guarding conflict leaves

Warforged Soldier

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

steel, then magically imbued with life and sentience. The warforged were created to fight in the Last War, and in the aftermath of that conflict, they struggle to understand their place in the world. Most

warforged soldiers still serve their former masters, often guarding dragonmarked houses or merchant caravans. Many warforged find it difficult to separate themselves from the soldiers they were made

Aurumvorax

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Tunneler. The aurumvorax can burrow through solid rock and metal at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 5-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The aurumvorax makes one Bite attack and two

. Alone or in small groups, aurumvoraxes dig deep in search of precious metals. Such exploration often leads them into conflict with subterranean settlements. As defenders of such communities often

Aurumvorax Den Leader

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

solid rock and metal at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 5-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The aurumvorax makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon

particular taste for gold. This diet lends aurumvorax fur its golden sheen. Alone or in small groups, aurumvoraxes dig deep in search of precious metals. Such exploration often leads them into conflict with

Selenelion Twin

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

express themselves however they wish.” Bond. “I love my twin, Glister, with all my heart. I feel incomplete without her.” Flaw. “I avoid conflict. Even a simple argument

leaves me flustered and longing to be elsewhere.” Glister is blessed with confidence, grace, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

and its siblings inherit whatever tools, weapons, and gifts their parents left behind. Each young tortle is expected to fend for itself. It leaves the place of its birth and finds its own corner of the

dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound

Unwanted Attention

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Unwanted Attention The day after the caravan leaves Daggerford, have each character make a Wisdom (Insight) check. (Alternatively, you can allow a Charisma (Deception) check here, permitting

hovering near the cult wagons when the cultists are busy with tasks other than guarding the wagons closely. 13–15: The character notices that the gnome shows an interest in the characters. She has

Unwanted Attention

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Unwanted Attention The day after the caravan leaves Daggerford, have each character make a Wisdom (Insight) check. (Alternatively, you can allow a Charisma (Deception) check here, permitting

hovering near the cult wagons when the cultists are busy with tasks other than guarding the wagons closely. 13–15: The character notices that the gnome shows an interest in the characters. She has

Jadurai

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

forgotten chamber or catacomb. The colorfully canopied Lakshma Market trades in everything from betel leaves to the eggs of wyverns, which are common near the mountain spires known as the Lesser and

, but the conflict between Ramya and her siblings takes an enormous toll. Sections of the city lie in ruins, and the slums encroach farther every day as misery and squalor consume Jadurai from the inside.

The Job at Hand

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

, remains a danger due to undead guarding the only safe approach: a beach called the Skull Dunes. The mariners’ guild is willing to pay 2,000 gp to the characters if they can land, explore the island

characters must deal with the remaining clerics and their followers, whether through conflict or negotiation, before collecting their payment. For more on the inhabitants, see “The Survivors”. Supplies The

Conflict without End

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

Conflict without End Few others aside from the dwarves and the duergar understand or appreciate the true scope and intensity of the battles between these two races. Viewed on a grand scale, the

conflict is a great war of attrition — the combatants don’t often gain or lose territory as the result of battle. But on a personal scale, combat is brutal, with no quarter given or expected. The duergar

Life of a Tortle

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

tools, weapons, and gifts their parents left behind. Each young tortle is expected to fend for itself. It leaves the place of its birth and finds its own corner of the wilderness in which to hunt, catch

by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound, defending their offspring, and sharing a

Core Assumptions

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

collapse. Conflict Shapes the World’s History. Powerful individuals strive to make their mark on the world, and factions of like-minded individuals can alter the course of history. Factions include

practical to the esoteric, such as the accumulation of material wealth or the resurrection of a dead god. Whatever their goals, these factions inevitably collide, creating conflict that can steer the

Gatekeepers

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

, beholders, and other foul creatures into the world. The conflict that followed destroyed the goblin empire of Dhakaan, and the daelkyr’s invasion left scars across Khorvaire. Ultimately, Vvaraak’s students

, in addition to guarding the seals that bind the daelkyr and keep Xoriat at bay, the Gatekeepers remained vigilant against the possibility of worse to come. In the millennia since that struggle ended

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, where they join Gruumsh’s army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager

for survival in the material world, but to keep Maglubiyet at bay in the conflict on the planes. Her children will remain in her care, and if need be she wouldn’t hesitate to take to the field

Athreos's Champions

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

him into conflict with other deities—particularly Erebos and Heliod, but also occasionally Phenax and Pharika. The Athreos’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve

return it to its place guarding the Underworld. 5 Reconsecrate a grand but neglected mausoleum, putting the unquiet spirits there to rest. 6 Defeat an agent of a god who seeks to free a

Eidolon

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

god might reward such a follower with everlasting service in the protection of a holy site. An eidolon has no purpose beyond guarding the place it was assigned to and never leaves. Animated Statues. An

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

L5. Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

counter juts from the wall across the room from the base of the stairs. It holds saws, knives, and other tools. Four skeletons stand beyond this tool bench, guarding a wide passage that exits the to

his tools on the tool bench. Otherwise, he watches warily from behind the four skeletons. In any case, if confronted, he shrinks from conflict and orders his skeletons to attack while he retreats into

Beholders

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

twist and turn to keep its foes in sight. When a beholder sleeps, it closes its central eye but leaves its smaller eyes open and alert. “Every beholder thinks it is the epitome of beholderkind, and the

greatly in their physical forms, making conflict between them inevitable. Some beholders are protected by overlapping chitinous plates. Some have smooth hides. Some have eyestalks that writhe like

