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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
howler. Even at a distance, listeners’ minds cringe at the sound and fill with horror at the realization that the noise is drawing closer. When howlers go on the prowl, courage isn’t
, after a fashion, but they respond only to brutal training in which they are forced to recognize the trainer as the pack’s undisputed leader. A trained pack then follows its leader without
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin’s knowledge of occult phenomena to track the influence of the Far Realm. Armed with that knowledge, sapphire dragons stamp out
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After being robbed by gnomes who had pledged to protect the hoard, a sapphire dragon wyrmling installs new guardians that have no interest in material riches: gelatinous cube
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bearer to draw connections and interpret clues others might miss. By actively drawing on its powers, the bearer can detect poisons and study the energies of magic.
House Medani
Leader: Baron Trelib
interrogates prisoners for King Boranel of Breland.
The members of House Medani are half-elves with deep roots in Breland. Medani has little interest in the power struggles that sometimes break out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
as a soldier, Myar made a poor peacetime leader. When brutal games could no longer keep her interest, she incited hostilities between two of her vassal tribes, then led her own forces to crush them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Location Overview Two hundred years ago, the wizard Thalivar settled in Leilon and raised a high tower as a laboratory for his magical studies. Thalivar’s field of interest was the planes of
existence. At the top of his tower he erected a planar beacon that shone into other worlds, drawing strange creatures like moths to a flame and paralyzing them for his studies. Over the years, the reclusive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
agents of that order use increasingly brutal methods to ferret out and eliminate the Gray Ghosts — or anyone believed to associate with them. Whether due to the intervention of the adventurers, the
powerful patron. The duergar and derro hatch a scheme to sacrifice Themberchaud as an offering to Demogorgon, drawing the demon prince to their city and pledging themselves to the Prince of Demons. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
community even before the Last War; this has become a haven for Cyrans wealthy enough to avoid the refugee camps of High Walls. This results in a diverse array of cuisine, entertainment, and services drawing
on the traditions of these places. The Everbright district may be of particular interest to adventurers. This is a hub for mystical goods and services. There’s a wide assortment of magewrights, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Howler A far-off wail precedes the sight of a howler. Even at a distance, one’s mind cringes at the sound and fills with horror at the realization that the noise is drawing closer. When howlers go on
the Lower Planes, because of the many fiends that capture them and train them as war hounds. Howlers can be domesticated, after a fashion, but they respond only to brutal training during which they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Howler A far-off wail precedes the sight of a howler. Even at a distance, listeners’ minds cringe at the sound and fill with horror at the realization that the noise is drawing closer. When howlers
hounds. Howlers can be domesticated, after a fashion, but they respond only to brutal training in which they are forced to recognize the trainer as the pack’s undisputed leader. A trained pack then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
encounter nothing of interest” is okay, but far less evocative and memorable than, “A light rain dampens the rolling plains as you travel north. Around midday, you break for lunch under a lonely tree
be a signal that the adventurers are drawing close to the site of evil power that is their destination or can provide clues to the nature of the threats to be found there. Specific wilderness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
watch you with great interest. Four swarms of ravens perch on the rafters but don’t attack the characters under any circumstances. Unless they have been drawn outside, twenty-four twig blights and
one druid (NE female human) are also present. If they are here, read: The balcony creaks, drawing your eye to a wild-looking figure hunched over the westernmost cask, pouring a flask of thick syrup into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
possessing vast knowledge and divine power—resides in the temple.
Other points of interest in Shae Lias include the Oaks, one of the finest restaurants in Sharn, which serves food of the highest
spiritual cost of war. It’s brutal, painful, and true—which is why it was all the more shocking when it first opened at the Diamond Theater. The Downstairs district of Lower Menthis is mainly known for its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their deaths, drawing them in close for the harpy to kill and then consume.
A harpy combines the body, legs, and wings of a vulture with the torso, arms, and head of a human. Its wicked talons and bone
have no interest in a fair fight, and they never attack unless they have a clear advantage. If a fight turns against a harpy, it lacks the cunning to adapt and will flee and go hungry rather than risk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
kitchen tables, and have little interest in banners and sigils. Still, there’s no denying that certain crews dominate certain corners of the city. Sometimes this is the result of a community forming its
stained on a piece of bark. He tells the party that the Drawing Tree in Insight Park sent it as a message.
8 The city’s sketchiest tea enthusiast invites the party into Jopalin’s for a free cup of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
kitchen tables, and have little interest in banners and sigils. Still, there’s no denying that certain crews dominate certain corners of the city. Sometimes this is the result of a community forming its
witnessed a bunch of rats feeding on a corpse in an alley. 7 The druid Torimesh offers one party member a strange symbol stained on a piece of bark. He tells the party that the Drawing Tree in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
(Perception) check. Any monk whose face is seen shows an identical grim countenance — a face flayed nearly to the bone, the result of a brutal initiation to better match the appearance of the Grand
.
