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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
performed dark rituals, robbing the power of ancient, slumbering giants and using it to transform their servants. This primal energy granted the archons' agents numerous limbs—the better to raise the
memories into the ancient stone, covering their territories with intricate reliefs and massive statues of bygone ages. Some linger near ancient temples and palaces, ruins they once raised to the gods or
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
knows every language you know while you’re attuned to it.
Personality. Forged by ancient sun worshipers, Dawnbringer is meant to bring light into darkness and to fight creatures of darkness. It
is kind and compassionate to those in need, but fierce and destructive to its enemies.
Long years lost in darkness have made Dawnbringer frightened of both the dark and abandonment. It prefers that
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons enjoy depriving other creatures
objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark, indistinctly spectral form.A Lunar Dragon’s Lair
The cave complex where a lunar dragon makes its lair
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
are pale white to light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons enjoy
creatures or solid objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark, indistinctly spectral form.A Lunar Dragon’s Lair
The cave complex where a lunar
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons enjoy depriving other creatures of treasure more than acquiring the treasure themselves. Often found among the treasures in
lunar dragon can become incorporeal, but not to the extent that it can pass through other creatures or solid objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
minute. The affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Descended from ancient cloud giants, mist hulks are Elementals that
hint of their ancestors’ physical form, and even less of the giants’ culture.
A mist hulk resembles a bipedal figure made of dark rain clouds. Parts of its body seem more solid than others
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
shells that are pale white to light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons
through other creatures or solid objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark, indistinctly spectral form.ColdPhase (2/Day). The dragon becomes partially
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5 includes lair actions and regional effects that can be used for adult or ancient dragon turtles. An
ancient dragon turtle is a mythic creature akin to a greatwyrm, combining the power of multiple echoes from across the worlds of the Material Plane. Such a creature can be as large as an island— and
The Celestial
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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Your patron is a powerful being of the Upper Planes. You have bound yourself to an ancient empyrean, solar, ki-rin, unicorn, or other entity that resides in the planes of everlasting bliss. Your pact
desire to wander that paradise for the rest of your days. But you know that your mission is among mortals for now, and that your pact binds you to bring light to the dark places of the world.
Celestial
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of
victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
as the Lords of Dust — scheme to unleash their ancient masters. The overlords gain strength when mortals embrace the dark paths laid down for them. And as they grow stronger, they gain more influence
primary patrons for warlocks in Khorvaire. Covens devoted to the Queen of Shadows use dark magic and fear to dominate whole communities, while isolated warlocks make pacts with Sul Khatesh to pursue power
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Curse of Strahd
some much-needed light to Barovia. His efforts worked for a while, but then the Dark Powers began to corrupt him.
Imperfections. The Abbot's fall from grace started when the Belviews—a family of sickly
insane. Only then did von Holtz reveal himself to be Strahd von Zarovich. Somehow the deva realized that any attempt to slay Strahd would be futile—that the ancient curse upon the land meant that the
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Tyranny of Dragons
over an ancient temple or tomb that is protected by lesser undead and rigged with traps. Hidden in this temple is the sarcophagus where a mummy lord keeps its greatest treasures.
A mummy lord
’s temple or tomb is warped in any of the following ways by the creature’s dark presence:
Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought into the lair. Other nonmagical
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
into the Underdark. They forge magical pacts with entities of the dark—perhaps powerful Fey of the Gloaming Court or eldritch entities buried deep in the Underdark. Their pacts give these
between hill and stone giants. In ancient times, they were scholars of magic known for their keen intellect—but also for their inflated egos and sense of entitlement. Karontor exploited these
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.
Infernal Bloodline
Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest
. 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
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Tomb of Annihilation
additional 20 feet, or make the gem go dark.
Turn the dagger into a compass that, while resting on Artus’s palm, points north.
Cast dimension door from the dagger. Once this property is used
ancient guardian naga, can help him. As such, his search has been focused on locating the ruins of Orolunga, where the naga is said to dwell. Fate has handed Artus a saurial traveling companion named
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
strength as their servants — the fiends known as the Lords of Dust — scheme to unleash their ancient masters. The overlords gain strength when mortals embrace the dark paths laid down for them. And
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
a member of a cult devoted to an ancient demon who delights in violence and chaos. It just so happens that Rakdos loves a good show, and your highest aspiration is to please the Defiler, the Lord of
very amusing dark side.
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A Boros captain really wants to “redeem” me.
3
I think a member of my troupe is a Dimir agent.
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I once convinced a Golgari medusa to participate
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
its possession.A Mummy Lord’s Lair
A mummy lord watches over an ancient temple or tomb that is protected by lesser undead and rigged with traps. Hidden in this temple is the sarcophagus where a
following ways by the creature’s dark presence:
Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought into the lair. Other nonmagical drinks are spoiled — wine turning to
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
accustomed to a variety of different people.
