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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
) described in the “Peylon Tree Locations” section later in this chapter. Valendar’s Secret. The werewolf Valendar led an assault against his enemies without properly planning the mission. Valendar is the leader of the Blue Fire Wardens and is held captive in area V7 of the Three Moons Vault.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Laleh expects this diversion will lead members of the Brightguard in the city to call upon those at the Pedestal of Judgment for support. This will leave the site where Afsoun is being held only lightly
characters refuse Laleh’s mission, she turns away without another word. Regardless of how the characters interact with Laleh, the performance ends soon after, and the audience makes its way out.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
. Gallio meets the party in the building’s entry hall and escorts them to his laboratory on the third floor, where he explains the mission: Gallio has recently repaired Thalivar’s planar beacon and is
have about the history of the tower or the mission at hand (see “Into the Ethereal”). GALLIO’S HIDDEN AGENDA
Gallio has secret orders from his superiors in the Order of the Many-Starred Cloak to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. House Xorlarrin once held Gauntlgrym, but King Bruenor Battlehammer and his dwarves recently drove out the dark elves. They know its layout well, however. Duke Zalto has given the drow an iron flask
readies his family’s ancestral forge for the arrival of Maegera and the Vonindod fragments. In this part of their mission, the characters journey to Ironslag, Zalto’s fortress in the icy mountains north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
A Second Request If the characters neutralized the Ashen Heir threat, Artavazda offers them a second assignment as thanks. If any aspect of the previous mission went awry, the pari offers this
keeping the people of Akharin Sangar safe from reckless revolutionaries, especially during Shabe Taabaan. If asked about Afsoun Ghorbani, the pari explains that the rebel is being held for questioning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
alignment, Sir Lanniver is supportive of their mission and wants them to succeed. However, a party of mostly neutral or evil characters will need to work to gain his support. If he’s of a mind to provide aid
, Sir Lanniver pledges five human veterans of the order to the party’s mission. The veterans’ names are Thora Nabal, Sylrien Havennor, Olaf Renghyi, Elias Drako, and Tamryn Tharke. Sir Lanniver can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
nimblewright to meddle in his mission. Lady Gralhund decides she no longer likes Urstul and, taking advantage of his injuries, wrests the Stone of Golorr from him at swordpoint and orders her guards to lock
him up until she decides what to do with him. Your choice of main villain determines Lady Gralhund’s motivation, which is a secret held by her and Hrabbaz, her loyal half-orc bodyguard: If Xanathar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
mission (see the Zhentarim Missions table). Subsequent mission briefings are written on scrolls and delivered by flying snakes. Tashlyn Yafeera After the characters complete two missions for Davil, he is
arrested by the City Watch and held in Castle Waterdeep while he waits to be questioned by the Lords of Waterdeep about the Black Network’s operations in the city. The characters continue to receive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
a wide, smiling mouth. At the column’s head stands a creature that looks like an inverted pyramid held up by six legs. It scuttles like a crab. On each side of its body, an eye is set above a mouth
extended march has taxed the modrons to their limit. Most show signs of the frustration of being unable to fulfill their mission. The tridrone has managed to keep the group together, but it feels responsible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
comparison.
The ship’s sails are patchworks of mended canvas, while its hull seems barely held together by thick vines that bind it like rope. Its strangest feature is the full-grown tree that sprouts
functionality), and the chair reeks of stale ale. The chair is held aloft and stabilized by green crystals under the seat that project a magical green circle onto the floor. As Krux and the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
themselves. They vehemently claim to be the real thieves. The two join the characters if allowed, seeking to rescue and rejoin the other thieves to complete their original mission. Their evil nature inspires
the real thieves. (At your determination, these might be the real thieves, with the duplicates in 10b unaware of their true nature.) 10e. Two doppelgangers are being held here for study and as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
and counseling for their students. The manor dates to the earliest days of Strixhaven, when the owlin mage and military veteran Captain Raymous Dapplewing held faculty appointments in both Lorehold and
characters to return to their dormitories, but the characters are free to undertake this mission another night. If they’re caught more than once, the characters must attend special behavioral classes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in the enclave was obliged to carve their own wand from the Nether Oak at the heart of the arboretum.
