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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Rally Fellow Heroes with Inspiring Leadership
Bannerets are paragons of valor and leadership who protect the innocent and rally fellow adventurers to the causes of justice and freedom. Many are
knights serving in Cormyr, the Silver Marches, Damara, Chessenta, or other lands across Faerûn. They wander the realms as knights errant, taking the fight against evil beyond their kingdom’s
backgrounds
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
might be a member of the family by birth or an employee of the house with no familial connection. You’ve earned your living by doing the business of the house, serving as the hands, feet, and eyes
of house leadership in the world. You might have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in the house you serve, plus allies or enemies in other houses.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
tipped with a vicious stinger. They are cruel and calculating, enjoying the power they wield over others as they concoct elaborate schemes to advance their own positions and discredit their rivals
competitors as they are on the furthering of il-Lashtavar's plans. When they aren't serving in the cities of their nightmare realm, they hunt the dreaming spirits of mortals.
Fearmongers. Their ability
Giff
Legacy
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
rank. Promotions don’t depend on age but are granted by a superior as a reward for valor. Giff are devoted to their children, even as most of their education is geared toward fighting and war
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Mercenaries Extraordinaire. Giff are in high demand as warriors for hire, but they insist on serving in units composed entirely of giff; a giff hiring itself out individually is unheard of. Giff
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
by a skull-shaped minaret. There, Demogorgon’s heads contemplate the mysteries of the arcane while arguing about how best to obliterate their rivals. The bulk of this palace extends deep
Demogorgon’s followers are typically lone killers driven by the whispering voice of their master. His most blessed followers gain the Two Minds of Chaos trait.
Two Minds of Chaos. This creature
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
instead of serving in a Valenar warband. Are you driven by visions from your patron ancestor? Are you pursuing an epic quest that mirrors their legendary deeds? Do you seek vengeance for the death of a
to Khorvaire over the years and have integrated with the cultures of the Five Nations.
As a whole, elves are driven by tradition and respect for the past. Where humans value innovation, elves strive
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
; petty rivalries, Arasta was once one of Nylea’s most beloved dryad companions. Phenax’s bitterness saw her transformed into an arachnid monstrosity and driven into the darkest depths of the
her hatred of the gods and their servants. She doesn’t do so alone, though, as innumerable arachnids fawn over her, serving as her eyes throughout the wilderness, disposing of victims trapped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Bard In Ravnica, bards are commonly found among the Azorius Senate, the Cult of Rakdos, and the Selesnya Conclave, serving in a variety of capacities as lore keepers and entertainers. Bard Subclass
Guild College of Glamour* Selesnya College of Lore Azorius, Selesnya College of Swords* Rakdos College of Valor Rakdos College of Whispers* Dimir *Appears in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
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from guild coffers.
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I’m never satisfied with what I have—I always want more.
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I would kill to acquire a noble title.
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I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Adventure Summary “The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth” begins with a meeting between the characters and an agent serving the margrave of a nation whose rivals surround the Yatil Mountains, where the Lost
Caverns are believed to be hidden. Whether the margrave covets one of Iggwilv’s treasures for himself, seeks to sponsor the adventurers, or wants the characters to prevent his rivals from claiming the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
. You might be a member of the family by birth or an employee of the house with no familial connection. You’ve earned your living by doing the business of the house, serving as the hands, feet, and eyes
of house leadership in the world. You might have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in the house you serve, plus allies or enemies in other houses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Rival Explorers Morgrave University teems with unscrupulous adventurers and researchers driven by avarice. Additionally, the university itself has academic rivals—the University of Wynarn in Aundair
characters in different ways. If the characters are altruistic researchers seeking to expand the frontiers of knowledge, their rivals should be greedy, selfish, and ruthless—the worst representatives of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
components, with Lynx Creatlach and Sir Ursas serving as rivals along the way. Kwalish can then send the characters out to investigate the manor of one or both agents, wanting to know how far along each agent is in their reconstruction of the Infernal Machine.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Feonor Feonor is a willowy, neutral evil archmage with milky-white eyes and a parasol made of bones and human flesh. Her rivals know her as a powerful necromancer. They suspect that she fled the
frustrated sighs. Golden Doom Feonor rides around in a Demon Grinder called Golden Doom, so named because Mahadi fitted it with gilded death armor (see "Gilded Death Armor"). The vehicle is driven by a ghast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
you were destined to serve an evil purpose—perhaps even serving as an avatar for an imprisoned demon Overlord—and you are fleeing from that destiny. Other tieflings are shaped not by demonic powers
character could be an envoy, an exile, or simply an adventurer driven by a desire to see what lies beyond your magical kingdom.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and the tribes consider them to be blessed. If you’re playing such a tiefling, why have you left the Wastes? It could be that you were destined for some evil purpose — perhaps even serving as an
Demesne has had no significant contact with the Five Nations and few know it exists. Your character could be an envoy or exile from it, or simply an adventurer driven by a desire to see what lies beyond your homeland.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
their lives, humiliate their rivals, and figure out what to wear to the Crystalfall dance. You can play up the humor in this scenario, but it can be just as dark as Callestan if you choose. A Morgrave
campaign isn’t driven by material wealth. Even when you go on expeditions, the University will lay claim to most of the treasures you find. Instead, the rewards of Morgrave adventures are measured in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the heroes from the villains. Good people can do terrible things, while cruel or heartless people may be serving the greater good. An inquisitor may torture innocents in a quest to root out a cult of
Motives. Not every conflict is a fight between light and darkness. In Eberron, the vast majority of people are driven by simple motives: Greed. Fear. Pride. Ambition. One person just wants to get some
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population
unnoticed by their larger rivals. If it’s lucky, a tribe of kobolds that is discovered by a group of larger humanoids might form a mutually beneficial arrangement, relying on the humanoids for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Order of the Gauntlet The Order of the Gauntlet is a dedicated, tightly knit group of holy-minded crusaders driven by a finely honed sense of justice and honor. Friendship and camaraderie are
situation as an opportunity to deal a mighty blow to the forces of the Abyss. They want to send the demon lords howling back into the pit, proving the worth of the order as well as testing their own valor and
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
get into places their normal forms couldn’t enter.
