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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
appearing before that individual to receive orders and other times simply seeking to fulfill its master’s desires.
A boneclaw can serve only an evil creature. If its master finds redemption or
re-forms within hours.
In service to its master, a boneclaw delights in causing horrific pain. It lurks like a spider in shadowy recesses, waiting for victims to approach within reach of its long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
secret: behind a facade of respectable messengers and reporters lurks an association of spies and assassins whose existence is barely suspected by the populace at large. Secrecy is both House Dimir’s best
and even wiping their own minds to remove any evidence of their completed assignments. The first guildmaster of House Dimir was a vampire named Szadek, whose organization agreed to serve as Ravnica’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darklord’s Shadows A Darklord lurks at the heart of every Domain of Dread. Everything in their realm is inspired by or personalized to them in some way. Some domains might be dismal ruins reflective
domain often includes sights, sounds, and smells that serve as constant painful reminders of the Darklord’s wicked past. To start creating your domain, choose three of the evil acts your Darklord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
worship. While most minotaurs live free of the demon lord’s bonds, those that serve him become minotaurs of Baphomet. These brutes resemble the hulking, horned demon lord more than others of their
Minotaur of Baphomet Lurks In... 1 A multilevel mine or sewer. 2 Multiple mazes connected by magic portals. 3 A poisonous swamp with labyrinthine paths. 4 The ruins of a buried palace or temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Gargoyle The inanimate gargoyles that perch atop great buildings are inspired by these malevolent creatures of elemental earth that resemble grotesque, fiendish statues. A gargoyle lurks among
else that involves minimum effort and maximum pain and carnage. Gargoyles sometimes serve demons for their propensity for wanton chaos and destruction. Powerful spellcasters can also easily enlist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
) score that meets or exceeds its Dexterity (Stealth) check. If Pidlwick II is spotted, read: Something lurks among the rafters—a small, spindly man not much larger than a child. A flash of lightning
the characters show kindness to the clockwork effigy, it accompanies them and tries its best to be helpful and entertaining. It knows its way around the castle and can serve as a silent guide. If one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
more than a stirring of air. They control powerful winds capable of moving objects and battering foes. Magic-users conjure these creatures to serve as killers and thieves. Invisible stalkers
choose a result from the Uncontrolled Invisible Stalkers table to inspire why one of these monsters lurks in an area without a direct command.
Uncontrolled Invisible Stalkers 1d6 The Invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
desires. A boneclaw can serve only an evil creature. If its master finds redemption or sincerely turns away from the path of evil, the boneclaw is destroyed. Otherwise, a boneclaw can’t be destroyed
while its master lives. No matter what happens to the boneclaw’s body, it re-forms within hours. In service to its master, a boneclaw delights in causing horrific pain. It lurks like a spider in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
have the opportunity to take control of such a weapon in their fight against the gods. The creature must be enslaved and forced to serve them. If the players would rather not roleplay a telepathic
opens up inside the temple is hundreds of feet deep and pitch black below the uppermost 20 feet. But the creature that lurks within is much closer than that. The juvenile kraken (see appendix C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
wyrmlings. They believe (wrongly) that they can raise these wyrmlings to serve them.
3 A shadow dragon wyrmling is training a colony of darkmantles to guard the lair the creatures all share
been summoned from the Shadowfell and forced to stand guard over a wizard’s sanctum.
Adult Shadow Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An adult red dragon continues to serve as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
resemble Halaster (see “Stonecloaks”) stand watch on the cavern floor. One is positioned near the tunnel to area 9a; the other is close to the tunnel to area 6a.
The gargoyles serve Halaster. They
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Fungus. A patch of glowing fungus sprouts from the east wall.
