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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
amuse themselves over the long centuries of their lives, high fae frequently engage in deceptions and other complex games of wits against one another.
Most high fae remain secluded deep within the wilds
, the Kindly Lord. Talion is as strange, ancient, and fickle as the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from their followers. But despite their austere demeanor, the Kindly
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To amuse themselves over the long centuries of their lives, high fae frequently engage in deceptions and other complex games of wits against
embellish their various weapons.
The high fae are ruled by Talion, the Kindly Lord. Talion is as strange, ancient, and fickle as the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To amuse themselves over the long centuries of their lives, high fae
the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from followers. Despite having an austere demeanor, the Kindly Lord is also known for following mysterious whims, journeying to
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To amuse themselves over the long centuries of their lives, high fae frequently engage in deceptions and
Lord demands fealty and respect from their followers. But despite their austere demeanor, the Kindly Lord is also known for following their own mysterious whims, journeying to the farthest reaches of Eldraine to satiate their curiosity.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do.
Other Lives Are Cheap
Yuan-ti put little value on humanoid lives, even those of their own slaves and cultists. They would
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appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits.
Implacable Gods
Hobgoblins revere two
rank or banner status. Of course, Maglubiyet’s call to conquest is always answered.
Suffer nor Give Insult. As befits their warlike nature, hobgoblins believe that any insult demands a response
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shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and shapes their later careers as well.
Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons
gained. Rather, the vast majority of warlocks spend their days in active pursuit of their goals, which typically means some kind of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their patrons drive
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the fey) that are steeped in magic.
The Lure of Knowledge
Wizards’ lives are seldom mundane. The closest a wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or lecturer in a
library or university, teaching others the secrets of the multiverse. Other wizards sell their services as diviners, serve in military forces, or pursue lives of crime or domination.
But the lure of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
D: Goblin Lair A violent band of goblin warriors lives in this cave. It’s the goblin boss’s birthday, and she demands a celebration! Engrossed in the revelry, the goblins ignore their recent captive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
tries to subjugate the rest. In exchange for their lives, the survivors must agree to help the beholder find the Stone of Golorr. If they refuse, the beholder destroys another character and repeats the
offer. This process continues until the characters comply or none are left. Those who agree to the beholder’s terms are permitted to leave with their lives. If the characters give Xanathar the stone, it
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, and even the undead withdraw back into the ship. If Fheralai Stormsworn still lives, Talos demands that she explains her failures to him. If the party advised her on what to say to her god, she may
destroy the rest of the crew! If Fheralai still lives, she fights alongside the party to prove herself to her god. The goal in this final battle is to escape the vessel: make it clear to the players
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
of their goals, which typically means some kind of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their patrons drive warlocks toward adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
goals, which typically means some kind of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their patrons drive warlocks toward adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight with orcs tells of
of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to the plane of Acheron. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
aspect held in check by the power of mortal belief, which paints her as a gentle, mothering source of bounty. She no longer demands blood sacrifices from her worshipers because they no longer believe
mortal lives, the collective force of mortal belief can reshape the gods’ very nature. As a campaign villain, Karametra might seek to return to her blood-soaked origins, sending her champions to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
secret cult conducting sinister rites in a vast mansion where a giant lives in luxury. 3 A giant takes up residence in a city and demands a huge share of tax revenue in exchange for protecting the city
giant patron—pursues the same goal as the characters. 6 A giant who lives in a city asks the characters to take the giant’s teenage child with them on their next adventure. (See the “Giant Children” sidebar for suggestions on how to represent the teenage giant with a stat block.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
dedication to evil. An elemental priest protects and guides the common people, using elemental magic to better their lives. An elemental cultist demands abasement, sacrifice, and obedience. The element
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the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs.
