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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
distant Sarlona are known as the Inspired. These noble families are said to be bound to celestial spirits that guide and empower them, but the truth is far darker. The Inspired are the mortal hosts of
surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to manifest a portion of their power while the vessel is possessed. An Inspired can
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that guide and empower them, but the truth is far darker. The Inspired are the mortal hosts of the nightmare spirits of Dal Quor, and they carry out the foul agenda of the Dreaming Dark.
Any humanoid
Dreaming Dark has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and empower them, but the truth is far darker. The Inspired are the mortal hosts of the nightmare spirits of Dal Quor, and they carry out the foul agenda of the Dreaming Dark.
Any humanoid who can dream
has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to manifest a portion
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. These noble families are said to be bound to celestial spirits that guide and empower them, but the truth is far darker. The Inspired are the mortal hosts of the nightmare spirits of Dal Quor, and
Dreaming Dark. Such Inspired have to willingly accept quori possession, but the Dreaming Dark has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI
Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, standing almost a head taller than humans on average but weighing about the same. Their hairless skin comes in a range of shades of blue. Their eyes are darker shades of blue or violet. They lack
with ideas than with people. They form close friendships based on mutual interests or compelling disagreements, and their interactions dwell on their thoughts about those issues rather than their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bloody bone and sinew, are sprawled in the room’s center. Two oversized rats root among the bodies, stopping to chew flesh they’ve pulled free. Scuttling noises come from narrow crevices in the walls
. They attack if harmed or provoked. The bodies are those of travelers who disappeared near Red Larch. Each has the symbol of the earth cult cut deeply enough in the forehead to mark the skull. To pass a
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
enact it. Enraged, the entity imposed three dreadful curses upon them. First, the kenku’s beloved wings withered and fell away from their bodies, leaving them bound to the earth. Second, because
. Most kenku use a combination of overheard phrases and sound effects to convey their ideas and thoughts.
By the same token, kenku have no ability to invent new ideas or create new things. Kenku can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
encourage cults to gather the special herbs and magic they need to perform the ritual for evolving into a more powerful form. And just as the yuan-ti have rituals to transform their own bodies, they
civilized society, cultists ingratiate themselves into the local populace, usually by promising perfection of the flesh (sometimes including the healing of afflictions), freedom from the ideas of sin and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Psychic Wind A psychic wind isn’t a physical wind like that found on the Material Plane, but a storm of thought that batters travelers’ minds rather than their bodies. A psychic wind is made up of
lost memories, forgotten ideas, minor musings, and subconscious fears that went astray in the Astral Plane and conglomerated into this powerful force. A psychic wind is first sensed as a rapid darkening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Vedalken are tall and slender, standing almost a head taller than humans on average but weighing about the same. Their hairless skin comes in a range of shades of blue. Their eyes are darker shades of
tend to engage more with ideas than with people. They form close friendships based on mutual interests or compelling disagreements, and their interactions dwell on their thoughts about those issues
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
be on fire. With bodies of flame and magmatic rock, these halfling-size creatures delight in setting fires. They do so not out of malice but out of enthusiasm for primal fire. They don’t consider that
objects have value beyond kindling or that creatures can be harmed by flames. If such concepts are explained to them, they find the ideas difficult to grasp and don’t remember them for long. Rather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
infiltrates different species of wasps, taking over their motor functions, while essentially wearing their still-living bodies as a disguise so the parasites can infect other wasps. Ultimately
animals and humanoids alongside musings on the viability of experimenting on fey creatures. The sketches and margin notes get progressively darker the farther one reads. The terms “Mycorji? Shedaklah?” and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in her darker moments, she realizes that the very existence of civilization on Theros is a mounting threat to nature—perhaps even an effort by the rest of the pantheon to destroy her. If it were up to
. Nylea acknowledges death as a crucial part of the life cycle, but scorns Erebos’s obsession with the afterlife. What matters is that nature takes nourishment from the bodies of the deceased, not from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Inspired The rulers of distant Sarlona are known as the Inspired. These noble families are said to be bound to celestial spirits that guide and empower them, but the truth is far darker. The Inspired
mortals to surrender their bodies. VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to manifest a portion of their power while the vessel is possessed. An Inspired
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
performers and staff hide stolen goods and even bodies in plain sight among legitimate props, and they craft disguises for use outside the theater. Theaters make great settings for social adventures. In a
place where the rich and poor relax together, the characters can impress, blackmail, bribe, or steal from people of all walks of life. The Amphitheater Adventures table presents ideas for adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
bodies, shrouding their bare arms and legs. They tread lightly when they walk, on talons made for grasping the branches of trees and seizing prey from the lofty skies. Soft as the wind they move, so as
at interpreting one another’s glances and gestures, the sounds they make to communicate complex ideas or emotions can be succinct. Groups of kenku also develop secret codes. For example, a cat’s meow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
study the secrets of blood and life, and because they believe that death is the end, they see nothing wrong with using the bodies of the fallen to serve the living. Seekers of the Divinity Within (as
followers want to become undead. Both ideas are false. The Blood of Vol sees death as the ultimate evil. Seekers don’t want to become undead; they want to become divine beings. The faith teaches that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to do the talking. And with natural charisma powering their magic, a sorcerer also makes a good public face for a franchise, with their darker or more chaotic tendencies either hidden or amplified
. It’s a place beneath you, sure, but good ideas often trickle upward. It’s surprising how often a suggestion made by an underling turns out to be exactly what you were planning on thinking all along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
conquer Red Larch without violence by subverting and exploiting the Believers. Before the adventurers came along, he planned to ensnare the Believers with ever-darker acts of obedience and evil, then take
, calling them “the Delvers,” and leave the bodies untouched. Secret Door. In the southeastern corner is a secret door that requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to find by noticing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bodies. The storm is made of lost memories, forgotten ideas, and subconscious fears that went astray in the Astral Plane and conglomerated into this powerful force. A psychic wind is first sensed as a
comes into view—often millions of miles away—along with colorful gas clouds, planets, moons, and other cosmic bodies. A Wildspace system teems with space-dwelling life-forms, including spores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
adventures involving rare cures, new poisons, and experiments gone awry. The Healing Pools Adventures table suggests ideas for adventures in such a place.