Giant Snail. In the northern part of the cave lurks Haungharassk, a magical snail as large as an elephant, with a shell of gleaming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
some great secret with their inscrutable neighbors. A wary-looking peasant woman lurks behind the tallest stone, a rusty lantern clutched in one gnarled hand and a dagger clutched in the other. The
around in a giant skull. The scarecrows of Berez are murderous creatures under the hag’s control. They surround Baba Lysaga’s hut and serve as an early warning system. Baba Lysaga periodically sends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
(the god’s main areas of interest and responsibility), suggested domains for clerics who serve the god, and a common symbol of the god. The gods in the table are described below. Drow Deities (The
Lurks, because uttering its real name risks attracting its attention. Its actual form, if it even has one, is unknown; it’s most often represented as an ooze-like creature with many tentacles or a purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Entering the service of one or more gods seemed natural. 4 An impassioned sermon struck a chord deep in my soul and moved me to serve the faith. 5 I followed a childhood friend, a respected
. 3 I came to understand the darkness that lurks in the wilds, and I vowed to combat it. 4 My people lived on the edges of civilization, and I learned the methods of survival from my family. 5 After a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
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Creatures. Two robed skeletons (AC 12) serve Belak by tending a fungus garden, using shovels and a rusted wheelbarrow to turn the soil and spread compost. In addition, two mature twig blights are rooted
open.
Belak prepares various experimental concoctions in his laboratory and the small chambers that lead off it (see the sections below), with the fumbling aid of goblins that serve him. Any noise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
scuttle around the room.
A sea hag named Thuluna Maah and two ogres that serve as her bodyguards live in this room. The two ogres stand watch in the outer portion of the room, while Thuluna lurks
spoken in area C1 can easily be heard in area C19, and vice versa. The lake is home to small blind cave fish. A giant octopus lurks in a grotto to the south, behind a column of rock that supports the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
beneath these dungeons lie the bottomless Demonweb Pits where the Spider Queen dwells with her most loyal servants—yochlol demons created to serve her that outrank mightier demons while in the Spider
that lurks in the abyssal depths. The wretched Faceless Lord cares nothing for cultists or mortal servants, and its sole desire is to turn all creatures into formless copies of its horrid self. Zuggtmoy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
lurks on the other side of the skeleton gate (the great green door), but the dolls don’t know what the creature is. To learn more about the adventurers, the hags have been torturing the “lookie-like” in
hags are a frightful lot:
Widow Groat has tarnished gold coins covering her eyes and ants nesting in her skull. The ants serve as her spies, and their presence often portends her arrival. She carries a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Delights. It is the most verdant of the garden tiers, especially since a coven of Green Hags from the Feywild took up residence here to serve Xabazhut and revel in the dragon’s reign of terror. The hags
emitted this gas, it can’t do so again until the next dawn. G18: Astral Reliefs This chamber is the lair of three Hostile Manticores that grudgingly serve the hags in the bog (area G15). During the day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Grimskalle, as shown on map 5.1. An ice mephit named Söpo is perched at the top of the ice stairs and is willing to serve as a guide for new arrivals, not out of kindness but to alleviate its boredom
skeleton (see appendix C) lurks in the ship’s hold amid the inanimate skeletons of several other frost giants.
2 Haunting the decks are twenty ghouls (the remains of the ship’s human crew) that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
lurks in the upper reaches of the chamber, watching for lone travelers or stragglers it might be able to pick off. The creature quietly drifts down and attacks the rearmost member of a party that is
feet deep. The water is undrinkable. F19. That Which Lurks In the middle of the chamber is a statue depicting an amorphous body and thick tentacles, hunching over as if to feed. A purple crystal the size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Ssarnak is untrustworthy but loyal enough, for the moment. Ssarnak normally lurks near the west ends of the two bridges. If it notices intruders entering the cave, it hides behind one of the large stone
Cragmaw Castle, but again, they won’t share this information willingly. The bugbears avoid the human members of the Redbrands. If the characters are wearing scarlet cloaks, the bugbears assume they serve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
her, so be it, but her tragedy didn’t ennoble Zalkoré or make her a better person; it turned her into a monster. The medusa is not alone in the cursed garden. Eblis serve her as sentinels and spies
. Western Dome. This dome has been taken over by a giant spider missing one of its legs. The seven-legged arachnid lurks in its webs and attacks anyone who approaches within 10 feet of its home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
heaps of material serve as giant sleeping pallets.
Three hulking creatures with warty green skin and wiry hair mill through the detritus, chewing cracked bones clutched in their clawed hands.
