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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
unhatched egg of a purple worm (from the worm hatchery in chapter 13) The central eye of a beholder (from Karazikar in the Vast Oblivium in chapter 13, or some other source). Six feathers from six
goristro in chapter 14, or from fighting Juiblex in chapter 16) After Vizeran DeVir uses these components to create the talisman known as the dark heart to draw forth the exiled demon lords from across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Notable Locations Many ports dot the coast of Xen’drik. In addition to the treasures of the giants, Xen’drik is a source of Siberys dragonshards and other exotic resources. Scholars and merchants
time. Dar Qat. The Inspired lords of Riedra are just as interested in the resources of Xen’drik as the people of Khorvaire. Dar Qat is a Riedran port, a fortress built from glittering crysteel (grown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
powerful slaadi have connections to the Spawning Stone, a source of chaotic magic from which the first slaadi originated. The Spawning Stone is hidden deep within Limbo, and legends tie its origins
to the modron overlord Primus or the ruinous slaad lords, such as Ssendam, the golden amoeboid terror, and Ygorl, the winged skeleton. These slaad lords and others plot to spread slaadi across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Madness At the best of times, the Underdark is a bizarre, alien, and inhospitable world, but the influence of the demon lords has transformed it into a domain of madness and chaos. Faerzress acts as
a catalyst, spreading the demon lords’ madness throughout the Underdark. Once the party escapes Velkynvelve and strikes out into the Underdark, begin taking into account the effects of demonic madness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
with the names of the adventurers who retrieved his signet ring from Undermountain. The news inspires Joroth Brighthelm, a dwarf spy for the Lords’ Alliance, to visit the Yawning Portal. Joroth
a spider. The gemstone has no magical properties as far as he knows. Joroth offers the friendship of the Lords’ Alliance as a reward, which can be useful if one or more of the characters find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Mror Holds Capital: Krona Peak Noted for Dwarves, banking, mining (precious and nonprecious metals), metalwork Long ago, the Mror Lords were forced to swear fealty to Karrnath and Galifar. In the
by aberrations and other dark things. Nonetheless, these ruins are another source of pride for the Mror. They’re heirs of a mighty empire that may one day rise again. The Mror Holds are a loose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The Lords’ Alliance “The Lords’ Alliance” is not a metaphor. This organization was created and is led by leaders and nobles from across Faerûn. Although many of its members have conflicting goals
, and other cities, families, and trading houses of the Sword Coast might never set aside their differences, but they can pull together when the survival of all depends on it. The Lords’ Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
The Lords’ Alliance “The Lords’ Alliance” is not a metaphor. This organization was created and is led by leaders and nobles from across Faerûn. Although many of its members have conflicting goals
, and other cities, families, and trading houses of the Sword Coast might never set aside their differences, but they can pull together when the survival of all depends on it. The Lords’ Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Lords’ Alliance “The Lords’ Alliance” is not a metaphor. This organization was created and is led by leaders and nobles from across Faerûn. Although many of its members have conflicting goals
, and other cities, families, and trading houses of the Sword Coast might never set aside their differences, but they can pull together when the survival of all depends on it. The Lords’ Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, source of demons and foul things. And the ring around our world is the broken body of Siberys, the Dragon Above, whose blood is the source of all magic.
This cosmic struggle was merely the first of
conflict with the vile daelkyr. These flesh-warping lords of madness were eventually trapped in Khyber by wise orcish druids, but ruins are all that remain of that great empire.
