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Genasi
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of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where elemental beings are revered. A few genasi leave the Material Plane to find refuge in
violence from people who mistake them for fiends.
Facing a hard life, these genasi seek isolation in the wilds, making their homes in mountains or forests, near lakes, or underground.
Most air and fire
Aarakocra
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have historical ties to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. Exceptional individuals honor that connection and might seek out the missing pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts, the remains of an artifact fashioned by
on that plane might leave their colonies to lend aid to other humanoids committed to fighting earth cults and thwarting their efforts.
Aarakocra Names
As with much of their speech, aarakocra names
backgrounds
You have been inducted into a secret society that venerates or pursues power from some otherworldly source. The cultists might serve as minions of an entity they worship, or they may seek to
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Abyssal
Fiend (Devil)
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Cult Veneration
Cults propitiate beings of otherworldly power in hopes of sharing in that potency. Choose what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Temples Cults meet underground, whether in caverns or sewers. Rural cults seek out places twisted by the powers of the plane of Xoriat (described in chapter 4) or Khyber.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Temples Cults meet underground, whether in caverns or sewers. Rural cults seek out places twisted by the powers of the plane of Xoriat (described in chapter 4) or Khyber.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Elemental Cults Elemental Evil perverts the natural elements, limiting them to aspects of destruction. This force wants to gain the power to tear down everything — morals, social structures
corruption that grows stronger over time as the natural order decays. Secret cults spring up, institutions are debased, and the fundamental laws governing the seasons begin to weaken. As Elemental Evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Elemental Cults Elemental Evil perverts the natural elements, limiting them to aspects of destruction. This force wants to gain the power to tear down everything — morals, social structures
corruption that grows stronger over time as the natural order decays. Secret cults spring up, institutions are debased, and the fundamental laws governing the seasons begin to weaken. As Elemental Evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Material Plane. He is an ancient force of entropy, the end of all things and the extinction of life. His worshipers are nihilists who seek to end all worlds by liberating their god. Tharizdun is often linked to cults of Elemental Evil (see chapter 5).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Material Plane. He is an ancient force of entropy, the end of all things and the extinction of life. His worshipers are nihilists who seek to end all worlds by liberating their god. Tharizdun is often linked to cults of Elemental Evil (see chapter 5).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Servants of this malevolence gather in the Sumber Hills and spy on the Dessarin Valley, drawn by a force they can’t explain. Dabbling in dangerous lore, these fanatics seek to master elemental magic
and unleash its destructive power everywhere. And they are further along in their plans than most people in the North realize. Four elemental cults grow in power in the Sumber Hills, claiming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Servants of this malevolence gather in the Sumber Hills and spy on the Dessarin Valley, drawn by a force they can’t explain. Dabbling in dangerous lore, these fanatics seek to master elemental magic
and unleash its destructive power everywhere. And they are further along in their plans than most people in the North realize. Four elemental cults grow in power in the Sumber Hills, claiming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
(cantrip), disguise self (1st level), phantasmal force (2nd level), major image (3rd level) Baalzebul typically recruits individuals rather than cults. He offers hope to those whose failures drive them
to seek redemption. He grants a boon, the Path of Baalzebul trait, that allows a favored cultist to look good in the aftermath of an ally’s failure. Path of Baalzebul. As a bonus action on its turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. More than most members of individual Elemental Evil cults, giants see the big picture of the four cults working toward the common goal of elemental cataclysm. Some giants even worship the Elder
Elemental Eye directly rather than serving one of the subordinate cults. As described earlier in this chapter (see “Rejecting the Ordning”), membership in the cults of Elemental Evil replaces the ordning with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. More than most members of individual Elemental Evil cults, giants see the big picture of the four cults working toward the common goal of elemental cataclysm. Some giants even worship the Elder
Elemental Eye directly rather than serving one of the subordinate cults. As described earlier in this chapter (see “Rejecting the Ordning”), membership in the cults of Elemental Evil replaces the ordning with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
(cantrip), disguise self (1st level), phantasmal force (2nd level), major image (3rd level) Baalzebul typically recruits individuals rather than cults. He offers hope to those whose failures drive them
to seek redemption. He grants a boon, the Path of Baalzebul trait, that allows a favored cultist to look good in the aftermath of an ally’s failure. Path of Baalzebul. As a bonus action on its turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Competition for a Hoard Shadowy cults, reclusive scholars, rival adventurers, and mysterious organizations might seek out a dragon’s hoard, either trying to claim it from a dragon or trying to
acquire it from characters who have slain a dragon. Aside from greed, such groups can have any number of motivations for seeking a dragon’s treasure. Often, such groups seek to draw on the magic of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Competition for a Hoard Shadowy cults, reclusive scholars, rival adventurers, and mysterious organizations might seek out a dragon’s hoard, either trying to claim it from a dragon or trying to
acquire it from characters who have slain a dragon. Aside from greed, such groups can have any number of motivations for seeking a dragon’s treasure. Often, such groups seek to draw on the magic of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
through lawful means. But it’s far more common for prayers to Bhaal to be uttered by those who seek to kill someone out of jealousy, greed, or wrath. It’s rare for anyone but assassins or compulsive