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smaller, weaker creature that preceded him. Lludd speaks Common and Giant in addition to Draconic. The behir lurks on a rufous ledge near the entrance to the chamber, waiting for morsels worthy of his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Screve’s attempts to create monodrones to serve him. These twelve replica modrons look exactly like their true modron counterparts and use the monodrone stat block, with the changes noted in “Replica
(Perception) check to notice the swarms hiding in the webs. One swarm drops on the first character to come into the room, gaining surprise if the character is unaware of it. The other swarm lurks on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
would happily serve Strahd as burgomaster of Vallaki, but she knows that Baron Vargas Vallakovich won’t give up his birthright without a fight. Fiona conspired to wed her young daughter, Stella, to
the fireplace with the den (area N4k). Ernst Larnak lurks in the den and eavesdrops on any conversation that Lady Wachter has with the characters, so that he can advise her after they depart. N4j
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
Medium or larger creatures that lack a swimming speed, while Small and smaller creatures must swim to traverse the tunnel. Water Weird. A neutral evil water weird lurks here. It tries to ambush and
chamber (area N15). Zalryr aims to “draw secrets from the depths of the mortal soul.” Cult Worship. The cultists all serve Vecna, whom they refer to as the Whispered One. Delvin’s Fate. Zalryr uncovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
walls. To the west, tunnels lead to other parts of the sandstone city.
The crystal formations are lightning crystals (see “Haskasori Features”). The four statues are Gargoyles, which serve the genie
amulet of Yaarnak, though (see “Haskasori Features”). Yaarnak. The city’s former ruler, Yaarnak, lurks in the ruins to the south (area H8). Anthradusk stole the mummy lord’s staff and keeps it in his den
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the strangers pause at the bridge to either give the hand sign of the cult (a triangle formed with thumbs and forefingers of both hands) or call out, “I serve the Black Earth!” In combat, the gargoyles
characters’ arrival, and he prefers to meet visitors in this area. A shadow demon that serves as Marlos’s messenger and majordomo lurks nearby. If he isn’t here, Marlos has retreated down to the Fane of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
into area P14. P5: Watery Chamber Michele Giorgi The ruins of the Crypt of the Talhund now serve as lairs
for many monsters, including a hydra and a water weird Most of this room has collapsed into a
flooded pit. The dark water ripples and splashes strangely, as though something lurks deep within it.
The collapse that occurred here long ago disturbed an underground wellspring, flooding the whole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
carved ivory, animal teeth, bits of wood, and stones. Together these items, the king believes, can be made to serve as a divination device. Treasure. Aside from all the mundane armor and weapons, the
feet above the floor. Pushing the stone in causes the portal to pivot, revealing an opening 10 feet wide and 10 feet high. 8. Hydra Cave A hydra lurks in either the north or the south alcove of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
from cards of various sizes from the Deck of Many Things. Some show their intricately patterned backs, while others show their faces. Four large cards that serve as doors lead from the chamber: Rogue
card, while another to the west bears the Fates card. A door to the south shows the Moon card.
A chain devil lurks among the chains and cages that fill this room. Characters who succeed on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
; the statues are three of her victims. Honna’s galeb duhr idolize her and eagerly serve as her bodyguards, though she doesn’t care much about their fates and hasn’t bothered to learn their names
appendix A). The intellect snare lurks in an alcove behind the stack of metal chests. It amplifies the psychic echoes in this room to show a scene of a wailing mind flayer atop the table, struck so hard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
serve as bonded mounts for two Dark Tide knights (see chapter 7) who live in the hut on the island. One knight is standing guard on the island when the characters first arrive; the other one is resting
surface of the water undulates in big, rolling waves.
The ceiling is 30 feet above the eater’s surface. A water elemental myrmidon (see chapter 7) lurks under the water but rises to attack trespassers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
B9 muttering about a trio of mind flayers who recently traveled through here with several human prisoners. Musician. A strange musician lurks in area B9 and sometimes makes “music that remains alive
soldiers so they serve Ashripask more faithfully in the future. Ashripask describes Nellik’s appearance as that of a muscular gargoyle. Rod Experimentations. Ashripask’s experiment with the rods has expanded