merchants some with only adopt from for lived

Hadozee Warrior

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

warriors often adopt colorful names, such as the Soaring Hadozees, the Jammin’ Wingbats, and the Night Howlers. Hadozees Hadozees are slender, highly adaptive Humanoids with simian features

. When stretched taut between outstretched limbs, these membranes enable a hadozee to glide. On Yazir, their home world, hadozees lived high up in the trees to avoid large predators that walk on land

Half-Orc Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

exile. Any half-orc who has lived among or near orcs has scars, whether they are marks of humiliation or of pride, recounting their past exploits and injuries. The Mark of Gruumsh The one-eyed god

name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating. Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their

, magistrates, merchants, and functionaries of all kinds. Dwarves. “They’re stout folk, stalwart friends, and true to their word. Their greed for gold is their downfall, though.&rdquo

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

home were forced to adopt new lives in the other three cities, but the memory of the lost city of Manivarsha remains. No further catastrophes happened for centuries. But now the conclusion of the most

eternal honor directly caused the destruction of Manivarsha. Having lived a cursed life as a pride-obsessed fiend in the depths of the swamps for centuries, Jijibisha has recently heard of a rival that

Giant Foundling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

giants who raised you as one of their own. Or perhaps you lived in a lost prehistoric pocket of the world, surrounded by giants and fearsome behemoths or hulking dinosaurs. Something about your

, and you have lived with them underground ever since. 3 You were lost or abandoned as a child in a jungle that teemed with ravenous dinosaurs. There, you found an equally lost frost giant; together

Traditionalists

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

Traditionalists The traditionalist faction is an alliance of the prominent fishing families and merchants in town, along with the workers who rely on those industries for a living. The

pose as merchants and rely on their local contacts to move goods through the region without interference from the town guard or royal agents. Smuggling has long been an easy way to make money in

Assassin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

can insinuate yourself into the company of other wealthy merchants. Thereafter, if you adopt the new identity as a disguise, other creatures believe you to be that person until given an obvious

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

occasionally abused) pets. Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert

, perhaps a crown or a throne, but also can be a more distinctive objects like a high-backed wolf saddle or colorful boots. The castes in a tribe also adopt symbols to indicate membership or kinship, but

History of Omu

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

Chult’s crown. Built over rich mineral veins, the city garnered wealth in abundance. Omuan jewelry was coveted far and wide, and the city’s merchants prospered immensely. To enter Omu, it was said, was to

sacrifices. For nine decades, the city folk lived by the mantras of their trickster gods. They built statues in their names and schemed against each other to assert their chosen god’s dominance. Omu’s glorious

Horror Characteristics

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

Misdirection. I work vigorously to keep others from realizing my flaws or misdeeds. 7 Obsession. I’ve lived this way for so long that I can’t imagine another way. 8 Obligation. I owe it to my people

. 6 The world has been convinced of a terrible lie. It’s up to me to reveal the truth. 7 I deeply miss someone and am quick to adopt people who remind me of them. 8 A great evil dwells

Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

might be long-time members of such a guild, descended from a family of crafters or merchants from which you inherited membership, or perhaps you’re working to earn entrance on your own merits. If you

experts share contacts, exchange resources such as materials or tools, and leverage their collective influence to affect politics for their benefit. Alternatively, merchants and other business owners

Legion of Azrok

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

to wage wars of his own, eventually returning to Undermountain with a new name — Doomcrown — and a new purpose (see “Level 14: Arcturiadoom”). The Legion of Azrok, which has lived in Stromkuhldur for

this strange lack of courage in their great warlord? Has age finally taken its toll? In reality, a band of duergar thieves posing as merchants recently stole Azrok’s dagger of blindsight and fled

Gardens of Decay Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

to spawn from the lonely and fractured souls of the grove’s other Undead inhabitants—adopt the shapes of moths or butterflies, and flitter through the thick mist. This grove is also home to flocks of

in the pale vines of a strangler fig. This tree is an ancient entity named Magtubo. (Use the treant stat block for Magtubo, but its type is Undead instead of Plant.) Magtubo has lived in the Gardens

House of the All-Seeing Orb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

House of the All-Seeing Orb Tashluta is the busy port-city capital of Tashalar, set between sea, mountains, and jungle. It is a welcoming stopover point for travelers, merchants, and traders in the

returned. Valin Sarnaster is known to all who serve Savras, and her works have long been an inspiration. She has lived alone for decades now, so that the influence of the outside world will have no effect

Upper City Gazetteer

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

merchants and underworld figures to fabricate a link to the Hhune family. More than the patriar estate itself is at stake, for Lutecia’s late husband was an avid map collector and antiquarian whose

to adopt the place as a full-time residence. These long-term regulars act as additional security, making the Three Old Kegs one of the safest places for visitors to stay in Baldur’s Gate. The

