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Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, guardians of the sacred, and counterbalances to the forces of evil. Ki-rins are an embodiment of good, and simply beholding one can evoke fear or awe in an observer. A typical ki-rin looks like a

reveres and the function each typically performs in service to that god. Some resemble gigantic unicorns; these are often used as guardians. Others have draconic features and tend to be aggressive foes

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, command, inflict wounds, ray of sickness 2nd level (3 slots): blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, bestow curse, dispel magic, spirit guardians

Lair A vampire chooses a grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides its coffin in an underground crypt or vault guarded by vampire spawn

Druid Grove

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

this effect, the weeds and vines feel soft and reshape themselves to serve as temporary seats or beds. Grove Guardians. You can animate up to four trees in the area, causing them to uproot themselves

creature not immune to this effect enters the warded area, the grove guardians fight until they have driven off or slain the intruders. The grove guardians also obey your spoken commands (no action

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Location Overview Claugiyliamatar, nicknamed Old Gnawbone, has laired in a cave in Kryptgarden Forest for nearly two centuries. The dragon’s long-term presence makes the cave a place of primal magic

druids revere Claugiyliamatar, calling themselves the Gnawbones. They live in the lair, caring for the cave’s guardians and doing anything else the dragon demands. The druids have been on edge recently

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

of Orestes, a site sacred to the god Phenax. She also notes that a recent earthquake has uncovered a cave along the Khystonos River that could be the secret site’s location. If so, then perhaps within

reaching the Court of Orestes. Once at the lost holy site, the characters discover ancient guardians, as well as an unliving entity with the potential to reveal Phenax’s lost secret.

Druid Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

to this effect, the weeds and vines feel soft and reshape themselves to serve as temporary seats or beds. Grove Guardians. You can animate up to four trees in the area, causing them to uproot

creature not immune to this effect enters the warded area, the grove guardians fight until they have driven off or slain the intruders. The grove guardians also obey your spoken commands (no action

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Location Overview Lhammaruntosz, a bronze dragon with the ability to heal quickly, spent decades defending Leilon and the surrounding area as the captain of the Scaly Eye, a fleet that battled

. Members of the Scaly Eye still live within the Bronze Shrine, as Lhammaruntosz has ordered them to stay on as her guardians.

Section 3. The Far Realm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

that are still viable. Ancient elves once opened a vast portal to the Far Realm within a mountain called Firestorm Peak, but their civilization imploded in bloody terror and the portal's location

flayer guards at the portal, and leapt through it to the Far Realm, they have a chance to stop the charging and deployment of the Gith Capacitor.

Crystal Dome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Crystal Dome This location is presented on map 8.2. The characters arrive on the platform at the bottom of the map, through the pinhole shown. Mike Schley Map 8.2: Crystal Dome A nodule almost two

extending from an opening in the dome. Five shield guardians shaped like mind flayers normally guard the walkway, but the Ilvaash fanatics have relocated the shield guardians inside the dome where they

Sharn Watch NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

forget that the Guardians of the Gate have a civilian branch that handles administrative issues and special customs investigations. Tethyn Olar has led that arm of the Sharn Watch for more than a decade

. Many immigrants owe their safe and comfortable lives in our city to this man, but claims have surfaced recently charging him with corruption, saying that he took money from immigrants in exchange

Cosmetic Spell Modifications

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

location. The spirit can’t be harmed and doesn’t speak. Fog cloud: Misty, harmless claws form in the fog. Gust of wind: A ghastly moan accompanies the summoned wind. Mage hand: The summoned hand is

, as though waking from some horrible nightmare. Spirit guardians: The spirits appear as ghostly, skeletal warriors. Wall of stone: A wall created by the spell has ghastly faces sculpted into it, as though tortured spirits were somehow trapped within the stone.

