descended inhabited are book

Giantkind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

in turn arose from Vaprak’s blood shed in a similar manner. The fensirs introduced in chapter 6 of this book are descended from trolls. Ogres are sometimes described as descendants of Vaprak, giving

world to world and from one teller to another. Most tellings make a distinction between the main families of giants who are descended from the sons of Annam and the various other creatures whose

Tall Tales

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

a myth, and you seek vindication and revenge. 3 Stories say you’re descended from a legendary giant-killer, and you strive to uphold that legacy. 4 A city’s legends claim the neighboring landscape is

found a strange island inhabited by ancient, larger-than-life creatures. Because of this, your family became the town laughingstock, and you seek to redeem your family’s reputation. 6 Your sibling

Reigar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

Reigar Reigar were once cephalopods similar to octopi. They inhabited the stormy seas of Ysgard until the gods of that plane transformed them. They have bioluminescent freckles and the ability to

benign nature. Reigar wander Wildspace and the Astral Sea in search of artistic inspiration, traveling in symbiotic organic ships that they create (see “Esthetic” earlier in this book). Each reigar

Minotaurs of Phoberos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

of Mogis. These minotaurs have more in common with the monsters in the Monster Manual than with the civilized people described in chapter 1 of this book (including their Large size). Most of them use

value the bone marrow of young humans. They take pride in their overlarge, razor-sharp horns. Felhide Minotaurs The notoriously dour Felhide minotaurs are descended from the warlord Thyrogog of the

Path of the Beast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian. Such a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from

, and you’ve inherited some of their curse. 2 You are descended from an archdruid and inherited the ability to partially change shape. 3 A fey spirit gifted you with the ability to adopt different bestial

Dragon as Monster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, driving other monsters out of the region and straight into inhabited lands. Or a dragon could be a pawn in a greater villain’s schemes, perhaps a warlord who has acquired one of the Orbs of Dragonkind

a dragon down for an all-out fight in most other sites. You can use one of the lair maps in chapter 5 of this book as the key location for such an adventure, fleshing the site out with features and inhabitants using the guidelines in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.

Adventure Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

images that can inspire your mapmaking. Bringing a Location to Life An inhabited adventure location has its own ecosystem. The creatures that live there need to eat, drink, breathe, and sleep

found, and that book also includes tables listing the creatures commonly found within each type of terrain. Using that information, you can decide which creatures inhabit an adventure location within a

Space Clown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

Space Clown Space clowns are the inhabitants of a Wildspace system known as Clownspace. The humans who once inhabited the system’s three ring-shaped worlds placed their faith in a god of revelry

creatures and “blessed” them with clown-like appearances. Space clowns acquired their first spelljamming helms from dohwar merchants (see “Dohwar” earlier in this book). Subsequent visits to other

Brimstone Hold Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

don’t intervene. If the characters aren’t present, it takes the duergar 10 minutes to subdue the rioting prisoners. If the characters return to the prison yard after obtaining the Book of Vile

the hold while the traders are present, one of the larger buildings is inhabited by Klax (chaotic neutral cambion) and eight traders (commoners). The traders are indifferent to the characters

Where Do Monsters Dwell?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

gnolls A fog-shrouded swamp haunted by lizardfolk that worship a vile black dragon A jungle island inhabited by dinosaurs and human tribal warriors Towns and Cities Some of the best adventures unfold in

cultists gather to perform sacrifices A temple, vault, or museum watched day and night by animated constructs Underwater Not all adventures take place on land. This book casts light on several creatures

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

—the Crystalmist Mountains, the Jotens, and the Hellfurnaces—are inhabited by fierce giants who launch all-too-frequent raids into the nearby lands of the Yeomanry, Sterich, and Geoff. —Bigby

far from the height of their civilization. Ruins might be inhabited by the once-giant hulks or Undead giants that appear in chapter 6, by Constructs crafted by giants, or by any kind of creature that

Human Ethnicities in Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

, Goldor, Iriphawa, Kellordrai, Lalajar, Qahtan, Yethtai, Zazalaar Ffolk The Ffolk of the Moonshae Isles are descended from Tethyrian settlers who came to the isles a thousand years ago. The Ffolk have a

. A few human languages use other alphabets, including Draconic, Dethek, and Espruar. The languages of the ethnicities described in the Player’s Handbook and this book are as follows: Arkaiun

Rillyn House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

calling in a debt, Yvandre assumes. (In truth, Machil was murdered by agents of the Queen of Air and Darkness, who were looking for the book.) Those who accompanied Machil on his final expedition were

descended deep to the Haven of the Red Quill. The guardians almost finished us before the door was opened. Gods, how I wish …” The characters are welcome to take or copy any of the documents, but Taresson

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. Searching the room uncovers a recipe book wrapped in oilcloth under a pile of refuse. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that the handwriting closely resembles the older

writings of Xanthoria. A preserved oak leaf serves as a bookmark, and sketches of Thunderwing and Bunny Blossom are drawn in the margins. See area L11 for more information on how seeing this book

Talhundereth Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

room is currently inhabited by a Humanoid mutate named Falfark and an encephalon gemmule (see appendix A for both stat blocks) that Falfark treats as a guardian. Falfark is a member of the Cult of the

book, a calligrapher’s kit, and a silver medallion displaying a lizard’s head with a quill behind it. The medallion is worth 15 gp. T13: Pantry The goods once stored on the shelves in this old pantry

Upper Level B1-B9

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

stand guard in this chamber. If the characters made any obvious noise as they descended the stairs (including talking), these guardians try to hide along the walls adjacent to the stairs, behind the

to arcane magic by anyone who has proficiency in the Arcana skill. The book Retribution of the Ancients sits on the table. In addition to describing various dark rituals, this tome serves as Lord

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

wall, its top carved to look like pages of an open book. Engraved on the book’s pages is a name: Ayren Griffynstone. Four chaotic evil cult fanatics are supervising two ghouls trying to reorganize

valuable tomes. A book describing the Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna is a masterpiece of writing and artistic illumination worth 450 gp. A book of nonsensical poetry titled Quite Good Verse has a gold

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

a large book clad in black leather with the Zhentarim symbol imprinted on the front. Oboth suspects that someone in town knows where the tomb is hidden, or knows some bit of lore hinting at its

smaller wrecked ships in the harbor roughly 60 feet from shore. Frost giants have already attacked the town once in the past month; this is their second raid. Twenty frost giants have descended upon

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