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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepas’s territory, as are those seeking to avoid notice.
Catoblepases in Folklore
Ordinary folk rarely see a catoblepas, but
the creature has such a feared reputation that stories about it are ingrained in the popular culture. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
effectively becomes a clone of Dzaan, authentic in every way.
Companion. Because they’re so despised throughout Faerûn, Red Wizards often adopt disguises and rarely travel abroad without an escort
returned to Easthaven, he ordered his companion to stay with the Dzaan's Simulacrum;simulacrum and watch over it and the buried Netherese spire.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rarely travel abroad without an escort. They generally favor undead servants and bodyguards, since they find that undead tend to be more obedient than the living. Dzaan's bodyguard is a Thayan wight
named Krintaas. When Dzaan returned to Easthaven, he ordered his companion to stay with the simulacrum and watch over it and the buried Netherese spire.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their psionic abilities to cloak themselves and watch from afar. When an emerald dragon is old enough, the dragon might take on the guise of a creature that can blend in with the local population, or at
must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, using their psionic abilities to cloak themselves and watch from afar. When an emerald dragon is old enough, the dragon might take on the guise of a creature that can blend in with the local population
watch how they respond.
8
An emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures
Emerald dragons
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are commanded; a ki-rin from an Upper Plane might venture to the Material Plane on a mission, usually as a scout, a messenger, or a spy. A ki-rin living on the Material Plane claims a territory to watch
toward an idealized form. Such creatures are rarely aggressive toward others that aren’t normally prey.
Controlled Weather. A ki-rin can cast control weather while it is within 3 miles of its
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
abilities to cloak themselves and watch from afar. When an emerald dragon is old enough, the dragon might take on the guise of a creature that can blend in with the local population, or at least get
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
cloak themselves and watch from afar. When an emerald dragon is old enough, the dragon might take on the guise of a creature that can blend in with the local population, or at least get close without
the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
8
An
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that even if a creature
proves itself useful to a topaz dragon, it shouldn’t count on being safe from the dragon the next time they meet. Topaz dragons rarely go out of their way to fight other creatures, however, with
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that
even if a creature proves itself useful to a topaz dragon, it shouldn’t count on being safe from the dragon the next time they meet. Topaz dragons rarely go out of their way to fight other
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
spread across the world’s oceans and established protectorates to watch over deep sea trenches, portals, undersea caves, and other locations where their enemies might lurk. They defeated their
foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding.
With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
three broad categories. Tieflings born into another culture typically have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Infernal language, passed down through generations, that
watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her
Human
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century.
Variety in All Things
Humans are the most
build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
culture (perhaps even Uthgar himself). Your ideal is a personal choice that probably hews closely to the ethos of your people and certainly doesn’t contradict or compromise what being an
Uthgardt stands for.
Outlander
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Personality Trait
1
I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2
I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
social niceties. But they do have cherished traditions and values, just as important to them as the different values held by the urban, cosmopolitan culture of Ravnica.
Personality Traits
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smear the blood of my enemies over my skin.
7
I was, in fact, raised by maaka.
8
HarrRRAAGGHH! [I rarely form a coherent sentence and prefer to express myself by breaking things
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Coming to Baldur’s Gate might seem like a good idea for a spectrum of reasons. Profit, excitement, and cosmopolitan opportunities all present tempting prospects, but rarely does one start on
Gate Feature: Immigrant Experience
Even after your short time in Baldur’s Gate, you’ve learned the city holds more walls and gates than those the Watch and Flaming Fist patrols. You are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
warriors produced by a culture that centers around perfecting the mind and body for war. Their armies have rarely tasted defeat as they expand the borders of Akros, seizing new lands and bounty.
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, allowing them to lurk in the highest levels and to keep watch on the city below.
Hopeless Plagiarists
As a result of their lack of creativity, kenku function comfortably as minions of a powerful master
city, alerting their allies to the approach of a guard patrol or signaling a prime opportunity for a robbery.
Since kenku can precisely reproduce any sound, the messages they carry rarely suffer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Languages in Eberron In Eberron, languages are tied to culture and geography as opposed to biology. A dwarf raised in Breland might not actually know Dwarvish, while the language of the giants is
regions or cultures. The DM may change the languages assigned to a monster or NPC to reflect this.
