mother stretches with only about for for leader

Duvessa Shane

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

. They can weather any storm.” Bond: “My mother taught me what it means to be a good leader. I won’t disappoint her.” Flaw: “I don’t give an inch in any argument or conflict.”

so, Duvessa must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon. Roleplaying Information The daughter of a Waterdhavian trader and a tavern server, Duvessa has her mother’s talent for

Sugar Bug

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

that her people need help. If the characters agree to listen, she rapidly shares the following information: The thri-kreen’s name is Cht-Chak, and she’s a leader of a nomadic band of thri-kreen traders

who deal in panela. Her people were camped at the Basket when a terrible storm appeared out of nowhere. Soon after, a terrifying, root-covered giant—the Dawn Mother—appeared and attacked her people

Helping the Grippli

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Helping the Grippli The grippli of the Cloakwood are distrustful of strangers but forced by circumstances to consider outside help. The warriors of the village and its leader, Pond Mother, are doing

them to disembark. Mitor Jans and his ship remain at the dock while the characters go ashore. He suggests that they seek an audience with the grippli’s leader, Pond Mother, to learn firsthand about what has happened. (Fortunately for the characters, she’s not hard to find.)

Reghed Heir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Solvigsdottir, leader of the Tiger Tribe. My mother cast me into the Sea of Moving Ice when I was a young child as a sacrifice to Auril the Frostmaiden. A polar bear pulled me from the water and spared me a

freezing death. This bear then transformed into a goliath who bore me safely to Ten-Towns. I remember the goliath’s name—Oyaminartok—but haven’t seen her since. I owe her my life, just as I owe my mother a merciless death.

The Three Mothers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Stag, their leader, has enormous antlers growing from her head, on which she hangs herb pouches, charms, and dozens of lit candles. Mother Skunk has wide, white streaks in her long black hair. Mother

The Three Mothers The three green hags are intent on capturing the unicorn, Banrion, and corrupting the entirety of the woods. Over time, they have taken on characteristics of certain animals. Mother

Private Meetings

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

leader of each faction. Jarlaxle sends a devilishly charming and sarcastic male drow elite warrior named Krilelyn H’Kar, tasked with leading characters to the ruins of House Do’Urden in the West Wall

district. Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre sends thirty dour drow elite warrior mounted on giant riding lizards (see the end of chapter 8 for statistics), with six gargoyles providing aerial support. They have orders to escort the party to House Baenre atop Qu’ellarz’orl.

Bregan D'aerthe

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

House Baenre. The company’s founder and leader, Jarlaxle, is brother to both Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre and Archmage Gromph Baenre, though this fact isn’t widely known. Jarlaxle doesn’t care what the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins. Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending

tribe is balanced again. In this way, the tribe can quickly repopulate with just a few survivors. Because of these factors, kobolds don’t have assigned gender roles for young or adults. A leader

Trading Post

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

group of serpentfolk. All these individuals are noncombatants, with no particular knowledge to be gained by communicating with them. Pond Mother Speaks The village’s leader, who holds the title of Pond

Mother, is an aged grippli warrior (see the end of the adventure for her stat block stat block). She evacuated the village when most of the other residents did and has set up quarters inside the

Z7. Shrine of Mother Night

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Z7. Shrine of Mother Night Rough-hewn stairs lead down to a torchlit cave and a bizarre sight: wide-eyed children stand behind wooden bars and stare at you in terrified silence. The cave holds six

statue. Behind the statue, two maggot-ridden corpses hang from iron shackles bolted to the wall. The ceiling here is 20 feet high. The statue is a crude depiction of Mother Night. Kneeling before

What the Residents Know

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

use for fishing, but it’s not a practical seagoing vessel. There are no other ships (or settlements) on the island. Leader. The monks’ leader is Hierarch Anish, an older aasimar man with a gentle

, and shelter until rescuers arrive. Skalanthas the Dragon. The bronze dragon Skalanthas came to Najkir fifteen years ago, after the death of his adoptive human mother—a knight named Ishyllia Daamos

Half-Orc Deities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Gruumsh owes the loss of his eye to Corellon’s aim with an arrow. The mother-deity of the orcs is Luthic, mate of Gruumsh, and the goddess of fecundity, caverns, and witchery. Bahgtru, the son of

Gruumsh, is the god of pure, brute strength, renowned for his power but disdained by some for his oafishness. Horde Leader The patron deity of half-orcs is the war god Ilneval. He has the title of War