GENASI ON ATHAS
Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting
up to the Sword Coast, and into the Western Heartlands to the east. Some remain in their ancient homeland.
In contrast, water and earth genasi have no common history. Individuals have difficulty
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Divine Contention
exhales dark energy in a 90--foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw, taking 77 (22d6);{"diceNotation":"22d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Necrotic
underground city known as Southkrypt. For centuries, Kryptgarden Forest has been the home and hunting ground of the ancient female green dragon Claugiyliamatar, better known to many as Old Gnawbone. She
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
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ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind
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Magic Resistance The greater dark young of Shub-Niggurath has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The greater dark young of Shub-Niggurath makes four
smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 18).
Spellcasting. The greater dark young of Shub-Niggurath casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom
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to whatever strange realm he dwells in as his defeated form is torn apart by unseen forces. Mythos creatures with a combined CR of up to 20 emerge from the pile of gore, occupying the nearest, empty
dark god or fallen archangel, and around whose eyes there lurked the languid sparkle of capricious humor.
—H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Nyarlathotep is the messenger of
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Magic Resistance The lesser dark young of Shub-Niggurath has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The lesser dark young of Shub-Niggurath makes four
creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13).
Spellcasting. The lesser dark young of Shub-Niggurath casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as
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endeavors and further their corruption. Some rat-things are created by dark magic to function as familiars for those unwary mages blind to the insidious nature of the Mythos. Others are human cultists
caricature of a human’s and its forepaws are tiny hands.
Most rat-things are faithful servants of the Mythos sent to serve foul sorcerers, cult leaders, or curious scholars, to aid in their
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that dwells high in the cold mountains. These creatures have an unclear, but indisputable, tie to the Mythos. Whether they arrived here from another world, were crafted by dark magic, or resulted from
its followers to conduct bizarre rites and bloody sacrifices, usually in honor of Mythos deities such as Ithaqua. The gnoph-keh acts as a herald, in its own inscrutable way, for these greater powers
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bizarre elder things predate all other known forms of life, or so sages believe. Ancient ruins, archaeological evidence, and even entreaties to the gods seem to indicate that the elder things existed in
elder things, not the gods, are the true architects of the universe. While no serious scholar takes such ramblings seriously, the concept of a species so ancient that it counts its origin to before the
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Lash", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage.
Absorb Life (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Absorb Life"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17, non-Mythos
the ground or seeps through the air, always seeking new victims to devour.
Unholy Colonists. A colour out of space emerges from the depths of the dark void between the stars. It falls to the ground
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an ardent foe of the Cthulhu mythos. When you encounter their agents and entities, you are compelled to defeat them and drive them back to the dark corners of the cosmos that spawned them. You
deity since claimed by agents of the Cthulhu mythos.
Drawbacks: You have an overwhelming drive to use the books to visit the realms it allows you to access. If you go a week without using the gate
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conduct sacrifices or an ancient tome filled with Mythos lore. In such a case, the formless spawn relentlessly and single-mindedly tracks the thief, stopping only when it has reclaimed the treasure.Acid, Cold, Lightning, Slashing
, but it is a cunning, malevolent entity. Spawned by the powers of the Cthulhu Mythos, these creatures lurk in forgotten shrines, hidden fanes, and forsaken ruins that once hosted rituals dedicated to
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1, two awakened trees appear in open spots in the Emanation of Shub-Niggurath’s choice. They immediately roll initiative and aid their Dark Mother.
Level 2. A non-plant takes 15 Acid damage, or
;Iä! Iä! Shub-Niggurath! The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young!”
—H.P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness
Shub-Niggurath is a primordial Mythos entity who
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complete mysteries.
What is known is that the flying polyps, similar to the elder things and other Mythos entities, are ancient creatures that perhaps existed before the gods. These creatures waged war
polyps, owing to their long wars with the elder things and other Mythos entities, kept their vaults isolated from the underdark, volcanic passages, and other paths that intruders could use.
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You didn’t mean for things to turn out this way. You were curious and perhaps ignored a few signs, but it’s hard to take ancient curses seriously. Musty old books say a lot of things, and
most of them turn out to be mere fables. Most of them. The one book you read turned out to be the key to unleashing some ancient evil. Now it’s in the world, and it’s up to you to find it
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fungi from Yuggoth, are a species that dwells in the dark spaces between the stars. They can survive in the vacuum of space, and their ability to fly extends to traveling through space. Mi-go typically
mining operations. They use their magic, along with promises of magical power and support, to draw humans and other folk into serving them. The mi-go tend to worship Mythos entities, and they recruit