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Storm King's Thunder
. Augrek carries ten crossbow bolts.
Roleplaying Information
Sheriff’s deputy Augrek guards the southwest gate of Bryn Shander and welcomes visitors to town. She has a good heart.
Ideal
: “You’ll get farther in life with a kind word than an axe.”
Bond: “Bryn Shander is my home. It’s my job to protect her.”
Flaw: “I’m head over heels in love with Sheriff Southwell. One day I hope to marry him.”Poison
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of her station.
In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick
locks, pluck keys from belts and pouches, clamber up walls, and sneak past guards — playing the perfect daughter by day while cutting loose at night. To hide her identity from those she met, she wore a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Recognizing that girallons are peaceful among their own kind, other folk have learned how to approach a group’s leader, offering food and other gifts in hopes of establishing an alliance with
the creatures.
Girallons that are well treated might be willing to serve as guards, though they lack the intelligence to take on tasks more complicated than attacking strangers who enter their domain
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Silverwatch or even one of the magic-wielding Spellguard.
Perhaps you hail from Neverwinter and have served as one of its Wintershield watchmen, the newly founded branch of guards who vow to keep safe the
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Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic)
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Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil)
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Live and Let Live. Ideals aren
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Mercenaries, private guards, Watch soldiers, and members of the Flaming Fist number among just a few of the many soldiers on the streets of Baldur’s Gate.
War has been your life for as long as
military organization you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. Was it a standing army, a town guard, or a village
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them?
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city. If they do, it is generally as thrill-seeking tourists or enclosed by a retinue of armed guards, not as friends or neighbors. As a result, many patriars are at once acutely attuned to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Audience with Sir Tristan Start the adventure in Sir Tristan’s throne room. The characters have met Tristan before. He sponsored them on an earlier adventure and proved himself to be a kind ruler to
Tristan’s castle. All his soldiers together could barely fight it off. After each attack, the thessalhydra disappears into the woods and leaves no trail. Tristan can’t send his guards after the monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Audience with Sir Tristan Start the adventure in Sir Tristan’s throne room. The characters have met Tristan before. He sponsored them on an earlier adventure and proved himself to be a kind ruler to
Tristan’s castle. All his soldiers together could barely fight it off. After each attack, the thessalhydra disappears into the woods and leaves no trail. Tristan can’t send his guards after the monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
islands, who shares tales of mighty wyrms. Battle a dragon who guards a hidden vault. Some say the mysterious dragons of Argonnessen hide in plain sight, that shapechanged dragons scattered across
Khorvaire. Many of the greatest artifacts in history were made in Argonnessen. Dragons are infused with magic, and their creations are made from the bones and scales of their kind. Trinkets from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
islands, who shares tales of mighty wyrms. Battle a dragon who guards a hidden vault. Some say the mysterious dragons of Argonnessen hide in plain sight, that shapechanged dragons scattered across
Khorvaire. Many of the greatest artifacts in history were made in Argonnessen. Dragons are infused with magic, and their creations are made from the bones and scales of their kind. Trinkets from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Sphinxes In sacred isolation, a sphinx guards the secrets and treasures of the gods. As it calmly regards each new party that comes before it, the bones of supplicants and quest seekers that failed
embodied spirits, brought into the mortal realm by devout prayer or direct intervention. A sphinx maintains its vigil tirelessly, not needing to sleep or eat. It rarely engages with others of its kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Sphinxes In sacred isolation, a sphinx guards the secrets and treasures of the gods. As it calmly regards each new party that comes before it, the bones of supplicants and quest seekers that failed
embodied spirits, brought into the mortal realm by devout prayer or direct intervention. A sphinx maintains its vigil tirelessly, not needing to sleep or eat. It rarely engages with others of its kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
disturbance without resorting to violence. If attacked, the guard reacts in kind and shouts for reinforcements. All other guards arrive in 3 rounds. Security Mirrors Throughout the casino are
Areas Entering an employee-only area requires a pass card (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure). Security guards who encounter unauthorized individuals in employee-only areas immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
disturbance without resorting to violence. If attacked, the guard reacts in kind and shouts for reinforcements. All other guards arrive in 3 rounds. Security Mirrors Throughout the casino are
Areas Entering an employee-only area requires a pass card (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure). Security guards who encounter unauthorized individuals in employee-only areas immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
episode. Whenever these guards appear, they enter the scene aware that Acquisitions Incorporated and the Six have infiltrated their territory, and are actively looking for intruders. THE OTHER KIND OF
number of failure points, each time the party earns a failure point, you gain a pool of two guards. You can add one or more guards from your pool to any scene within the “Portal Nexus” section of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
episode. Whenever these guards appear, they enter the scene aware that Acquisitions Incorporated and the Six have infiltrated their territory, and are actively looking for intruders. THE OTHER KIND OF
number of failure points, each time the party earns a failure point, you gain a pool of two guards. You can add one or more guards from your pool to any scene within the “Portal Nexus” section of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder’s true rivals are other beholders, for only another beholder has the intellect, power, and magic to threaten another of its kind. Most of a beholder’s mental activity is devoted to unearthing plots
purpose, giving them the opportunity to serve as guards, spies, or assassins against a rival. Refusal means, at best, servitude as a charmed minion, and at worst, disintegration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Instead of the official they expected to meet, they see a somber human man with gray hair wearing purple robes and sitting on a central rug among several books and sheafs of paper. As the guards retreat
