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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
away when a colony manages to capture a dragon. Teams of mind flayers bind the dragon, which is subject to a gruesome transformation as the elder brain latches onto the dragon’s back and digs its
tentacles into the dragon’s brain. An elder brain dragon is the nightmarish result.
Using the mobility of the dragon’s body, the elder brain can now serve as a powerful general to illithid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Elder Brain Dragon One of the few consolations available to those who must contend with a mind flayer colony is the limit of its reach, which spreads only as far as the influence of the colony’s
elder brain. But this small solace withers away when a colony manages to capture a dragon. Teams of mind flayers bind the dragon, which is subject to a gruesome transformation as the elder brain latches
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
shimmering, spectral image of the dragon. More often, though, a shard inhabits an object the gem dragon poured psionic power into—typically a weapon or other item from the dragon’s hoard
them to fulfill the dragon’s designs.
A draconic shard is difficult to destroy. Destroying the shard’s spectral form or an object the shard inhabits forces the spirit into the form of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
abomination is the final stage of a grafter’s transformation—a hulking monster whose corrupted brain is ablaze with desire for treasure. Its abhorrent transformation erases the last
providing it with a caustic breath weapon. Its body is in a constant state of growth and change, allowing it to quickly heal from its wounds.
These creatures are most often found in abandoned dragon
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
destroyed only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.
Rejuvenation. When Vladimir body is destroyed, its soul lingers. After 24 hours, the soul inhabits and animates another corpse
. Vladimir wields a weapon, +2; +2 greatsword with a hilt sculpted to resemble silver dragon wings and a pommel shaped like a silver dragon's head clutching a black opal between its teeth
Turn Immunity
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
provides is often cryptic or vague.
The aboleth knows where Lord Neverember’s secret vault is located. It also knows that three keys are needed to open the vault and that a gold dragon named
Aurinax inhabits the vault and guards its treasures.
Failed Memory. When your attunement to the Stone of Golorr ends, you must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, you lose all memory of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragon 22 Elder brain dragon 23 Ancient amethyst dragon 24 Ancient dragon turtle 26 Gem greatwyrm 27 Chromatic greatwyrm 28 Metallic greatwyrm 30 Aspect of Bahamut 30 Aspect of Tiamat
Challenge Ratings Creatures by Challenge Rating CR Creature 1/8 Hoard scarab 1/4 Metallic warbler 1/2 Draconian foot soldier 1 Deep dragon wyrmling 2 Crystal dragon wyrmling 2 Draconian mage 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
psychic remnant called a draconic shard. A draconic shard in its true form resembles a shimmering, spectral image of the dragon. More often, though, a shard inhabits an object the gem dragon poured
Draconic Shard Gem dragons wield psionic power, and when a powerful gem dragon perishes, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
adventuring party was attacked by monsters unleashed by Xanathar — including a number of intellect devourers. One of the creatures succeeded in magically devouring and replacing Meloon’s brain, turning the
champion of Tymora into a puppet. After finishing off his unsuspecting companions, Meloon returned to Waterdeep as a Xanathar Guild spy. The intellect devourer that inhabits Meloon’s skull was bred by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to become an elder brain dragon (described in chapter 6), so the elder brain can wreak ruin upon its rivals.
3 The decades-long machinations of an ancient black dragon and an evil archmage are
Black Dragon Adventures The Black Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving black dragons. Black Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Xanathar, who has turned the forlorn settlement into a haven for its criminal organization. (The beholder inhabits a dungeon complex under Skullport that is described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.) Few folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Brass Dragon Use the Brass Dragon Personality Traits and Brass Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive brass dragon characters, and use the Brass Dragon Spellcasting
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Brass Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I don’t ask for much in a conversation partner—just smile, occasionally nod, and stay awake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Death of a Dragon When I go, I dream of passing my spirit into that with which I have had the most profound experiences. The first thing that comes to mind is a caramel treacle from the Foxy Duck
Tavern. Yum!
