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Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sound they hear, from a halfling’s voice to the noise of rocks clattering down a hillside. However, kenku cannot create new sounds and can communicate only by using sounds they have heard

. Most kenku use a combination of overheard phrases and sound effects to convey their ideas and thoughts. By the same token, kenku have no ability to invent new ideas or create new things. Kenku can

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

lazuli to resemble a noble bird of prey. It can become a giant eagle for up to 1 hour. While the transformed eagle is within 1 mile of you, you can communicate with it telepathically. As an action, you

addition to fighting on your behalf, this veteran cheerfully offers tactical advice, which is usually sound. Anyone who talks with the transformed keyrune or examines it closely can easily recognize that

Ideal Minions

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

. For this reason, many kenku make an easy living serving as messengers, spies, and lookouts for thieves’ guilds, bandits, and other criminal cartels. A network of kenku can relay a bird call or similar

noise across the city, alerting their allies to the approach of a guard patrol or signaling a prime opportunity for a robbery. Since kenku can precisely reproduce any sound, the messages they carry

The Path Forward

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

threatened to devour the woman, she plunged the sword into the ground while the winged elephant made a trumpet sound with its trunk. The demon was hurled back as an alabaster palace rose up around the sword

wandered in a delirium before coming upon two odd, birdlike humanoids dressed in patchwork armor and standing next to a strange infernal vehicle. The bird creatures were equipped with odd weapons and tools

The Scarlet Sash

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

scolds those who display bad manners or foolish behavior. She can easily mimic the sound of breaking glass, which she likes to use to create a distraction. Personality Trait. “I can be trusted with a

self-appointed caretaker is a tall, timid man with wispy white hair and a lazy left eye. Taspar is polite but nervous around strangers. He mimics the sound of a snorting hog to scare away treasure

Wards

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

wizard or other individual can bypass the ward by assuming the form of a Tiny bird. The Avowed don’t discuss this flaw with outsiders, but anyone who can see the gulls flying over Candlekeep can

Candlekeep, the Keeper of Tomes (see “The Avowed” later in this section) can activate a mythal—an exceptional, unbreakable magical effect—that envelops all of Candlekeep in a protective shield through which nothing but air and sound can pass. Bird’s-eye View of Candlekeep

Mysterious Manifestations

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

once all the characters are out of danger: A tearing sound precedes the appearance of a silvery ripple hovering in the air nearby. From the anomaly, a frantic-looking scarlet macaw shoots forth

, trailing silvery motes. A figure appears behind the bird, pushing as though trying to pass through, but held fast by the portal’s flickering magic. “Is anyone there?” a woman in a beaded vest shouts. “I

Dripping Caves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

instincts for self-preservation outweigh any natural animosity he feels toward his enemies or his prey. Characters can negotiate with Hark and avoid unnecessary bloodshed (see area 9), or they can kill Hark

1). The sound of dripping water echoes throughout the complex but isn’t loud enough to drown out other distinctive noises. Narrow Tunnels. The tunnels leading away from the main cavern (area 1) are

Nevermind Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two

throw or have its speed reduced to 0 until the start of the inventor’s next turn. Thunderscream Gadget (Recharge 5–6). The inventor produces a gadget that emits a screeching wave of sound in a 30-foot

must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the end of its next turn. Who among us hasn’t marveled at a majestic bird soaring high above and thought, “I can do better

Small Stalls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Prizes table, or twice if the successful check occurs on the first attempt. Gnome Poetry Contest “Sound the chime, it’s time to rhyme! You bring the poem! We’ll bring the gno-em!” Gnome Poetry

Feathers “Birds of a feather? How about feathers of a bird? Step right up and guess how many feathers festoon this fiendish fowl!” A participant gets three tries to guess the number of feathers on one of a

C: Blue Phoenix Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

a majestic bird with outstretched wings. A follower of Habbakuk or a character who succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the bird on the door as a blue phoenix, the symbol of

carved with coral-like designs. Behind it rises a sizable granite sculpture depicting the bird from the shrine’s entrance, its outstretched wings wreathed in flames. An archway opens into a chamber to