Modern civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of arcane magic unknown on Khorvaire. The massive island of Aerenal is the ancient kingdom of the elves. Its jungles are a source of strange and valuable lumbers: the soarwood used for the hulls of
elves, the honored dead walk among the living. Heroes who died in glorious battle return to serve the Sibling Kings. And in the depths of Shae Mordai, the deathless lords of the Undying Court study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
safest route to the beholder’s lair is a secret staircase in the sewers of the Castle Ward. Any character who belongs to this faction can get this information from Jarlaxle or another source. If the party
Harper faction. Lords’ Alliance Characters who are members of the Lords’ Alliance can reach out to Jalester Silvermane (see appendix B). Jalester doesn’t know the location of Xanathar’s lair but can get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, this great metropolis stands as the pinnacle of what a great city might be, in wealth, influence, and stability. Here, the citizens work, the nobles sneer, and the great masked lords plot and scheme
years in the settling. A plague chased most residents out of the Warrens and Downshadow, and living or digging below the city’s surface has been deemed illegal except by those authorized by the lords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
source of ideas. The Villain table suggests an archetype along with an organization; consider both as as possibilities. A local crimelord could be tied to House Tarkanan or the Tyrants instead of
rakshasa (Lords of Dust)
12 A disguised dragon (The Chamber)
The Plot 1d10 Plot
1 Arrange a dangerous alliance.
2 Acquire a powerful artifact.
3 Assemble and use a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
forges, foundries that operate day and night, and tunnels leading to the mines. Mirabar’s marchion, Selin Ramur (LN male Damaran human noble), meets with the other members of the Lords’ Alliance to
Gauntlgrym. His handpicked successor, Dagnabbet Waybeard, now rules Mithral Hall as queen. A bold leader and a fierce warrior, Queen Dagnabbet firmly supports Mithral Hall’s membership in the Lords’ Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
shrewdness. Demon lords and other powerful entities exert control over their armies that enables the forces to accomplish goals that would be beyond the capabilities of a leaderless mob. To the demons that
have intelligence enough to appreciate their role in it, the Blood War offers an endless source of diversion underscored by resentment of a cosmic order that refuses to admit their superiority. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, is where heroes begin to explore the wonders of the D&D multiverse and its many planes of existence. Ravenloft Heroes are drawn into the gloomy Domains of Dread—cursed realms ruled by evil lords—and
want it to be. Your players will never know more about the world than you do, which can be both a comfort to you and a source of wonder to your players. Moreover, you don’t need to memorize any source
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
questions the characters ask based on the information in the adventure. Gromph’s Folly If the characters inquire about Gromph Baenre or the arrival of the demon lords, they receive a vision of how
burns.
Demogorgon’s Altar One of the first brushes the characters might have had with the demon lords was in Sloobludop, where they witnessed the rise of Demogorgon, the so-called “Deep Father” of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that would come to be known as the Everfire — a mystical source of endless heat for the city’s smithies and foundries that allowed Sundabar to produce works of great wonder. Sundbarr was led by a
, with the Silver Marches dissolving, Sundabar wasted no time withdrawing from the Lords’ Alliance as well, officially severing formal ties with the human realms of the North except for those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. In concert, all three play a role in advancing Yeenoghu’s goals. Omens from Beyond Of all the demon lords, Yeenoghu is perhaps the most active on the Material Plane. He shows support to his followers
in flight, the rush of the wind, and sounds of howling or cackling laughter that have no discernible source. Non-gnoll Cultists Few creatures aside from gnolls worship Yeenoghu, and those that do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
earned many enemies, having trespassed in the lairs of demon lords and hoodwinked gods to survey their domains. When he needs to skip town, the slippery cartographer collapses his tower into a magical
lodestars. The Trademill Mint’s most senior board member—a nervous, monocled economist named Erasimus Astralbeard (neutral, dwarf noble)—is the source of the town’s recent troubles. Not long ago, when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
light source to see their surroundings. The main passage from the cave mouth climbs steeply upward, the stream plunging and splashing down its west side. In the shadows, a side passage leads west across
the other side of the stream.
