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Volo's Guide to Monsters
a talent for learning and memorizing details. Thus, ambitious kenku can excel as superb spies and scouts. A kenku who learns of clever schemes and plans devised by other creatures can put them to use
kenku make an easy living serving as messengers, spies, and lookouts for thieves’ guilds, bandits, and other criminal cartels. A network of kenku can relay a bird call or similar noise across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skill can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check to determine what, if anything, they recall about planar vortices and Mechanus chains. With a successful check, a character learns the appropriate lore
and all lore with a lower DC: DC 10: Planar vortices are incredibly destructive. No one can expect to enter a vortex and survive. DC 15: The chain is called a Mechanus chain. Such chains are crafted by
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with a beholder that has moved into the dragon’s domain.
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Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems.
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To repay a favor long owed to a
dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
slaad to wreak havoc in the gate-town of Automata than it is for even a horde of slaadi to accomplish anything in Mechanus itself. Celestial spies and Fiend assassins carry out subtle plots and
a Celestial and a Fiend arguing in a tavern while sharing a fine bottle of wine. Gate-Towns of the Outlands Town Gate Destination Automata Mechanus Bedlam Pandemonium Curst Carceri Ecstasy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Vistani Lore Vistani know or believe certain facts about their people and their surroundings. This common lore is summarized here. Characters can learn this information after earning a Vistana’s
Svalich Road passes through Strahd’s domain. Three settlements lie on the road like beads on a string: Krezk to the west, Vallaki in the heart of the valley, and Barovia to the east. Strahd has spies in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Waterdeep. His spies plucked the stone from the palace but were killed while trying to leave the city. The stone was stolen and passed from one hand to another like a common jewel until it wound up in the
modify that creature’s memory. A creature attuned to the stone can also extract information from the aboleth, including lore about Neverember’s vault. Built long ago by dwarves, the vault is warded
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
surrounding an adult emerald dragon;adult emerald dragon's lair.
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An adult emerald dragon spies on the adult red dragon who killed the emerald dragon’s mate, looking for weaknesses
through their lairs in multiple ways and set traps leading to yawning chasms or pools and flows of lava.
Emerald dragons take great pains to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Agora (JAMES RYMAN) Many settlements in Theros have a centrally located agora, or public forum, where artists perform, politicians give speeches, philosophers debate, vendors hawk their wares, and
and learning the latest news and gossip. The crowds attract less savory folk, like spies and thieves. Priests of Ephara often bless agoras because they are so central to civilized life in Theros, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
to engage in this grand endeavor. Are you miners, sculptors, artists? Or, I suspect, something else entirely?”
Moghadam the artificer manages the design and construction of the Tomb of Horrors from
the tomb is he who plans its construction.” Characters who have a chance to look around this area can also find calligrapher’s supplies; a forgery kit; spell scrolls of arcane lock, glyph of warding, and legend lore; a wand of secrets; and a strongbox containing 30 pp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
attracts numerous spies despite the inhospitable environment. Merely observing Mephistopheles’s disciples at work can provide insights into the nature of their research and the discoveries they have
archmages, including Mordenkainen, have at times found their way into this realm on a search for forgotten lore or in the hope of confirming a theory of arcane magic. Keeper of Arcane Souls Mephistopheles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
captured by his spies. Sibriexes are hoarders of forbidden lore, and this particular one has been a good source of information for Bel. It might know where Zariel’s spies hid the adamantine rods. To help
by Zariel’s spies. Once all nine rods are returned to him, Bel is willing to divulge the location of the Bleeding Citadel. Bel suggests that the characters speak to a sibriex that was recently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to dwelling in the libraries inside his iron palace. He employs a network of spies and informants to watch over anyone that might threaten him, a measure of his deep paranoia. Dispater has created an
search of any lost lore that could help to turn a soul to Dispater’s service. Such a secret could be a lost spell sought by a mighty archmage, who pledges fealty to Dispater in return for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Most of these mercenaries are Zhents, and where one finds the Zhentarim, one can also find Harper spies. The merchant princes have specific monopolies on all merchandise sold in the city. Characters in
relationships. He is naturally distrustful of everyone. Buying Beasts. Ifan Talro’a employs dozens of merchants throughout Port Nyanzaru who not only serve as his spies but also sell domesticated beasts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
queen’s court will not meddle in the affairs of the archfey or their domain. Archfey that do not pledge allegiance to one court or the other can find their domains overrun with Seelie or Unseelie spies
true friendship or grave need. 2 Covetous. The archfey hoards things they consider valuable and uses spies to find more of what they covet. The archfey never leaves their lair for fear that their hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
proxies, omens, and idols. Ancient Being Perks With the ancient being as your group’s patron, you gain the following perks. Azalin, the lich, spies on Castle Ravenloft Equipment. Your patron’s network
scroll. Research. Relying on an ancient being’s network of contacts, the being’s vast collection of lore, or perhaps the being’s direct teaching helps you unearth hidden secrets. If you can contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Deepkingdom’s lore. However, ultimate political and religious power is held by the Deepking and the lairds. Deepking Horgar Steelshadow V Deepking Horgar V ascended to the throne in 1372 DR. He is a
Sentries. The duergar power of invisibility plays a significant role in their society. The potential presence of unseen spies everywhere enforces honesty among duergar. Slaves rarely, if ever, talk or act
