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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Lampads guard the shadowed paths of the world, depths typically trod by souls destined for the Underworld. These rarely seen nymphs assist Athreos in guiding the dead, moving among the spirits that
mind the cycles of nature, the daily interplay of wild animals, or other cosmic forces. Occasionally, though, groups of the same kind of nymphs congregate in a place of natural power or beauty. In times
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her divine spark vanishes. She is dead until the next winter solstice, when she reappears at full health in a cold, remote location of her choosing.
Frigid Aura. So long as Auril has at least 1 hit
heart of the diamond.
If Auril is killed in her third and final form, she is dead until the next winter solstice. While she is dead, her mortal worshipers lose their god-granted spells and abilities
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, dispel magic, hellish rebuke, invisibility, major image, speak with dead, suggestion
1/day each: banishment, demiplane, dominate person, fly, forcecage, geas, plane shift, true seeing
Magic Weapons
curse takes effect whenever the target takes a short or long rest, filling the target’s thoughts with horrible images and dreams. The cursed target gains no benefit from finishing a short or long
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
with images of bare-branched trees, falling leaves, and broomsticks. In its second form, the cauldron is made of iron and embossed on the outside with images of bats, toads, cats, lizards, and snakes
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Tying a dead frog or toad to the end of an ordinary branch and dipping it in the water-filled cauldron transforms the branch into a wand of polymorph
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, found Tatyana.
Tatyana was Strahd's type—a woman of exquisite beauty and gentle manner. When Strahd returned to Ravenloft, the young woman instantly caught his eye, and Rahadin had the pleasure of
elves. Rahadin slew the female elves so that the males couldn't breed. He also sliced off the ears of Patrina's brother, Kasimir, who had orchestrated the stoning.
Screams of the Dead. So dreadful a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
? (Chaotic)
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Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But greater still are
. The dancing creature is incapacitated and must use all its movement to dance.
Disorienting Visions. Disorienting illusory images flit through the dragon’s lair. Each creature in the lair must
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ludicrous wonders? (Chaotic)
4
Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
5
Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators
images flit through the dragon’s lair. Each creature in the lair must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or have disadvantage on ability checks until initiative count 20 on the following
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood
forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
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Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast beauty of the ocean. (Good)
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Code of
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and diseased plants to
my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
5
Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast beauty of the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
3
What
, preferring caverns with at least one entrance submerged underwater. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption
. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
pouch, stitched with images of heroes and whimsical creatures. Where the teeth fall, they bring legends to life.
Using the Teeth. While you are holding the pouch, you can use an action to draw one tooth
Cats of Uldun-dar (ivory cat molar)
9 cat;cats
The tooth has 8 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast the revivify spell from the tooth. If you are dead at the start of your turn, the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and
beauty of the ocean. (Good)
6
Code of Combat. I despise most other dragons, but I meet them face to face without resorting to the base trickery I use on lesser creatures. (Lawful)
Topaz
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce
the sight of the vast beauty of the ocean. (Good)
6
Code of Combat. I despise most other dragons, but I meet them face to face without resorting to the base trickery I use on lesser creatures
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
beauty have little meaning for them. A sharp sword serves a useful and good purpose, while a dull sword is a dead weight without a whetstone.
Lizardfolk see little need to plan more than a season or so
utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a comrade who dies becomes a potential source of food. That companion might have
Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night.
3
An apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone
words and images are burned into your psyche.
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A fiend possessed you as a child. You were locked away but escaped. The fiend is still inside you, but now you try to keep it bottled up.
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Sage
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Basic Rules (2014)
master in your fields of study.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead
)
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Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good)
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Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
4
No Limits. Nothing should fetter the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to
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Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
2
Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good)
3
Logic. Emotions must
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven
. They love the beauty and artistry of precious metals and fine jewelry, and in some dwarves this love festers into avarice. Whatever wealth they can’t find in their mountains, they gain through
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
little to conceal an underlying brutality that hobgoblins practice on each other and perfect upon other races. Punishment for infractions of hobgoblin law are swift and merciless. Beauty is something
hobgoblins associate only with images of conflict and warfare.
The iron grip their philosophy holds on their hearts blinds hobgoblins to the accomplishments of other peoples. Hobgoblins have little
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
behind the pillars to the north. The grells attack visitors and can use their tentacles to open and close doors as needed.
Apparitions. Spectral images of dead servants and adventurers occasionally
fade into view, wander the hall, then fade away. These images are harmless regional effects created by Halaster (see “Halaster’s Lair”).
Statues. Statues depicting two well-dressed humans stand in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Shanjan Kwan Shanjan Kwan
Human Spellcaster
Kwan died and was raised from the dead as an infant, whereupon a tiny black glyph—the symbol of necromancy—appeared on his forehead.