-Fizban
Dragons are intimately bound up with the fabric of magic that undergirds the Material Plane. As a result, the death of any dragon is an event of tremendous significance—and those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
BEASTS
Fox
Giant walrus
Hare
Knucklehead trout
Mountain goat
Seal
Sperm whale
Walrus
CONSTRUCTS
Chardalyn dragon
Demos magen
Duergar hammerer
Dzaan’s simulacrum
Galvan
Brain in a jar
Coldlight walker
Frost giant skeleton
Gnoll vampire
Icewind kobold zombie
Kobold vampire spawn
Nass Lantomir’s ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonflesh Abomination A dragonflesh abomination is the final stage of a grafter’s transformation—a hulking monster whose corrupted brain is ablaze with desire for treasure. Its abhorrent
found in abandoned dragon lairs, temples to Tiamat, or other sites associated with the dragons they love. Dragonflesh Abomination
Huge Monstrosity, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
that is not enough, she tells the party, in glowing and worshipful tones, that a great white dragon inhabits the castle. She refers to the dragon as “snow-white Glazhael, the Cloudchaser, a handsome
, threatened, or offered other information in exchange. Talis identifies the five leaders of the cult as “wyrmspeakers,” each of whom has an affinity for a particular kind of chromatic dragon. The leaders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
control. If all that is not enough, she tells the party, in glowing and worshipful tones, that a great white dragon inhabits the castle. She refers to the dragon as “snow-white Glazhael, the Cloudchaser
dragon. The leaders’ names are Severin the Red, Galvan the Blue, Neronvain the Green, Rezmir the Black, and Varram the White. She explains the significance of the banner in area 15 and reveals the various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
themselves in need of assistance in Waterdeep or another alliance city. (For more information on the Lords’ Alliance and its role in Waterdeep, see Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.) Characters who belong to the Lords
played through Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, they probably know him already. Jalester is a secret agent of the Lords’ Alliance who reports to Lady Laeral Silverhand, the Open Lord of Waterdeep. Unbeknownst
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and fuel truly whales, or perhaps dinosaurs, dragon turtles, or abominations created from people’s flesh? At the other extreme, how do Lamordia’s original inhabitants—the spirits of forgotten tribes
inherit his dying father’s factory in Ludendorf. Instead, Udo Schaller paid assassins to murder his son and had his brain transplanted into Ruprekt’s young body, with the help of Dr. Mordenheim. Udo’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Monsters’ Desires Aberrations d4 Desired Offering 1 The brain or other organs of a rare creature 2 Flattery and obsequiousness 3 Secrets or lore it doesn’t already know 4 Accepting a strange
d4 Desired Offering 1 Gold or gems 2 Anything from a draconic rival’s hoard 3 An antique passed down at least three generations 4 A flattering artistic depiction of the dragon Elementals d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
dragon Ephelomon brought news to the gith: Tiamat had pledged many of her red dragon servants to the gith cause. They would refrain from attacking gith and would provide support against the illithids
other races are inferior and that only faith in the Revered Queen preserves your people from the traitorous githzerai and the brain-eating illithids. You undergo years of hard labor and study and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Common, Draconic, and Druidic and have 45 hit points each. The druids worship Claugiyliamatar as a god, and the dragon teaches them to cast spells.
The druids attack intruders on sight. A character
of Claugiyliamatar to the dragon (area C13). If the characters capture a druid and makes a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check the druid leads them to the dragon.
