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Half-Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching
children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.
Of Two Worlds
To humans, half-elves look
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The illusions that I weave dazzle and deceive. Sometimes that deception eases your burdens, letting you forget your troubles for a moment. But I can also ease your burdens by ending your life
foremost centers of the arts in the Five Nations, each focusing on a specific artistic tradition: the written word, movement arts, music, material arts, and the arts of illusion, puppetry, oratory, and
Tiefling
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him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life.
Tiefling Names
Tiefling names fall into
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
Human
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build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves
traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a vampire
’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite.
With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dhampir Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a
vampire’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite. With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these principles, and much
Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
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Greater Good. It is each person’s responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole tribe
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica. You might be a true believer
footsteps of a Boros parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter’s lofty promises, or were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
settled. When they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span
, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present — making them well suited to the adventuring life — but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
settled. When they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span
, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present — making them well suited to the adventuring life — but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common sense and remarkable resourcefulness. During a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mysterious artist offered him eternity by painting D’Polarno’s portrait upon a magical canvas. But the artist didn’t mention that the painting would strip D’Polarno of his love of life and natural charm. The
marquis has discovered a reprieve from his now-dulled existence, however—once every season, when he shows the painting to an audience, it consumes their souls and refreshes his thrill for life
Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life.
In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life.
Tiefling Names
Tiefling names fall into
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other
doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them
. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them
. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a way of life in this forested domain, with everyone from the bards of Skald to the actors of Emherst pursuing dazzling dreams. Here, the people live by a simple rule: never let an audience grow bored
. To outsiders, life feels staged and surreal in Kartakass, as every plant and beast, every peasant and performer strives to prove their greatness. Trees and flowers burst into bloom and then wither
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
chromatic.
Breathe, dragons—draw in the life-gift
breathed into you at the dawn of creation.
Breathe, dragons; sing of the outsiders,
war-bringer gods with their mortal adherents;
Teeming, they
,
Welcomed to mountains celestial,
worshiped by some as the Platinum Paladin.
Sing of his journeys of seeking,
striving to understand gods and their children,
Longing for Tiamat’s freedom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
original relic of the city’s first borders — and, more importantly for daily life, the physical embodiment of the division between patriars and ordinary citizens — the Old Wall is a symbol for much
troubled Baldur’s Gate afterward. Each push for renewal saw a conflict between Gondan engineers advocating for new building techniques and materials, and patriars and preservationists striving to protect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
more than create life—she could defeat death! She wished to breathe sentience into dead flesh and produce sturdier shells than the bodies of fragile, temporary mortals. She added corpse theft to her
. Mordenheim desperately hastened her experiments, employing anyone who would bring her bodies—both newly dead and still living. On her operating table, victims were killed, returned to life, and died again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
your ideas for a human character’s origins, you can roll on the Human Origins table. Human Origins d10 Origin 1 An impoverished wizard from Aundair, striving to prove you’re as intelligent as
the Mourning and is now stranded with no home 4 A barbarian from the Demon Wastes who repented from a life of cruelty and hopes to atone for past evils 5 A kindly druid from the Eldeen Reaches who wants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
original relic of the city’s first borders — and, more importantly for daily life, the physical embodiment of the division between patriars and ordinary citizens — the Old Wall is a symbol for much
troubled Baldur’s Gate afterward. Each push for renewal saw a conflict between Gondan engineers advocating for new building techniques and materials, and patriars and preservationists striving to protect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
leadership of Prime Speaker Zegana, the biomancers of the Simic Combine apply magic to the life sciences. Striving to create a harmonious future where creatures of all kinds are perfectly adapted to their ever
, Lazav, wears many faces. Golgari Swarm. An elf lich named Jarad guides the Golgari Swarm’s masses as they lurk in the undercity, where they process the city’s waste and see to the new life that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Long View Elves have a natural life span of seven centuries or longer. Not surprisingly, this trait affects their attitude and outlook toward every aspect of mortal life. Events from centuries
come to an end. Paradoxically, elves pay special interest to the ephemeral: a cloud of mayflies, bubbles in water, illusions, eclipses, rainbows, artistic performances, and so forth. They are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. This pious or artistic soul has been convinced by a charming peer (the Caller in disguise) to attend a retreat that is secretly a meeting of the priests of Osybus. An old friend reappears in a
character’s life. Likable and knowledgeable but shy, this friend assists the character without recompense. Eventually, the friend (actually the Caller) gets into trouble and needs the character to do them a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
by the city’s ruler, Tsien Chiang. Within this shared dream they labor ceaselessly, ever striving to create the impossible, perfect city of a perfectionist mastermind. Within the dreaming domain of
) emerge from their tombs and reshape the city’s mazelike streets, striving to match Tsien Chiang’s vision with merciless perfection. The Darklord’s servants carefully move any sleepers they encounter out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, architecture, or any other field—you have grand visions of bringing your art to life in a fusion of magic and creativity. Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Performance Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical
the life of the party, and I expect everyone’s attention when I walk into a room. 2 Two weeks ago, I was enthralled with my latest project. Now, I think it’s garbage and deserves to be destroyed. 3 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
spires of cathedrals and meditate in gardens and greenbelts. They are part of the city, contributing to its vibrant life and sprawling growth while ensuring it never strays too far from its roots in
the earth. Elves are associated with the principles and magic of nature, growth, and stability. Striving to live in harmony with both nature and the community of Ravnica, they are drawn to guilds that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Karametra The earth’s fertility is essential for mortal life to continue. Those who live in the modern poleis might not be as aware of that fact as those who farm their own food, but even
.
Striving for Perfection. Although Karametra delights in nature’s bounty, she ever strives to tap its greater potential. Her followers recount legends of breeders and horticulturalists who cultivated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
good-hearted and striving to help others where she can. Artemis is lawful evil, unconcerned with the value of sentient life but at least professional in his approach to murder.
As an evil character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
response, Harkon reinvents himself time and time again, striving to win the domain’s love. To this end, he often exploits ambitious and naive new talent. He collects promising up-and-coming performers
resentment. Casimir, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Harkon and seeks to make his own way in life. Whether at the whims of his father or the Mists, though, he always finds his way back to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in Akharin Sangar Despite the rumors outside its borders, Akharin Sangar is markedly hospitable. By long-standing custom, every Sangarian is a potential host and must be prepared to entertain
principles. Akharin Sangar has a rich artistic heritage. Architecture is thoughtful and symbolic, and instruments like the barbat and kamancheh sweeten poetic lyrics with their unmistakable tones. Sangarian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Queen. Several other locations and characters also feature prominently in this collection, many being aspects of the Forgotten Realms or underpinning the wider D&D multiverse that have seen artistic
like more vital inhabitants of a wider world, while nuances of dragons and other can creatures aid in bringing these terrors to life. These pages might also be shared with players as you see fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
d4 Desired Offering 1 Gold or gems 2 Anything from a draconic rival’s hoard 3 An antique passed down at least three generations 4 A flattering artistic depiction of the dragon Elementals d4
and fire-making implements the party carries Undead d4 Desired Offering 1 A vial of blood 2 A personal memento from the creature’s past 3 Materials, tools, or the skills to sun-proof a crumbling mausoleum 4 Completing a task the creature was unable to finish in life






