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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5
Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair of a
a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
2
An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Winged God Adventure for Level 3 Characters Situation. A few weeks ago, a Red Dragon Wyrmling drove a band of kobolds out of their warren to claim the place as its lair. Now some of the kobolds
are causing trouble in the Cairn Hills. They’re raiding merchants, hoping the dragon will allow them to return home as its loyal servants. Hook. A merchant named Nondy Barducks (a Lawful Neutral, gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
unload some of the treasures they might be carrying. Nonmagical weapons, armor, and shields can be purchased in the Blade Bazaar. Merchant Madness Characters who look around the bazaar notice a number of
odd things: A duergar merchant can’t stop insulting customers when they are trying to sell something, but becomes a picture of politeness when they want to buy. A number of duergar merchants give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
look ungainly, but each can carry tons of trade goods. The characters land at the easternmost inlet if they arrive at Gracklstugh by way of the Darklake, near the Ghohlbrorn’s Lair inn. If they instead
arrived through a gate and successfully bribed Gorglak, they might come here looking for his contact, Werz Saltbaron. Assassins Interrupted The characters spot a male duergar merchant at the end of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
distractions. But make sure the scenes are fun, or the group might ignore them (especially Lucas — he’ll want to be all business). A merchant offers them one apple each. He says that local apples
tasted better before the thessalhydra arrived. That’s why he’s sure the monster’s lair is in the apple orchards to the north. A traveling priest says that often lesser monsters worship bigger ones. There
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Merchant Council, the Keepers of the Flame, Clan Cairngorm, the Gray Ghosts, and others
The cavern housing Gracklstugh is split in two by a rift called Laduguer’s Furrow, after the duergar patron god
. The Wyrmsmith’s lair and the cavern complex the stone giants of Cairngorm Clan call home both connect to these districts.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
? No one ever found her sword, Leafwarden. It’s probably still in the dragon’s lair.” [True; Leafwarden is in the dragon’s hoard in area L7.] 5 “There’s a strange man in the forest with green skin and
animate bones. Death-at-Sunset was probably too wicked to die only once.” [Partially true; dracoliches exist, but Death-at-Sunset isn’t one.] Traveling Merchant A traveling merchant named Sunny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Darklake District The Darklake District gives an illusion of openness. The streets are relatively wide to allow for merchant carts and wagons to pass, and the buildings aren’t as crowded around
they wish to sell anything they might be carrying with them. For gossip and a meal, the Shattered Spire tavern is recommended, while lodging for non-duergar can be had at the Ghohlbrorn’s Lair inn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and then are found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5 Giant lizards drawn to the lair of a
of their lair.
Young Emerald Dragon Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 A young emerald dragon has befriended a stone giant, who is teaching the dragon giant folklore.
2 A young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
as a “Duergar Patrol” encounter instead. Random Encounters in Gracklstugh d20 Encounter 1–2 Abusive duergar guards 3–4 deep gnome (svirfneblin) merchant* 5–7 derro rioters* 8–9 drow emissary* 10–12
merchant and shouting accusations of heresy. Any Underdark native accompanying the party urges the characters not to intervene on the merchant’s behalf, telling them this isn’t their business and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
support for an orc horde or a hobgoblin army. Another could serve as a hunting companion for a hill giant chief, or guard the entrance to a lamia’s lair. The manticores’ greatest territorial rivals
. “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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the characters is an epic liar who can convince the guards the party is a legitimate diplomatic or trade delegation. Anyone with a merchant or criminal background has heard rumors that the Zhentarim
guide them to a deserted pier where they can dock quietly. He warns them that they have to keep a low profile and head directly to the only inn in the city devoted to outsiders. The Ghohlbrorn’s Lair is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the count’s plots and infamy. Strahd’s depravity takes physical form in the vampire’s lair, Castle Ravenloft. The castle is itself a notorious legend intrinsic to the count’s terror. The Mists often
and drain the blood of nonbelievers in his name.
3 A merchant working for a mysterious patron hires the party to recover the bones of Tatsaul Eris, a noble buried in the catacombs of Castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rivalry between two merchant families escalates from mischief to mayhem. 6 A new sinkhole has revealed a long-buried dungeon thought to hold treasure. 7 Miners discovered an underground ruin and were
that has just established a lair. Levels 5–10 Adventure Situations 1d20 Situation 1 A group of cultists has summoned a demon to wreak havoc in the city. 2 A rebel lures monsters to the cause with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
in the employ of a powerful merchant, mage, or monarch who sent the character to Lord Neverember as a favor. Neverember needed the character’s help to handle growing problems with undead in
lair. While examining the items, the character stumbled upon a Cubic Gate that sent them to Neverwinter. The character agreed to work for Lord Neverember in exchange for the spellcasting services they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
annoying merchant — is set ablaze. Like the flames they adore, Eternal Flame cultists are quick to act. In a fight, they rarely take prisoners or retreat; they strive to be like an ever-advancing
, Performance +8
Damage Immunities fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Ignan, Infernal
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP), or 12 (8,400 XP) with lair actions
Funeral Pyre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Azure Sea, merchant vessels can reach almost every important trading realm in the world of Greyhawk. Shipwrecks The waters of the Azure Sea have claimed many ships, whether through natural causes or as
. Unfortunately for treasure seekers, a giant crab makes its lair in the boat’s remains. Escape. This sailing ship was a renowned blockade runner before it was run down and destroyed by ships of the Sea Princes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ESCAPE
Buppido has a secret agenda in Gracklstugh. If he is still with the party, the derro looks for the first opportunity to slip away and return to his hidden lair and “shrine” in the Whorlstone
making it inside the city, the characters must tread carefully, as the duergar use the slightest pretext to arrest them. Even trying to haggle with a duergar merchant might inspire a call for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Attempts to salvage a sunken merchant ship are being thwarted by a bronze dragon who claims “finder’s rights.”
