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Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

, elemental forces hold greater sway than they do on other worlds. As a people touched by elemental power, genasi are viewed as seers, prophets, and chosen ones. The birth of a genasi, whether a slave, a noble

Ki-rin

Monsters 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

working behind the scenes, or they might be champions of their master’s cause, out to defeat villainy wherever it is found. When viewed from the outside, a ki-rin’s lair is indistinguishable

Warlocks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Warlocks Given their dealings with often sinister otherworldly patrons in exchange for power, warlocks don’t have a sterling reputation in the Realms. Even well-meaning warlocks are viewed with

Artificer

classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Masters of invention, artificers use ingenuity and magic to unlock extraordinary capabilities in objects. They see magic as a complex system waiting to be decoded and then harnessed in their spells

destruction unleashed by certain artificers’ creations. In the Forgotten Realms, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often

Wizardly Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Wizardly Groups Many wizardly groups exist in the Forgotten Realms, but two, in particular, stand out. The Red Wizards The most infamous group of wizards in the Realms are the Red Wizards of Thay

. Garbed in their distinctive red robes, the Red Wizards have sought to expand their power and to extend Thay’s influence across the Realms, particularly in lands in the East. They shave their heads and

Dragons of Many Worlds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

different forms. Forgotten Realms The most comprehensive histories suggest Toril (the world of the Forgotten Realms setting) has not always known dragons, at least not in their current forms. Many

depths of the Ethereal Plane, sequestered away from the Outer Planes and all the influence of the gods and other cosmic powers. Viewed through the lens of “Elegy for the First World,” Eberron is thus not

High Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

remind us of the fallen cities and empires of the past. The High Forest once sheltered three great elven realms beneath its boughs, and the bones of those empires still lie tangled in its roots. Many

strange exception of the aarakocra, who had an ancestral homeland there before being chased out by a dragon. Most the peaks may be viewed only from afar, and at a distance they seem to glitter from the

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, not all stone giants have the hands of a god. Those who show little skill in carving are considered pathetic and viewed with a combination of pity and contempt. To determine the ordning beneath the

placed in the proper location. Without both the light and the shadow, the carving is incomplete and can’t be viewed in its true form. For example, a tale carving made with these special techniques tells

Ki-rin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the 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

incognito across the land, seeking news of growing evil and working behind the scenes, or they might be champions of their master’s cause, out to defeat villainy wherever it is found. When viewed from the

Halfling Gods and Myths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

halfling gods are viewed as folk heroes — mortal beings who ascended to divinity, rather than divine entities who descend from their realms to influence the world. Because of this outlook, halflings

Najara

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

they viewed it as a potential ally or foe. The economy of Najara, such as it is, depends on slaves to exist. Slavery is arguably the only actual trade conducted in Najara, with the ruins of Thlohtzin

desire to help his king build a nation whose status equals or outmatches other realms across the face of Faerûn. Jarant keeps him near, it is said, because of all the king’s courtiers, Dhosun is the

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