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Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers. — Elminster The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their

human society, so they gain influence by controlling enemy rulers — and those close to them — through blackmail, drugs, magic, and the subterfuge of disguised purebloods. From Calimshan and

Special Calendar Days

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

once every four years immediately after Midsummer. It is a day for plain speaking and open council between rulers and their subjects, for the renewal of pacts and contracts, and for treaty making between

living by traveling road or sea set out immediately following the holiday, before winter comes on in full force and blocks mountain passes and harbors. The Feast of the Moon. As nights lengthen and

Deadstone Cleft

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

Stonebones, and a magical stalactite, the Steinfang, into which the giants carve questions. The carvings fade on nights of the new moon and are replaced with answers. The giants believe that these replies

Uthgardt contain campfires (see areas 15A–area 15D). Ledges. The walls of the canyon have ledges in various places that are 30 to 50 feet high. The map has elevation markers to indicate the height of each

Blue Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

swallowed by desert sands. Some of the lair’s chambers still contain the remnants of temples and other structures. The traces of this metropolis suggest that it was of significant size, but very little of

narrow light wells let in sunlight that bathes the room in dappled blue light. The ancient stone tiles on the floor contain lightning-charged traps to blast intruders. Dragon’s Den. The dragon sleeps

Airship Locations

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

grill helps keep the deck crew warm on cold days and nights. An iron wheel on the starboard side of the furnace opens and closes a bronze valve at the top of the cylinder, which has the effect of

contain only one fire elemental at a time. 2. Harpoon Gun A spring-loaded harpoon gun, fashioned from burnished bronze with iron fittings, is bolted to the forward upper deck. It has a 90-degree arc of

Werewolves in the Mist

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

have fallen prey to a pack of werewolves that spills out of the Misty Forest on nights of the full moon, cloaked in crawling mist that seems to follow them wherever they go. The beasts spread death and

before. The order strikes hard and fast, without waiting for the blessings of temples or the permission of rulers. The order believes that evil must be smashed, or it will swiftly overcome all

Warlords of Droaam

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

distinct cultures; they have always been blended. Although enclaves made up of a single kind of creature do exist, most communities contain a mix of creatures. In bygone days, many of these groups of

persuasion to bring an end to this violence. They recognized the most powerful existing warlords as rulers of their domains, and they appointed lieutenants — including oni and other powerful and

City Overview

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

. City Government The Free City of Greyhawk is ruled by a council called the Directing Oligarchy, made up of sixteen coequal rulers. This council elects its chief officer, the lord mayor—a position

through a door in its base and to the wall top by a door in its side. The towers contain three platforms, beginning at the top of the wall and extending upward. Each of these can shelter and provide a

Council Massacre

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

Undead troops, gaining them access to Kalaman’s rulers under the guise of being helpful Knights of Solamnia. During their audience with the city’s rulers, Lord Soth, Caradoc, and their Undead knights

bother with these days.” He gestures at the corpses about the room, “Do try to contain yourselves better than this lot did.” Caradoc delights in mocking the characters and disrespecting the dead. As

Nine Hells

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

Layers The Nine Hells has nine layers. The first eight are ruled by archdevils who answer to Asmodeus, the archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. Collectively, the rulers of the Hells are called the

deals with night hags, rakshasas, incubi, succubi, and other Fiends. Contracts signed on his layer contain special provisions that allow Dispater to collect a cut of the deal. Dispater is one of

Rigus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Rigus Gate Destination: Infinite Battlefield of Acheron Primary Citizens: Humanoids Rulers: The Crown Generals Generals stoke the fires of war in Rigus, a permanent military encampment linked to a

contain the gate-town’s armory and vehicle-storage facilities, as well as secluded administrative chambers where officials negotiate and strategize. Fetchtatter—a contemptible arcanaloth loyal to Bel, a

Daggerford

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

Tyndal’s Bridge when approaching from the south. The tannery’s location, up on the hill, does little to contain the stink of the process, and the Watermen’s Guild dumps the city’s waste over the side

the High Forest in territory claimed by its self-styled Stag King thirteen centuries ago. Its rulers were briefly supplanted by magelords, but then reclaimed the throne, only to be wiped out by orcs

City Celebrations

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

intentions of rulers. Maps are usually consulted, and it’s widely considered lucky to possess and examine a map on Wintershield. Map sales are brisk in the tenday preceding this holiday. Alturiak 14: The

to door, gaining brief entry into the celebrations in exchange for performing a song or a short play. All adopt the guises of fey beings and the supposed rulers of the Feywild, such as Queen Titania

Icewind Dale Quests

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

cautions the characters not to tell Angajuk what’s in the casks, since the truth might upset the whale. Her plan is to tell Angajuk that the casks contain fish oil, not whale oil. Provisions for Macreadus

nights of the full moon,” she adds, “the spirit of Reggaryarva, jarl of jarls, will open his treasure vault to anyone who defeats his champion.” Yselm knows the way to Jarlmoot but doesn’t help the

N2. Blue Water Inn

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

can be barred shut from within. Mounted on braces and tucked into alcoves behind the bar are three wine barrels, each one three-quarters empty. Two of the barrels contain Purple Grapemash No. 3 (a cheap

incriminating in his room. The footlocker and the wardrobe contain nothing but common clothes and travel wear. Rictavio’s Journal. The journal on the desk is a bit of artifice that Rictavio created to

Goldenfields Locations

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

belongings are thoroughly searched in the gatehouse to make sure they contain nothing that could damage crops, such as rodents and vermin. Guests who want to spend the night are directed to

smoke issue from its many chimneys on rainy days and cold nights. Life-size statues of rearing horses flank the double doors that lead to the common room. Above these doors hangs a wooden sign that

Fort Beluarian

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

Barracks The barracks are the sleeping, eating, and general getting-out-of-the-rain space for the fort’s enlisted garrison. On particularly stifling nights, many soldiers abandon the barracks and sling

in the southern chamber, while Gruta Halsdottir sleeps in the smaller, southeastern chamber. Both rooms contain books, clothes, and other personal effects. Treasure. A character who searches under the

Red Larch Locations

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

servers work shifts at the Helm; most nights, two cover the ground floor and one waits on guests on the upper floor. The staff at the Helm don’t gossip, but they direct anyone who questions them to

-stained building are massive stone blocks that rise into tall, wide chimneys. The din of forge hammers rings out late into most nights. Eldras Tantur (male Turami human thug) has been Red Larch’s

Locations A - D

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

’ guild) in exchange for a special favor. If the characters take up Tamalin’s quest and they spend at least two nights in the Evermoors, they witness a female fire giant slapping around a troll shortly

giants, manticores, and Uthgardt. Scattered throughout the Dessarin Hills are ancient dwarven ruins, crumbling towers, lost mines, and abandoned hunting lodges, any of which might contain monsters and

Locations R - U

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

any edge of the forest. The Star Mounts are the site of strange, gleaming lights on clear nights, and dragons are sometimes seen flying to and from the peaks. Fierce winds swirl through and around the

. Thornhold is rumored to contain a passage to the Underdark — a claim that the dwarves neither confirm nor deny. For more information on Thornhold, see the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. Trade Way The Trade

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

. The chest contains some clothes and several defective tools like blunt awls, a hammer with its head attached to its handle by links of chain, and rulers with incorrect markings. Forward Mindgate. The

. Second, they contain only mind-shattering lore that mortals aren’t meant to know. Any creature other than a mind flayer who touches a crystal and attempts to receive its psychic scene is targeted by

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