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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Pack Tactics. The Returned has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the Returned’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated
such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for Returned masks is rare, as the items are effectively another sapient being’s face
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
unfamiliar with work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be an honest, hard-working
; without question, and any corruption among guards or government officials tends to work in your favor, not against you—at least until you make some effort to expose it.
Variant Noble: Knight
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Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
have heard of the strange skyships the Halruaans sail, and a few know of the tales that even the least of their people can work magic.
Halruaans usually make their journeys into Faerûn for
they use for everyone who shares your origin.
The folk of Kara-Tur occasionally travel to Faerûn as diplomats or to forge trade relations with prosperous merchant cartels. You might have come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, active in the residential district of Vallia Towers. The members of this gang often target people with violent attacks meant to disfigure their faces. Lower Central attracts nonconformists, artists, and
radicals. Most of these folk hold nonviolent ideals that contribute to the ward’s peacefulness, but at least one cult devoted to a radiant idol (described in Eberron: Rising from the Last War) meets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Scholarly Standing Academics live and die by their reputation. Some stand as embodiments of their fields of expertise, others might be considered con artists who stigmatize whole academic fields
. 6 Fraud. For right or wrong, many in the academic community believe you have invented at least some of your “findings” to earn attention.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Merchants’ Ward The western half of the city is called the Merchants’ Ward because it’s the site of the Grand Souk and because many of the merchant princes’ villas are there. In general, this is the
upper-class section of the city. The majority of the city’s merchants and traders actually live and work in the Market Ward. 4. Goldenthrone This palace serves as the meeting place for the merchant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
) check or offers a merchant at least 1 gp, a merchant adds that the Ashen Heirs were looking for a magic vessel of some sort, and the last shop owner they attacked was Emad the rug merchant. The
highest check notices a halfling merchant watching them from the doorway of one of the bazaar’s shops. This is Emad, and he slips inside his shop as soon as he’s noticed. Emad’s Rug Shop Emad is a middle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
least half of the checks succeed, the characters manage to keep the herd together, and the wyverns move on to easier pickings. If the checks fail, the herd breaks up, leaving many goats vulnerable to
could make from the merchant. They can split up and each go after one of the groups of goats that split off. That means, however, that half the group must fight one wyvern, and the other half must fight the other, and they are 3000 feet away from each other, likely unable to help each other.
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->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Tavern Patrons The Low Lantern attracts the city’s least affluent residents, as well as foreign merchants and sailors with coin to lose. Patrons who are present during the characters’ initial visit
merchant ship called the Golden Gull, owned by the Irlentree patriar family Jorunn Nighbury (neutral human commoner), a shy horse breeder employed by the Belt patriar family but burdened by gambling debt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Crime Sometimes it pays to be bad. This activity gives a character the chance to make some extra cash, at the risk of arrest. Resources. A character must spend one week and at least 25 gp gathering
are successful, the character earns the full value of the loot. Loot Value DC Value 10 50 gp, robbery of a struggling merchant 15 100 gp, robbery of a prosperous merchant 20 200 gp, robbery of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
abilities to cloak themselves and watch from afar. When an emerald dragon is old enough, the dragon might take on the guise of a creature that can blend in with the local population, or at least get
disguised as a human merchant prince.
5
An adult emerald dragon shows an emerald dragon wyrmling how to safely observe Humanoids without being detected.
6
An adult emerald dragon keeps a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
The Cartophile Anaxi Zephries is a wealthy gnome merchant and sage. He is well known for his vast collection of maps, which cover the known world, pocket dimensions, routes across the planes, and
the characters the services of a number of hirelings in his employ — and insists that at least one of those hirelings accompany the party, to serve as custodian of his maps and materials. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
merchant family based in the nearby village of Oakhurst. Kerowyn Hucrele, the matriarch of the family, offers salvage rights to you and your team if you can find and return with the two lost members
of her family—or at least return the gold signet rings worn by the missing brother and sister. She also offers a reward of 125 gp per signet ring, per character. If the characters bring back the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
an accomplished gnome map merchant named Anaxi Zephries, known as “the Cartophile.” Information collected by Anaxi over the years has traced Kwalish’s route into the Barrier Peaks — at least up to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Summerwise against Xandala, or at least get information from it that they can use to thwart Xandala’s plan or to aid Artus. Help a Dyeing Man. Omala (N male Chultan human commoner) is a master colorist at
grim warning. He wishes to atone for his crime and seeks an audience with Kwayothé, the merchant prince who controls the legal sale of fruit. Fearing for his life, Omala asks the adventurers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
.
Over the decades, millions of people have played D&D, and scores of writers, game designers, and artists have made their mark on it through its various editions. When our team released the current
Cleric, a magical Wizard, or something else—and then solve problems, fight monsters, and visit wondrous places. There’s no winning and losing in D&D, at least not the way those terms are usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
hat; wolf’s tooth necklace; and violin, which he calls Bleeding Heart. Hungry for Fame. Despite being Darklord, Harkon Lukas numbers among the least feared of Kartakass’s people. He ever seeks to win
Kartakass. The Old Kartakan Inn and Taverna. Lukas owns this intimate, traditional tavern in Skald. Nightly, either Harkon Lukas (if he’s in town) or new artists under his tutelage perform here. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Charlatan, Criminal, Entertainer, Guide, Sailor, Scribe, Soldier, Wayfarer Constitution Charlatan, Criminal, Farmer, Guide, Hermit, Merchant, Sage, Soldier Intelligence Acolyte, Artisan, Criminal
, Guard, Merchant, Noble, Sage, Scribe Wisdom Acolyte, Farmer, Guard, Guide, Hermit, Sage, Sailor, Scribe, Wayfarer Charisma Acolyte, Charlatan, Entertainer, Hermit, Merchant, Noble, Wayfarer Record
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
mortician. Balance The Merchant; Most Prominent in Late Winter A scale made of stars represents the Balance. The constellation’s brightest star forms the fulcrum on which the plates of the scale rest
family, run a professional guild, or rise to prominence in a temple. Key The Child; Prominent in Late Spring Many artists’ interpretations of this constellation show a child holding a silver Key in one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
churning with rough waters. In the surrounding fields, warriors and martial artists hone their skills. As you near, your mimir chimes as its eyes brim with a swirling, blue-green light.
