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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Associated with a particular guild, a guild keyrune is a ceremonial, stylized key, about 1 foot long, made from carved stone. Not a literal key, the item is a badge of authority that gives its bearer
while carrying out your orders.
Rakdos Keyrune (Uncommon). This dark granite keyrune is marbled with scarlet veins and carved with the leering visage of a mischievous demon. When activated, it
Tiefling
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
stares and whispers, to suffer violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and fear in every eye: this is the lot of the tiefling. And to twist the knife, tieflings know that this is because a
. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
stares and whispers, to suffer violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and fear in every eye: this is the lot of the tiefling. And to twist the knife, tieflings know that this is because a
. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red
Criminal / Spy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
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Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch
I can’t do it.
8
I blow up at the slightest insult.
d6
Ideal
1
Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
2
Freedom. Chains are meant to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
where Abbathor comes in. The dwarves’ attachment to their creations has a dark side: many of them fall victim to feelings of selfishness and greed. The culprit is Abbathor, the black sheep of the
dwarves discover new methods and techniques. Although he espouses greed and treachery, he is also the standard bearer for revision and innovation. His guidance is especially critical when a clan faces an
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Criminal Origins
Criminals are pervasive in Baldur
attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds.
7
The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
8
I blow up at the slightest insult.
d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. “I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me” could cause significant problems when the character nurses a grudge against a god. A tragic
flaw can also be supernatural in nature. A hermit who harbors “dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell” might have a sinister connection to the vicious god Mogis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
several sculptors from Thessalar’s temple to help construct his tomb, with false promises of vast salaries. To add insult to injury, Moghadam then sent back a party of mercenary thieves and a master
Thessalar’s experiments, but were captured. The gemsmith Seodra is now forced to labor for Thessalar, while the thieves are the subjects of dark experiments. All are desperate to escape.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dark silken mats with a pale web-strand pattern woven through them in silvery thread. In the middle of the chamber (at the center of the web) stands a broad pedestal carved from zurkhwood, with a 10
worth 10 gp each. Any non-drow who possesses these gems falls under a curse from Lolth. All spiders and spiderlike creatures attack the bearer of the stones on sight, and such creatures have advantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
with the vestige inside. The vestige tries to coax the creature into its service by offering it a Dark Gift (see chapter 1). The amber monolith has AC 16, 80 hit points, and immunity to poison and
psychic damage. If the monolith is damaged or if a character openly bears Theodora’s Mark of the Raven, inky tendrils rise from the dark water and attack. These limbs use the statistics for five shadows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Minions and Pets Although they are solitary by nature, hags sometimes feel the need for companionship. Usually one scratches this itch by acquiring servants she can insult and slap around as she
presence, becoming twisted versions of their former selves (in a dark fey sort of way), but still recognizable as what they once were. She might alter them with magic, making them tireless, resistant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
situation. Never tell me the odds. 7 The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it. 8 I blow up at the slightest insult. d6 Ideal 1 Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Zariel’s Wrath If the characters fail to redeem Zariel and don’t make a deal with her (see “Making a Deal with Zariel”), she attacks. Her first goal is to destroy the adventurers who dared insult her
there’s something in it for him and his dark queen.
White Abishai
While the head of Zariel would be a grand trophy, a trophy isn’t enough to sway Arkhan. The characters must convince him that he can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mound caps a high hill overlooking the surrounding countryside. The area around the barrow is still and charred. Burned trees reach like dark fingerbones from the bald earthen mound. It’s noticeably
terrible insult among the Uthgardt. In this form, he is a revenant. Javor doesn’t attack, and he is willing to briefly listen to the characters, whom he knows to be innocent of crimes against him. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
situation. Never tell me the odds. 7 The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it. 8 I blow up at the slightest insult. d6 Ideal 1 Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
necromantic arts, and seeking audiences with dark forces. The abbots of his temple confronted Bak Mei about his radical pursuits and demanded that he cease his activities. In response, he tried to stage a
be obeyed.” Bond. “I owe my life to Bak Mei. He took me in when my parents left me for dead.” Flaw. “My pride won’t let me back down from a challenge or forgive any insult.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Underdark. The Dark Prince asks the characters what part of the Underdark they come from. If they mention the surface world, Graz’zt eyes widen as his curiosity is piqued. Hgraam This younger version of
