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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
his father’s footsteps, it was the latter who sensed a potential for greatness and darkness in Strahd surpassing that of any other mortal. Lysaga believed then, as she believes now, that she is
, months, and years practicing fell magic and looking for ways to help her “son.”
Raven Bane. Baba Lysaga has allies in Castle Ravenloft—a coven of witches. Through the aid of these
Genasi
Legacy
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
, or a member of a desert tribe, is an auspicious event. Most Athasians believe a given genasi is destined for greatness—or infamy.
Those living on the frontier, though, have a much harder
audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe. Air genasi who don’t live in cities favor open lands such as plains, deserts, and high
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
can spend 2d10 minutes to convince 1d6 commoners to perform a non-illegal act that inconveniences a member of the Watch or Flaming Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
surrounding an adult emerald dragon;adult emerald dragon's lair.
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An adult emerald dragon spies on the adult red dragon who killed the emerald dragon’s mate, looking for weaknesses
over a century ago when an upwelling from the lake at the caldera’s center collapsed a portion of the vaults and flooded their halls with boiling water and noxious fumes. The stairwell leading
races
across the sea. While it’s agreed that orcs did flee Etharis in a great fleet, their legacy calling to Thorgard av Holgar a century later, it seems apocryphal that an entire heritage could simply
against the threats of the wilderness and folk looking for a fight.
Outside of the North, grudgels remain rare enough in Etharis that folk are less likely to meet one than hear fearful rumors regarding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Xandala The half-elf sorcerer Xandala has come to Chult in search of the Ring of Winter, an artifact in Artus Cimber’s possession. Xandala knows that the ring has kept Artus alive for over a century
-aligned characters. XANDALA’S TRAITS
Ideal. “I have the blood of dragons flowing through my veins. I am destined for greatness.”
Bond. “The Ring of Winter will bring me power and immortality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
history is rife with conflict. After years of failed invasions over its first century of existence, the city was overcome and occupied by a colonizing force. Colonial rule lasted for two hundred years
and ended in a bloody series of conflicts called the Wars of Separation. In the aftermath, the folk of San Citlán held their first elections, finally looking forward to a time of peace. The wars have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
history is rife with conflict. After years of failed invasions over its first century of existence, the city was overcome and occupied by a colonizing force. Colonial rule lasted for two hundred years
and ended in a bloody series of conflicts called the Wars of Separation. In the aftermath, the folk of San Citlán held their first elections, finally looking forward to a time of peace. The wars have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Xandala The half-elf sorcerer Xandala has come to Chult in search of the Ring of Winter, an artifact in Artus Cimber’s possession. Xandala knows that the ring has kept Artus alive for over a century
-aligned characters. XANDALA’S TRAITS
Ideal. “I have the blood of dragons flowing through my veins. I am destined for greatness.”
Bond. “The Ring of Winter will bring me power and immortality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Folk Hero Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual. Folk Hero Origins Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Folk Hero Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual. Folk Hero Origins Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Folk Hero Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual. Folk Hero Origins Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Folk Hero Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual. Folk Hero Origins Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
remarkable, but there, in the midst of a wilderness with nothing to set it apart for greatness, a mortal man murdered Bhaal, the god of murder. This is no tall tale. Even a century after Bhaal’s blood was
proved to be a malign power, statues of both Cyric and Bhaal were erected on the ends of the bridge, the two gods facing each other (though it is said Cyric stabbed Bhaal in the back). About a century
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
remarkable, but there, in the midst of a wilderness with nothing to set it apart for greatness, a mortal man murdered Bhaal, the god of murder. This is no tall tale. Even a century after Bhaal’s blood was
proved to be a malign power, statues of both Cyric and Bhaal were erected on the ends of the bridge, the two gods facing each other (though it is said Cyric stabbed Bhaal in the back). About a century
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Commerce Saltmarsh might be encrusted in sea salt and reek of rotting fish guts, but there is gold aplenty in the coffers of its citizens. For more than a century, the ships of Saltmarsh have worked
imported into town. Smuggling As a sleepy backwater town, Saltmarsh has long been an ideal market for illegal goods. Pirates, agents of the Sea Princes, and Keoish nobles looking to evade the king’s taxes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
from the caravan. Instead, they head for the north side of the city before looking for a place to spend the night. Everyone who the characters know to be associated with the cult gathers at the same
relocated farther inland. That was the situation until a century ago, when Neverwinter was nearly destroyed by the eruption of Mount Hotenow. With the city in ruins, efforts to keep the road open simply
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
from the caravan. Instead, they head for the north side of the city before looking for a place to spend the night. Everyone who the characters know to be associated with the cult gathers at the same
to be relocated farther inland. That was the situation until a century ago, when Neverwinter was nearly destroyed by the eruption of Mount Hotenow. With the city in ruins, efforts to keep the road open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
from the caravan. Instead, they head for the north side of the city before looking for a place to spend the night. Everyone who the characters know to be associated with the cult gathers at the same
to be relocated farther inland. That was the situation until a century ago, when Neverwinter was nearly destroyed by the eruption of Mount Hotenow. With the city in ruins, efforts to keep the road open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Commerce Saltmarsh might be encrusted in sea salt and reek of rotting fish guts, but there is gold aplenty in the coffers of its citizens. For more than a century, the ships of Saltmarsh have worked
imported into town. Smuggling As a sleepy backwater town, Saltmarsh has long been an ideal market for illegal goods. Pirates, agents of the Sea Princes, and Keoish nobles looking to evade the king’s taxes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
from the caravan. Instead, they head for the north side of the city before looking for a place to spend the night. Everyone who the characters know to be associated with the cult gathers at the same
relocated farther inland. That was the situation until a century ago, when Neverwinter was nearly destroyed by the eruption of Mount Hotenow. With the city in ruins, efforts to keep the road open simply
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
-looking oversized furnishings. In the center of the room, a red-skinned creature wearing armor of flame, bronze, and volcanic stone sits cross-legged on the floor, studying a chessboard.
