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Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. His true name has been stricken from history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha ("Dark Crow" in Common). So great was the Summer Queen's wrath

for the beauty of art. A darkling might risk taking a peek at a sunset or lighting a tiny candle to glimpse the colors in a painting or a jewel. Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

call him Dubh Catha ("Dark Crow" in Common). So great was the Summer Queen's wrath that she cursed every member of his house. Other fey refer to the descendants of Dubh Catha's house as the dubh sith-or

the colors in a painting or a jewel. Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos

Meeting Volo

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

and Volo were drinking and merrymaking at the Skewered Dragon, a dark, bawdy tavern in the Dock Ward. Volo recommends that the characters start their search there. What Happened That Night? Volo is

Meeting Volo Once the troll and the stirges are dealt with, Volo pushes against the tide of patrons staying clear of the monster to greet the characters, lavishing praise on them for their bravery

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

; Elminster The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh

primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists

(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal) Subrace Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of

Easthaven in a Nutshell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Easthaven in a Nutshell Friendliness ❄❄ Services ❄❄❄ Comfort ❄❄❄ Available Quest. “Toil and Trouble”. Population. 750. Leaders. Speaker Danneth Waylen (chaotic good human commoner), respected for his

) and 12 veterans. Heraldry. A snowflake at the top center of a steel-gray field, above a horizontal brown field that forms the left-hand base, and a dark blue field that forms the right-hand base; where

Skola Vale Revels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, dark-humored sibyls might invite outsiders to join the Cult of Horns. If they agree, the non-satyr might be crowned with a circlet of horns, marking them as “stubs” (for their crown’s stubby horns). A

period of hazing follows, where the stubs are enticed to perform menial or humiliating tasks. When the satyrs grow bored—or a respected, sober satyr steps in—the hazing ends, which typically results in

Horror in the Shadowlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

intolerance and need to maintain her virtuous reputation. While she doesn’t lead the Circle, she is its most respected member. Elena leads forays of knights into the Mists on lengthy quests to defeat wicked

using the sword of Kateri Shadowborn. However, the Dark Powers shattered her sword and scattered its pieces. These fragments are known as the Four Keys—emblems of Kateri’s valor and faith. Each

Random Settlements

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

oppresses majority Ruler’s Status d20 Ruler 1–5 Respected, fair, and just 6–8 Feared tyrant 9 Weakling manipulated by others 10 Illegitimate ruler, simmering civil war 11 Ruled or controlled by a

respected 19–20 Religious leader Notable Traits d20 Trait 1 Canals in place of streets 2 Massive statue or monument 3 Grand temple 4 Large fortress 5 Verdant parks and orchards 6 River divides town 7

Gifts from Sir Tristan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

greedy, Sir Tristan reminds them that they’re old friends. Once the deal is struck, Sir Tristan might have a surprise for the group. If the characters negotiated a fair deal and respected their

healing. Finally, he has two weapons — a wand of magic missiles and this greatsword: Winter’s Dark Bite. This greatsword is made of an unknown black metal. In most cases, it works as a +1 greatsword

Halfling Deities

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

Brandobaris is the trickster-god of thievery and stealth, patron of many halfling adventurers. Urogalan is the silent, melancholy god of the earth and death. Accompanied everywhere by a great dark hound, he is

saddened by his duties, and vigilant in ensuring that the dead are respected and protected. Lady Luck Many halflings have taken to regular worship of Tymora, seeing her as a helping hand in their fortunes and a patron of the luckiness associated with the hin.

Cults of the Dragon Below NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

poisons laced with the whispers of a dark entity. 6 A dragonmarked heir whose fortunes were ruined in the Last War founds a cult within their house. 7 The local thieves’ guild turns from mundane

organized crime activities to bizarre murders and acts of chaos. 8 A respected noble behaves more erratically as time goes on, treating their servants and family with random and escalating cruelty.

