measure such with only alive from for lives

Strahd's Animated Armor

Monsters Curse of Strahd

or value to anyone. The armor that Strahd wore into battle when he was alive lives on today as a headless, animated suit of plate armor. The armor is painted burgundy and adorned with golden angelic

Wastrilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

pollutes the waters around it. Its noxious presence even affects nearby sources of water when the demon travels on land. The corrupted water, which contains a measure of the demon’s essence

wastrilith risk their very souls. Those who drink the poisonous liquid might wither away until they finally die, or they remain alive only to become thralls of chaos and evil. To represent this

Nafik

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

enjoy eternal bliss in the afterlife while his priests are condemned to live out the rest of their lives imprisoned in his pyramid?” he thought. In his anger, Nafik turned to unholy grimoires

starvation loomed over Nafik and his priests. In a desperate measure, Nafik wrought a haphazard ritual on himself and his fellow priests, transforming them and himself into Undead. Heartless and corrupted

Splugoth the Returned

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

you get taken prisoner by a group of sociopathic adventurers who end up letting you die after you save their sorry lives. One minute, you’re a dead goblin named Splug. And then you’re alive

Soldier Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

War has been your life for as long as you care to remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the

solution is the best path to success. d6 Ideal 1 Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good) 2 Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just

Urchin Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

shaped by lives of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better

are like in the gutters. (Evil) 5 People. I help the people who help me — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral) 6 Aspiration. I’m going to prove that I’m worthy of a

Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

if they deal fairly with strangers, have Guild or government connections, or have either helped or denied the Gateguides in the past. Suggested Characteristics Urchins are shaped by lives

the gutters. (Evil) 5 People. I help the people who help me — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral) 6 Aspiration. I’m going to prove that I’m worthy of a better life

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

psionically manipulate the fundamental principles of the multiverse, from the force of gravity to the emanations of the Outer Planes. Their innate psionics give them a measure of control over how physical laws

parent. 3 A faerie dragon (older);violet faerie dragon is the playmate and guardian of an amethyst dragon wyrmling. 4 An amethyst dragon wyrmling lives alone in a lair, cared for by a cadre

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

allows her mortal followers to live out their lives provided they continue to hone their talents to increase their value. As a result, Zariel’s servants are universally effective, disciplined, and

. Zariel prefers to create images of intruders’ loved ones being burned alive. Zariel doesn’t need to concentrate on the spells, which end on initiative count 20 of the next round. Each

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

you care to remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the battlefield. You might have been part of a

Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good) 2 Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful) 3 Independence. When people follow orders

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits. Implacable Gods Hobgoblins revere two

Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own. Hobgoblins don’t build temples to their gods, lest

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight

represents both life and the grave. It is her worshipers that raise young orcs to be warriors, and then, at the end of their lives, take them to Yurtrus and Shargaas to be carried into death and the

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

me in dreams, and at times her voice whispers in the silence of my mind. As long as at least one of my sisters is alive, Kashtai will survive — and as long as she lives, she will fight il

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

individuals in a group typically number fewer than a dozen, consisting of siblings and their mates as well as a handful of offspring and an elder or two. A gang lives in and around a small enclosure

in a cowardly fashion; a bugbear that knows or feels itself to be in mortal danger is affected by a form of madness and will do anything, including trying to flee, in order to stay alive. Bugbears

Goldenfields Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Goldenfields Quest The Xelbrins were killed in their home when the giants bombarded the village (see “Nightstone,” area 4h). Morak recalls that the elderly couple had a son, Miros, who lives in

Goldenfields. Morak asks the characters to visit Goldenfields and let Miros know what has happened. If the Xelbrins’ tressym is still alive, Morak asks the characters to deliver it safely to Miros.

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

(Costs 2 Actions). Strahd makes one bite attack.With his mind sharp and his heart dark, Strahd von Zarovich is a formidable foe. Courage and lives beyond measure have been lost to him. Reread chapter 1

7. Forsaken Prison

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

pigments used to paint the tomb’s murals. The muralists drain him with tools crafted from the beaks of stirges, keeping him barely alive with healing magic. Nolzur is too weak to escape on his own, but

muralists to arrive here to collect more blood, for use in either area 3 or 10. Spending 2 charges also restores a measure of health to Nolzur, equivalent to the effect of a cure wounds spell.

Omu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Omu Unless the characters cleared out the Fane of the Night Serpent, Omu remains in the clutches of the yuan-ti. If Ras Nsi is still alive, he has no further use for the characters once the death

the item for their lives. If Fenthaza lives, Ras Nsi makes the mistake of putting her in charge of the team sent to kill the characters, and she offers the party a deal instead. If the characters

Kalashtar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

come to me in dreams, and at times her voice whispers in the silence of my mind. As long as at least one of my sisters is alive, Kashtai will survive—and as long as she lives, she will fight il

Kalashtar

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

come to me in dreams, and at times her voice whispers in the silence of my mind. As long as at least one of my sisters is alive, Kashtai will survive — and as long as she lives, she will fight il

Gods of Har'Akir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, who sows despair and discord The Dark Powers have granted a measure of power to Ankhtepot’s false gods. Clerics who worship one of Har’Akir’s gods or the pantheon as a whole receive power as if they

worshiped a true deity that offers the death domain. Despite their distinct roles, traditions, and places within the lives of Har’Akir’s people, these gods are all especially aloof, cryptic, morbid, and supportive of the pharaoh’s rule.

