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Harrow Hound

Monsters The Book of Many Things

forever. In time, the necrotic magic of the Grim Harrow animated the corpses of the blink dogs as the first harrow hounds. The Grim Harrow employs harrow hounds as trackers and companions. Harrow

hounds are especially useful when investigating possible sightings of a Deck of Many Things. If a harrow hound catches the scent of its prey, it never loses it, even if the hound and its fellow hunters

Coldlight Walker

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

frostbitten corpses emit a spectral light so intense that mortal eyes can barely stand to look at them. They typically wear the clothing in which they died. God-Spawned Horrors. Gods that personify

life can be. When a coldlight walker dies, its light goes out, leaving behind a frozen, inanimate corpse that can never be raised from the dead.Cold

Wight Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

humanoids that resemble armed and armored corpses. They never tire in pursuit of their goal of making eternal war against the living.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Elf Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

the cloister’s temple to the dragon god Bahamut, who is a patron of heroes and a champion of justice, must have information regarding the observatory. This Elder Runara can set you on the path to discovering the knowledge your friend never found. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF

11. Disposal Cave

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

different expression. Corpses. Dozens of humanoid corpses in varying stages of putrefaction, including a few reduced to moldy bones, lie stacked like cordwood against the walls. The stone giants have

met Halaster several times over the years and carved his visage after many of those occasions. Though the giants’ memories of him never last, the faces in this cavern remain. The giants have begun

Premade Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

knowledge your friend never found. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Halfling Rogue You fell in with a thieves’ guild called the Gilded Gallows at an early age. The guild has prospered in recent years

a champion of justice. Someone at the cloister may hold the key to the impending doom your deity wishes you to avert. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived

Ghoul

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

can’t feed on the dead, it pursues living creatures and attempts to make corpses of them. Though they gain no nourishment from the corpses they devour, ghouls are driven by an unending hunger that

compels them to consume. A ghoul’s undead flesh never rots, and this monster can persist in a crypt or tomb for untold ages without feeding. Abyssal Origins. Ghouls trace their origins to the Abyss

Grasslands of Oreskos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. At night, the movements of Nyx are striking, but images of the gods seem to keep their distance from this land where few pay them honor. Yet most non-leonin will never see this beauty. The leonin

reflects the sunlight so brightly that it’s difficult to look at. Those who approach the lake and gaze into its waters usually see their own reflections, but on rare occasions, they see visions of places

Seeds of Fear

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

change. A character never has more than three Seeds of Fear; if you gain a new seed and already have three, choose which of your old fears is replaced by the new one. Seeds of Fear d12 Seed

followed chills my blood.” 10 “Sudden noises or appearances fray my nerves.” 11 “I can’t be comfortable around creatures larger than I am.” 12 “Reflections always seem like they’re

Dzaan Lives!

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

others by reading their thoughts. Her weakness is that she’s always looking ahead, never behind her.” “Vellynne Harpell is a human necromancer, as cold and uncaring as the corpses she animates. She’s a withered old fool whose greatest asset—her family name—does her no good in Icewind Dale.”

Yeenoghu

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

continue to pursue his horrid, apocalyptic vision of a world transformed into a barren, empty ruin, with only the decaying corpses of the last few surviving gnolls left to mark its passing. As creatures

to devour what they have killed, and to fashion crude weapons and armor from their victims’ corpses. A gnoll war band exemplifies Yeenoghu’s plans for the world. He wants to transform it into a

Vampires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

and sate that hunger by drinking the blood of the living. Vampires abhor sunlight, for its touch burns them. They never cast shadows or reflections, and any vampire wishing to move unnoticed among the

only grown. He broods in his dark castle, cursing the living for stealing away what he lost, and never admitting his hand in the tragedy he created.

