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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
a grotesque window into the virulent refuse the otyugh recently consumed.
Mutates
A creature exposed to the strange energy of the Far Realm risks developing mutations. Such a creature undergoes a
fails, though evil forces—such as the mind flayer empire of old—have conducted much research on the topic. For centuries, mind flayers have tried to create armies of mutates to sweep through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
empire. Empress Inaya hires the party to learn who paid the bandits and whether the ailment can be cured. 3 Caravans traveling between Niba and Anisa have recently come under attack by air elementals. A
Adventures in the Sensa Empire Consider the plots on the Sensa Empire Adventures table when planning adventures in the region. Sensa Empire Adventures d4 Adventure 1 Increasingly dissatisfied with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
lost grandeur, and many mind flayers transformed themselves into tormented monsters called nothics. The few mind flayers able to maintain their wits and their focus have lacked the ability to seize the might of the old mind flayer empire—until recently.
Illithinoch Illithinoch was originally a stronghold of the mind flayer empire that rose to prominence across the Underdark and fell into obscurity centuries ago. The stronghold languished in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tayyib Empire The Tayyib Empire recently emerged from a brutal civil war, but its peace is fragile. Monsters roam the hinterland, and people vie for power to stave off desperation during the recovery
territories, people rebuild marble domes and sparkling minarets to raise a new empire that serves its citizens as past rulers failed to do. It is a precarious time, but also one of great opportunity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 16: Crystal Labyrinth Githyanki recently turned the Crystal Labyrinth into an outpost of their interplanar empire. It houses a gate to Stardock, a hollowed-out asteroid in orbit around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Carp, Sard Elephant, or the Dawn Avatars associated with the Radiant Citadel’s other missing founding civilizations. Recently, agents of the Court of Whispers rediscovered paths to the lands known as the
Tayyib Empire and Umizu. When peoples from those realms arrived at the Radiant Citadel, the Pearl Carp and the Sard Elephant awakened, and representatives have since joined the Speakers for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Conch Overview The dominant industry in Conch is mining. Conch’s mines are sprawling, dangerous, and worked by both locals and prisoners from across the empire. Beyond the mines, Conch exists in a
for decades. But recently, phaerimm attacks on the city’s outskirts have become concerning. Similarly, incidents of Low Netherese resistance against the ruling mages have increased in recent years, with laborers demanding better pay and conditions in the mines. So far, the mages have ignored the laborers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
mind flayer colony also abandoned the outpost when their underground empire fell, but echoes of their presence still cling there. Zorzula’s Rest is still the home of an enclave of secretive goblins
flayers who also once lived there. Only recently have the goblins ventured beyond the outpost and ransacked nearby areas. This effort is helmed by a goblin named Ruxithid the Chosen, who receives orders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
disease. Recently, Sawplee leader Ruxithid entered this sanctum. When he did, he came to the attention of a group of Far Realm–worshiping mind flayers, who were studying the region in search of a
capital for their new mind flayer empire. Once they settled upon Phandalin as their target—and the shattered Netherese obelisk as the conduit for their scheme—the group enchanted a crystal to serve as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites Among the myriad ports and pirate redoubts of the Lhazaar Principalities are ancient ruins from forgotten civilizations that predate even the Dhakaani Empire, as well as tombs built
allies. The Blood of Vol has a strong presence in Port Verge, and Kolberkon recently allowed House Lyrandar to establish an enclave there. But Kolberkon’s thirst for glory may lead him to foolish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Welcome to the Far North North of the Spine of the World and west of the towering Reghed Glacier is a frigid expanse few dare to explore, let alone inhabit. This icy land of windswept tundra recently
rumors of a lost city buried under the Reghed Glacier—a fragment of the long-gone Empire of Netheril, whose wizards wielded magic that terrified the gods. Netherese magic has a way of attracting power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
have declined to answer scholars’ questions on the subject. Recently, two founding civilizations were discovered and reconnected to the Citadel: the Tayyib Empire and Umizu (detailed in “Beyond the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
have declined to answer scholars’ questions on the subject. Recently, two founding civilizations were discovered and reconnected to the Citadel: the Tayyib Empire and Umizu (detailed in “Beyond the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
mind flayers eventually left, but the goblins remained, sequestered from the rest of the world until recently when the mind flayer fanatics called on them. Some of these goblins’ descendants possess
Netherese empire and is said to have transformative capabilities, although the goblins know very little about its properties or history. The goblins know only that their “gods” traced some of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
once part of the archon Agnomakhos’s empire. The archon ruled his territory with absolute cruelty. Ephara bestowed her magic on the subjugated populace to enable them to fight back and overthrow
the small seaside city of Altrisos. Recently weakened by a triton raid, the city had no defenses left and would be destroyed by an attack. The people prayed to Ephara, and the large image of her face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
table to inspire villains appropriate to this genre. Dark Fantasy Villains 1d10 The Villain Is … 1 A machine that believes it’s a resurrected tyrant and seeks to rebuild its empire. 2 The leader of
. 4 Giant spiders have declared war on all bipedal creatures. 5 A coven plans to use a volcano as a massive cauldron for a catastrophic spell. 6 The nation’s beloved monarch was recently revealed to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
in turn adopting new personalities that set them apart from their ilk. The fanatics’ plan hinges on the transformation ritual, as it promises to provide the beginnings of a new mind flayer empire on
. They recently retreated through a gateway into the Far Realm, taking the Netherese obelisk pieces and Phandalin prisoners with them. The gateway closed behind them, but the characters can open the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Old Owl Well Built thousands of years ago by a long-vanished empire, Old Owl Well is now a ruined watchtower, along with an adjoining building, that consists of little more than a few crumbling walls
the Triboar Trail. The site is relatively easy to find, and any NPC in Phandalin can provide directions to the ruins. Recently, prospectors in the area have noted that someone has set up a campsite at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Old Owl Well Built thousands of years ago by a long-vanished empire, Old Owl Well is a ruined watchtower that now consists of little more than a few crumbling walls and the broken stump of a tower
any NPC in Phandalin can provide directions to the ruins. Recently, prospectors in the area have noted that someone has set up a campsite at Old Owl Well, and that undead guardians have been posted to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
black dragon recently took control of a band of pirates and their backwater hideout. Emboldened, the pirates have started raiding nearby shipping lanes.
