guides changelings living

Stone Giant Dreamwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

them valuable guides, and their insights can help other stone giants grasp the dangers of living in a dream. Dreamwalkers become divorced from reality by isolation, shame, and their unendingly alien

surroundings, and this delirium leaches out into the world around them, affecting other creatures that get too close. Believing that they’re living in a dream and that their actions have no real

Tyrants NPCs

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

some of the Tyrant’s most important identities: Ek, often called Tyrant One, guides the inner circle of changelings that leads the organization. Kilk is the city councilor for Lower Tavick’s Landing and

Tyrants NPCs Members of the Tyrants have a loose definition of identity. The majority of the members are changelings. They often maintain multiple identities, and a particular identity might be

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, you can automatically find a safe route to land a boat on shore, provided such a route exists. HARDSHIP ENDURED Hardship in your past has forged you into an unstoppable living weapon. This

hardship is essential to you and is at the heart of a personal philosophy or ethos that often guides your actions. You can roll on the following table to determine this hardship or choose one that best fits

Updated Guides

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

Updated Guides As written, the mechanical guides can safely teleport the characters to and from the specific adventure locations. If it fits with your campaign, you might opt to allow teleportation

dangerous combination of living teleport and time stop spells, and might malfunction as you see fit. Sir Ursas’s guide is a captured quarut (an inevitable that seeks to uphold the laws of space and time

The Sands of Sute

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

the Forgotten and the Breath of the False. These storms are said to impose tests from the gods on those who enter them, trials that punish those living lives without consequence or faith. They are also

known to stop and rise without warning, obeying Ankhtepot’s whims. Religious guides known as Sute’s Chosen wander the region; the order’s members claim to know how to read and navigate past the storms to reach the City of the Dead by the most expedient route.

Undying Court

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

Undying Court Our greatest champions and sages will never be lost to us. Their wisdom guides us, and their power protects us all. Honor our past. Respect our traditions. Perfect your skills and you

be lost to the oblivion that is Dolurrh. The wisest and most accomplished elves are preserved after death, becoming members of the Undying Court. The devotion of the living elves sustains the Undying

Forest Gnomes

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

gnomes who leave their people to become adventurers often draw upon their closeness to nature and their magical gifts to serve as guides, scouts, or mystics. Living close to nature also makes forest gnomes

Finding a Guide

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

Finding a Guide Guides can be retained in Port Nyanzaru or Fort Beluarian. All Port Nyanzaru guides must register and serve under the auspices of Jobal, who takes a princely cut of their earnings and

findings. The Zhentarim also have a black market network in the city that provides guides. Jobal is aware that this network exists and makes it abundantly clear that guides who fail to register with

Notable Locations

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

outsiders or the Inspired. It is the de facto capital of Adar and the abode of the Keeper of the Word, who guides the kalashtar people. High in the mountains, the monastery is reached by winches and lifts

, creating the first changelings, skulks, and tiefling bloodlines. Ohr Kaluun was ultimately consumed by the feuds of its paranoid mage-lords and the crusading legions of its neighbors. Today, it is a shunned

Gates of Gravenhollow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

which the entire expeditionary force can enter along with the characters. The golems turn their heads to watch new arrivals but otherwise remain still. The basilisk Veldyskar guides the characters in

, answers any questions the characters have about Gravenhollow to the best of its ability, including how navigate its levels, and how to access the library’s knowledge. After leading the party to living quarters one level below the library’s main level, it merges into another wall and disappears.

