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Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
allying with whatever they believe will get them closer to that power.
Much of a Dunbarrow witch’s magic is performed at cauldrons and delivered as a poison or potion. The most aggressive witch
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—Dunbarrow witch incantation
In the misty marsh of Dunbarrow, the witches of the Eldraine wilds scheme. They crave power by any means, and they aren’t above cheating, sacrificing, or
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind is a unique holy symbol sacred to the good-hearted faithful of Barovia. It predates the establishment of any church in Barovia. According to legend, it was delivered to a
charges for the following properties. It regains 1d6 + 4 charges daily at dawn.
Hold Vampires. As an action, you can expend 1 charge and present the holy symbol to make it flare with holy power
Ezmerelda d'Avenir
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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, Ezmerelda is blinded until the end of her next turn. Once a target succeeds on a saving throw against this effect, it is immune to the Evil Eye power of all Vistani for 24 hours.Ezmerelda d’Avenir
was a little girl, her family kidnapped van Richten’s teenage son, Erasmus, and delivered him into the clutches of a vampire. Even today, years later, she can still hear Erasmus’s pleas
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
): power word stunMultiattack. Baba Lysaga makes three attacks with her quarterstaff.
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Quarterstaff"} to hit
her beloved boy, who, in her mind, is eternally blessed. Despite the horrors Strahd has wrought, Lysaga still envisions him as the perfect child she delivered into the world. Strahd is the only thing in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Using the Golden Vault If you’re using the Golden Vault as a patron, a golden key is delivered to the characters in whatever manner you deem fit. If the characters don’t already have the shard of
Xeluan in their possession, the golden key is tied to the shard, and both objects are delivered in a stoppered lead tube. When the golden key is used to open the music box, the lid pops open and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Using the Golden Vault If you’re using the Golden Vault as a patron, a golden key is delivered to the characters in whatever manner you deem fit. When the characters use this key to open their music
, and use it to power down the automatons. You are also empowered to stop Tixie Tockworth from doing further harm to the town. Start by meeting with the town’s mayor, Braith Broadfoot. She’s waiting for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Using the Golden Vault If you’re using the Golden Vault as a patron, a golden key is delivered to the characters in whatever manner you deem fit. When the characters use this key to open their music
Charmayne Daymore is behind it. Charmayne was once an adviser to King Jhaeros, but she used the king’s heart to power a ritual that is devastating the city and killing its people. Our sources say that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
obstacles along the way, possibly inspiring the characters to do the same. Using the power of a mechanical guide might allow for the creation of particularly devious traps that can be set across space and
missing components, whether they steal them out from under the characters or take them directly in combat. Any stolen components will be delivered to their respective agents before the characters return from the past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
faithful of Barovia. It predates the establishment of any church in Barovia. According to legend, it was delivered to a paladin named Lugdana by a giant raven—or an angel in the form of a giant raven
action, you can expend 1 charge and present the holy symbol to make it flare with holy power. Vampires and vampire spawn within 30 feet of the holy symbol when it flares must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
enter a foreign nation, it is a good idea for you to do so under a false identity.) Powerful Friends. An espionage agency, by nature, has a long reach and a lot of power to make things happen behind the
scenes. You can call in a favor for a wide range of benefits: A legal case against you might be suddenly dropped. A rival might disappear. A much-needed magic item might be delivered to you. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
justice delivered by thunderbolts. In the pantheons of seafaring people, gods of this domain are ocean deities and the patrons of sailors. Tempest gods send their clerics to inspire fear in the common
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to wield the power of the storm with unchecked ferocity. When you roll lightning or thunder damage, you can use your Channel Divinity to deal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Eldraine wilds scheme. They crave power by any means, and they aren’t above cheating, sacrificing, or allying with whatever they believe will get them closer to that power. Much of a Dunbarrow witch’s magic
is performed at cauldrons and delivered as a poison or potion. The most aggressive witch spells take the form of shattering mirrors. COMPANION CREATURES
Various creatures serve the witches of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. When a good-aligned paladin or cleric of 10th level or higher performs such a selfless act, the power of that deed is eternally written upon their soul. To creatures that covet souls, this deed blazes
into a loyal servant of the Nine Hells. If any of the characters fit that description, Zariel senses their power when the characters are in her presence. “Your soul shines bright,” she says. “Brighter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and take his power. Instead, Jergal calmly abdicated his throne of bones and allowed each of the three mortals to take part of his divinity. Thus it was that Bane assumed the portfolio of strife, Myrkul
beings slew each other in their quest for power or in their hatred, he welcomed them into his shadowy kingdom of eternal gloom. As all things died, everything came to him eventually, and over time he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. He’s still at large. The Watch plans to step up its search for him. Of the nimblewright, there was no sign. According to the Gralhunds, the construct was delivered to Gralhund Villa weeks earlier. The
characters raise that question, Cromley thinks for a moment and then ventures the guess that the nimblewright underestimated the necklace’s explosive power. Investigate the Villa The characters can insert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. When Ezmerelda was a little girl, her family kidnapped van Richten’s teenage son, Erasmus, and delivered him into the clutches of a vampire. Even today, years later, she can still hear Erasmus’s
prosthetic lower leg and foot. After several tries, he delivered a prosthesis that restored her mobility. She has since adapted well to the prosthetic appendage. The Great Vampire Hunt. While in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
petrified (no saving throw allowed). 5 “Deliver this rascal alive and unharmed. As payment, I offer you the power to bring the dead back to life.” Granny Nightshade gives the character an 11-inch-long bone
object that is magically delivered into Granny Nightshade’s custody when the poster vanishes. (Exceptions are noted in the Rewards column of the Wanted Posters table.) Whether the character chooses to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
himself. He then casts offensive spells at enemies he can see. Iarno’s stat block contains a list of the spells he has prepared. Iarno uses the shield power of his staff for added protection. If he is
Phandalin. They could be working for the dwarves. Capture them if you can, kill them if you must, but don’t allow them to upset our plans. See that any dwarven maps in their possession are delivered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
nights thinking about one thing: his freedom. If the characters meet with him, Gant tries to convince them to break him out of jail, promising wealth and magic items once delivered safely to the Hosttower
fall, but it was hubris that ultimately spelled the empire’s doom. Karsus, a Netherese archmage, tried to usurp the power of Mystryl, god of magic. He failed, destroying himself and tearing the Weave in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Wedding Invitation The adventurers become caught up in Zuggtmoy’s plots when they experience a vision from the rebel myconids of Neverlight Grove, delivered by Sovereign Basidia. The characters know
— the myconids remind them that the whole world might become like that if Zuggtmoy unites Araumycos’s power with her own. Basidia proposes that the characters travel quickly to Araumycos, where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
she delivered into the world. Strahd is the only thing in her life that matters to her. Mother Nearest. During her exile, Baba Lysaga made countless sacrifices to Mother Night, pleading with the
death, mirage arcane
8th level (1 slot): power word stun
Actions
Multiattack. Baba Lysaga makes three attacks with her quarterstaff.
