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Curse of Strahd
best of their ability, and can act independently to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons.
Constructed Nature
realistic manner. The picture and its frame are bound with powerful magic and are inseparable.
Living Image. The eyes of the figure depicted in the painting are imbued with darkvision, and they appear to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
more dart.Dzaan was a Red Wizard of Thay who studied the arcane tradition of illusion. The leaders of the Arcane Brotherhood welcomed him with open arms, eager to count a Red Wizard among their ranks
effectively becomes a clone of Dzaan, authentic in every way.
Companion. Because they’re so despised throughout Faerûn, Red Wizards often adopt disguises and rarely travel abroad without an escort
Half-Orc
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
marriages, half-orcs are born. Some half-orcs rise to become proud leaders of orc communities. Some venture into the world to prove their worth. Many of these become adventurers, achieving greatness for
name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth
Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic.
Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only
Separated from the tribe and lost
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Homeland destroyed by natural disaster
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Personal quest ordained by omens
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Dispatched on a quest by tribe leaders
Firbolg Names
Firbolg
Kenku
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for
. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes.
Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
into the mortal world. They adapt well to the mingled elements of the Material Plane, and they sometimes visit—whether of their own volition or compelled by magic. Some genies can adopt mortal
entire lives without encountering another one of their kind. There are no great genasi cities or empires. Genasi seldom have communities of their own and typically adopt the cultures and societies into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
distinction between male and female names. Kenku thugs, warriors, and toughs adopt noises made by weapons, such as the clang of a mace against armor or the sound made by a breaking bone. Non-kenku refer to
the kenku by describing this noise. Examples of this type of name include Smasher, Clanger, Slicer, and Basher. Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
but is expressed through a gesture or a posture that you adopt, and which other monks might know how to interpret. Monastic Icons d6 Icon 1 Monkey. Quick reflexes and the ability to travel through
flowers to honor this living spirit of the sea. 3 Ki-rin. Your monastery sees its main purpose as watching over and protecting the land in the manner of the ki-rin. 4 Owlbear. The monks of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
engaging with the land in a sustainable and efficient manner. As a druid of the Circle of the Land, your role in your franchise makes extensive use of your knowledge of nature. Your expertise ensures
, you can adopt the form of a pigeon or an alley cat to be your party’s chief scout and spy. And in a pinch, your most combat-focused animal forms make you an excellent hand at black ops, able to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
all manner of wickedness. Leaders and Followers. Goblins are ruled by the strongest or smartest among them. A goblin boss might command a single lair, while a goblin king or queen (who is nothing more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Flood People, the descendants of invaders who rebelled against their leaders and settled here, and a steady stream of new immigrants and adventurers drawn to the freedom and challenges of life on the
. Small, colorful statues of Suwa heroes are found everywhere in Atagua and are honored with offerings of rum or sweets. Ataguans are tolerant of different beliefs and often adopt legendary figures from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the rarest of items can be procured, given sufficient coin and patience. Adventurers lacking one or the other can very easily find all manner of employment, from simple escorting of caravans, to
. Decades later, more deities began dying off, magic failed, and all manner of catastrophes started altering the very nature of the city. Lord Neverember wasted the city’s navy and then, instead of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
City Government Sharn has many people in positions of power: beadles, ministers, bailiffs, and all manner of minor functionaries and officials. But ultimate power rests in the hands of the City
the city leaders you might bump into in Upper Central or at the Tain Gala. If your character has the noble background, you might already know one of them. Sharn Councilors d12 Councilor 1 Sorik
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Caravan leaders ensure that every family member is accounted for before moving on, ensuring no one gets lost in the Mists. Vistani Wayfarers emerge from the Mists into a new land. Vistani Knowledge
to travel with them as far as the next settlement. In rare cases, a clan might even adopt a gracious, helpful traveler. Characters who befriend or do right by members of a Vistani band might be allowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, explorers, and — above all — survivors. Leaders of Blingdenstone By deep gnome tradition, Blingdenstone is governed jointly by a king and queen, but the svirfneblin have had no true sovereigns while living as
refugees for the good part of a century. Dorbo and Senni Diggermattock are talented miners, but they have become even more capable as community leaders. They spent years planning an expedition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
nonthreatening manner, the guards are cautious but willing to summon their leaders to speak on their behalf. If greeted with hostility, the drow elite warrior sounds the alarm with a single whistle, bringing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Gods of the Yuan-ti The detached, intellectual nature of the yuan-ti doesn’t lend itself to fervent or devout worship in the manner that others revere their deities. Nonetheless, they acknowledge a
to consciousness lasts only a short time. The leaders of Merrshaulk’s worshipers, called pit masters, are malison warlocks that uphold and advance the age-old yuan-ti traditions. They sense that it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Reality. Friends, enemies, and loved ones might appear in the test, along with all manner of hazards and puzzles. The applicant has no way of knowing which challenges are illusory and which are real. In