Stone Giant Dreamwalker

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

surface world makes them valuable guides, and their insights can help other stone giants grasp the dangers of living in a dream. Dreamwalkers become divorced from reality by isolation, shame, and their

unendingly alien surroundings, and this delirium leaches out into the world around them, affecting other creatures that get too close. Believing that they’re living in a dream and that their actions

Ataaz Muhahah

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

its walls and hang by their tails from its underside. The monkeys are a mix of living monkeys and ancient carvings that are part of the bridge. Most of the carvings have been damaged by time, but the

skilled artistry remains apparent. The living monkeys chatter and shriek continually, and the gorge echoes with the sound of their cries. Occasionally, the echoes from up and down the gorge overlap

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

,” or “go this way.” A orc raiding party might leave such a sign in its wake, as an aid to other warriors that travel through the same area later on. Mountain guides, druids, and

until my enemies are dead, no matter the cost. 4 I understand the value of civilization and the order that society brings. 5 I don’t trust anyone. 6 I believe in living to

G: Heart's Hollow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

G: Heart’s Hollow Heart’s Hollow is a small but thriving community of a few hundred people living in the walls of a deep crater. No one in the village knows the community grew from the lair of Nezrah

of Bluemaw Cave (location F on map 5.1), an out-of-the-way cavern where they’ve spotted dwarves living. They’d like to meet the dwarves and perhaps establish a friendly rapport. If the threats in the

Vedalken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

they are skilled at not displaying it. Cool rationality guides their actions, they make and follow careful plans, and they are patient enough to do nothing when the ideal outcome relies on such

your Wisdom score increases by 1. Age. Vedalken mature slower than humans do, reaching maturity around age 40. Their life span is typically 350 years, with some living to the age of 500. Alignment

Nyx

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

. From here, the pantheon of Theros watches the mortal world and guides the living. Though the gods live in a veritable paradise, they can’t sever themselves from the mortal world. To do so would be to

Servants of the Queen

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

the Ravens. When the Raven Queen sees a soul or a piece of information she wants, she sends her ravens to alert the shadar-kai. Her minions then put their trust in these cryptic, cawing guides to

queen, the shadar-kai use their shadow magic. If a target is living, they magically infiltrate the person’s mind and excise the desired bits of emotion, or if the target is close to death, the shadar-kai

Amidor and Gleam

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

. Since the Selenelion twins are the living embodiment of the moon and the sun, the hag decided to separate the elf sisters, releasing one while keeping the other as her “guest.” By keeping the twins

leader of their company of guides, which at this point might also include Clapperclaw the scarecrow and Squirt the oilcan. If you feel burdened by all these nonplayer characters, give them

Undersigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

, flooded cisterns, and seemingly endless catacombs. Seasoned touts usually know of a few entrances to the Realm Below and can, for a fee, point eager explorers toward them, but few guides agree to

than barking nuisances, but in swarms their combined intelligence is an ever-present danger. Meanwhile restless souls rise from musty family crypts serve Undead monarchs and contend with the living

Marine

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

land a boat on shore, provided such a route exists. Hardship Endured Hardship in your past has forged you into an unstoppable living weapon. This hardship is essential to you and is at the heart of a

personal philosophy or ethos that often guides your actions. You can roll on the following table to determine this hardship or choose one that best fits your character. d6 Hardship 1 Nearly Drowned

Notable Locations

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

heard of the Undying Court, the deathless cabinet that guides the nation. Only the grandest members of society win elevation to the Undying Court, but there are many forms of preservation. Go to the

a spectral bartender with thousands of years of wisdom to share. Visit Maer Crossing at midnight and you’ll see the spirit of Lady Jhaelian dance with a grace unmatched by any living elf. Wondrous

Lynx Creatlach

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

with precious stones and metals. In truth, Lynx is an active agent of Zariel but is no longer among the living. Rather, she’s a lawful evil undead tiefling, with her skeleton specially crafted to retain

Guides” section below for information on Eludecia’s statistics. The construct travels with the characters, and can magically teleport them to either the Tomb of Horrors or the Temple of Moloch, transporting the party to either location in the distant past.