7 Ythryn was held aloft by the magic of an arcane sphere known as a mythallar. The mythallar
on a mission to find relics and ruins of Ostoria, a 40,000-year-old empire of spellcasting giants.
17 In times of trouble, the wizards raised a force field around the enclave’s central spire that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
githyanki on their home turf in the Astral Plane, but on other planes they maintain steady surveillance, always on the lookout for githyanki plots to foil and crèches to exterminate. During a mission
reinforcements. For those who need such enticement, they offer the promise of sharing the bounty of great treasures held by the githyanki. Mind Flayers. Though they devote most of their military
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
worshipers prefer to let nature flourish untamed at her holy sites. (RALPH HORSLEY) The druids that occupy a shrine sometimes leave for days at a time to go on a mission, but they never leave the place
killing a unicorn, and lead the unicorn to a shrine for shelter.
3 Find a scout from the shrine who has gone missing.
4 Escape a shrine after being captured and held there for crimes against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Varram is held captive by yuan-ti in the Serpent Hills, the characters can fight the yuan-ti and negotiate to take custody of the cultist. The Sea of Moving Ice. Maccath the Crimson, a tiefling
relic back. Mission to Thay. The ritual that will bring Tiamat to Faerûn is too complex for the cult’s spellcasters to perform without their Red Wizard allies—all Thayan exiles. The adventurers travel to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
secret mission to steal the belt of dwarvenkind, which the Zhentarim plan to sell to an eager buyer. Rala’s plan is to pickpocket the vault key held by Gorat, one of Tannus’s attendants. She’ll then
’ tools and mason’s tools. Rala’s secret is that she isn’t actually Rala. The dwarf was recently kidnapped and is currently held by agents of the Zhentarim. This version of Rala is a doppelganger on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
character feels responsible for protecting. They must be rescued at any cost. The captives are held in area E11 of the Temple of Eternal Flame. The character earns inspiration for reaching the temple and
pilgrims who set out to reoccupy the Sacred Stone Monastery. The character’s mission is to infiltrate the group and discover their intentions. The character earns inspiration for successfully joining the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
points, vulnerability to fire, and immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and psychic damage. A sturdy iron-barred gate set into the east wall is held shut with an arcane lock spell that only drow can ignore
the priestess are two male drow scouts named Llossul and Yuinfein, who have recently returned from a reconnaissance mission on level 11. If Vlonwelv isn’t present, Llossul and Yuinfein are here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ravengard of Baldur’s Gate. Liara is 47 years old and has held her post for the past three years. To her, a posting in Chult feels like a test of mettle, but to many of her subordinates, it feels like
reason horses are kept at the fort is for jousting. Tournaments are held once a month, and lesser bouts occur when enough people have time off or when two Flaming Fist members have an issue to settle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
could struggle to reclaim the influence they once held, while the new head of a business dynasty might seek to catapult their fortunes to new heights. By aligning with such patrons, you stand to
, Urchin Messenger Charlatan, Entertainer, Outlander, Sailor, Urchin Family Scion Any Aristocrat Quests A missive from your patron proffers a different kind of mission each time. For one assignment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
belly of a massive, mechanical beast. Githzerai Embassy The githzerai embassy is an island of order amid a sea of chaos. The adamantine citadel floats above Xaos, held aloft by collective thought and
encounters and stories in the gate-town. Xaos Adventures d4 Adventure Hook 1 A team of four quadrones recruits the party on a rescue mission into the Cube. 2 Lazethon, a githzerai uniter (see Morte’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
capture the characters so he can question them about their mission. Grungs A small colony of grungs lives on the rooftops around Nangnang’s shrine (area 18). Ras Nsi regularly mounts raids on them to
Tomb of the Nine Gods (area 14) and believes the Soulmonger is held within. The Red Wizards have separated to find the puzzle cubes needed to unlock the tomb (see “Puzzle Cubes”). A man named Orvex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
port. Three years ago the mission launched, but the Marshal never made it to the first stop. Harpies serenaded the travelers, luring the vessel shoreward until it crashed into the rocks near Saltmarsh
the naval ram attached. M3. Cargo Hold The cargo hold has the following features: Debris. Broken crates and barrels that once held food and fresh water litter the ground. Statue. A 25-foot-tall marble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
petrified tree stands. The staircase definitely isn’t natural; it was carved with tools into the rock.
