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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Kalashtar are often seen as wise, spiritual people with great compassion for others. But there is an unmistakable alien quality to the kalashtar, as they are haunted by the conflicts of their otherworldly
kalashtar communities focus on acts of devotion known as the Path of Light. But the dark powers of Dal Quor have their own plans for Eberron. Through the force known as the Dreaming Dark, these monsters
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
track the influence of the Far Realm. Armed with that knowledge, sapphire dragons stamp out alien influence before it spreads.
People who dwell or delve deep beneath the earth can easily find
without excavation or magic, as the dragon can simply open doorways in walls whenever necessary.
The lair has the following features:
Disguised Entrances. An otherwise unremarkable cave (shown at the
Monsters
Divine Contention
sound seems muffled.
At the center of its forest, a green dragon chooses a cave in a sheer cliff or hillside for its lair, preferring an entrance hidden from prying eyes. Some seek out cave mouths
plants in this area that are neither magical nor creatures, including the thickets described above. The plants remove themselves from the dragon’s path.
Rodents and birds within 1 mile of the
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast, and every sound seems muffled.
At the center of its forest, a green dragon chooses a cave in a sheer cliff or hillside for its lair, preferring an
entrance hidden from prying eyes. Some seek out cave mouths concealed behind waterfalls, or partly submerged caverns that can be accessed through lakes or streams. Others conceal the entrances to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Armed with that knowledge, sapphire dragons stamp out alien influence before it spreads.
People who dwell or delve deep beneath the earth can easily find themselves at odds with a sapphire dragon if
open doorways in walls whenever necessary.
The lair has the following features:
Disguised Entrances. An otherwise unremarkable cave (shown at the top of the map) provides the main access to the lair
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
, a mission of vengeance, or a catastrophe typically lies at the heart of the aarakocra adventurer’s chosen path.
Two other circumstances might call an aarakocra to adventure. First, aarakocra
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
gold-chased shelves.
Clifftop Path. A second exit from the cave allows the dragon quick access to the lair and leads to a narrow path bordered on the right by a sheer 50-foot drop and on the left by
a cliff wall just as steep and devoid of hand- or footholds. The dragon has festooned this path with tripwire alarms and minor booby traps.
Islands. Three small islands jut from the water below the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
tucked into chests stacked on gold-chased shelves.
Clifftop Path. A second exit from the cave allows the dragon quick access to the lair and leads to a narrow path bordered on the right by a sheer 50
-foot drop and on the left by a cliff wall just as steep and devoid of hand- or footholds. The dragon has festooned this path with tripwire alarms and minor booby traps.
Islands. Three small islands
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst dragon wyrmling is actually
is set beneath a mountain ridge between two deep tarns, with streams flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
before swapping back.
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A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst
flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
periods, the waters surge up into the nearest halls and corridors before draining away.
Underwater Cache. The dragon stashes gold and gems in an underwater cave (at the bottom of the map), the entrance
, usually when no one is watching. Often the rocks obstruct the approach to the emerald dragon’s lair, with boulders moving to block narrow defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
gems in an underwater cave (at the bottom of the map), the entrance to which lies 40 feet below the surface of the subterranean pool.
Hatchery. The dragon has lovingly arranged the three small
defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers.
Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards
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them with tools useful in their tasks (often a wand and a weapon), and they rarely value other material things beyond their usefulness in their imprinted mission.
Seugathis
The wicked, alien worm
eerily obsessive. These obsessions can include corralling 100 deros into a cave, collecting skulls of a certain shape, or even more unusual pastimes that either have no apparent result or are harmful to
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Seugathis
The wicked, alien worm-beasts called neothelids impregnate themselves through ritualistic magic to produce wormlike servitor creatures called seugathis. Seugathis spawn with a strong
, seugathis often come across as eerily obsessive. These obsessions can include corralling 100 deros into a cave, collecting skulls of a certain shape, or even more unusual pastimes that either have
Ancient Green Dragon
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green cast, and every sound seems muffled.
At the center of its forest, a green dragon chooses a cave in a sheer cliff or hillside for its lair, preferring an entrance hidden from prying eyes. Some seek
out cave mouths concealed behind waterfalls, or partly submerged caverns that can be accessed through lakes or streams. Others conceal the entrances to their lairs with vegetation.
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can choose to succeed instead.
Poisoned Knowledge. If the worm uses Devour Mind on a creature that knows a special sequence of constellations and their path through the sky, at the start of the target
of alien psychic energy. It also serves as the queen of a hivemind colony of infinite wormlike spawn that seek mortal hosts to feast upon and control.
Secret. A specific series of constellations and
Adult Green Dragon
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, and every sound seems muffled.
At the center of its forest, a green dragon chooses a cave in a sheer cliff or hillside for its lair, preferring an entrance hidden from prying eyes. Some seek out cave
above. The plants remove themselves from the dragon’s path.