Mortuary Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

† shamble through the Mortuary, infecting its corpses. A lawful neutral wight shouts for the party’s aid in curbing the infestation. 10 Two lost sorrowsworn,† manifestations of those who never reached the

never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost

16. Central Cavern

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

it outside the range of some creatures’ darkvision. The stone giants have never noticed it for this reason. The castle looks small enough to fit in a 20-foot-cube, and it floats at the center of an

Qurrok. If no one has raised an alarm, Qurrok the stone giant is searching the cavern floor for interesting rocks and gem deposits. Corpses. Amid the rocks on the cavern floor are the rotting corpses

Reflections of Lolth

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

Reflections of Lolth From the time they’re old enough to understand, drow are taught that they’re superior to all other creatures, for they remain steadfast in their devotion to Lolth despite the

spirits to her in the Demonweb to undergo her judgment. Followers never know when or if they are to be tested. One who claims to have undergone the test and passed it is rewarded with respect and

Random Events

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

Battle Aftermath The party stumbles upon the remains of one or more creatures slaughtered by rampaging demons. Roll a d10 and consult the Corpses table to determine what they find. A thorough search of

the area yields no treasure. Corpses d10 Corpse Present 1 1 dead behir 2–3 1d4 dead drow and 1d4 − 1 dead giant lizards 4–5 3d8 dead giant fire beetles (their glands are no longer glowing) 6–7 2d4

Worshiping Pharika

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

mortal realm. Selfishly, the medusas each kept secrets for themselves, using these as currency to bargain with mortals. Angered that her children would hoard any of her secrets, Pharika cursed them, so that they could never after behold their own reflections without risking death.

Coming and Going

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

if the caves were near-perfect reflections of each other. Fey Crossings d8 Fey Crossing 1 Altar. This stone altar might be found atop a lonely plateau, behind a waterfall, inside a cave, or in

. 8 Stone Circle. This circle of stone megaliths contains a fey crossing that is active during equinoxes and solstices. One never knows where a “shortcut” through the Feywild might lead

Coldlight Walker

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

frostbitten corpses emit a spectral light so intense that mortal eyes can barely stand to look at them. They typically wear the clothing in which they died. God-Spawned Horrors. Gods that personify winter

can be. When a coldlight walker dies, its light goes out, leaving behind a frozen, inanimate corpse that can never be raised from the dead. Coldlight Walker Medium undead, chaotic evil

Sea of Sorrows

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

captives to ropes and dragging them through the water until they drowned. She never removed the detritus of her victims, even though some returned to life as zombies. The Relentless was ultimately sunk

corpses. When Pietra sought to speak with them, her voice emerged from their mouths. The Relentless sails a domain that can overlap any body of water in any other domain. Some domains border the Sea of

The Deep Roots of War

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

, hacked, and tunneled. The weakest among them fell dead from exhaustion, the rest pausing only long enough to push the corpses aside so they could continue the digging. Only the hardiest and most iron

flayers waited there, ready to take the next step in the subjugation of clan Duergar. The monsters had sent out a psychic lure that played on the dwarves’ greed, and the never-ending work schedule that

The Watch Arrives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

constables (veterans) to knock on doors and question locals. Before allowing the corpses to be removed and taken to local temples, Barnibus inspects the scene closely and reaches the following

, Barnibus wants to find out the gnome’s identity and whether he was known to anyone. The characters, having never met Dalakhar, have little information to offer unless they decide to lie. Neither

Regional Effects

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

restrained and has to hold its breath until it is dug out. Human-sized blocks of ice appear, containing frozen corpses. These corpses might break free and attack as zombies, or their spirits might attack as

regional effects within 1 mile of her lair: Illusory duplicates of the hag appear in random places at random times (but never more than one in any given location). An illusory duplicate has no

Needle Spawn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Needle Spawn A wise ranger knows that the sight of a needle spawn is an ill omen, for it heralds the rise of a dreaded needle lord and a war for the soul of a forest. Roving Corpses. Needle spawn are

needle spawn vassals. It then prowls the wood in search of weak or defenseless humanoids to kill, converting their corpses into needle spawn to begin growing its army. Unnatural Ally. A needle lord is an