The Heart of Ubtao (map 2.8) is an earthmote — a massive chunk of earth held aloft by magic that
possibility that adventurers might cross her path, and she won’t necessarily be hostile toward them. Her mission is to seize the Soulmonger by any means; if adventurers can help her achieve that, she’ll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
they complete this mission and return with the staff, she escorts them to the obelisk and tries to activate it. If the characters are unwilling to help Veneranda achieve her goal, they quickly outlive
-skinned humanoid serves wine from an ornate bottle.
If the illusion is dispelled, this area is shown to be a frozen ruin bereft of inhabitants. Treasure. Behind the rectangular counter, held in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and offer final prayers. The bodies this room once held have rotted away in their burial niches, and the urns hold only gray muck. Any character who sifts through the goo must succeed on a DC 11
Returned are tritons and, in addition to the statistics of a normal Returned sentry, each can breathe water and has a swim speed of 30 feet. Decades ago, anticipating Varyas’s mission, Phenax sent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
campaign, especially as the characters’ reputation as troubleshooters grows. You can use such side treks as useful support for a franchise’s main mission, or as an inconvenient interruption. A Simple
currently being held in the dungeons beneath the ruins of Castle Never, awaiting execution. As my documancer, Walnut, is so fond of saying: Ignore Head Office’s missives at your own peril. (She says
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
DC 14 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The key to the coffer is held by one of the sahuagin champions in area 42. The coffer contains: Six leather harnesses with silver buckles (5 gp each) A
thieves’ tools. The key to the coffer is held by one of the sahuagin champions in this room. The following treasure lies within the coffer. A small leather pouch that holds a fine set of thieves’ tools
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
mission to restore Ythryn from ruin. In the years since its creation, Everlast has seen Iriolarthas crumble into dust and his apprentices transform into nothics. With nothing to do except uphold his
was held aloft by the Ythryn mythallar (area Y23). Up to eight mages could attune to this device at one time. If all of them agreed, they could use its power to move the city through the skies or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the mayhem and roleplaying opportunity created by their NPCs’ goals, some might have trouble reconciling these goals with their desire to accomplish their franchise mission. Downplaying a secret goal
door, with one typically held by the enclave and a second by the owner of the vault’s contents. When both keys have been turned in multiple locks, the door opens. While the wedding is in progress, Gorat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
learned to do so. G22: Moldy Room This once-opulent dining room is flooded with more than a foot of dark water. Metal rods that once held tapestries now support sheets of mold. Six chairs surround a large
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The Ilvaash Fanatics’ Mission. The mind flayer fanatics manipulated the insufferably arrogant Qunbraxel with vague promises to bring Qunbraxel into their inner circle. Cut off from any elder brain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check, recognizes that the runes along the edge of the pool once channeled divination magic, but have been corrupted. Though the 10-foot-deep pool once held holy water
scholar who came to the temple to confront Valin, and who became an unwilling recipient of the mummy lord’s rituals. Though she remembered nothing of the ritual, Mayastan’s recollection of her mission and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
adventurers to find out what the giants are doing and thwart them if possible. “Harnoth” promises that if the characters agree to explore Ironslag and return with evidence of a successful mission
, while the clerics of the Watchtower are devoted to protecting the town and insuring the well-being of its residents. The Icespear noble family held much influence in Deadsnows for many generations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
obstruction. The small chamber to the north is a supply closet. It contains some spoiled reagents on high shelves. It also holds a scattering of empty bottles that once held spoiled reagents, but which the
previously relied on a mind flayer named Qunbraxel to orchestrate an important mission closer to the surface. Ahooshathan hates Qunbraxel (and Qunbraxel’s position of favor with the fanatics). Ahooshathan is