Volo's Guide to Monsters

80 SHIPS THAT SAIL BETWEEN THE Sti\gS? NEXT YE WILL SPIN TALES OF A TALKIN'itw"IPPO PD'l"AMUS THAT WALKS ON TWO LEGS ANO CARRIES ...

MIND BLADE Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement by a spe- cific individual) Mind flayers can turn any nonmagical sword ...

0RCS: THE (;QDSWORN To feel the thunder of orcish war drums outside the gate and to hear a chorus of voices growling, "Gruumsh!" ...

Eyes ofGruumsh. A few of the ores touched by the power of Gruumsh are given the ultimate honor of carrying a small part of the g ...

~ ... NoT ALL ORC WEAKLINGS ARE TAKEN ev THOSE IVHO SERVE YURTRUS AND 5HARGAAS. SOME ARE SENT FORTH INTO THE CITIES DOMINATED ev ...

Those that disappear are simply said to be '"with Shar- gaas" and are spoken of no more. Alliance of Convenience. When faced wit ...

86 .... SPECIAL ENEMIES When ores attack a settlement of humans or halflings, they will kill anyone who presents a threat, but t ...

priests might have to meditate for hours or days to get a vision of its meaning. Every group of ores has particular superstition ...

0RC BONDS d6 Bond I will defend my tribe to the death. 2 Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from ...

A tanarukk is spawned when an ore tribe turns away from its gods and makes sacrifices to the demon lord Baphomet. The lords of t ...

90 The ore stronghold ~picted and described here is an example of such a place, which could suit the needs of a tribe for severa ...

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Yuan-ti: Snake People The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago ...

snake-bodied oppressors, and within a few generations the yuan-ti were all but forgotten by the new humanoid civilizations. For ...

CALM LONG·VIEW SCHEMERS, INN~ DECEIVERS, AND IMMUNE TO POISON-VUAN•TI MAKE PERFECT • COURTIERS. AND, \VORSE FOR THE REST OF US, ...

STRUCTURED SOCIETY The goal of every yuan-ti is to transform itself into the ideal combination of snake and humanoid. This attit ...

OTHER LIVES ARE CHEAP - Yuan-ti put little value on humanoid lives, even those of their own slaves and cultists. They would pois ...

PHYSICAL VARIATIONS No two yuan-ti look exactly the same. Both the snake- like and the humanlike portions of a yuan-ti's anatomy ...

UNUSUAL ABILITIES The variety among yuan-ti doesn't end with their phys- ical characteristics. Some of them are born with pow- e ...

YUAN-Tl IDEALS d6 Ideal Greed. I display my wealth as a sign of my power and prosperity. (Evil) 2 Aspiration. I strive to follow ...