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Feral Ashenwight

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

creature, it has disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.Feral ashenwights retain a fragment of the spark they had in life. However, they are devoid of memories

or thoughts beyond a compulsive desire to destroy all living creatures they encounter. Ashenwights When a Humanoid consumed by cruelty and rage dies in an area corrupted by the Far Realm, the

Nightmare Shepherd

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The shepherd pulls twisted souls from the Underworld; 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Herd the Underworld"} shadow;shadows (without

the five wards of the Underworld where they will spend their dismal eternity. They prey upon souls who wander from their rightful places in the Underworld. Some foul souls can’t let go of the

Abhorrent Overlord

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

continue to flock around the demon, offering fealty and squabbling for scraps. Some foul souls can't let go of the miserable lives they had. Having been despicable in life, these spirits fester in death

in Theros—the Underworld's a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire. PoisonCold, Necrotic

Amnizu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

River Styx from fortresses along the river’s blighted banks, where it flows through Dis and Stygia. They collect the souls arriving in the form of lemure;lemures (see the Monster Manual). Lemures

have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal

Amnizu (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, where it flows through Dis and Stygia. They collect the souls arriving in the form of lemure;lemures (see the Monster Manual). Lemures have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the

desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal them into legions.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Eater of Hope

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

’ greed to turn them against one another and their own best interests. Some foul souls can’t let go of the miserable lives they had. Having been despicable in life, these spirits fester in

, feel free to use whatever fiends you wish when telling stories in Theros—the Underworld’s a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire. PoisonCold, Necrotic

Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Dragons Aasimar bear within their souls the light of the heavens. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities. Aasimar are

receives visions and guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness. Each aasimar can count a specific

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

gruesome demon-slaying machines. To replenish her legions, Zariel needs the souls of mortals to create lemure;lemures, which she can then promote to higher forms of devils. She is keenly interested in

collecting souls from the greatest warriors on the Material Plane. She bargains hard, and there is little hope of wriggling out of a pact. However, she expects the best from her servants, so she

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

their ingenuity and skill had turned toward scheming against their patron, the spark of creativity was torn from their souls. Finally, to ensure that the kenku could never divulge any secrets, their

master took away their voices. Once the entity was satisfied that they had been sufficiently punished, the kenku were set loose on the Material Plane. Since then, the kenku have wandered the world

Mongrelfolk

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. Mimicry. The mongrelfolk can mimic any sounds it has heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations

whose ancestors underwent, horrific magical transformations, to the extent that they retain only a fraction of their original being. Their humanoid bodies incorporate the features of various beasts. For

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, you must place it on your head and speak a true desire of your heart. You know how to attune to the crown when you touch it. Random Properties. The Crown of Lies has the following random properties

chosen creature’s appearance exactly, including its voice. Your size and speed are replaced by the chosen creature’s. You otherwise retain your own game statistics. While in this new form

Urchin Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

watch out for other desperate souls who might steal from you. You slept on rooftops and in alleyways, exposed to the elements, and endured sickness without the advantage of medicine or a place to

shaped by lives of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better

Centaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

In the sprawling city of Ravnica, where “open road” seems like a contradiction and “open plain” is sheer nonsense, centaurs nevertheless retain a love of wide spaces and the

the Gruul and the Selesnya they are voices of memory and history, preserving old ways and keeping alive the legends of ancestral heroes. They feel a close kinship with wild animals, perhaps because of

Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

learned to provide for yourself. You fought fiercely over food and kept a constant watch out for other desperate souls who might steal from you. You slept on rooftops and in alleyways, exposed to the

of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better life &mdash

Hexblood Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Where wishing fails, ancient magic can offer a heart’s desire—at least, for a time. Hexbloods are individuals infused with eldritch magic, fey energy, or mysterious witchcraft. Some who

DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign. If you are replacing your race with a lineage, you retain any languages you had and gain no new languages. Creature

Reborn Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, silent stretches. Occasionally, though, in a moment of peace, stress, or excitement, a reborn gains a glimpse of what came before. When you desire to have such a dreamlike vision, roll on the Lost

with a lineage, you retain any languages you had and gain no new languages. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

fervent desire to share the joy you have experienced with Ravnica. Along with the rest of the conclave, you are committed to resisting the ambitions of the other guilds — with military force if

voices and actions aligned in common purpose. (Good) 3 Order. Like a well-pruned tree, society thrives when everything is kept in good order. (Lawful) 4 Life. Preserving life and

Gathered Whispers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Gathered Whispers You are haunted by spiritual beings, whether the souls of the departed or entities from another plane. Their voices endlessly whisper, taunt, or cajole, sometimes rising to

Spirits 1 A council of my dead ancestors watches over me. 2 Fiendish presences vie for my soul. 3 Unquiet souls are drawn to me and beg for peace. 4 The spirits of those I

