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the Spine of the World. In the guise of Deep Duerra, the duergar god of conquest, the archdevil Asmodeus visited Xardorok and urged him to conquer Icewind Dale, beginning with Ten-Towns.
Dark
during a raid against a mind flayer enclave, along with another daughter and three sons. Xardorok killed his eldest son, Ulthoon, son of Thizrun, for plotting to overthrow him. His surviving offspring are
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who serve Yurtrus and Shargaas. Some are sent forth into the cities dominated by humans, on dark missions. Beware them.
— Elminster
Search, Destroy, Repeat
When a tribe is on the move, orc
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
1. Entry Well At the bottom of the Yawning Portal entry well is a dark, 40-foot-square room with the following features: Exits. The only exit appears to be a tunnel that leads south before bending
west. (There’s also a one-way secret door to the north.)
Sandy Floor. A thin layer of sand covers the floor.
Hanging Shields. Dented, rusty shields adorn the walls, which are also covered with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K70. Kingsmen Hall This thirty-foot-square room is a shambles. Scattered furniture lies in heaps near the walls. Broken bones lie scattered amid crumpled and crushed plate armor. Shields and swords
jut from the walls as if driven into them by some tremendous force. Two doors stand opposite one another in the center of the north wall and the south wall. A dark archway leads out through the east
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
races and creatures too numerous to count or list, and foremost among these are the dark elves — the drow. Hated and feared even by their fellow dwellers in darkness, the drow raid other settlements
entertainment in the dark elves’ subterranean cities. The adventurers have all had the misfortune of falling to such a fate. Captured by the drow, they are prisoners at one of the dark elves’ outposts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
hides in a corner. Otherwise, he’s visible. If the characters can see Victor, read: In the center of the room, perched on a stool, is a thin young man with a premature streak of gray in his dark hair. He
punchline. Baron Vallakovich has convinced himself that if he can make everyone in Vallaki happy, the town will slip free of Strahd’s dark grasp. The baron has a brittle ego, and he lashes out at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D2. Shrine Entrance As the characters reach the top of the switchbacks, read the following text: The path levels off and widens before an arch cut from the dark stone of the mountain. Flanking the
the mountain rather than built from fitted stonework.
Two dwarf guards stand watch atop this stony shelf. Instead of spears and shields, they carry warhammers that they wield with two hands (1d10 + 1
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, or secret backstabbing and outright fights over the title. Most often, the victor in such a struggle comes from another family of the lasher caste, and any allies of the previous boss count themselves
Painted or stained hands
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Bugs kept in a bag for snacking
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War cry tattooed on chest
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Shields made from ankheg chitin
13
Bracelet made of pieces of goblins turned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
allow a Daask raid to run its course. As Daask has seized territory from the Boromar Clan, it has also begun taking over a few of the clan’s traditional businesses. In addition to dreamlily, Daask
sells a highly addictive drug called dragon’s blood. Daask has another, perhaps surprising area of operation: religion. The organization has brought priests of the Dark Six to Sharn and has restored a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
all manner of strange and deadly creatures. Duergar and drow — dark reflections of dwarves and elves — live in these sunless lands, as do the svirfneblin, or deep gnomes. Most surface-dwelling folk
aren’t threatened or even disturbed by denizens of the deep places, but the creatures occasionally emerge to raid or to seek some kind of goal in the surface world. Among the lands of the Underdark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K72. Chamberlain’s Office This shadowy room is in perfect order. A great table stands here with its chair, inkwell, and quill set carefully in place. Lances, swords, and shields that bear the
Barovian crest are hung neatly on the dark, oak-paneled walls. If he has not been defeated elsewhere, Rahadin (see appendix D) is here, waiting for the characters to arrive so he can kill them. A shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Tiamat upon her arrival in the world. The cult has assembled a powerful force for this raid by gathering bandits, kobolds, sellswords, and other mercenary types into a small army. A monk named Leosin
, but he doesn’t yet know what it is. Leosin uses the raid as an opportunity to infiltrate the cult so that he can learn more about the cult’s plans. He is discovered and captured, however, and needs the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, settlements and settlers must contend with these aggressive humanoids, whose thirst for conquest is never satisfied. They break before our shields,
They fall beneath our blades;
Their home is ours to
conquer,
Their children our slaves.
Acheron! Acheron!
Victory is ours!
— Translation of a Hobgoblin War Chant
Hobgoblins have dark orange or red-orange skin, and hair ranging from dark red
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Tiamat upon her arrival in the world. The cult has assembled a powerful force for this raid by gathering bandits, kobolds, sellswords, and other mercenary types into a small army. A monk named Leosin
, but he doesn’t yet know what it is. Leosin uses the raid as an opportunity to infiltrate the cult so that he can learn more about the cult’s plans. He is discovered and captured, however, and needs the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Chapter 2: Guilds of Ravnica VICTOR ADAME MINGUEZ The ten guilds are the lifeblood of Ravnica, making up the foundation of its society. They are voluntary associations led by guildmasters, but
guild. For example, it would be highly unusual for a Devkarin elf (a dark elf) to join any guild other than the Golgari, and the Ordruun line of minotaurs has provided the Boros armies with generations
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.