Giant is the common tongue of Xen’drik. It is rarely encountered on Khorvaire. Monsters in Khorvaire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Aftermath of the Last War There’s a popular saying in Taer Valaestas: “The shadow of war hangs long over Valenar.” War defines Valenar culture. The Treaty of Thronehold recognized Valenar as a
Valenar are rarely cruel overlords. As long as a village can meet its quotas, the elves leave it alone, though villages that fall below expectations are more likely to receive assistance from druidic advisors than punishment.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
members of the City Watch to do their duty diligently, and you can expect that the city’s magisters will be fair. If you have cause to come before the Masked Lords or the Open Lord herself, rest assured
the high walls of Castle Waterdeep, and floggings are carried out in the watch post nearest the sentencing. The Watch makes every effort to take individuals into custody quietly, so as not to disrupt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
crossbows or other weapons to attack at range, but running from the Watch — though it may be a time-honored tradition for local miscreants — rarely works out for newcomers to the city. I guarantee that all
City Watch The first soldiers you see in service to the city will be the members of the City Guard who patrol the roads leading to Waterdeep, watch the walls, guard civic structures, and protect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. In dragonborn culture, the family is made up of one’s direct relations, while a clan is a collection of families brought together by alliance, intermarriage, or shared history. Although they are
rarely forced to choose one over the other, the clan’s welfare is more important to most dragonborn than the family’s. The promise of honor within the clan drives them to acts of heroism, daring, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
world’s oceans and established protectorates to watch over deep sea trenches, portals, undersea caves, and other locations where their enemies might lurk. They defeated their foes when they found
them and drove the rest into hiding. With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons extended their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
doesn’t have any law that forbids carrying weapons or armor. Instead, it has a culture of civility that makes such behavior unnecessary. Dueling has long been illegal in Waterdeep, as has any sort of act
involving assault. Individuals caught brawling by the Watch will all be arrested and judged regardless of who started the fracas, or why. (The tavern brawls that typically break out under the influence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Witchlight vane instead of the Witchlight watch, Burly asserts that the watch is easier to steal because it’s smaller and often tucked in Mister Witch’s pocket, whereas Mister Light is rarely seen without
Witchlight watch (without which the carnival can’t stay on schedule) and use it to compel Witch and Light to provide the answers they seek. He proposes that the best time to swipe the watch is during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
disdain (suffering disadvantage on Charisma checks). Violence is rare in any of the upper wards, and the Sharn Watch actively patrols these areas. Although the guards here might be corrupt just as in a
higher-priced options tucked away. The Sharn Watch has a presence, but not as strong as in the upper wards. Lower wards house the hard-working laborers, along with the destitute and the desperate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
name of their demon-goddess. Almost always, dark elves who reject the ways of their people are exiled, or executed for being rebels, heretics, and insurrectionists who have turned against drow culture
the city-states. Most of these individuals live as outcasts and wanderers, though a rare few find new homes with another race or culture. Drow have the racial traits of dark elves in the Player’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their people are as varied in color, culture, and outlook as the human races of the surface. Land folk and merfolk rarely meet except by chance, though starry-eyed mariners tell tales of romance with
. Only rarely do merfolk venture into the darkest depths of the ocean. In such depths and in their undersea caverns, merfolk rely on the light of bioluminescent flora and fauna, such as jellyfish, whose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mortal eyes to witness. Lidia rarely took time to step outside her home and watch the heavens, but now there was no place else to rest her eyes. Tonight the god-forms were vivid, and her heart beat faster
rituals and devotions that honor various gods, hoping to win their favor and stave off their wrath. They tell and retell the stories of the gods’ deeds—even as they watch those stories continue to play
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
strongholds. Moon elves are sometimes seen as frivolous, especially by other elves. But it is the easygoing, fluid nature of their culture, philosophy, and personality that has enabled them to survive and
, provided that the moon elves’ whims and adventuresome urges don’t cause serious disruption. Given that the moon elves usually move on before wearing out their welcome, such unrest rarely occurs. Moon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tyrants Villains The Tyrants are a covert force. They operate in the shadows, trade identities, and like to manipulate their enemies into fighting each other. Tyrant villains rarely show their true
changelings shares an identity as a Sharn Watch captain. They use the disguise to free criminals from prison. 3 A changeling assassin murders members of the Boromar Clan, Daask, and House Tarkanan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
hours and wages on. Even though the Sharn Watch has a token presence here, Cliffside remains one of the most crime-ridden districts in the city. This situation is exacerbated by the presence of sahuagin
, who sell their services as guides to help ships traveling to Xen’drik. In fact, the sahuagin rarely initiate violence, but there have been clashes between them and aggressive, drunken sailors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
have a written language adapted from that of the dwarves, but they aren’t a literate culture and rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use
Orc Culture and Beliefs Orcs live in constant fear of their gods, and their behavior is rooted in that mentality. They believe that they can see the influence of the gods everywhere in the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
2. Barracks Stone steps lead from the watch post to a 1-foot-thick platform of zurkhwood (see “Fungi of the Underdark” earlier in chapter 2) extending between two of the hanging towers and into three
chest for holding personal possessions and equipment, and a side table. Spider silk rope webbing on the cavern walls is set with hooks for hanging lanterns and other items, but the barracks are rarely