masks some with only about for for led

Returned Palamnite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the

they cover with distinctive golden masks. Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Background The Cult of the Dragon has been active in Faerûn for centuries. It has focused on making undead dragons to fulfill a prophecy most of that time, but that’s changing. Dragon Masks The new

revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Background The Cult of the Dragon has been active in Faerûn for centuries. It has focused on making undead dragons to fulfill a prophecy most of that time, but that’s changing. Dragon Masks The new

revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite

The Cult of the Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, searching for and finding all five masks. The task took years to complete, and it led directly to the crisis that Faerûn now faces. Severin kept the red mask for himself. As other masks were found, he

different interpretation, believing that “naught will be left save shattered thrones, with no rulers but the dead. Dragons shall rule the world entire . . .” Severin’s quest to reshape the cult led

The Cult of the Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

for and finding all five masks. The task took years to complete, and it led directly to the crisis that Faerûn now faces. Severin kept the red mask for himself. As other masks were found, he presented

different interpretation, believing that “naught will be left save shattered thrones, with no rulers but the dead. Dragons shall rule the world entire ...” Severin’s quest to reshape the cult led him

M7. Leather Works

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

of monks that appear to be preparing for some horrid ceremony. Hanging on the walls around the table are a number of grotesque leather masks. The leather masks that hang around the room are the

. Five monks led by an elder are all sharpening tools and preparing to flay the flesh from the face of a new recruit to the monastery. They attack at the first sign of intruders, with the magically

Infiltrating the Cult

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

cultists must wear their silver masks and black robes at all times or the temple’s cultists attack them. A character posing as a cultist must make a DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check each time a

share the following information: The Primordial Alliance is a union of elemental cults, as described in the “Primordial Alliance” section. The alliance is led by a woman named Ulsedra Vox, a human

Middle City

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

before audiences unaware of her identity. Red Masks Guildhouse The Red Masks are a group of violent youngsters fighting for influence on the Rock. They frequently come into conflict with members of the

Juggler’s Folk. Fronted by a modest tavern, the Red Masks Guildhouse is located within a series of linked cellars beneath the streets. The tavern has no sign that bears its name, though a placard

Vault Keys

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

five goblins dressed up as children wearing Trolltide masks and a bugbear (70 percent chance), or four wererats in human form (30 percent chance). The Cassalanters send two imps in raven form, three

drow gunslingers (see appendix B), and six drow. Manshoon sends four Zhent martial arts adepts (see appendix B). There’s a 50 percent chance that these Zhents are led by one of Manshoon’s lieutenants

Mad Maggie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

combat, carving out vicious fiefdoms for themselves. Mad Maggie is one such warlord. Mad Maggie is a night hag with the demeanor of a kindly grandmother, but her warm smile masks a cruel cunning. In

to Asmodeus, which led to her becoming an archdevil worthy to rule Avernus. Mad Maggie is obsessed with Zariel’s cataclysmic saga and scours the wastelands of Avernus for more such relics. In the

Worshiping Phenax

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

hunting (see chapter 3). Somber ceremonies are intoned to bless the golden funeral masks the Returned wear. (RYAN BARGER) MYTHS OF PHENAX The tales told of Phenax’s deeds speak of his duplicity, cunning

time, the god concocted plot after plot to have his revenge on Nylea. Some tales claim that this embarrassment directly led to tragedy for Nylea’s favorite dryad companion, while others warn that Phenax’s revenge has only just begun.

First Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

dragon raids led by the cult, the treasure collection system, the crash or capture of Skyreach Castle, and the importance of the wyrmspeakers and dragon masks to the cult. If the party played through the

Outline

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Enclave requests that the adventurers help them investigate the aftermath of cult raids led by a green dragon in the Misty Forest—a dragon possibly controlled by one of the cult’s wyrmspeakers. That

over one of the dragon masks essential to Severin’s plans. The characters must infiltrate a cult stronghold and claim the mask, then save a nearby village from the blue dragon that means to take the

First Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

raids led by the cult, the treasure collection system, the crash or capture of Skyreach Castle, and the importance of the wyrmspeakers and dragon masks to the cult. If the party played through the

Expanded Ziggurat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

For each hour the party spends on this level, roll a d6. On a roll of 1, the characters encounter 1d4 + 1 cultists led by a cult fanatic looking for sacrifices. Each cult member wears a gold mask of

the nearest unoccupied space. The oily limbs attack the nearest creature. Treasure. Three of the chests contain gold masks of Zargon worth 50 gp each. Another contains a Spell Scroll of Evard’s Black

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

unknowable. The Athar are led by Factol Terrance (neutral good, human Athar null; see Morte’s Planar Parade). While many Defiers become bitter, Terrance remains compassionate, pointing wayward souls

behind masks, goggles, and scarves. Role in Sigil. An official role in Sigil is inimical to the faction’s philosophy. Instead, Wreakers masquerade as members of other factions, keeping tabs in case those

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

clothing — plain, dun-colored robes and sandals. Two of the clothing piles also include golden masks in the shape of scowling gargoyle faces. There are no other furnishings. A single window looks toward

the brother of Samular Caradoon, the founder of the Knights of Samular. The two of them fought bravely in the second Troll War. Renwick’s hunger for arcane knowledge eventually led him to prepare for

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