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out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
the creatures.
Girallons that are well treated might be willing to serve as guards, though they lack the intelligence to take on tasks more complicated than attacking strangers who enter their domain
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
remains until it dies, the sewer king dies, or until the sewer king dismisses it as an action.Sewer kings are hulking, monstrous rats empowered by fiendish blood. This unholy influence gives sewer kings
subterranean domain to become food for his rat minions.
PoisonSkitter. The sewer king moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
in her seventies, but she is, in fact, much older.
Royal Blood. Madam Eva is Strahd’s half-sister, though Strahd is unaware of this fact. Her real name is Katarina, and she is the daughter of a
Vistani woman whom King Barov, Strahd’s father, took to his bed during one of his many crusades. Madam Eva knows she is Strahd’s half-sister but has told no one of the royal blood flowing
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
help her forget her terrible losses. Isolde became the master of a traveling fey carnival that served as a gateway to Zybilna’s domain. The carnival did what Zybilna hoped it would do: it brought
, but not without casting a spell that made Isolde forget about Zybilna and her Feywild domain, thus preventing the eladrin from divulging the archfey’s secrets. As a further punishment, Zybilna
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
for personal gain, but Illmarrow cares for nothing except increasing her necromantic knowledge and finding a way to restore her lost mark.
LADY ILLMARROW AND THE BLOOD OF VOL
The Blood of Vol and
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
blood to sow terror rather than for sustenance. If destroyed, Kas revives in 1d100;{"diceNotation":"1d100", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Strength of the Night"} nights in an unoccupied space in
Tovag, his Domain of Dread. He can be permanently destroyed only by having a stake driven through his heart and then being beheaded. The stake must be cut from a tree growing in soil from Oerth, Kas&rsquo
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
threatened to spill her blood. Ezmerelda convinced him that she genuinely wanted to help him find his missing son, whereupon van Richten told her the saddest of tales. He had found his son, who had been
he might need help and traveled for months to reach Strahd’s domain. She rode her wagon to Vallaki and learned about an old tower that seemed the sort of place van Richten would use as a base
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
territoriality. They simply won’t abide any other intelligent society, and they consider the entire sea to be their domain.
Adding to the tension, the sahuagin worship Sekolah, the shark god
with them — in the grip of a blood frenzy, sahuagin will tear apart even others of their own kind!
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to indulge.
While many dhampirs thirst for blood, your character might otherwise gain
sustenance from the living. Roll on or choose an option from the Dhampir Hungers table to determine what tempts your character to feed.
Dhampir Hungers
d6
Hunger
1
Blood
2
Flesh
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Cleric The Arcana Domain maps to the portfolios overseen by Aureon of the Sovereign Host and the Shadow from the Dark Six. Blood of Vol cultists who are clerics can also take this domain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Chakuna’s Torment Chakuna’s tie to Valachan is different from the domain bonds of most other Darklords, as hers is a willing bond. She must endlessly steep the land in blood to ensure her survival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. And so Chakuna sacrifices the blood of the hunted to the land to maintain her grip on power. If she doesn’t, the plants and animals of the domain grow hostile, threatening to wipe out all who dwell
now lives to maintain the domain and the cycle of predator and prey. Chakuna has statistics similar to a weretiger, but her animal and hybrid forms have the appearance of a panther. Heartless. Chakuna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
blood lust. The fallen angel has since claimed the level as its own and judges all intruders who enter its domain. Those found guilty are slain and fed to a trio of otyughs — denizens of the Terminus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
borders of his domain. His desire for novelty, passion, and conquest matches his thirst for blood. Strahd considers Barovia’s people dull inferiors, even as he resents them for the simple pleasures of hope and companionship they possess.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
instance, if you gain a level in cleric and choose the War Domain, you do benefit from the Bonus Proficiencies feature, even if cleric isn’t your first class. Can a barbarian/cleric use spiritual
if you multiclass. For instance, if you’re a 4th-level multiclass character, you haven’t yet received the Ability Score Improvement feature because you haven’t attained 4th level in one of your classes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Marina bore a striking resemblance to Strahd’s beloved Tatyana, both in appearance and manner, and she became Strahd’s obsession. He seduced her in the dead of night and feasted on her blood, but before
time crafting and animating scarecrows to hunt down and kill the ravens and the wereravens that infest Strahd’s domain. When she isn’t working evil magic, Baba Lysaga sacrifices beasts to Mother
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
boredom, the playwright was crestfallen. His supporters wanted blood, so he gave them what they craved. By the play’s end, Lemont had joined the play and viscerally murdered every member of the cast
while the crowd roared their approval. As the show ended, the playhouse broke from Dementlieu, and Scaena was formed. Comprising a single playhouse, the domain can create any reality Lemont desires upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Domain Overview The domain’s buildings, natural elements, and landmarks all represent the Darklord’s vile past. When developing these features, follow these steps: Specify Locations. Choose locations
. Outline the justifications inhabitants use to pretend nothing is wrong. What could reasonably explain their surreal experiences? They claim rivers of blood are crimson due to natural clay deposits, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, that event could signal a tipping point in the Blood War. If Asmodeus held Demogorgon’s amulet, for instance, the demon lord might find itself in a position from which there is no escape.
status, and they typically don’t set impossible goals — a lesser demon, for instance, might simply run amok when unleashed into the world, its only desire to spread chaos, but a marilith or other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to keep track of where the characters are in the carnival at any given time. The reverse side of the poster map shows the Feywild domain of Prismeer, now divided into three splinter-realms called
reach the palace, from where they can look out over the whole domain. DM-friendly versions of this map appear in chapters 2, 3, and 4, to help you track the party’s progress through Prismeer’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Shadowfell.