Murder

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

Murder Blackmail and theft pay well, but murder is the preferred tool of the ambitious. Murder silences witnesses, disposes of enemies, and clears the path to power. Assassins never lack for work in

sometimes — it is rumored — slice flesh from the corpses to stave off starvation. Recent reports of ghoul activity in the Outer City likely have their origins in these snuff streets. In the Lower City

Falkovnia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

an implacable foe: the ever-growing armies of the dead. Every month a new zombie legion issues from the Mists. Never emerging from the same place twice, the horde sweeps across the land, drawn to the

? How did you escape the zombie hordes? Were you lucky enough not to encounter the undead? Did you defeat animate corpses or flee from them? Did you fall but somehow escape notice by the undead? Did

Old City

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

including dead bodies. It’s a festering scar of garbage, rancid water, and vermin. Rats, insects, and ravens abound. Ghouls are sometimes seen prowling through the pit in search of fresh corpses

. Although the level of refuse in the pit rises and falls, the pit never gets full. This is thanks to an unknown number of otyughs living at the bottom and eating their fill daily. They’re content to remain in

Fallen

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

centuries afterward, the region was shunned. When our modern city was built, the cursed ruins were sealed away. But one never knows when the darkness could rise up again. On the Lady’s Day, we remember the

corpses led to infection and disease. The City Council had no interest in sinking gold into Lower Dura to restore the area, and the district was abandoned. Today, the district known as Fallen is strewn

Awarding Magic Items

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

character of the same level. As DM, you never have to worry about awarding magic items just so the characters can keep up with the campaign’s threats. Magic items are truly prizes—desirable but not

28 23 19 11 100 Justyna Gil Downloadable PDF Magic Item Tracker You can use the Magic Item Tracker sheet to track how many magic items the characters have acquired. Each time the characters get a

Nocturnal Raiders

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

were heaped with corpses and awash in blood. Even the surface elves might be content to overlook their hatred for their kin and leave the drow alone, as long as they never had to lay eyes on the drow or

prevalent as the dark elves’ reputation would suggest. In general, only powerful houses hold significant numbers of slaves, and the slaves of a house are never more numerous than its population of

Sea Spawn

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

ocean and live on as sea spawn, haunting the waves like tortured reflections of their former selves. Coral encrusts them. Barnacles cling to their cold skin. Lungs that once filled with air can now

tempting the catch.” “Honor the sea gods as they demand, but never promise them your heart.” Such cautionary tales disguise the deeper truth: things lurk beneath the waves that strive to claim the

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

. It has now been almost a month, and the delegation never showed up at Goldenfields or any other outpost. Powerful factions have good reason to worry about the missing delegation. The Harpers are

and warped into strange reflections of the Elemental Planes. At the heart of each elemental node, the characters find a great portal that serves as a conduit from its associated elemental plane. Here

Gnoll Tactics

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

ten arrows for each one to keep the creatures from scaling the walls. Spread Far and Wide Gnolls never set up permanent camps, though they might linger for a few days at the site of a particularly great

slaughter as they devour the corpses of both their victims and the gnolls killed in battle. During this time, the hyenas that follow a pack of gnolls feast until they become bloated, then burst open

Caves of Hunger Locations (H31-H39)

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

cracks form along its surface, and the alien entity withdraws into its distant demiplane, never to return. As it withdraws, its dominate monster spells end. H32. Mirrored Cavern Every surface of this

twenty-foot-high cave is polished to a mirror finish, such that you are faced with countless distorted reflections of yourself. Your head spins as you try to keep your bearings. If Tekeli-li is

Children of the All-Father

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

Children of the All-Father In an age before human and elf, when all dragons were young, Annam the All-Father put the first giants upon the world. These giants were reflections of his divine offspring

Giant Pantheon When Ostoria fell, Annam disowned his children, swearing never to regard the giants again until they returned Ostoria to its past prominence and reclaimed their rightful positions as

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