dangerous intellects are birds

Firewatch Island

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

noisy birds, and various tide pool creatures. But now the stink of corpses in area 14 has drawn additional scavengers from the surrounding waters and the mainland — including a dangerous monster.

Solitary but Social

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

mundane messengers such as birds. In most cases, these relationships with her sisters, though devoid of emotion, are the closest a hag comes to having friends. When a hag is attacked or killed, other hags

. This arrangement is potentially a dangerous proposition for the mortal, but a pair of hags might agree to it if their needs are served. For instance, a human member of a coven makes an ideal spy and

Haven Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

weathered mosaic decorates the stairwell, depicting dwarves, elves, and humans working together to forge the Realm of Three Crowns. The area reeks of decay, and a few birds fly out of the shaft. The

birds are harmless. Images of the silver circlet, the adamantine crown, and the golden crown from the characters’ dream are still recognizable in the mosaic. Descending the crumbling stairs on foot is

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Dualdon, Lac Dinneshere, and Redwaters. By midsummer, Icewind Dale shakes off the torpor of winter and comes forth in full flower. Grasses grow two or three feet high in the span of weeks. Birds flock

have become nuisances once more, and that adventurers have their work cut out for them. As the characters travel through her forest, Old Gnawbone’s woodland spies (birds, rodents, and other harmless

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

sanctity of the crypt was broken long ago. Dangers. There is a hydra and some sort of elemental in the pool to the south, a dangerous golem to the northwest, and some dwarf skeletons and ghosts to the north

they imbued it with splinters of their malignant intellects. This desecration is a major reason the crypt remains haunted. The Talhund blessed the gemstone so that it can’t be shattered, but it can

N2. Blue Water Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

for a living, and their work is dangerous and bloody. Both men are grim and have haunted looks in their eyes. These two are dour fellows, but they seldom pass up an opportunity to earn coin. If the

key to the lock. The doors to the north and south can be barred shut from the inside but are usually unlocked. You hear the squawking of birds and the plaintive whinny of a horse as you peer inside

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

as mounts. The islanders leave treasure for the giants and food for the birds as tribute. Womford A tiny village along the Iron Road was known as Ironford until shortly after a dragon was slain nearby

the middle of nowhere, on the west side of a notoriously dangerous and rugged stretch of the Long Road. An outer wall with heavy crossbows mounted to its battlements encloses a keep sheltered by a

Stone Giants

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

flight of a flock of birds, the patterns in sand left by a receding tide, the shapes of clouds, or any number of other natural phenomena. Storm giants that receive the greatest number of such messages

sometimes hire agents that they dispatch to investigate portents and to retrieve items the giants need for their oracles. It’s dangerous work, for two reasons. The obvious one is that the task involves

Nangalore

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

them, and parrots with striped beaks squawk at you. These terraces overlooking the main concourse are home to myriad creatures, many of them dangerous. A mantrap (see appendix D) grows on the eastern

truth about Thiru-taya, she destroyed the likeness of herself in an act of self-revulsion. The stones in the pool are a 2-foot-deep layer of fish, turtles, lizards, and water birds petrified by Zalkoré

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

bright colors by high-spirited locals. Children are allowed to hurl stones at birds perched on the statue, to help keep it free of droppings. The children often climb it themselves and cling precariously

doors. Innkeeper Nalaskur Thaelond (N male half-elf spy) keeps watch over who comes and goes, for this is where Zhentarim operatives meet to broker deals involving smuggled goods, poisons, dangerous magic

Red Larch Locations

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

, serving as home to some birds and storage for scores of wooden wagon wheels. Ilmeth employs half a dozen laborers who drink heavily as they work. Everything here is far messier but far cheaper than

. (This leads to the “Bloody Treasure” encounter in chapter 6.) She knows the cave is dangerous and hopes that the characters get themselves killed there, putting an end to awkward questions, but tries

Chromatic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

these creatures, humanoids are animals, fit to serve as prey or beasts of burden, and wholly unworthy of respect. Dangerous Lairs. A dragon’s lair serves as the seat of its power and a vault for its

security for its hoard. Most chromatic dragon lairs are hidden in dangerous and remote locations to prevent all but the most audacious mortals from reaching them. A black dragon might lair in the heart of a

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

creatures from dangerous magic. As such, powerful magic items and even evil artifacts are sometimes secreted away in a metallic dragon’s hoard. A metallic dragon can be persuaded to part with an item

pranksters, joke tellers, and riddlers that live in hills and rocky uplands. Despite their gregarious and even-tempered natures, they possess a covetous, miserly streak, and can become dangerous when their

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