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Verdan

Species 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

Created by Chaos

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

of death and rebirth. In the end, though, That-Which-Endures shows precious little interest in what people say about it. VARIETIES OF ADULT VERDAN

Created by Chaos When the power of That-Which-Endures mutated the verdan, their skin was turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

;sacred flame 1st guiding bolt, heroism 2nd aid, scorching ray 3rd beacon of hope, blinding smite 4th death ward, wall of fire 5th flame strike

are my family. 4 I wield the same Boros weapon my grandparent did, for the honor of our family. 5 I ran with the Rakdos in my youth, and I’m striving to atone for my past misdeeds

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death. Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the

over, and one ki-rin might safeguard an area that encompasses several nations.Lair of Luxury On the celestial planes, ki-rins reside in lofty, elegant aeries filled with luxurious objects. On the

Akharin Sangar Gazetteer

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

centuries. Though most inhabitants reside in the city or the surrounding hills, more stalwart folk brave the Burning Dunes, where kenku scavengers scour the ruins of old civilizations and rocs soar

, philosophers, and merchants has formed a secret coalition known as the Silent Roar that seeks to oust Atash and revive the city by instituting rule by the people. Meanwhile, pernicious anarchists called the Ashen Heirs foment unrest, striving for change at any cost.

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics. EVERYONE’S SECOND-BEST FRIENDS

(except for those few who seek undeath or divine ascension to escape death’s clutches) they achieve it by ensuring that they will be remembered when they are gone. Although some humans can be

Using an Overarching Story

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

Nine Dread Princes reside, with each of these dungeons stocked with enough monsters and hazards to advance the adventurers two or three levels. The adventurers spend their whole careers fighting the

last bastions of civilization in an ever-declining world. Or they might be spies and assassins, striving to weaken an enemy country by targeting its evil leaders and plundering its treasures.

The City of the Dead

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

wealthiest citizens of Sharn. Common folk are cremated after death, but members of the Sixty Families and others with sufficient wealth have their remains interred in the tombs and tunnels of this necropolis

. Few people reside in this area. Among its major features are Aureon’s Holt, a temple of the Restful Watch, where Sovereign priests conduct funerals and serve as the caretakers of the tombs. Warden

Environment

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

outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line. Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of room to dig

invaders and in return providing services such as excavating new living spaces and disposing of trash. If it’s unlucky, the tribe is enslaved by the other humanoids, and the kobolds serve similar roles but under threat of death.

Elegy for the First World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

heart of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing now of Tiamat, raging in battle with no hope of victory. She would not flee or surrender, fighting as death reached its cold claws toward her. War

-bringers seized her and bound her, snatched her from death, entombed her in torment— Sealed in the darkness forever, captive to gods laying claim to creation. Breathe, dragons; sing of the

Holed Up

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

its side. The winter wolves, who served Garagai as faithful friends, look after the mammoth. Although Norsu feeds on plants, not meat, it delights in killing humanoids to avenge Garagai’s death

. Slaying the mammoth is a tall order, so characters would be wise to flee from Norsu or try to reason with it. Norsu and the winter wolves reside in an ice lodge built by Garagai. The wolves try to entice

From the Tome of Strahd

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

death. My army settled in the valley of Barovia and took power over the people in the name of a just god, but with none of a god’s grace or justice. I called for my family, long unseated from their

words she called me “brother,” but when I looked into her eyes they reflected another name: “death.” It was the death of the aged that she saw in me. She loved her youth and enjoyed it. But I had

21. Warrior Quarters

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

prisoners. The githyanki and the dragon fight intruders to the death. Treasure. Raajna’s plate armor is set with six red spinels (100 gp each) and two peridots (500 gp each). 21b. Warriors’ Quarters This

area extends under area 22, as indicated on map 16. The rough-walled chamber contains the following: Warriors. Ten githyanki warriors (five females and five males) reside here. If they have not been

