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Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Aura of Murder. As long as the night blade is not incapacitated, hostile creatures within 5 feet of it gain vulnerability to piercing damage unless they have resistance or immunity to such
victims vulnerable to their long-bladed knives. When Bhaal’s magic works its power, stab wounds erupt in terrible gouts of blood. Seemingly minor wounds plunge deep into a victim’s body and
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Aura of Murder. As long as the reaper is not incapacitated, hostile creatures within 5 feet of it gain vulnerability to piercing damage unless they have resistance or immunity to such damage.
Innate
learn to call upon their god's power to leave their victims vulnerable to their long-bladed knives. When Bhaal's magic works its power, stab wounds erupt in terrible gouts of blood. Seemingly minor
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Aura of Murder. As long as the death's head is not incapacitated, hostile creatures within 5 feet of it gain vulnerability to piercing damage unless they have resistance or immunity to such damage
victims vulnerable to their long-bladed knives. When Bhaal's magic works its power, stab wounds erupt in terrible gouts of blood. Seemingly minor wounds plunge deep into a victim's body and cause
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Possession (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The yakfolk attempts to magically possess a humanoid or giant. The yakfolk must touch the target throughout a short rest, or the attempt fails. At
weapon is its ability to magically crawl under another creature’s skin, control its body, and suppress its mind. The yakfolk use this ability to spy on enemies, rob them, murder their leaders, and kidnap their young.
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Possession (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The yakfolk attempts to magically possess a humanoid or giant. The yakfolk must touch the target throughout a short rest, or the attempt fails. At
’s most frightening weapon is its ability to magically crawl under another creature’s skin, control its body, and suppress its mind. The yakfolk use this ability to spy on enemies, rob them, murder their leaders, and kidnap their young.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3).
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their second lives are rarely what they
they cover with distinctive golden masks.
Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) that serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate
(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If this creature is reduced to 0 hit points, it immediately makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If it succeeds, it is instead reduced to 1 hit point.
Aura
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Emerald Dragon Adventure Hooks
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Adventure Hook
1
An emerald dragon is the only witness to a murder but
emerald dragon.
3
Two balor;balors act as jailers for an ancient emerald dragon imprisoned by a long-dead enemy.
4
An ancient emerald dragon works to summon a solar to get a firsthand account
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
most literally in speaking stones, magic items allowing a Sivis heir to send a short message to another speaking stone. House Sivis’s message stations employs these items as the backbone of their long
mind. Gnomes have a natural love of intrigue, and the different families within the house often engage in subtle schemes and feuds. Doyenne Lyssa Larriman, the leader of the house, takes pains to ensure that these intrigues never threaten the house or its reputation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Cult Scatters Though any remaining cultists believe they’ve successfully stolen Eldon’s and the characters’ secrets, it doesn’t take them long to realize the significance of the characters
the cultists departed so suddenly. Before scattering, the cultists murder any kidnapped townspeople the characters didn’t free from their cells. After all, the cult needs to keep its secrets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Dead Three Bane (the Lord of Tyranny), Bhaal (the Lord of Murder), and Myrkul (the Lord of Bones) make up the Dead Three. While these deities have lost much of their power, their faiths still command
respect and fear throughout Baldur’s Gate. While open worship of the Dead Three is frowned upon in Baldur’s Gate, their worship is not illegal — so long as worship remains within the laws. Every now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
builds and repairs them to pass the time on long trips. Cabin B. Ethlynn shared this cabin with the murder victim and knows Quintus was a cartographer. Ethlynn confirms that Quintus left their cabin to use
. Since the characters weren’t on the car when the murder occurred, Ignatius doesn’t regard them as suspects and is friendly toward them. Ignatius can speak Common but loathes doing so; the mind flayer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
manipulate and deceive, and by the time they reach adulthood most have been involved in dozens of schemes and feuds, some of which persist well into adulthood. Even a gnome with a good heart and noble
treasure maps, but now you’ve found one that might be real. 8 You’ve acquired a controlling stake in a dragonshard mine, which was abandoned long ago. But why? Kobolds? Aberrations? There’s only one way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the moon, if it shone on you.
No, master! He turned to stone.
You have lit my lantern wick, that’s for sure! I am aflame.
But I am your son!
You! Fetch my steed!
Murder! Oh, murder!
’Tis
now, friend. Why the long face?
I would not wish you upon a toad.
I shall make a banquet of your dreams.
You beastly little imp!
Hush, my sweet dumpling.
Oh, let us make merry again soon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
can escalate into brawls when these miscreants are far from the watchful eyes of their parents. Duels have long been prohibited by mutual agreement, due to the blood feuds they provoked in the past
they distrust. For their part, the young nobles that litter the town seem to make mischief mainly because they can. The feuds and rivalries that would generate only carefully worded insults in the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of Waterdeep and the last place where the caravan takes a day-long rest. They are not traveling together; being in Daggerford at the same time is coincidental.
