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Returning 35 results for 'destiny surface generations'.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
games of chance and wit. A destiny gambler is a cloud giant who has won increasingly high-stakes wagers against other giants, smaller folk, and even beings from the Outer Planes.
Destiny gamblers wear
trickery.
Years of successful wagers make destiny gamblers so confident in their ability to win any challenge that they invite potential rivals to name the terms of a wager. Those who are foolish enough to
Magic Items
Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
figure of Vistani legend, Lubaâs Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of
, Mother Luba was one of the most influential leaders of the Vistani. For untold generations, the Vistani have wandered the Shadowfell, which includes terrifying demiplanes like the vampire-haunted
Tiefling
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pact struck generations ago infused the essence of Asmodeusâoverlord of the Nine Hellsâinto their bloodline. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an
three broad categories. Tieflings born into another culture typically have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Infernal language, passed down through generations, that
Gnome
Legacy
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) risks and dreaming large.
Bright Burrows
Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface
enjoy a mix of serious learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life.
Gnome Names
Gnomes love names, and
Halfling
Legacy
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the glassy surface of Maer Dualdon.
â R.A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard
The comforts of home are the goals of most halflingsâ lives: a place to settle in peace and quiet, far from
. Family names are often nicknames that stuck so tenaciously they have been passed down through the generations.
Male Names: Alton, Ander, Cade, Corrin, Eldon, Errich, Finnan, Garret, Lindal, Lyle
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
pact struck generations ago infused the essence of Asmodeusâoverlord of the Nine Hellsâinto their bloodline. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an
three broad categories. Tieflings born into another culture typically have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Infernal language, passed down through generations, that
Dwarf
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has been used and reused down through the generations. A dwarfâs name belongs to the clan, not to the individual. A dwarf who misuses or brings shame to a clan name is stripped of the name and
subraces or one from another source.
DUERGAR
In cities deep in the Underdark live the duergar, or gray dwarves. These vicious, stealthy slave traders raid the surface world for captives, then sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the struggle of their lives. In many cases, their works also live on, both in the stories of future generations and repeating in the night sky among the stars of Nyx. Destiny is different. The strands
Fate and Destiny Two closely related concepts loom large in the way mortals think about their place in the world: fate and destiny. The idea of fate is that the course of each mortalâs life is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and
then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, itâs a grim destiny. Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Winnings
Destiny gamblers arenât content with winning mere treasures, preferring to play for power and favors from creatures who possess great magic. Tales passed through cloud giant generations tell
Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler Cloud giants rise in the ordning by amassing valuable and beautiful treasuresâoften by gambling. While many cloud giants are content with risking their wealth in games
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other
concept and then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, itâs a grim destiny.
Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
dragon Cozmioko. She was slain recently trying to defend this land from Anthradusk, a blue dragon who seeks to resurrect his ancestors: generations of blue dragons, each an architect of untold calamities
Anthradusk, and then slay the dragon to stop his ritual. This is your destinyâindeed, the egg has led me to you.â
Eldemere hands the characters the egg. She does whatever she can to convince them to go to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
duergar warlock formerly of the Underdark. His patron, Deep Duerra, has urged Xardorok to fulfill his destiny and become the first duergar to rule a kingdom on the surface. Icewind Dale is cold, dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
generations before the Cataclysm, dwarves who dwelled on the surface established the Neidar clan, known for working the land and trading with other surface folk. In the wake of the Cataclysm, with food scarce
Dwarves While known for their great subterranean nations, dwarves have long traded and traveled among the peoples of Krynnâs surface. The Cataclysm devastated many dwarven lands and destroyed some of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Celene and Veluna on several occasions in the past. As far as anyone in the area knows, the temple is currently abandoned and has not posed a threat for several generations. In the last year or so, the
sprawling surface ruins of the temple. Rivergard Keep lies on the bank of the nearby Imeryds Run. The missing delegation that serves as the adventureâs initial spur to action instead hails from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Countess Sansuri, who believes that her destiny lies buried in the past, waiting for her to unearth it. Sansuriâs ancient ancestors, anticipating the fall of their great empire, reportedly hid their
magical knowledge and wealth in vaults and left markers for future generations to find them. The greatest of these troves was a cache of âdragon magicâ â spells and artifacts plundered from the lairs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bright Burrows Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface whenever they can. Their
learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life. ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE
Itâs rare for a gnome to be hostile or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Bright Burrows Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface whenever they can. Their
learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life. ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE
Itâs rare for a gnome to be hostile or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Theros has expanded through four generations of divine evolution. Some tales describe these as actual generations, suggesting (for example) that the storm god, Keranos, is the literal son of Thassa, god
