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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wound they receive.
Trolls
Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot troll
Graz'zt
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Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and curve of his body, every
pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden, save moderation or kindness.
The dark Prince of Pleasure considers restriction the only sin, and takes what he wants. Cults devoted to him are secret societies
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sinister manipulators who hoard necromantic lore and gather in cults to share their gruesome secrets. Such secrets often require unsavory experimentation, which these heartless cultists relish
wicked cults that follow their paths of tyranny, murder, and necromancy.
More than any other gods, the Dead Three directly influence Faerûn—and particularly the city of Baldur’s Gate
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adventurers Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul seized divinity but were slain for their hubris. All three have been reborn and are now known as the Dead Three. Each of the Dead Three has inspired wicked cults that
ways. Cultists who receive orders from their patron god directly are often the most ambitious and most dangerous.
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. Each of the Dead Three has inspired wicked cults that follow their paths of tyranny, murder, and necromancy.
More than any other gods, the Dead Three directly influence Faerûn—and
particularly the city of Baldur’s Gate—in malign ways. Cultists who receive orders from their patron god directly are often the most ambitious and most dangerous.
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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time, the serpent gods heard those prayers, their sibilant voices responding from the darkness as they told the yuan-ti what they must do. The yuan-ti religion grew more fanatical in its devotion. Cults
emotions are foreign to most yuan-ti, which understand sentiment only as an exploitable weakness. A yuan-ti views the world and the events of its own life with such extreme pragmatism that it is nearly
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
of Nomog-Geaya, as well as standards and flags with his image or symbol, receive a bow or salute at all times except emergencies. Bargrivyek’s peacemakers receive due deference regardless of
but is nearly destroyed, the handful of members who remain are welcomed into another banner, taking their banner’s name and colors along with them, and assuming places of leadership in the group
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Dessarin Valley, were ever a secretive and guarded people, only spotted during their flights over the High Forest. A cruel and rapacious green dragon nearly wiped out the population and scattered the
on that plane might leave their colonies to lend aid to other humanoids committed to fighting earth cults and thwarting their efforts.
Aarakocra Names
As with much of their speech, aarakocra names
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the countryside. They’ve been testing these magic weapons, bolstering the cults’ ranks, and infiltrating various communities, all directed by visions the prophets receive from the Elder Elemental Eye
and unleash its destructive power everywhere. And they are further along in their plans than most people in the North realize. Four elemental cults grow in power in the Sumber Hills, claiming
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Advancement A license to operate an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise comes with nearly limitless benefits! When your party starts a franchise, you receive a region in which to operate, a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of a greater whole. Cults of the Dragon Below are based on madness or power. A cult that seeks power chooses to serve a dark force because of the gifts they receive from it. A cabal of scholars might
Cults of the Dragon Below A paradise exists within the world, a vale bathed in the light of the Inner Sun. Earn your passage with the blood of worthy foes. Our existence is a chrysalis state
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Power of Secrets Wade Acuff Cults of Vecna everywhere are conducting rituals to siphon victims’
secrets, which will fuel the lich’s ritual to remake the multiverse Vecna uses stolen secrets to
secrets. The characters can spend secrets like currency once they receive Vecna’s Link in chapter 1. Throughout the adventure, the characters can learn many secrets. Each chapter’s beginning includes a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Graz’zt The appearance of the Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and
, are pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden, save moderation or kindness. The dark Prince of Pleasure considers restriction the only sin, and takes what he wants. Cults devoted to him are secret
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name. Personal Goal: Get Your Revenge. Someone in the Redbrands nearly got you killed, and you sure would like to know who it was. And then you’d like to take your revenge—on that person, on Glasstaff
world a better place. But you have no interest in causing suffering or making things worse than they already are. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
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Harpers and Zhentarim are well established in the city, but her path only crosses with theirs when the wellbeing of Yartarrans is at stake. The elemental cults have begun abducting Yartarrans who won’t
). Reason to Visit. The “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek (chapter 6) brings the characters here. More broadly, characters affiliated with the Lords’ Alliance can readily receive support in Yartar, and Harpers and Zhentarim can get aid, too, if they’re discreet and know how to contact an agent in town.
Goblin
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the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people.
Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish
occasionally abused) pets.
Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Graz’zt The appearance of the Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and
, are pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden, save moderation or kindness. The dark Prince of Pleasure considers restriction the only sin, and takes what he wants. Cults devoted to him are secret
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Fiery Fangs The fire cult is less concerned with maintaining appearances than the other elemental cults. When Vanifer or her lieutenants receive word that a band of adventurers is trying to ferret
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control of it would grant Zuggtmoy nearly unlimited power in her new home. Though Yggmorgus can’t be seen clearly from the main cavern of Neverlight Grove, the unholy lights and sounds there can be
discerned and sometimes even felt. Characters who ask the myconids about it receive mixed responses. Sovereign Phylo and those loyal to it enter a state of near bliss when they speak about Yggmorgus, as
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Government The Parliament of Peers, a group mainly composed of nearly fifty patriar members, makes recommendations on issues of law and governance. Once the parliament comes to a majority decision on
perception is that one who can’t be trusted to receive something as simple as a bribe likely can’t be trusted to manipulate the city’s intricate social web. Such leads to the common farce of officials
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Government The Parliament of Peers, a group mainly composed of nearly fifty patriar members, makes recommendations on issues of law and governance. Once the parliament comes to a majority decision on
perception is that one who can’t be trusted to receive something as simple as a bribe likely can’t be trusted to manipulate the city’s intricate social web. Such leads to the common farce of officials
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Demonic Boons Wicked folk who seek power from demons are scattered across the multiverse. Some of them gather in cults, but many of them act on their own or in small groups. Whatever their
of creatures that can receive their boons. Boons from demons are fickle gifts. They remain in place only as long as the demon is pleased. Accepting such a boon is a damning act that corrupts the soul
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setup This adventure is best used late in the campaign for two reasons. First, the characters know more about the elemental cults and have a better perspective to understand the Dark Lady’s
information. Second, it strains credulity for any of the factions to send inexperienced agents into the Dark Lady’s lair. The characters receive a sending spell, telling them to meet a faction agent at a local
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boromar Clan NPCs The Boromar Clan employs people of all races, but most of the organization and nearly all of its inner circle are made up of halflings. Some of the organization’s most important
an heir of House Jorasco and the Boromar family matriarch. Her position in the family ensures that important members of the Boromar Clan receive Jorasco healing services at no cost to them; Saidan
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the fundamentally ineffable nature of greater gods, but they are more likely to manifest in mortal realms. Quasi-deities have a divine origin, but they don’t receive or answer prayers. They are still
Monster Manual. Vestiges are deities who have lost nearly all their worshipers and are considered dead from a mortal perspective. Esoteric rituals can sometimes contact vestiges and draw on their latent power.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
. These are usually evil deities and enemies of the pantheon, such as the Greek Titans. These deities have cults of their own, attracting social outcasts and villains to their worship. These cults
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Cult Retaliation The eradication of one or more of the surface outposts of the elemental cults marks the characters as dangerous enemies. As the party continues the assault on cult strongholds in
leave, assume the cultists’ effort to destroy a town in “Reckless Hate” causes great damage without the characters on hand to stop it. When “Race to Destruction” is triggered, the characters receive a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Age. Verdan reach adulthood at around the age of 24, and it is thought that they might live to nearly 200 years old. However, because no verdan has died of old age since the race’s initial creation
creature for it to understand your telepathy, but it must be able to understand at least one language. This process of communication is slow and limited, allowing you to transmit and receive only
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Kruphix Many pray to Kruphix when they need to find something lost, but few dedicate themselves to his worship. Cults devoted to Kruphix fiercely guard their secrets, and their initiates
lodging with other worshipers nearly anywhere. Rituals honoring Kruphix are usually performed at boundaries, both temporal and spatial: shorelines, riverbanks, equinoxes, and sunsets. One of the god’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Pharika’s followers include members of several small mystery cults, which embrace varying aspects of her divine nature. The most infamous of these is the Cult of Frozen Faith, led by a medusa. Initiates
receive a lethal dose of poison, become petrified, and then are restored to flesh one year later. Petitioners who have Pharika’s favor emerge alive and healthy; those she doesn’t care for fail to
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the floor.
“Oh, there you are!” The figure is Buppido. He wipes his hands on his vest and smiles viciously. “I didn’t expect you to find me here, with my shrine nearly finished! And power! My
faithful are finally honoring me! Are you …? Yes. Yes, I sense that you are ready to receive my truth into your hearts!”
The humanoid remains on the floor make the entire cavern difficult terrain
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Abandoned Temple Abandoned temples can be found across Theros. Some of these places were once houses of worship of Klothys, the nearly forgotten god of destiny, but abandoned temples of many other
guardian.
6 Consult with a hermit who lives in the temple.
7 Stop cultists from performing a destructive ritual in the temple.
8 Restore the temple to receive the patron deity’s blessing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Worshipers of Karametra gather for a feast once a month, on the evening of the full moon, that celebrates the god’s role in parenthood and community. New parents receive gifts and blessings, and young
let any plants grow. The mortals of the world, threatened with starvation, beseeched her to curb her wrath. In an effort led by Karametra’s priests, nearly all of humanity prayed for a week, neither
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
humor. At the same time, faerie dragons’ limited attention spans often leave them starved for novelty, and nearly any creature can attract their interest—at least temporarily. Faerie Dragon Connections
receive in exchange for their labor.
2 A faerie dragon is in love with a member of a pixie royal court and is constantly searching for some grand deed capable of impressing their beloved.
3
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great NPCs of Faerûn in a way that will not negatively impact the story you want to tell, nor steal the spotlight from the characters. The echoes offer characters the chance to receive advice from
of Faerûn in a way that will not negatively impact the story you want to tell, nor steal the spotlight from the characters. The echoes offer them the chance to receive advice from experienced