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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The amulet is a 4-inch-wide disk composed of silver-framed wood, with a rune carved into its face. A detect magic spell reveals a magical aura of enchantment around the amulet.
Every shield
guardian has an amulet magically linked to it. A shield guardian can have only one corresponding amulet, and if that amulet is destroyed, the shield guardian is incapacitated until a replacement amulet
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: light, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1/day each: banishment, command, dispel magic, flame strike, guardian of faith, hold person, lesser
Hilt of a broken sword
3
Piece of stained glass from a shrine
4
Clay figurine of a ki-rin or another Celestial
5
Torch carved so that a hand appears to be holding the flame
6
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
This whistle is carved from transparent crystal, and it resembles a tiny dragon curled up like a snail. The name Night Caller is etched on the whistle in Dwarvish runes. If a character succeeds on a
DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check, the character recalls lore that says the duergar made several such whistles for various groups in an age past.
If you blow the whistle in darkness or
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, animating the statue and turning it into a useful guardian.
Stone cursed possess a malevolent drive to slay the living, yet they are utterly loyal to whoever performed the ritual to animate them, and
original victim’s memories resonates within the skull. A skilled magic-wielder can attempt to extract memories from it to gain insight into the victim’s past or find lore that otherwise
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
everlasting guardian.
The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an
. Any hollow or crook will do, but often a special cavity is carved out of the trunk. The tree is bathed and watered with the blood of the sacrificed victim, and the body is buried among the tree’s
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
, Constantori’s Portrait has quietly observed countless conversations and now possesses an unquantifiable amount of lore—everything from criminal conspiracies to secret passwords. The DM decides what
of existence. The painting can’t telepathically contact you, however. Maintaining telepathic contact with the painting requires your concentration (as if concentrating on a spell).
Guardian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Celestial Animal Lord
Couatl
Deva
Empyrean
Empyrean Iota
Giant Eagle
Giant Elk
Giant Owl
Guardian Naga
Pegasus
Planetar
Solar
Sphinx of Lore
Sphinx of Secrets
Sphinx of Valor
Sphinx of Wonder
Unicorn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Guardian Naga Enduring Serpentine Lore Keeper Habitat: Desert, Forest, Planar (Upper Planes); Treasure: Relics Alejandro Pacheco Guardian nagas are immortal, serpentine scholars that possess perfect
memories. They collect the histories and lore of those they live among, guarding cultures’ stories and passing them on to new generations with infallible accuracy. Guardian nagas that outlive their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
25. Scrying Pool Behind the secret door, water fills a carved stone font.
Withers uses this font to speak to creatures outside the tomb and contact his tomb guardian. A detect magic spell or
on the water’s surface.
Those gazing into the font can see through the eyes of a random tomb guardian as it patrols the dungeon. Pick a random level (or roll a d6) and describe the guardian’s path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Gate to Icewind Dale The room contains a pair of 15-foot-tall standing stones. Carved into each stone are pictographs of primitive humans using spears to hunt reindeer and fend off yetis. If a
creature uses a finger or a staff to trace Halaster’s rune on the surface of either of the standing stones, a gate forms between them and lasts for 1 minute. A legend lore spell or similar magic reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Walk
4th Level
Banishment
Control Water
Death Ward
Divination
Freedom of Movement
Guardian of Faith
Locate Creature
Stone Shape
5th Level
Commune
Contagion
Dispel Evil and Good
Flame Strike
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hallow
Insect Plague
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Raise Dead
Scrying
6th Level
Blade Barrier
Create Undead
Find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
38. “I Just Met a Girl Named Skrianna” Carvings. The walls of this hall are carved to look like tree trunks. The arched, 10-foot-high ceiling resembles a canopy of dead boughs and branches
her quarters (area 11b), or vice versa. A light cantrip cast on the top of her staff lights her path. Skrianna’s shield guardian marches a few steps behind her. Floating nearby is a grell valet that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Speak with Dead
Spirit Guardians
Tongues
Water Walk
4th Level Banishment
Control Water
Death Ward
Divination
Freedom of Movement
Guardian of Faith
Locate Creature
Stone
Shape
5th Level Commune
Contagion
Dispel Evil and Good
Flame Strike
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hallow
Insect Plague
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
special areas covered with rope nets to protect the eggs from large flying predators. If the characters prod the tortles of Ahoyhoy for lore about the island and its inhabitants, each tortle they talk to
shares one piece of useful information. Roll a d8 and consult the Ahoyhoy Lore table to determine what information is shared. Ahoyhoy Lore d8 Lore 1 There are several shipwrecks off the northern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
modify that creature’s memory. A creature attuned to the stone can also extract information from the aboleth, including lore about Neverember’s vault. Built long ago by dwarves, the vault is warded
against all forms of magical detection and intrusion. Its current protector is an adult gold dragon named Aurinax, who is also the current wielder and guardian of the dragonstaff of Ahghairon, which has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Night Caller Wondrous item, uncommon This whistle is carved from transparent crystal, and it resembles a tiny dragon curled up like a snail. The name Night Caller is etched on the whistle in Dwarvish
runes. If a character succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check, the character recalls lore that says the duergar made several such whistles for various groups in an age past. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
massive sphinx statue carved from black stone. The statue’s pyramidal head is like a triangular blade tipped toward the sky. Its shadow creeps across the stone courtyard, pointing like a sundial at runes
.
