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Dungeon Masterâs Guide
When this 4-foot-tall, 2-foot-wide mirror is viewed indirectly, its surface shows faint images of creatures. The mirror weighs 50 pounds, and it has AC 11, HP 10, Immunity to Poison and Psychic
the mirror is shattered, all creatures it contains are freed and appear in unoccupied spaces near it.
While within 5 feet of the mirror, you can take a Magic action to name one creature trapped in it
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
adventurous spirit. The Lionshield Coster pays him well, but he longs to make a name for himself. At the same time, he runs a business with his partner Alaestra and knows she wouldnât forgive him if he
ran off and never returned.
Ideal: âThe bigger the risk, the greater the reward.â
Bond: âI adore my colleague Alaestra, and Iâd like to do something to impress her.â
Flaw: âIâll risk life and limb to become a legend.â
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
feeling unwanted. After much thought, however, Nass came around to the idea. She could put her magic to the test and carve out a name for herself.
As she was preparing to leave the Hosttower, Nass
overheard her master talking to another wizard about a covert expedition to Icewind Dale being undertaken to seek out long-lost magic from a bygone empire. Rather than carry out her original plan, Nass
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their own flaws. Itâs appropriate for Auril to act as though sheâs
.
A stat block is given for each of Aurilâs three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their
rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic icebergs in the Sea of Moving Ice. Few creatures know of this
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Ear of the Chosen. Whenever a creature on the same plane of existence as Alustriel speaks Alustrielâs name, Alustriel hears her name and the next nine words the speaker utters.
Legendary
in her true form. She helped create Silverymoonâs famous Moonbridge and cofounded the Ladyâs College, the first school in FaerĂ»n for mages as students rather than as apprentices in
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(see appendix D) that she refers to by its proper name, Professor Skant. This orb has knowledge about Netheril that could be important if Vellynne locates the lost Netherese city buried under the
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are
forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
in her seventies, but she is, in fact, much older.
Royal Blood. Madam Eva is Strahdâs half-sister, though Strahd is unaware of this fact. Her real name is Katarina, and she is the daughter of a
the master of Ravenloft, but she has all the power she desires and doesnât seek to supplant him. She would rather help Strahd find someone else to succeed him, although she has grave doubts about
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
others is often difficult because Iâm so easily distr⊠oh my goodness, is that circlet made of silver?
7
I find the waking world tedious and mundane and would much rather spend my
trouble in the name of lifting the âcurse.â
4
Ettercap;Ettercaps captured a moonstone dragon wyrmling, who has so far avoided becoming dinner by teaching the ettercaps to create wild
Monsters
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers.
Boons of Undeath
When a priest of Osybus drops
so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest can receive each boon only once.
Boons of Undeath
d6
Boon
1
Priest of Osybus (Dread);Dread. Eerie whispers can now be
Monsters
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers
before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest can receive each boon only once.
Boons of Undeath
d6
Boon
1
Priest of
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Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers.
Boons of Undeath
When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might
revive with a benefit from the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than
Monsters
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers.
Boons of Undeath
When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from
the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest
Monsters
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them
these boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest can receive each boon only once.
Boons of Undeath
d6
Boon
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Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for
Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest can
Monsters
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their
boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest can receive each boon only once.
Boons of Undeath
d6
Boon
Backgrounds
Acquisitions Incorporated
Your family name strikes fear and admiration in the hearts of the common folk â but thatâs 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, youâd be woken out of a sound sleep by someone standing outside
Mirror of Life Trapping
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Basic Rules (2014)
When this 4-foot-tall mirror is viewed indirectly, its surface shows faint images of creatures. The mirror weighs 50 pounds, and it has AC 11, 10 hit points, and vulnerability to bludgeoning damage
unoccupied spaces near it.
While within 5 feet of the mirror, you can use an action to speak the name of one creature trapped in it or call out a particular cell by number. The creature named or contained in
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to flex their military muscles, House Deneith has always maintained absolute neutrality, selling its services to all sides of a conflict. Baron Breven dâDeneith shows no inclination of using the
Protection is my purpose. I defend the innocent from those who would do them harm. For my siblings, this is a job; for me, itâs a calling.
âHarric dâDeneith, Sentinel Marshal
Halfling
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treasures locked in a cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have a knack for finding the most straightforward solution to a problem, and have little patience for dithering.
Kind and
wide and wonder-filled world. For them, adventuring is less a career than an opportunity or sometimes a necessity.
Halfling Names
A halfling has a given name, a family name, and possibly a nickname
Soldier
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Basic Rules (2014)
mistake in battle that cost many livesâand I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
Iâd rather eat my armor than admit when Iâm wrong.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
can more easily pronounce the name in this altered form. An adopted name of this sort is recognized as a variant of the birth name, rather than a unique name unto itself. A yuan-ti might refer to
primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
Urchin
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Playerâs Handbook (2014)
;d rather kill someone in their sleep than fight fair.
5
Itâs not stealing if I need it more than someone else.
6
People who canât take care of themselves get what they deserve.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
cost many lives, and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
Iâd rather eat my armor than admit when Iâm wrong.
easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although youâre more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.
Variant: Investigator
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Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
friend. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarfâs long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. âKnew Iâd find
kind of dedication, even if it gets them in trouble more often than not.â
Dwarf Names
A dwarfâs name is granted by a clan elder, in accordance with tradition. Every proper dwarven name
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
customs of the others. The distinct clans that united to form the house remain important, and heirs of the family usually retain their family names rather than adopting âdâTharashkâ as
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
customs of the others. The distinct clans that united to form the house remain important, and heirs of the family usually retain their family names rather than adopting âdâTharashkâ as
Dragonborn
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Basic Rules (2014)
known that reading her fatherâs face was a skill sheâd been fortunate to learn. A human who couldnât spot the shift of her eyes or Havilarâs would certainly see only the
it, this time, seemed completely stillâthe indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh.
â Erin M. Evans, The Adversary
Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the dragonborn walk
Human
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sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle.
Sheâd never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed
, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups.
Human Names and Ethnicities
Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents
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Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
who study this entity claim that it is clearly evil and destructive. Others call it simply a necessary part of the cycle of death and rebirth. In the end, though, That-Which-Endures shows precious
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rather than perform the work or confront the foe. Even when subsumed into a goblinoid host and drawn into war, bugbears must often be roused from naps and bribed to get them to do their duties.
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natural state. Thanks to Grankhul, they can use their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres.
Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
away in the night to seek the cold will of fate.
In some ways, the goliath drive to outdo themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in
wisdom in their leadership, for they can rarely count on a wisdom grown with age.
Goliath Names
Every goliath has three names: a birth name assigned by the newbornâs mother and father, a nickname
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of Thronehold gave them freedom, but many still struggle both to find a place in the post-war world and to relate to the creatures who created them.
The typical warforged shows little emotion. Many
chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor.
Warforged Names: Anchor, Banner, Bastion, Blade, Blue, Bow, Cart
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Names and Surnames The naming conventions among the people of Khorvaire tend to follow language, rather than being linked to race. A Brelish dwarf who doesnât speak Dwarvish might also carry a name
with a human origin rather than a traditional Dwarvish name. Most citizens of Khorvaire have a given name followed by a surname. A surname associated with the Common language is usually either a family






