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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s
amassed magical skill and political influence he uses for his own gain. Manshoon considers the Zhentarim to be only one tool to amass personal power, and he casually sacrifices minions once they&rsquo
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
return.
Dragon followers might serve and revere any kind of dragon, and their behavior and beliefs reflect the ethos of the dragon they follow. Many dragon followers have personal stories of
many minions, students, employees, acolytes, and thralls. Dragon followers are those servitors whose devotion to a dragon approaches fanatical reverence and who receive magical power from the dragon in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their behavior and beliefs reflect the ethos of the dragon they follow. Many dragon followers have personal stories of benevolent dragons sharing great knowledge, protecting their towns, or sparing their
they give life energy to save those they deem important to their masters’ work.
Dragon Followers
Dragons boast many minions, students, employees, acolytes, and thralls. Dragon followers are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
reflect the ethos of the dragon they follow. Many dragon followers have personal stories of benevolent dragons sharing great knowledge, protecting their towns, or sparing their lives during some
skilled in close combat, using two weapons to tear at their foes.
Dragon Followers
Dragons boast many minions, students, employees, acolytes, and thralls. Dragon followers are those servitors whose
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
with the serpent god Sseth, the Sibilant Death. They use their abilities to convert others to their faith, increase their personal power, and befuddle the minds of their enemies.
Mind whisperers are
elusive, manipulative, unpredictable, and willing to cheat or kill comrades and rivals alike if doing so benefits them. The worshipers of Sseth have their hands in many schemes, often plying the middle
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
until death, each has a military rank. Promotions don’t depend on age but are granted by a superior as a reward for valor.
Muskets and grenades are the specialties of many giff regiments. The
gunpowder in preference to gold, gems, or other currency.
Gunpowder by the Keg
In addition to their personal gunpowder weapons, giff ships and mercenary companies carry spare gunpowder in kegs. In an
classes
Player’s Handbook (2014)
seem real. Some illusionists — including many gnome wizards — are benign tricksters who use their spells to entertain. Others are more sinister masters of deception, using their illusions to frighten and fool others for their personal gain.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
found most plausible by scholars of the planes concerns the enigmatic wizard Keraptis. Supposedly, Keraptis long ago crafted a demiplane to serve as personal domain from which he could dispatch his
bulk of Kerpatis’s followers. Brainwashed by his magic and set to guard his many dungeons, these fanatics are among his most dangerous followers. It is telling that the xills rarely kidnap
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Player’s Handbook
to the highest standards of conduct, and some—for better or worse—hold the rest of the world to the same standards.
Many who swear this oath are devoted to gods of law and good and use
their gods’ tenets as the measure of personal devotion. Others hold angels as their ideals and incorporate images of angelic wings into their helmets or coats of arms.
These paladins share the
Chaotic Neutral
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Chaotic neutral (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many barbarians and rogues, and some bards, are chaotic neutral.
races
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, or belligerent. The truth is that many leonin simply enjoy fighting, whether verbal or physical. They take pleasure in argument, wrestling, sparring, and even battle, enjoying the opportunity to
worshiped the same gods that humans do, but after many of their prides suffered depravities at the hands of the tyrant Agnomakhos, most leonin rejected the gods. It’s not that they deny the
Ezmerelda d'Avenir
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monsters
Curse of Strahd
family had done to van Richten, ran away from home. After many harrowing adventures, she tracked down van Richten two years later. Thinking she was a Vistana assassin, he put a sword to her throat and
for two years, helping him track down and slay many creatures of the night. But because van Richten could never bring himself to fully trust a Vistana, he kept secrets from her. The two vampire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Cosmological Study
Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of other worlds in the Material Plane, and especially the way individual dragons manifest unique echoes across those worlds. They
of creation.
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To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do
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The Ruinbound are mutants that can be born to any humanoid species that has contact with the Daelkyr or their minions. A Ruinbound is born with a personal symbiont—an unnatural entity bound to
the child. Unlike most symbionts, this entity cannot be separated from its host, and the two are permanently fused. Many Ruinbound have additional disturbing mutations; you can roll on the Ruinbound
Giff
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
military training to the exclusion of all other areas of study can make them seem dull-witted to those who have more varied interests.
