directly invoke are borders

Strahd's Powers and Dominion

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

threats directly. Strahd ever seeks to escape his boredom and draws challenges out for as long as it entertains him. However, if insulted, the Darklord can turn all of Barovia against his foes. The Ancient

mysterious goals. As part of this arrangement, Strahd avoids harming Vistani who travel within his land. Closing the Borders. Strahd closes Barovia’s borders whenever something that interests him threatens to

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

retaliation usually prevents them from trying to directly harm the gnomes, but they might spit in the milk, balance dishes on tables so they’re easily knocked over and broken, or scatter sewing

Trading Post

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

large building. Assuming the characters are cooperative, the grippli guards take the visitors directly to her. If the party seems trustworthy, she speaks to them. She prefers Primordial (it’s easier on

Jans will transport the characters as far as he can, then drop them off just outside the crab maze that borders the community before turning back south.

Dwarfholds of the North

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

the North reside in the halls of the dwarves. Now, when shield dwarves invoke the name of Delzoun, they are calling upon the glory of all their past accomplishments: every feat of architectural mastery

and their borders remains graven on cavern walls, trail markings, and scattered coins. Some of these realms, and the marks that bear testimony to their presence, are detailed below. Haungdannar

Shadow Dragon Adventures

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

the Underdark. The only path back to the surface goes directly through a shadow dragon’s lair. 3 A young woman seeks heroes to retrieve a family heirloom stolen from her. The woman is actually a

has fallen under the sway of a young shadow dragon, and their obeisance borders on fanaticism. 4 A young shadow dragon shares a lair with a cloaker; the cloaker leaves the dragon alone but hunts

Elturgard

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

other ne’er-do-wells who might otherwise try to find whatever is trapped in the fort’s depths. The Companion The second sun that sits directly above Elturel burns night and day. This orb is commonly

into Elturgard, as well as the paths along the river. In the city’s center, directly beneath the Companion, is a cliff-sided tor that holds aloft the High Hall. This castle, whose walls surround the

The Greyhawk Setting

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

temples of its many gods, several organizations operate across national borders in pursuit of their goals. Some of these organizations could serve as patrons or allies of adventurers in a Greyhawk

have also transcended their origin on this world to impact the broader multiverse. Two of these, Tharizdun and Vecna, are described in appendix A. The greater gods of Greyhawk rarely get directly

Meenlock

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

Meenlock Meenlocks are deformed fey that invoke terror and seek to destroy all that is good, innocent, and beautiful. They primarily live in forests, although they adapt well to urban and

insidious suggestions fail to take hold, an elder brain asserts its dominance more directly. It seizes control of a resistant mind and controls the creature’s body as it would a puppet. Against the rare

Haven Locations

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

are magicked to match the sunlight on the surface directly above the haven, ignoring weather. The panes of smoked shadow glass on the walls are each 5 feet wide and 8 feet tall. The panes can’t be moved

invoke all of the princess’s names: Nintra Siotta, the Princess of the Shadow Glass, Lady of Dread Omens, and Seeker of the Three Crowns. The marked character must use the parchment and ink found in the

Locations A - D

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

. They refuse to leave their woods, guarding relics and ruins of ages past, and they want nothing to do with the world beyond their borders. Arn Forest This stretch of pine trees and muskeg bogs lies on

with spikes to keep large flying creatures from landing to attack the structures directly. The great chimney of the citadel’s central foundry stands between the towers, belching smoke like a volcano

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