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Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

they can to maximize the impending devastation. Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won't work

oread provides the smith with materials drawn from the burning heart of the world, allowing the smith to create an even greater wonder. In more tales, though, a smith pursues an oread, then later the

Story Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Story Overview The characters are drawn into the story by Syndra Silvane, a retired adventurer and merchant who, years ago, was raised from the dead. Now, she’s withering away. When she consulted

explore this multilevel dungeon, they encounter the spirits of Omu’s trickster gods and are potentially inhabited by them. Each god embodies a different alignment, and any character inhabited by one gains a

Dungeon Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Dungeon Inhabitants After a dungeon’s creators depart, anyone or anything might move in. Intelligent monsters, mindless dungeon scavengers, predators and prey alike can be drawn to dungeons. The

against each other to reduce the threat of the more powerful monsters. For example, in a dungeon inhabited by mind flayers and their goblinoid thralls, the adventurers might try to incite the goblins

Children of the All-Father

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

beginning. Age and brutality had claimed them all, and the few giants and dragons then alive had spent their entire existence at war. The Thousand-Year War didn’t truly end so much as it wasted away

WORLDS The tale of Ostoria is drawn from the Forgotten Realms. Think of it as a good example of how giants developed on many worlds, as it captures their rise and fall from prominence in a manner that

Island Theme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

after the table to determine related details and story hooks. Island Theme d6 Theme 1 Alien 2 Cursed 3 Hostile 4 Sanctum 5 Welcoming 6 Wild Alien Alien islands are inhabited by isolated creatures

off their brutality. 3 The leader needs humanoid remains to perform a ritual with a dark purpose. 4 The leader never ages because it consumes the souls of creatures its followers kill. Hostile

Abyss

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

as much in conflict with himself as with other beings, the Prince of Demons inspires fear and hatred among other demons and demon lords. Demogorgon’s layer is a vast wilderness of brutality and

plane allows the Abyss to create tiny pockets of Abyssal evil that can eventually become so corrupted that they’re drawn into the Abyss. Thus, adventurers exploring a desecrated temple or fetid swamp

Adventure Situations by Level

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

kidnapped an important noble. 19 The descendants of a displaced people want to reclaim their ancestral city, which is now inhabited by monsters. 20 A renowned group of adventurers never returned from an

of the realm is sending an emissary to a hostile neighbor to negotiate a truce, and the emissary needs protection. 7 A castle or city has been drawn into another plane of existence. 8 A storm tears

Nymphs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won’t work to alter the natural course of destruction, neither will they make another nymph’s home part of any calamity they

to relish in the destruction of a novel or remarkable item. In recompense, the oread provides the smith with materials drawn from the burning heart of the world, allowing the smith to create an even

Lower Level Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

. (They aren’t present if they were previously drawn to area S18.) Any character who has a Passive Perception of 14+ recognizes a disguised quadrone once the character gets within 5 feet of it. The crate

The door opens to reveal a narrow, twisting corridor filled with a rainbow-colored haze. When githyanki inhabited the outpost, modrons used this corridor to circumvent crowded areas. The corridor is

Getting Around

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, providing miserable housing for desperate people. Lower Dura Malleon’s Gate A poor district originally inhabited by goblins, Malleon’s Gate has become a haven for monstrous immigrants from Droaam and Darguun

finest seafood in Sharn. The recent success of the Diamond Theater has also drawn travelers to the district. Lower Menthis Firelight This district is a destination for those who seek illicit forms of

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

mortal soul dies, it is drawn to Dolurrh, a place defined by despair and apathy. Over time, memories are leached out of these trapped spirits until only husks remain. Although this seems a bleak fate

placed in its center. 3 An eladrin commune that holds powerful esoteric knowledge is nestled in the depths of a forest inhabited by large numbers of pixies. 4 The magic of the fey runs deep here. Saving

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 5

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

will stop at nothing to seek vengeance on Darius.” As an action, a host inhabited by Demetrius can ask the spirit to cast one of the following spells (spell save DC 13), requiring no material

, tentacled mask lounges in this decadent office, counting treasure piled atop an aged desk. Two more cultists in simpler robes and identical masks stand behind him, daggers drawn. Darius (chaotic evil

Encounter Locations

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

writings of Xanthoria. A preserved oak leaf serves as a bookmark, and sketches of Thunderwing and Bunny Blossom are drawn in the margins. See area L11 for more information on how seeing this book

creatures hang from the walls and ceiling in this hideous space. This is where Xanthoria disposes of failed experiments or anything else she dislikes. The pit is inhabited by a purple worm bound to

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

that inhabited the city captured a unique medusa — Gloine Nathair-Nathair, whose gaze could transform victims into glass instead of stone. A cult of the medusa arose to worship the creature, which was

, as a scepter and orb held by a statue noble, and so forth. Looking around, the legends appear almost true: here is a city inhabited entirely by folk of glass, and whose every possession is glass as

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

into crypts and catacombs, drawn by the scent of decaying flesh. Wights hide in their tombs by day, while ghosts and wraiths terrorize unsuspecting mortals. Putting down such threats before they can

city in miniature, with its interior divided into multiple drudachs (neighborhoods). Each drudach is walled off and inhabited by a particular family or tribe, with its own religious site, inn or tavern

Talhundereth Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

room is currently inhabited by a Humanoid mutate named Falfark and an encephalon gemmule (see appendix A for both stat blocks) that Falfark treats as a guardian. Falfark is a member of the Cult of the

the skeletal remains of dwarves and mind flayers. Long ago, invading mind flayers and temple defenders fought fiercely in this room. Psychic echoes of the battle have drawn an intellect snare (see

Locations R - U

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

enemies. Map 3.10: Gundarlun and Ruathym Sea of Moving Ice The sea west of Icewind Dale is a maze of shifting ice sheets and icebergs. A few frozen islands are inhabited by Ice Hunters, a group of

, and maimed soldiers and citizens that are lasting reminders of the war’s brutality. Silverwood Growing atop the rugged, hilly terrain between the Evermoors and the Nether Mountains, the Silverwood

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

spontaneously out of their graves, while ghouls and ghasts burrow into crypts and catacombs, drawn by the scent of decaying flesh. Wights hide in their tombs by day, while ghosts and wraiths terrorize

. Little Calimshan is built like a traditional Calishite city in miniature, with its interior divided into multiple drudachs (neighborhoods). Each drudach is walled off and inhabited by a particular

Locations A - D

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

banquet, three male hill giants, drawn by the scents of roasted hog and grilled corn, barge into town. Some townsfolk hurl food at the giants, slowing them down long enough for other citizens to clear

Beorunna’s Well, and characters can climb the rope (no ability check required). In the northeast corner, surrounding a campfire, are three tents inhabited by members of the Black Lion tribe (see “Suggested

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