souls splitting adventurers

Priest of Osybus (Blazing)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","damageType":"necrotic"}) necrotic damage.Necromancers of deep evil, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy

. Osybus sought to use others’ souls as springboards to his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Necromancers of deep evil, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic

mysterious figure of unfathomable ambition and evil. Osybus sought to use others’ souls as springboards to his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the grave over

and over. This unholy order of priests was founded centuries ago by Osybus, a mysterious figure of unfathomable ambition and evil. Osybus sought to use others’ souls as springboards to his own

Priest of Osybus

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the priest’s next turn.Necromancers of deep evil, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests&rsquo

by Osybus, a mysterious figure of unfathomable ambition and evil. Osybus sought to use others’ souls as springboards to his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

points.Necromancers of deep evil, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature

; souls as springboards to his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the

grave over and over. This unholy order of priests was founded centuries ago by Osybus, a mysterious figure of unfathomable ambition and evil. Osybus sought to use others’ souls as springboards to

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

"} necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the priest’s next turn.Necromancers of deep evil, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests

centuries ago by Osybus, a mysterious figure of unfathomable ambition and evil. Osybus sought to use others’ souls as springboards to his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would

Returned Drifter

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

pitiable souls who managed to escape from the Underworld only to find themselves stripped of the passions that motivated their flight. Lacking purpose and shunned by the living, these Returned typically seek

shadow plays without weight or substance. Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness. As a rule, moonstone dragons are

":"Adventure Hook"} Adventure Hook 1 A wealthy and well-known artist’s muse—a moonstone dragon—has stopped appearing in their dreams. The artist is desperate to hire adventurers to

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness. As a rule

to hire adventurers to find the dragon. 2 A clutch of moonstone dragons has discovered a portal to the Material Plane and is wreaking havoc on nearby villages, pilfering every bit of silver the

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

gemstones into his skull’s eye sockets and teeth. Each of these soul gems possessed the power to capture the souls on which his phylactery would feed. Acererak abandoned his physical body

souls of the insolent intruders to his tomb, magically transferring them to his phylactery. Liches who follow Acererak’s path believe that by becoming free of their bodies, they can continue

Gray Dwarf (Duergar) Legacy

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

artistic value. Few duergar become adventurers, fewer still on the surface world, because they are a hidebound and suspicious race. Those who leave their subterranean cities are usually exiles. Check

of Moradin and his false promises. Their period of enslavement and the revolt against the mind flayers led by their god, Laduguer, purged the influence of the other dwarven gods from their souls and

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

degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear. Kenku Adventurers Kenku

Key Plot Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Elakdras’s remains, but they’ve had a falling-out in Challidax’s lair, splitting their followers into rival factions. Into the Ice Caves. The adventurers enter the frosty cave complex where the

Chapter 7: Tomb of Wayward Souls

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

Chapter 7: Tomb of Wayward Souls Olivier Bernard The next rod piece lurks deep in the deadly Tomb of Wayward Souls Retrieving the sixth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts leads the characters to a

chain of tropical islands on the world of Oerth. There, the party must plumb the depths of a deadly complex called the Tomb of Wayward Souls, which was built to lure in and slay treasure-seekers. This

Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs Barovia is a land of vampires, ghosts, and werewolves. In addition, adventurers who explore this unholy realm encounter other things that go bump in the night, including

creatures born out of Strahd’s evil. The new monsters that appear in this adventure are described below, along with several of the vampire’s allies and enemies—souls whose fates are entwined with

Couatls

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

most of their number and combined their souls to form a prison to hold the overlords. Scholars have theorized that their combined souls eventually became the force that is worshiped by the Church of the

Silver Flame. The church is ambivalent on the topic, preaching that regardless of how the Flame was first kindled, there is a place within the Flame for all noble souls. The few couatls that remain

Skullport

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

Skullport Skullport is a grim, cutthroat outpost of civilization where adventurers can resupply and take refuge. Yet few souls of the surface world have any clue how to reach this shadowy reflection

Acererak

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

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

Acererak Also known as the Devourer, Acererak is a powerful archlich feared across many worlds. He takes sadistic pleasure in killing adventurers by luring them into his trap-riddled tombs with the

Rise of the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

adventurers from faraway lands and harvested their souls to feed the archlich’s phylactery, which remained hidden on another plane. Every few decades, Acererak returned to tinker with his dungeon’s traps

, add treasure to its vaults, and reap a bounty of hoarded souls. His planar wanderings have influenced the tomb’s mishmash of architectural styles, and have populated it with strange and deadly monsters.

