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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
human lives, sometimes to help (like a classic fairy godparent) and sometimes to harm. In the wilds of Eldraine, faerie pathlighters often serve as protectors for the lost, the glow of their guiding
lanterns leading weary travelers to respite.
A faerie pathlighter has an almost angelic appearance. Their large, white wings become more translucent toward the edges. Motes of magical light drift around
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
warlock’s pact with Baba Yaga. It is from this powerful archfey that Skylla draws her magic.
Skylla is spiteful and treacherous, as likely to betray her allies as to help them. She talked Kelek
into allowing her to serve as the primary liaison between the League of Malevolence and the Hourglass Coven, claiming her pact with Baba Yaga made her better suited for the role than anyone else
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Ordning to embrace Elemental Evil are more likely to serve Olhydra, the Princess of Evil Water. To these giants, water is a cruel and destructive force that finds its ultimate expression in ice
. These cultists of Evil Water often hide their allegiance as long as possible while urging their communities to everincreasing depths of cruelty and violence, but if the cultists’ apostasy is
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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Suffer not their presence; destroy rose bearers on sight.”
—Common saying among the Knights of Solamnia
A black rose bearer is a rotting corpse animated by necromancers on Krynn to serve
black rose bearer bursts into furious violence, attacking indiscriminately.
A bearer’s black rose is an homage to the tyrannical Lord Soth, the most powerful death knight on Krynn, who was once a Solamnic Knight of the Order of the Rose.Poison
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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Become a Gruesome Agent of Malice
A Scion of the Three draws power from a group of malevolent gods known in Baldur’s Gate as the Dead Three: Bane, a god of tyranny; Bhaal, a god of violence
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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
. Predators in the area learn that the devilkin's screeching is a sure sign that easy prey draws near.
Opportunistic Alliances. A flock of screaming devilkins can appreciate vicious cruelty in other
in wanton destruction and torment. These creatures serve as horrid mascots of a sort, capering about their new master and following orders to torment those who displease their leader with glee.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
AC against that attack and potentially causing the attack to miss.The rarest and most powerful of the draconians are the masterminds—spellcasters and strategists who most often serve as military
of draconians have wings.
When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.
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born to serve as champions of the gods, their births hailed as blessed events. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with luminous features that reveal their celestial heritage.
Celestial Champions
Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice.
From an early age, an aasimar
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
age, and I can’t wait for the day I can retire to my lair to be taken care of by doting fey.
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I look down upon any being who resorts to violence to solve a problem.
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Conversing with
. Violence need never be the answer in a multiverse of infinite possibilities. (Neutral)
3
Whimsy. Why waste time on boring, ordinary concerns when the world is filled with fantastic and ludicrous
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to bear on the world. But he can influence events in the vicinity of any of his shards, drawing power from acts of violence.
The Last War was a boon that allowed Rak Tulkhesh to darken the hearts of
soldiers and civilians alike, whose actions then weakened the overlord's bonds to give him even greater sway over the regions surrounding his shards. The violence seen in Thaliost and other occupied
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
advancement of just societies. For instance, in the Forgotten Realms, ki-rins rally mostly to Torm, although they also serve his allies Tyr and Ilmater. Ki-rins that serve good deities go wherever they
pledging service to the creature. They study under its tutelage in its lair and serve as its agents in the world. These followers might travel incognito across the land, seeking news of growing evil and
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
usually gain access to friendly military encampments and fortresses where your rank is recognized.
BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: CITY GUARD
You may choose to currently serve in either the Flaming
your responsibilities for a month.
Flaming Fist. If you serve in the Flaming Fist, once every ten days, you must report to the Seatower of Balduran for training, and you’re required to take a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Cove. The characters must foray into Cobblehook Cove, the pirates’ lair, to reclaim the gems. There, they discover that an evil dragon named Sablewing has goaded the pirates toward violence. The characters must contend with the dragon and return the gems before an imminent storm destroys Respite.
Key Plot Points The following information is key to this adventure’s story: Respite Ablaze. Pirates who call themselves the Cobblehook Corsairs have raided the village of Respite, and the characters
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the
, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3).
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their second lives are rarely what they
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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
. Long ago, a green hag gathered a small army of ogres to serve as her enforcers along the desolate coast she had claimed. The hag found the ogres' simple minds and brutal strength useful, but too often
spell gave the crab folk an insatiable love for silver. When they see it, all crab folk feel an irresistible urge to seize it and carry it back to their lairs. If necessary, they resort to violence to
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lair to be taken care of by doting fey.
5
I look down upon any being who resorts to violence to solve a problem.
6
Conversing with others is often difficult because I’m so easily distr
Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any)
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Nonviolence. Violence need never be the answer in a multiverse of infinite
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
organization, but who serve as its hands, head, and heart.
As a prelude to your adventuring career (and in preparation for it), you served as an agent of a particular faction in Faerûn. You might have
Emerald Enclave: Maintaining balance in the natural order and combating the forces that threaten that balance is the twofold goal of the Emerald Enclave. Those who serve the faction are masters
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
for my age, and I can’t wait for the day I can retire to my lair to be taken care of by doting fey.
5
I look down upon any being who resorts to violence to solve a problem.
