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Curse of Strahd
Vistani woman whom King Barov, Strahd’s father, took to his bed during one of his many crusades. Madam Eva knows she is Strahd’s half-sister but has told no one of the royal blood flowing
in her seventies, but she is, in fact, much older.
Royal Blood. Madam Eva is Strahd’s half-sister, though Strahd is unaware of this fact. Her real name is Katarina, and she is the daughter of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or clear crystalline points
in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking the signs written in starlight
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
crystals they spit at their foes.
Royal Purple
When first hatched, an amethyst dragon has scales of dull, opaque purple. As the dragon grows, their scales, horns, and wing membranes become more vibrant
.
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions, many
suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking the signs written
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
echoes from across the worlds of the Material Plane. Such a creature can be as large as an island— and indeed, legends suggest that many unwitting sailors wrecked at sea have mistaken slumbering
to leave.
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The sea around a wizard’s tower is too stormy for ships to sail through, but a resident dragon turtle might be convinced to ferry the characters across.
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A royal
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding amethyst crystals they spit at their foes.
Royal Purple
When first hatched, an
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creature can be as large as an island— and indeed, legends suggest that many unwitting sailors wrecked at sea have mistaken slumbering dragon turtles for solid ground.
Ancient dragon turtles might
royal bathhouse was renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
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A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
foes.
Royal Purple
When first hatched, an amethyst dragon has scales of dull, opaque purple. As the dragon grows, their scales, horns, and wing membranes become more vibrant and translucent. When
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, frigid regions, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or clear crystalline
with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in desolate, frigid regions, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or
anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
amethyst crystals they spit at their foes.
Royal Purple
When first hatched, an amethyst dragon has scales of dull, opaque purple. As the dragon grows, their scales, horns, and wing membranes become more
.
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
indeed, legends suggest that many unwitting sailors wrecked at sea have mistaken slumbering dragon turtles for solid ground.
Ancient dragon turtles might sleep for years or decades while floating
.
4
The sea around a wizard’s tower is too stormy for ships to sail through, but a resident dragon turtle might be convinced to ferry the characters across.
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A royal bathhouse was
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Only the Lionfish King or one of his royal line is capable of producing this potent poison, and to procure even a tiny bit of it is a treasure
indeed. Many who have tried to steal such a prize have wound up shark food or washed up on shore—poisoned by the very substance they sought to steal.
Teleport
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a wizard's library, bed linen from a royal suite, or a chunk of marble from a lich's secret tomb.
"Very familiar" is a place you have been very often, a place you have carefully studied, or a place
area. If you are heading for your home laboratory, for example, you might wind up in another wizard's laboratory or in an alchemical supply shop that has many of the same tools and implements as your
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
reflect the agenda, sentiment, or philosophy of one’s order.
KNIGHTLY ORDERS OF FAERÛN
Many who rightfully call themselves “knight” earn that title as part of an order in
service to a deity, such as Kelemvor’s Eternal Order or Mystra’s Knights of the Mystic Fire. Other knightly orders serve a government, royal family, or are the elite military of a feudal state
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
city. If they do, it is generally as thrill-seeking tourists or enclosed by a retinue of armed guards, not as friends or neighbors. As a result, many patriars are at once acutely attuned to the
nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps.
