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Acquisitions Incorporated
Maybe you come from a long line of merchants. Perhaps you were an entrepreneur. Regardless, your ventures ended poorly. Whether it was because of outside influences, bad luck, or simply because your
business acumen was weak, you lost everything.
With failure, however, comes experience. You’re free of that old life, having made some connections and learned your lessons. Prepared to pursue
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are
frequently proficient in Deception. They seek aid from the wizards, mercenaries, merchants and priesthoods allied with the Zhentarim.
FEATURE: SAFE HAVEN
As a faction agent, you have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
let the magic that preserved her own life beyond its natural span end. The Gardener said their final farewell to Caerwyn and Porphura, sealed the tomb, and left the palace forever. Out of respect for their late friends, the Gardener won’t enter the Palace of Spires for any reason.
Palace of Spires Tooba Rezaei Tucked away in a demiplane of its own, the Palace of Spires shields inhabitants from the worries of the world Porphura constructed this magnificent palace to house
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
The Returned Walking the Path of Phenax doesn’t restore a soul to its life. Those who return from the Underworld are hollow shells inhabited by grim and purposeless spirits. These Returned are
. Their second life is theirs to do with as they please, but it’s typically a confused, cursed life, plagued by frustration, bitterness, loneliness, and melancholy. Such leads many Returned along dark paths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Akharin Sangar Gazetteer From the turquoise spires of this holy city-state’s oldest temple, a radiant angel watches over Akharin Sangar. His name is Atash. For many, his presence is a source of
, philosophers, and merchants has formed a secret coalition known as the Silent Roar that seeks to oust Atash and revive the city by instituting rule by the people. Meanwhile, pernicious anarchists called the Ashen Heirs foment unrest, striving for change at any cost.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
population, tens of thousands of people pass through Sharn every day. Refugees from the war still find their way to the city, along with tourists, spies, merchants, and folk hoping to find their fortune in
At the hub of each of these quarters is a cluster of enormous core towers. A web of bridges and platforms connects many of these vast spires, and smaller turrets sprout from the edges of the core
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Spires. The river splits as it runs through the hilly lands, eventually draining into a series of lakes along the southern edge of the vale. Two small woods also grow in the vale, one along its northern
edge, between the vale proper and the northern Ice Spires, and another fed by the lakes on its southern edge. Originally the home of giant clans and ragtag barbarian tribespeople related to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Gnomes of the Five Nations Gnomes are found across the Five Nations, and most are well-integrated into the local cultures. Gnomes are often encountered as merchants, magewrights, chroniclers
the community you grew up in. But you might also have chosen to find your own path in life, avoiding the intrigues your cousins adore.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
gnomes find new homes and integrate easily into local cultures. Gnomes can be found in any walk of life, whether they be as merchants, magewrights, scholars, or scoundrels. While the gnomes of the Five
to the community your grew up in, likely built on the exchange of information. Alternatively, you might seek your own path in life, avoiding the intrigues your cousins adore.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
power merchants gain from access to it isn’t something they want to share. Normally, life in Mantol-Derith is regulated by three simple covenants: no stealing of goods from fellow merchants, no
have been excavated at the corners of the cavern, each controlled by an enclave and containing offices and temporary lodgings for its merchants. Few of Mantol-Derith’s denizens are permanent residents
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do.
Other Lives Are Cheap
Yuan-ti put little value on humanoid lives, even those of their own slaves and cultists. They would
’ feelings if doing so could adversely affect the yuan-ti’s plans, but they understand humanoid psychology well enough to know that they can get away with this casual disregard for life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Central Plateau The power and wealth of Sharn are concentrated in Central Plateau. Whether you’re looking to deal with powerful merchants, city councilors, dragonmarked barons, or the ambassadors of
the largest bank in Sharn and the center of House Kundarak urban operations in the city. Korranath, Upper Central Lyrandar Tower All airship travel to and from Sharn passes through the docking spires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ancient magic and illuminated in a haunting way by green and purple lights that shed no warmth. The city is slightly tilted, its spires leaning away from you as though recoiling from your presence.
