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Norker

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, norkers are tough humanoids whose long, sharp fangs and thick, bony exoskeletons make them well-suited to the ranks of hobgoblin armies. Unfortunately for their would-be masters, norkers are rebellious

. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long-lost god may have been Maglubiyet's first conquest

Norker War Leader

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

for their would-be masters, norkers are rebellious, truculent, and prone to indolence unless watched with a keen eye and a hand that is quick to snap a whip. Denizens of the Deep Earth. In the ancient

days, norkers were found deep within the earth. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

wealth and power with a bitter mix of longing, regret, and shame, seeking always to replace the grandest treasures they once possessed. Simple coins, gems, or trade goods do nothing to satisfy the

killed or driven away. Calculating Masters. When a fog giant accumulates followers, it sets them to the task of rebuilding the giant’s collection of wondrous, expensive treasures. Its favored

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effect.Wearing fearsome masks, duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions with ease

of frustration and despair is not always easy. Similarly, duergar tend to be very community-minded—in the Underdark, all must cooperate to survive. Among the duergar of the Forgotten Realms

Criminal / Spy Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you. Variant Criminal: Spy Although your capabilities are not much different

always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong. 2 I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. 3 The first thing I do in a

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

great unknown. NISHREK AND THE ETERNAL WAR Orcs believe that if they die with honor, their spirits go to the plane of Acheron, the Infinite Battlefield — specifically the layer of Nishrek

subsist on this sort of prey and booty for quite some time. War Wagons Orcs pillage and scavenge wherever they go — everything is loot, and loot is always something to be proud of. In order to

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

with opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities. You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse

… compared … to me. 7 I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. 8 I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets. d6 Ideal

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes. 3 It’s always been about money. You’re not paid what you’re worth

, working for someone who has more than they deserve. But the Guild offered you a way to fix that. You keep doing what you’ve always done — guard work, dock labor, business accounting &mdash

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Emerald Enclave: Maintaining balance in the natural order and combating the forces that threaten that balance is the twofold goal of the Emerald Enclave. Those who serve the faction are masters

to be knowledgeable in History, and can always rely on the aid of the governments that are part of the Alliance, plus other leaders and groups who uphold the Alliance’s ideals. The Zhentarim

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses. Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their

. Second, kobolds are always on the lookout for magic that might help them free their imprisoned god, Kurtulmak. Typical kobolds don’t know how to use a wand, a spellbook, or anything with more

Ice Devil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

reason. Ice devils usually lurk in frozen realms, particularly the frigid layer of Cania in the Nine Hells. Part of the charm of ice devils is that they always think they’re smarter than you. Mmm

emotion to indulge in their own malicious interpretations of logic. For them, the multiverse is a puzzle that must be solved to benefit them, their masters, and the Nine Hells. Ice devils act

Wizardry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

serves them well in this pursuit. Not all elven communities embrace wizardry, but most worlds of the multiverse have at least one community of elves in which the spellcasters are renowned as masters. In

some worlds, elves are even credited with the invention of the art of wizardry. Elves are often seen as masters of magic because of how easily it comes to them, but the mightiest of their mages are

Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Layers The Nine Hells has nine layers. The first eight are ruled by archdevils who answer to Asmodeus, the archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. Collectively, the rulers of the Hells are called the

layer to the next. Only the most courageous adventurers can withstand the torment and horror of that journey. The Layers of the Nine Hells table summarizes each layer; detailed descriptions of these

Nagas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

history. When this race died out, the nagas deemed themselves the rightful inheritors of their masters’ treasures and magical lore. Industrious and driven, nagas occasionally venture out from their

evolution. Though cooperation between them is rare, nagas and yuan-ti sometimes set aside their differences to work toward common objectives. However, yuan-ti always chafe under a naga’s authority. Immortal Nature. A naga doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Levistus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Plane has led to speculation that Stygia was not always a layer of the Hells, but was previously a world on the Material Plane. Its inhabitants, facing annihilation, are said to have pledged their

, Levistus, both occupy strange positions in the hierarchy. Stygia is a frozen wasteland of mysterious origin, a churning, murky sea covered in a thick layer of ice. Where the ice gives way to open water

Rakshasa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Rakshasa Millions of years before the rise of the humanoid races, the rakshasas of Eberron ruled a civilization that spanned Khorvaire. Masters of combat, the rakshasas of Eberron wield their weapons

with demonic fury, rushing into battle seeking vengeance against those who bound their fiendish masters. Rakshasas are described in the Monster Manual. A martial variant—the zakya rakshasa—is

What Is Avernus?

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

they hurl themselves against infernal legions of devils. Avernus was not always the blasted, war-torn battlefield it is today. Long ago, it was a plane of lush gardens and bucolic beauty created by

Asmodeus to tempt mortals. The intrusion of the River Styx followed by endless waves of slavering demons destroyed this paradise, leaving layer upon layer of bones, ruins, and shattered war machines

Merregon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

legionnaire has a metal mask bolted to its head. Markings on the mask indicate the only elements of the wearer’s identity that matter: its commander and the layer of the Nine Hells it serves. Fearless

from no fight. Merregons can't speak, and their telpathy is one-to-one. Their orderly ranks are easily confused if you slay their shouting masters. Merregon Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil

Beastlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

failed saves, the transformation can be undone only by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic. Layers of the Beastlands Layer Description Krigala The River Oceanus is a strong torrent flowing

invigorated and more vital—their minds more alert, their reflexes sharpened, and their strides quickened. Hunger pangs are acute, but food and drink taste better than ever before. Sleep is always deep and