Rival Vendors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

conspire to exacerbate their enmity. In the course of the adventure, the characters are drawn into their conflict. Lamai Tyenmo Lamai Tyenmo (lawful good, gnome commoner) has dark, wild hair and a wide

noble) dresses in impeccable purple-and-gold silk gowns and has polished horns. She runs a respected market stand, Xungoon Family Seafood, and seeks to expand her family’s business. She cherishes her

Xvarts

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

god. Hmm. I guess they’re not so different from a lot of humans, after all. — Volo Raxivort’s Betrayal. All xvarts are the degenerate offspring of an entity named Raxivort, who once served

Graz’zt the Dark Prince as treasurer. Raxivort spent long centuries watching over the treasury, and in time he grew to lust after his master’s riches. In one bold move, he plundered a treasure vault and

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs. — Volo Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a

the hatchery. If a particularly important or respected member of a tribe dies, the hatchery is closely monitored. The next egg laid is immediately separated from the rest and carefully protected. Once

Finding Floon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Finding Floon Volo last saw Floon outside the Skewered Dragon, a dubious (and Zhentarim-owned) tavern between Net Street and Fillet Lane in the Dock Ward. The following encounters kick off the

gets them to open up. Floon’s Fate. Several of the regulars remember seeing Volo and Floon drinking together a couple of nights ago. After Volo left, Floon stuck around long enough to meet with another

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

dance to any tune. — Volo To feel the thunder of orcish war drums outside the gate and to hear a chorus of voices growling, “Gruumsh!” is the nightmare of every civilized place in

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

Heliod's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

honor. The sun’s nightly descent into darkness symbolizes bravery and self-sacrifice—the willingness to endure the horrors of the dark for the sake of others. Those who protect innocents in his name

respected, there would be peace and order in Nyx and the mortal world alike. Divine Relationships Heliod’s repeated attempts to establish himself as the ruler of the pantheon anger Erebos and Purphoros

Redcap

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

in its will to survive. As subtle as a flung battleaxe. — Volo Bloodthirsty Mercenaries. Redcaps don’t usually operate in groups, but in some circumstances they might be found in the employ of

hags and dark mages that know methods to call redcaps out of the Feywild and put them to work as grisly servants. Also, some redcaps can sense the being whose murderous acts led to their birth. A redcap

Draegloth

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

suppress its ambitions might abandon its house and strike out on its own. Whether these rebellious draegloths are part of Lolth’s plan for sowing even greater chaos is unclear. Brute Cunning and Dark

ogre. Life isn’t fair. — Volo Draegloth Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 123 (13d10 + 52) Speed 30 ft. STR 20(+5) DEX 15(+2

Battle Tactics

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

, invisibility, or some other magic, a beholder can lurk in the dark and shoot any creature it can see within the range of its darkvision. A dark room with a 120-foot ceiling allows it to use this tactic

are always a good distraction. Rival beholders are the best one. — Volo Best of all, if ye can learn what schemes a beholder holds dearest, threaten those schemes. Its lured attention will at

Darklings

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

history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha (“Dark Crow” in Common), and other Fey refer to the house’s descendants as dubh sith—“darklings.” Darklings dwell in secluded caverns and chambers beneath the

respected darkling can undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling away some of the darkling’s absorbed light. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling

Monastic Orders

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

Monastic Orders The following orders can be found in various parts of the Forgotten Realms. The Dark Moon A monastic order devoted to Shar, the Dark Moon works openly in lands where her worship is

Order of the Yellow Rose is a solitary monastery of Ilmater worshipers in the Earthspur Mountains of Damara. It is known for loyalty to its allies and destruction to its enemies. Greatly respected on

Fierna and Belial

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

Fierna and Belial A paladin? How exquisite! Sit, please. Rest. Tell me about the god that would send such a bright soul on so long and dark a journey. — Fierna In the flaming realm of Phlegethos

arises, the seeming enemies cooperate to dispatch pretenders to their shared throne. Fiery Realm of Dark Delights The pair rules over Phlegethos, an expanse filled with immense volcanoes that expel