Every soldier who lives through a fight
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
their previous lives, and their alignment changes to lawful evil. If a character pleased Zariel with their loyalty in life, she might allow them to keep their memories as she promotes them to an NPC
devil of your determination. Zariel’s Sword is Destroyed With no one to sway Zariel from her path to absolute damnation, Zariel demands that the characters give her the Sword of Zariel if they possess it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hidden under the royal palace. 4 A young red dragon appears, claims to be the dragon Mireu, and demands offerings for its ages of protection. The characters are hired to verify or debunk the dragon’s
the lives of fifteen members of a Yeonido clan. The lone survivor begs the characters for help dealing with the fifteen gwishin (specters) that arise in the aftermath.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Lady of Masks Countess Sansuri is a greedy and vainglorious giant who lives in the clouds, untethered from reality, convinced that she is the victim of a great injustice and surrounded by jealous
Hekaton and the storm giants her whole life. She resents Hekaton for stifling her ambitions, and she lives for the day when the gods finally elevate her kind above storm giants. Internally, Sansuri is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, 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
Vellynne Harpell is with them—she demands that they cast out her hated rival. If the characters oblige and banish Vellynne from their ranks, Avarice reciprocates by sharing 1d4 pieces of Ythryn lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
will offer them work. These ruffians live in the rat-infested cabins belowdecks. They are willing to come to the aid of anyone who asks — for a price. Each demands 1 gp to get involved in a fight or
) lives here. Her ramshackle home contains an unmade bed, an alchemist’s laboratory, a small stove, a coat rack, a table, a stool, a stuffed chair in poor condition, a wash basin, and a locked wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
how she feels about the characters’ behavior so far. She gives them a lot of credit for not killing any lizardfolk (if that’s the case), or she chastises them for taking the lives of lizardfolk
rises steeply. If the characters have accumulated any treasure while in the lair, either from victims or from unoccupied areas, the queen demands its return. She doesn’t hold a grudge as long as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
aid his performance at the cost of innocent lives.
4 The government of a polis fearful of impending war forces farmers to join a militia, precipitating a famine as crops are left untended.
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Iroas. The champion demands recompense, and the orator needs support against this threat.
Iroas’s Monsters Iroas is associated with warriors of all backgrounds. Most of the creatures in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Lionshield Delivery Linene Graywind, who runs the trading post in Phandalin on behalf of a mercantile company, the Lionshield Coster, has a colleague, Alaestra Ulgar, who lives in Triboar with her
the characters to deliver a letter to Darathra Shendrel, the lord protector of Triboar. In the letter, Harbin demands that the lord protector do a better job of patrolling the territory between their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
murders, but the real culprit is something else.
Connected Creatures Shadow dragons often attempt to blunt their despair by dragging others into their gloomy lives with them. These are generally
Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 A young shadow dragon demands tribute from a group of myconids in exchange for shielding the myconids from other creatures of the Underdark.
2 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
in it for themselves. He demands his students learn how to use language-based magic to “get what they deserve.” While he often argues with Dean Talonrook, he holds a deep (if begrudging) respect for
’ lives if she didn’t comply. Within an hour, she convinced him to free her, abandon his wicked ways, and seek wisdom from the archaics. Nils, Discipline Enforcer Nils (lawful neutral human Silverquill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Fanatics The three most ruthless, domineering, and cunning mind flayers in Illithinoch spent their early lives scheming against one another. A few decades ago, they each realized the
stays loyal to Ilvaash, and demands frequent treats. The severed head constantly leaks a greasy purple ichor that stains Chishinix’s clothing. Hashutu. Hashutu was paranoid that enemies waited around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Mogis Mogis exhorts his followers to channel their hatred and rage into ever greater acts of cruelty and violence. He demands actions over words, making his followers an active and
rage. This terrible new creation became his personal harbinger and battle companion. The god of slaughter didn’t name his pet, refusing to do so until the beast had claimed a hundred thousand lives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
, Qitru assumes they are either lying to protect Miken. She asks, “Why risk your lives to protect a traitor?” She then demands that they produce Miken at once. If the characters refuse or reassert the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
characters brazenly mention Manshoon or the Zhentarim by name to her, Jelenn demands that they leave her alone or face dire consequences. Jelenn’s threat is mostly bluster, since she’s not eager to make
” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). On the other hand, if they threaten to go to the press with Manshoon’s ledger in an attempt to blackmail or discredit her, she pretends to go along with them while secretly using her influence as a Masked Lord to make their lives difficult.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
mythal. He makes the apology because honor demands it, but he resents the party for forcing his hand. Connerad Brawnanvil is similarly unhappy if a concession was made in response to the ancient
dragonmoots of the dwarves. The traditions of the dragonmoot saved many lives in their time, and the fact that one metallic dragon was injured indicates that it was probably misbehaving. Dwarves have no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fight constantly for survival, and in that respect the lives of all githyanki became easier. The mission laid out by Vlaakith in her grand proclamation remains of utmost importance. Her rule remains
no specific demands but allows each individual raider freedom of choice in what they bring back. Some might seek exotic spices and herbs, while others pillage to find scrolls or tomes of knowledge. As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spread.
6 A gold dragon needs agents to infiltrate a magical prison complex and liberate the dragon’s monk companion, who has been unjustly sentenced.
7 A gold dragon demands reparations
style.
2 A young gold dragon lives in a cluster of stone spires and has secured the service of the galeb duhr who watch over the site.
3 An arcanaloth has secured a contract requiring a