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Monsters
Lorwyn: First Light
Lorwyn-Shadowmoor sleeps, it often has vivid, dramatic dreams. Giants see their dreams as powerful augurs or important messages that border on divine inspiration. These giants mark their resting spots
the might of mountains and crush foes with the force of an avalanche.Name Sleep (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Name Sleep"}. The giant falls into a deep
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically.Devil of Guile and Temptation
With a name that hints at their skill at gathering souls for the Nine Hells, harvester devils are smooth-talking
promise wealth or influence to corruptible mortals, often securing a deal with a contract they produce in a flash of brimstone. This contract binds the mortal signatory’s soul to the Nine Hells
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often keep globules of green slime tucked in their cheeks. The substance green slime is cultivated from larger, living omnivorous monsters of the same name.
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Whimsy
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Nobblewort is a fairly common lichen whose bumpy, knobbly texture gives it its name. You can often see a bundle of nobblewort hanging from the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
similar to the dungeon scavengers described in the Monster Manual. As their name suggests, though, these creatures are most often found in the bags carried by giants, where they feed on whatever
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Acquisitions Incorporated
Your family name strikes fear and admiration in the hearts of the common folk — but that’s got nothing to do with you. Songs and stories celebrating the adventuring exploits of your
parent, and when they were around, it was all about them and tales of slaying this demon or vanquishing that dragon. All too often, you’d be woken out of a sound sleep by someone standing outside
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volatile. With the slightest agitation, the sticky, gelatinous substance can reduce stone and concrete to rubble. Most towns and villages prohibit orange slime, and its discovery is often met with panic. If
monsters of the same name. It is exceedingly rare, as orange slime monsters appear only in a handful of caverns near the peak of Mount Arbora.
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Whimsy
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Only those with iron constitutions or equipped with the right protective gear can withstand the nausea often brought on by the slime’s
ripe, vinegary stench. Brewers have spent generations learning how to neutralize the unpleasant smell because yellow slime also possesses the ability to metabolize many venoms and poisons. The substance yellow slime is cultivated from larger, living omnivorous monsters of the same name.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
them their name.
Grinning cats often dwell in or near giants’ enclaves. They spend much of their time invisible, lounging on tree branches until prey—or a potential conversation partner
—wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it’s talking to.
A
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
strategies often emulate the favored servants of Nylea—especially wild beasts like wolves and lynxes. Typically a few soldiers harry an enemy while the rest capitalize on their foe's distraction.
Hoplites
from Theros's great poleis. Consider using these names for military forces characters encounter during their adventures or that they were once a part of.
Setessan Hoplite Unit Names
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Acquisitions Incorporated
preceded him, incorporating equally healthy amounts of magical training and innate eldritch prowess. However, despite a natural talent that could have allowed him to make a name for himself as a court
Experience,” the legendary mage can often be found in markets and town squares, performing feats of mundane legerdemain. The renown he has earned for these feats is nearly equaled by the reputation that
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magic within their bones and is often used in petrification spells, hence the name. Gargoyle powder can be bought or traded only with merchants and wizards who specifically deal with such materials
Darkling Elder
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
without any components. Wisdom is its spellcasting ability.
Ancient legends speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. His true name has been stricken from history, but the stories
, in Common, "darklings." Darklings most often settle in secluded caverns and chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
consider beneath their dignity.
Smiling ones take their name from the strange two-faced masks they wear. The smiling half of the face often looks more like a smirk or a triumphant sneer than a
Darkling
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. His true name has been stricken from history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha ("Dark Crow" in Common). So great was the Summer Queen's wrath
that she cursed every member of his house. Other fey refer to the descendants of Dubh Catha's house as the dubh sith-or, in Common, "darklings." Darklings most often settle in secluded caverns and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
name. They are people of the wild, as revealed by their tribal names—the Elk, the Tiger, the Wolf, the Bear. They are the tribes of Icewind Dale, proud and strong, bound to ancient traditions that have
with its own chieftain (the most powerful of whom often carries the title of king or queen). A clan might set up its camp for a tenday or two, then dismantle it and go back on the move, allowing the
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these wanderers.
Sable elves are dark-eyed, often either red-haired or raven-haired, and silver-skinned. They have tall, willowy frames, similar to other elves. Most carry an irrepressible aura of world
-weariness.
Sable Elf Names
Sable elves follow naming conventions of the ancient elves for their first birth name and their second adopted common name. However, they do not adopt the third name, or lineage name, that some elves do, as a reflection of their disgraced status.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
bedroom in the burgomaster’s mansion. Izek often has dreams of a beautiful young woman, and for years he has forced a local toymaker named Gadof Blinsky to craft dolls in her likeness. The woman is
Ireena Kolyana, although Izek doesn’t know her name.
Family Is Forever. Izek has dreams of Ireena. If he spots her, he tries to take her by force to the burgomaster’s mansion. If he
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
allip’s choice that the allip can see. Constructs and Undead are immune to this effect.When a creature uncovers a secret that a powerful being has protected with a mighty curse, the result is often
the creation of an allip. Secrets protected in this manner range in scope from a demon lord’s true name to the hidden truths of the cosmic order. The creature acquires the secret, but the curse
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-rot remains of other carnivores. Should they ever find themselves the target of a territorial creature, their innate ability to play dead can often trick such aggressors into believing they are no
dumpster divers, so long as the job keeps moving, a posskin stays happy.