which it is challenging to obtain an audience with him. Yet during those times, he is still kind to those he meets, even as he speaks sparse and sorrowful words. Atiba-Pa fears that the Djaynaians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Instead of the official they expected to meet, they see a somber human man with gray hair wearing purple robes and sitting on a central rug among several books and sheafs of paper. As the guards retreat
which it is challenging to obtain an audience with him. Yet during those times, he is still kind to those he meets, even as he speaks sparse and sorrowful words. Atiba-Pa fears that the Djaynaians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder’s true rivals are other beholders, for only another beholder has the intellect, power, and magic to threaten another of its kind. Most of a beholder’s mental activity is devoted to unearthing plots
purpose, giving them the opportunity to serve as guards, spies, or assassins against a rival. Refusal means, at best, servitude as a charmed minion, and at worst, disintegration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
entrance gates are similar in design, for ease of maintenance and the training of guards. The ground at your feet has been getting smoother and flatter, a welcome respite from the uneven passages to
). “Well.” The duergar removes his helmet, revealing the gray skin of his kind. He musses his white beard as he walks closer, switching to Common as he lowers his voice. There is a discomfiting glint in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
entrance gates are similar in design, for ease of maintenance and the training of guards. The ground at your feet has been getting smoother and flatter, a welcome respite from the uneven passages to
). “Well.” The duergar removes his helmet, revealing the gray skin of his kind. He musses his white beard as he walks closer, switching to Common as he lowers his voice. There is a discomfiting glint in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick locks, pluck keys from belts and pouches, clamber up walls, and sneak past guards — playing the perfect
daughter by day while cutting loose at night. To hide her identity from those she met, she wore a hood and mask, exchanging her fine clothes for the kind of practical clothing her parents would never let
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick locks, pluck keys from belts and pouches, clamber up walls, and sneak past guards — playing the perfect
daughter by day while cutting loose at night. To hide her identity from those she met, she wore a hood and mask, exchanging her fine clothes for the kind of practical clothing her parents would never let
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
kind of wood in the shape of a humanoid female, its head and forearms formed from the severed head and claws of a giant albino crayfish. These parts are lashed on with strands of gut, and emit an
, the archpriest of the Sea Mother. The guards are wary of anyone, including other kuo-toa, due to recent tensions. Ploopploopeen claims a small hovel adjacent to the shrine, where he is attended by four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
those who failed to steal from them. When threatened, barbed devils strike with their thorny limbs and hurl infernal flame. Barbed devils often serve as guards and accountants for ice devil generals, pit
collection of one kind of thing—typically items of rare pedigree or emblems of power. Barbed devils refuse to steal what they covet; instead they strike bargains to claim both treasure and mortal souls. Barbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
kind, connected by silver wires to other tables holding stoic-looking lizardfolk. More silver wires connect the tables to a complex control panel standing between them.
The experiment underway in
this area involves transferring and enhancing the amphibiousness of locathah prisoners to Thessalar’s loyal lizardfolk guards. (The artificer’s aim is to establish a permanent population of lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
kind of wood in the shape of a humanoid female, its head and forearms formed from the severed head and claws of a giant albino crayfish. These parts are lashed on with strands of gut, and emit an
, the archpriest of the Sea Mother. The guards are wary of anyone, including other kuo-toa, due to recent tensions. Ploopploopeen claims a small hovel adjacent to the shrine, where he is attended by four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
kind, connected by silver wires to other tables holding stoic-looking lizardfolk. More silver wires connect the tables to a complex control panel standing between them.
The experiment underway in
this area involves transferring and enhancing the amphibiousness of locathah prisoners to Thessalar’s loyal lizardfolk guards. (The artificer’s aim is to establish a permanent population of lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stairs just inside the tunnel climb to the top of the wall, which is enclosed by stone battlements. There are no guards stationed atop the wall or beyond the portcullis. The winch to raise the portcullis
others of its kind to this location, hoping to form a conclave. If the cloaker detects interlopers, it creates phantasmal duplicates of itself, emerges from the crack in the ceiling, and attacks. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stairs just inside the tunnel climb to the top of the wall, which is enclosed by stone battlements. There are no guards stationed atop the wall or beyond the portcullis. The winch to raise the portcullis
others of its kind to this location, hoping to form a conclave. If the cloaker detects interlopers, it creates phantasmal duplicates of itself, emerges from the crack in the ceiling, and attacks. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
those who failed to steal from them. When threatened, barbed devils strike with their thorny limbs and hurl infernal flame. Barbed devils often serve as guards and accountants for ice devil generals, pit
collection of one kind of thing—typically items of rare pedigree or emblems of power. Barbed devils refuse to steal what they covet; instead they strike bargains to claim both treasure and mortal souls. Barbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Zhents learn that some of Lady Nandar’s guards are holed up in the keep, they urge friendly characters to dispose of the guards. Similarly, if the characters are on friendly terms with the guards in the
keep, the guards ask the characters to save the village from Zhentarim occupation. The characters are under no obligation to rid Nightstone of Kella Darkhope and the Seven Snakes. If they defeat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Zhents learn that some of Lady Nandar’s guards are holed up in the keep, they urge friendly characters to dispose of the guards. Similarly, if the characters are on friendly terms with the guards in the
keep, the guards ask the characters to save the village from Zhentarim occupation. The characters are under no obligation to rid Nightstone of Kella Darkhope and the Seven Snakes. If they defeat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to sneak into this room must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check, made with disadvantage due to the large number of guards. Fountain. The centerpiece of this immense, 80-foot-high room is a
60-foot-diameter fountain adorned with eight statues that represent the Dark Seldarine (the drow pantheon). Cracked tiles fanning out from the fountain form a web-like mosaic on the floor.
Guards