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Use Powerful Runes to Weaken Enemies and Escape from Harm You concentrate your efforts on perfecting your art, developing special marks to claim and cripple your targets. Rebel leaders, artists

, spies, and other members of the political underworld might belong to this archetype. Originally a tactic for subterfuge and assassination for denizens of the Festerwood, those who employ these powerful

Runic Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

combined their efforts to protect their ancient empire from a particularly vicious dragon. Stone and hill giants hewed a mighty form from living stone. Cloud and frost giants gathered rare metals, and

fire giants shaped them into flexible joints and plated armor. Storm giants inscribed runes into the inert form to give it the semblance of life. The fruit of these labors was an everlasting guardian

Order of the Emerald Claw

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

collection of cells of fanatical warriors, necromancers, and spies. On the surface, its members seem to be driven by Karrnathi patriotism, and they purport to be adherents of the Blood of Vol. The most

necromantic terrorism. They have been linked to the theft of powerful items imbued with necromancy magic, and they often employ vicious undead minions that make even other Karrns uncomfortable. Most

Runic Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

vicious dragon. Stone and hill giants hewed a mighty form from living stone. Cloud and frost giants gathered rare metals, and fire giants shaped them into flexible joints and plated armor. Storm giants

inscribed runes into the inert form to give it the semblance of life. The fruit of these labors was an everlasting guardian: the first runic colossus. A runic colossus stands 30 feet tall. It regards all

Silent Sound Lighthouse

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

stairs into the single room of this floor, a snarling and growling greets you. On opposite sides of this room stand two vicious-looking hounds with black fur. The creatures smell of sulfur and rot

, and both wear ornate collars of silvery metal. Each stands within a square scribed onto the floor, ten feet on a side and edged with runes. The rune-marked boundaries appear to push the creatures back

Screaming Devilkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

that the devilkin’s screeching is a sure sign that easy prey draws near. Opportunistic Alliances. A flock of screaming devilkins can appreciate vicious cruelty in other creatures. If they see signs of

an evil presence in the land, such as a cruel overlord or a vicious necromancer, they may offer an alliance if the villain offers plenty of opportunities for them to engage in wanton destruction and

Factions of Gracklstugh

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

. Darkhafts. Members of the Deepking’s secret corps of psionic agents, the darkhafts often travel with duergar merchants as overseers and spies. Kavalrachni. The vicious kavalrachni ride giant tarantulas

Sentries. The duergar power of invisibility plays a significant role in their society. The potential presence of unseen spies everywhere enforces honesty among duergar. Slaves rarely, if ever, talk or act

The Dark Dominion

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

whenever a non-drow passes by it. A drow glyph of warding has a spell save DC of 13 and an explosive runes effect (see the spell’s description in the Player’s Handbook). Intellect Devourers Mind flayers

like to send intellect devourers into the Dark Dominion in search of hosts, using them as spies to keep an eye on the drow city. These intellect devourers creep up behind the party and use their

Eastern Flanaess

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

fiefdoms that serve as the Great Kingdom’s navy Shar, the Hidden Empire of Father of Obedience Korenth Zan (human?) Isolated order of Suloise militants whose spies operate across the Flanaess Spindrift

Mountains and the Rakers at the head of the Yol River, cloak a place of unnameable horrors. As the name implies, the fens are infested with particularly large and vicious trolls. The Pale carefully

The Doom Raiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Harper spies. Davil Starsong Within the Waterdeep division of the Black Network, Davil is accorded the title of Master of Opportunities and Negotiations because he’s good at sniffing out lucrative

save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending, minor illusion, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds

Government

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

and spies to enforce her will, Kaius, the vampire king of Karrnath, has a formidable army of living and undead soldiers under his command. Bureaucracy. Various departments compose the government, each

. The satraps are bureaucrats and military officers, or unusual characters or monsters. The cities of Highport and Suderham in the Greyhawk campaign setting are satrapies controlled by agents of a vicious

Points of Interest

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

surreptitiously seeks to hire spies who could investigate him in search of proof. Burle provides a safe resting place before and during expeditions into the Hool Marshes or the Dreadwood. Kiara offers a bounty

with strange symbols and wrapped in silver chains. An explorer tried to open the door, but a jolt of lightning from the door’s runes nearly killed her. Shortly afterward, strange spirits and capering