The people of
succeed on at least two DC 17 Constitution ability checks. Even if a character loses, they earn Bkol’s respect, and he reduces his price to 50 gp. Once Bkol and the Courier are hired, they and their crew of eight rowers (chaotic good guards) are ready to leave at the characters’ convenience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, including one of the city’s current merchant princes. (Ekene-Afa gained fame and fortune as a gladiator before retiring from the arena to become a trader and politician.) Events are held on most afternoons
Hill. The chief priest of Waukeen in Port Nyanzaru is Sibonseni, Mother of Prosperity (LN female Chultan priest). She is one of the city’s most influential residents after the merchant princes, and she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
burglars, con artists, smugglers, and other criminals. When a situation calls for physical violence, the Boromars usually hire freelancers—members of the Sharn Guard or agents of House Tarkanan. The
safer to be an ally of the syndicate, or at least to stay out of its way, than it is to be its enemy—and it’s more lucrative to boot. The following groups count themselves among the Boromar Clan’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
involved in very different sorts of investigations. Lower Sharn means poor clients and lawless streets. Middle Sharn means merchant rivalries and better pay. Upper Sharn means uncovering the secrets
inquisitives charge at least 2 GP per day, plus expenses—and the use of magic can increase that cost significantly. The inquisitives best at finding lost people and things belong to the Finders Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
“rain cloud balloon” while posing as a merchant. She is actually a burglar working for Bavlorna’s sister, Endelyn Moongrave. Charm has come to Downfall to steal treasure from under Bavlorna’s nose
electrically charged storm clouds for at least 10 minutes. Once charged, the balloon can stay airborne for 8 hours, moving at up to 8 miles per hour. If the balloon loses its charge while aloft, it plummets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. There’s a legend about a merchant who tried to cut a korred’s hair with golden shears. The korred fed him those shears, from his swallow to his sitter.
— Volo
Korred
Small Fey, Chaotic Neutral
Perception 15
Languages Dwarvish, Gnomish, Sylvan, Terran, Undercommon
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Command Hair. The korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. As a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in any meaningful way — at least not publicly — but try (at least nominally) to curb its influence where and how they can. I lost count of how many gangs claim territory in the Lower and Outer City
. Though at one time a wealthy merchant or powerful adventurer might hope to advance to the ranks of the patriars, there is no longer room, physically or otherwise, for the class of the Upper City to grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
races from Droaam. As a result, members of the Finders’ Guild can expect at least a modicum of respect while traveling in Droaam Gatekeepers. House Tharashk and the druidic sect of the Gatekeepers share
, mostly on a local scale: con artists, gangs, and others who have had their unsavory deeds uncovered. Such groups are inclined to hold grudges against the guild as a whole. The guild’s enemies on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for
Returned masks is rare, as the items are effectively another sapient being’s face. Convincing a merchant to buy a Returned mask, or dealing with the ramifications of such a sale, might prove to be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
desires. Resources. Finding magic items to purchase requires at least one workweek of effort and 100 gp in expenses. Spending more time and money increases your chance of finding a high-quality item
involved and the power offered by magic items attract thieves, con artists, and other villains. If you want to make things more interesting for the characters, roll on the Magic Item Purchase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
), and create tales and hymns to stoke their deities’ egos. But other Humanoids might also feel (or at least feign) religious devotion to a dragon, sometimes even manifesting magical power as a result
their tremendous wealth to support the arts, groups of freelance adventurers, or important causes. Such dragons’ minions might include artists painting frescoes in their lairs, musicians composing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
stripes on their hooves, foretelling an exciting and adventurous life. Lagonna Band Centaur
(MIN YUM) Lagonna Merchant Families Lagonna centaurs travel in small merchant family bands called guri. These
families. Finally, every guros tries to travel with at least one koletra, one of the mighty, well-trained warriors of the Lagonna who are said to have the blood of the first, legendary centaur heroes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
work for a franchise or its allies, perhaps tending a garden for a noble family or helping a merchant unload cargo from ships. They will not engage in combat and do not leave the headquarters to join
the party on adventures. The DM should name at least one hireling who acts as a leader for any interactions with groups of untrained laborers. Providing hirelings with a similar background (such as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
debt to numerous bookies and several merchant princes. The only thing they have to show for their months of debauchery is a flatulent racing triceratops named Zongo. They purchased it for the races
spirit warrior; see appendix D) will gladly serve as a guide out of Port Nyanzaru, but he is secretly looking for adventurers of the right skill and fortitude to help him reclaim Hrakhamar — or at least
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Mammon The count of my coins is more reliable than any roster of mortal hearts or immortal souls.
— Mammon
Mammon is the foremost merchant and miser of the Nine Hells, and perhaps the richest
. Those who waste his time or tarry in their dealings with him are likely to incur his wrath. If he can’t make an acceptable profit in return for the time he has spent, he can at least vent his