Solitary but Social

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

her sisters are kindred souls, like the members of a dark sorority or sisterhood. Even though hags don’t like each other, they share knowledge and trade secrets, helping them to keep abreast of worldly

such a connection, and a young hag born of a grandmother begins her existence already benefiting from a greater measure of respect and status. Want to know a dark secret? Ask a hag. The trick lies in

17. The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

17. The Dark Seldarine These temples are dedicated to the Dark Seldarine, a pantheon of drow gods under Lolth. Each room has walls that rise 15 feet, then angle inward to a central point 30 feet

above the middle of the floor. 17a. Temple of Ghaunadaur Ghaunadaur, a god of subterranean horrors, is respected and feared by many Underdark races, including drow. This temple contains the following

Darklings

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

Darklings Ancient legends speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. His true name has been stricken from history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha (“Dark Crow” in Common). So great was

and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling’s absorbed light away from its body

A Race Divided

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

. Most of the gods accepted Corellon’s mutability and passionate behavior, but these traits infuriated Gruumsh, the greatest of the orc gods. Gruumsh’s wrath was almost universally respected, even among

longer be trusted. The elf gods who sided with Corellon became the Seldarine, and those who fled along with Lolth became the Seldarine’s dark reflection. Save for those who had been named gods, Corellon

Starting Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

initial descent into Undermountain and asks them to keep an eye out for Kressando, a 22-year-old man with fair skin and dark curly hair, trained in the arts of stealth and thievery. She also tells

the characters find the throne (see level 3, area 14c) and inform Volo of its location, he shares this information with his elf friends, who express their gratitude by giving the party a beautifully

Yeenoghu

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

Yeenoghu Gnolls embody the dark urges of Yeenoghu, the demon lord of slaughter and senseless destruction. Although Yeenoghu has been defeated and cast back into the Abyss more than once, gnolls

quickly killed by guards or other authorities. A few escape into the wilderness and continue to rampage on their own, perhaps eventually falling in league with a gnoll war band. Trying to talk to a gnoll is the quickest path to its stomach. — Volo

Guilds and Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

and respected throughout Breland. Each one has lesser halls in every major city in the nation. Membership Benefits. Someone accepted into an arcane order must pay 1,000 gp to join, with ongoing dues

hall in the Deathsgate district in Middle Tavick’s Landing. The Closed Circle. There is one dark stain in the shared history of the arcane orders. Three hundred years ago, a third order arose in Sharn

Minotaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Minotaur The minotaurs who dwell in the badlands of Phoberos and the remote polis of Skophos are caught between two worlds. Some follow the dark god Mogis, who has tyrannized them for ages untold and

was a respected leader of other warriors. 4 My namesake ran the entire breadth of Phoberos in order to warn the minotaurs of an Akroan attack. 5 My namesake was famous for great magical

Life as a Halfling

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

the traditional sense; they are respected, and their words are heeded, because of the stories they tell. Their best tales deliver practical knowledge within the framework of a mythic saga. An elder

likely to be coveted by evil wizards or to become the object of wrath for some dark force. The only enemies that a halfling village must watch for on an ongoing basis are roving bands of orcs or

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

clear of Rundreth Manor and the Dark Lady who dwells there. Harpers also watch the ruined Halls of the Hunting Axe. The Order of the Gauntlet This faction is primarily a military organization made up

. However, Morgwais has a troubled history with Turlang, a treant leader of the enclave in Shadowtop Cathedral. The Hand of Yartar. The famous chronicler Volo once said that everyone in Yartar is after money

Ki-rin

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

beholding one can evoke fear or awe in an observer. A typical ki-rin looks like a muscular stag the size of an elephant, covered in golden scales lined in some places with golden fur. It has a dark gold

-rin of fierce demeanor might have two horns or a set of antlers like those of a great stag. I was awed to tears at the mere sight of my first ki-rin, and I’ve met gods. — Volo Bringers of Boons

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