Desert Encounters

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

transforms into an androsphinx and attacks the party. If it is victorious, the sphinx returns to its pedestal and reverts to its inanimate state. It turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points. Voices of

Netheril As the adventurers walk along the dunes, a cold wind howls across the desert. The shrieks of the wind soon turn to cries of anguish, as if coming from tortured souls. Bedine nomads believe

Lich

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their

into an insidious inferno that burns a mage hollow until only the desire for more magical power remains. —Rudolph van Richten, Van Richten’s Guide to Liches

Acererak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

promise of powerful artifacts. Then he feeds on their souls to sustain his escapades across the multiverse. History Hundreds of years ago, Acererak was a mortal mage from Oerth devoted to the

twisted puzzles meant to torment and eventually slay would-be thieves, whose souls he then consumes. The most famous of Acererak’s tombs is the Tomb of Horrors, which has claimed many adventurers

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers. — Elminster The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their

Feral Ashenwight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Feral Ashenwight Feral ashenwights retain a fragment of the spark they had in life. However, they are devoid of memories or thoughts beyond a compulsive desire to destroy all living creatures they

Erebos

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

. His hoarding of both souls and the treasures the dead carry into the Underworld see him worshiped by those who desire to collect and keep wealth. Erebos’s very presence is stifling, and those who come

The Returned

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

separated from their memories, which become wandering eidolons (see chapter 6). They retain their personalities and skills, but each Returned tends to be a very different being from who they once were

might once have held meaning. Other Returned visit anographers and describe what scraps of memory they retain. Some believe hidden wisdom lies upon these scrolls, clues to ancient mysteries, or hints

An Ancient Curse

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

creativity was torn from their souls. Finally, to ensure that the kenku could never divulge any secrets, their master took away their voices. Once the entity was satisfied that they had been sufficiently

Seven Secrets of Ravenloft

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Mists surround each of these island-realms. The bravest souls might creep from one domain to another, but doing so involves considerable danger, and many who enter the Mists are never seen again. 2. The

and falling as the Dark Powers desire. Tales attribute ominous powers to the Mists, from cloaking monsters to causing entire villages to vanish. The Mists are not bound to Ravenloft and slip across

Devils: Archdevils

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

over mortal souls, so they offer enticements to tempt mortals into making unwise bargains. Archdevils, possessing the true power of the Nine Hells, can fulfill nearly any desire (within the limits of

Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Libram of Souls and Flesh Yes Rare Lyre of Building Yes Rare Outer Essence Shard Yes Rare Planecaller’s Codex Yes Rare Protective Verses Yes Rare Reveler’s Concertina Yes Rare Shadowfell Brand Tattoo

Blood Fury Tattoo Yes Artifact Baba Yaga’s Mortar and Pestle Yes Artifact Crook of Rao Yes Artifact Demonomicon of Iggwilv Yes Artifact Luba’s Tarokka of Souls Yes Artifact Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Demonic Boons

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

organization, they are united in their desire to draw power from the bottomless evil of the Abyss. The following entries outline boons that a DM can grant to monsters and NPCs dedicated to a particular demon

and drives a person toward acts of chaos, evil, and madness. Rejecting a boon likely provokes a demon’s wrath. The Abyss’s infinite varieties of evil are not born only from the souls of mortals

Magic and Metaphysics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the voices of otherworldly ancients? Do the effects of drinking a potion of healing feel like grubs weaving wounds shut from within? Magic looks menacing in the Domains of Dread, but descriptive

embellishments shouldn’t change the actual effects of spells or magic items. Prison of Souls Everyone among the Domains of Dread is a prisoner. The Darklords number among the most prominent captives, but

Adventures in Kartakass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

spontaneously manifest in people who can’t control their passions. Use or customize the lycanthropes in the Monster Manual to create cursed individuals transformed by desire and vice into bestial hybrids

. Kartakass also presents a fantastic domain in which to explore surreal twists on nature. The Dark Powers might give animals and plants friendly voices and welcoming aspects, but every being in the

3. Halaster Puppet

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

Halaster’s voice, “Terrible and painful magical death! Fireballs and lightning bolts! Begone!” It speaks and understands Common, but voices nothing but empty threats and a desire to continue its “work

Nepenthe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, awakening the desire to avenge her long-dead companions by slaying the fiend she knows as the Caller (see “Mist Wanderers” later in this chapter for details). Isolde always chooses the Carnival’s stops

speak Elvish, but only through the voice of its wielder, with whom the sword can communicate telepathically. When using its telepathy to speak to Isolde, the sword can mimic the voices of Isolde’s

Skald

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

rich silver deposits but are haunted by Banshees—the souls of failed performers. The Catacombs Violent goblins lurk amid mazelike canyons called the Catacombs. Here, the goblin gladiator Nym Pymplee

hosts fighting tournaments, with victors winning treasures from distant domains. Cavea Plains The Cavea Plains’ acoustics carry voices over great distances. Any speech above a whisper might attract the

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