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
until Mahadi dismisses it as an action. If the erinyes dies, Mahadi loses this action option.
Mahadi’s Deals Mahadi has the power to make deals at the direction and with the authority of Asmodeus as
, in turn, delivered her back to Zariel. Mahadi is surprised to see Lulu again but tries not to show it. He initially suspects that the hollyphant has come seeking revenge for the memory loss he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
know the purpose of the characters’ visit. If the characters join her, Shir offers them tea, then calls for fine Tashlutan wine, pastries, and other finger foods to be delivered to the table. The
, acquiring power through her dark rituals that will enable her to become a new demigod of fate. In her visions, she has seen that the characters will thwart her plans—so she has arranged the events that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
to prominence in the world. As scions of a realm that once enjoyed unmatched arcane power and a vast dominion, its members see themselves as superior to all other folk and the only ones fit to rule
, turning them into useful agents. 13–14 Tainted grain delivered by a merchant in league with the Brotherhood leads to an outbreak of plague. 15–16 The Brotherhood uses kidnapping, blackmail, or other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
soul coin delivered, and can serve as an official notary for the signing of infernal contracts. Fhet’Ahla failed a critical mission at some point in the past and gained the disfavor of Asmodeus. As a
Larva Farm Z’neth is a bitter, old hobgoblin warlord who buys and sells larvae (see chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for statistics). Mahadi facilitated Z’neth’s rise to power, helping him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
making sacrifices to him. Meanwhile, house matrons and others steeped in the faith of Lolth attempt to purge Malyk’s worship from drow society — at the same time that some of them pray to him for power
authority over spiders. She hated almost as much the possibility of Eilistraee’s winning an ally among the drow pantheon. A prime opportunity arose when the spider demon lost much of its power in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
undead problem. King Groak holds absolute sway in Dungrunglung, and his subjects follow his orders without question. However, should the balance of power shift firmly to Krr’ook or Roark (see the
, have one character make the check with advantage. Convincing Groak that Nangnang’s words are genuine requires a successful DC 15 Charisma (Deception or Performance) check. If the words are delivered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
their power from, what they’ve been working to create, or their sanctuary. Escape. Help a victim or captive of the Darklord escape the domain, or ensure they can’t be part of the Darklord’s plans
dissolves in an unsettling or thematically appropriate effect. Deadly in Defeat. With the Darklord’s defeat, what contingencies take effect? Perhaps the Darklord left a letter or a gift to be delivered on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
secret exists before its details can be sussed out. To that end, Candlekeep’s vast library is something of a defense in and of itself: for every bit of hidden lore of potentially great power that lies
have no magical power to speak of (though many of them are trained to know about such things); a notable handful, though, are spellcasters — either clerics of gods that represent the pursuit of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, crowded streets are full of spies. Waterdhavian noble families and guilds hold tremendous political and economic sway up and down the Sword Coast, but within the city itself, true power lies with the
Silverhand, has held the position for only a few months. Many of the city’s nobles and guildmasters are vying for her attention while conspiring to wrest power away from her office. There’s also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
(1,250 gp), a figurine of wondrous power (bronze griffon), and a mace of terror. B11: Guard Room This small chamber is lit by a glowing brazier and furnished only with a pair of iron stools sitting next
delivered by Klax’s crew via the staircase from the outbuilding above (area B6a). Treasure. Among the supplies are twelve 20-pound crates of fine silk (1,000 gp each) and a small chest containing six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. After holding a figurine and experiencing the emotion bound within it, a character can make a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, the character realizes that the psychic power
who vows to unravel Charmayne’s evil plans: Gift for the King. “I delivered a flame tongue longsword to King Jhaeros, who then bequeathed it to his most loyal captain, Naevys, as thanks for her years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Fortune’s Wheel for the evening. At your discretion, Valek can arrange for the apparatus to be delivered to the characters in the Outlands during part 2 of the adventure. Coin. The participant wins 50 gp
water. Four-Leaf Clover. The participant wins a stone of good luck. Fox. The participant wins a citrine figurine of wondrous power (onyx dog) that becomes a Medium fox (mastiff) when its command word is