Azbara Jos
Azbara Jos (see appendix
Waterdeep, she will put plan B — the one involving mass murder — into action. Despite the vast gulf between their outlooks, the Zhentarim and the Harpers have a common enemy, and that is pushing them
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
into a sinkhole long ago, the settlement is as dangerous to navigate as it is to trade in. A maze of homes and businesses that belong to kithkin, flamekin, and rimekin hangs precariously above the
Crannog Ansicr. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit Druim Calad for one of the following reasons. A Simple Job. Myyn calls on the characters to investigate the murder of an informant deep in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
thugs). Tak is profoundly lazy, and as long as merchants and fishers pay their dues without complaining, she doesn’t interfere with business on the water. She reacts only to obvious threats such as
’ Quarter is the home of Master Refrum (LG male human priest). Refrum has much to say to the characters, as discussed previously in “Adventure Hooks” and below in “Murder Mystery.” 7. Dory’s Warehouse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, including another nabassu. Hated Outcasts. Demons have few rules, and the murder of other demons hardly raises an eyebrow among these fiends. The act of devouring souls is something else. For this
catch. One way a summoner can avoid this fate is by providing a steady supply of souls to the nabassu, which can cause the demon to be cooperative — for as long as the supply lasts. Nabassu
Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, 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
assault, though. As the Flaming Fist rarely comes to the district, the Guild has long operated with impunity. In recent years, though, the interference of vigilantes and hired adventurers has been on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, 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
assault, though. As the Flaming Fist rarely comes to the district, the Guild has long operated with impunity. In recent years, though, the interference of vigilantes and hired adventurers has been on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sellswords can get away with atrocities, including murder, but only if such crimes are committed in the pursuit of their contracts. Should one of these ruffians steal from or harm you or your loved ones
authority. City workers and other members of the Watch respect the writ, sometimes grudgingly, as long as the characters don’t engage in flagrantly illegal activity. Germaine tries to play up her concern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
longevity, Yongjing’s rulers could conceivably live forever. But this immortality is not protection against a violent death: murder, revolution, or some other dire fate has ended each past emperor’s
the emperor’s long life has been depleted. A lifelong servant of the empire, Wei fears the upheaval that historically occurs after the death of a ruler, as several claimants to the throne vie for power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters to go to Gracklstugh to acquire better equipment, and out of a desire to return to his people. He also intends to murder the characters one by one along the way, believing them to be divine
Stool back to its home. Ront is unfamiliar with the Underdark and can’t navigate. He’s willing to stick with the adventurers as long as they seek a destination that gets him back to the surface world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
long passed on to another plane, the ritual fails. The ritual invoked to create a crawling claw works best with a hand recently severed from a murderer. To this end, ritualists and their servants
claw possesses little of the intellect and memories of the individual of which it was once a living part. The hate, jealousy, or greed that drove that person to murder lingers on, however, amplified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sellswords can get away with atrocities, including murder, but only if such crimes are committed in the pursuit of their contracts. Should one of these ruffians steal from or harm you or your loved ones
authority. City workers and other members of the Watch respect the writ, sometimes grudgingly, as long as the characters don’t engage in flagrantly illegal activity. Germaine tries to play up her concern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) hangs from a varnished wooden rod bolted to the door. The rod is mounted 20 feet above the floor, and the banner is 9 feet long. 20. Thullen’s Bedroom Sansuri’s younger brother, Count Thullen, sleeps in
gp each and weighing 50 pounds each) and a one-of-a-kind book of original plays written in Dethek, the Dwarvish script, with Common translations, by a legendary and long-deceased cloud giant poet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eternal Flame cult. Beneath her refined exterior is a steel edge of scorned pride. And underneath her hard pride lies a desire for murder and mayhem. Vanifer harbors a fierce hatred for all who think
. But even as she enjoyed the gifts he lavished on her, Vanifer hated the pasha for seeing her as a mere trophy. She left before long, robbing the pasha of a small fortune in jewelry and setting fire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, crime pays as long as you avoid being convicted. Prison and Torture Chamber Malbolge comprises one infinitely large, steep-sloped mountain. Boulders and other debris rain down from its heights in
, the gold composition of a coin was strictly defined at the time of the coin’s creation, but no law governed a coin’s state after it left the mint. As long as it was made in the mint, it was legal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, prompting the other yakfolk to come running. Yakfolk are vile in their pragmatism. Before setting out to confront invaders, they murder their prisoners to prevent them from being freed or turned against
foundry, where ogres on the gantries (area 18) use long, hooked poles to tip the buckets, causing the ore to fall into the smelters below (area 34). Enormous bellows raise the temperature inside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
sun LN Life, Light Golden sun Asmodeus, god of indulgence LE Knowledge, Trickery Three inverted triangles arranged in a long triangle Auril, goddess of winter NE Nature, Tempest Six-pointed snowflake
Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by ring of bloody droplets Chauntea, goddess of agriculture NG Life Sheaf of grain or a blooming rose over grain Cyric, god of lies CE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
with the dark god, Bhaal. Just a few years ago, the city saw the terrifying return of the Lord of Murder. Following a number of deaths, one of the city’s dukes, Torlin Silvershield, was revealed as
Baldur’s Gate, security is enforced and order maintained by the Flaming Fist mercenary company, a supposedly neutral force which is free to fight in external conflicts, so long as it doesn’t side against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion. One useful trick: if ye face bugbears
, and it might have supplementary dens elsewhere in its territory that it uses temporarily when it goes on long forays for food. In good times, a bugbear gang is tight-knit, and its members cooperate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
and long-standing rivalries outside the alliance, they band together in the face of events that are too big for any of them to handle on their own. The rulers of Waterdeep, Silverymoon, Baldur’s Gate
means at his disposal, as long as those means are legally justifiable—even when such justification must be “rediscovered” from long-forgotten or ignored laws. In the first council meeting, Lord Dagult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and
the opportunity arises. While palamnites might wander the world as dangerous, lone murderers, many gravitate to Odunos, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3