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

entrance to Kwalish’s hidden laboratory — and avoid the empty city’s deadly guardians. Once they reach the lab, the characters meet with the legendary inventor and can negotiate for the assistance necessary

adventure in any similar location: a mysterious mountain range that even dedicated explorers have failed to fully map. In the Forgotten Realms, one possible location for the adventure is Chult, the

Gatekeeper Seal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

worship for the druids’ devotions and ceremonies. Map 4.4: Gatekeeper Seal View Player Version Gatekeeper Seal Adventures The location of a Gatekeeper seal might be the site of an adventure’s climax

, or the characters might need to find one in order to consult with the guardians there. The Gatekeeper Seal Adventures table presents some possibilities. Gatekeeper Seal Adventures d4 Adventure Goal

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Planar Portals A portal is a stationary, interplanar connection that links a specific location on one plane of existence to a specific location on another. Some portals function like doorways

, or even whole towns—that exist on multiple planes at once or flicker from one plane to another. Some are vortices, joining an Elemental Plane with a very similar location on the Material Plane, such

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

material component: a small, forked, metal rod (like a tuning fork) attuned to the desired planar destination. The spell requires the proper resonating frequency to home in on the correct location, and the

doesn’t send the caster to a specific location unless he or she has specialized information. The sigil sequence of a teleportation circle located on another plane allows the caster to travel directly to

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

guardians can better fight to protect their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate

location. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. After you cast either spell in this way, you can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest. Vengeful Ancestors At 14th

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

challenge. — Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, War of the Twins “Portal” is a general term for a stationary interplanar connection that links a specific location on one plane to a specific location on

Plane with a very similar location on the Material Plane, such as the heart of a volcano (leading to the Plane of Fire) or the depths of the ocean (to the Plane of Water). Passing through a planar

Tomb Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

shapes match the keyholes of the skeleton gate in the lair of the Sewn Sisters (area 71). The Skeleton Keys table summarizes the location and shape of each key. Finding a Skeleton Key. Each of the first

five levels of the tomb has its own skeleton key. A skeleton key can be encountered in any of the locations marked with a skull symbol on the level map. You choose a skeleton key’s location. You can

Elemental Plane of Fire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

best-known location on the Inner Planes is the City of Brass, which stands on the shores of the Sea of Fire. This is the fabled city of the efreet, and its ornate spires and spiked walls reflect the

is the formidable Charcoal Palace, where the tyrannical emperor of the efreet reigns supreme, surrounded by nobles and a host of servants, guardians, and sycophants. Sea of Fire Lava flows through the

Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

protect settlers — and additional guards hired to protect those who do the work. With its location near two great rivers and its proximity to a third (the Laughingflow, forming a trio the locals

caravan instead, and the town’s location makes it a key stop for most caravans passing between Waterdeep and Silverymoon. In Yartar, a caravan can arrange for swift repairs, replacements of wagon wheels

Plane of Fire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

best-known location in the Inner Planes is the City of Brass, on the shores of the Sea of Fire. This is the fabled city of the efreet, and its ornate spires and metal walls reflect their grandiose and

. The heart of the city is the towering Charcoal Palace, where the tyrannical sultan of the efreet reigns supreme, surrounded by efreet nobles and a host of servants, guardians, and sycophants.

Old Owl Well

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Old Owl Well, and that undead guardians have been posted to keep intruders out. The ruins are currently occupied by a wizard who is exploring the site in the hope of gleaning arcane lore left by its

indication of what they might want (for example, the location of Cragmaw Castle or Wave Echo Cave), he shares one or both requests: He wants the marauders at Wyvern Tor to leave; they’ve scouted out

Guardian Naga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

inspire what a naga knows. Guardian Naga Lore 1d8 The Guardian Naga Recalls... 1 The last words of an ancient sage or leader. 2 The location of a hidden city or continent. 3 A magic word, password, or

outright if their compensation doesn’t match the danger they face. To distinguish between Waterdeep’s different groups of guardians, keep this handy mnemonic in mind: the Guard guards the walls while the

