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Metallic Peacekeeper

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

peacekeeper to protect the place. The peacekeeper can ward a community for centuries, standing in the place of its dragon creator and maintaining peace and order. Metallic Sentinels A metallic sentinel is

a guardian created by a metallic dragon, forged from the metal associated with its creator and powered by the energy of the dragon’s breath. An artificial being sculpted in elegant filigree, it is dedicated to defusing tensions that could spiral into violence.Fire

King Hekaton

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

action on his turn, Hekaton can shift his weight and cause any ship upon which he stands to heave to one side or the other. All other creatures standing on the ship must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity

presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

birdfolk. Only when they roost on a branch or walk across the ground is their Humanoid nature clear. Standing upright, aarakocra are typically about 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the

calling in life. Proud Dragon Kin Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

must provide any material components needed for spells. Those who share your religion will support you (but only you) at a modest lifestyle. You might also have ties to a specific temple dedicated to

near your temple, you can call upon the priests for assistance, provided the assistance you ask for is not hazardous and you remain in good standing with your temple. Suggested

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

coloration and features lie somewhere between their human and elf parents, and thus show a variety even more pronounced than that found among either race. They tend to have the eyes of their elven

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk. Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most

some areas are off limits even to them. The chief unit of dwarven society is the clan, and dwarves highly value social standing. Even dwarves who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, even by the standards of his diminutive race, with the fluff of his curly brown locks barely cresting the three-foot mark, but his belly was amply thickened by his love of a good meal, or several, as

that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife

Nagas

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

naga believes itself the master of all other creatures that inhabit its domain. Rivalry. Nagas have a long-standing enmity with the yuan-ti, with each race seeing itself as the epitome of serpentine

Nagas Nagas are intelligent serpents that inhabit the ruins of the past, amassing arcane treasures and knowledge. The first nagas were created as immortal guardians by a humanoid race long lost to

It's Cosmopolitan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

D&D book to select a character’s race, if the DM approves. For nonplayer characters, you’re as likely to meet a pixie, a dryad, a giant, a treant, or another fantastical creature on campus as you are

who hails from a far-off land, since almost everyone on campus is from somewhere else. Strixhaven has a place for anyone who is dedicated to magic-enhanced study.

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

you) at a modest lifestyle. You might also have ties to a specific temple dedicated to your chosen deity or pantheon, and you have a residence there. This could be the temple where you used to serve

hazardous and you remain in good standing with your temple. BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY You’re tightly connected with the religious community of Baldur’s Gate

A Race without a Home

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

A Race without a Home As offspring of the infernal, tieflings call no place in Faerûn their own, although some places and nations are more tolerant of them than most. In the North, the largest

population of tieflings is found in Neverwinter. Since the Ashmadai, a violent cult dedicated to Asmodeus, is also active in the city, mistrust of tieflings isn’t unusual even here, since folk never know if

Scholarly Missions

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

dedicated to finding out. 4 Historical Research. Your team’s work involves learning more about Eberron’s long history. 5 Radical Engineering. The birth of a new race wasn’t the peak of magical and

Fire Snake

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

their attempt to enslave that mystical race when the azers’ work was done. Turning instead to strike against salamanders, the efreet conquered and enslaved them, then sent them out to unleash war and

destruction across the planes. Salamanders despise the azers, believing that if the efreet had succeeded in dominating that race of elemental crafters, the salamanders would still be free. The efreet use

Cult Assets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Well of Dragons, all armed and dedicated to the glory of the Dragon Queen. Chromatic Dragons. The exact number of chromatic dragons present at the Well of Dragons is up to you, and could range from a

few dozen to a hundred or more. Devils. Devils fighting for the cult have been summoned by the Red Wizards, and serve fiendish masters dedicated to seeing Tiamat leave Avernus. Giants. The few giants

Archmage

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

Archmage Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue

abode has numerous magical wards and guardians to discourage interlopers. Archmage Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18

Auril

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

and remain aloof from others when not serving in their official capacity. Luskan has a temple dedicated to Auril, the white-spired Winter Palace. The structure is a roofless array of pillars and

participants. Those who finish the race are thought to have helped make the winter easier, and they rarely have to pay for food or ale all winter long.

2. Gallery of Tricksters

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

2. Gallery of Tricksters Alcoves run the length of a narrow tunnel, each one featuring a bestial statue standing or squatting above a basin of oil. The statues depict the nine trickster gods, with

each facing pair of alcoves dedicated to two trickster gods who oppose each other. Moving down the hall from west to east, the opposing statues depict Moa (jaculi) and Wongo (su-monster), I’jin

23. Ruined Dwarven Temple

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

23. Ruined Dwarven Temple These rooms once formed a temple dedicated to the dwarven god Dumathoin, the Keeper of Secrets under the Mountain, but Halaster has destroyed and replaced most of their

Mad Mage. 23b. Hall of Dead Dragons Ceiling. The 30-foot-high vaulted ceiling of this room is supported every 20 feet or so by thick stone arches. Skeletal Displays. Standing in the hall are the

Illusionist

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

obvious ways, or quiet and subtle, using their magic to conceal the truth. Illusionist Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 38 (7d8 + 7) Speed

illusionist appear to be standing in a place a few inches from its actual location, causing any creature to have disadvantage on attack rolls against the illusionist. The effect ends if the illusionist takes