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Greyhawk by the archmage Zagig Yragerne. The newly freed Iuz aims to lay waste to the kingdoms, steadings, temples, and outposts of his rivals. To that end, Iuz’s spies are searching for powerful
vile creatures that serve him. Goals of Iuz. Install loyal operatives in settlements across Eastern Oerik, search libraries and vaults for lore pertaining to ancient and powerful magic, scour dungeons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Order Who Discover Laws to Find Truth Factol: Hashkar Headquarters: High Courts Aligned Plane: Mechanus Members: Con artists, lawyers, spellcasters Epithet: Guvners The Fraternity of Order examines
nonconformist rises from the ranks to light the path forward. The Hands of Havoc are champions of freedom and self-expression. Wreaker artists decorate bland buildings and forlorn structures throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
arises from Mechanus or a realm like it—a plane of existence shaped entirely by clockwork efficiency. You or someone from your lineage might have become entangled in the machinations of modrons, the
orderly beings who inhabit Mechanus. Perhaps your ancestor even took part in the Great Modron March. Whatever its origin within you, the power of order can seem strange to others, but for you, it’s part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and spies to enforce her will, Kaius, the vampire king of Karrnath, has a formidable army of living and undead soldiers under his command. Bureaucracy. Various departments compose the government, each
Realms, scholarly monks preside over the fortress-library of Candlekeep, overseen by a master of lore called the Keeper. Militocracy. Military leaders run the nation under martial law, using the army
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the ruins below the towers, and expeditions leave for Xen’drik every day. At any moment, dozens of sages, spies, and nobles around the city are searching for capable agents to help with their schemes
—a sinister cabal called the Closed Circle. This order specialized in transmutation and necromancy and dabbled in the forbidden lore of the daelkyr and the Dragon Below. It’s said that the members of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
neighboring realms where these evils are active. Scarlet Order The Scarlet Order is a monastic order of Suloise militarists whose spies and assassins have infiltrated many courts and castles throughout the
who seek to ward off illness Reptilian eye within a horizontal diamond Istus, Weaver of Our Fate* Mechanus Seers, advisers Spindle with three strands Iuz the Evil† Material Plane His subjects and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
barkers (spies) pass out handbills for the Oasis Theater
7 1d4 commoners herding 2d8 goats and one peacock (use the vulture stat block)
8 2d6 beggars (commoners)
9 1 Flaming Fist
Threats d10 Threat
1 2d4 giant rats
2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax
3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies)
4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
crimes 5 1d4 patriars (human nobles) and 2d8 guards 6 1d4 barkers (spies) pass out handbills for the Oasis Theater 7 1d4 commoners herding 2d8 goats and one peacock (use the vulture stat block) 8 2d6
patrol Table I: Outer City Threats d10 Threat 1 2d4 giant rats 2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax 3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies) 4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the Knowledgeable One. His awareness of all lore, not only that about the sea, is seemingly limitless. He is especially beloved by sea elves, dolphins, and elf sages. Most of Sashelas’s most devoted
beneath them: every shipwreck, every offering, and the wealth and knowledge of every seaside city swallowed by a giant wave are added to Sashelas’s ever-expanding library of lore. Knowledge that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
gemstones. Each of the thousands of gems holds a tiny figure. These individuals are spies, scholars, and foes of Shemeshka whom the arcanaloth keeps bound using the Resplendent Cage (see area P6b
the workings of their home plane, Mechanus. Shemeshka corroborates everything R04M told the characters in chapter 13. As soon as she has shared this information, or if she is forced into battle after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
each), eight paintings by famous artists (750 gp each), an onyx mountain goat statuette with garnets for eyes (250 gp), and a beautiful blue opal statuette depicting an archfey known as the Prince of
magic, detect thoughts, fire shield, fly, globe of invulnerability, ice storm, identify, knock, legend lore, lightning bolt, mage armor, magic missile, mind blank, mirror image, misty step, plane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
expedite their travels across the North (see the “Airship of a Cult” section in chapter 4, “The Chosen Path”). Suggested Encounter Klauth spies on trespassers from afar. If the characters harm his
have become nuisances once more, and that adventurers have their work cut out for them. As the characters travel through her forest, Old Gnawbone’s woodland spies (birds, rodents, and other harmless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
great knight named Aldith Tresendar, known as the Black Hawk. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check recognizes the sword and recalls this lore. Sir Aldith died fighting off the
nearby settlements for more materials for his workshop. However, the characters also find a letter rolled up and sealed with a wax symbol in the shape of a spider. Lord Albrek,
My spies in Neverwinter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, “We guard throne room!” Cog follows with, “Where your escort?” Characters can outwit the hill giants by concocting a believable lie, such as “We are spies for Princess Serissa, come to deliver
elemental, fabricate, legend lore, and stone shape. The rocks function like pages of a spellbook, but each weighs 600 pounds. A character who has a spellbook can record these spells in it. 26. Uthor’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
unicorn horn while reciting a poem called “The Witch Queen’s Cauldron.” Only Zybilna and the hags of the Hourglass Coven know the words to this poem, but a legend lore spell or similar magic can also
appendix C) who serve Zybilna as messengers and spies Treasure. Iggwilv’s Cauldron is an artifact, albeit one that its rightful owner would never part with. While she is trapped in stasis, Iggwilv can’t stop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
an avalanche as it attacks. Overlords and Minions. Blue dragons covet valuable and talented creatures whose service reinforces their sense of superiority. Bards, sages, artists, wizards, and assassins
creatures as informants, messengers, and spies. They are most interested in news about other red dragons, with which they compete constantly for status. When it requires servants, a red dragon demands