This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Neverember, who rules in the absence of an heir to Neverwinter’s crown. At present, no legitimate heirs to the old Alagondar royal line are known to exist, and many believe that the line is ended. Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Neverember, who rules in the absence of an heir to Neverwinter’s crown. At present, no legitimate heirs to the old Alagondar royal line are known to exist, and many believe that the line is ended. Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Neverember, who rules in the absence of an heir to Neverwinter’s crown. At present, no legitimate heirs to the old Alagondar royal line are known to exist, and many believe that the line is ended. Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Background The three city-states of the Sensa Empire—Anisa, Niba, and Tarikh—compete for Empress Inaya’s favor, hoping the empress will choose her heir from among their own royal families. This
source of their wealth. Any young royal seeking consideration as the empress’s heir must court the guild’s favor. The mines of Anisa, known as the Goldwarren, are extraordinarily efficient, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Saltmarsh Region The land near Saltmarsh is safe for travelers, as are the roads that cut through the region. Small farms and manor houses dot the area, many maintained by army veterans who were
granted land by royal decree. A number of small halfling villages are scattered around the area, located just off the main roads. Such locations consist of several farmhouses clustered around a pub that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Performers Artists and Entertainers Habitat: Any; Treasure: Implements, Individual Katerina Ladon From royal courts to village squares, skilled entertainers hone their talents and delight audiences
. Some travel far, sharing tales and demonstrating mysterious arts. Others serve in the courts and theaters of great nations, cultivating celebrity and navigating the whims of patrons. Many hone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
wizards. Magic permeates many aspects of Aundairian life—more so than other nations. A cleansing stone (see chapter 5) graces every village, and you might encounter animated farming equipment in the
fields. The Knights Arcane are an elite unit of eldritch knights, and the spies of the Royal Eyes of Aundair specialize in divination magic. Some Aundairian nobles are bound by arcane pacts handed down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Interesting Things About Aundair The floating towers of Arcanix are a center for mystical research. Bear in mind that many of its sages specialize in ritual magic and abstract theory; it’s not filled
with high level wizards. Arcane magic is tied into many aspects of Aundairian life—more so than other nations. There’s a cleansing stone in every village, and you might encounter animated farming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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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
serpent gods taught the humans how to take on aspects of the snake, but the cost of the change was high, requiring many sacrifices for each person to be transformed. Entire households of slaves in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
pace works fine for many campaigns, some DMs prefer a campaign story with pauses built into it — times when adventurers are not going on adventures. The downtime rules given in this section can be
and go, and royal lines rise and fall over the course of the story that you and the characters tell. Downtime rules also provide ways for characters to spend — or be relieved of — the monetary treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
taken up by the palaces of the royal court, which make up their own district—the Inner Butterfly Court. Only the emperor’s family and their attendants are permitted in this area, and most residents rarely
leave the district except for opera performances and holiday festivals. Spousal palaces line the east and west sides of the Inner Butterfly Court, each building the residence of a royal spouse and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
rogues have learned it is easier to pick someone’s pocket when you have a royal writ, which is to say many rogues are diplomats, courtiers, influence-peddlers, and information-brokers, in addition to the
they call the Honest Trade — adventuring, where roguish abilities may be used without censure and are later lionized in song and legend. Many thieves take to this life, adhering to a code that keeps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, for many of its buildings stood atop soaring columns of rock that dared to scrape the heavens. The Cathedral of the Sovereign Host was the center for followers of that faith. The Vault served as the
mint and treasury of Galifar, containing cultural treasures deemed too valuable to be displayed; salvagers dream of finding this “golden palace.” Floating gardens orbited the towering Royal Vermishard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
gate-town of Tradegate wants the characters to retrieve royal jelly from a hive of giant bees (use the giant wasp stat block). He doesn’t note that the hive’s honey takes the form of sweet-tasting ochre
jellies. Kent Davis In a landscape warped by Limbo’s pure chaos, an animal-headed ettin fights a massive, many-eyed ooze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, travelers usually give the Halls of the Hunting Axe a wide berth. Many dwarves and most local Harpers believe King Torhild Flametongue, the founder of Besilmer, lies entombed with his legendary greataxe
somewhere beneath the Halls. (The rumor is true.) Some dwarven legends go further, saying the royal tomb was long deliberately sealed off by dwarves and that a fearsome curse befalls anyone who disturbs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, many patriars are at once acutely attuned to the nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps. This combination of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kundarak. Port Verge Port Verge is the royal port of the Direshark Principality. Prince Kolberkon yearns to expand Verge and overshadow Regalport, and he is always looking for capable adventurers and
Trebaz Sinara, and that this island holds the treasures and tombs of generations of sea lords. However, the island hasn’t been seen in over five hundred years. Many Lhazaar sailors have devoted their lives to finding the legendary lost isle.