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their ingenuity and skill had turned toward scheming against their patron, the spark of creativity was torn from their souls. Finally, to ensure that the kenku could never divulge any secrets, their
copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
that the daily life and traditions of the villagers conceal horrible secrets. What starts as glimpses of strange behaviors or rustic decorations culminates in learning the village’s secrets firsthand
Mother’s Minders and other locals engaging in unsettling behavior.
The villagers are curious about strangers, and eventually someone invites the outsiders to the Fisher’s Rest for a free meal and to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
against one another. Merchants and artisans are plentiful in Sybar, as are sailors and traders in the port. The locals tend to be talkative over meals, stiff drinks, or hot beverages on chilly evenings. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and artisans. A clan of orcs called the Jhorash’tar live among the Ironroot Mountains. The Jhorash’tar have been slowly crowded into the least hospitable regions of the mountains. A few dwarven clans
seek to incorporate the Jhorash’tar into Mror society, but others wish to drive them out once and for all. The dwarves have recovered artifacts and arcane secrets from the Realm Below. Dwarf artificers
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
solitude, artisans of Ice Forge share their knowledge and work together to hone their skills. The forge’s creations are each as unique as their creators, often letting the smiths express something new
the Ice Forge seeks assistance in creating an item the characters need. The artisan requires materials and the collaboration of other artisans, but quarrels have emerged about correct methods. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Tepest Domain of Nature’s Cruel Secrets Darklord: Mother Lorinda Genre: Folk horror Hallmarks: Fey bargains, nature worship, rural festivals, secret sacrifices Mist Talismans: Bloodstained farm
who linger among this land’s pastures and colorful cottages can’t escape the feeling of being watched, or the impression that the idyllic fields have a distinctly somber cast. The locals dismiss such
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
desire to live outside the courts, humans have always existed in the wilds. These humans include resilient and resourceful hunters, foresters, and artisans, and they often pick up some of the
werefox in this collection. Dwarves. The dwarves of Eldraine include miners, blacksmiths, and other artisans who value hard work and independence. These artisans take pride in creating intricate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
nature of the soul. MORDENTISH CHARACTERS
Characters from Mordent are typically earnest and practical. Humans are the domain’s primary residents. Locals have varied hair colors and a range of skin tones
family secrets? In Mordent, a secret shame, dismal curse, or gruesome haunt accompanies every family name. How much do you know about the skeletons in your family’s closet? What guilt or misfortune do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wilderness hides many secrets, including forgotten ruins and battlefields that tell the story of Strahd’s life as a conqueror. Adventurers who explore the wilderness find the remnants of Strahd’s ancient
Strahd’s domain, the village of Barovia is by far the most oppressed. Many of its shops are closed, and the locals have succumbed to despair. It is well known that Strahd desires the burgomaster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
approach the characters take, remember that learning the full scope of the orrery’s history, the secrets of its creator, and the range of its powers is the goal of the whole campaign. Whatever small bits
dragon wants to settle (using the sowing rumors activity from the Dungeon Master’s Guide), hoping to get the locals used to the idea. Altared States Characters interested in the strange altar under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Madame Talisveri Eris The members of the Eris family stand proudly as Il Aluk’s foremost artisans of the grand craft of lying. Despite its ancient name, the family has long endured crushing debt
murdered his brother, executed his son, and embroiled his nation in unending war. The Mists claimed him and he emerged in Barovia. When the locals asked him who he was, he responded “azal’Lan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
city, overrun by jiangshi and ghosts. Escaping means engaging with those who know the city’s secrets, whether sleeping residents, wandering ghosts, or deadly jiangshi. The dream of I’Cath presents a
anyone who passes through their territory, demanding fresh meat for passage. Trapped locals seek help in moving through the gang’s territory.
5 A melancholy elf is unable to enter Tsien Chiang’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
secrets Grave,* Knowledge Gemstone in a mountain
Gorm Gulthyn LG Vigilance War Bronze half-mask
Haela Brightaxe CG Combat prowess, luck in battle War Upright sword with blade sheathed
every craft practiced by the dwarves and the patron of artisans. He expects his children to follow in his footsteps, studying his techniques and aspiring to one day match his expertise. Priests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Artisan You learned a useful trade in Neverwinter, but the city is home to too many artisans with that skill. Now, you’re heading to Phandalin, where you hope to start a lucrative business. Hermit You’ve
you’re traveling to Phandalin to discover whether any locals know rumors about its fate. Sailor You’ve sailed ships along the Sword Coast, but a brush with death made you rethink your profession
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
is run down but it isn’t a slum or a haven for thieves. Most of the residents are lower-class laborers or struggling artisans who can’t afford the higher rents of homes inside the city walls. 1
entertainment for the locals. Velociraptors (see appendix D), panthers, or other hungry beasts (a juvenile allosaurus is a guaranteed crowd pleaser) are set loose in the pit, then convicted criminals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Notable Locations Aerenal taunts visitors with its ancient secrets and trackless jungles. Pylas Talaear The gateway to Aerenal, this port city is the primary point of contact between Aerenal and the
Tairnadal, the warrior elves who seized control of Valenar. Although much of their population now resides in Valenar, many Tairnadal noncombatants—children, artisans, and the druids who raise their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of course meant dwarven) mines. I was in Trielta resting after my escape from Najara when just such an outbreak of “gold on the brain” (as the locals term it) occurred. Though most of those who come
depth. These spaces are where the industrious folk of Hardbuckler engage in their livelihoods. Some of the cellar spaces are shops or workspaces for artisans who sleep in the house above. Other of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Chain Devil Devil of Pain and Control Habitat: Planar (Nine Hells); Treasure: Implements Also known as kytons, chain devils consider themselves morbid artisans who use deception, menace, and vicious
metal to coerce prisoners into betraying themselves. Many serve powerful devils, wrenching secrets from imprisoned souls using deadly, animate chains. Left to their own devices, chain devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
fault. At first, locals appear perfectly benign—smiling, hospitable folk in immaculate attire who look after their fold—but their veils of compassion slowly betray their obsessive natures. Townsfolk
marches, defending their seats from challengers advocating similar platforms of goodliness and law. Nevertheless, even exemplars of decency have sinister secrets, and the Spotless Seven aren’t as clean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Last War, stands accused of stealing state secrets, sabotage, and one count of murder—though an anonymous source suggests that he is guilty of many more killings.
