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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dreams dusk hags might share with unsuspecting sleepers.
Dusk Hag Prophecies
d10
Prophecy
1
“A red hat approaches with ill intent. Be wary.”
2
“A ship comes on a sea of bones, but treasure
the golden key.”
6
“Beware the black horse.”
7
“The fish is your friend.”
8
“The stairs downward lead to that which you seek.”
9
“Look for two crossed swords. There your goal lies.”
10
“If you see two crows, turn back. Beyond is death.”
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive
.
7
A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help.
8
A topaz dragon is intent on destroying the homes of all
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
other nature protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed
intent on destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who
dragon’s clutches.
7
A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help.
8
A topaz dragon is intent on
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the first inhabitants of the Nine Hells, predating even the arrival of Asmodeus, the plane’s foremost ruler. Long-lived devils and occult sages theorize Zargon and its kind were invaders from
another plane—or another reality entirely.
When Asmodeus ascended the infernal hierarchy, he and his legions wiped out most of the plane’s earlier inhabitants, but Zargon proved beyond even
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
1d10 barbed devil;barbed devils and 1d10 vrock;vrocks appear.
71–80
1 arcanaloth, 1 night hag, and 1 rakshasa appear.
81–85
1 ice devil and 1 marilith appear.
86–90
sought revelations beyond the multiverse long ago. The Crook dissolves if immersed in the god’s tear for a year and a day. If washed in the tear daily for 30 days, the Crook loses its Failing Matrix property.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the ire of druids and other nature protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow
.
8
A topaz dragon is intent on destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
-executed plans. If the characters plan two steps ahead, the devils are one step beyond that. Nothing mortals do should ever surprise them.
for the Red Wizards to summon devils and for the Cult of the Dragon to find more adherents. However, just as Zariel wants Tiamat out, other devils would be happy to see the Dragon Queen stay in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the adventurers. Characters who like to charge in and decide on strategy later will find that their diabolical foes have well-executed plans. If the characters plan two steps ahead, the devils are one step beyond that. Nothing mortals do should ever surprise them.
to be rid of her. Zariel has directed her mortal agents to assist those who seek to free Tiamat, and her power has made it easier for the Red Wizards to summon devils and for the Cult of the Dragon to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
-executed plans. If the characters plan two steps ahead, the devils are one step beyond that. Nothing mortals do should ever surprise them.
for the Red Wizards to summon devils and for the Cult of the Dragon to find more adherents. However, just as Zariel wants Tiamat out, other devils would be happy to see the Dragon Queen stay in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Chapter 3: Avernus - Path of Devils Demon Zapper
For characters of level 8
“The purest of souls lures fiends into a hellish trap. Zap! Zap!”
Bone Brambles
For characters of level 8
grandeur? I’ll leave that one for you to decide.”
Arkhan’s Tower
For characters of level 9
“He wears the hand of evil, yet his goal remains just beyond his fingertips.”
Tiamat’s Monument
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
blocked by 2 barbed devils and 4 guard drakes (see appendix D for statistics). The devils’ attention is focused toward the plaza, however, not down the tunnels or on what the guard drakes do. The
guard drakes might notice approaching characters before the devils do, but they attack only if the fiends give the order. Therefore, the party might get the drop on these guards. For characters who move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
blocked by 2 barbed devils and 4 guard drakes (see appendix D for statistics). The devils’ attention is focused toward the plaza, however, not down the tunnels or on what the guard drakes do. The
guard drakes might notice approaching characters before the devils do, but they attack only if the fiends give the order. Therefore, the party might get the drop on these guards. For characters who move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
ever sample true power, which they crave like the sweetest ambrosia. Dark Dealers and Soul Mongers. Devils are confined to the Lower Planes, but they can travel beyond those planes by way of portals
Devils Devils personify tyranny, with a totalitarian society dedicated to the domination of mortal life. The shadow of the Nine Hells of Baator extends far across the multiverse, and Asmodeus, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Devil Devil. Beyond the illusory wall waits a bone devil armed with a hooked polearm (see the “Variant: Bone Devil Polearm” sidebar in the “Devils” entry in the Monster Manual).
Statue. A raised stone
Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that the glyphs around each door prevent devils from passing through the doorway. Scratching away any of the glyphs breaks the magic on that door, allowing devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of five bearded devils in the process of raising a pyre around a tree to incinerate it. Four of the devils tease the fifth, whose name is Krikendolt. A vrock savaged Krikendolt’s skull during one of
, and they are now goading him into slaughtering the chickens on pain of death. Secretly, Krikendolt keeps an abyssal chicken named Earwax in his sack. The devils are likely to attack on sight unless a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Glasya, the rebellious daughter of Asmodeus, rules the place and oversees the punishments doled out to devils that stray from their assigned tasks. These lawbreakers are put on trial in Phlegethos, and if
the force of the onslaught. Condemned devils are typically trapped in cages, which are lowered on chains to hang beneath the platforms. From such a vantage, the prisoners are continually battered by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
cities and a panoply of roads, gardens, and bridges. It was the center of the Hells’ bureaucracy, where every edict, law, and order was dutifully copied and filed away. With each passing year, the devils
knowingly altered documents that passed into his care with the intent of confounding the apparatus of the bureaucracy. Before his scheme could come to fruition, he was caught and subjected to the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
— someone with a history of battling devils in the Nine Hells. I think you’ll enjoy her company very much. Her name is Lulu.”