2 A conflict-averse black dragon is secretly
avatar of their deity. The dragon now uses the cult to destabilize the local sovereign’s rule.
3 Ruins rumored to hold the treasury of a lost empire are guarded by an elaborate network of ooze-based
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Infected Townspeople Shortly after the characters return to Phandalin, they come across a noisy crowd gathered at the recently repaired Shrine of Luck. You can use the Phandalin Alleys map (see map
stronghold underneath Phandalin, given that she’s heard of this name in connection to the ancient mind flayer empire. If the characters haven’t figured it out, Gwyn tells them that they must venture into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the steed for a githyanki knight even after transforming into a shadow dragon.
2 An adult shadow dragon and an evil lich vie for control of a crumbling empire, whose thousand-year history
fomorian army for some mysterious purpose.
6 A recently transformed adult shadow dragon uses the new power of shadow to terrorize the adult silver dragon who has been a rival for centuries.
7 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
situation: the vale folk see a great deal more traffic and trade than the little hamlet would ever expect otherwise. Until recently, all the caravans bound for Darkhold could seek sanctuary only in the
shadow of the keep itself. Now the people of the vale have recently built both an inn, called the Wyvern’s Rest, and a separate tavern, called the Rookery. Some of the locals send to market bales of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the old mind flayer empire. The fanatics made good use of Oshundo’s ancient knowledge about Talhundereth and Gibbet Crossing, and they hope the alhoon’s knowledge about other subterranean locales will
buttressing their gate using smaller rifts to the Far Realm. Jaded Elder. Oshundo lived in Illithinoch at the height of the mind flayer empire many centuries ago, but Oshundo was driven out for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Scarlet Brotherhood The Scarlet Brotherhood claims that the bloodline of its followers traces back to an ancient empire, the Suel Imperium, and their goal is to restore the old Suloise noble houses
factions in Saltmarsh, there is no good side to the Scarlet Brotherhood. As unrepentant megalomaniacs, they are villains through and through. Anders Solmor Young Anders (LG male human noble) recently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, most recently in 2017’s Tales from the Yawning Portal.) The premise of these adventures is simple: “giants have been raiding civilized lands,” so adventurers are assembled “to punish the miscreant
Eberron, the continent of Xen’drik is the ancestral home of giants and the location of their ancient empire. The continent is littered with the cyclopean ruins of this forgotten civilization, and now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Chamber seeks to hire the characters to explore a dungeon that was recently discovered behind a sigil-inscribed stone seal.
5 A member of the Chamber believes that one of the characters could
Goals table offers a few examples. Lauth Goals d6 Goal
1 Support the establishment of a powerful empire to maintain order in the lauth’s territory
2 Bring about the downfall of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
companions Dzaan, a human illusionist and Red Wizard of Thay who perished recently, but whose simulacrum lives on Nass Lantomir, a human diviner who died and now exists as a spellcasting ghost Vellynne
talking to another wizard about a covert expedition to Icewind Dale being undertaken to seek out long-lost magic from a bygone empire. Rather than carry out her original plan, Nass followed her fellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
city and a bastion of the empire of Delzoun, this dwarven stronghold stood abandoned for centuries beneath the mountains. Recently, an army of shield dwarves led by Bruenor Battlehammer reclaimed it
steeply pitched rooftops and tall spires that sport colorful banners. Two bridges span the river, which has parks and trees along its shores. Until recently, Everlund was a member of the Lords’ Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
into one wall.
A grick alpha recently moved into this area and is coiled around one of the eastern stalactites, where it can easily slither down the nearby wall to snag prey. A character who succeeds
enjoy ambushing travelers, but there haven’t been many travelers recently. The ropers don’t know that gricks have been poaching their potential prey. They’re hungry and desperate for victims. The ropers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are rolling grass-covered hills recently claimed by the orcs of the Iceshield clan. They dwell in lodges made from timber cut from the forest. Elves and centaurs regularly emerge from the High Forest
too close. Ironslag Millennia ago, the giants of Ostoria used this great forge to craft weapons and armor. When the giants’ empire fell, Ironslag was abandoned. A fire giant chief named Duke Zalto has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eardon roams across the small towns of the North, serving as a messenger and itinerant priest. He recently came from Beliard by way of Westbridge, and he can confirm that the delegation from Mirabar was in
secretly a spy for the Cult of the Crushing Wave. Rumors of Evil. One of the tavern denizens is a very drunk and argumentative caravan guard named Zomith (female half-orc guard). She recently quit a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
shrine as that of Ilsensine, the patron deity of the illithid empire. The shrine was built atop a broken duergar statue, and someone has recently defaced it. After Ruxithid assumed leadership of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
will be well when our empire is restored. (Neutral) 5 Tribute. The lesser races owe giants not just respect but payment of tribute, and what they don’t pay willingly, we will take by force. (Chaotic) 6
recently killed elk is as flame to them. As a sailor fears the howl of the wind heralding a storm, the denizens of ice-capped mountains and northern steppes shudder at the war horns that presage the