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Oath of the Ancients Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The Oath of the Ancients is as old as the race of elves and the rituals of the druids. Sometimes called fey knights, green knights, or horned knights, paladins who swear this oath cast their lot with

principles are simple. Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating back despair. Shelter the Light. Where there is good

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Infernal Despair. Each creature within 30 feet of Hutijin that isn’t a devil makes saving throws with disadvantage. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hutijin fails a saving throw, he can choose

all their backbiting and betrayal, devils do occasionally display loyalty, offering unwavering service to their masters. One such example is Hutijin, a duke of Cania and loyal servant of Mephistopheles

Angel of Slaughter

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slaughter exist at a time. Divine entities must bargain with angels of slaughter for their service. These angels slaughter hundreds at a time in epic acts of carnage. Holy texts record these events

interactions with ever-demanding mortals.Angel of Slaughter Lairs Each angel of slaughter has a unique lair in the Shadowfell. In addition to the gloom and despair of the Shadowfell, these lairs are

Gem Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

echo of discovery—but also the desiccation of despair. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of

Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race

Lord Soth of Sithicus (DMR)

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the death knight in both Krynn and Sithicus. When Soth broods in his fortress in Krynn, he remains active in Sithicus. When the evil god, Takhisis, calls for his service on Krynn, Soth enters a magical

over. Soth was trapped in Sithicus, escaped, and was trapped again, perpetuating a cycle of despair. Soth’s story and where characters encounter him are for you to detail in your adventures

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

otherwise produce anything of value. They bully weaker creatures into doing their bidding, so they can take it easy. When a superior force tries to intimidate bugbears into service, they will try to escape

. Gang Mentality Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

rare or rarer magic weapon with which you are proficient appears in your hands. The GM chooses the weapon. Knight. You gain the service of a 4th-level fighter who appears in a space you choose within

30 feet of you. The fighter is of the same race as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the fates have drawn him or her to you. You control this character. Moon. You are granted the

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

subterranean cities or settlements, you are probably a member of the race that occupies the place—but you might also have grown up there after being captured and brought below when you were a child

can face any adversity in this strange land. 2 The gods of my people are a comfort to me so far from home. 3 I hold no greater cause than my service to my people. 4 My freedom is my

Veteran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Veteran Veterans include soldiers retired from military service and warriors who never served anyone but themselves. Veteran Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 17 (splint

Knight

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

Knight Knights are warriors who pledge service to rulers, religious orders, and noble causes. A knight’s alignment determines the extent to which a pledge is honored. Whether undertaking a quest or

patrolling a realm, a knight often travels with an entourage that includes squires and hirelings who are commoners. Knight Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 18 (plate) Hit

Bone Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

-proud order to find a new purpose in the service of Lady Illmarrow. Bone Knight Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 20 (bonecraft armor) Hit Points 84 (13d8 + 26

without killing the knight who wears it, and when donning it, each bone knight understood that their former life was over. The Fall of the Emerald Claw. During the Last War, many bone knights took service

Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

known to compel horrors into service. For House Dimir, horrors spread fear and despair in the citizenry and carry out assassinations or kidnappings against well-protected targets. For the Cult of Rakdos

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them back to life as the next egg laid in

Knights: A Breed Apart

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. — Battle hymn of the githyanki knights Githyanki knights are warriors, spellcasters, and scouts of exceptional ability devoted to the unflagging service of Vlaakith. Knights report directly to the queen

least one knight in residence. Knights are selected for their roles based on their martial and psionic potential, and young githyanki who pass muster are inducted into service soon after they enter

Oath of the Ancients

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Oath of the Ancients The Oath of the Ancients is as old as the race of elves and the rituals of the druids. Sometimes called fey knights, green knights, or horned knights, paladins who swear this

four central principles are simple. Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating back despair. Shelter the Light. Where there is

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

occasionally abused) pets. Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert

Worshiping Iroas

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

of glory—a finite amount that they might revel in but that allows them to experience a life beyond grasping for greatness. Those who don’t find themselves upon the path to despair, personal harm, and

the temptations of Mogis. Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas. One of the greatest of Iroas’s champions, Kalemne is a stone giant sworn to the service of the god of war. A warrior of tremendous strength and

Interloper Gods

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

same way he came from Annam’s, and many trolls venerate him. Some ogres and giants also worship Vaprak, particularly giants who despair of ever rising in the ordning. Demon Lords Service to a demon lord

that he will never reclaim his throne. Some of these giants look for purpose in the service of other gods or powers. Giants who remain faithful to the gods of the Ordning call these other powers

Doomvault Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

Slaughter, magic pools can heal creatures that drink from them. In the Golem Laboratories, no Red Wizard will enter the glowing green archways. In the Masters’ Domain, the Temples of Despair are used

service rest in the Phylactery Vault, protected by powerful magic. Szass Tam holds the phylacteries there to keep his lackeys in check. If enough black gates across the Doomvault are disrupted, the black gates in the Temples of Extraction can be forced to connect to the Phylactery Vault.