Posskin Names
The words used to name a posskin are more than just sounds; they are a story. A posskin’s name recounts
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Witchlight watch"}; on a roll of 3 or 8, Witch can’t cast the spell again until the next dawn), messageWitch, who used to go by the name Naeryx Krumple, spent his
later swept floors until an old clock tower keeper took him on as a helper. The tower’s clock was in such poor condition that it would break down often. Naeryx helped with the repairs and found
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
later in this appendix).
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait. “All who hear my name should tremble in fear!”
Ideal. “Kindness is just another word for weakness.”
Bond
Defense to bolster his low Armor Class whenever possible, and his challenge rating is a reflection of the likelihood that he will use Fiery Explosion as often as he can. If one or more of his allies
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
would hit it. To do so, the chieftain must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Reghed Nomads
Reghed nomads are the children of the Reghed Glacier, as suggested by their name. They are
chieftain (the most powerful of whom often carries the title of king or queen). A clan might set up its camp for a tenday or two, then dismantle it and go back on the move, allowing the clan to stay close to a migrating herd of reindeer as it travels across the tundra.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
much as a giant, lifeless rock in space—hence its name.
An asteroid spider has its own gravity plane and air envelope, as well as multiple spinnerets with which it can create web strands. Its
living brain functions like a spelljamming helm, allowing the spider to travel through Wildspace without a ship. It often haunts asteroid belts, lurking among normal asteroids until a spelljamming ship
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to a meteoric rise in the giants’ ordning. Many of them end up as jarls, leading their communities, or as advisers to jarls—often the true power behind the throne. They are usually devoted
to Thrym.
True to their name, these ice shapers manipulate the raw elemental energy of air and water to wield ice in both offense and defense. They summon ice elementals in the shape of wolves, cloak themselves in icy armor, and just as quickly turn that armor into a hail of deadly ice shards.Cold
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Tanukin believe that civilization is a sacrilegious destruction of the beautiful chaos of nature. So rarely do tanukin venture into humanoid settlements that they are often mistaken for racoons, or
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Tanukin Names
With deeper ties to their ancestry, tanukin stick to one name over the course of their lifetime. Tanukin regard family with uncharacteristic solemnity; their names are a portmanteau of their caregivers’. Because of this, gender plays little to no role in their naming conventions.
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means.
Unbound satarre are a subrace of satarre. You can find more about the base satarre race in Tome of Heroes.
Unbound Satarre Names
Like other satarre, unbound satarre names often resemble names
Void Speech are also common and are presented below.
All satarre are given cult names, indicating which dark god their lives were dedicated to at their naming day. Such names preface the name of the
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sethi, a medium-to-large sized pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of South America. The species name sethi is taken from the Egyptian god Seth. We envision them as tall, nomadic humanoids that have no
weeks or months, and are often the only opportunity for the Children of Seth to form mated pairs before departing again.
History and Religion
Due to their remarkable memories, the Children of Seth
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
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I often lose track of whether I’m in the Feywild or on the Material Plane.
2
I have been known
others is often difficult because I’m so easily distr… oh my goodness, is that circlet made of silver?
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I find the waking world tedious and mundane and would much rather spend my
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described.
Reproduction and Gender
The Jeholrak are an egg-laying species and typically construct a nursery within their homes. This is often an elaborate and colourfully decorated room in which
, while others have no restrictions whatsoever.
The Jeholrak of Mount Karao'kr
Mount Karao’kr is both the name of the mountain and the name of the extravagant city carved into its side. It is a
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
zzar or wine, and a purse containing 20 gp
FEATURE: KEPT IN STYLE
While you are in Waterdeep or elsewhere in the North, your house sees to your everyday needs. Your name and signet are
your name, and salt your fields.
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Ideal
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Respect. Respect is due to me because of my position, but all people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity. (Good
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
often as you wish, using one to hide the other or serve as convenient camouflage. However, should someone realize the connection between your persona and your true self, your deception might lose its
often mistaken for daydreaming.
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I cultivate a single obscure hobby or study and eagerly discuss it at length.
7
I am ever learning how to be among others — when to stay quiet
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by undead creatures under his command.
Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a small portion of his power
. Surrounded by a moat fed by the River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the heat of a volcanic environment and conjure raw elemental energy of fire and magma. In a fire giant community, these forgecallers oversee both forges and the community’s defense, often in
Surtur’s name. Some forgecallers prefer to live and work in isolation, seeking the hottest fires in volcanoes’ hearts or the Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, but it isn’t an interdiction they must often enforce. Illithids brook no masters but members of their own kind, so it isn’t in their nature to bow to any god or otherworldly patron
the same name.
Collaborative Undeath
To become alhoons, mind flayer arcanists must cooperate in the creation of a periapt of mind trapping, a fist-sized container made of silver, emerald, and