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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
Preservation. Most creatures cannot be trusted to properly safeguard historically significant artifacts. I can. (Lawful)
3
Knowledge. The stories surrounding every piece in my collection are as
Tortle
Legacy
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Species
The Tortle Package
what little time they have left telling stories to their offspring. Within a year, the young tortle becomes an orphan, though not before it learns to speak and to survive on its own.
A young tortle
with stories of its exploits and new skills.
When a tortle nears the end of its natural lifespan, it seeks out a mate and procreates. Tortles lay their eggs (numbering as few as one or as many as a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
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. The stories surrounding every piece in my collection are as important as the treasures themselves. (Any)
4
Order. An organized hoard makes me happy—and you don’t want to see me
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars
century old.
Suggested Characteristics
Few archaeologists can resist the lure of an unexplored ruin or dungeon, particularly if such a site is the source of legends or is rumored to contain
Bard
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of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
wandering across the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a touch of magic
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of
trusted to properly safeguard historically significant artifacts. I can. (Lawful)
3
Knowledge. The stories surrounding every piece in my collection are as important as the treasures themselves
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of twinkling stardust follows Nafas wherever he goes, as evidence of his cosmic might.
No bottle, vase, ring, or lamp can contain Nafas. The genie is bound to the Infinite Staircase itself, anchored
to the extradimensional realm that created him. From the steps of the staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Interesting Things About The Wastes Stories tell of the lost city of Ashtakala, a citadel of fiends still populated by rakshasas. The libraries of Ashtakala contain arcane secrets and details about
the Draconic Prophecy and its vaults hold untold treasures. The Demon Wastes contain portals to Khyber—specifically, to demiplanes within Khyber. These are similar to the layers of the Abyss in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
hauntings have a deep story, and the smallest details tell it. A simple locket or portrait might contain clues that explain a haunting. Personal ties give ghost stories weight. Consider tying the
Ghost Stories Ghost stories number among the more psychologically elaborate genres of horror. Only through revealing tales of tragedy and past wrongs can heroes truly bring peace to forces that share
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
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treasures with significant financial or sentimental value to the host dragon are stored away in the protected hoard, these tastefully appointed visitors’ chambers contain lesser treasures from
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
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financial or sentimental value to the host dragon are stored away in the protected hoard, these tastefully appointed visitors’ chambers contain lesser treasures from inaccessible or storied locales
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
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significant artifacts. I can. (Lawful)
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Knowledge. The stories surrounding every piece in my collection are as important as the treasures themselves. (Any)
4
Order. An organized hoard makes me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
an archipelago known as the Asperdi-Duxchan Chain. The island’s temperate climate creates a haven for venomous snakes and poisonous fauna, and its craggy cliffs contain treacherous coastal cave systems
filled with monsters and puzzles. Stories state that the archlich created similar tombs to guard precious magical artifacts. One such tomb is located on the isle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Ghost Stories Ivan Shavrin Ghost stories number among the more psychologically elaborate genres of horror. Only by revealing tales of tragedy and past wrongs can heroes bring peace to forces that
inspired by ghost stories: Mirror of Humanity. Ghosts are a way to examine the nature of the soul, mortality, and history. Naive Heroes. Heroes are purehearted or unsuspecting individuals whose resolve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
his cosmic might. No bottle, vase, ring, or lamp can contain Nafas. The genie is bound to the Infinite Staircase itself, anchored to the extradimensional realm that created him. From the steps of the
staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
stories, and they might share such lore with those who offer their own exciting stories in trade.
While many djinn create airy palaces on stormy coasts or high in the clouds, untold numbers dwell on
cities is the Citadel of Ice and Steel, in which wind-sculpted towers contain a city-size trove of incredible knowledge and treasures that defy belief.
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Djinni Large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
told stories about terrifying sea monsters, great ship battles, and magnificent island palaces. The tortles built the Typhoon Palace for her so that she could feel at home on the island.
The captain
stone. Embedded in the plaster are decorative stones, oyster shells, starfish, and branches of coral. Doors are fashioned from thick wood and have no locks. Several areas contain magical wards that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and intriguing trash, with the dragons paying more attention to the wild stories they concoct around each item than the items’ actual monetary value. These tiny egomaniacs can often be bribed with
cheap but sufficiently respectful tributes of food and shiny trinkets, though their tendency to “borrow” any random object that catches their eye means a faerie dragon nest might also contain items of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
of the house are summarized here.
The house has four stories (including the attic), with two balconies on the third floor—one facing the front of the house, the other facing the back. The house has
-high ceilings, the third floor has 8-foot-high ceilings, and the attic has 13-foot-high ceilings.
None of the rooms in the house are lit when the characters arrive, although most areas contain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
.