Rodents and birds within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair serve as the dragon’s eyes and ears. Deer and other large game are
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common scholars of the forbidden, but any character who stumbles onto the dread truths waiting beneath the surface of reality can find themselves walking the path. The secrets you unveil could threaten to
Humanoid skin with blank pages that absorb ink or other pigments
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An alien eyeball floating in a jar of preservative fluid
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An antique amulet with indecipherable symbols, that whispers at the edge of consciousness when worn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
southernmost entrance, which is not hidden, by simply walking down the path to from the village to the cave. The cave’s other two entrances can be found by tracking the sahuagin with a successful DC 15
Arrival at Salt Cave If the characters talk to Marciano Belta at the head house, they learn that the sahuagin utilize several entrances to Salt Cave to attack the town. The characters can find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
southernmost entrance, which is not hidden, by simply walking down the path to from the village to the cave. The cave’s other two entrances can be found by tracking the sahuagin with a successful DC 15
Arrival at Salt Cave If the characters talk to Marciano Belta at the head house, they learn that the sahuagin utilize several entrances to Salt Cave to attack the town. The characters can find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
mind flayers are even more alien than others of their kind. (For more information, see chapter 7.) Mind flayer activity in the area around Phandalin isn’t new; centuries ago, as evidenced in
Zorzula’s Rest, mind flayers swept through the Underdark beneath and around Phandalin, consuming or destroying all in their path. That illithid empire eventually fell, but the mind flayer threat never entirely subsided. Now, mind flayers pose more of a threat to Phandalin than ever before.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
mind flayers are even more alien than others of their kind. (For more information, see chapter 7.) Mind flayer activity in the area around Phandalin isn’t new; centuries ago, as evidenced in
Zorzula’s Rest, mind flayers swept through the Underdark beneath and around Phandalin, consuming or destroying all in their path. That illithid empire eventually fell, but the mind flayer threat never entirely subsided. Now, mind flayers pose more of a threat to Phandalin than ever before.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Fouled Stream Adventure for Level 1 Characters Situation. An alien fungus in a cave is polluting the stream that flows past the village of High Ery. The fungus has spawned vile creatures in and
around the cave. Hook. The folk of High Ery are noticing fungal growths on the riverbanks and a layer of scum on the water. The characters might live in the village, or a contact in the Free City of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Fouled Stream Adventure for Level 1 Characters Situation. An alien fungus in a cave is polluting the stream that flows past the village of High Ery. The fungus has spawned vile creatures in and
around the cave. Hook. The folk of High Ery are noticing fungal growths on the riverbanks and a layer of scum on the water. The characters might live in the village, or a contact in the Free City of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
this cave is 80 feet high. The chamber splits into two paths surrounding a large pool, filled by water trickling from stalactites along the ceiling. The western path forms a ramp above the pool’s
9. Fountain of Evil Foul water from the Darklake spills into this cave, forming a pool. See the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar for the effects of drinking foul water. The ceiling in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
this cave is 80 feet high. The chamber splits into two paths surrounding a large pool, filled by water trickling from stalactites along the ceiling. The western path forms a ramp above the pool’s
9. Fountain of Evil Foul water from the Darklake spills into this cave, forming a pool. See the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar for the effects of drinking foul water. The ceiling in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
North and laid waste to all in their path. A powerful bandit force reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside
known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
North and laid waste to all in their path. A powerful bandit force reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside
known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Bloody Treasure In the hills south of the Larch Path is a cave known to Red Larchers as Tricklerock Cave. Albaeri Mellikho (Red Larch, area 18) and Elak Dornan (Red Larch, area 12) point the
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The cave is home to four stirges, which attack as soon as a character enters the cave. Contrary to local rumors, there is no treasure to be found in Tricklerock Cave.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Bloody Treasure In the hills south of the Larch Path is a cave known to Red Larchers as Tricklerock Cave. Albaeri Mellikho (Red Larch, area 18) and Elak Dornan (Red Larch, area 12) point the
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The cave is home to four stirges, which attack as soon as a character enters the cave. Contrary to local rumors, there is no treasure to be found in Tricklerock Cave.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
” sidebar). Spiral Path This path helps to channel the ritual magic the cultists use to tame the cave bears. Though the ritual is currently inactive, the area radiates a faint aura of enchantment under
10. Cultist Pens The insane derro cultists have been buying cave bears from Underdark hunters and smuggling them through Gracklstugh. For what purpose is anyone’s guess. A large gate made of iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
” sidebar). Spiral Path This path helps to channel the ritual magic the cultists use to tame the cave bears. Though the ritual is currently inactive, the area radiates a faint aura of enchantment under
10. Cultist Pens The insane derro cultists have been buying cave bears from Underdark hunters and smuggling them through Gracklstugh. For what purpose is anyone’s guess. A large gate made of iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
swept through the North and laid waste to all in their path. A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human
Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
swept through the North and laid waste to all in their path. A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human
Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
island is the Najkir Monastery, which is tucked inside a sea cave on the south side of the island. A worn path hugs the cliffside, descending from the top of the cliff to a few feet above sea level before
entering the cave and climbing to the monastery’s entrance. A pier allows small boats to dock near the entrance. The monastery has long been a retreat for folk seeking enlightenment. The monks who reside here are peaceful.