male stone giant from an ancient past, Yauln came to Gravenhollow to seek answers on whether his clan should enter an alliance with the bearer of the Cairngorm Crown (see chapter 4, “Gracklstugh”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
undermine him without fighting. Wersten Kern, Soth’s standard bearer, guards the brazier containing the Cataclysmic fire. She’s loyal to Soth and will have to be disposed of as well. Caradoc’s plans
), an Undead former Knight of Solamnia who is now Lord Soth’s standard bearer. When she notices a character, she salutes them and demands they either submit and join the service of her master, Lord Soth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
Treasure. If any treasure is removed from the pit, a curse will fall upon its bearer 1 hour later. The victim must succeed on a DC 15 saving throw, or it has disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity ability
goes dark, but the northern goal continues to glow orange. Investigation reveals that a small panel has opened in the back of the depression. Within the space beyond is a pouch made of fish skin that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Light Bearer. You know the light cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Fallen Aasimar An aasimar who was touched by dark powers as a youth or who turns to evil in early adulthood can become one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
in the decaying cavity. A typical Bedlam greeting involves spitting at another’s feet—presuming the greeter is upwind—followed by a curt yet creative insult. An obsidian tower protrudes from the
the wake of the gate-town’s ceaseless gales. Nowhere is safe from the winds. Even when the gusts are dampened, their whispers slip through the cracks and magically encourage townsfolk to commit dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
tattooed on the back of their right hand. Having this mark allows its bearer to bypass certain security features (see “Magical Effects” below). As an action, a bearer of Vocath’s sigil can use the
was touched. 5: Vocath’s Sanctum The perimeter of this fifty-foot-high room is lined with silk-draped windows that afford panoramic views of the luminous clouds below and the distant, dark void that was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
logo. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around each pass card, which allows the bearer to bypass any of the museum’s alarms. The characters can find a stash of extra pass cards in
characters could pick the lock on the skylight to enter the building. Grappling hooks and ropes are required to scale the building. By the end of the gala, it is dark enough to allow characters to enter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Master to return to Stygia in the Nine Hells to complete a service required by Levistus. A forged addendum adds that the bearer of the note should be rewarded handsomely. Alternative Entry. Garret
been made with those ancestors’ spirits, but she manages her relationship with them carefully, lest she fall too far under their dark influence. She also claims past tutelage by Thingizzard, a witch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
otherwise noted, these caverns are dark. Locations in the Far Realm Cysts are identified on map 5.6. Map 5.6: Far Realm Cysts Lake of Madness An aboleth dwells in a watery crevasse, seething at its
imprisonment and hungry to enslave the living. 36. Dark Water Water can be heard rippling in this dark area before the characters arrive. The walls of this cavern are the same dark shade of blue as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, she points toward the sky and whispers, “The stars aren’t right. The dark times are coming.”
9 Several cackling, half-dressed gnomes are covered in body paint and drive a wheeled contraption down
-Calishite kingpin, Rilsa Rael, naturally objects to this insult, and each night residents bar their doors tight as a turf war of thugs and thieves rages across their rooftops. Among Little Calimshan’s most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
unbelievable stage production. 8 A bleary-eyed astronomer stumbles into the party, while fearfully watching the heavens. If asked, she points toward the sky and whispers, “The stars aren’t right. The dark times
Pashas seeks to oust Guild agents from Little Calimshan’s underworld. The Guild’s popular kingpin, Rilsa Rael, naturally objects to this insult, and each night residents bar their doors tight as a turf war
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
enclosed companionway. At its foot, a door in the central bulkhead leads to the other part of the stern. On this door hangs a dark blue cloak.
A single bunk, the bed linen heaped in a pile, is set against
Bjorn’s belt pouch. It can be opened by a character who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The box contains 500 sp. 14. Secret Prison Cell A dark, cramped area only four feet wide at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
that covers the opening to this guard post is of loose weave, allowing the fire giant guard in the dark recess to clearly see whoever enters the corridor. If intruders are spotted, he sounds his great
scrutiny of Divine Sense or a detect evil and good spell. Each idol is associated with a different ability score. While one is carried, its bearer has disadvantage on all d20 rolls involving that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, frightening away monsters. Horses are bred and trained here, rich Waterdhavians maintain secluded estates in the hills, and farmland is plentiful. Stands of dark duskwood and spruce trees are everywhere. In
the party. The bearer of the letter gains advantage on Charisma checks made to influence shield dwarves throughout the North. For more information on medals and letters of recommendation, see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Chromatic Dragons The black, blue, green, red, and white dragons represent the evil side of dragonkind. Aggressive, gluttonous, and vain, chromatic dragons are dark sages and powerful tyrants feared
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Kobolds infest the lairs of many black dragons like vermin. They become as cruel as their dark masters, often torturing and weakening captives with centipede bites and scorpion stings before