Cleric

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

folk in the world who revere a deity live their lives without ever being directly touched by a divine being. As such, they can never know what it feels like to be a cleric — someone who is not only a

devout worshiper, but who has also been invested with a measure of a deity’s power. The question has long been debated: Does a mortal become a cleric as a consequence of deep devotion to one’s deity

Rise of the Storm Lord

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

and a stitched leather eyepatch. “You have failed your lord!” he cries in a voice that shakes the heavens. Faced with a god, any cultists of Talos still alive prostrate themselves on the decks

, and even the undead withdraw back into the ship. If Fheralai Stormsworn still lives, Talos demands that she explains her failures to him. If the party advised her on what to say to her god, she may

Occupants of the Tower

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

to be the new elder sage, Shalfey still lives, so the tattoos on Piyarz’s arms haven’t changed. Piyarz covers his arms when he’s around the Griswill Garrison and the hostel staff, worried they’ll

sanctum, Shalfey remains the true head of the tower. His only surviving confidant is Hadley, who runs the tower’s ferry. Hadley knows Shalfey still lives; he feigns loyalty to Piyarz while subtly

Denizens of the Underworld

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

. The result of these forms of spiritual weathering divides the dead into the following groups: Neoli are newcomers to the Underworld—vibrant spirits who remember their lives and, in many cases, are

coming to terms with death. Glazers are vacant, misery-worn souls who have endured decades of existence in the Underworld. Most have spent far more time dead than they did alive and remember life as

Facing Manshoon

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

keeps him hidden, and the characters can thwart him by furnishing his enemies with proof that he’s alive (after a fashion) and operating in Waterdeep. When it comes to Manshoon clones, deciding to

“let the city deal with it” is a wise course of action. If the characters find themselves at the evil wizard’s mercy, Manshoon will gladly trade their pitiful lives for the Stone of Golorr and the keys

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

disintegrating hull in a race for their lives. If Krell or his minions are still alive, they present an additional obstacle because they also don’t want to go down with the ship. In order for the characters to

drowning almost all of its living occupants. To say that the Emperor now has a skeleton crew would be an overstatement. Of all the cultists who escaped the island, only a single evil druid remains alive

Bone Naga

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

Bone Naga Deathless Serpentine Mind Bender Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Relics Viko Menezes Nagas are immortal but not invincible, and powerful magic can end their lives. Bone nagas are skeletal

them, serving their creators as tireless guards and sharing the lore they collected in life. Undeath disrupts the perfect memory bone nagas enjoyed while alive, leaving them with gaps in their memories

Xanathar

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

Xanathar Xanathar is the name given to the beholder crime lord that lives in the dungeons under Waterdeep. It isn’t the first beholder to claim this mantle, nor will it be the last. Like all

fleeting, though, as the beholder is quick to distrust those who finagle their way into its good graces. Xanathar lives in a dungeon under Skullport, a subterranean settlement connected to

Halfling Rogue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

—tried to have you killed. You escaped, barely alive and thanking Tymora, the goddess of good fortune, for your luck. You fled Phandalin, almost penniless and with only the tools of your trade to your

, maybe on all the Redbrands. And you just got a tip that might help you: someone named Halia Thornton also has it out for the Redbrands. She lives in Phandalin, which means showing your face to the

Order in a Sea of Chaos

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

Strong-minded philosophers and austere ascetics, the githzerai pursue lives of rigid order. Their society focuses on enhancing the potential of the mind through meditation, education, and physical

tests. The most accomplished among them stand as exemplars of the githzerai’s monastic principles, but even those who perform mundane duties in a community have a significant measure of the same mental

Ruthless Reigar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Ruthless Reigar Because of their exploits earlier in this adventure, the characters have unknowingly made an enemy of Hastain, a chaotic evil reigar (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) who lives in a small

yours. It isn’t every day I get to witness the destruction of a planet. I promise, it will end beautifully—even if you’re not alive to see it.” Hastain uses Summon Duplicate on their second turn in

Wastrilith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

cruelty. A wastrilith pollutes the waters around it. Its noxious presence even affects nearby sources of water when the demon travels on land. The corrupted water, which contains a measure of the

wastrilith risk their very souls. Those who drink the poisonous liquid might wither away until they finally die, or they remain alive only to become thralls of chaos and evil. To represent this

Wastrilith

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

measure of the demon’s essence, responds to its commands — perhaps hardening to prevent foes from escaping, or erupting in a surge that drags would-be victims into its reach. Silent Corrupters. Creatures

that ingest water that has been corrupted by a wastrilith risk their very souls. Those who drink the poisonous liquid might wither away until they finally die, or remain alive only to become a thrall

The Long View

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

ago that are distant or even ancient history to humans might have been experienced firsthand by many elves who are still alive. And an elf’s memory of such events is likely more accurate than a well

lives. It’s a rare elf who forms strong relationships with people of other races, particularly those whose life spans are much shorter. Humans like to believe that elves don’t form close bonds with

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