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

bribes from Lower City merchants and underworld figures to fabricate a link to the Hhune family. More than the patriar estate itself is at stake, for Lutecia’s late husband was an avid map collector

retired Flaming Fist mercenaries to adopt the place as a full-time residence. These long-term regulars act as additional security, making the Three Old Kegs one of the safest places for visitors to stay in

Scarlet Brotherhood

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

destabilize the region, weaken the crown, and clear the way for the Scarlet Brotherhood to seize control. The Brotherhood arranges for the Solmor ships to meet with eager merchants in distant ports who

, prompting outraged calls for justice from Anders. 19 Pirate activity increases, bearing the unmistakable mark of the Sea Princes. The Brotherhood’s ships adopt Sea Prince regalia to confuse the

Market Ward

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

of industry: long-lived moguls, merchant royalty, and aged wyrms who hoard the wealth of worlds. Their homes are spotless mansions dwarfed only by the regal headquarters of planes-spanning franchises

the Free League occupy a wide spectrum of roles in Sigil, but they tend toward autonomous ventures, acting as merchants, mercenaries, and even spies for other factions. Indeps keep to themselves and

Daggerford

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Daggerford’s most unusual businesses is the Sword Coast Traders’ Bank, which accepts deposits from traveling merchants and enables them to receive these funds at a similar location in either Waterdeep or

seven millennia. It was eventually fragmented by increasing human settlement of the area, and repeated orc attacks spelled its doom. Athalantar. The short-lived human kingdom of Athalantar lay south of

Dwarves of the Multiverse

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

their subterranean cousins that couldn’t be acquired underground. The great city of Thorbardin was the most prominent of the dwarves’ underground settlements, where several clans lived and worked

merchants and builders. Driven mad by their love of quicksilver, the wild Klar serve as Thorbardin’s scouts and fiercest warriors. Gully Dwarves. The Aghar clan is an anomaly among the dwarves of Krynn

Other Religious Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

their prayers without displacing the old ones. Contemplatives and scholars adopt complex philosophical systems and practices without changing their belief in and respect for the spirits they already

philosophical belief states that the deities are more like mortals than they would have mortals believe. According to such philosophies, the gods aren’t truly immortal (just very long-lived), and mortals

The Walking Statues

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

merchants who desire props for themed revels often rent some of Thort’s wares as decoration — and many sages, alchemists, and wizards visit him regularly in search of potentially useful items. INFAMOUS

vanishing again. This magical effect, the result of a spell cast by a long-dead wizard, has resisted all attempts to dispel it. Some locals boast of how many times they’ve crossed the alley and lived

The Seldarine

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

reverence. Gods demand reverence. Allies and enemies earn respect. Most surface elves revere Corellon. Beyond that, all is uncertain. The Mysteries of Arvandor. Only those long-lived scholars who

physical signs of aging until they become very old. By the time an elf’s hair turns to silver and wrinkles appear around the eyes, the elf has lived for centuries and probably has only a few decades

Goblins

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

creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert with goblins for at least as long as humans have

crown or a throne, but also can be a more distinctive objects like a high-backed wolf saddle or colorful boots. The castes in a tribe also adopt symbols to indicate membership or kinship, but the symbols

Outer City Gazetteer

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

on hips, point with an open hand, and so on. For centuries, the predominant theory was that Balduran still lived somewhere far to the west, and the statue tracked his movements. Yet a generation ago, a

organization nearly impossible for outsiders to discern as the multi-chamber ossuaries of rich merchants and pirate lords loom over the simple plaques and rotting wooden holy symbols of the poor. Natural

City Celebrations

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

to door, gaining brief entry into the celebrations in exchange for performing a song or a short play. All adopt the guises of fey beings and the supposed rulers of the Feywild, such as Queen Titania

carriage by ship captains and caravan merchants — so called because they are the last to leave the city before travel becomes difficult. Of Waterdeep’s many celebrations, this one is perhaps the most

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

degrees, and it may peer through a spyglass, stand with hands on hips, point with an open hand, and so on. For centuries, the predominant theory was that Balduran still lived somewhere far to the west

graveyard itself is a maze of crypts and monuments, its organization nearly impossible for outsiders to discern as the multi-chamber ossuaries of rich merchants and pirate lords loom over the simple

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

western side of the garden. The statues in the garden are particularly lifelike. The statues are the handiwork of Marlos Urnrayle. He rarely visits the monastery now, but he lived here when he was

open a cage door requires a successful DC 20 Strength check. The cells hold a total of seventeen commoners. Most are human peasants, caravan drivers, merchants, or tribesfolk. However, one is the

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