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Species
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
others are partially transformed by a vampire’s bite. All manner of macabre bargains and necromantic influences might also give rise to a dhampir. Regardless of their origins, dhampirs exhibit
their vampiric nature in various ways, including increased speed and a life-draining bite.
Dhampir Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 35 feet
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness
, the dragon has resistance to damage that isn’t force, psychic, or radiant.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Sunlight
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
avoid detection.
The Houses of Shadow
Leader: House Phiarlan, Elvinor Elorrenthi d’Phiarlan; House Thuranni, Elar d’Thuranni
Headquarters: House Phiarlan, the Demesnes (various); House
.
—Lady Elara d’Thuranni, shadow dancer
The Mark of Shadow lets an elf weave illusions, crafting magic to distract or delight. It also allows its bearer to sculpt shadows, making it easy to
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
can't use this trait if she's incapacitated.
Shadow Step. When Rosie is in dim light or darkness, she can use a bonus action to teleport 60 feet to an unoccupied space she can see that is also in dim
family to various and nefarious halfling criminal enterprises. Naturally, Rosie knows nothing about any of that. Sure, her nickname is “Grandmother Night,” but that probably doesn't mean anything.
classes
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
power manifests as various occult gifts, as well as an uncanny talent for striking and terrifying foes.
Scions of the Three are most common in Baldur’s Gate, where the Dead Three lived as
such as the Shadow Thieves of Amn or the Xanathar Guild in Waterdeep might call on a Scion of the Three to undertake an especially violent contract.
monsters
Humanoids in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the priest rise as Skeleton;Skeletons under the priest’s control. Additionally, at the end of each of the priest’s turns, each non-Undead
Tattoo (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Soul Tattoo"}. The priest magically animates a soul tattoo on its body that becomes a Shadow in an unoccupied space
Halfling
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife
despite the rise and fall of empires.
Many halflings live among other races, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
suspicion of their kin drove them from Aerenal to Khorvaire, and the house splintered during the Last War, giving rise to House Thuranni. The two houses of shadow control the business of espionage
Elves and Dragonmarks The Mark of Shadow first appeared among the elves of the Phiarlan line, and the house quickly turned the mark’s powers of shadow and illusion into an economic dynasty. The
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
centuries-old conflict between fey courts.
4
An ancient moonstone dragon;ancient moonstone dragon's sibling, imprisoned for centuries in the Shadowfell, has finally returned home as a shadow
. Various portals link the Material Plane, the Feywild, and the Border Ethereal within 6 miles of the lair. Creatures can pass through a portal in either direction by spending 5 feet of movement.
If the dragon dies, any portals near the lair close immediately.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
rise as shades obedient to the shadow dragon’s will. Shadow dragons typically dwell in the Underdark, particularly in areas with connections to the Shadowfell or other tenebrous realms. In some cases
Shadow Dragons Dragon Corrupted by Darkness Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark; Treasure: Any Justin Gerard A shadow dragon lurks among haunted ruins, attended by shadows raised by its life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Lost Court This serene valley lies in the shadow of Mount Arak. By day, its woods throng with fat, happy animals. By night, the ground turns to mud and brambles from which the transformed victims
of deadly magic rise. A sanctuary from the terrible night beckons on the shore of Lake Lenore—the sturdy walls and warm hearth of the Nobody’s Inn. The fey and their servants avoid the inn and its skeletal innkeeper, Bryonna, at all costs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Houses of Shadow Leader: House Phiarlan, Elvinor Elorrenthi d’Phiarlan; House Thuranni, Elar d’Thuranni Headquarters: House Phiarlan, the Demesnes (various); House Thuranni, Regalport (Lhazaar
Principalities) Elves have carried the Mark of Shadow for thousands of years. The mark’s bearers left Aerenal after the conflict that wiped out the Mark of Death and established House Phiarlan in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Half-Orcs of the Shadow Marches Where the people of the Five Nations know little of your kind, in the swamps of the Shadow Marches half-orcs are celebrated. Human refugees settled in the Shadow
strength of the orc and the cunning of the human. The rise of House Tharashk has brought prosperity to the Marches. Many of the Marcher clans work for the house in some capacity, and you could be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Shadow Disembodied, Life-Drinking Shade Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Michael Broussard Shadows are incorporeal Undead that feed on life. They resent the living for
the Shadowfell. Their victims rise as new shadows and prey on the living. Shadows might resemble the silhouettes of who they were in life or take on more menacing forms. Roll on or choose a result from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an army of assassins and Undead shadows.
8 Night after night, innocent folk are drained of their life’s energy and rise as shadows. A shadow dragon living in the area is suspected of the foul
Shadow Dragon Adventures The Shadow Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving shadow dragons. Shadow Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
boxed text aloud: The canyon’s rocky walls rise to a height of eighty feet. At the end of the canyon, a twenty-foot-high wall of black stone has a broken gate carved into it, with one stone door hanging
precariously by a hinge and the other door missing. Beyond this open gate, in the shadow of a great mountain to the east, lies a ruined settlement. All is quiet.
