merchants such with only allied family for long

Rosie Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

complex than merely seeking after adventure. She has long sought for ultimate meaning in the stars, and to seek justification for her belief that her bonds to her expansive family are reflected in the

family to various and nefarious halfling criminal enterprises. Naturally, Rosie knows nothing about any of that. Sure, her nickname is “Grandmother Night,” but that probably doesn't mean anything.

Yagnoloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s next turn. Battlefield Cunning (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Battlefield Cunning"}. Up to two allied yugoloths within 60 feet of the yagnoloth that

on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest, and the

Inspired (Kalaraq variant)

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

heard of the Inspired lords in Riedra — never realizing that Inspired are spread throughout Khorvaire as well. Beggars and generals, mayors and merchants might all be secret servants of the

Dreaming Dark. Such Inspired have to willingly accept quori possession, but the Dreaming Dark has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies. VARIANT: QUORI

Donaar Blit'zen

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Champion Challenge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Donaar causes each creature of his choice that he can see within 30 feet of him to make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a

. When the young dragonborn left his clan and family to adventure in foreign climes, he realized that doing so provided the perfect opportunity to reinvent himself for folk who had no idea what he was

Dragonborn of Sardior

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Their breath weapon, a blast of heat, is believed to be an echo of long-lost Sardior's breath. Dragonborn Champions The connection between dragonborn and their draconic ancestors manifests in a

, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.Psychic

Pidlwick II

Monsters Curse of Strahd

return the courtesy, the duchess commissioned the legendary toymaker Fritz von Weerg to build a clockwork effigy of Pidlwick as a gift for Strahd's family. Although the duchess's heart was in the right

their creator's madness. Pidlwick II knew that it had no purpose as long as Pidlwick remained in Castle Ravenloft, so it pushed Pidlwick down a long flight of stairs, killing him. Everyone else

Young Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. (Chaotic) 6 Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful) Crystal Dragon Adventures The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories

return. 6 A royal heir goes missing while secretly visiting a crystal dragon. The heir’s family, the heir’s friends, and the dragon all want to find the heir, but no faction trusts

Yagnoloth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

until the target finishes a long rest, and the target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Battlefield Cunning (Recharge 4-6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction

":"Battlefield Cunning"}. Up to two allied yugoloths within 60 feet of the yagnoloth that can hear it can use their reactions to make one melee attack each. Teleport. The yagnoloth magically teleports, along

Duergar Warlord Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

damage while enlarged. Call to Attack. Up to three allied duergar within 120 feet of this duergar that can hear it can each use their reaction to make one weapon attack. Enlarge (Recharges after a Short

or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the duergar magically increases in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the duergar is Large, doubles its damage dice on Strength-based

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

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

I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me. 8 I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

These were the stories of a restless people who long ago took to the seas and rivers in longboats, first to pillage and terrorize, then to settle. Yet there was an energy, a love of adventure, that

sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle. She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or

You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. You might be a pampered aristocrat

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

. Additionally, you can forge documents including official papers and personal letters, as long as you have seen an example of the kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy. Suggested

there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who

Fisher

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

You have spent your life aboard fishing vessels or combing the shallows for the bounty of the ocean. Perhaps you were born into a family of fisher folk, working with your kin to feed your village

nature. 2 My friends are my crew; we sink or float together. 3 I need long stretches of quiet to clear my head. 4 Rich folk don’t know the satisfaction of hard work. 5 I

The Lhazaar Principalities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

The Lhazaar Principalities Capital: Regalport Noted for Ships, fish, mercenaries, merchants, pirates This loose confederacy of pirate lords, merchant princes, and sea barons holds the northeastern

coastline of Khorvaire and the many islands scattered across it. While they were recognized as an allied nation under the Treaty of Thronehold, the Principalities are a loose alliance. Each island

Patriars

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

Hullhollyn family, and has membership in the Merchants’ League. Jannath owns tin and copper mines. Jhasso is part owner of the struggling Seven Suns Trading Coster, a long-standing trade organization

-breakers. Sashenstar owns shipping, mining, and textile operations, and has membership in the Merchants’ League. Shattershield, a family of shield dwarves, is the only nonhuman family among the

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle

times in its life. Tortles don’t have surnames or family names. Male and Female Names: Baka, Damu, Gar, Gura, Ini, Jappa, Kinlek, Krull, Lim, Lop, Nortle, Nulka, Olo, Ploqwat, Quee, Queg, Quott, Sunny, Tibor, Ubo, Uhok, Wabu, Xelbuk, Xopa, Yog

Gnomes of the Five Nations

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

, scholars, and scoundrels. While the gnomes of the Five Nations aren’t as inherently devious as their Zil cousins, family is usually important to them. You may have a network of old favors and connections to

Welcome to the Market

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

Night Market with wonders to tempt even the pickiest customers. The shops surround three golden tents in a sunken plaza. Merchants set up during the afternoon, but most don’t open until twilight when

the evening’s cool air attracts customers. The vendors are a tight-knit community, and many have attended the market for decades. Their wares vary from common goods to rarities. Some merchants price

Jacqueline Renier

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

The Wandering Emporium

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

merchants, artisans, and misfits who ply their respective trades and sell their wares under the direction of Mahadi, a rakshasa that claims Asmodeus as his patron. Most merchants in the Wandering

Emporium are indentured to Mahadi’s service until they pay off their soul debts. In many cases, the terms of repayment are vague enough to keep them in Mahadi’s employ for as long as he deems them necessary to the operation of the Wandering Emporium.