Chapter 15: Werewolf Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

werewolf pack is out hunting when the characters first arrive, including the pack’s leader, Kiril Stoyanovich. The werewolves call themselves the Children of Mother Night, because they all worship that

serve Strahd out of fear, believing that Mother Night has blessed him with godlike powers and eternal life. Although he can’t leave Barovia, Strahd can allow certain creatures to come and go, such as

4. Bats and Prisoners

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

takes the unfortunate villager away to be eaten (if not by the ogres, then by the goblins in area 2 or the rats in area 9). In the absence of a true leader, Morak Ur’gray (LG male shield dwarf commoner

surviving family members include Thelbin Osstra (age 52) and his husband, Brynn (age 52), and their good-hearted nephew, Broland (age 23). Brynn lost his elderly mother and younger sister (Broland’s

Elven Deities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

on the plane of Arborea. God of the Elves Corellon Larethian is the wise leader of the Seldarine, the god of elves, magic, poetry, rulership, and warcraft. He is thought of as the father of the race

, but he is depicted as female as often as he is depicted as male. Goddess of Wisdom Angharradh, triune goddess of wisdom and the fierce mother-protector of the elf people, is Corellon’s consort. Her

The Three Packs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

thanks the characters for informing her. She suspects the Vile Hunt is working for Ebonclaw, the leader of the predators at Razortooth Rock. She recently defeated Ebonclaw in battle when he and some of

spireward from Camp Greenbriar. Read or paraphrase the following description as the characters approach: An arid land of stark rock formations and rugged cliffs stretches ahead. Amid the dust, brush, and

Scarlet Brotherhood

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

inherited his family’s fleet of fishing boats after the untimely death of his mother, Petra. He’s the youngest person ever to be elected to the council. Brash and inexperienced, Anders is a slight man

makes him a thorn in the smugglers’ side. Unbeknownst to Anders, his butler, Skerrin Wavechaser, is an agent for the Scarlet Brotherhood. He engineered the death of Anders’ mother and has placed a

Northern Flanaess

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

trying to ally with the North Kingdoms Stonefist, The Hold of King Sevvord Redbeard of the Hold (human) Monarchy founded by a bandit leader who attracted malcontents from many nations Wegwiur Wolf-Mother

alliance with the North Kingdoms and redirect the berserkers’ aggressions toward the Hold of Stonefist. Wegwiur. Wolf-Mother Bargra Yefkos of the Wegwiur Hordes is preoccupied with the threat of Iuz

Life and Outlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins

assigned gender roles for young or adults. A leader, sorcerer, miner, or crafter is as likely to be female as male. Grow Fast, Die Early Kobolds grow and mature much more swiftly than members of

Bazaar Chase

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

; this should be the one controlling a carpet of flying if multiple creatures are on such a magic item. Bazaar Chase Complications d10 Complication 1 A taught line of pennants stretches across your

and return it to their cell’s hideout. Their hideout is an abandoned temple in the Old City. Their cell leader is a wise sage named Navid. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation

The Basilisk Gate

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

Fist to protect their interests in Baldur’s Gate, and by extension, the city itself. The Flaming Fist has gained even more power since their charismatic leader, Ulder Ravengard, claimed the title of

wall and takes its name from the various statues that rest in its niches and perch atop its battlements. Unseen beyond the sealed Basilisk Gate, a dirt road stretches through the Outer City slums to

Legion of Azrok

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Legion of Azrok Azrok, the son of a hobgoblin warlord, was born blind. Such a curse would ordinarily have spelled his doom in hobgoblin society, but Azrok’s mother was a sorcerer, and she refused to

powerful soldier and leader he was fated to be, and he was quickly promoted up through the ranks until none stood above him. Other goblinoids believed he was blessed by Maglubiyet, the great god of war

A Race Divided

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Corellon as their father, the one who had sired them, and Lolth as their mother, the one who set them on the path to their destiny. Each of the other primal elves, as children will do, favored one

prevent her onslaught. This act rent the elves asunder. Lolth and Corellon parted ways, Lolth to become a demon lord in the Abyss and Corellon to become the de facto leader of a pantheon that could no