Similarly, a druid uses such woods to make other objects, such as weapons and shields. Yew is associated with death and rebirth, so weapon handles for scimitars or sickles might be fashioned from it
. Ash is associated with life and oak with strength. These woods make excellent hafts or whole weapons, such as clubs or quarterstaffs, as well as shields. Alder is associated with air, and it might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
exposed to strange magic and might gain Dark Gift feats (see chapter 1). Levels 9–12. Eleni asks the characters to come to Sly-Var to plan a raid on Hazlik’s palace. There, she reveals that she’s been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
settlement from time to time, dragging off screaming prisoners to meet a grisly fate. The recent arrival of the demon lords changed things. A group of minotaurs was on its way to raid Filthriddens when
became a talisman as Grisha named Yeenoghu as the new protector and patron of Filthriddens. Residents who opposed this dark worship were exiled or executed in short order. The cult of Yeenoghu now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
statues depicting knights with dragon-winged helms and shields.
Rainwater trickles through cracks in the ceiling, flowing down the west wall and adding to a large puddle on the floor.
Five sets of
wall. These panels depict silver dragons in flight. Beyond the glass doors lies a dark, misty room that appears to be a chapel.
A continual flame spell was cast on the crystal chandelier long ago and has never been dispelled. The knight statues are lifelike but inanimate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
King’s Shields protect the king and his closest family members and associates. The King’s Wands provide magical support to the other branches of the Citadel as well as other Brelish forces. Some Dark
King’s Dark Lanterns The King’s Dark Lanterns is the intelligence division of the King’s Citadel, an organization sworn to defend Breland from its enemies and dispense justice in the name of King
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
made up of these four divisions: The King’s Dark Lanterns gather intelligence and engage in covert operations. The King’s Shields protect the royal family and its closest associates. The King’s Swords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
corner, while archways leading into dark interior spaces pierce the center of walls to the east, north, and west. Carved into the rock above the northern arch is a row of windows.
If the characters
shields, the dwarves carry warhammers that they wield with two hands (1d10 + 1 bludgeoning damage on a hit). Without shields, these guards have AC 14. Once combat erupts, the oni casts invisibility on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
unless they give away their presence on purpose (by hailing the camp, for example), they gain a surprise round. The humans spend their first turns retrieving their weapons and shields. The kobolds
know some prisoners were taken from the town but not how many or whether they include a half-elf monk. They know the raid was for loot, because they were told to look specifically for gold, gems, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
unless they give away their presence on purpose (by hailing the camp, for example), they gain a surprise round. The humans spend their first turns retrieving their weapons and shields. The kobolds
know some prisoners were taken from the town but not how many or whether they include a half-elf monk. They know the raid was for loot, because they were told to look specifically for gold, gems, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and raid communities near their dwellings in the Underdark. Their shields are coated in sticky slime, which they use to disarm their foes, and they employ slimy nets to entrap victims. They usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Nocturnal Raiders If the drow kept to themselves in their subterranean cities and fortresses, few other creatures would care. The dark elves could indulge their evil practices until their caverns
, other elves. To the dark elves, raiding the surface for captives and treasure isn’t just a cultural and military tradition, but also an economic necessity. Some raids are major operations that involve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
through the open yard (area 22) to raid the pantry (area 18A) Western Section. If the characters are in areas 12 through 21, choose from the following possibilities: 2d6 orc servants (commoners
) rushing to get shields (from area 12 or 13) to use as platters Two hill giants from the great hall (area 11) going to sleep off a drunk (in area 15 or 16) Three ogres from the great hall (area 11) going
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Camp Alertness For the first day following the raid, the cultists are both elated with the outcome and exhausted. Rezmir doesn’t expect a serious challenge from the town, and slower members of the
raiding party and walking wounded straggle into camp all through the day after the raid. The situation at the camp is confused, and security is lax. Most of these raiders are mercenaries and bandits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Camp Alertness
Langdedrosa Cyanwrath
For the first day following the raid, the cultists are both elated with the outcome and exhausted. Rezmir doesn’t expect a serious challenge from the town
, and slower members of the raiding party and walking wounded straggle into camp all through the day after the raid. The situation at the camp is confused and security is lax. Most of these raiders are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
they play in a campaign: a ready source of sudden violence. Low-level characters might work with the Sharn Watch or the Boromar Clan to curtail Daask muggings and raid dreamlily houses. This crusade
protection fees to Daask. 2 Cause as much death and destruction as possible inside a Boromar-owned establishment. 3 Guard a priest of the Dark Six as he preaches the word of the Mockery on the street. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and you will see reality through new eyes. The Korranberg
Chronicle
Raid Reveals Cult Chaos
The people of Fairhaven were shocked by the revelation of bizarre cult activity in the center of one of
of a greater whole. Cults of the Dragon Below are based on madness or power. A cult that seeks power chooses to serve a dark force because of the gifts they receive from it. A cabal of scholars might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, pay homage to Vhaeraun. He is patron to thieves and often the object of prayer before drow embark on a raid. Among the male gods of the Dark Seldarine, he is as widely recognized and accepted as
The Dark Seldarine Lolth demands the lion’s share of worship from the drow, according to her wishes and by the command of her priestesses. The Spider Queen isn’t, however, the only entity venerated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Demon Lords The chaotic power of the Abyss rewards demons of particular ruthlessness and ingenuity with a dark blessing, transforming them into unique fiends whose power can rival the gods. These
into the Abyss for betraying elvenkind. Sages claim that the Dark Prince Graz’zt originated on some other plane before stealing his abyssal title from another long-forgotten demon lord. Power and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
giants who wield two huge shields like plow blades. These shields bear spikes on their exterior and have hollow interiors into which the dreadnought pours hot coals at the first sign of danger. Armed with
its two shields, the dreadnought can present a fiery wall to any attacker. When the dreadnought has finished, often all that is left of a foe is a smoking smear on the floor. When not called on to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the victor. Often, though, the other hunters are a greater threat than the beast! Long Shadows (26-28 Vult). It’s said that the power of the Shadow—sinister deity of the Dark Six—is at its height on