Gnomes of the Five Nations

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

Nations aren’t as inherently devious as their Zil cousins, they share the Zil emphasis on the importance of family. As a gnome character from the Five Nations, you might have a network of connections

Noteworthy Features

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

Carnival wanders endlessly, never staying anywhere for more than a few weeks. Most settlements welcome this traveling diversion, but tragedies follow its path. Merchants unaffiliated with the Carnival

or their current lives can join the Carnival. As long as travelers are willing to work and contribute to the community, they’re welcome to stay as long as they like. CARNIVAL CHARACTERS When players

The Corpse Market

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

don’t attempt to hide or disguise themselves, they receive sidelong stares from merchants and customers. Everyone assumes the characters wouldn’t be here unless they were under the protection of an

of warm blood, but perhaps you need something else? Something more ephemeral, like directions? Or knowledge? I’ve been in this city a long, long time.” Sangora is a centuries-old vampire with sunken

Kalakeri

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

Kalakeri Domain of Betrayal and Revenge Darklord: Ramya Vasavadan Genres: Gothic horror and dark fantasy Hallmarks: Monstrous leaders, family intrigue, war-torn nation Mist Talismans: Ornate but

across the forest peninsula locals call the Harvest Peninsula. At the height of its prosperity, Kalakeri was a robust center of art, commerce, and religion, with foreign merchants spreading wild tales of

Failure

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

a chilly welcome upon returning to Saltmarsh. The assault went on without them, but the allied forces took heavy losses, only barely managing to defeat the sahuagin. The characters are asked, politely

but firmly, to leave the Saltmarsh area. The town councillors wish them a safe journey, as long as it is one way.

Carousing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

using the Carousing table. Carousing Check Total Result 1–5 Character has made a hostile contact. 6–10 Character has made no new contacts. 11–15 Character has made an allied contact. 16–20 Character

has made two allied contacts. 21+ Character has made three allied contacts. Contacts are NPCs who now share a bond with the character. Each one either owes the character a favor or has some reason to

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

Halvachar is a Knight of the Crown. Lord Soth’s forces are marching from Dargaard Keep. Eberron. Dwarves built the fortress in the Mror Holds long ago but abandoned it when a local mine was depleted

. Allied forces have recently recovered it, but the fortress is in the path of a horde of monsters sent by the sinister lich Lady Illmarrow. Greyhawk. The recently reclaimed fortress stands in the northern

Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Gazetteer

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Laightle, which fuels the town’s economy. Merchants hold the most political power in Kinsbaile. The no-nonsense kithkin Guildmaster Claide Fiobhan (Small Noble) is head of the Curiosities Traders

Marketplace flourishes beneath Lake Laightle’s waves. The underwater bazaar is a hub for merchants to sell supplies to visiting merrow. Representing the interest of Maghen’s Marketplace among

Boromar Clan Campaign Themes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Boromar Clan Campaign Themes The true power of the Boromar Clan lies in its institutions: watch officers who have been allied to the clan for generations, judges who are blackmailed into compliance

Hook 1 Daask forces capture Boromar family members who are visiting Sharn from the Talenta Plains. The Boromars offer a reward for the safe return of their family and a larger reward for the

Adventures in Darkon

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

ship captain offers to take the characters away from Darkon, but only after they deliver a trunk full of alchemical supplies to Madame Eris at her family estate. 4 Merchants hire the party as

The Returned

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Anographers Anographers are the scribes of the Returned. On long scrolls of bleached white parchment, they write half-remembered names, images from dreams, and descriptions of places and people that

at the lost identities of the Returned. Gray Merchants Traders recognize Gray Merchants by their hooded gray cloaks and their carts piled high with useless trinkets. Their wares include components

Life in Dayawlongon

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

pious descendants or curses upon those who put their own needs over those of the family and broader community. Bonesingers Artisan-warriors, bonesingers dedicate their lives to maintaining the skybridges

the first colonial incursions, bonesingers became Dayawlongon’s earliest freedom fighters, but their victories came at a great cost. Many skybridges became battlegrounds, and countless allied bakunawa

The River of Gold

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

sell colorful flowers, beaded charms, and other wares from woven baskets atop their heads, while street performers spin in tight circles, waving long silk streamers. Hundreds of revelers, merchants

description: Beyond the city gates, the golden road continues amid silk-draped booths and squat buildings with conical roofs. The chatter of merchants and cheerful youths rings out along the road. Folk

Blade Bazaar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Blade Bazaar This marketplace is named after the most abundant goods the duergar offer, but the shops here sell almost everything available in the city, along with stalls set up by visiting merchants

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

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