cowls world regret

Valindra Shadowmantle

monsters

only.Cold and Calculating Lich Wizard Valindra Shadowmantle was a selfish and ambitious high elf wizard who eschewed her community in search of arcane power in the wider world. Valindra has no compunctions

or regret, but to hide the powers she has since gained as an Undead creature.Valindra Shadowmantle’s Lair Valindra lairs within a sprawling, ruined library in the Shadowfell. After several

Cultural Melancholy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. These feelings of regret and sadness grip all elves at various times in their lives and impact every aspect of their society. Priests among the elves typically believe that the broken link can never be

the schism between Corellon and Lolth, even if many of them ultimately remained loyal to Corellon. Now the elves of the world must forever live and die and live again, suffering the consequences of

Neo-Noir Intrigue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Neo-Noir Intrigue While Eberron embraces the swashbuckling action of pulp adventure, it also draws inspiration from neo-noir and hardboiled fiction. It’s a world where stories don’t always end well

. The most interesting path often lies between the two extremes, but don’t be afraid to focus on one end of the spectrum if that’s what suits your story. Regrets Table 1d10 Regret 1 While

Chapter 1: What Is Eberron?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

of dragons and returned! What is Eberron? It’s a world bound by a golden ring and surrounded by twelve moons. It’s the intersection of thirteen planes of existence, which shift in and out of

worse. This chapter explores these core themes and the ways that they can affect the stories or characters you create in Eberron. Here’s a quick overview of what lies ahead. A Magical World. From

Redcap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Redcap A redcap is a homicidal fey creature born of blood lust. Redcaps, although small, have formidable strength, which they use to hunt and kill without hesitation or regret. Blood Lust Personified

. In the Feywild, or where that plane touches the world at a fey crossing, if a sentient creature acts on an intense desire for bloodshed, one or more redcaps might appear where the blood of a slain

Redcap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Redcap A redcap is a homicidal Fey creature born of blood lust. Redcaps, although small, have formidable strength, which they use to hunt and kill without hesitation or regret. In the Feywild, or

where that plane touches the material world at a fey crossing, if a sentient creature acts on an intense desire for bloodshed, one or more redcaps might appear where the blood of a slain person soaks the

Redcap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Redcap A redcap is a homicidal creature born of blood lust. Redcaps, although small, have formidable strength, which they use to hunt and kill without reservation or regret. In the Feywild, or

wherever that plane touches the world at a fey crossing, if a sentient creature satisfies its intense desire for bloodshed, one or more redcaps might appear where the blood of a slain foe soaks the ground

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

so with great reluctance, and sometimes I regret making that decision. 5 I lost everything — my home, my family, my friends. Going it alone was all I could do. 6 Society’s decadence disgusted me, so I

to clear our name. 3 My family recently came by its title, and that elevation thrust us into a new and strange world. 4 My family has a title, but none of my ancestors have distinguished themselves

Gala at the Cerulean Lyceum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

introducing herself and is initially indifferent to the characters. She acknowledges Xoese-Addae and imperiously asks why he and his surface-world friends have interrupted her enjoyment of the performance

a group of surface-world heroes coming to Janya through “friends among the Night Revelers.” He saw the characters arrive while he was watching the performance and wants to learn if they have come to

28. Withers's Office

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

anatomy, and he uses the scrying pool in area 25 to study the natural world through the eyes of Omu’s gargoyles. When he encounters the characters, Withers is keen to learn everything he can before

some regret, he finally announces that it’s time for them to die. Withers would rather escape than be destroyed or captured, so he uses his spells to retreat if the battle goes against him, saving wall

Lost Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Lost Things Use this adventure hook if you want the characters to have a strong personal investment in the story. Choose a settlement in the characters’ world near which the Witchlight Carnival will

the characters together as adults, united by the common goal of retrieving that which they’ve lost. The adventure begins shortly after the Witchlight Carnival returns to the characters’ world for the

Connected Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the “Giantkind Encounters” section, you can create a series of events with a distinctive flavor. Dinosaur World Encounters Use the Dinosaur World Encounters table to populate “lost worlds” sequestered

from the Material Plane during a long-forgotten era when dinosaurs ruled the world (with or without the presence of giants), or bustling settlements where giants use domesticated dinosaurs as

Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

difficulty grasping the passage of time and the state of the world compared to its original era. 6 Fallen Muse. Your contact is a fallen celestial. Whether they regret their transgressions or hunger for

or on behalf of an influential client. Competition is fierce in the business world, and the challenges presented by rivals or circumstances can pressure you into dealings you find distasteful. The

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves

to be in reality. A world of all-encompassing stone is a realm of permanence and solidity, one where a lifetime of laborious carving can last through countless eons. The surface world, with its

Lottie's Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

of the following information: Lottie created the orrery and its components, but she quickly grew to regret having done so, since the artifact could destroy the world if used improperly. When she

claim the final orrery component from her. Map 5.2 shows the layout of Lottie’s Palace. Map 5.2: Lottie's Palace 1. Gambling Den As you pass through the doors, you enter a world of opulence. Glass

Magical Phenomena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

sobbing and confessions of regret Enchanted Springs Enchanted springs brim with miraculous waters, whether they tap into magical sources hidden beneath the earth or they’re blessed by eldritch beings

of the world and can communicate with other creatures. In extremely rare cases, groups of these creatures band together, creating colonies. These bonded mimics cooperate to create larger objects than

Najara

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

adventurers to some ruins in the eastern edges of the High Moor. I will forever regret accepting that commission, for not only did half the adventurers turn out to be greedy swine intent on plundering

, a thin silver crown that has protective and other magical abilities. Though he still preferred to remain utterly isolated from the outside world at the time when I met him, ten years ago the Dark

Castle Cinis Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. Figurine 4 is sorrowful and filled with regret from a life that ended too soon. Figurine 5 is full of undying loyalty to the king. Figurine 6 exudes denial and refuses to accept what is happening

him all that he sought. The next match would give him a soul bright and stark, Three matches to go, while the world faded dark. Charmayne drew upon this tale for inspiration while plotting the

Observatory Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

used for research in centuries past. The sculpture depicts the planet of Toril (the world of the Forgotten Realms), its moon (called Selûne), the sun, and seven other planets, as well as one comet with

examples: “You pests will not stand in my way! I will claim the might of my ancestors!” “Get out of here before I tire of this game and end you all!” “Chromatic dragons are the rightful rulers of this world

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

(most quite obscure), and philosophical treatises on self-denial and nihilism as the response to a flawed and illogical world. Marlos’s Testament. Characters who wade through the banal “insights” and

brown cowls or hoods sweeping into town and carrying them back to servitude in the mines. Strangely, the mine contains no valuable ores. Bruldenthar’s Tale. Bruldenthar confirms that earth cultists

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