Viktra Mordenheim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

more than create life—she could defeat death! She wished to breathe sentience into dead flesh and produce sturdier shells than the bodies of fragile, temporary mortals. She added corpse theft to her

as Mordenheim sought to glimpse the secrets hidden in the instant of death. One moonless night, Elise fell into a sleep from which she wouldn’t wake. Bringing Elise to her lab, Dr. Mordenheim worked

I'Cath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

by the city’s ruler, Tsien Chiang. Within this shared dream they labor ceaselessly, ever striving to create the impossible, perfect city of a perfectionist mastermind. Within the dreaming domain of

, it is a nightmare of inescapable drudgery from which death is the only escape. The dream city’s identical, even streets sprawl across a broad hill, atop which rises a glorious palace Tsien Chiang

City of Guilds

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

emerges from death and decay. Gruul Clans. Raging against civilization and its defilement of the natural world, the loose alliance of the Gruul Clans is led by the cyclops Borborygmos. Izzet League. Led by

leadership of Prime Speaker Zegana, the biomancers of the Simic Combine apply magic to the life sciences. Striving to create a harmonious future where creatures of all kinds are perfectly adapted to their ever

Wood Elves: The Tairnadal

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

champions of Dhakaan — live on after death, becoming the patron ancestors of the Tairnadal. Upon reaching adulthood, a Tairnadal elf forms a bond with one of these ancestors and strives to follow in

Tairn, the Silaes Tairn, and the Valaes Tairn. All three lines roam the northern plains of Aerenal, having left the forest long ago, but the Valaes Tairn now reside mostly in Valenar, being the

Putting the Planes Together

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

plane of origin for elementals A place for deities, which might include any or all of the previous three The place where mortal spirits go after death, which might include any or all of the first three

Midgard. Similarly, one vision of the planes where the deities of the Forgotten Realms reside situates a number of celestial planes in the branches of a World Tree, while the fiendish planes are linked by

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line. Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of

serve similar roles but under threat of death. URDS: WINGED KOBOLDS Winged kobolds, known as urds, hatch seemingly at random from kobold eggs, even in a tribe that has no adult urds. Although

Baldur's Gate

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

the Chosen of Bhaal, and underwent a monstrous transformation, turning many citizens into bloodthirsty killers and inspiring a riot and much death before finally being put down by brave adventurers

the Lower City, where stone, slate-roofed houses stand (sometimes unsteadily), and the folk who have long performed the real work of the city reside. Baldur’s Gate depends on trade, and that trade flows

People of Akros

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

to have transformed into a pillar of fire and vanished into the wind, but until her death is certain, the lektoi are reluctant to name a new monarch. Anax and Cymede have no children, so the king’s

the vast majority of Akros’s population, the serfs largely reside outside the protection of the Kolophon, laboring to grow the staple crops that support Akros’s citizens and its trade. A relatively

People of Setessa

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

People of Setessa The populace of Setessa live in a beautiful paradise, and they’re prepared to fight to the death to protect it. The constant training in archery, falconry, riding, and close combat

culminate in a journey called peregrination, where they wander the world until they find a new place to call home. The few men who reside permanently in Setessa live in the Amatrophon, training and

Other Religious Systems

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

initiation ritual. The foundation myth of a mystery cult is usually simple and often involves a god’s death and rising, or a journey to the underworld and a return. Mystery cults often revere sun and

footsteps in order to share the god’s ultimate fate. In the case of dying and rising gods, the symbolic death of the initiate represents the idea of death to the old life and rebirth into a transformed

Tu'narath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue? — Gimble, gnome bard When the githyanki fled from the illithids

. Population. Roughly one hundred thousand folk dwell in Tu’narath. The vast majority are githyanki, but visitors from other planes aren’t uncommon. Individuals who come to deal with the githyanki reside