Gods of the Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

predicts that the war will end with Luthic the only deity standing, as the cave mother ascends to rule her warrior children. Gruumsh, “He Who Watches” Gruumsh, the undisputed ruler of the orc

battle. No orc will eat or harm one of these sacred beasts, which are believed to be imbued with Bahgtru’s spirit. Luthic, “the Cave Mother” While Gruumsh is the external force that pushes the orcs to

11. Drow Outpost

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

entire drow contingent (including the drow in area 12a) for 9 days. 11b. A Little Privacy Drow. Melith, a drow priestess of Lolth and the leader of this outpost, meditates and prays before a shrine of

opportunity to elevate herself in the eyes of Melith’s mother, Vlonwelv. After Melith concludes her business with the characters, Thirza prepares and casts a sending spell to contact Vlonwelv. She warns

15. Temple of Dumathoin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

15. Temple of Dumathoin This huge chamber has been sculpted to resemble a cavern with a 30-foot-high vaulted ceiling. 15a. Nave Monsters. Eight duergar plus their leader, a half-shield dwarf, half

the nave support the roof. Dais. At the south end of the temple, stone steps climb 10 feet to a golden marble dais (area 15b). Although her mother was a shield dwarf, Skella has the statistics of

The Giant Tongue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

? Wo dun stomm rad? Who is your leader? Wer dun forer? I give you respect. Am du paart. Who goes there? Wer fers dir? Where are you going? Wie ferst du? My name is Red Wind of a Thousand

intruder — ubuden journey — ferd human — van king — kong light — stig meat — kjott mother — hild red — rod shield — skold silver — solv stone giant — steinjotun storm giant

N4. Wachterhaus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

, because they don’t like attending to their mother or listening to her tiresome prattle. The characters might encounter them at the Blue Water Inn (area N2) or wandering about town. The brothers are

sleeps with their dead father. This would be unwelcome news and probably turn them against their mother. They want only to spend their mother’s money and make the most of their miserable situation

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

zingers at hand to add the perfect insult to the ultimate injury. Insults to Die For d20 Insult 1 Did your mother have any children who lived? 2 Who dressed you, a grimlock? 3 You

3 A lesser noble who you double-crossed in a brilliant scheme 4 A fallen paladin who you tricked into breaking their oath 5 A leader of another adventuring party who blames you for

Mayhem in the Market

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

mother—particularly targeting their adult, firstborn heirs. Her deep rage at the Kings of Coin and Zinda is rivaled only by her joyful reverence for the spiritual world. Breath of Vengeance Moments

them is Captain Adann, who has neatly trimmed facial hair and wears a red vest. He’s a leader of the anti-aristocrat group called the Bloodletters. Before the party can get Arel back on his feet

Sharn Watch NPCs

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

. Over a century of service, she has woven a net of graft and extortion across Menthis Plateau; she looks after those who pay their dues. Her mother was driven from House Phiarlan when she developed an

Maira ir’Talan, a distant relative of the Lord Commander, leads the Blackened Book. A gifted diviner, Maira is a highly effective leader. What none know is that she’s also an agent of the Dreaming

Duthcloim

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

trying to banish the demon lords back to the Abyss, he offers Bregan D’aerthe’s assistance. If they’re amenable, he leads them to a Bregan D’aerthe safe house until a meeting with Jarlaxle, the leader

successful DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check, convince the priestess to escort them to Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre (see “Private Meetings” later in this chapter). If the check fails by 5 or more, the

Werewolves in the Mist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

male half-elf noble) imparts the following information to fellow Lords’ Alliance members and tells them not to share it: The werewolf pack has almost a dozen members. The leader of the pack is a man

named Kiril. The werewolves come from a distant land called Barovia. The Lords’ Alliance has no information about it. The werewolves worship a deity called Mother Night. The werewolves leave and

M11. Stage Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

, she boastfully reveals the following information about her former crew: The leader of the League of Malevolence is Kelek, whose driving ambition is to steal the magic staff from his archenemy

the Mother of Witches. The hags used Iggwilv’s Cauldron, a powerful artifact crafted with help from Baba Yaga, to trap Iggwilv in time. The cauldron can be destroyed by a flame tongue sword, just like

C: Blue Phoenix Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

leader, the priest Yearkal—and many others perished in the confrontation (the characters can rescue three of the captured sea elves at Camp Carrionclay, while Yearkal was taken to the Sunward Fortress

large groups of people. If the characters approach them with Kalaman’s troops in tow, the sea elves retreat. Their current leader, Ishvern Stargazer, approaches only if it’s clear no one’s pursuing

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