Characters could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
bell is Isendraug, a female adult white dragon. She is tormented by the theft of her eggs (which the giants keep in area 1G) and is wracking her brain for a plan to get them back and make the giants
can’t be opened. Two female frost giants stand guard here and watch over the dragon in area 4E. They are eager to spill blood and attack intruders on sight. They have instructions not to harm the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
pick from the Ancient Being table to determine the being your group serves. Ancient Being d6 Ancient Being 1 Elder Dragon. An ancient dragon seeks knowledge or power. It wishes to gather greater
existence defies mortal understanding; the being simply is. It could be a primordial force of nature awakened to self-awareness that now inhabits the landscape or an alien intellect that whispers through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Blisteringly hot brass door Efreeti-run shop in the City of Brass on the Elemental Plane of Fire 95–98 Fossilized shark jaws preceded by coral steps Hut on the back of a dragon turtle on the Elemental
Plane of Water 99–00 Curtain of slime framed by writhing tentacles Puddle of brine within the folds of a giant brain in the Far Realm Irina Nordsol A cadre of marching modrons encounters a section of the Infinite Staircase engulfed by the Iron Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of Ten-Towns and its environs. Mounted to the top of a thin iron stand on the table is a 6-inch-tall dragon figurine carved out of chardalyn—a miniature version of Xardorok’s chardalyn dragon, its
side of the table is pulled, the dragon figurine “flies” over Ten-Towns on its preset course. Any character who pays close attention can discern the flight path of Xardorok’s chardalyn dragon (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, but they don’t share this with the characters.) Brain Monster. A hulking, brain-shaped creature roams the area on the other side of the Briny Maze, just past some dead duergar and spiderwebs. Maze
the dragon.” His bizarre certainty is, against all appearances, entirely correct. The amethyst dragon Lowarnizel currently lairs in the chamber below (area B17). By itself, Shalfi’s digging would be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
accumulated their own followings among the Cults of the Dragon Below. A few have abandoned the path of aggression in favor of solitary philosophy and reflection. A beholder philosopher might manipulate events
, driven by visions from the daelkyr, can be found working with the Cults of the Dragon Below or fighting alongside aberrations in Khyber. Others operate alone. Lycanthropes Many people believe that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Junk Wyrm, an eccentric adult copper dragon who reeks of garbage. The dump’s artistic guardian, Tudhog fashions three-dimensional pieces from once-magic blades, battle-damaged suits of shimmering armor
brain three times the size of its body and cost the rat its fur. The Node hovers above the ground, held aloft by its own intellect. The rat swears vengeance against the Lady of Pain, promising untold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
red fungus that vaguely resembles a human brain and puff the spores around the leader’s head. The treatment is keeping the leader alive for now, but it is a losing battle. Sinensa’s only hope is for the
blocked by the enormous orange crystal, which is also the source of the light here. The heart of the problem is the tomb of the red dragon Sharruth, deep beneath the island. The presence of such a powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from the others with a wall of force spell. It then uses its Mind Blast to stun its prey as a prelude to extracting its brain.
If N’ghathrod is reduced to 55 hit points or fewer, its survival
contains six bolts of elven silk (50 gp each) and an engraved box containing five 3-inch-tall figurines — each one depicting a kind of metallic dragon and made of the appropriate metal (250 gp for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
a breastplate sized for a Large creature
9 2d4 goliath giant-kin* (attitude: 1d8 + 2) hauling a load of ore from a mine
10 3 fire giants (attitude: 1d6 + 1) battling an adult red dragon
flayers (attitude: 1d4 + 1) telepathically discussing the finer points of a brain they just shared
8 1 fomorian (attitude: 1d8) contemplating a gemstone it thinks is floating but that is actually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
and deal with the threat of an evil green dragon that nests there.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I am an elf, and time is on my side. I refuse to give up—ever.”
Ideal. “The elves
of the Misty Forest will lose their homes and likely perish if that green dragon isn’t slain or driven off. I shall deal with the dragon before it visits great harm on the forest and my people. That
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
and deal with the threat of an evil green dragon that nests there.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I am an elf, and time is on my side. I refuse to give up—ever.”
Ideal. “The elves
of the Misty Forest will lose their homes and likely perish if that green dragon isn’t slain or driven off. I shall deal with the dragon before it visits great harm on the forest and my people. That is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
possibilities of the multiverse seep into their brain. On a failure, overwhelming theoretical possibilities impose one level of exhaustion on the character. On a successful save, the character gains a
against its former party members. 9. Dragon A wyrmling brass dragon wound up in this cavern after a green dragon chased it away from its territory. (This is the green dragon mentioned in the “Life in