Other Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the Shadowlands (detailed in “Other Domains of Dread”) in search of evil to vanquish. Bold and proud, many members of the Circle inadvertently race toward dramatic tragedies. The more successful

” earlier in this chapter), the Kargat enforces the will of fractious, power-hungry leaders. The organization is in turn served by the Kargatane, a cultish lower echelon of mortals drawn to service with

Aarakocra

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

birdlike humanoids guard the windy borders of their home against invaders from the Elemental Plane of Earth, such as gargoyles, their sworn enemies. Enemies of Elemental Evil. In service to the Wind

race of elemental beings called the vaati, which once ruled many worlds. A creature known as the Queen of Chaos arose and initiated an interplanar war against vaati rule. To combat the threat, seven

Guard Reactions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

their belongings. 6 The guards clear the gate swiftly to let a patriar’s litter pass through. 7 The guards skip the search if a traveler pays 1 gp for “express gate” service. 8 The guards wave travelers

it takes to help that person. 6 Believing themselves to be ill-equipped to handle the situation, the guards race away to get the Flaming Fist. (Roll on the Guard Arrival Times table to determine how

Sharn Watch NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

another wealthy patron. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the officer is willing to take a bribe from one of the adventurers. The Sharn Inquisitive A Life of Watchful Service Brelish folk often

. Over a century of service, she has woven a net of graft and extortion across Menthis Plateau; she looks after those who pay their dues. Her mother was driven from House Phiarlan when she developed an

Guard Reactions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

gate” service. 8 The guards wave travelers through without a second look. Flaming Fist Reactions d8 Reaction 1 The guards demand that everyone drop to the ground, bludgeoning

ill-equipped to handle the situation, the guards race away to get the Flaming Fist. (Roll on the Guard Arrival Times table to determine how long it takes for the Flaming Fist to arrive, and roll on

11. Eye of Annam

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

glory to their race. The oracle told Blagothkus outright that he could never impress the gods enough to earn their favor, then urged Eigeron to step out from beneath his father’s “dark shadow.” Blagothkus

was overcome with despair and envy. A terrible fight between father and son ensued, in which Blagothkus slew Eigeron. Blagothkus then retired to his castle to mourn. Eigeron manifests as the spirit

Demons

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

, tearing down civilizations, and reducing the cosmos to despair and ruin. Some of the darkest legends of the mortal realm are built around the destruction wrought by demons set loose in the world. As such

performing ever greater acts of depravity, furthering the demon lord’s ambitions in exchange for magic and other boons. However, a demon regards any mortals in its service as tools to use and then

Counsel of Despair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Counsel of Despair Seeing no end to the destruction visited on their homes, a cowardly faction among the elders of Westbridge submits to the forces of elemental earth. They hope to be spared further

adventurers. These braver folk warn the characters that the “high priest,” Dreyon, is at the Harvest Inn and has a hill giant in his service. The Harvest Inn Dreyon, the leader of the cult contingent

Lord Soth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Krynn, he remains active in Sithicus. When the evil god, Takhisis, calls for his service on Krynn, Soth enters a magical torpor in his fortress in Sithicus. Soth traveled from Krynn to Sithicus and

, perpetuating a cycle of despair. Soth’s story and where characters encounter him are for you to detail in your adventures.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo

react to them. As a race, orcs have no noteworthy universal social traits, but some commonality does exist in the crude written communication that all orcs employ and in the way that they use

Hutijin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, devils do occasionally display loyalty, offering unwavering service to their masters. One such example is Hutijin, a duke of Cania and loyal servant of Mephistopheles. Across the Hells, Hutijin’s name

Infernal Despair. Each creature within 30 feet of Hutijin that isn’t a devil makes saving throws with disadvantage. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hutijin fails a saving throw, he can choose to

Hutijin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

devils do occasionally display loyalty, offering unwavering service to their masters. One such example is Hutijin, a duke of Cania and loyal servant of Mephistopheles. Across the Hells, Hutijin’s name

, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 21 Languages all, telepathy 120 ft. Challenge 21 (33,000 XP) Infernal Despair. Each creature within 15 feet of Hutijin

Bugbears

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

. They bully weaker creatures into doing their bidding, so they can take it easy. When a superior force tries to intimidate bugbears into service, they will try to escape rather than perform the work or

aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The individuals in a group typically number

Life as a Halfling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

in a city or town dominated by another race. Everything Has a Story As do many other races, halflings enjoy accumulating personal possessions. But unlike with most other races, a halfling’s idea of

other race individuals among them can be dour or curmudgeonly, standoffish or suspicious. Such traits might appear in someone who ends up turning fully to the cause of evil — an event that is rare in

Mind Flayer Thralls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

creature retains its Hit Dice, hit points, racial traits (but not proficiencies granted by race), and all of its ability scores except for Intelligence. After the first stage of the process, the creature’s

groups, and their fear and despair in the face of a mind flayer incursion make their brains tasty to the illithid palate. They are also relatively easy for larger, stronger humanoid thralls to control

The Dreaming Dark

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

The Dreaming Dark The sinister and mysterious Dreaming Dark—a metaphysical force trying to prolong the current age of despair and violence—seeks to extend its reach toward Khorvaire. Over a century

confrontations with Deneith leaders in the waking world, but eventually the inquisitives must fight the quori in the dream world of Dal Quor. Dreaming Dark Agents Anyone can be seduced into the service of

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