5 Merge Darkon with another domain.
6 Trick another Darklord into entering Darkon.
Means to Save Darkon d6 Implement
1 Pieces of Azalin’s shattered crown
5 The Apparatus (see “Mordent” in this chapter)
6 The blood of Strahd von Zarovich, fundamental to the nature of the Domains of Dread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the Plague” section later in this domain explores how to use an ongoing disease as a backdrop to your adventures, while the Richemulot Adventures table suggests other plots that might unfold in the
domain. Richemulot Adventures d6 Adventure
1 At the command of Jacqueline Renier, swarms of rats nightly slip into homes and murder the resident cats. Distraught pet owners entreat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Souls and Shells Barovians are made of flesh and blood. They are born, they live, they age, and they die. But not all of them—only about one in every ten—have souls. When a being with a soul dies in
Barovia, that soul remains trapped in Strahd’s domain until it is reincarnated in a newborn. It can take decades for a bodiless soul to find a host, and Barovians who share the same soul over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
armies of draconians (described in chapter 6) formed from the corrupted eggs of metallic dragons, while heroes and villains alike ride mighty dragons into battle. Council of Wyrms. The Io’s Blood isles
are a vast domain governed by an assembly of ancient wyrms representing eighty-eight clans of chromatic, metallic, and gem dragons. The council’s subjects include dozens of Humanoid peoples, some of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
personal attitude and situation. For instance, devils that fight in the Blood War rely on military regulations and their officers’ directions to dictate their actions. They obey orders without
allow for variations. A pit fiend, for instance, might take the form of an imp in order to personally infiltrate a kingdom on the Material Plane. The hierarchy of the Nine Hells has thirteen tiers or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
blood of angels
8 The commander of a legion of soul-addicted templars who punish crimes by burning criminals into psychoactive spirit dust
9 An ancient dragon whose godlike magic drains the domain of life
10 A god who killed all their peers and now rules the mortal realm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Domain Denizens The Feywild Creatures table can help you populate a Domain of Delight. Stat blocks for the listed creatures appear in the Monster Manual or The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (WW). Just
because a creature doesn’t appear on the Feywild Creatures table doesn’t mean that it can’t appear in a Domain of Delight. Any D&D creature can find its way to the Feywild, and sometimes it’s fun to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Kartakass Domain of Tarnished Dreams Darklord: Harkon Lukas Genres: Dark fantasy and gothic horror Hallmarks: Hidden identities, dangerous performances, exploitative ambitions, werewolves Mist
a way of life in this forested domain, with everyone from the bards of Skald to the actors of Emherst pursuing dazzling dreams. Here, the people live by a simple rule: never let an audience grow bored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
plan to use the kraken’s blood—or if they did learn his plan, but never told Fhenimore and Whymsee about it. Regardless of the reason, the kraken priests are not alarmed or on guard when Gar
Shatterkeel arrives. In this instance, Gar’s plans unfold as shown in the “Killing Fhenimore and Whymsee” sidebar. KILLING FHENIMORE AND WHYMSEE
Round 1. Not suspecting treachery, the kraken priests aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ataaz Yklwazi Blades of black basalt thrust up from the floor of this deep, volcanic canyon to create a forest of sorts: one that can easily draw blood from unwary trekkers who brush against the ebon
piles that are as sharp as the razor-edged weapons they’re named after. Ataaz Yklwazi (“Gorge of Blades”) forms a gateway of sorts to the Valley of Lost Honor from the north. The valley is the domain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
island domain has its own values, goals, and feuds with other domains. The Lhazaar are the finest sailors in Khorvaire. During the Last War, they served all nations as privateers and engaged in piracy on
. Some principalities are devoted to the Blood of Vol and a few favor the Sovereign Host. Beyond these, the Lhazaar show little enthusiasm for religion, though many curse the Devourer when a storm comes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Nature Domain Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities
monstrosities that despoil the woodlands, bless the harvest of the faithful, or wither the crops of those who anger their gods. Nature Domain Spells Cleric Level
Spells
1st animal friendship, speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
trust. Strahd von Zarovich About Strahd, the Vistani believe the following: Strahd comes from a royal bloodline. He died centuries ago yet endures as one of the undead, feasting on the blood of the living
Svalich Road passes through Strahd’s domain. Three settlements lie on the road like beads on a string: Krezk to the west, Vallaki in the heart of the valley, and Barovia to the east. Strahd has spies in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Demonic Point of View Why do we descend upon the domain of our hated enemies? Because that’s where the fighting is!
— Zaadaaak, demon of the Abyss
Most other creatures believe demons to be
little more than mindless engines of destruction and violence. If that supposition were true, the Blood War should have ended long ago, since the tactical and strategic genius of the archdevils would