6
Nonviolence. Violence need never be the answer in a multiverse of infinite possibilities. (Neutral)
3
Whimsy. Why waste time on boring, ordinary concerns when the world is filled with fantastic and
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’t wait for the day I can retire to my lair to be taken care of by doting fey.
5
I look down upon any being who resorts to violence to solve a problem.
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Conversing with others is
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Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any)
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Nonviolence. Violence need
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
monstrous enforcers, but the organization also draws members from the destitute populace of Sharn—largely goblins and shifters, but also humans, dwarves, and any other humanoid who feels that the current
system has failed them. Daask makes its money through acts of violence, from mugging to armed robbery to outright pillaging. The group has diversified in recent years, building an extortion racket
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erect a railing or a wall that prevents them from falling off the edge — high enough to protect a kobold but low enough to serve as a tripping hazard for a larger creature.
Those of other humanoid
humanoids, but they know that there is greatness within them and they are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of dragons.
Kobolds willingly serve chromatic dragons and worship them as if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
unwilling to compromise. She lashes out at those unable to match her visions of perfection, seeing others’ failings but not her own. Only the dream created by the Nightingale Bell offers her any respite
are one and the same.” Flaw. “Perfection is the only acceptable standard. The flawed must be remade, and the lazy must serve.”
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
is prone to bouts of violence as Zuggtmoy’s spores take over his mind. It’s possible the characters could provoke a fight. If they do, some of the prisoners (including the deep gnomes) egg on the
fighters while others keep their distance or even try to break up the brawl. Any violent conflict draws the attention of the drow guards, who initially order any prisoners to stand down from a fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventurers planning schemes in Zilargo. Violence draws attention and deadly consequences from the Trust, but intrigue is perfectly acceptable. The Trust is a network of spies and assassins. Most
gnome—as long as the charlatan accomplishes the deed through cunning, negotiation, or deception rather than violence or outright theft, and as long as the mine stays in Zil hands. The same applies to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
oasis for the sick, the injured, and the desperate. It also draws clerics and healers of many traditions. Most come to serve those in need, but some seek to understand the magical properties of the place
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
oasis for the sick, the injured, and the desperate. It also draws clerics and healers of many traditions. Most come to serve those in need, but some seek to understand the magical properties of the place
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meteors down from the sky, or open portals to other worlds.
Scholars of the Arcane
Wild and enigmatic, varied in form and function, the power of magic draws students who seek to master its mysteries
library or university, teaching others the secrets of the multiverse. Other wizards sell their services as diviners, serve in military forces, or pursue lives of crime or domination.
But the lure of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
disdain physical violence, viewing combat as servants’ work and preferring to trick foes into dangerous or exploitative scenarios. These dragons collect “baubles” that embody their webs of manipulation
and serve as tools of extortion, such as compromising documents, family heirlooms, and sentimental treasures.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
such places, particularly those that serve as druid groves. Eldath is a goddess of comfort, healing, and calm. Her blessed waters heal the sick, cure madness, and comfort the dying. Most rural places
typically serves as a repository of offerings. If the holy site is a glade, a stream one crosses along the way might serve as the repository, or a prominent bush or tree in the glade might be the place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
from the shadows. When creating a character from the Carrion Tribes, consider the following:
Sworn to an Overlord. Your tribe is devoted to an archfiend. This can serve as the roots of a warlock’s pact
.
Child of a Savage Land. You were born into a lawless realm where violence was the only constant. How have you adapted to life on the other side of the Labyrinth? Are you superstitious, refusing to adapt
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Bloodfray Giant Giants in the Cult of Rakdos act as enforcers, bouncers, and sometimes even pillars, holding the mobile platforms that serve as stages for Rakdos performances. Like other members of
the cult, giants thrill to the violence of those shows. Though they can seem entranced by the horror unfolding on the stage, they react quickly and brutally to any interruption of the performance
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Bearded Devil (Barbazu) Bearded devils serve archdevils as shock troops, fighting shoulder-to-shoulder and reveling in the glory of battle. They respond with violence to any slight, real or imagined
, gorging themselves on violence as their infernal saw-toothed glaives carve a path through their foes. A bearded devil is humanoid in form, with pointed ears, scaly skin, a long tail, and claws that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
smart as me, and I need to prove that all the time. 3 There’s a rule for everything. 4 If I can’t seize control, I’ll serve in the meantime. 5 I’m a bully who backs down when faced with any sort of
in the direst situation deserve respect. 6 Brutality. Overwhelming violence, and those who can deliver it, are worthy of obedience. Devil Bonds d6 Bond 1 I and my comrades fought well in the Blood
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Blades is a charismatic leader seeking to incite the warforged to violence and thereby to take vengeance against their former oppressors. Although low-level characters might not be prepared to face the
. What do they do? Another way to explore the facets of this issue is to introduce a warforged supporter of the Lord of Blades who doesn’t engage in violence personally, such as a bard who moves among the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
Arrival at Korth Leaving the Ashen Spires behind, the characters see the Nightwood sprawling into the distance, and their destination, the city of Korth, beyond it. The Recluse slows as it draws near
not one to be trifled with; his retinue move to block the characters should they threaten violence. If Kreffik remains alive, he and his Helmed Horror defend Baron Zorlan should a fight break out