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Mixed Heritage

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

Handbook, although some variations are possible; see the “Half-Elf Variants” sidebar. HALF-ELF VARIANTS Some half-elves in Faerûn have a racial trait in place of the Skill Versatility trait. If your DM

allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take a trait based on your elf parentage: A half-elf of wood elf descent can choose the wood elf’s Elf Weapon Training

The Mark of Asmodeus

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

out of infernal politics. Since the ritual that spread the curse of Asmodeus a century ago, tieflings have been born on Faerûn that belong to other infernal bloodlines, but those that bear the mark of

those not descended from Asmodeus might exhibit different qualities; see the “Tiefling Variants” sidebar.

Origin of the Raven Queen

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

drow who have forsaken the evil ways of their kind. I give these stories no credit, though Elminster himself swears they have validity. Never trust a drow, or the word of an archmage. Descent into

opportunity to siphon off the energy of the shadar-kai for themselves by performing their own self-serving ritual, which would impart to them magical powers beyond those of the greatest elven wizards of

Structured Society

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

broodguards, and new kinds of yuan-ti malisons appear in chapter 3. Two new malison variants are presented in the “Yuan-ti Malison Variants: Types 4 and 5” sidebar in this chapter. Yuan-ti Anathemas The

unique ritual that alters its original abomination form, increasing its size, power, and intelligence. Other yuan-ti treat anathemas like demigods, and they naturally assume a leadership position over

Slithering Tracker

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

Slithering Tracker The quest for revenge sometimes leads one to undergo a ritual whereby they transform into a body of semiliquid sentience known as a slithering tracker. Innocuous and insidious at

the same time, a tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down upon its quarry. Vengeance at Any Cost. The ritual for creating a slithering

Haven Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

stairs has the word “HAVEN” and a crude picture of a quill scratched into it, left by Machil before he made his descent. A narrow spiral staircase descends fifty feet from the ruins on the surface. A

destroy that kingdom and was bound into The Scrivener’s Tale by a powerful ritual created by Zyrian. The ghost can’t open the sealed door into the great library (area H8), but Zyrian can explain how the

After the Fall

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

of her wizards, the destruction of her kingdom, and her failure at attaining godhood all contributed to her descent into an unquenchable sorrow. At the same time, the energy of the corrupted ritual was

Observatory Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

very close to Toril. Sparkrender plans to hold his ritual when the comet is at its closest point. He believes the comet, called the King-Killer Star, controls the destiny of dragons and will allow him

to claim the power of the dragons who fell on Stormwreck Isle. Dragon Effigies. The stirge attack interrupted the kobolds from their assigned task of preparing this site for Sparkrender’s ritual

Exploring the Cemetery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, read the following to set the scene: The city’s descent into Avernus has taken its toll on this once beautiful chapel. Nearly all the stained glass windows along the outside walls have been smashed, and

also reveals that no simple spell can break this hold — but that a more involved ritual might free Ravengard and shut down the portal by allowing the power of Torm to sanctify this area once more

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