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Human
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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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Performers Artists and Entertainers Habitat: Any; Treasure: Implements, Individual Katerina Ladon From royal courts to village squares, skilled entertainers hone their talents and delight audiences
professional secrets and magical flourishes, striving to make their performances truly unforgettable. Use the following list of entertainers and roles to inspire the performers in your adventures: Acrobat
Elf
Legacy
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minstrels, artists, or sages. Human nobles compete for the services of elf instructors to teach swordplay or magic to their children.
Exploration and Adventure
Elves take up adventuring out of wanderlust
. Since they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of human society, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so
Tiefling
Legacy
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horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil
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
Kenku
Legacy
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. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes.
Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any
.
Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for
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
also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.
Firbolg
Legacy
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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
of friendship with them, as long as the outsiders vow to safeguard the forest. If the settlers clearly display evil intentions, however, the firbolgs martial their strength and magic for a single
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil
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)
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
also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Some of the god’s most devout followers work as architects, artists, or philosophers, all striving to serve the public good. Ephara’s Favor Ephara seeks champions who will defend her cities fiercely
material component, a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for this
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
Kartakass. The Old Kartakan Inn and Taverna. Lukas owns this intimate, traditional tavern in Skald. Nightly, either Harkon Lukas (if he’s in town) or new artists under his tutelage perform here. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Nine Dread Princes before finally pursuing an epic quest to destroy the princes’ monstrous progenitor. As long as every dungeon is unique and interesting, your players will appreciate the tight focus
last bastions of civilization in an ever-declining world. Or they might be spies and assassins, striving to weaken an enemy country by targeting its evil leaders and plundering its treasures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
all. Long ago, Waterdavians largely abandoned the practice of burying their dead, instead entombing them in mausoleums. For centuries, the major mausoleums here have each been connected to an
wide variety of styles and concepts created by artists at the height of their skills. One of the cemetery’s most impressive attractions is the Warriors’ Monument. This intricate, sixty-foot-high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
influence. He especially enjoys using the arrogance and vanity of good folk against them, helping to bring about their downfall. A few of his followers are illusionists, deceivers, and con artists
who seek him out. Fraz-Urb’luu makes use of their talents, and rewards these supplicants appropriately, as long as they follow his example in the campaign to bring about the downfall of all that is lawful and good.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
sometimes whimsical, and might involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of age-old grudges. Beings of this sort include the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler
short or long rest. Misty Escape Starting at 6th level, you can vanish in a puff of mist in response to harm. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to turn invisible and teleport up to 60 feet
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->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
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
from certain angles, particularly if their long, pointed ears and their delicate facial features aren’t apparent. Elf Subraces As on other D&D worlds, Ravnica’s elves can be categorized as high elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
rule. Dragons are the ancient enemies of giants. Thousands of years ago, the last great empire of giants — Ostoria — fell after a long and brutal conflict with dragons. Little of Ostoria remains in
, their ambitions have long been curtailed by their lack of cohesion and the imposition of good-aligned storm giants and cloud giants whose memories of ancient, glorious Ostoria have faded over time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
they long for children, know the pinch of hunger, and feel the turn of the seasons. Prayers to Karametra focus on asserting Karametra’s constancy and bounty, praising the god’s love and generosity
.
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->Monster Manual
perspectives they’ve learned from across the world and passionately combat the lies of con artists and villains that lead people astray. Adult Brass Dragon Huge Dragon (Metallic), Chaotic Good
AC 18 Initiative
Attack Roll: +11, reach 10 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) Fire damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 18, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
family, run a professional guild, or rise to prominence in a temple. Key The Child; Prominent in Late Spring Many artists’ interpretations of this constellation show a child holding a silver Key in one
are destined to travel to unexplored places, break taboos, and question assumptions long held dear. They are guides and scouts, researchers and archaeologists, revolutionaries and thieves. Flames The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
The Guild The organization known simply as the Guild unites cutpurses, loan sharks, killers, thugs, con artists, grave robbers, cat burglars, and every other type of criminal in the city. The Guild
, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
parent or mentor was a master artisan, and you also yearn to create something worthy of a god’s attention.