Balhannoth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

feed on their fear and despair. Dungeon builders and Underdark tyrants sometimes venture into the Shadowfell to capture balhannoths for use as guardians. Balhannoth Large Aberration, Typically

location sought by one Humanoid whose desires the balhannoth has sensed (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or

Haven Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

the haven’s guardians without knowing what’s going on, but the ghost of Zyrian the scrivener can fill them in during the battle.) The spectral elf initially ignores the characters and wanders around

those masters long gone, the characters must now defeat the combined forces of the library’s guardians to claim the keys. Zyrian knows that the guardians are summoned when any damage-dealing spell is

Ki-rin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

-rins are celebrated far and wide as harbingers of destiny, guardians of the sacred, and counterbalances to the forces of evil. Ki-rins are an embodiment of good, and simply beholding one can evoke

vary in appearance based on the deity each one reveres and the function each typically performs in service to that god. Some resemble gigantic unicorns; these are often used as guardians. Others have

Mountain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

make a DC 17 Dexterity (Stealth) group check to evade the dragon’s gaze, doing so on a successful check. On a failed check, the dragon notices the characters and begins circling their location

routes of several border patrols, as well as the locations of a gnome vale, a hermit’s hut, and a troll cave (detailed in the encounters that follow). Berythrach also knows the approximate location of the

Unicorn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

alive. Divine Guardians. Good deities placed unicorns on the Material Plane to ward away evil and preserve and protect sacred places. Most unicorns protect a bounded realm such as an enchanted forest

are wearing or carrying, to a location the unicorn is familiar with, up to 1 mile away. Legendary Actions The unicorn can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one

Battle Tactics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

targets inside the area of its antimagic cone, the ability of its central eye is incredibly effective in combat — instantly crippling enemy spellcasters, revealing the exact location of anyone using

wall of fire or wall of force, make use of an existing magical hazard (such as a pool that transforms any creature that touches it), or an area with magical guardians (such as an old shrine with a

Couatl

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

created as guardians and caretakers by a benevolent god not worshiped since the dawn of time, and which is forgotten now by all but the couatls themselves. Most of the divine mandates given to these

sense its emotions, read its thoughts, or detect its location. Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage, and the target must succeed

Spectator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

ritual’s magic. Appropriately, a spectator has four eyestalks, two on each side of the wide eye at the center of its four-foot diameter body. Magical Guardians. A summoned spectator guards a location or a

The Skull Dunes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

characters enter the dunes, use the map to keep track of their location. Assume that the party lands at the southernmost tip of the dunes (in the square south of the number 12) unless the characters

juggernaut begins combat 240 feet from the party. Once the skeletons are defeated, the Skull Dunes pose no further threat to the characters. Avoiding the Skull Dunes The skeletal guardians of the Skull

Gold Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

-shaking prophecy held within. Connected Creatures Gold dragons tend to hold themselves apart from the worlds they watch over, favoring isolation and trusting only a few close allies and guardians

imitate a couatl mentor and is searching for a magical location worth guarding. 3 A gold dragon wyrmling is venerated by a tribe of lizardfolk—much to the consternation of the priest who used to rule

Eidolon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

that no enemy can gain a foothold against the gods’ cause through defilement or violence within these sites. If an enemy with such intent sets foot inside a warded location, the eidolon plunges into a

relics it is charged with guarding. Sacred Guardians. Creating an eidolon requires a spirit of fanatical devotion — that of an individual who, in life, served with unwavering faithfulness. Upon death, a

Bronze Shrine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

dragon’s followers have left the shrine or died of old age, leaving only a few guardians, mostly older humans and a few dwarves and elves. Members of the Scaly Eye wear faded blue tabards displaying a

information in the “Location Overview” section except for the details about the alkilith (because they wouldn’t know about the demon, only that Lhammaruntosz has been acting strange for several years, which is

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