of the sea, and Purphoros, god of the forge. Others describe the generations in metaphorical terms, suggesting that Keranos represents the combination of Purphorosâs creative energy and Thassaâs deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. In these lands, ecclesiastical positions are dominated by a few bloodlines and preserved over generations. Why do so many celestial things have bird wings and infernal things have bat wings? It seems
wounds Evil inflict wounds Law bless Chaos bane Neutrality protection from evil and good Favored by the Gods Starting at 1st level, divine power guards your destiny. If you fail a saving throw or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the world, to change things for the better (as they see it). Elves want to leave a mark on the world that future generations will remember. Over time, an adult elf can become accomplished in many
endeavors while pursuing its destiny. It isnât unusual among elves to meet someone who is expert in disparate disciplines, such as a battle wizard who also is a settlementâs best vintner and famous for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. He treats surface dwellers as if they were figments out of dreams, but makes it obvious he believes that such dreams have wisdom to share. Urmas Urmas, the Keeper of the Present, is the busiest of all
the âdreamâ of the surface world. Urmas exchanges messages with Stonespeaker Hgraam (see chapter 4), keeping abreast of events as they pertain to the stone giant community in the duergar city of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
valuables, not digging too far beneath the surface. The dwarves of clan Duergar, however, became obsessed with delving deep into the Underdark. The clanâs miners continually insisted that a great trove of
made them suitable subjects for a variety of grisly experiments. Generations of psychic surgery and physical alterations mutated the captives into creatures that had special powers of their own. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
hoards. Many dragon turtles live in secluded lairs or ruins deep underwater, and they might not be spotted by surface dwellers for generations. Like both their namesakes, dragon turtles can have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
chambers that tunnel deep beneath the surface. A typical clanâs settlement features stout walls and a sturdy gate, inside which are living quarters, community areas, and a well-protected treasure
prefer to dwell underground. Many gold dwarves live their lives without seeing the sun. Surrounded by the artistry and wealth that earlier generations have drawn from the earth, they are accustomed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lolthâs offer of mortality in return for destiny, but then they turned against her in a pathetic effort to win back Corellonâs favor. Drow view the elves of the surface world as cowardly children who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ordning are the xenophobic stone giants, who mostly live underground and regard the surface world as a realm of dreams. How well they sculpt stone determines their place among their peers. The lowest and
so doing, Annam has spurred cloud, fire, frost, stone, and hill giants to challenge the established hierarchy and reforge their destiny. All the giants sensed the upheaval instantly, and now the giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
introducing herself and is initially indifferent to the characters. She acknowledges Xoese-Addae and imperiously asks why he and his surface-world friends have interrupted her enjoyment of the performance
a group of surface-world heroes coming to Janya through âfriends among the Night Revelers.â He saw the characters arrive while he was watching the performance and wants to learn if they have come to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
dwarf acquaintance of mine once referred to as âscratch minesâ â close-to-the-surface operations, with decent yield for a small amount of digging, but not worth the construction of âproperâ (by which he
who have worked in Hardbuckler over the generations. She wears a set of magical bracers passed to her by her father. Rural Settlements Most of the outlying settlements in the Trielta Hills consist of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
mortals dare not free them upon an unsuspecting afterlife. Lubaâs Tarokka of Souls Created by a figure of Vistani legend, Lubaâs Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of
. MOTHER LUBA AND THE VISTANI
The creator of the Tarokka of Souls, Mother Luba was one of the most influential leaders of the Vistani. For untold generations, the Vistani have wandered the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
erected a 60-foot-tall mud shrine, where Groak plans to woo the goddess and where she, in turn, can bless him with generations of god-touched, royal Groaklings. The grungs of Dungrunglung are experiencing
the adventurers to be part of his divine destiny, and to aid Krrâook in completing the preparations to summon Nangnang. He offers Dungrunglungâs hospitality as well as information about Chult in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
might strive to emulate that quality or seek to forge a new legacy to be associated with your name by future generations. Female Names: Bozzri, Dhazdoro, Erinimachis, Ghalantzo, Halafoti, Kerania
slaughter because of the circumstances of their creation. Perhaps most importantly, minotaurs arenât an offshoot of humanity but a people in their own right, and neither their nature nor their destiny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
returns to Toril with the other cadets and the autognome Wizpop, but your destiny lies elsewhere! You must remain aboard the tyrant ship, but you wonât be traveling to Hâcatha by yourselves: faculty
of miles wide, with a towering mountain called the Spindle at its center. Saerthe maneuvers the tyrant ship so that it hovers a few feet above the surface of the water at the Spindleâs edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Corellon as their father, the one who had sired them, and Lolth as their mother, the one who set them on the path to their destiny. Each of the other primal elves, as children will do, favored one
elves would be mortal, fixed in the forms they had adopted in defiance of Corellonâs will. The elves who most revered Lolth became drow, and the others divided themselves into a multitude of surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
concern of any stronghold is defense, but older and prosperous strongholds can grow to become wondrous underground cities filled with generations of exquisite dwarven artisanship. Regardless of a
other forms of turmoil in the surface world. Underground, they donât have to contend with the changing of the seasons, or even daily variations in the weather, so that one day inside a stronghold is much