The creature
bend or trick the efreeti into service when he disappeared. The trapped creature has had over a century of solitude to rue its fate. Taraz is held in this area by a thin line of magical salt. Imbued
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
-looking oversized furnishings. In the center of the room, a red-skinned creature wearing armor of flame, bronze, and volcanic stone sits cross-legged on the floor, studying a chessboard.
The creature
bend or trick the efreeti into service when he disappeared. The trapped creature has had over a century of solitude to rue its fate. Taraz is held in this area by a thin line of magical salt. Imbued
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
about a century. Size. Gith are taller and leaner than humans, with most a slender 6 feet in height. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Gith
githzerai and the creation of a new unified nation of all gith. Members of the Sha’sal Khou work secretly within their respective societies, subtly discouraging attacks on the other gith race while looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
points, it re-forms 24 hours later in a random location within the Obstacle Course and remains there until encountered again. Over a century ago, Fidelio began his campaign to single-handedly rid
always short-lived, ending with Netherskull destroying the ghost and causing it to re-form elsewhere in the dungeon. Fidelio’s ghost is looking for a potential host who is willing to be possessed by it. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
about a century. Size. Gith are taller and leaner than humans, with most a slender 6 feet in height. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Gith
githzerai and the creation of a new unified nation of all gith. Members of the Sha’sal Khou work secretly within their respective societies, subtly discouraging attacks on the other gith race while looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
points, it re-forms 24 hours later in a random location within the Obstacle Course and remains there until encountered again. Over a century ago, Fidelio began his campaign to single-handedly rid
always short-lived, ending with Netherskull destroying the ghost and causing it to re-form elsewhere in the dungeon. Fidelio’s ghost is looking for a potential host who is willing to be possessed by it. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
-looking oversized furnishings. In the center of the room, a red-skinned creature wearing armor of flame, bronze, and volcanic stone sits cross-legged on the floor, studying a chessboard.
The creature
bend or trick the efreeti into service when he disappeared. The trapped creature has had over a century of solitude to rue its fate. Taraz is held in this area by a thin line of magical salt. Imbued
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
-looking oversized furnishings. In the center of the room, a red-skinned creature wearing armor of flame, bronze, and volcanic stone sits cross-legged on the floor, studying a chessboard.
The creature
bend or trick the efreeti into service when he disappeared. The trapped creature has had over a century of solitude to rue its fate. Taraz is held in this area by a thin line of magical salt. Imbued
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Hope is a temple district; although the city’s most impressive churches and shrines are located in Upper Central, it’s commonly known that if you’re looking for a truly devoted priest, you should go to
High Hope. The most notable feature of the district is Daca’s Watch. Twelve feet high, this pillar is thought to have once held a statue or monument. Over a century ago, a gnome named Daca climbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Hope is a temple district; although the city’s most impressive churches and shrines are located in Upper Central, it’s commonly known that if you’re looking for a truly devoted priest, you should go to
High Hope. The most notable feature of the district is Daca’s Watch. Twelve feet high, this pillar is thought to have once held a statue or monument. Over a century ago, a gnome named Daca climbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
prefer to be left alone. Echoes appear so often that the characters find one every time they go looking for any information in the library. Use the Echoes in Gravenhollow table to determine who the
she’s from, admonishing characters who try to learn too much of the past or future. Andarin Zarith This human Red Wizard of Thay will visit Gravenhollow nearly a century in the future. He treats the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
prefer to be left alone. Echoes appear so often that the characters find one every time they go looking for any information in the library. Use the Echoes in Gravenhollow table to determine who the
she’s from, admonishing characters who try to learn too much of the past or future. Andarin Zarith This human Red Wizard of Thay will visit Gravenhollow nearly a century in the future. He treats the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
named Baba Lysaga. Although it was the former who raised Strahd and enabled him to follow in his father’s footsteps, it was the latter who sensed a potential for greatness and darkness in Strahd
rather exist in perpetual denial, whiling away the days, months, and years practicing fell magic and looking for ways to help her “son.” Raven Bane. Baba Lysaga has allies in Castle Ravenloft—a coven of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
for battle. I served in the Guard for a century, but I’ve yet to test the newcomers to see just what they’re made of. If you are fortunate enough to be granted entry to Adbar, be wary of walking
, if you’re looking to get a laugh. THE DIRGE OF DELZOUN
The tale of the great Northkingdom of the shield dwarves, the Dirge of Delzoun takes more than a day to sing in its entirety. The song recounts