Communication

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

dramatically, then repairs itself. 4 32 A four-winged bird circles overhead. 5 33 The sun or moon appears to have four glowing wings. 6 34 Water or wind sounds like cheering

of Purphoros d8 d100 Omen of Purphoros 1 85 The sound of a hammer rings in the air. 2 86 Noxious gas suddenly vents from underground. 3 87 The ground or a metal object becomes

Dimensional Caverns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

characters are hearing snippets from the adventures of the “C” Team and Acquisitions Incorporated. You might even use dialogue from an Acquisitions Incorporated live play session as background sound

great bird. It repeats periodically, always far off in the distance. Set into a large cleft in the canyon wall is an enormous nest of sticks, bones, paper, and other debris. An immense black form

Gods of the Orcs

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

their emotions and instincts rather than out of reason and logic. Only certain charismatic orcs, those who have been directly touched by the will and might of Gruumsh, have the capacity to control the

. Yurtrus has no mouth and never utters a sound, so that he may come in absolute silence for his chosen. The followers of Yurtrus are allowed to dwell on the fringes of the tribe, but are looked upon

Areas of Terminus

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

is run by Gurty, an elderly kenku. If the characters ask Gurty about Garra, the kenku mimics the half-ogre’s voice, saying, “My coach is leaving soon. Hurry it up, or I’ll pluck ya, stupid bird.” T12

, each with a toilet, and a 3-foot-high pillar at the center of the room with a cleansing stone embedded in its top. T14. Station Platform The sound of lightning rail trains stopping and starting

Wyrmheart Mine

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

cabinets are covered with creepers, bird droppings, and the bones of small animals. Stools collapse if any weight is put on them. There’s no information and nothing of use here. 2. Supply Shed This

large pool about 10 feet deep. All you can hear is the sound of crashing water. A dozen charred dwarven skeletons litter the floor. Eight of them are ancient and covered with calcium deposits, but

House of Cards Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

. A bristling crystal formation six feet high occupies the center of the chamber, filling the room with a soft rainbow glow and faint chiming sound. The colors of the gemstone formation constantly

using the key in that room. 6: Donjon Chains drape this room, bird cages of black metal hang from the ceiling, and larger cages and iron maidens stand on the floor. A door to the north bears the Talons

Random Encounters

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

alphabetical order. Barovian Commoners The sound of snapping twigs draws your attention to several dark shapes in the fog. They carry torches and pitchforks. If the characters are moving quietly and

characters spot the creature, read: Through the mist, you see a black bird circling overhead. When it feels your eyes upon it, the raven flies away, but it’s back before long, keeping its distance. The

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

runs along the outside wall of the cottage, with wooden doors at the top and bottom of it. A rickety railing hugs the edge of the staircase, which looms above the foggy lake. A steady droning sound

flutter about anxiously if the drapes covering their cages are removed. Each bird uses the hawk stat block, except it is an Undead, has immunity to poison damage, and is immune to exhaustion and the

Areas of the Air Temple

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

over a waterfall into a dark abyss. The sound of rushing water echoes like thunder within this vault, the ceiling of which glitters with mineral deposits like a perpetual starry night. A skyweaver

the middle of the room, three bird-headed creatures torment a group of shackled prisoners. This room contains three kenku and five bound and shackled human commoners. One kenku tortures the

Nangalore

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

. The chamber echoes with the sound of rainwater dripping from the ceiling into the gaping pit. The face of the giant warrior statue is obliterated by deep gouges, but the rest of the statue remains

of the dwarves”) and warns them that yuan-ti covet the city. She knows nothing about the Soulmonger or the death curse. She’s heard that at least one of her descendants is in hiding with the bird folk

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

is meditating. He is roused by the sound of combat or any direct attempts to contact him. Unless cornered, he flees to area 20 and returns with the occupants of that room. If they are gone or slain

, brilliantly colored bird feather (no value) A third chest has a leather purse containing 7 ep, and the final one holds a bolt of blue-green cloth (no value) and a pouch containing 25 sp. 18. Senior

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