If the characters announce their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Conclusion After each group has completed the encounter, you or the Event Coordinator should read or paraphrase the following: As the ghastly mass of zombie flesh stills, you see a shadow rise from
owe you a debt of gratitude. I fear our trials might not be over. I witnessed four shadow ravens disappear into the mist. They’re undoubtedly servants of whatever caused the troubles here. There will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of the lich Exethanter. While the lich remains, albeit as a mere shadow of its former self, the true evil within the Amber Temple lies within its collection of amber sarcophagi. These monoliths hold
vestiges of dead, hateful gods—beings that aspire to re-create past depravities and manipulate mortals to fulfill unspeakable agendas. Various evil forces set their intentions upon the Amber Temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
crimson-tinged shadow. Closing the Borders. When Duchess Saidra wants to close the borders of her domain, the Mists don’t rise. Rather, those who try to leave find themselves roaming the lands of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of its old fortress. The tiny island, 800 feet long by 400 feet wide, is a mixture of scrubby woodland and rocky hills. Three stony peaks rise above the grass and shrubs. The tallest stands more than
noisy birds, and various tide pool creatures. But now the stink of corpses in area 14 has drawn additional scavengers from the surrounding waters and the mainland — including a dangerous monster.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
languages and cultures also explains the scripts used to write various languages. For example, the Orc language is written using the Goblin script (rather than Dwarvish, as stated in the Player’s Handbook
language of the goblin empire of Dhakaan and survives as the primary language in Darguun, Droaam, and the Shadow Marches. Goblin displaced the Orc language; the people of the Shadow Marches typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
deal with these soft creatures. You could be the orphan child of an unusual pairing, forced to find your own way in the world. But the greatest concentration of half-orcs is in the Shadow Marches
, where humans and orcs have coexisted for centuries. With the rise of the dragonmarked House Tharashk, orcs and half-orcs have spread out through the Five Nations and beyond. Overall, the people of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
17. Midden As the characters approach this area, a foul stench begins to rise. When the door is opened, read: The stench from the chamber beyond the door delivers a punch like an angered demigod. The
the various laboratories. The foul debris here is ankle deep at the edges of the chamber, rising to knee deep closer to the center where the floor slopes toward the pit (area 18). Upon entering this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
upset of the cosmic order—the rise to godhood and subsequent defeat of the satyr Xenagos—Klothys has emerged from the Underworld for the first time in mortal memory to untangle the strands of destiny and
spear-like weapon and the various other spindles she carries. Beneath her outward calm, Klothys seethes at the way mortals and gods alike have pulled apart and rearranged the threads of destiny to feed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Wandering Outsiders Several meddling outsiders can be encountered at various times throughout the evening. Kettlesteam Kettlesteam is a kenku warlock whose patron is the archfey Zybilna of Prismeer
detached shadow of Gleam, a high elf acrobat who wears a crescent moon mask. (Gleam herself has vanished from the carnival. The characters won’t meet her until chapter 4.) Gleam’s detached shadow uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
hours. It’s also taken control of various predators along the way, making it even more dangerous. The family tells the characters that if they wait on this path, the shadow and the predators it puppets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Shadowfell The Shadowfell, also called the Plane of Shadow, is a gloomy dimension whose sky is a black vault with neither sun nor stars. The Shadowfell overlaps the Material Plane in much the same
-great castle. The forests of the Shadowfell hold sinister-looking trees, their branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and their roots coiling to trip those who pass by. Shadow dragons and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Devils: Archdevils At the top of the hierarchy of the Nine Hells stand the archdevils, a vicious and backbiting group made up of the Hells’ elite devils. They include the various lords, the nobles
who owe them fealty, and some exiles and outcasts who have fallen out of favor. Favor in the Nine Hells shifts like the wind, and the fortunes of the great and mighty rise and fall at the whims of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Shadow of Soth Lord Soth has brought the Cataclysmic flame from beneath Castle Kalaman to the ruins. In chapter 7, characters encounter the fruit of Soth’s efforts to reanimate dead dragons
. It pauses before the figure, who climbs onto the undead terror’s back. Together, they rise into the air and circle the city before flying south and out of sight.
The character with the highest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Dungeon Master’s Guide). Made entirely of adamantine, the two-story tower has remained sealed since its last owner retreated inside and locked the door behind her — but not before a pair of shadow
the trap door on the roof is “mimsy.” The command word to transform the tower into a one-inch metal cube is “brillig,” but speaking it has no effect since the shadow demons are still inside. To return
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
images: a terrible shadow that clawed at their innermost thoughts, a pale and regal elf who exploded into an untold number of ravens, a shambling tangle of slick roots and sticks that overwhelmed them with
pluck from various planes of existence. Once they are in the Shadowfell, she watches as these souls attempt to unravel the mystery of their being — and ultimately go mad in the process.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
–5 Bregan D’aerthe spy 6–10 Cult of “Y” 11–15 Drow foot patrol 16–20 Scroll from Narbondel’s Shadow Bregan D’aerthe Spy See “Duthcloim” for more information. Cult of “Y” Eastmyr has become a haven
of Demons talking to them, telling them that they will rise from the dregs of drow society to greatness once the nobility is cast down. The characters encounter a group of 1d4 + 4 drow cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, allowing Daxos’s body to go back to the mortal world as a Returned. Bereft of memories, he wanders aimlessly.
A Shadowed World. Heliod’s followers maintain that their god gave rise to Erebos by
casting a shadow in the sun’s first light. Followers of Erebos say that this tale is self-refuting. Before there ever was a sun, the entire world stood in shadow, and the shadow was Erebos—elder to Heliod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of Strixhaven, in the final hour of the masquerade: At the anticipated time, the music fades, dancers drift to the floor, and the hall falls silent as lights rise to illuminate the towering statue of
unexpectedly continues. “There is a harsh lesson you have yet to learn. When the mistakes of the past are forgotten, that dire past will return to haunt the present. Beware, mages, of the shadow that reaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Harrow Hawk When a beloved animal companion dies traumatically alongside its master, the beast might rise again as an Undead. Falcons, ravens, and other birds of prey that suffer this fate are known
itself, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.
Bonus Actions
Shadow Dash. When the hawk is in dim light or darkness, it teleports up to 30 feet to an