Characters need not leave for Traxigor’s tower at once. If they wish to
contains lore on all nine layers, which the characters can learn once they’ve spent a day or two researching the plane. Characters can also research devils to learn everything that’s said about them in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
devils extended a tenacious defense out to the planes beyond Avernus, they could keep the demons away from Hell’s doorstep, but such a strategy would place a great strain on supplies, reinforcements, and
Mortals and Minions Devils and demons are far from the only combatants in the Blood War. Both sides exploit the Material Plane’s most abundant resource — mortal creatures, whose bodies and souls are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
shrewdness. Demon lords and other powerful entities exert control over their armies that enables the forces to accomplish goals that would be beyond the capabilities of a leaderless mob. To the demons that
devils have surmised, the demons invade Avernus because it is easily accessible from the Abyss. But some sages and demonologists maintain that even if that were not the case, the Nine Hells would still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
of Lum the Mad, then incorporate that artifact into a powerful infernal war machine. To this end, both devils have placed competing agents into the world, tasking them with collecting as many of the
, destroyed, or locked away beyond mortal reach. Each agent now desires to launch a new expedition to these locations—but to a different time in the past when the missing components might still be recoverable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Snapping Turtle Bay This bay is beautiful beyond compare. Though the sky is dark with clouds of smoke and ash streaked with lightning, the white sand beaches, lush forests, bright coral reefs, and
caves overlooking the bay. These simple creatures aren’t inherently hostile, but they are suspicious and wary around newcomers. Any show of malicious intent on the part of strangers is enough to shift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
3. The Boneyard As the characters emerge into this area, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: This area extends well beyond where you can see, stretching into the darkness. Thousands of
relative seclusion.” Gar’s intent, of course, is to use the blood from the young creature in a much larger ritual, to animate what will certainly be a terrifying army of undead to assault the coastline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Nupperibo Mortals whose evil acts in life arose from carelessness and sloth are doomed to become nupperibos. These blind, bloated least devils shuffle mindlessly across the Nine Hells, groping for
from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses blindsight 10 ft. (blind beyond this radius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Material Plane Eberron is the heart of the material plane. It is surrounded by the Ring of Siberys, a band of golden dragonshards. Beyond this, twelve moons orbit the world. To date, no creature
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes to Eberron. There may be realms of demons and devils deep within Khyber, long held at bay by the influence of Siberys and the Silver Flame.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
-lived devils and occult sages theorize Zargon and its kind were invaders from another plane—or another reality entirely. When Asmodeus ascended the infernal hierarchy, he and his legions wiped out most
of the plane’s earlier inhabitants, but Zargon proved beyond even Asmodeus’ might. No matter what blistering wrath Asmodeus brought to bear on Zargon, the aberration continually re-formed from its horn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
powerful demon usually has an intent that goes beyond merely causing carnage, and a plan to achieve it. DEMONIC AMULETS: BLESSING AND CURSE
Some demon lords have a way of cheating death, but this great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
as slavers. Ned Shakeshaft is a Scarlet Brotherhood agent. He makes an attempt to foil the characters, but his true intent is to surrender and implicate Gellan Primewater as a key villain. The
want the town to remain safe, and the Scarlet Brotherhood deems the sea devils a threat to their plans. If the characters accomplish their mission and enable the alliance to destroy the sahuagin, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Banrion’s Lair The rocky plateau beyond the chasm holds the crumbled shell of an ancient castle. Banrion the unicorn makes her home here, along with a number of goodly fey who shelter in a network of
have peaceful intent (most likely because they saw through the dryad-hags’ ruse, or they simply want to assess Banrion’s nature themselves), they can approach unarmed and announcing themselves. With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
understand the difference between an order’s intent and its exact wording. Unlike many constructs, it seeks to fulfill the former rather than slavishly follow the latter. Tactical Cunning. A helmed horror
blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, stunned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 14
Languages understands the languages of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
land of the dead.
In the western end of the room is a region of burning sands. There devils torture those who have been unfortunate enough to fall into their hands.
Along the southern side is a
opposite walls because there are no protuberances to hold onto. The steeply inclined passage beyond is full of cobwebs and leads eventually to area 48. Each section of the diorama in this room has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
senses a potential meal, any nearby nupperibos pursue that prey tirelessly until it or the nupperibos are slain, or some other potential victim crosses the devils’ path and distracts them. Nupperibos
Resistances acid, cold
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses blindsight 20 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
That tiefling who’s looking to buy crocodile skulls can’t be up to anything good. 6 A couple of fishing boats have gone missing. If the sea devils aren’t behind it, I’m a merman. 7 A big critter’s
smugglers from beyond this world who can sell you anything you’ve dreamed of. 10 It’s only a matter of time before the dwarves dig too deep and unleash something horrible.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with a fetid purple radiance.
Elturel’s grand cemetery was once a beautiful memorial to those who had passed into the realms beyond. Picturesque flowers and grass framed the graves, statues, and
cemetery to assess the threat of its undead and to search for the relic, but were waylaid by both demons and devils. When the characters find him, Ravengard is locked in a life-and-death struggle with a demonic force in the vault of ascendance (area G12).