High Moor

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

, enabling just enough of the wolves to survive that they aren’t wiped out completely. Human barbarians also inhabit the High Moor, living mostly on its western fringes with large herds of sheep and

fishers and farmers go about their work, and local folk hire out to hunt or fish, or guide travelers through the area. Skilled guides who know the High Moor well, and can navigate its many dangers and its

Loyalists

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

Saltmarsh into a trading hub with a higher standard of living and improved security. If the Sea Princes are held in check and the sea lanes cleared of threats, Saltmarsh can grow to become the envy of

town guard in case of an emergency. He is loath to use it, as the locals might react to his seizure of power with an open revolt. Personality Traits. Caution guides Eliander’s thoughts and his every

Undying

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

. They serve as guides and advisors to the living, and members of the noble lines of Aerenal can exercise the rite of counsel to consult with ancestors in Shae Mordai. The greatest members of the Undying

maintain their physical forms. While many undying councilors spend their days advising the living, some devote years projecting their consciousness into the Astral Plane, seeking new knowledge to share

Arkhan's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

reactions, and the only action he can take is to emerge from his shell. In addition to its undead defenses, the tower has four smaller dragons living inside it: a young black dragon named Slarkas

contain other treasures protected by magical wards, at your discretion. Development If the characters convince Krull to lead them to Arkhan, the tortle guides them safely to the Monument to Tiamat (see

Triton

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

of the winds, the rustle of leaves, the ingenuity of land-dwelling inventors, or any of countless other surface-world charms, every triton living beyond the waves does so for their own reasons. In some

centaur Perisophia guides Meletis as a member of the polis’s ruling council, the Twelve (CORY TREGO-ERDNER)

Sylvania

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

tiered, open-air ballrooms soar into the sky on the alabaster branches of wise, old sycamores. The Seven Spiritors, eidolons of revelry from the plane of Arborea, govern the gate-town. Neither living nor

Sites Scent and sound are handy guides in Sylvania, a rustic hodgepodge of architectural styles joined by winding footpaths and noisy parades. Establishments are caricatures of the splendors within, from

Mirabar

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

guides and “the people who know the right people” in human-dominated cities everywhere along the Sword Coast and in much of the Heartlands. Most adult Mierren have dealings with a variety of human

of personal hobbies, such as art collections (statuettes and paintings in particular). The private living quarters of most Mierren feature comfortable furniture, painted artwork large and small

Areas of the Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

like the insubstantial image of a handsome, clean-shaven man of knightly bearing clad in plate armor. These undead attack any living creatures but can’t leave the crypt or approach within 5 feet of

specters if a character wears or presents a holy symbol of Siamorphe. After it is shown such a symbol, the ghost guides characters to its personal crypt (area A4a). A4a. Caladorn’s Crypt A dusty stone

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

came to be is a mystery. Perhaps some Fey felt a deeper affinity with the natural world and chose to emulate it, while other Fey began to control nature, using magic to invent new ways of living

can be cosmetically reinterpreted in the Feywild: Crown of Madness. The crown is made from gingerbread with icing filigree and candy gems. Find the Path. A pixie-like spirit appears and guides the

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

honor Thrym or a demon lord. 7 After a villainous group slays a young storm giant, the giant’s parent unleashes an undiscriminating campaign of vengeance against any “interfering little gnats” living

whatever monsters have taken up residence in the ruins in the centuries since the giants abandoned them. In Xen’drik, living giants still inhabit some of their ancient ruins, though they have fallen

Arcane Brotherhood

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

Harpell, a human necromancer from a famous family with a cadre of kobolds—some living, others undead Avarice Avarice is a cruel and vindictive tiefling trained in the arcane tradition of evocation. She

ago for her first taste of magical power. Levistus speaks to her in dreams and guides her path. Shortly after Avarice arrived in Ten-Towns, Levistus urged her to seek out the Black Sword. Avarice

N2. Blue Water Inn

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

for a living, and their work is dangerous and bloody. Both men are grim and have haunted looks in their eyes. These two are dour fellows, but they seldom pass up an opportunity to earn coin. If the

characters are looking for guides or information about the land of Barovia, Szoldar and Yevgeni can be of service. They aren’t afraid to venture beyond Vallaki’s walls during the day, and they know the

Attack on Goldenfields

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

, ogres, bugbears, and goblins died that day. The survivors fled, only to stumble into an Uthgardt ambush. At that point, it became clear to those who remained alive that Lob and Ogg were poor guides and

action that the contraption’s wearer can’t perform. A goblin willing to serve as a living projectile can load itself, if necessary. The ogre must then use an action to aim the weapon and pull the

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