Orcs

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

seek to kill it. The aurochs is described in appendix A. The tanarukk is described below. An orc life is a god-ridden life. Luthic’s at birth, Luthic’s at death, and striving to prove themselves to

of its hit points remaining. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage. Orc Hand of Yurtrus Yurtrus is the orc god of death and disease

Ki-rin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

been known to appear at the sites of great battles to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death. Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty

reside in lofty, elegant aeries filled with luxurious objects. On the Material Plane, a ki-rin chooses a similar location for its lair, such as atop a tall pinnacle or within a cloud solidified by the ki

Ki-rin

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

omens, then rises back into the sky. Ki-rins have also been known to appear at the sites of great battles to inspire and strengthen the side of good, or to rescue heroes from certain death. A ki-rin in

moves up to its half speed without provoking opportunity attacks. Lair of Luxury On the celestial planes, ki-rins reside in lofty, elegant aeries filled with luxurious objects. In the world, a ki

N9. Vistani Camp

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

Velikovna, used to live here. Her brother, Kasimir Velikov, still does. The dusk elves reside in small homes built into the hillside and are mostly self-sufficient. They are skilled trackers, and many of

all the female dusk elves put to death around four centuries ago as a punishment for Patrina’s murder. Thus, the remaining elves can’t procreate. A broken people, they are aware of the vampire’s

Stone Giants

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

. But even where boulder tossing is concerned, artistry is fundamental to the effort. A stone giant hurling a boulder isn’t only performing a feat of strength but is also striving to display consummate

the chamber inside each stone giant settlement where they “reside.” A dead (or sometimes merely dying) stone giant is carried into the ancestors’ chamber and leaned upright against the end of one of

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Teremini, Lord Soth can send a weaker facsimile of himself through this scrying sphere. If the characters respond to Lord Soth’s manifested face with anything other than deference, a death knight made

from the sphere’s silvery metal emerges from the sphere. The death knight inflicts punishment in Soth’s stead, following his directives but requiring no action on Soth’s part. If the death knight is

Arcane Brotherhood

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

friendly and unfriendly rivals to one another, striving to outdo their peers in magic. Open conflict between members is forbidden, yet members are adroit at finding underhanded ways to needle and

militia recognized Dzaan by the way he walked and spoke. They captured him, gagged him, confiscated his spellbook, and condemned him to death. The characters have no opportunity to speak with Dzaan

Locations on the Lower Level

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

willing to negotiate to protect the young, which they fight to the death to protect or avenge. Treasure. Each giant warrior in the place has 1,000 gp plus an armband that is a token of free passage

of the frost giants and his lady reside in a secluded chamber on the southeast edge of the stronghold’s lower level. Living Area. The western part of this chamber contains a huge table, four chairs

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

. To the edge of the niche are two large nests made of hair, dry fungus, and refuse. Creature. Balsag the bugbear and his two giant rat “hounds,” named Grip and Fang, reside in a natural stone

druidic theories on the cycle of life and death (worth 150 gp). Cubbyholes in the desk hold 365 gp and four agate gems (20 gp each). 54. Grove Gate Twigs and roots are piled on the floor of this

Locations on the Second Level

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

before exiting at area 2 on map 6.7. 2. Ettin Guards’ Chamber Four ettins reside here when they are not on duty near the main entrance to the grand hall (map 6.5, area 2). Two are asleep, their weapons

indicated type (save DC 15): d12 Result 1 Death 2 Discord 3 Fear 4 Hopelessness 5 Insanity 6–12 No effect (looked away in time) Except for the death effect, these effects are curses and can be removed

Getting Around

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

maintained, and the district has a few thriving businesses. Most of the warforged that reside in Sharn work in Blackbones. The Cogs The Sharn Inquisitive Who owns sharn? Portrait of The ir’Tains and

are sure that he’s a prisoner of the sahuagin, which would explain why Lady Celyria has been funding expeditions into the sahuagin realms. Another camp maintains that Lord Dalian staged his death so he

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