Characters using a light source or darkvision can spot the rope bridge at area H5: In the shadows of the ceiling to the north, you can just make out the dim shape of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
world than it does with the giants themselves. These adventures might be disaster stories, where characters might help bystanders escape. The source of the disaster might be a conflict between two giants
finances an expedition to a remote ruin to retrieve giant-made art and artifacts. 4 The characters’ research suggests the last known location of the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords (or some other artifact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Masked Lords of Waterdeep — rulers who convene in secret and whose identities are largely unknown. The public face of this ruling body is the Open Lord of Waterdeep. The current Open Lord, Lady Laeral
Harpers, the Order of the Gauntlet, the Lords’ Alliance, or the Zhentarim can find faction representatives in Waterdeep. For a map of Waterdeep and more information about its features and inhabitants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
understand the message (which is in Deep Speech) but know the direction it’s coming from. They offer the characters 250 gp to investigate the source of the signal and silence it, if only so they can get
cooperation, Duvessa will petition the Lords’ Alliance for a reduction in Gant’s sentence. If the characters get nothing out of the prisoner, Duvessa asks them to inform the prison warden that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
harmless, but they allow creatures to see the entire cavern without the aid of darkvision or a light source. This cave has hindered the Spider’s explorations. Nezznar suspects that the mine’s magic
as the source of the magic that suffuses the surrounding caverns. This magic has waned over the years and can no longer be harnessed to permanently enchant magic items. However, any nonmagical weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
tantalizing rumors or uncover valuable information.
Information Source. If the adventurers let Miklos tell stories of his past exploits or agree to help him play a prank on his rivals, he can steer
name Skanda Drond. Sental is unaware that the bandit lords of Stoink are pawns of Iuz, whose dreams of conquest extend to the Free City of Greyhawk and far beyond. The city’s constable—who serves as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
be some other factor I haven’t considered?” This is as close as Arthur ever got to figuring out the secret source of the farm’s magic beneath his home (see the “Secret of Holrow Homestead” sidebar
achievements of Arthur’s siblings, including the following: Benedict Holrow moved to Waterdeep and has become a controversial politician due to his stance that the Lords of Waterdeep should be unmasked. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
toward truth like a friendly guide—a guardian and shepherd of priests who fall from their previous devotions. Terrance reveres an entity known as the Greater Unknown, which he believes is the source of
destruction. Trees must be felled and stone cut to build a house, and the house must eventually burn, rot, or wither away. The highest-ranking Doomguard members aside from the factol are the doom lords, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
dwarf spy), a retired adventurer on the Black Network’s payroll, runs the Sleeping Dragon and keeps an eye on the activities of the City Guard and any Lords’ Alliance members that come through. Anyone
who is a member of the Lords’ Alliance receives the finest quarters, which happen to have thin walls so that Yondral can spy on his guests. Rassalantar’s keep has largely been robbed of its stone to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
steeply pitched rooftops and tall spires that sport colorful banners. Two bridges span the river, which has parks and trees along its shores. Until recently, Everlund was a member of the Lords’ Alliance
councilors know who voted which way concerning the decision to leave the Lords’ Alliance. The members of the Council of Elders are as follows: High Captain Horix Zoar (LN male Tethyrian human noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Daelkyr The daelkyr are the lords of madness and the emissaries of Xoriat, who invaded Eberron with a host of mind flayers, beholders, and other foul aberrations. Wherever they walked, the daelkyr
the power of Xoriat and the daelkyr at bay, and as long as those seals remain intact, the lords of madness can’t rise from the depths. Today, those seals are thousands of years old and the Gatekeepers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
a theory about the source of Red Larch’s recent troubles: it’s all related to an evil presence at Lance Rock. She says neither the constable nor the town elders have helped her, so she offers the
local events, saying, “Tarnlars do not deal in gossip!” However, Helvur puts aside his pretentiousness and unwillingness to share information for any member of the Lords’ Alliance. He directs most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Development. Sildar is a member of the Lords’ Alliance, a group of allied leaders concerned with the security and prosperity of the North. As such, his goals are to bring stability and wealth to the
is another potential source of information for the characters. She was one of the operatives used by the Six in the attack on Tresendar Manor, smashing her way through the site’s walls. When the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, Hellenhild, and Braxow wait to attack them (see “Dealing with the Giant Lords”). The storm giant guards cover Mirran’s escape to area 15. Mirran and Nym do everything possible to avoid getting
back of her pet killer whale. Dealing with the Giant Lords Ordning or no, Count Vaal, Duchess Tartha, Jarl Hellenhild, and Thane Braxow know better than to defy the storm giants in their own stronghold