killers to take Bhaal as a patron, and clerics who revere Bhaal often qualify on both counts. Murder cults of Bhaal have arisen in the past, each led by a charismatic, self-styled priest of Bhaal, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
can’t return to the surface, their minions can. This leads to the Cults of the Dragon Below, mad mortals who work with mind flayers and lesser aberrations. A cult of the Dragon Below can spring up
war. The Aurum is a cabal drawn from the wealthy elite who seek to turn gold into greater power. The Emerald Claw was an elite military unit that served Karrnath during the Last War. Disavowed by their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
through lawful means. But it’s far more common for prayers to Bhaal to be uttered by those who seek to kill someone out of jealousy, greed, or wrath. It’s rare for anyone but assassins or compulsive
killers to take Bhaal as a patron, and clerics who revere Bhaal often qualify on both counts. Murder cults of Bhaal have arisen in the past, each led by a charismatic, self-styled priest of Bhaal, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
cults, one of which has an ancient dragon in its employ. The gnomes of Gnomengarde have offered to supply a magical weapon to drive off this beast should it trouble the town. Meet the gnomes at
no job board notice for this quest. Instead, it happens automatically after the players have completed two of the three starting quests. At this point, the rival cults launch their attack on the town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
can’t return to the surface, their minions can. This leads to the Cults of the Dragon Below, mad mortals who work with mind flayers and lesser aberrations. A cult of the Dragon Below can spring up
war. The Aurum is a cabal drawn from the wealthy elite who seek to turn gold into greater power. The Emerald Claw was an elite military unit that served Karrnath during the Last War. Disavowed by their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
cults, one of which has an ancient dragon in its employ. The gnomes of Gnomengarde have offered to supply a magical weapon to drive off this beast should it trouble the town. Meet the gnomes at
no job board notice for this quest. Instead, it happens automatically after the players have completed two of the three starting quests. At this point, the rival cults launch their attack on the town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Demonic Boons Wicked folk who seek power from demons are scattered across the multiverse. Some of them gather in cults, but many of them act on their own or in small groups. Whatever their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
elemental cults has been taken as a sign from Gruumsh that blood and gold must flow from the lands of lesser races. The orcs seek supply sources in the valley. Scouts found that the farmers and ranchers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
elemental cults has been taken as a sign from Gruumsh that blood and gold must flow from the lands of lesser races. The orcs seek supply sources in the valley. Scouts found that the farmers and ranchers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Demonic Boons Wicked folk who seek power from demons are scattered across the multiverse. Some of them gather in cults, but many of them act on their own or in small groups. Whatever their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the other three soon follow, and the four cults are often found together despite their mutual antipathy. Elemental Nodes. The princes of Elemental Evil seek to spread their power by sowing the seeds
that have likewise been corrupted by their evil — as well as mortal worshipers who likewise seek to scour the world with the wrath of the elements. Each prince of Elemental Evil is a unique being unlike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the other three soon follow, and the four cults are often found together despite their mutual antipathy. Elemental Nodes. The princes of Elemental Evil seek to spread their power by sowing the seeds
that have likewise been corrupted by their evil — as well as mortal worshipers who likewise seek to scour the world with the wrath of the elements. Each prince of Elemental Evil is a unique being unlike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Shevarash, a god thought of as embittered and obsessive, to whom elves turn when they seek vengeance. Faerûnian Gods Many elves worship deities in the Faerûnian pantheon, including Mielikki (and the
cults of rival gods among their people. Other Dark Powers. Selvetarm is god of warriors, and therefore patron of male drow, although perhaps not so much as Vhaeraun, the rogue god of thievery and of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
castles are haunted by ghosts and prowling monsters. Sensible valley dwellers avoid them. In recent years, four elemental cults have taken over the keeps. The cultists are careful to keep the curious
) and places where characters confront the Elemental Evil cults directly. Feathergale Spire Home to the flamboyant Feathergale Society, this tall stone tower stands on a height commanding splendid views
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
allegiance to the Veiled Alliance would primarily be interested in stopping the defilers who serve the elemental cults and making sure the sorcerer-kings do not get their hands on the secrets of elemental
fighting threats such as Elemental Evil, but they hate slaveholders and do everything they can to punish those who enslave others. The elemental cults take captives and force them to work on their mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
castles are haunted by ghosts and prowling monsters. Sensible valley dwellers avoid them. In recent years, four elemental cults have taken over the keeps. The cultists are careful to keep the curious
) and places where characters confront the Elemental Evil cults directly. Feathergale Spire Home to the flamboyant Feathergale Society, this tall stone tower stands on a height commanding splendid views
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Shevarash, a god thought of as embittered and obsessive, to whom elves turn when they seek vengeance. Faerûnian Gods Many elves worship deities in the Faerûnian pantheon, including Mielikki (and the
cults of rival gods among their people. Other Dark Powers. Selvetarm is god of warriors, and therefore patron of male drow, although perhaps not so much as Vhaeraun, the rogue god of thievery and of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
allegiance to the Veiled Alliance would primarily be interested in stopping the defilers who serve the elemental cults and making sure the sorcerer-kings do not get their hands on the secrets of elemental
fighting threats such as Elemental Evil, but they hate slaveholders and do everything they can to punish those who enslave others. The elemental cults take captives and force them to work on their mad