Life in Zinda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

displaying magic. The poor eat grains and roots served on palm leaves spread upon straw floors. Faith and Ancestors Though Zinda welcomes the practices of all citizens, the city’s one common faith involves

caravans, performing exorcisms, and guarding sacred reaches of the forest. Others are hired to escort mourners to the sites of rare silk cotton trees, where the bereaved hang tokens for their recently

Gargoyle

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

creatures. Cruel Servants. Gargoyles are easily inspired by the cunning of an intelligent master. They enjoy simple tasks such as guarding a master’s home, torturing and killing interlopers, and anything

ELEMENTAL EVIL As Ogrémoch, the evil Prince of Elemental Earth, treads his stony realm, it leaves shards of broken rock in his wake. Imbued with slivers of sentience, these shards thrum with the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous

, and can eat just about anything, including meat, fruit, tree bark, bone, leather, and eggshells (a newly hatched kobold’s first meal is usually its own shell). A hungry tribe leaves nothing

Exploring Automata

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

travelers stand in queue, seeking to pass through the gate to Mechanus. Amid the line, modron overseers orchestrate the orderly, sluggish procession to the gate. Guarding the Gate The gate to Mechanus is

arrest those who resist. Should the characters come into conflict with the modron guards, Aristimus interrupts and orders the modrons to stand down after 1 round (proceed with “Agents of Order

Avarice's Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

characters strongly discourage her from doing so. There, Avarice coldly lays down her terms: abandon the necropolis within the hour. Conflict between members of the Arcane Brotherhood is forbidden

, but Avarice makes it clear she is willing to ignore the rules if nobody lives to find out. When Vellynne leaves the meeting, Avarice sends her familiar out to spy on her rival and see if her demands

Guildhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

chairs. The bosses use this elegant meeting room to plan future heists and to meet with guests they wish to impress. 6: Guard Post Two wereboars stand before the northern doors, guarding the vault

bosses spread their wealth across similar vaults in the five cities they can access. A young white dragon named Rahaskardon prowls this room. The dragon obeys the bosses and Wanewort, guarding the

10. Noble Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the ensuing conflict and provides the following information to the characters in good faith: All members of the Shadowdusk family have, to some extent, been corrupted by the Far Realm. To the best of

whenever she leaves their suite, fearing that she will come to harm without his protection. He lives in constant fear that adventurers might invade Shadowdusk Hold and lay waste to it. Prolonged exposure

D13. Big Barkless

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

D13. Big Barkless Several holes dot the trunk of a gnarled old tree that grows on the shore of the lake. The tree has lost all its bark, and a few withered leaves cling to the ends of its twisted

doesn’t include the sprites, even if the sprites instigated the conflict. The blight will not chase prey into the lake but can move on land as far as it wants. If the sprites take any damage, they withdraw

Spindle Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

character succeeds on the check, the spectators refuse to accept the characters’ proposal, although characters can make a different one. If one spectator ends up guarding the meteorite, the other

spectator takes the gazers and leaves via one of the other tunnels, disappearing into the mountain’s depths. The ogre stays behind. If the ogre ends up as the meteorite’s guardian, both spectators leave

9. The Fane

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

. Yuan-ti Rituals Once every ten days, the yuan-ti gather in the fane for a depraved ritual. The ceremony takes place over the course of one night, with a skeleton crew guarding the rest of the temple

transformation leaves each prisoner with 1d6 levels of exhaustion. Once they’ve shed their old skin, those who survive the process are taken to their new home in the yuan-ti nests (area 18) to

Eternal Garden Locations

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

(detailed later in this adventure) Some may think our maze is a pest, But it shelters a haven of rest. And ere anyone leaves, They must leave more than leaves, And then honor our master’s request

. Hedge Maze (area G21) and Palace of Spires (detailed later in this adventure) There are leaves in the garden to trace, And a maze with a clear central space. With a leaf in your hand, You

Dungeon History

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Plains of Purple Dust, a wasteland birthed out of a conflict with the gods. Others give Halaster less ancient origins, placing him among the early wizards of Netheril, or asserting that he came from a

southern nation long since buried by sand and time. Whatever his origin, scholars have recorded that Halaster brought with him seven apprentices to Mount Waterdeep. With the Seven guarding his back

Sundabar

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

necessary for trade. Given that such trade is now a rare occurrence, most of the human realms see Sundabar as jealously guarding its wealth and cravenly hiding beneath the surface, while the rest of the

state, the city remains one of the wealthiest in the North, though most of that coin rarely leaves the city now. The notion of kingship has come up among the dwarves in the undercity, but the

Enemies All Around

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

lifetime of crafting new items for the dragon’s treasure collection. Red Dragons. Even though dwarves and red dragons compete for the same terrain, they don’t come into conflict as often as they once

dwarves must be to blame, the dragon engages them in a wider conflict, and the dwarves respond in kind. Even if neither side destroys the other, both will be severely weakened, after which the rival

Mysterious Passengers

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

, “Beware — the wolf howls at midnight,” and leaves without further comment. 09–10 A gnome watches everyone carefully, writing down observations in a tiny orange book. 11–12 A one-armed Brelish

. 99–00 Roll twice more; the two travelers indicated are about to come to a very obvious conflict of some kind (verbal or physical).

Elemental Cataclysm

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

beings of primal conflict annihilate nearly all they encounter and seed the ruins left in their wake with the potential for new creations. Elemental cataclysms rarely escape the Elemental Chaos. When they

choose a result from the Elemental Alterations table to inspire what changes emerge after an elemental cataclysm’s destruction. Elemental Alterations 1d8 The Elemental Cataclysm Leaves Behind A

Green Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Passage. The hag magically turns invisible until she attacks or casts a spell, or until her concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). While invisible, she leaves no physical evidence of her

arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. If more than three hags ever come together, as might happen if two covens come into conflict, the result is usually chaos. Shared Spellcasting. While

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