Magewright

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

inspire their work. Those who work minor magic into their labors are called magewrights. Far more limited in magical power than a typical spellcaster, a magewright is dedicated to learning a handful of

take up to 1 hour. However long the ritual takes, it requires extra material components, usually in the form of dragonshards. Magewright Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 11

5. Temple

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

5. Temple This wooden temple is dedicated to Lathander (god of the dawn) and Mielikki (goddess of forests). It has a slender steeple containing a large bronze bell, and stained glass windows

sit on. The room is mostly empty otherwise. Standing against the back wall is a wooden pulpit with steps leading up to it. The floor of the temple is composed of dirt. Set into the west wall, north

Banrion's Lair

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

manipulate the fallen clock tower back to its standing position. This seals off her plateau defensively, denying it to the hags in case she falls. (If she survives, the unicorn remains able to teleport

territories in Greyhawk’s world of Oerth. Opposing him was his former general, Leuk-O, who discovered a second artifact—a “relic of a visiting race of space travelers.” This magic suit of powered armor

Race to Destruction

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

Race to Destruction After the characters despoil the third shrine in the Temple of Elemental Evil, the remaining cult sends a powerful force with a devastation orb from the Fane of the Eye (see

standing on a hillside above a small town. A circle of shadowy cultists stands nearby, gazing at a glowing orb in the center of the circle. The orb pulses, and you awaken with a start. The threat to

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Luthic. He predicts that the war will end with Luthic the only deity standing, as the cave mother ascends to rule her warrior children. Life in the Tribe Orcs survive through savagery and force of

react to them. As a race, orcs have no noteworthy universal social traits, but some commonality does exist in the crude written communication that all orcs employ and in the way that they use

Plane of Air

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

domain of silver spires and verdant gardens atop a fertile earth mote. The Wind Dukes of Aaqa are dedicated to law and good, and they maintain a vigilant watch against the depredations of elemental evil

and the encroachment of the Elemental Chaos. They are served by aarakocra and a little-known race called the vaati. The region of the Plane of Air nearest the Great Conflagration is called the Sirocco

Way of the Open Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

deities who teach the value of physical excellence and mental discipline. In the Forgotten Realms, the order of the Dark Moon is made up of monks dedicated to Shar (goddess of loss), who maintain secret

are devoted to the deities of the Sovereign Host. In the world of Dragonlance, most monks are devoted to Majere, god of meditation and thought. In Greyhawk, many monasteries are dedicated to Xan Yae

Dark Six

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

worshiped openly elsewhere in Khorvaire; the gods’ shrines are hidden, and it’s more common to find a cult devoted to a single member of the Six than a temple dedicated to the entire pantheon. The Six

phenomenon: long-standing cults that worship members of the Dark Six alongside the Sovereign Host. Most of you know of the Restful Watch, the priests who tend Vassal cemeteries. What you may not

Abandoned Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

is good, so they seldom need to spend more than a night or two away. Four scouts act as hunters; roll a d4 to determine how many are in the camp when characters arrive. They are not dedicated cultists

, so they won’t challenge characters who enter the camp, attack them, or even alert the cultists. They consider standing guard to be beneath them. They are a taciturn bunch, so they won’t be much help

Oath of the Crown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

this oath dedicate themselves to serving society and, in particular, the just laws that hold society together. These paladins are the watchful guardians on the walls, standing against the chaotic

dedicated to your cause. You can use your action to gain the following benefits for 1 hour: You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons. Your allies have

5. The Cultist's Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

the lowest standing sleep and eat. At any time, there are eight scouts here, sleeping in four bunk beds that line the walls, or eating their fish broth at the table in the center of the room before

heading out to perform their tasks. The cultists here when the characters arrive are dedicated to their god and will not surrender or negotiate. The Blowhole In an alcove to the north of the room is a

Features of Meletis

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

to demonstrate principles of both mathematics and magic. Grand temples line the streets, testifying to the Meletians’ devotion to the gods. These rise as both mighty bastions dedicated to individual

structure as well as a metaphorical one: the Pyrgnos is a glowing stone tower standing near the coast. It is literally formed from the collected learnings of the polis, recorded on carved stone tablets and

8. The Ruby in the Rough

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

temple is dedicated to Segojan Earthcaller, the svirfneblin god of deep earth and nature. The rituals and day-to-day duties of the temple are overseen by a deep gnome named Glyphic Shroomlight, a nervous

along a mostly regular grid, making it easy for characters to find their way among standing statues and funerary niches. If the characters come here following rumors of ghosts, it’s only a matter of

Abandoned Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

good, so they seldom need to spend more than a night or two away. Four scouts act as hunters; roll a d4 to determine how many are in the camp when characters arrive. They are not dedicated cultists

, so they won’t challenge characters who enter the camp, attack them, or even alert the cultists. They consider standing guard to be beneath them. They are a taciturn bunch, so they won’t be much help

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs

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

a distant tower. Standing in her stirrups and raising her sword, she turns her mount toward the dragon, ready to battle once again for the sake of Ravnica. Ravnica is a whole new world for your

offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D

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