Story Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

device called the Soulmonger. The Harpers received their intelligence from a lich, but they don’t know much about the Soulmonger other than its name and general whereabouts. Adventurers willing to

help Syndra must travel to Chult, a land of jungles and monsters, to find the Soulmonger and destroy it. Unknown to Syndra and her allies, the Soulmonger is trapping the souls of the dead and depriving

Maintaining Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Maintaining Order The adventurers are in command of their NPC followers, and that means they are responsible for welding together disparate forces and maintaining discipline. The characters have a

question the right of a ragtag band of adventurers to command them, even if their superiors seem to trust the player characters. Likewise, though the individual factions are typically disciplined

What Is Avernus?

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

place expressly for the punishment of evil souls; instead, it represents a “next level” for evil souls after the end of their wicked lives as mortals. The Nine Hells allows souls to exist in a

archdevils seeking signs of weakness that they can exploit to further their dreams of power. Fort Knucklebone For characters of level 7 The adventurers question Chukka and Clonk, a pair of kenku junk

Visitors to Avernus

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

knowledge of the machinations of the diabolical realms. Adventurers come here to negotiate with powerful fiends, meddle in the Blood War, and free poor souls trapped in the Nine Hells.

Chapter 3: Construction of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

place to steal the souls of those heroes whose skills where found wanting — the tomb has claimed countless lives over millennia, and even some of the most hardened adventurers would think twice about

Underworld Crossing

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

risk of being eternally pursued by Athreos’s servants. Alternatively, it might be souls rather than riches that tempt adventurers to the Tartyx’s banks. A spirit who died without payment for Athreos

Underworld Crossing The Tartyx River is dotted with ruined temples of Athreos on either side of its banks that serve as crossing points between the mortal world and the Underworld. Souls of the dead

Chapter 5: Pharaoh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

pharaoh, Amun Sa (AH-muhn sah), roams the sun-scorched dunes, appearing to those who trek across the sands. Condemned to wander the desert for eternity, Amun Sa pleads with adventurers to free his cursed

for four to six 7th-level characters. Tomas Duchek The ghost of the pharaoh Amun Sa wanders the Desert of Desolation, searching for worthy souls to break his curse

Scions of Elemental Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

Scions of Elemental Evil Beneath the Temple of Elemental Evil lies a labyrinth of tombs and ritual chambers. For years these dungeons have lain in ruin. Now forsaken souls return, raising an army of

different set of adventurers who recently tumbled into the D&D multiverse. Each player can choose one of these characters or provide a character of their own.

Appendix A: Lore Glossary

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

alphabetical order. Acererak Acererak (ah-SAIR-er-rack) is a powerful lich who travels between worlds and takes pleasure in devouring the souls of adventurers, whom he lures into trap-ridden dungeons to

Hades

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

Hades The layers of Hades are called the Three Glooms—places without joy, hope, or passion. A gray land with an ashen sky, Hades is the destination of many souls that are unclaimed by gods or Fiends

. These souls become larvae and spend eternity in this place, which lacks a sun, a moon, stars, or seasons. Leaching away color and emotion, the gloom on this plane is more than most visitors can stand

Features of the Tomb

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

for 24 hours, after which the souls are transferred to Acererak and are trapped forever. Rerak also resets traps that adventurers have triggered in the complex. A long time has passed since the

, but nothing happens. The Rod Piece and Its Guardian The sixth piece of the rod can be found in area T27. The piece is guarded by Rerak, an empowered simulacrum of Acererak designed to harvest souls

Serving Zariel

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

redeem her and wish to live. Souls are Forfeit Characters who choose to serve Zariel must sign a contract (see appendix A) forfeiting their souls to the archdevil. She then returns such characters to

the Material Plane to do her bidding. Zariel has numerous schemes spinning at any given time, but the adventurers are particularly well suited to preparing Baldur’s Gate to meet the same fate as

Other Groups

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

of Ezra while opposing the priests of Osybus. Ulmist inquisitors might ally with characters against evil, but they are just as likely to see corruption within adventurers’ souls. These inquisitors are further detailed in chapter 5.

Other Groups Representatives of various organizations have their own reasons for exploring the Mists and might be encountered in multiple domains. Church of Ezra Pious souls in various domains pray

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Adventure Summary The adventure is likely to play out as follows. The adventurers are teleported to Port Nyanzaru, the only major settlement in Chult. After exploring the city (chapter 1), they

survivors of the Star Goddess shipwreck, and Red Wizards under Valindra Shadowmantle’s command. As the adventurers explore Omu, they are either captured by yuan-ti or forced to confront them in their

Mapping a Dungeon

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

. The adventurers’ goal often lies as far from the dungeon entrance as possible, forcing characters to delve deeper underground or push farther into the heart of the complex. A dungeon is usually

other. Past earthquakes might have opened chasms within a dungeon, splitting rooms and corridors to make interesting obstacles. Natural Features. Many dungeons include natural features. An underground

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