(PETER MOHRBACHER) Healing Pools
palamnites (see chapter 6) invade the pools, believing the waters’ magic can restore their lost memories and mortal bodies.
2 Naiads (see chapter 6) guard the pools, making their own judgments about who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, telescopes, and other tools used to predict the weather and chart the course of celestial bodies. Each shrine has multiple methods of predicting the future that it might offer visitors—with reading the
might be hired as bodyguards for the oracles, who often deliver distressing (and perhaps incorrect) predictions to violent individuals. The Oracular Conflux Adventures table offers ideas for adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ideas from the Character Hooks for Select Backgrounds table with them. Character Hooks for Select Backgrounds Background Reference Character Hook Acolyte Player’s Handbook Temples are vexed by a
Adventurer’s Guide A widespread magical curse threatens to devour the bodies and souls of the living. The Harpers have learned that its source lies somewhere in Chult. You volunteered to join the expedition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
either case, adventurers might offer the dead help in reaching their final resting place. The Underworld Crossing Adventures table offers ideas for adventures that could occur in such a place
consists of twisting crypt halls that hold no bones, bodies, or other remains—only dust and guardians. These halls give way to a second sanctuary filled with somber funeral music—though there are no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
connecting the tombs that the priests use in their caretaking duties, so exploring such a complex can be a daunting task. The Graveyard Temple Adventures table offers ideas for adventures that could
level of the temple contains a chapel with benches and a raised dais, which holds an altar and a viewing table for bodies of the deceased. The other chambers of the temple’s first floor contain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the Sea Tritons are an amphibious people, at home in the water but mobile on dry land. Their bodies are covered in fine scales that range from yellowish-green through shades of blue to deep purple
with your people. You can communicate simple ideas with beasts that can breathe water. They can understand your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. Guardians of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Mournland might encounter any kind of terrain feature with bizarre magical properties. The Unusual Locations table offers some ideas. Unusual Locations d6 Location 1 A pool of glowing water
forest have been turned to objects of glossy white stone with blood-red flecks. 4 The battlefield before the characters contains no bodies, only the clothing and weapons of thousands of missing soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Ring of Feather Falling. Attuning to the ring extends its curse to the wearer, who suffers the following effect: Curse of Ill Temper. You are overcome with an urge to disagree with others’ actions, ideas
. The bottom two chests each contain 250 gp. P14h. This area reeks of dead flesh. Bodies in various states of decay lie strewn about the floor. In the center lies the corpse of a human. A shimmering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
humanoid bodies. In some tales, these creatures control their hosts, while in others, they are parasites that burn their way out of the body when it’s time to strike.
Orlassk. The Master of Stone is said
seeds of terrible ideas that fester and grow. Those who are particularly brilliant often draw the attention of the Foul Labyrinth, which hungers to consume unique minds. Twisting Flesh and Thought
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other paths to power. Cloud Giant Smiling One Cloud giants aren’t, on the whole, religious. They tolerate many conflicting ideas about their patron deity, Memnor. The smiling ones strain that tolerance
objects and creatures that seem especially significant in their mad minds. Over time, the collected things accrete to their bodies, becoming encased in stone. Stone Giant Dreamwalker
Huge giant (stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of Lolth’s radical ideas, and their creator rewarded them with a vast increase in their divine power. When Lolth lured some of the primal elves away from Corellon with her promises, this high-ranking
-changing sky and the setting sun can be seen and contemplated. Along with the setting sun, images of clouds are a major motif for followers of Labelas, who often tattoo such designs on their bodies or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
lined with limed-over corpses. A circle of barely distinguishable bodies composes the lower tier, while a fresher ring of calcified corpses stands on the heads and shoulders of those beneath
worship this ravenous spirit and offer up captives and treasure to it as sacrifices. Seven specters created by the spirit lie dormant in their former bodies, awaiting its command. When the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
surroundings. Its wings have a dappled pattern, darker near the leading edges and lighter toward the trailing edges. A green dragon’s legs are longer in relation to its body than with any other dragon
in snow near its lair, and finding such a larder is a good indication that a white dragon dwells nearby. A white dragon also keeps the bodies of its greatest enemies as trophies, freezing corpses