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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, and dangers—be they a dragon’s breath or a lich’s spell—are plentiful. This adventure takes place in a region called the Sword Coast, where daring souls delve into the wreckage of fallen strongholds
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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
adventurers are usually the survivors of a flock that has sustained heavy losses, or a rare kenku who has grown weary of a life of crime. These kenku are more ambitious and daring than their fellows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the afterlife. They returned him to the world but stripped away a piece of his soul, his ka—the vital essence that inspires all living beings. Ankhtepot awoke, trapped within his corpse, as he was
, replacing their heads with those of beasts and monsters holy to his new faith. These Children of Ankhtepot served him as they did in life, and together the dead conquered the souls of Har’Akir. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Godefroys’ souls lingered at Gryphon Hill. In death, Wilfred is haunted by the ghosts of his family, recent and the past generations, who blame him for their deaths and the family’s disgrace. A generation
its powers, but how to do so and the location of a vital piece of the machine—the Rod of Rastinon—both elude him. He seeks to blackmail anyone who might be able to reveal the device’s secrets or find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
called the Sword Coast. This region is a place of adventure, where daring souls delve into ancient strongholds and explore the ruins of long-lost kingdoms. Amid a lawless wilderness of jagged, snow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
souls back across the Tartyx. Other pathways that connect the Underworld and the living world are guarded by vicious creatures. Still, there are a few means by which a dead soul can return to life
discover a way to escape, forever known as the Path of Phenax. As part of his escape, he swam across the Tartyx, whose waters stripped away his identity. Without that vital part of his being, Phenax
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, traps, monsters, and magical wards. Best case scenario: the adventure concludes with the destruction of the Soulmonger and the heroes’ daring escape from the tomb. Worst case scenario: the characters
succumb to the evil of Acererak, and their souls are devoured. WHO IS ACERERAK?
Acererak is a powerful lich known and feared throughout the multiverse. Much of his past is forgotten, but ancient texts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horror stories. While it’s true that most residents of the Domains of Dread never leave their home domains and wisely don’t fixate on what lies beyond the Mists, some daring souls do. Many such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, his ka—the vital essence that inspires all living beings. Ankhtepot reawakened, trapped and paralyzed within his corpse as he was mummified along with his treacherous followers. The murderous priest
together the dead conquered the souls of Har’Akir. The ages have marched ever on. Ankhtepot has known treachery and conquest. He has known divinity and rule. But now he knows only boredom and despair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
deposit strangers to Barovia within sight of the fortress, daring the unwary to approach. Ultimately, only the bravest lay siege to the castle or accept the count’s invitations to visit him there. But
secrets that might be vital to countering the count’s plots or undoing other evils. Or Strahd might make good on an invitation to grant guests shelter and safety within the Castle Ravenloft—for a time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
threaten his master’s position, he is content to remain at the right hand of the throne, at least for the time being. Devils bargain with mortals to upend the divine order. They stake claims on souls that
archmages, including Mordenkainen, have at times found their way into this realm on a search for forgotten lore or in the hope of confirming a theory of arcane magic. Keeper of Arcane Souls Mephistopheles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ability to feed souls into her phylactery, which lies hidden in a dungeon far from Waterdeep, Branta’s skeletal form deteriorated. Now, over a century later, only her skull remains. Years of captivity have
bottle causes an elder rune to appear in the air above it (see “Elder Runes”). The rune targets the creature that opened the bottle. If the bottle was opened with a mage hand spell or similar magic, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
no place is safe from the sudden wrath of a dragon. The regional map shows just a tiny part of this vast world, in a region called the Sword Coast. This is a region of adventure, where daring souls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, as if daring death to try to take them. DREAMS FROM BEYOND MEMORY
Elves can sleep and dream just like any human, but almost all surface elves avoid doing so. Dreams, as humans know them, are
those past lives or primal souls as well. An elf who dreams must always wonder whose mind these thoughts first arose from, and why. Priests of Sehanine Moonbow are an exception: they sleep and dream to receive signs from their god, and elves consult such priests to interpret their own dreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
across Avernus — a domain rife with tortured souls, warmongers, and devils eager to tempt would-be heroes into soul-corrupting deals. The more time she spends with the characters, the more Lulu begins
careful, for devil deals, demon lords, and Tiamat’s rage number among the multiverse’s greatest threats. Also, Zariel herself might become cross with the characters for daring to meddle in her diabolical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the whole thing and still be hungry. She binds the souls of her victims to their skulls, which she keeps in her lair. Though many stories depict her as merely a brute, she is a clever strategist and
her answers are often cryptic, even when dealing with her sisters; she might give vital advice even to her enemies. There is little that can be hidden from Sora Teraza, but the question is always
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
visitors, bringing forth visions from the deepest reaches of their psyches. Some of these visitors are the unwitting souls of departed people who have been pulled into the Raven Queen’s clutches, others
are astral travelers who are caught and trapped within the Shadowfell by her magic — but a rare few come of their own volition, seeking knowledge or freedom from a dark past. Many of these daring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
missing piece, the Rod of Rastinon. He might threaten or blackmail the living into aiding him. Should he suspect the Rod of Rastinon or other vital information lies beyond Mordent, he might send his agents
to other domains. The Apparatus can exchange souls, open passages through the Mists, and create more dangerous effects, but the magical device might have any properties an adventure demands. Bastion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
noticeable runes in the mosaic floor. The message reads: Acererak congratulates you on your powers of observation, so make of this whatever you wish, for you will be mine in the end no matter what!
