, or
province—is appointed by the Council of Zulkirs, and a tharchion’s term lasts as long as the zulkirs decide. Most tharchions aren’t Red Wizards and are accountable to the zulkirs and any Red Wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
Religion Myriad faiths are common in Thay, where the following gods are worshipped: Bane. The most common faith is worship of Bane, the god of tyranny. Bane’s purview over ambition and control
appeals to Red Wizards, merchants, and bureaucrats. Chauntea. A god of agriculture, Chauntea is popular among farmers and tradespeople. Cyric. The god of lies is popular among criminals and common folk who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, muttering a few words of power over them. Closing his eyes to see the visions more clearly, he nods slowly, then opens his eyes and points down the passage to his left. Wizards are supreme magic-users
, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
upon leaving the Doomvault. Furthermore, over the course of many weeks, a character who remains in this state loses any identity and becomes a wight under the control of the Red Wizards. To have any
Character Death When a character dies, the player has a few options. Soul Binding The rebel Red Wizards can use the mighty magic of the Doomvault, which traps souls, to raise fallen adventurers as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
Thesk, its other neighbors rightly consider it a hostile power. Aglarond The zulkirs have long considered Aglarond a prize from which they might exert control over the entire Sea of Stars. Aglarond’s
powerful sorcerers have repeatedly rebuffed Thayan invasions. A strip of land called Wizards’ Reach along Aglarond’s southern border with Thay is the most contested land in the Thay-Aglarond conflict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Dead in Thay Near the village of Daggerford on the Sword Coast, the Red Wizards of Thay plotted to extend the evil reach of their land and its master, the lich lord Szass Tam. At a site called
Bloodgate Keep they built a powerful portal, fueled by elemental nodes, that could allow Thayans to instantly transport whole armies into the very heart of the Sword Coast. With this power, the Red Wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, muttering a few words of power over them. Closing his eyes to see the visions more clearly, he nods slowly, then opens his eyes and points down the passage to his left. Wizards are supreme magic-users
, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the Masked Lords into making him the new Open Lord. He also wants to regain control of the Black Network. Manshoon lurks in Kolat Towers, a pair of wizards’ towers in the Trades Ward. This residence is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
top. The Archmage of Menzoberranzan, Gromph Baenre, has fled the city in the wake of Demogorgon’s attack, leaving the task of lighting Narbondel to a host of other wizards. Drow Ruling Houses of
trained wizards and mercenaries-for-hire 3 Faen Tlabbar Vadalma Tlabbar Fanatically devoted to Lolth 4 Mizzrym Miz’ri Mizzrym Dominates Menzoberranzan’s slave trade 5 Fey-Branche Byrtyn Fey Skilled at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the
war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to lure dragons to them, then destroyed the dragons with powerful magic. As the Towers of High Sorcery fell in later ages, the orbs were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the
war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to lure dragons to them, then destroyed the dragons with powerful magic. As the Towers of High Sorcery fell in later ages, the orbs were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Orb of Dragonkind Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) Ages past, on the world of Krynn, elves and humans waged a terrible war against evil dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards
towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to lure dragons to them, then destroyed the dragons with powerful magic. As the Towers of High
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Iriolarthas. He was obsessed with finding relics and magic from Faerûn’s ancient past.
2 Ythryn was governed by a group of eight arcanists known as the Wizards of the Ebon Star. Their names and faces
join one of eight arcane towers, each one dedicated to a different school of magic.
5 The wizards of Ythryn were entertained by a competitive sport called Chain Lightning.
6 Every wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Deathlock Wight In Dead in Thay, two kinds of wights serve the Red Wizards as guards and workers. The deathlock wight resembles a normal wight, except that its undead form courses with dark magic
humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wight’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The wight can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
serves as a checkpoint where Red Wizards inspect the cargo of passing merchants. Mulhorandi traders are taxed heavily, though the cost is worthwhile for merchants traveling to bustling Bezantur
. Thazalhar Station Just a few miles from Thay’s border lies Thazalhar Station, a former tax station converted into a governance building. The station also serves as border control, meticulously checking the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
have been created by Netherese wizards to protect one of the fabled Nether Scrolls under the control of Prince Hamukai. The golem recognized its master’s name, Hamukai, when Alkazaar mentioned it. From
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
be an easy task. Szass Tam, a scheming lich in command of the malevolent Red Wizards of Thay, plans to amass an army in this area of the Western Heartlands. Ironspine Keep makes an ideal place to
sequester his forces, and Szass Tam can’t allow the powerful Sword Coast cities to control the stronghold. He quickly dispatched a legion commanded by a spectral warlord to discourage the recovery effort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Artus and the Ring of Winter Artus Cimber is unwilling to part with Ring of Winter. He is justifiably concerned that the ring would dominate and control any other owner. Furthermore, Artus would
Wizards of Thay also won’t pass up a chance to take the ring by force. With or without the ring, Artus Cimber continues to await Mezro’s return while searching for the means to reach or summon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X9. Lecture Hall This chamber is brightly lit by red copper lanthorns that hang from the ceiling. The walls are sheathed in amber that has been shaped into bas-reliefs of wizards with spellbooks
exploring more of the Amber Temple. He knows the following information about the place: The temple is a haven for forbidden knowledge. Flameskulls—constructs made from the remains of dead wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
3. Watchful Statues Six statues stand here, all of cowled wizards leaning on staffs, their faces obscured by deep hoods. The hollows the hoods form are particularly dark. Niches between the statues
, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creature’s movement, which is erratic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
control of any investigation and to command the service of any guard or sentinel. Typically the Citadel leaves the daily chores of law enforcement (including the conflicts between the criminal
are elite soldiers used in the most dangerous military operations. The King’s Wands are wizards and sorcerers, serving the crown in all arcane matters. The headquarters of the Citadel is in the Ambassador Towers district of Middle Central, in Andith Tower. That structure also serves as the city jail.