The Infernal Hierarchy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

of sulfurous smoke or dissolves into a pool of ichor, instantly returning to its home layer, where it reforms at full strength. Devils that die in the Nine Hells are destroyed forever — a fate that

. High-level promotions are almost always based on merit, such as when a bone devil that distinguishes itself in battle is transformed into a horned devil by the archdevil it serves. A devil is seldom

Chaos Incarnate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Demonweb Pits with three eyes and vestigial wings. A chasme might appear on the layer of Azzagrat possessing the ability to belch forth clouds of flies. If a demon survives for centuries, it

discuss such matters use the term “layer” to define a certain part of this infinite expanse. That nomenclature, to the extent that it implies a particular configuration, is misleading. The Abyss is a

Alterations to Magic

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

engaging in telepathic communication always have the feeling that they are being listened in on or watched by some infernal presence, even if an archdevil isn’t eavesdropping on their communication

weapon also runs the risk of being overheard in Avernus. Rings of mind shielding work the same in Avernus as they do on any other plane and are highly valuable items in the Nine Hells, coveted by all fiends to avoid the prying minds of their masters.

Dark Duchess Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the Captain’s Cabin. The door to area D8 is covered in a thick layer of ice, which the characters need to remove if they want to get inside. Using a miner’s pick or similar tool, a character can chip

see the treasure under the topmost layer of ice, and each layer of ice takes 1 hour to get through using a miner’s pick or similar tool and twice as long using fire. Chipping or melting away each ice

Cleric Subclass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

sustain all life in the multiverse. Clerics who tap into this domain are masters of healing, using that life force to cure many hurts. Existence itself relies on the positive energy associated with this

Hit Points on the turn you cast the spell. The additional Hit Points equal 2 plus the spell slot’s level. Level 3: Life Domain Spells Your connection to this divine domain ensures you always have

Welcome to Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

and pulp adventure while adding a layer of noir intrigue. Stories don’t always end well, and there isn’t a perfect answer to every problem. The Last War turned old allies into bitter enemies and

Arborea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, beating the tree-lined paths with heavy winds. The storms pass within minutes and leave behind warm arcs of sunlight filtering through the forest canopy. Music always seems to be playing in the distance

; sometimes it originates from groups of elf musicians, but just as often the faint tune is merely the wind curling through the boles of the great trees. Layers of Arborea Layer Description

Manticore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

so, asking for a tribute or sacrifice equal to its loss of food. Monstrous Relationships. Manticores serve wicked masters that treat them well and provide regular prey. A manticore might provide aerial

. “Manticores love the taste of human flesh. That’s why, on trips through the mountains, I always travel with human guards.” — Marthok Uldarr, dwarf copper merchant Manticore Large monstrosity, lawful

Erinyes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

devils, the erinyes are fierce and disciplined warriors. Sweeping down from the skies, they bring swift death to creatures that have wronged their masters or defied the edicts of Asmodeus. The

can use the rope in place of two of the attacks. Legends tell that the first erinyes were angels that fell from the Upper Planes because of temptation or misdeed. Erinyes are always willing to take

Factions of Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

leads on potential new routes. Expendable outsiders hired as caravan guards always take point and receive little aid or support from the caravan masters. Despite these unfair assignments, the duergar

the best thirty-six savants are admitted into the council, and succession almost always includes an incumbent member’s demise. The savants control members of some duergar clans through magic and

Casino Pit Masters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Casino Pit Masters A pit master presides over each room of the Red Belvedere. (The rooms of the casino are displayed on map 8.1.) The characters must gain favor with at least one pit master to access

A) and the master of the casino’s fighting pit. He relishes bloodshed, and his laughter booms over the gore-stained arena. Khai fancies himself the strongest of the pit masters, and he chafes under

Mind Flayer Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Mind Flayer Lairs In the lair of a mind flayer colony, the safety and security of its residents is all-important. As a result, illithid lairs are always well hidden and well defended, almost always

battle. Elder Brain Resting Pool Usually centrally located, the lair’s resting pool is where the elder brain holds court in its brine pool, protected by a nearly impenetrable layer of a glass-like

Ribcage

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

Avernus, the war-torn first layer of the Nine Hells. Clever Fiends and mages can change the gate’s destination, warping the pillar into an icy mirror that leads to the glacial layer of Cania or a noxious

cloud leading to the rotting bog of Minauros. Only Asmodeus, Archduke of Nessus, can link the pillar to the lowest layer of the Nine Hells. In addition to the obsidian walls that surround the citadel

Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

each time the front line of the war moves. The devils are in control of Avernus at present, though the fighting goes on (as it always does) in isolated locales throughout the layer. Adventurers able to

to recover in the depths of Nessus, Asmodeus installed her on Avernus as his champion and new lord of that layer. A Fighting General When Zariel supplanted the pit fiend Bel as the ruler of Avernus

The Rank and File

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

serve as lord of a layer hold the title of Duke or Duchess (rank 12). Atop the hierarchy at rank 13 stand the Lords of the Nine, arrayed from topmost layer to bottommost, with Asmodeus holding sway over

, except devils see themselves not as wolves but as shepherds. Shepherds fleece sheep by the season and slaughter them as needed. A shepherd likely kills the wolves that threaten its sheep. But then again, shepherds always expect to lose a few sheep. If you were a sheep, would you trust your shepherd?

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