these hidden life

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well

Blackrazor

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a Wish spell. When Blackrazor devours a soul that isn’t yours, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the slain

Vampire Umbral Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

create sanctuaries apart from the living, whether hidden in cosmopolitan cities or sequestered in ruins where they dwelled in life. The region containing a vampire’s lair is warped by its presence

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

disappears, your Attunement to it ends immediately, and you lose all benefits granted by it. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life

multiverse. A creature attuned to the book for 100 years can unearth a phrase hidden in the original text that, when translated to Celestial and spoken aloud, destroys both the speaker and the book in a

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

within their tombs and hidden ruins to avoid the attention of the living. At night, they emerge to drain life from other creatures, these vital energies sustaining their unnatural existences and granting

the initiative order. If this wight slays a Humanoid with its Life Drain, the wight transforms into a jiangshi 5 days later. Change Shape. The jiangshi polymorphs into a Beast, a Humanoid, or an Undead

Kasimir Velikov

Monsters Curse of Strahd

has told Kasimir that the Amber Temple, an ancient vault hidden in the Barovian mountains, is where Strahd forged his pact with evil powers and discovered how to become a vampire. Kasimir has been

spying on the temple for years, but he needs adventurers to help him survive its perils. He thinks that the secret to breaking Strahd's pact and freeing Barovia from its curse might be hidden there, but

Bodytaker Plant

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

sprouting from hidden depths, the malicious vegetation known as bodytaker plants seek to become the dominant form of life wherever they appear. These invasive organisms subvert whole societies by

Podling Link. The plant can see through and communicate telepathically with any of its podling;podlings within 10 miles of it. Rejuvenation. When the plant dies, it returns to life in the place

Acererak

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

phylactery, the location of which is hidden. Spellcasting. Acererak is a 20th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 23, +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit

the Sphere (Costs 2 Actions). Acererak uses his talisman of the sphere to move the sphere of annihilation under his control up to 90 feet. Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). Each creature within 20 feet

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and

with the victim, stealing the victim’s body while trapping the victim’s soul in its own doll-like frame. The carrionette then imprisons its old body, keeping the animate doll hidden while it

Adult Lunar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

contains ample space for food, as well as one or more hidden chambers where the dragon keeps its treasure. Depending on the composition and features of the moon, the lair might contain natural springs

and heat vents, wild gardens, crystal formations, magical phenomena, or an ecosystem of lesser life forms that have adapted to living with the dragon. Regional Effects The region containing an

Ancient Lunar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

dragon makes its lair contains ample space for food, as well as one or more hidden chambers where the dragon keeps its treasure. Depending on the composition and features of the moon, the lair might

contain natural springs and heat vents, wild gardens, crystal formations, magical phenomena, or an ecosystem of lesser life forms that have adapted to living with the dragon. Regional Effects The region

Endelyn Moongrave

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

deal. Endelyn’s obsession with tragedy and hopelessness extends to her own life; she has foreseen her own demise during a solar eclipse. In the depths of her castle, a lightning-powered device

’t change it, but I will do everything in my power to forestall it.” Endelyn’s Appearance Endelyn’s emaciated form is hidden under the layers of her elaborate costume. Part dress

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

desired above all. She told him of a vault of forbidden lore called the Amber Temple, where the secret of gaining immortality was hidden. While Strahd was off exploring the temple, Rahadin handled

haunted by them if he could. The only thing he cares about is Strahd von Zarovich, for whom he would gladly give his life. Rahadin's Traits Ideal. “Loyalty is everything.” Bond. “I am a son of King Barov

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, and van Richten has lived with the horror of his family’s destruction ever since. After destroying Baron Metus in turn, van Richten sought revenge against the Vistani and took up a life of

cannot go unchallenged.” Bond. “To protect those I love, I must keep them distant and hidden from my enemies.” Flaw. “I am cursed. Thus, I will never have peace.”

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

such forbidden texts can be hidden from other illithids and even from an elder brain. Yet eventually, mind flayer arcanist;mind flayer arcanists determined to pursue wizardry must flee the colony for

lasts only so long as the life of the living victim selected. Thus an alhoon who sacrificed a 200-year-old elf looks forward to a much longer existence than one that sacrificed a 35-year-old person

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. The Book of Vile Darkness has the following properties: Circle of Death. While attuned

the book in two, the book is destroyed for 1d100 years, after which it reforms in some dark corner of the multiverse. A creature attuned to the book for one hundred years can unearth a phrase hidden

Valindra Shadowmantle

monsters

take one of the following actions. Valindra regains all expended uses at the start of each of her turns. Disrupt Life. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature that isn’t Undead in a 20

-foot Emanation originating from Valindra. Failure: 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Disrupt Life", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

monsters Tomb of Annihilation

successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to Valindra's gaze for the next 24 hours. Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). Each non-undead creature within 20 feet of Valindra must make a DC

18 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Disrupt Life","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. A creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a wish spell. When it devours a soul, Blackrazor grants

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life

squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of their three to five centuries of life. Humans might wonder about getting bored over the course of such a long life, and elves take plenty of time to savor the

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. Random Properties. The Book of Vile Darkness has the following random properties: 3

unearth a phrase hidden in the original text that, when translated to Celestial and spoken aloud, destroys both the speaker and the book in a blinding flash of radiance. However, as long as evil

Bugbear

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago

an Undead. Life Span The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the Positive Energy Plane by the ancient hero whose skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has

imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded. Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly reforms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

House Agent (Cannith)