2 Betrayed by corrupt city officials, a bronze dragon is punishing the city by
seeks anyone who can help obtain justice.
4 A bronze dragon wyrmling has chosen a lair filled with poisonous snakes, admiring the elegance with which they slither through the flooded tunnels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the dour leader of the Crushing Wave cult. He is embittered by a life of suffering at the hands of others. Pirates killed his family when he was young, he was forced into servitude aboard a merchant
Resistances cold
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Aquan, Common
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP), or 13 (10,000 XP) with lair actions
Amphibious. Gar can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hags Hags delight in bringing ruin and misery to the world. Malevolence is such a core part of a hag that it shapes her physical form and molds her magical powers. Annis Hag Annis hags lair in
easily tear a grown man apart, they love hunting children, preferring their flesh above all others. They use the flayed skin of such victims to make supple leather, and a hag’s lair often shows the signs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
relish combat challenges, introduce them to the merchant Ginder Nanik, who pleads with the characters to go slay the dragon. Steer them to Catacus if they’d enjoy the treasure hunt of gathering ingredients
that the characters must coat their weapons in the concoction and injure the dragon with those weapons until he retreats to his lair and enters a magical slumber. (The dragon retreats when he has taken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
roof. West of the double door are two unused merchant stalls with torn canopies. Tucked under some icy stairs in the northwest corner is a slender wooden hut with a crescent moon carved into its flimsy
trembles in Kadroth’s presence. Mere knows about the cult’s allegiance to Levistus and its animus toward the duergar. Mere has also met the albino tiefling wizard who has made a lair for herself in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
for something that makes him lucid again. A merchant whose child is deathly ill might go to the hag for a cure. The common element in these situations is that the mortals approach the hag for help
not hesitate to use promises or bribes to defuse the situation. For instance, most treasures in a hag’s lair are useless without her knowledge of how to identify and handle them, so she might offer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
lair (or out spreading wildfires around the countryside) and the githyanki leader in suspended animation, the naga enjoys unimpeded access to the first tier of the gardens. The naga captured the last
strewn across the floor. Murals showing humans laboring in the gardens decorate the walls of these three connected chambers.
Four Yuan-ti Malisons (Type 3) lair in these chambers, which once belonged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
of the Azorius Senate to sidestep a checkpoint, or transform into a Tin Street merchant to deceive a passing noble. His true form might be that of a doppelganger or some other creature; no one has ever
difficulty of such an encounter, consider the lair to be one additional creature of challenge rating 1.
Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the Golgari group takes a lair action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
provide ample room to sit or lay down.
This cave is the lair of a giant octopus. It spends most of its time hunting, so it has only a ten percent chance each hour to be in its lair. Submerged
smell of brine battles with the stench of decay.
Seven ghouls and a ghast gnaw on the bones in this cave. When a creature enters their lair, the ghouls dive in to devour it and escape confinement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Areas of the Lair The following areas correspond to the labels on map 5.1. This lair has two levels connected by staircases and secret doors. View Player Version X1. Staircase of Eyes Characters are
most likely to enter Xanathar’s lair by this route: a spiral staircase accessible from the Castle Ward’s sewers and hidden behind a secret door. This staircase circumvents a more difficult route
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
targets a certain kind of merchant, or a doppelganger kidnapping and impersonating one noble after another. Step by Step. In pursuit of its goal, the villain carries out a specific set of actions in a
adventurers bait the vampire with a chest of jewels stolen from its lair. As an added twist, you decide that the vampire’s true goal is to retrieve a necklace among the jewels. The necklace is set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
womb of darkness, the devil’s lair: the one place to which he must return.
The treasure lies in Strahd’s tomb (chapter 4, area K86). Stars (Clubs) 1 of Stars—Transmuter Go to a place of dizzying
the glassblower’s workshop in the Wizard of Wines winery (chapter 12, area W10). 4 of Coins—Merchant Seek a cask that once contained the finest wine, of which not a drop remains.
The treasure lies in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
settlements clustered around the twin bays on the southern shore. Caves in the mountain’s peak serve as a lair for Arveiaturace, the white wyrm known to sailors as Iceclaws because of her habit of
recently reoccupied Ironslag and seeks to reignite its adamantine forge. See chapter 8, “Forge of the Fire Giants,” for more information on this location. Iymrith’s Lair The blue dragon Iymrith has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
blights on a successful check. These plant monsters are hungry and fight until destroyed. One round after these blights attack, the twig blights in area U1 join the fray. Treasure. A merchant who once
, along with 23 gp and 35 sp. U7: Old Tower Hex Sharpe A formidable green dragon named Venomfang has found a new lair At the top of the hill stands a round tower with a cottage attached. Both are in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
1 join the fray. Treasure A merchant who once lived here had a chest full of coins hidden under the flagstone floor of his home. A thorough search of the interior of the eastern cottage and a
dragon named Venomfang has recently claimed the tower, having passed over Thundertree while searching Neverwinter Wood for a suitable lair. The giant spider corpses are the former residents of the tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the stone giant statistics, without Stone Camouflage) that is hunchbacked and twisted, and has only one good eye. He is thoroughly wicked, strong, and remorseless. In his lair, he is never without his
table, two stools, torches, and a ring of keys that open four of the five cell doors. The cells, from left to right, have the following occupants: First Cell. A human merchant (noble), taken prisoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
walls that can be yanked out of place to release a surge of water down the main passage of the lair. If the goblins in area H7 are warned about the approaching characters, they start knocking away the
crates provide half cover to any creature fighting or hiding behind them. Most are marked with the image of a blue lion—the symbol of the Lionshield Coster, a merchant company with a warehouse and trading