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as warnings against whole cities or nations earning the wrath of a god. In rare cases, certain individuals might earn the bitter enmity of a god, causing that deity to request the services of an angel
of slaughter to destroy their quarry. Angels of slaughter often employ other creatures to assist in their slaughter, and they sometimes use weather events or plagues as cover for their atrocities
Firbolg
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firbolgs only when the events affect the forest.
Even in the face of an intrusion, firbolgs prefer a subtle, gentle approach to prevent damage to their territory. They employ their magic to make the forest
something that put their homeland at risk, such as starting a forest fire or killing a rare or beautiful wild creature. These firbolgs are loners who wander the world in hope of finding a new place to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Transportation An excellent system of roads connects the central nations of Khorvaire. Travelers can always make their way by horse or coach, which might employ draft animals magebred by House
relatively rare; many cities don’t yet have docking towers. For those with no time to spare and plenty of money to spend, House Orien also has teleportation circles in each of its enclaves in cities
Goblin
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— for goblins, life is short.
Goblins seek to trap and enslave any creatures they encounter, but they flee from opposition that seems too daunting. For miles around their lair, they employ pit
made from dead darkmantles
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Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry
Booyahgs
Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. (Inaccurate; the Dragon Armies widely employ these creatures.) 6 The nation of Khur has been united under a powerful warlord who seeks to conquer the world. (Inaccurate; Khur has been conquered by
illusions. (Inaccurate; people do claim to have seen dragons, but these are rare sightings of actual dragons.)
Orc
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killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake. Such an event is rare in the extreme, but its consequences can lay low entire nations that are unable to
react to them.
As a race, orcs have no noteworthy universal social traits, but some commonality does exist in the crude written communication that all orcs employ and in the way that they use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Nautiloids Mind flayers employ bizarre flying ships called nautiloids. Able to move through the Astral Plane, nautiloids can also transport mind flayers between the various worlds of the Material
, a nautiloid is an incredibly rare sight. A colony in possession of one takes great care to keep it hidden, taking to the sky only out of necessity. Word of a nautiloid seen soaring through the air
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
general categories of work that every house needs agents to perform on its behalf. The House Missions table provides suggestions for which house might employ you along with multiple possibilities for
agreement with your patron house. House Missions d12 House Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 1 Cannith Escort a valuable shipment of goods Track down rare materials Advance the cause of one branch of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
documents and items from crafty villains. 5 The character studies and preserves nonmagical historical artifacts and has traveled widely in pursuit of rare items of deep significance. While securing items for
in the employ of a powerful merchant, mage, or monarch who sent the character to Lord Neverember as a favor. Neverember needed the character’s help to handle growing problems with undead in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and raid communities near their dwellings in the Underdark. Their shields are coated in sticky slime, which they use to disarm their foes, and they employ slimy nets to entrap victims. They usually
strive to take their enemies alive and drag captives to their hidden lairs.
Most kuo-toa follow the orders of their more powerful leaders out of a combination of faith and fear. In rare cases, a kuo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
says. “In the employ of Acquisitions Incorporated’s Head Office, and at your service.” He gestures down to the cat. “This is Mister Snibbly. We need to talk. It’s about your mission.”
Flabbergast
You decide what form the ritual’s components might take, from ancient verses and arcane inscriptions, to rare herbs and alchemical reagents, to any other obscure bit of magical paraphernalia in between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to a rare toxin granted you visions of Pharika, and you have sought her wisdom ever since.
3 Your medical attention proved crucial to a stranger’s survival, and now your acquaintances
darkest and direst secrets earn the right to live forever. (Evil)
5 Fatalism. Everyone dies. As a result, I may employ their brief lives to further my agendas. (Evil)
6 Tutelage. The world is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
elementals that uses Khyber dragonshards. This closely guarded procedure requires delicate engineering, arcane skill, and rare materials from around the world, and different workshops employ varying esoteric
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
-telling cards called tarokka decks. With their experience navigating the Mists, many Vistani understand how to employ Mist talismans (detailed at the start of this chapter) to reach specific domains, or
to travel with them as far as the next settlement. In rare cases, a clan might even adopt a gracious, helpful traveler. Characters who befriend or do right by members of a Vistani band might be allowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
rare in Acquisitions Incorporated, which is thought to hold no more than five in its fleet. But the unparalleled usefulness of these craft in commerce — and in combat — makes the company-standard
Incorporated, including Omin Dran himself? Does the mess, in fact, employ a terrifying ghostly chef? The answers lie below decks, where few have had the opportunity to learn the truth.
Flying Battle Vehicle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
between domains are essentially impossible. Rare individuals do travel between the domains, such as adventurers or roving Vistani families (detailed at the end of this chapter). Others who wish to travel
from one domain to another might wander into the Mists hoping to be carried elsewhere, or they can employ Mist talismans to guide them. Due to the danger and unreliability of traveling the Mists, those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
employ of Acquisitions Incorporated, has been working to move Acq Inc treasure out of Neverwinter. By consolidating caches of treasure and using them to purchase rare diamonds, she’s been able to
). Moguhl’s weapon Piercer is a rare magic item that requires attunement. The sword is a +1 shortsword, and a character attuned to the sword regains the maximum possible number of hit points from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
tale carving, stone giants also employ mundane writing in their stone tableaux. Names, dates, and descriptions appear in their tales, often as part of an image (a character’s arms or armor might
generally rank highest, but the significance of individual signs can also affect one’s status. On the rare occasions when storm giants meet, omens and signs accompany each individual, making it plain to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
purposely present itself as a beholder to an ignorant creature, but this behavior is rare, since it usually is focused on hunting and lacks the self-importance and paranoia of a true beholder. It can
for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items to drain. A gauth might employ creatures to serve it by bringing it items that provide it with sustenance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
demonstrate a particular talent for some facet of combat or subterfuge, the hobgoblins might separate them into squads that employ those skills to best effect (see the “Bugbear Special Forces” sidebar
execution, so it is rare for offspring to be born among the host even when it successfully campaigns for years.
The taboo doesn’t extend to female goblinoids that come into the host already
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to trap and enslave any creatures they encounter, but they flee from opposition that seems too daunting. For miles around their lair, they employ pit traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and
Scars from lashings 18 Orc-tusk lip piercings 19 Umbrellas made from dead darkmantles 20 Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry Booyahgs Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are a married couple named Arn and Syreen Widdens (NG Chondathan human commoners). They have four young children (noncombatants) and employ half a dozen workers (N male Illuskan human commoners) to
this wood will receive prophetic dreams. In truth, Gwaeron never visits those who come seeking him, though he appears unexpectedly in the grove on rare occasions. To avoid angering Gwaeron, the law in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
on the spider, giving it an Intelligence of 10 and the ability to speak Elvish. Of the two, the spider knows the library better and is more adept at locating rare tomes. The spider defends Shon if
worth 2,500 gp or more). If the characters recruit him, Warduke stays with the party for the remainder of the adventure, then goes his own way. While in the party’s employ, Warduke stoically follows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
she can be bribed into luring away the roc or providing some other form of assistance. A rare magic item or a collection of gems worth at least 5,000 gp is enough to satisfy her. A character who
doubt that her words carry the weight of Helm’s divine wisdom. She is served by dozens of Gilded Eye inquisitors (male and female cult fanatics of various alignments and ethnicities) who employ a host