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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. They are attracted to sources of heat, such as dwarven forges and pools of molten lava, and carve out lairs as close to such locations as possible
the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;adult kruthiks nearby as bodyguards.
Kruthiks
Kruthiks are chitin-covered reptiles that hunt in packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. They are attracted to sources of heat, such as dwarven
floor with their sharp legs.
In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Kruthiks are chitin-covered reptiles that hunt in packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. They are attracted to sources of heat, such as dwarven forges and pools of molten lava, and carve out
having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas where many other
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
, rot, and rebirth. You have spent your life in the slow churn of that ecosystem, in the dark places of the city where the messy parts of existence are on display. There is little squeamishness among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
through the woods, descending gradually until the trees part, revealing a mist-shrouded meadow. The trail splits. One branch heads west into the valley, and the other leads south into dark woods. A wooden
trail, which skirts north of a sprawling vineyard before bending south toward a stately building. The fog takes on ghostly forms as it swirls between the neatly tended rows of grapevines. Here and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Labyrinth Beneath the Sands of Sute lie generations of hidden tombs, built one atop the other and hidden by the sands of ages. Elaborated upon by the Dark Powers, these endless, entangled crypts
to the City of the Dead. But many less-traveled passages lie throughout the Labyrinth, forming a sprawling wilderness of crumbling, monster-haunted ruins and trap-laden passages. Within the deepest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cavernous gut of a dead, multi-eyed behemoth
4 An inn in the valley, its insides dark and smoke-drowned
5 An asylum, abandoned save for vermin
6 A cave system, slick and comprised
of gleaming black rock
7 An old church sitting astride a warren of ancient tunnels
8 A sprawling university, older than the town surrounding it, and older still than the memories of its inhabitants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
dark force known as the Elder Elemental Eye secretly called a new group of elemental prophets to its ancient stronghold. These four individuals found their way down to the Fane of the Eye and took up
sprawling surface ruins of the temple. Rivergard Keep lies on the bank of the nearby Imeryds Run. The missing delegation that serves as the adventure’s initial spur to action instead hails from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
have shaped this land and blessed its people with resilience. They live, work, and tell stories in villages built on platforms or in sprawling hacienda estates surrounded by sugarcane fields or cacao
whistling creatures that sometimes pass into Atagua from dark realms—and that might someday emerge in unstoppable numbers to consume this land.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Darkon Domain on the Brink of Destruction
Darklord: None
Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror
Hallmarks: Fractured realm, magical ruins, ongoing supernatural catastrophe
Mist Talismans
: Ashes of a corpse, coin stamped with Azalin Rex’s face, tainted spring water
Aligned Tarokka Card: Necromancer
Opposed Tarokka Card: Donjon
Pam Wishbow Darkon is a sprawling realm of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Kruthiks Kruthiks are chitin-covered reptiles that hunt in packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. They are attracted t o sources of heat, such as dwarven forges and pools of molten lava
. In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to the north of Phoberos, far from the walls of Akros, stands the sprawling, labyrinthine polis of Skophos. Skophos is mentioned in a few ancient odes, but only a handful of humans have ever beheld
land, and two ideals—the nobility of heroic struggle and victory versus the brutality of savage slaughter in war—competed for a place in the mortal mind. Just as Mogis is the dark shadow of everything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Adventure Background The Savage Frontier (also known as the North) is a cold, rugged, sparsely populated land of snow-capped mountains, rocky hills, sprawling forests, and foggy vales. Isolated
have sprung up, separated by dozens if not hundreds of miles of untamed wilderness haunted by bandits, barbarians, and monsters. Evil dragons stirred into action by their dark queen, Tiamat, threatened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
spires of cathedrals and meditate in gardens and greenbelts. They are part of the city, contributing to its vibrant life and sprawling growth while ensuring it never strays too far from its roots in
, wood elves, and dark elves, though there is little physical difference among the three subraces here. Elves share the traits described in the Player’s Handbook for their race and subrace. High Elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
transformed into a vast, sprawling network of passages. Abandoned settlements within the Labyrinth are common, marked out by rusting iron rails and scattered ore carts. Dark mine shafts descend into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use
, murder is less common but remains a threat. Long-time residents know to travel in groups after dark. Those looking to earn a few coins sometimes linger outside of taverns, hiring out as escorts for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
or endeavoring to mount a rescue themselves. Alternatively, adventures might have an investigative feel, requiring the heroes to uncover the dark secret that lies beneath the mundane. Adventure Hooks
abandoned prison or asylum. 2 The cavernous gut of a dead behemoth. 3 A sprawling university, older than the town surrounding it. 4 A city of red muscle, with bleeding eyes embedded in hair-strangled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
.
In their dark, quiet caves, stone giants wordlessly chip away at elaborate carvings, measuring time in the echoing drip of water into cavern pools. In the deepest chambers of a stone giant settlement
virtue. They create intricate murals, paint sprawling murals across cavern walls, and indulge in a wide variety of other artistic disciplines. They esteem stone carving as the greatest of skills.
Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
for so long that they have evolved to their surroundings and can see in the dark. However, they can no longer stand sunlight. When laborers are in short supply in the Underdark, the drow send raiding
plagues all elvenkind.”
— Nelar Autumnwell,
elf cleric of Corellon Larethian
A drow city is a sprawling metropolis enclosed by high walls. Non-drow visitors must conduct their business outside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use
, murder is less common but remains a threat. Long-time residents know to travel in groups after dark. Those looking to earn a few coins sometimes linger outside of taverns, hiring out as escorts for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dungeon, images of dark cells with iron bars and shackles spring to mind. In the D&D game, the word “dungeon” takes on a broader meaning to include any enclosed, monster-infested location. Most dungeons
are sprawling underground complexes. Here are a few other examples: A ruined wizard’s tower atop a lonely hill riddled with goblin-infested tunnels A pharaoh’s pyramid filled with haunted crypts and
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
-drowning. On Completion. Remove this card from the deck after it has been played. The Chained God’s Eye This is a 10-foot-wide, 30-foot-long dark passageway the characters must traverse once they come
. A gloomy, dark corridor with flickering shadows that twist and swirl on the walls. The light is quickly swallowed up here. The air seems to crawl and scratch beneath the skin, and the inky blackness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, nails, harpoons, knives, fishing weights, and much more all day. Their master smith is an elderly, dark-skinned woman named Mafera (LG female human commoner); her son, Jasker (LG male human commoner
time these places are busy, and the workers have little time for chatter. 19. Oweland House The Oweland family has owned this sprawling mansion for generations. Despite the family’s wealth, the building
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
preparing Ammalia’s poisoned feast in a cooking pavilion out on the estate’s sprawling lawn. C11. Pantry This room contains the following features: Casks of ale, fresh water, and cooking oil are stacked in
-poster bed draped in deep red curtains and tipped with gold spires stands before an ornate door carved from dark hardwood with a gold latch. (This door is locked and leads to area C22.) A search of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
forest critters) warn her of their presence. She decides on a whim to leave her lair and confront them. The characters hear something enormous approaching them through the dark woods and tangled
female human veterans of various ethnicities) watch the Lizard Marsh for signs of lizardfolk aggression. Wynne also harbors a dark secret: she has the Duchess of Daggerford, Lady Morwen (LN female
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sandstone. Eventually the walls draw in so closely that you can reach out and touch either side, but then the narrow space opens into a hidden canyon in the heart of the hills. A sprawling monastery
with dark, narrow windows and red tile rooftops stands in the middle of this natural amphitheater, ringed by sandstone cliffs all around.
Ahead, a weathered flight of stone steps leads up to the