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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
immediately after the commander’s turn on the same initiative count.Sword wraith commanders haunt battlefields, attacking anyone who questions their valor but looking kindly on those who sing
their praises.
Sword Wraiths
When glory-obsessed warriors die in battle without honor, they might haunt the site as sword wraiths.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Glory. The reigar’s Armor Class includes the reigar’s Charisma modifier.
Hold Breath. The reigar can hold their breath for 1 hour.
Special Equipment. The reigar wears a
stormy seas of Ysgard until the gods of that plane transformed them. They have bioluminescent freckles and the ability to change the coloration of their skin. A glory (or halo) surrounds each of them. This
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
rain drifts earthward like lazy snowflakes, and lightning crawls in a meandering path from cloud to cloud. The slow and boring world seems to be populated by torpid creatures whose deep, sonorous speech
looking.
Tricks of that sort are hardly the limit of their artful malice, however. They don’t commit outright murder, but quicklings can ruin lives in plenty of other ways, such as by stealing an important letter, swiping coins collected for the poor, or planting a stolen item in someone’s bag.
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This blue pennant is crafted from silk and is five feet long and whips about as if buffeted by a wind. The vind (wind) rune appears on its surface, looking almost like a cloud. The pennant has the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
its cradle is functionally identical to a glacier or iceberg, nestled in an alpine valley or drifting in a polar sea. In its wintry seclusion, the scion dreams of battle and glory.
If it is disturbed
, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksChilling Mist. The cradle magically conjures a cloud of chilling mist that fills a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on a point it can see within 90 feet of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
(spell save DC 21):
At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing his appearance), confusion, detect magic, fly, major image, stinking cloud, suggestion, wall of fire
Teleport. Moloch teleports
earned his place among the other archdevils through the glory he won driving demons out of the Nine Hells. Asmodeus rewarded him by elevating him to the rulership of Malbolge.
For eons, Moloch ruled his
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
’s as supple as a cat. His body is covered in old, wicked-looking scars where scales have been torn away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that
than the dragon on the ground in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.
Volcanic gases form a cloud in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can
Halfling
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Species
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Curious
Halflings are an affable and cheerful people. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers
land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways
Tabaxi
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
lazy, but when Linene came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye.
— Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper
Hailing from a strange and distant land
on a geographical feature located in or near the clan’s territory.
The following list of sample tabaxi names includes nicknames in parenthesis.
Tabaxi Names: Cloud on the Mountaintop (Cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Amaunator The Keeper of the Eternal Sun, the Light of Law, the Yellow God The rule of law and the glory of the sun are both in Amaunator’s dominion. His priests help establish bureaucracies and
law persists. Farmers and travelers beseech him when they pray for rain or sun, as do any others looking for a favorable change in the weather. But the most common form of propitiation to Amaunator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
them to be quiet, then closes the trapdoor and replaces the crate on top of it. Anyone looking outside sees three fire giants heading for the house. Two enormous hell hounds (change their size to
arrival of such enormous adversaries; even in the basement, the giants’ heavy footfalls can be felt. ALTERNATIVE ENEMIES
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants describes giants who have joined cults of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
them. Reigar have bioluminescent freckles and the ability to change the coloration of their skin. A glory (or halo) surrounds each of them. This magical display is a cloud of twinkling, glittering
, some reigar ventured to the Astral Sea and Wildspace in search of glory. Many are driven by artistic pursuits, but each reigar has their own notion of what constitutes art. For some, warfare is the highest form of artistic endeavor. Other reigar create art of a more benign nature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
change the coloration of their skin. A glory (or halo) surrounds each of them. This magical display is a cloud of twinkling, glittering motes that changes color randomly and repels attacks. Gifted with
glory. Many are driven by artistic pursuits, but each reigar has their own notion of what constitutes art. For some, warfare is the highest form of artistic endeavor. Other reigar create art of a more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
2 aarakocra simulacra These simulacra assist the elementals in area 10. 13 3 ogres The ogres remain here at all times. 14 Cressaro (cloud giant castellan) If an alarm sounds, Cressaro goes looking
detected. Any cloud giant or aarakocra simulacrum can place the castle on alert. A cloud giant does this by bellowing “To arms!” at the end of its first turn in combat. An aarakocra simulacrum does it by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the glory and security of their people, and for the lords who rule over them. However, Alliance operatives are often glory hounds, looking to gain a leg up on their counterparts from other Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Heraldic Sign Fighters typically do battle for a cause. Some fight on behalf of kingdoms besieged by monsters, while others quest only for personal glory. In either case, a fighter often displays a
a storm cloud, symbolizing wrath and power 3 Crossed greatswords in front of a castle gate, signifying the defense of a city or kingdom 4 A skull with a dagger through it, representing the doom you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
wandslinger looking for trouble and gold. Renegades and Regrets. Q’barra promises a land of opportunity and a place where you can leave your past behind. Are you a deserter? Were you convicted of a crime you
, you could be following a spiritual vision. Dragonborn. The dragonborn live amid the remnants of ancient glory. They have a proud martial tradition, and a number of dragonborn venture west in search of worthy challenges. If you follow this path, you might have served as a mercenary in the Last War.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
your newly formed mining village. Your cleric could be the town preacher. As a sorcerer or bard with a criminal background, you could be a dashing wandslinger looking for trouble and gold. Q’barra can
. Dragonborn. The dragonborn live amid the remnants of ancient glory. They have a proud martial tradition, and a number of dragonborn have ventured west in search of worthy challenges. If you follow this path, you might have served as a mercenary in the Last War.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
The Ordning Each of the main giant races — the cloud giant, fire giant, frost giant, hill giant, stone giant, and storm giants — are related by common elements of history, religion, and culture. They
, the races of the giants are also ranked according to status. Storm giants are the highest in the ordning, followed by cloud giants, fire giants, frost giants, stone giants, hill giants, and finally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the fallen dwarf kings of Delzoun, looking for glory and treasure. Rogues prowl the dark alleyways of teeming cities such as Neverwinter and Baldur’s Gate. Clerics wield mace and spell in the service of
backcountry farmsteads and sleepy villages follow tales that take them to strange, glorious, faraway places. Good maps and clear trails can carry even an inexperienced youth with dreams of glory far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Emerald Enclave is looking for adventurers to help patrol Goldenfields’ borders. If the characters take the bait, Goldenfields becomes the starting point for this adventure (see chapter 2). Although you
flying fortress belonging to a cloud giant named Blagothkus. You can make him a pivotal figure in this adventure by having his castle appear when the characters are around 7th or 8th level, giving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
traipsed about inside it and comes looking for revenge. Able to fly as easily as it drifts through the Endless Void, the Nematode slips through the planes until it soars above Phandalin. The Nematode
arrives on a dark night, its darker shadow against the starlight the only indication of its presence. The people of Phandalin don’t initially realize the Nematode is anything other than a cloud passing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Waterdeep to shift attention away from the Tyranny of Dragons story by dropping reports of giant sightings near the temple-farm of Goldenfields. The Emerald Enclave is looking for adventurers to help
new adventure, there’s nothing stopping you from returning to Tyranny of Dragons later.