A spokesperson for the King’s
particularly skilled in this role. Guild artisans might also disguise tools of destruction as mundane objects or works of art. Many Saboteurs come from backgrounds such as charlatans or soldiers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Evereska I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Evereska, but I will be brief for I have no desire to publish all its secrets. I shall endeavor to describe my own homeland in as unbiased a way as I
since my last visit. Elf artisans sometimes come out of the Greycloak Hills to sell their goods here, and some of the best-known can sometimes spark impromptu bidding wars over the right to purchase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Beneath their placid veneer, however, some prisoners seek to cause ruin and strife, such as the conniving burgomaster, who shelters secrets of his own. Others just want to be left alone. CoupleOfKooks
reddish squall emerge in Orthys, the torrid first layer of Carceri. Locals believe the gate is a one-way portal because no one recalls ever witnessing anything crawl out of it. The gate has no guards, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
located in one of Ribcage’s wealthier districts. The duchess and her senators tolerate its proprietor, an ice devil named Sparax who helps dry-tongued locals quench their thirst with chilled cocktails
. The heat from the glowing lava fall behind the bar keeps drink orders coming. Loose-lipped nobles regularly spill secrets and rumors to Sparax, who always keeps one antenna to the ground. Citadel of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gods the locals revere. To quickly build a pantheon for your world, create a single god for each of the eight domains available to clerics: Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery
Trickery, War
Five-pointed star with curved points
Torog, god of the Underdark
NE
Death
T attached to a circular shackle
Vecna, god of evil secrets
NE
Death, Knowledge
Partially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of trade or festival periods, when they fill swiftly, and many locals open up their homes to lodgers. Warriors in need of coin can help their purses by offering their services as trainers for the
, is the second biggest building in Daggerford, and the site of many local celebrations and gatherings. Here, the wealthy come to eat and relax. The inn is old — many locals claim it to be older even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That
flute of sophisticated make, found only in areas with skilled artisans, as in great cities or elven enclaves. Shawm: A double-reed instrument similar to an oboe or a bassoon, popular with gnomes, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
overlooks the forest it borders. A few farms cluster around it, the locals relying on the royal garrison to keep them safe from marauders. Burle’s most distinctive feature is the small copse of trees
. If the opportunity arises, the Brotherhood might plant evidence of plots against him to feed the duke’s suspicion of the locals and, with luck, spark civil unrest that tempts the Sea Princes into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, locals are neither friendly nor spiteful—they simply exist. Not surprisingly, they are easily conquered, as was the case when the town’s current ruler, a mysterious Humanoid called High Cardinal
spreads joy. 4 A baernaloth (see Morte’s Planar Parade) whispers to the characters through the Wishless Well, offering to trade ancient secrets for the Maiden of Misery’s true identity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mountains, in the Mournland, filled with secrets and waiting to be explored. History of the Colossi House Cannith spent much of the war working on various kinds of constructs that could serve as soldiers
twisted will, defending the interior of the colossus and giving voice and form to the docent’s otherwise disembodied intelligence. A Deadly Dungeon. House Cannith’s artisans lined the interior of each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
residents benefit from the rebuilding work, and live in hope that the artisans and builders in the City of Skilled Hands can turn their home into the Jewel of the North once again. The Stable Quiver is a
nondescript, well-built tavern in the Blacklake District, an area that covers the northwest part of the city. The tavern boasts a mixed clientele of lesser nobles, artisans, middle-class merchants, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
maker, and enforcer in the ward, there is an open-minded artisan, entertainer, or thrill-seeker to match. Locals routinely direct inquisitive newcomers to the Hall of Information, where visitors can
stored in vaults beneath the campus, including The Secret History of Sigil, a detailed account of the Fated’s activities and the secrets its agents have learned. Volumes of this ongoing research
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Heralds of Dust in high-ranking positions under their factol, the dreaded lich Skall. Hall of Vigils. As Sigil’s mirthless morticians, the Heralds of Dust are afforded the secrets of life and undeath. In
—and possibly the knowledge of how to kill others like it in the future. Assassins, poisoners, and hunters regularly attempt to infiltrate the Hall of Vigils in search of these secrets, only to die at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
spouses or gossipy wags. Unlike Merilyn, the Reveler’s Union — the city-spanning crew of night-workers — isn’t averse to selling secrets teased from the bathhouse’s clients, and those looking to
adventuring abroad and purchased this small portion of the hillside. Too steep to build on, the area had long been an illegal junkyard, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
secrets teased from the bathhouse’s clients, and those looking to purchase such information need only whisper in the right ear here. Though this dichotomy keeps Merilyn herself from officially
, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse over the edge of the embankment. Instead of clearing the debris away, Torimesh used magic to nurture the local plants, causing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
is true: the thick wall walks act as elevated streets, with locals able to look out over the layout from above and easily pick a path to their intended destination. Second only to the Wide in the chaos
hosting regular public forums in her shop, Rael tacitly oversees the Garden of Whispers, a maze of wood-and-paper screens where people from across the city can buy and sell secrets with Guild agents