GUNPOWDER BY THE KEG
Aside from their personal gunpowder weapons
much damage and isn’t knocked prone.
Every other keg of gunpowder within 20 feet of an exploding keg has a 50 percent chance of also exploding. Check each keg only once per turn, no matter how many other kegs explode around it.
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mighty metropolis of stone, with grand spires piercing the sky. It houses tens of thousands of individuals of many species, but the Jeholrak make up the vast majority of its population. The city
the city is built entirely on personal gain by any means. Political sabotage, backstabbing, and bribery are commonplace and considered the norm within the city. This city is ruled by a single dictator
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
good. She has traveled far and established safe houses across the planes—such as her sanctum in the city of Sigil. Alustriel doesn’t seek personal glory or wealth; her style of influencing
organizations like the Harpers, and helped prevent or undo many kinds of evil.PoisonRadiantSilver Fire (2/Day). Brilliant silver fire harmlessly wreathes Alustriel and empowers her. The silver fire lasts
Lawful Neutral
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Lawful neutral (LN) individuals act in accordance with law, tradition, or personal codes. Many monks and some wizards are lawful neutral.
Kalashtar
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races
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
manipulate the folk of Khorvaire to eliminate kalashtar whenever possible.
Many kalashtar defend themselves from the Dreaming Dark by focusing on devotion to the Path of Light. Others, though, seek
orphans might use their abilities for personal gain or otherwise act against the virtuous instincts of their quori spirits; this can cause internal conflicts and violent mood swings.
Kalashtar Names
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Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
personal reasons, since their government has a strict stance against unauthorized involvement with other nations and organizations. You might have been exiled for breaking one of Halruaa’s many
society.
Halruaa. Located on the southern edges of the Shining South, and hemmed in by mountains all around, the magocracy of Halruaa is a bizarre land to most in Faerûn who know about it. Many folk
Magic Items
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
people called the vaati, who once ruled many worlds. Seven Wind Dukes wove their power into an artifact called the Rod of Law. The dukes used the rod to imprison Miska on the plane of Pandemonium. As a
find your worldview shifting toward keeping a personal code. You are more apt to keep your promises, follow through on your declarations, and adhere to your beliefs.
Destroying the Rod. The only way to
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definitive racial homeland. There are many different clans or tribes of the Dromeus, each with its own subtle differences. The Children of Seth described below are but one tribe, and your design
and fly shortly after birth, albeit slowly. This is a trait shared among many pterosaurs, and means that infants require significantly less care compared to other species. However, due to their nomadic
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, including the ability to summon demons and demonic spirits. But in her quest for absolute power, she made too many enemies and underestimated their determination to destroy her, so she fled to other worlds
personal power and more interested in exploring her fey existence
Roleplaying Notes
Iggwilv was a brilliant, calculating figure hardly prone to emotional outbursts, but as Zybilna, she allows her
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries
from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of
. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
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It is not my place
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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races
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the snake as the embodiment of the qualities they most appreciated. They developed a philosophy of separating emotion from intellectual pursuits, allowing them to focus their energy on personal
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite.
With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters
. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
Minotaur
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races
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
).
Since each family line has so many members, minotaurs don’t usually find it helpful to connect the name of the line to their personal names; even though Commander Grozdan of the Boros Legion
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Basic Rules (2014)
landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek personal perfection through contemplation and rigorous
training. Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there when their parents died, when food couldn’t be found to support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks had performed
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many
experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
only breaking knees when it can plausibly be claimed as an act of personal revenge. Others join up with crews for protection, or with the Guild itself. A few former Guild members have been cast out of
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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The
Dhampir
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’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite.
With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters
. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
would be exterminated to the last member, and the Mark of Death would be eliminated from the world.
The line of Vol had long been rivals of the Undying Court, and many whisper even today that the
for personal gain, but Illmarrow cares for nothing except increasing her necromantic knowledge and finding a way to restore her lost mark.
LADY ILLMARROW AND THE BLOOD OF VOL
The Blood of Vol and
Firbolg
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races
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
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Cosmological Study
Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of other worlds in the Material Plane, and especially the way individual dragons manifest unique echoes across those worlds
foundations of creation.
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To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than