Use the
Spellcaster sidekick stat block to represent him.
Personality. “I’ve cheated death once. I can do it again.”
Ideal. “Great beauty can hide great ugliness. The reverse is also true.”
Bond. “I’ve been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Shanjan Kwan Shanjan Kwan
Human Spellcaster
Kwan died and was raised from the dead as an infant, whereupon a tiny black glyph—the symbol of necromancy—appeared on his forehead.
Use the
Spellcaster sidekick stat block to represent him.
Personality. “I’ve cheated death once. I can do it again.”
Ideal. “Great beauty can hide great ugliness. The reverse is also true.”
Bond. “I’ve been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Shanjan Kwan Shanjan Kwan
Human Spellcaster
Kwan died and was raised from the dead as an infant, whereupon a tiny black glyph—the symbol of necromancy—appeared on his forehead.
Use the
Spellcaster sidekick stat block to represent him.
Personality. “I’ve cheated death once. I can do it again.”
Ideal. “Great beauty can hide great ugliness. The reverse is also true.”
Bond. “I’ve been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
imagine it — just go see it. And see it as Waterdavians do: pack a midday feast, have a picnic, and then take a stroll through the beauty of the place. City of the Dead
City of the Dead I could write a book about the City of the Dead. It is such a fascinating place, filled with so much history and so many stories. But alas, there would be few buyers for Volo’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. At night, the movements of Nyx are striking, but images of the gods seem to keep their distance from this land where few pay them honor. Yet most non-leonin will never see this beauty. The leonin
Grasslands of Oreskos Unspoiled by roads or buildings, Oreskos is a land of striking natural beauty, where the plains and sky appear to go on forever. Craggy stone formations and ancient ruins dot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Shanjan Kwan Shanjan Kwan
Human Spellcaster
Kwan died and was raised from the dead as an infant, whereupon a tiny black glyph—the symbol of necromancy—appeared on his forehead.
Use the
Spellcaster sidekick stat block to represent him.
Personality. “I’ve cheated death once. I can do it again.”
Ideal. “Great beauty can hide great ugliness. The reverse is also true.”
Bond. “I’ve been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Lizardfolk focus on survival above all, without sentiment. Lizardfolk assess everyone and everything in terms of utility. Art and beauty have little meaning for them. A sharp sword serves a useful
and good purpose, while a dull sword is a dead weight without a whetstone. Lizardfolk see little need to plan more than a season or so into the future. This approach allows them to maintain their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cavern. Some of the crystal faces reflect distorted images of the cavern, while others flicker with scenes of the lich-god Vecna visiting destruction on distant worlds.
Three tunnels branch off the
, so the creature can’t leave the unreality and return to the tunnel. E2a. Images of Kas the Betrayer flicker on the walls of this tunnel. In each reflection, Vecna torments Kas, who appears powerless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
March of the Dead Every night at midnight, one hundred spirits rise from the cemetery (area E6) and march up the Old Svalich Road to Castle Ravenloft. An eerie green light suffuses the graveyard
. From this light emerges a ghostly procession. Wavering images of doughty women toting greatswords, woodwise men with slender bows, dwarves with glittering axes, and archaically dressed mages with beards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. They move to block the doorway opposite where you entered.
If the characters approach the phantom guards, they raise their swords threateningly. But they can cause no harm, for they are just images
of the long-dead past. For as long as the characters remain in the room, other phantoms—in the shapes of priests, sages, and mourning young women—briefly form out of the dust and then dissipate. Moving through any of these phantom forms causes them to collapse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
others depicting hags.
When the characters arrive, the portraits show images of Granny Nightshade and her family, with no labels to identify them: A truly ancient and terrifying hag (Baba Yaga, the
pricked its skin on the brambles’ thorns in addition to its four closest family members, if it has any. These family members can be living or dead. (If the creature has fewer than four close family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Banshee When night falls, unlucky travelers hear the faint cries of the forlorn dead. This woeful spirit is a banshee, a spiteful creature formed from the spirit of a female elf. Banshees appear as
. Banshees are the undead remnants of elves who, blessed with great beauty, failed to use their gift to bring joy to the world. Instead, they used their beauty to corrupt and control others. Elves afflicted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
people spared your life, and you don’t know why. 2 You were born under a dark star. You can feel it watching you, coldly and distantly. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night. 3 An apparition that
opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its words and images are burned into your psyche. 9 A fiend possessed you as a child. You were locked away but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
currently standing watch on the walls. A search of the bailey yields the corpses of two dead human guards, both of whom were struck and killed by falling rocks. Characters can enter the keep through the front
door, or they can climb over rubble and enter the keep through one of its shattered walls. Treat rubble-filled areas as difficult terrain. THE NANDARS OF NIGHTSTONE
The beauty of Ardeep Forest and