High Sorcery and survive, the organization’s leaders forbid them from continuing to practice magic. Mages who practice magic in defiance of the Conclave are deemed renegades. Members of the robed orders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
that provided the soul is immaterial. Devils that represent themselves to mortals are likely to adopt an appearance (including an apparent gender) that conforms with what those mortals believe to be true
grouped, Glasya established a new category of “legion” to realize her plans for profit and power: the coin legions. The members of Glasya’s coin legions operate in the manner of thieves’ guilds on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
information or a magic item the party needs; if it’s an item, the person might have given it to the group’s leaders. Claudio Pozas Basil, the Sage of Sages Public Enemies. A hierophant stirs up
manner of misfortunes and societal ills. Even people with no ties to the Heralds of the Comet begin shunning the characters. The hierophant’s rhetoric escalates until the local populace is ready to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Mage’s nothic secretary (see level 9, area 31). Each time it is contacted in this manner, the nothic replies with a string of expletives in Undercommon. Other things the nothic night say (in Undercommon
to return them to power in the city above and use them as puppets to rule Waterdeep from below as its Shadow Lord. Adventurers can thwart Halaster’s scheme by destroying the leaders of the Shadowdusk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
who seeks to unite the disparate tribes. She leads the Caerilcarn, the “Council of the Wood,” which periodically gathers many tribal leaders together to share information, consult, and deliberate. Her
often goes awry here, and the caverns deep beneath the site are rumored to contain all manner of magical portals. If it isn’t the elves, the fey, or the trees themselves watching visitors, it might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
murdered the city’s leaders. Soth then went on to his actual objective in the catacombs beneath the castle, while Caradoc remained behind to prevent any interference. Caradoc Caradoc (see appendix B) died
message to Kalaman’s leaders Caught in the Act When Caradoc sees the characters, read the following text: Noticing you, the knight stands, clears his throat, and bombastically declares, “Hail, friends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. An emperor might rule openly in dragon form, which discourages aggressive neighbors from provoking the dragon’s wrath. Often, though, dragons adopt a Humanoid guise to rule, constructing elaborate
criminal enterprise. (Crime boss)
7 A small nation is worried about the aggressive expansion of a dragon-ruled empire on the opposite side of a desert, ocean, or mountain range. Its leaders seek aid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, and can act independently to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons. Constructed Nature. An animated object doesn’t
guardian portrait looks like a finely rendered and beautifully framed work of art, usually depicting someone important in a realistic manner. The picture and its frame are bound with powerful magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
firbolgs, who claim a distant kinship with giants. Hiatea’s priests adopt one of two roles, reflecting the god’s dual areas of concern. Some live within the giants’ enclaves and focus their efforts on
, and they pour out blood from their kills to thank Thrym for their success. Thrym’s priests are war leaders who offer military counsel to the leaders of giant communities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
increase tension in town between the traditionalists and the loyalists, ignite a civil war, assassinate leaders on both sides, and then use Anders as a peacemaker. Then the Brotherhood plans to
, prompting outraged calls for justice from Anders. 19 Pirate activity increases, bearing the unmistakable mark of the Sea Princes. The Brotherhood’s ships adopt Sea Prince regalia to confuse the
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
. Lord Dagult Neverember Lawful neutral male human fighter Ideals: Moderation, responsibility (“The commoners need strong leaders to protect them—and to do what must be done even when it is distasteful
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
. Lord Dagult Neverember Lawful neutral male human fighter Ideals: Moderation, responsibility (“The commoners need strong leaders to protect them—and to do what must be done even when it is distasteful
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
. Lord Dagult Neverember Lawful neutral male human fighter Ideals: Moderation, responsibility (“The commoners need strong leaders to protect them—and to do what must be done even when it is distasteful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
frequently described the Zhentarim as a “family” and leaders as “my good friend.” My source also spoke in awed tones of the Pereghost, as though that figure were still alive and a leader of Darkhold
known as Darkhold. The lich was called Varalla, and supposedly she conjured all manner of evil creatures to serve her, sending them out to dominate the lands beyond and establish an empire of evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the characters approach in a peaceful manner, one of the scouts runs back to the vale to fetch their leaders, Laira Na’Gwaylar (lawful good, gnome veteran) and Saleen Glimmershade (neutral, gnome druid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, feeding rumors that the brotherhood’s leaders are more interested in marketing their own brand of exclusivity than finding new talent. Yet wizards seem willing to debase themselves regardless, for
friends close and your enemies closer.” The brotherhood’s leaders seek out wizards who might by their exploits compete with the brotherhood’s acquisition and hoarding of arcane lore and magical secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
story of Yondalla begins at the dawn of the world, when halflings were timid wanderers, scraping out a meager existence. The goddess Yondalla took note of them and decided to adopt the halflings as her
this place is cared for by a druid. Creatures that attack a village under the protection of the god’s druids soon learn the error of their ways when all manner of plants lash out to grapple and sting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the cleverest of Annam’s offspring. But Memnor isn’t only clever, he’s sly and deceitful. Tales of his exploits emphasize his charisma, his smooth manner, and his ability to manipulate and mislead
siblings of their teachers, but that’s not always so. Leaders are chosen by general recognition from among the best crafters in the clan. One group of fire giants, known as the dreadnoughts, owe their