Roleplaying the Monks The Monastery of the Distressed Body has been secretly drawing in outlaws for decades. As such, you might add to the ranks of the monks with any number of villainous NPCs the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
replaced by respectable, local guards who have a personal interest in the defense of Neverwinter. This public sentiment has led to some neighborhoods organizing their own makeshift militias, and the Lord
Protector wants to avoid conflict between them and the mercenaries he has hired. As a result, Neverember has slowly been drawing down the number of soldiers from Mintarn, as the citizens that grew up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, unknown destiny. It was content to let Sgothgah serve its needs as it grew, but it had already decided to kill the aboleth once Sgothgah’s usefulness had run its course. The kraken has no interest in
purpose. The pit’s magic acts as a beacon for negative emotional energy generated within five miles of it, drawing wisps of all such energy from the dismal environment of the Styes. Channeled through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
their franchise since the first time any of them made use of the orrery components the party holds. (If the characters have not used any of the components, it’s been the process of drawing them
, making sure that Bracus is in the blast if the lizardfolk is alive. The mind flayer prioritizes killing Bracus before turning to other targets, but it has no interest in a fair fight. It uses plane shift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
even the northern metropolises of Baldur’s Gate and Waterdeep, its influence is curtailed by the unwillingness of its rulers to work together in the nation’s best interest. The members of the Council
cultivated. The elves have no interest in looting the cities of fallen Lapaliiya, but neither are they willing to allow “adventurers” free access to those lands through their territory. Halruaa. Once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Wizard evoker (see appendix B), directs the brutal combat training here. Six Thayan warriors engage a dread warrior (see appendix B for both stat blocks) and seven skeletons. Lahnis orders the whole
black gate.
Phaia, Red Wizard Necromancer Creatures. Phaia, a Red Wizard necromancer (see appendix B), is drawing the soul from Kelson Darktreader, a male half-elf lying on a stone table farthest from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
–92 Two humans run into an alley, drawing daggers as they go. 93–94 Two drunken humans exit a tavern singing a Karrnathi battle hymn. Another human shouts at them to "shut up or get shut up." The
! Adventurers. Any interest in securing some Dhakaani relics for me?" 41–42 Someone has painted, "The crown dies with Boranel!" across the gates of a noble's mansion. A member of the Sharn Watch is talking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tricking and infuriating his father, drawing Annam’s wrath down on himself and (more often) his brothers. In one myth, Memnor is Annam’s sinister twin, constantly challenging his brother for control
giants at heart, seeking to restore them to their proper place at the head of all creation. Priests and Rites. Memnor has wicked priests within his fold who emulate his duplicity, his self-interest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
ensures that the paper is useful enough to the government that it’s never in their interest to shut it down, yet devotes the rest of the paper to news the government might prefer hushed up, from
interest in Chult, outfitting droves of green adventurers and directing them aboard ships headed south. Most never returned — leaving her uncertain of whether any of her “jungle-proof” or “dinosaur-deterring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ensures that the paper is useful enough to the government that it’s never in their interest to shut it down, yet devotes the rest of the paper to news the government might prefer hushed up, from
growing interest in Chult, outfitting droves of green adventurers and directing them aboard ships headed south. Most never returned — leaving her uncertain of whether any of her “jungle-proof” or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
know how many pieces of the obelisk exist. The mind flayers direct characters who express interest in worship to the adjacent feeding room (area X11). The mind flayers don’t prolong the discussion, and
slaadi came through the rift from a Far Realm site they call Spawn Hollow. The denizens of Illithinoch don’t have much interest in this room and thus leave the slaadi alone. The slaadi mistake this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
prize. With brutal efficiency, he exploits the financial stranglehold his faction has over Sigil, richly rewarding informants for secrets that might give the Fated leverage over the other factions
; see Morte’s Planar Parade) commands the Harmonium. His devotion to his fellows, particularly new recruits, is renowned, and he takes a personal interest in all members who cross his path. Tough as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
fickle and insubstantial compared to the power of elemental earth. Black Earth Guard Black Earth guards are the warriors of the earth cult. They are brutal, heavily armored thugs devoted to Ogrémoch
the element of water and styles himself a “mud sorcerer.” Though he is the most accomplished spellcaster in the Cult of the Black Earth, he has no interest in challenging Marlos Urnrayle for leadership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
drawing too much attention. It’s not that they fear attack from humanoids or monsters, because few creatures other than dragons can challenge them. But if more than a few lived in the same place, the
benign disposition revere him for his charm, intelligence, and persuasiveness, while those of a more malign bent take Memnor’s self-interest to heart and imitate his trickery. Cloud giants that take a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
interest in how soon Annam’s return comes to pass — they all want to live to see it. Some individuals gain a measure of immortality for themselves by merging with elemental forces. These storm giant
quintessents are the most reclusive of their kind, lairing in remote and inhospitable sites surrounded by brutal winds and murderous weather (see chapter 3 for more information on these creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
treasure secured and removed from the city without drawing the attention of Neverwinter’s tax collectors. He tells the characters that the treasure is small but its container is warded, and that they should
hide her interest, but any character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check notes her surreptitiously remaining close and listening in when the group acquires the information they need. Moguhl
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
characters convince the commoners of their good intentions, such as by offering gifts and by not drawing weapons, the lizardfolk lead them to area 9. The basting liquid is a spiced oil. Two of the
room are normal for the place — none are valuable or of more than passing interest. Carcasses. The carcasses are those of a sahuagin and a shark. If Oceanus is with the party, he can identify the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
witness to. His mood shifts to darkness as he witnesses a brutal murder on the docks of a squalid port, then lifts in pride as he watches a brave mariner leap into the sea and save a drowning child
into Saltmarsh harbor. He knows many fanciful stories of shipwrecks, lucky escapes, and famous captains. Matters ashore rarely interest him, but the temple and its bell tower are also served by a half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
City began suffering brutal attacks by a silent murderer wearing an archaic, threadbare patriar’s cloak. Many have glimpsed this pale killer, but no one has ever been able to confront or follow the
from business prospectors interested in buying the couple out and expanding the business. The Shores have no interest in selling, despite numerous offers from patriar families and anonymous buyers. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
City began suffering brutal attacks by a silent murderer wearing an archaic, threadbare patriar’s cloak. Many have glimpsed this pale killer, but no one has ever been able to confront or follow the
from business prospectors interested in buying the couple out and expanding the business. The Shores have no interest in selling, despite numerous offers from patriar families and anonymous buyers. As a