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the rest have fallen into disrepair in the centuries since. Use the information below to add life to this accursed city of the dead. Map 7.2: Necropolis of YthrynView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Observatory Overview During its heyday, the Clifftop Observatory was a marvel of magical innovation. Adorned with gorgeous stained glass windows and marble spires, the observatory’s towers stood high
, Sparkrender began planning a ritual that will awaken the spirits of all the island’s dead dragons and bind them to his will—at the cost of Aidron’s life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Upper Dura This ward is full of life, home to talented artisans and successful merchants. There’s a seedy edge to Upper Dura, and in general it has the qualities of a middle ward. But it’s a place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Domains of Dread are drawn from worlds hospitable to life. Bluetspur’s scale and impossible geometry induce instinctual anxiety. Gaseous tempests whirl upon the hooked peaks of gravity-defying mountains
, oily spires twist in semi-organic contortions, caustic fumaroles yawn and snap shut hungrily, and above it all hangs a dying red orb. Little can survive this wasteland, which is why Bluetspur’s masters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Currency and Trade Neither port nor proximity dictates trade in the City of Doors, granting its merchants and artisans access to the planes and their wondrous offerings. Woodcarvers whittle toys from
the Elemental Plane of Earth. Perhaps a night hag hawking rare spell components refuses all currency but fresh larvae from Hades, while a bone devil might siphon years off the buyer’s life as payment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Life on the Road The stretch of road from Baldur’s Gate to Waterdeep is a journey of 750 miles. Horse-drawn or mule-drawn freight wagons cover 15 miles per day, depending on conditions. The animals
of the Cult of the Dragon plus 2d4 more. Not all travelers are merchants. A wagon might carry a family relocating to the north or a diplomat on a mission to Waterdeep. People and wagons join the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
The Truth behind the Legend Ages ago, a human wizard/cleric of surpassing evil took the steps necessary to preserve his life force beyond the centuries he had already lived, and this creature became
undead life force of Acererak began to wane, so for the next eight decades, the lich’s servants labored to create the Tomb of Horrors. Then Acererak destroyed all his servitors, magically hid the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
world. These massive, many-tentacled horrors combine overwhelming physical might with formidable cunning. Their powerful limbs shatter ships and topple spires, and they use their control over storms
Calls down lightning on any ship that enters its aquatic territory. 5 Carries ships to an inescapable sargassum. 6 Dams a river or cuts off a city’s sea access. 7 Devours all sea life near a fishing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Life on the Road The stretch of road from Baldur’s Gate to Waterdeep is a journey of 750 miles. Horse-drawn or mule-drawn freight wagons cover 15 miles per day, depending on conditions. The animals
of the Cult of the Dragon plus 2d4 more. Not all travelers are merchants. A wagon might carry a family relocating to the north or a diplomat on a mission to Waterdeep. People and wagons join the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
cycle of life in a new form. Nonetheless, Dolurrh is a gloomy plane filled with the lingering traces of the dead. When Dolurrh is remote it is impossible to resurrect the dead. When it’s coterminous
home to massive beasts, lycanthropes, elementals, and other things that reflect the power of nature. Mabar: The Endless Night. Mabar is the darkness that hungers to consume light and life. It is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Jacqueline RenierJacqueline Renier A century ago, Richemulot was a lively place. In those days, not a building stood vacant as merchants from both ends of the Musarde set up shop along the broad
boulevards of Pont-a-Museau. As wealth trickled into the merchants’ coffers, those of low birth began to taste the benefits of nobility. Renier saw how the city was changing and tried to convince her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Shape of Sharn When you live on the inside low, you never see the sun. People hear ‘towers’, they think of graceful little spires, the sort of thing you see poking up in the corner of your lord’s
in Sharn. Beyond the permanent population, tens of thousands of people pass through Sharn every day. Refugees from the war still find their way to Sharn, along with tourists, spies, merchants, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
local leaders, they’re quickly directed to Catacus (see “Nature Lovers”), Javek and Vara Horn (see “Traditionalists”), or Ginder Nanik (see “Merchants”). If the characters are more interested in talking
to people on the street, they encounter merchants and traditionalists, but they might also find members of the Burning Circle (see “Nature Lovers” below). Each group’s general opinions align with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is over, most of the tribes have returned to their hunting grounds and ancient traditions. They united to defend their way of life, and now they wish to enjoy it. But the halflings don’t yet know if
it’s possible to return to the previous ways. More foreigners visit the Plains than at any time in the past. Settlers and merchants cross the Plains as they make their way to Q’barra, and they clash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Griffons and their riders swooped down out of a blanket of low clouds, strafing past the spires. Emmara rode on the shoulder of a massive creature made of a snarl of marble, wood, and vines, her
guilds and fight to defend their way of life. At the heart of the Selesnya faith and philosophy is the Worldsoul, called Mat’Selesnya, which its devotees believe to be a manifestation of nature itself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gate? The noisy hubbub of merchants and buyers thronging the market square? The overpowering stench of manure? Sensory details help bring a settlement to life and vividly communicate its personality to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Life in the Big City Ravnica is a vast city, covering the entirety of the world in many layers of construction, from deep sewers and catacombs to sky-raking spires. No single map can encompass the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Keresta Delvingstone Keresta Delvingstone grew up in the streets of Waterdeep and is no stranger to hardship. Hoping to make a better life for herself, she became an adventurer and sought fame and
to send the group on a mission to destroy the Spires of the Morning, the temple of Lathander (god of birth and renewal) in Waterdeep. She also has her sights set on destroying the House of the Moon
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
by following a particular sequence of flowing winds. Fabled Aaqa is one such realm, a shining domain of silver spires and verdant gardens atop a fertile earth mote. The Wind Dukes of Aaqa are
of rock. Plane of Air Adventures The essential nature of air is movement, animation, and inspiration. Air is the breath of life, the winds of change, the fresh breeze that clears away the fog of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
societies and nature. Others take a more active hand, injecting elements of chaos and innovation into mortal life. Unlike the gods of good and evil, the neutral gods have little interest in the
the scribe Astinus of Palanthas to be Gilean in human form. Chislev Chislev is the god of nature on its own terms, governing the rhythms of life that unfold heedless of mortal action. Though enigmatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Failed Merchant Maybe you come from a long line of merchants. Perhaps you were an entrepreneur. Regardless, your ventures ended poorly. Whether it was because of outside influences, bad luck, or
simply because your business acumen was weak, you lost everything. With failure, however, comes experience. You’re free of that old life, having made some connections and learned your lessons. Prepared to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
street. Watch as the ward comes quietly to life around you. At first, it will be so silent that you’ll be able to hear the resident a street over who opens her sash for fresh air and clears her throat
exits, parting fondly with spouses and children, their footsteps tramping along the sidewalks or taking them into rattling hire-coaches. In the span of just an hour, the North Ward comes to noisy life