Go
and keyed.
The iron men of visage grim do more than meets the viewer’s eye.
You’ve left and left and found my tomb, and now your souls will die.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Map of the Sword Coast The map below shows a region of the Forgotten Realms called the Sword Coast. This is a place of adventure, where daring souls delve into ancient strongholds and explore the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
successful check, the character recognizes that the statue is a guardian common to Silvanesti burial sites and that the silver coins represent souls shining as stars in the night sky. The character also knows
the platform stands a stone archway sculpted with sharp runes and the heads of five dragons. Within the arch swirls dense gray mist.
The darkness beyond this room’s broken walls is only an illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
apart. Inside the box is a stack of nine chain-linked plates, each three inches on a side, cast of dark iron, and stamped with Infernal runes. Anyone who understands Infernal can translate the runes as
should not be taken to any place where thousands of mortals reside. It needs to be locked away in an extradimensional space, away from corruptible souls.”
If the characters consider leaving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Death Curse Understanding how Acererak’s death curse works is vital to running the adventure smoothly. The Soulmonger was activated 20 days ago and remains active until it is destroyed. While the
devoured or whether it’s still trapped in the Soulmonger. How many souls must the atropal devour to become a god? It could be thousands or millions. Ultimately it’s the DM’s call, but the default
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Adventurer’s Guide A widespread magical curse threatens to devour the bodies and souls of the living. The Harpers have learned that its source lies somewhere in Chult. You volunteered to join the expedition
expedition to Chult. The success of the mission is so vital that they promised to make you a captain if you help ensure the expedition’s success.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
talents. Nimbleness and novelty prove vital not just to exploiting untapped prospects but to avoiding the law. You embody rare experience and skill, positioned at the forefront of daring new criminal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
its private chamber, the infected elder brain fights to the death. The elder brain formerly floated in a pool brimming with vital fluids, but the briny fluid is at a dangerously low level. The elder
shallow alcove on this room’s north wall contains only bare stone. Faintly glowing runes surround the alcove, each of them sputtering and slowly fading. A table of jars and bowls stands against the west
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
pursue knowledge indefinitely. Having feasted on the brains of people when alive, a mind flayer has no compunction about feeding souls to a phylactery. The only hindrance to a mind flayer becoming a
container made of silver, emerald, and amethyst. The process requires at least three mind flayer arcanists and the sacrifice of an equal number of souls from living victims in a three-day-long ritual of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Three interlocking circles
Alathrien Druanna N Runes, writing, spellcasting Arcana,** Knowledge A quill or glyph
Alobal Lorfiril CG Revelry, mirth Life, Trickery Wine glass
isn’t torn asunder by powerful maniacs and errant demigods. He is also the eternal witness, watching the souls of the elves as they dance from incarnation to incarnation, each mortal lifetime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
in the adventure). A daring adventurer leaps to a floating
tower that has detached from Castle Cinis S15: King’s Armory The first-floor armory is suspended 40 feet in the air, with nothing but the
souls trapped within it. These souls then travel to the afterlife. The Castle Falls. One minute after the heart dies and the void collapses, the floating pieces of Castle Cinis (areas S14–area S17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
treasures, and the secrets of the earth. It is said he gave Surtur the secret of smelting, showed Thrym how to carve magic runes on weapons, and crafted spears for Hiatea so she could complete her tasks of
, and outright evil that festers in the souls of his brothers. His boundless energy, sunny optimism, and zest for life pervade the legends that tell of his many mighty deeds. A few tales, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
constructs. To the southeast, an array of runes pulses on a console. In the middle of the south wall stands a small door and, to the west of it, a larger double door.
In this room, workers would charge
action to end it.
Belephaion mocks the characters and promises to send their souls to the Dragon Queen. As soon as the characters threaten or attack him, he orders the draconians to attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
† (attitude: 1d4 + 1) on the finer points of souls
10 1 nightwalker† (attitude: 1d4 + 1) striding in search of a death giant’s home or trappings
Julio Reyna Death giants haunt the
storm giant oracle who is an ancient enemy
11 1 kraken priest† and 3 deep scions† (attitude for all: 1d4 + 1) studying storm giant runes
12 1 storm giant quintessent† (attitude: 1d12) reading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
humid than in the casino proper and bears a sulfurous fragrance. A tiefling seated behind a desk gives you a warm smile. Chintz curtains are drawn behind her.
“Dear souls,” says the tiefling. “Care
9 pounds. A character who examines the display case and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check spots a line of barely visible runes inscribed around the perimeter of each pane of glass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
daring adventure undertaken on her behalf. In truth, Danthelon’s “dancing axe” is actually a tame stirge wrapped in the illusion of a double-bladed axe, which Danthelon sets loose each night. The
master of souls. Of the three, Jaemus is the least convincing in his role as the slaughterhouse’s new accountant, as he greets customers with an eerie stare, openly reads strange-looking tomes, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
shop at night. Customers are inevitably treated to the story of the grateful elven princess who enchanted the axe for him as a reward for a daring adventure undertaken on her behalf. In truth
crushing livestock skulls with a massive hammer and nights leading the cult’s murderous field operations, and Jaemus Exheltarion, a half-elf master of souls. Of the three, Jaemus is the least