Part of Tyranny of Dragons takes place in Skyreach Castle, a flying fortress belonging to a cloud giant named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cult of Zariel Goals: Conquest, glory in battle, fame and fortune derived from military victory Typical Cultist: Berserker, cult fanatic, cultist, gladiator, guard, knight, veteran Signature Spells
. Refugees with the will to fight but lacking experience are drawn to Zariel, as she can provide them with the skills needed to survive. Established warriors looking for an edge are otherwise her most common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kundarak. Port Verge Port Verge is the royal port of the Direshark Principality. Prince Kolberkon yearns to expand Verge and overshadow Regalport, and he is always looking for capable adventurers and
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->The Book of Many Things
dragon disappears behind a cloud, taking its strange caravan with it, and is seen no more. But sometimes the dragon makes a gentle, spiraling descent into a forest or another secluded area. Those who seek
nearby woods. 2 A pixie beckons you to follow her, promising you a sight beyond your wildest dreams. 3 A man stumbles from the forest. He doesn’t speak, but his arms are full of delicious-looking fruit. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
peasants looking to reclaim their land or avenge dead loved ones; or a lone merchant or minstrel in a horse-drawn wagon who is relocating to a safer settlement
Sea: Either a friendly vessel carrying 6d6
crew and passengers who saw a cloud giant castle or a frost giant greatship, or 1d4 survivors floating on debris after their ship was sunk by a frost giant greatship
Tundra: 1d4 hunters or trappers who narrowly escaped from a fire giant or a frost giant but were forced to leave a companion behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Glory of the Giants Myths, fairy tales, folklore, and fantasy literature throughout the real world depict a tremendous range of giants. Some tales suggest that the humans of past ages were gigantic
, and the relatively small stature of present-day humans is a mark of their degeneracy. Others imagine remote realms—cloud castles or lost continents—where Brobdingnagian people dwell, set apart from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
relative positions of the six main kinds of giants, with storm giants at the top, followed (in order) by cloud giants, fire giants, frost giants, and stone giants, with hill giants at the bottom. Other
place within the larger framework of the ordning, and each kind of giant has a different way of assigning that place. Cloud giants rank themselves based on wealth, fire giants based on crafting skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
, cakes, and other delicious-looking comestibles. In the northwest corner of the room is a brass-bound oak chest.
Anyone who tries out the bed will find that it feels quite uncomfortable, and
automatically remove the illusion. Treasure. Only the brass-bound chest appears as it actually is. The chest must be opened while uttering a command word known only to Snarla, or it will emit a stinking cloud spell that lasts for 1 minute. Inside are 400 ep, 300 gp, and seven gems worth a total of 1,300 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of a giant holding up a heavy, iron lantern with one raised arm. Each type of giant is represented: hill, stone, frost, fire, cloud, and storm. A cold, magical light radiates from each lantern
wisdom from him directly. Casting detect magic reveals an aura of divination magic in the room. The corpse belongs to a young cloud giant named Eigeron, whose father, Blagothkus, betrayed and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in and out of the structures, which appear long abandoned. An opulent coach, looking distinctly out of place, is parked amid the buildings with its curtains drawn.
The road leading to the buildings
general, Itzmin squandered his family’s fortune, and his family name became synonymous with disgrace. Desperate to regain his former glory, Itzmin sought the guidance of the cultist Orencio and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Frost and cloud giants sometimes befriend giant lynxes and treat them as beloved pets. As long as the lynxes’ intelligence and independence are respected, the creatures are happy to share their
space, in that oh-so-feline way. Mordenkainen wanted to talk to it, to find out what it was looking at, but I successfully dissuaded him.
—Bigby
When you see a giant lynx staring into space, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
restore the cloud giants’ keep to its original glory, turning it into a flying fortress that he can ride into battle. If a character is carrying Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome openly, Zikran offers the
Encounter Locations The following encounters are keyed to the map of the ruined cloud giant keep. Map 12.2: cloud giants keep View Player Version C1. Front Yard The mountainside splits, leaving a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
the land. Cloud and storm giants live far above the wilds on islands made of magical cloud. (See the tempest hart entry in this collection for more on Stormkeld and its giant inhabitants.) Bigby
Presents: Glory of the Giants includes many additional giant stat blocks as well as descriptions of other creatures that might be found in Stormkeld, such as giant geese and giant oxen. Redcaps. Redcaps (use