Ashtakala Legends say that a single city of fiends remains intact. Stories describe Ashtakala as a city of basalt and brass, filled with rakshasas and demons. If it exists, it is shielded by powerful
wards. Who knows what ancient artifacts and treasures it might contain? Blood Crescent House Tharashk established this tiny port at the end of the Last War. The house hopes to gain access to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
shelves contain books of Feywild lore, all written in Elvish, each of which has a withered frog’s body stitched into its spine. Kissing the frog or stroking it with a moistened finger causes the frog to
their magic to drive others to do the opposite of what they desire. All the book’s writing is backward. Pity He’s an Elf is a collection of illustrated short stories about an elf adventurer named Aethyn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
messages between group members in different domains. Order of the Guardians Goal: Destroy or contain cursed items and phenomena
Adventure Themes: Ending curses, exorcisms, supernatural investigations
dangerous relics, they contain them within hidden, heavily warded vault-monasteries. The Guardians might share goals with characters trying to prevent supernatural dangers, but they might also consider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
N6. Coffin Maker’s Shop This uninviting shop is two stories tall and has a sign shaped like a coffin above the front door. All of the window shutters are closed up tight, and a deathly silence
southernmost crates contain old junk that Henrik has accumulated over the years. The six crates in the northern part of the room are packed with earth and serve as resting places for the six vampire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
assigned to them, but they aren’t bound by that label. Stories of the Lords of the Nine told by mortals might speak of Glasya as Asmodeus’s daughter and Belial as Fierna’s consort, but such expressions can’t
contracts contain loopholes. In return for giving their souls to her instead, such individuals learn how to break the contract and negate whatever price the contract says they must pay.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
contain the gate-town’s armory and vehicle-storage facilities, as well as secluded administrative chambers where officials negotiate and strategize. Fetchtatter—a contemptible arcanaloth loyal to Bel, a
stories in the gate-town. Rigus Adventures d4 Adventure Hook 1 The arcanaloth Fetchtatter pays the characters to steal an infernal war machine from Ribcage so it can be sold to a general in Rigus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Cosmic Horror Ivan Shavrin Cosmic horror revolves around the fear of personal insignificance. The genre, inspired by stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, is predicated on the idea of entities so vast and
by what they saw in the stars. 5 A scientist striving to make their body the perfect host for an ageless being. 6 A coroner who believes the bodies they autopsy contain secret messages. 7 The head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
matters, for no matter how much heartache and confusion the stories contain, they end with affairs of the heart properly sorted out and everyone in love with the person, or persons, they were fated to
sacred sites are natural spaces that have intrinsic magical properties. Stories about the Mysteries are preached by many theologians as examples of Corellon’s abiding love for his wayward children. Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wall hangings. These adornments vary from deity to deity, but generally include beautiful tapestries telling key stories of the relevant deity or framed, illuminated scriptures discussing and
currently enjoying.
Bath and Steam House Avowed and seekers alike use this building as a place to relax. Spacious rooms in the building contain heated pools for respite while engaging in casual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, silently watching.
The library is a replica of one of the Harper libraries that Quill frequented. The books contain well-known stories and plays, research on monsters, and information about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, most Pheres herds contain a caller and a tromper. Pheres callers are typically druids or rangers who can draw animal assistance to their herd. Callers often have one or more animal allies at their
restlessness in their soul that nothing else can soothe. Though renegades build their own life away from the band, most retain some connection with their past. Some stories tell of renegades returning to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
can be barred shut from within. Mounted on braces and tucked into alcoves behind the bar are three wine barrels, each one three-quarters empty. Two of the barrels contain Purple Grapemash No. 3 (a cheap
by the name Rictavio—a false identity adopted by the legendary vampire hunter Rudolph van Richten (see appendix D). He regales tavern patrons with stories so outrageous as to be hardly believable, yet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
, is looking for tales of derring-do from brave adventurers. She stops to ask the characters to tell stories of their exploits.
A character can take a minute to tell Mallyn a story and make one of the
the item.
Magic Items. Some treasure entries contain magic items, objects imbued with arcane might. Whenever a player character finds a magic item, roll on the Magic Items table in appendix A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reminded of that). It was once the home of the great prophet Alaundo the Seer, and within its walls were written the Prophecies of Alaundo. Its vaults, it is said, contain hidden knowledge enough to make
foregoing is the extent of the information I have about the interior of Candlekeep. My personal experience is limited (as is the case with most visitors) to the Court of Air. Though the stories fly fast and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Open chests in the middle of the room contain suits of leather armor. The most unusual items in this armory are the shields — they are made of beaten copper and fashioned into the shape of horseshoe
banquet hall, a practice hall, or a throne room as the occasion requires. This room is the great hall of the keep. It is two stories high, with stone stairs on both sides of the room leading up to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
side room—not heated, unlike the rest of the prison—is used for cold storage. The smallest side room is a well-stocked pantry. R9: Guard Towers Each of these four triangular towers is two stories tall
middle of the room with parchment, quills, and ink at the ready. Five heavy wood cabinets line the east wall.
Prison records are stored here in the locked cabinets. The cabinets also contain ship cargo