6 As a reckless youth, you joined a group of young artists and rabble-rousers who sought
your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. In addition, you know the mending cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
The Guild The organization known simply as the Guild unites cutpurses, loan sharks, killers, thugs, con artists, grave robbers, cat burglars, and every other type of criminal in the city. The Guild
, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
flutters atop a cupola on the Town Hall’s steeply pitched rooftop. All above-ground levels have wooden floors, with framed oil paintings by local artists mounted above the wainscoting. The doors on these
Hall This chamber is decorated with oil paintings depicting life in Easthaven, including a large painting of the town itself on the north wall. Mounted on the south wall is a five-foot-long, stuffed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
recognize that orcs and half-orcs are worthy of the same courtesies and opportunities as races long established in society, and house members are now using their status to do the same for various other
, mostly on a local scale: con artists, gangs, and others who have had their unsavory deeds uncovered. Such groups are inclined to hold grudges against the guild as a whole. The guild’s enemies on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the difficult and dangerous work for long. Though fire giants are skilled in the engineering of mine tunnels and the gathering of ore, they place less importance on the safety of their serfs than on
the giants, fire giants produce the greatest crafters and artists. They excel at smelting and smith work, as they do at the engineering of metal and stone, and the quality of their artistry shows even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
manor library. If the characters accept Lynx’s invitation, she meets them while strolling the long hallways of her manor, the walls of which are filled with fine paintings. Rather than noting their
artists or subjects, however, Lynx describes each painting based on where she stole it from. Servants. The house is also occupied by a dozen servants—all cultists of Zariel disguised in stolen livery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, lacking space to store these unwanted things in the manor, moved them to the family crypt beneath the house. There they lie now, largely forgotten. Not long after, shantytown residents in the Outer
, which patrons often rub for good luck, is as shiny as the day it was made. The Helm and Cloak has long attracted idealistic sons and daughters from patriar families. For generations, these young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, lacking space to store these unwanted things in the manor, moved them to the family crypt beneath the house. There they lie now, largely forgotten. Not long after, shantytown residents in the Outer
, which patrons often rub for good luck, is as shiny as the day it was made. The Helm and Cloak has long attracted idealistic sons and daughters from patriar families. For generations, these young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
razorvine that is Sigil. Faction Attire. Members of the Doomguard garb themselves in the bones of long-dead creatures and deliberately allow their weapons and gear to rust. Sinkers display their scars
Doomguard holds leverage in many interfactional negotiations. The Doomguard bears a long, bitter, mutual enmity toward the Harmonium, and the Fraternity of Order rejects the Doomguard’s philosophy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. But even where boulder tossing is concerned, artistry is fundamental to the effort. A stone giant hurling a boulder isn’t only performing a feat of strength but is also striving to display consummate
successful members of stone giant society and the poorest examples of the ideals stone giants aspire to. They are the brutes and boors cast out by a society of artists and philosophers. For a people that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
seek to kill it. The aurochs is described in appendix A. The tanarukk is described below. An orc life is a god-ridden life. Luthic’s at birth, Luthic’s at death, and striving to prove themselves to
broods of orcs to be vicious and strong. Her symbol is the cave bear, and orc females raise such bears alongside orc whelps. Females particularly attracted to Luthic grow long nails and lacquer them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
believe he lost hope in his descendants when their ancient empires fell into ruin. Some claim he was weakened after a long battle against his brother, Memnor (who is more commonly described as one of
cleverer of the two, often outwitting his brother in contests where Thrym’s greater strength might otherwise let him prevail. Their history of competition ranges from striving to outdo each other in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
their own interests so long as they place the security and sanctity of the Hosttower and the cabal above all else. When not rallying to defend their home, wizards of the Arcane Brotherhood act like
friendly and unfriendly rivals to one another, striving to outdo their peers in magic. Open conflict between members is forbidden, yet members are adroit at finding underhanded ways to needle and