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Acquisitions Incorporated
The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant, and the Verdan emerged. I’m sorry, was that the question?
— K’thriss Drow’b
New Race: Verdan The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rather than perform the work or confront the foe. Even when subsumed into a goblinoid host and drawn into war, bugbears must often be roused from naps and bribed to get them to do their duties.
This
natural state. Thanks to Grankhul, they can use their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres.
Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Shrine of the Tender Oath Revered sites within the Vale of Dancing Waters include temples and shrines positioned throughout the gorge, rather than a single consolidated structure. Most of these spots
a require a hike to reach from the main trail that follows the gorge. One such location is known as the Shrine of the Tender Oath, a small retreat where devotees can dwell for a time and contemplate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Kuo-toa Archpriest Theocratic Rulers. Kuo-toa archpriests are surrounded by fanatical devotees of their faith. The archpriest of a kuo-toa domain demands that all its subjects worship a specific god
combatants, and lesser kuo-toa live in fear of them. Kuo-toa Gear. Many weapons of the kuo-toa are designed to capture rather than kill. Nets are common, though some carry pincer staffs (also called
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
of nature itself or from a nature deity. Many druids pursue a mystic spirituality of transcendent union with nature rather than devotion to a divine entity, while others serve gods of wild nature
includes the worship of Nature as a primal force beyond personification, but also encompasses the worship of Beory, the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees of Obad-Hai, Ehlonna, and Ulaa.
In the worlds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
resembles an unblinking eye, staring skyward. A deity devoted to revealing the truth might seem to have a weak draw in a city of merchants, but Savras was widely worshiped in Chult long before the
surrounded by a crowd of coddling devotees. 10. Jewel Market The jewel market is intentionally styled as a miniature, more exclusive version of the Grand Souk. Its chief business is buying and selling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. They bully weaker creatures into doing their bidding, so they can take it easy. When a superior force tries to intimidate bugbears into service, they will try to escape rather than perform the work or
their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres. Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
one their kind traditionally values. These are often giants whose ranking within their kind is low. For example, a contemplative cloud giant might pursue knowledge rather than wealth, or a weak frost
. In addition, devotees of Annam’s daughters—Hiatea, Iallanis, and Diancastra—tend to push against the strict definitions of the ordning as a matter of principle. Second, a few giants take a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The item is half the normal weight and inscribed with feathered wings, suns, and stars. Fiends find it repulsive. 3 Devotees of Lolth. The item is half the normal weight. It is inscribed with spiders
exquisitely crafted from the finest materials and glows with a pale radiance in moonlight, shedding Dim Light in a 5-foot radius. Any metal in the item is silver or mithral rather than iron or steel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Zarovich. Other
Darklords might keep similar records Darklord’s Menace Not every Darklord is a threat in combat to every party, but a Darklord’s menace isn’t rooted in their stat block. Rather, it’s
Undead servants. A relic or ritual might maintain the Darklord’s control of such creatures. Devotees. Devotees of a Darklord follow them without question. They might be whole organizations of soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
example of a tight pantheon. Odin is the pantheon’s leader and father figure. Deities such as Thor, Tyr, and Freya embody important aspects of Norse culture. Meanwhile, Loki and his devotees lurk in the
rather than from a specific nature deity, some clerics devote themselves to ideals rather than to a god. Paladins might serve a philosophy of justice and chivalry rather than a specific deity. Forces and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
choose, as long as their way of contributing combines with the others to form a grand display of reverence. Such a gathering has the atmosphere of a festival rather than of an organized worship service
become one with the cosmos. As one would navigate a river, the faithful of Hanali are known for following their hearts, unwilling to deviate from the pursuit of ultimate beauty. Devotees of Hanali
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
has kept this research to himself so other scholars don’t beat him to publication; Umberto knows he’s a slow writer. The gnome’s chattering should be endearing rather than irritating, and you can use
. Water drips from a pipe into a basin in the southeast corner beneath a detailed image of a staring eye gripped in a withered hand. Five robed cultists are in this room, with one bullying the rest.
A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fur-lined hood.
The figure seated in the snow is Astrix, a tiefling wizard. She is dead—frozen solid with her teeth clenched and her eyes staring at the blue boots sticking out of the snow. She
escaped immediate death at the hands of the yeti but, in her panic, fled up the mountain rather than down it. Unwilling to approach the yeti cave again too soon, Astrix took refuge here. The sight of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
end of this hallway is an empty suit of armor, its vacant helm staring past the cage elevator toward the double door at the opposite end of the hall.
The elevator climbs no higher than this hallway
poison and psychic damage. Rather than shattering an entire skylight, a character can take an action to break or pry out one of a skylight’s panes, creating a hole big enough to slip through. It’s a 15-foot drop from the skylights to the floor of area C11.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
precarious situations when he has an audience, confident that his speed and cunning will see him through danger. He leads by example rather than by dictate.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait
afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry.
Alignment. Neutral good.
Personality Trait. “I treat my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
precarious situations when he has an audience, confident that his speed and cunning will see him through danger. He leads by example rather than by dictate.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait
afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry.
Alignment. Neutral good.
Personality Trait. “I treat my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, Harad is awake and attacks them, since the fallen goliaths are his blood. Otherwise, Harad is asleep in his bedroll while Kaniaka sits by the fire, staring at it sightlessly, with a domesticated crag
members who show great wisdom. The goliaths don’t ride the griffons; rather, they train them to hunt like falcons. The griffons are taught to respond to goliath whistles and never stray too far from their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
creature that ends its turn in the room takes 1 poison damage. Creatures reduced to 0 hit points by the gas have the unconscious condition but are stable rather than dying. If all characters succumb
characters out rather than kill them, leaving their judgment to Kanadius. Treasure. Three maces rest against a weapons rack on the west wall. This room also contains enough food and water to sustain ten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Peering into the water’s depths reveals thin, pale faces staring back, dark monsters swimming past, and glimpses of distant realms. A creature can wade through the water safely, but any creature that
. If all three hags are present, they are mocking the helmed knight as they avoid talking about their present troubles. “He seems to be taking his present situation rather lightly,” says Skabatha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground
. The traps were set up to scare people away rather than kill them. Mostly. When the characters enter this area, read: As the passage runs east, it widens to thirty feet for the next ninety feet. At the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arms lashes a hand-tentacle across the face of a shriveled mind flayer with a single, staring eye, drawing blood. Several strange pods line the walls (area X12). A mental message rings out, “You will
images rather than viewing it. Michele Giorgi Oshundo the Alhoon Oshundo is the fanatics’ most powerful and knowledgeable ally in Illithinoch, although Oshundo’s information is predominantly about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, several NPCs have secrets triggered by events rather than a specific time. For example, you would provide Tannus’s player with the groom’s secret if at any time Tannus is about to swing a weapon to
characters inhabiting the wedding couple, letting them know everyone is staring at them. If they don’t guess what’s happening, one of the guests leans forward and reminds the couple to join Jormun on the