Oliekintara (Sphinx of Lore) has watched over the Temple of Sands for centuries. Few except the bravest or most desperate seek the sphinx’s advice, which she never gives freely. In conversation, Oliekintara is aloof and soft-spoken.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
! Waterdeep will shudder at the very sound of it!” With that, the vision ends. Treasure The hilt lying on the floor is carved to resemble a bronze dragon with its wings spread and its mouth agape. This
device is a sun blade that has held many names over the years, including Sunlight’s Wrath and Shar’s Bane. A legend lore spell reveals its true name (Scintilmorn) and its original purpose: to destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 11: Gravenhollow The library of Gravenhollow is a bastion of peace and order in an Underdark gone mad. Carved out long ago from the bones of the world and protected by ancient and potent
who reside within the library. These librarians are tasked with recording and maintaining the lore of their own kind, as well as all the echoes of the past, present, and future haunting the library’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
casks of wine, and a wooden dartboard is mounted on the west wall with darts carved to look like stirges. A drow mage named Elan Tanor’thal (see “Elan Tanor’thal”) is seated at a table strewn with
parchment in the southwest corner, facing the north door. Elan recently acquired a spell scroll of legend lore from Wormriddle the night hag and is carefully copying the spell from the scroll to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
18. Guardian Door A mithral door in the stone wall resembles the figure of a flattened tortle, its arms and legs extended to the four corners, and its shell carved with a complete map of the tomb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Heart of the Mountain The Melairkyn dwarves carved this 20-foot-high room out of the rock at the point they believed was the heart of their subterranean realm. The features of this room are as
that it begins to crumble if any attempt is made to handle or move it.
Mirror. A tall oval mirror is mounted on the east wall. Carved into its stone frame are dozens of lidless eyes and the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strike, Legend Lore Consider customizing how your spells look when you cast them. Your Lorehold spells might create displays of golden light. You might use a tome or a scroll as a spellcasting focus
. For a more unusual take on a Lorehold student, you could consider playing a barbarian with a primal connection to the past (perhaps adopting the Path of the Ancestral Guardian from Xanathar’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
decorative flames. If your patron is the Great Old One, your weapon might be an ancient-looking spear, with a gemstone embedded in its head, carved to look like a terrible unblinking eye.
Pact of
iron, holding spells of conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore about the sinister regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend. Or it could be the tattered diary of a cultist tormented by contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, yielded a faculty able to revive the college, and the House of the Harp adopted the Fochlucan name once again. Most of its bards study and practice the methods of the College of Lore, as described
memorization and the study of ancient songs, sagas, and history. Most bards of New Olamn belong to the College of Lore, as described in the Bard College class feature in the Player’s Handbook. The Cliffride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Finding The Book Characters in Candlekeep might discover Lore of Lurue in its place on the shelves, or elsewhere in the library, in one of several ways, including: Assisting one of the Great Readers
. Mielikki oversaw the forest in the early days of creation, but once her work was done, she needed a guardian to represent her and be her eyes and ears on the Material Plane. Selûne agreed with Mielikki’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
include Chalnefaaz, a community of myconids that bud tiny, wailing faces, and the Bulwark of Secrets, an abbey of guardian nagas who protect dangerous lore. You can use the nodules in the Endless Void
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
them, serving their creators as tireless guards and sharing the lore they collected in life. Undeath disrupts the perfect memory bone nagas enjoyed while alive, leaving them with gaps in their memories
beings raised from spirit naga remains, but in unusual instances, bone nagas created from guardian nagas continue good, albeit confused, existences. Bone Naga Large Undead, Neutral Evil
AC 15 Initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
decorative flames. If your patron is the Great Old One, your weapon might be an ancient-looking spear, with a gemstone embedded in its head, carved to look like a terrible unblinking eye.
Pact of
iron, holding spells of conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore about the sinister regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend. Or it could be the tattered diary of a lunatic driven mad by contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
stumble upon. Monuments d20 Monument 1 Sealed burial mound or pyramid 2 Plundered burial mound or pyramid 3 Faces carved into a mountainside or cliff 4 Giant statues carved out of a mountainside
or cliff 5–6 Intact obelisk etched with a warning, historical lore, dedication, or religious iconography 7–8 Ruined or toppled obelisk 9–10 Intact statue of a person or deity 11–13 Ruined or toppled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
(named after the family that originally distilled it). Taproom. The taproom contains seating areas, including a row of stools next to a low bar made of carved basalt. Hanging above the bar are two soot
, and green copper. Its heavy iron gauntlets are clenched into fists, and the ominous helm that forms its head turns slowly from side to side.
Shield Guardian. The construct blocking passage into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
figurine of a ki-rin or another Celestial 5 Torch carved so that a hand appears to be holding the flame 6 Circlet of woven reeds 7 Scrimshawed bone 8 Vessel such as a cup, a jug, an urn, or an amphora
, dispel magic, flame strike, guardian of faith, hold person, lesser restoration, revivify
Bonus Actions
Healing Light (2/Day). The war priest or one creature of its choice within 60 feet of it regains 12 (2d8 + 3) hit points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cross the tundra without fear of freezing to death. guardian amulet Amulet. The object on the table is the amulet for a shield guardian. Dzaan retrieved it from area P15 and brought it here for
chamber on the lowest level. A detect magic spell reveals a magical aura of enchantment around the amulet. The amulet is a 4-inch-wide disk composed of silver-framed wood, with a rune carved into its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Intelligence (Investigation) check finds useful books of Chultan lore mixed in with the romances. Use this as an opportunity to answer specific questions posed by the players. A library won’t reveal the
location of Omu, but a book of lore might mention the city and describe it as it was during its height. 11. Family Rooms The merchant prince’s children, spouses, and other close family members live in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
raised dais and depicts an armored, blindfolded angel in a calm, protective stance, with her sword drawn and wings unfurled. The dais is carved with the following words, in Common: “Zariel, guardian of
only once while in the memory. I3. Temple of Lathander This two-story, white stone temple carved with images of the sun on its exterior walls is the largest building in the town. Iron shutters cover the