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

depicts a city map, and the south wall displays a map of the Sword Coast. Both maps are dotted with Draconic runes. Claugiyliamatar’s magical connection to her lair allows her to control the moss in this

room to keep track of her various humanoid spies along the Sword Coast. She has a separate map for Waterdeep, where most of her machinations take place. A character who has been to Waterdeep or who

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, is joined by three creatures that are beneficiaries of the druid’s awaken spell. These awakened beasts and plants serve as the druid’s companions and spies, and they share the druid’s evil

dim light in a 10-foot radius. Humans To withstand the extremely cold temperatures and vicious winds, humans of the Far North must wrap themselves in cold weather clothing, exposing as little of

Giantkind Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

with 1 mage (attitude: 1d12) 5 1d4 doppelganger spies (attitude: 1d8 + 1) posing as servants while they try to glean secrets 6 2 cloud giants (attitude: 1d10 + 2; roll separately for each

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

Fort Beluarian

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

profit from their exploits. Liara’s spies in Port Nyanzaru furnish her with ship manifests and departure schedules, which she passes to the pirates via a sending stone; the pirate captain Zaroum Al

the characters. She spends most of her time managing the security of her stronghold, going over field reports, and sifting through reports from her spies in Port Nyanzaru. She admires adventurers, and

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect thoughts, encode thoughts (see chapter 2), freedom of movement, vicious mockery (4d4 psychic damage) 3/day

Perception 12 Languages Common plus any four languages Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Special Equipment. The mage wears a spies’ murmur (see chapter 5). Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mage’s

Crushing Wave Cultists

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

cult are vicious sea reavers. Many of them were pirates before they fell in with the cult, and they remain eager for blood and plunder. Crushing Wave reavers appreciate the value of stealth and

many of the resistances elemental creatures possess, as well as the ability to grapple and crush their enemies with their watery bodies. Fathomers often serve as spies, infiltrators, and assassins for

21. Azrok's Hold

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

ambassador from Skullport. Ulquess has been implanting intellect devourers in the skulls of goblinoids, turning them into spies loyal to Xanathar. If its plot is discovered, the mind flayer has no choice but

Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 36c on level 6, in the closest unoccupied space

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

area if it hears any creature coming up the steps toward its lair. The creature is very vicious, as the king beats it and torments it for fun, and it hopes to take revenge on virtually any other

six bone batons with Dwarvish runes upon them. Each of the batons is a token of free passage whose runes read, in Giant, “Official Business on Behalf of King Snurre the Fearsome.” Any individuals or

Redbrand Hideout Locations

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

two psionic goblins (see appendix A). These goblins have elongated skulls and are dressed in filthy, haphazard rags. An examination of the bodies reveals that a pair of vicious claws killed the goblins

nearby settlements for more materials for his workshop. However, the characters also find a letter rolled up and sealed with a wax symbol in the shape of a spider. Lord Albrek, My spies in Neverwinter

Maelstrom Level 2

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

, “We guard throne room!” Cog follows with, “Where your escort?” Characters can outwit the hill giants by concocting a believable lie, such as “We are spies for Princess Serissa, come to deliver

petrified wood. Stacked on them are scores of 4-foot-diameter, 600-pound rocks engraved with Dethek runes (the Dwarvish script). These stones have various discoveries recorded on them, including the

Locations E - H

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

network’s innermost chamber is a relic of giantkind left here long ago by a Tree Ghost shaman: a nonmagical electrum torc etched with Giant runes. Formerly the nose-ring of a powerful hill giant chief

of acolytes, assassins, guards, knights, spies, and veterans. Evildoers and enemies of the Gilded Eye are rounded up and brought to Helm’s Hold to face judgment. Those deemed to be under “demonic

Chromatic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

creatures as informants, messengers, and spies. They are most interested in news about other red dragons, with which they compete constantly for status. When it requires servants, a red dragon demands

intelligent, and most animalistic of the chromatic dragons, white dragons dwell in frigid climes, favoring arctic areas or icy mountains. They are vicious, cruel reptiles driven by hunger and greed. A

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