Their immunity to poison gives all yuan-ti a tactical advantage in dealing with other creatures. A pureblood serving as a food taster for a
rather than among other creatures, including my own kind.
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I sometimes become consumed by philosophy.
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I believe I am superior to others of my caste.
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I am driven by wanderlust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
secretly being driven to war by the machinations of a black dragon, who hopes to revel in the resulting carnage.
4 When swamplands shrink due to a prolonged drought, two black dragons form a temporary
.
2 A band of troglodytes is cowed into serving a black dragon wyrmling as bodyguards.
3 The recent appearance of a black dragon wyrmling has altered the local ecosystem, allowing various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
attacks, some kuo-toa recover their wits enough to flee, while others cower, paralyzed with fear. Escaping the Demon Lord Hopefully, the players exercise the better part of valor and flee as soon as
decide how they intend to escape. Escape by Land. Fleeing by land requires dodging terrified kuo-toa, and even fighting fish-folk driven to a killing frenzy against the characters for having drawn this
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
; their loyalty by turning them into slaves.
If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
families within the house, otherwise you’re an outsider who hopes to make your fortune by allying with this great power. Your primary task is to observe, gathering useful information and serving as the
have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in your house and you may encounter one of them when you interact with a house business. As a Lyrandar agent you may know the captain of an airship; as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
rank-and-file foot soldiers, to the goblins that find themselves driven into the front lines at spear point. A legion is headed by a warlord with several captains serving under its command. A hobgoblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Chuth to their approach, a group of elf guards (3 commoners and 1 noble) stand at the northwest entrance to this area, driven by fear into serving the dragon (see area 4). They are expecting more cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
group of elf guards (3 commoners and 1 noble) stand at the northwest entrance to this area, driven by fear into serving the dragon. They are expecting more cultists to arrive at the lair, and savvy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creatures as potential servants or pawns, valuable only as long as they fulfill the dragon’s needs. Many red dragons terrorize creatures into serving them—and sometimes into worshiping them as well. Others
protect the wyrmling.
3 A band of kobolds was driven out of its warren by a red dragon wyrmling; they now raid to survive—and to gather offerings to propitiate “the winged god.”
4 A tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
your ancestor? It’s also important to think about why you are traveling with a group of player characters instead of serving in a Valenar warband. Are you driven by visions from your patron ancestor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
as vagabonds, driven by greed. They can perfectly imitate any sound they hear. Fallen Flocks. Kenku wear ill-fitting cloaks, robes, and rags. These garments cover the soft, sleek feathers of their
not to draw attention to their shameful forms.
Once, the kenku held the wind in their wings, embracing the gusty sky and singing the sweet language of birdsong. Serving a master whose identity is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
valor. Giff are devoted to their children, even as most of their education is geared toward fighting and war. Mercenaries Extraordinaire. Giff are in high demand as warriors for hire, but they insist on
serving in units composed entirely of giff; a giff hiring itself out individually is unheard of. Giff refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
organization. While serving as spies engaging in international intrigues could lead to world-changing escapades, being fixers for the mayor of a struggling town offers a personal connection to a place
their busy schedules or to maintain plausible deniability regarding your work. In such cases, an advisor or functionary oversees your assignments, serving as the primary contact between you and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Look for ways to raise the stakes of a scene, so players feel that every decision matters. This could be driven by the consequences of failure: through your actions, you’re protecting your friends
have limitations: the Keeper of the Flame loses her powers if she leaves her citadel. The mighty great druid is… well… a tree. Most of the powerful people in the setting are driven by selfish goals. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in the vaults of the Great Crag. If you’d rather use the Daughters as straightforward villains, they could be driven by a thirst for power or a desire to end humanity’s dominance over Khorvaire. Sora
allies, or are they bitter rivals? Does Sora Kell support the nation of Droaam, or are the Daughters defying the wishes of their mother?