BY E. R. F.

JORDAN
TEMPLATE BY NATHANAËL ROUX
 Contents Introduction
he half-elf paused in her
Madness is not Mental Illness.....3
Illness.....3 examination of the Khyber crystal. The
cave was quiet––a little too quiet, in her
Character Options..........................4
Options..........................4 opinion. No echoes of distant
Race: Daelkyr Creation .....................................4
.....................................4 underground rivers, no scuttling bugs
or screeching bats. It was as if all of
Warlock patron: nature was holding its breath––waiting for a dark
The Symbiont ...........................................................6
...........................................................6
cloud to pass it by. In her experience, that meant
The Daelkyr........................................7
Daelkyr........................................7 something worse than predators or cave-ins was
Avassh, the Twister of Roots...........................7
Roots...........................7 waiting for her in the shadows. All at once,
something moved in her periphery, and she reached
Avassh’s Lair ...........................................................................7 for her scimitar––but it was too late. The mind
Madness of Avassh...............................................................8 flayer’s tendrils were already sinking into her mind,
Fyrlock, the Waiting Shadow...........................9
Shadow...........................9 and the world was retreating into a whimpering
Fyrlock’s Lair..........................................................................9 haze of darkness.
Madness of Fyrlock...........................................................10 Far down in the twisting caverns of Khyber,
Kyrzin, the Prince of Slime ...............................11
...............................11 monsters beyond imagination roam and hunt,
Kyrzin’s Lair..........................................................................11 untouched for centuries by the light of Eberron’s
Madness of Kyrzin.............................................................12 sky: mind flayers, beholders, dolgrims, dolgaunts,
Nuumas, the Harmonious ..................................13
..................................13 and a league of other creatures just as sinister and
Nuumas’s Lair.......................................................................13 foul. These aberrations are the children of
Madness of Nuumas ..........................................................14 experimentation, the projects of ancient invaders
Orlassk, the Master of Stone .........................16
.........................16 from the realm of Xoriat: the daelkyr, lords of
Orlassk’s Lair ........................................................................17 madness and corruptors of the natural order. The
Madness of Orlassk............................................................17 ultimate agenda of these depraved beings is
Thassalyr, the Towerwitch ............................18
............................18 unknown: the optimistic believe they seek world
Thassalyr’s Lair....................................................................18 domination, and the pessimistic can only guess at
Madness of Thassalyr .......................................................19 fates far worse.
Valaara, the Crawling Queen........................20
Queen........................20 This collection of notes, revolting as it may be to
consider, is your best line of defense against the
Valaara’s Lair........................................................................20
twisted creatures that live beneath Eberron. What is
Madness of Valaara............................................................21
Wuurzim, the Star Beneath..............................22
Beneath..............................22 known about these daelkyr and their domains has
been committed here––pray that you never have to
Wuurzim’s Lair...................................................................22 use it.
Madness of Wuurzim ......................................................22 Remember, my friend: the horror of Xoriat runs
deep, and no corner of your mind is safe.

Kalen Sybil
Aberrologist, Underdark explorer

ON THE COVER
This amulet, illustrated by
E. R. F. Jordan, is infused
with the maddening power
of Xoriat. Stare into it at
your own risk.

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Madness is not Mental
Illness
Madness is a difficult topic to tackle in
roleplaying games. Used correctly, it can be a
potent storytelling tool: the psychic influence of
an eldritch creature slowly driving a creature to
behave in ways unlike themselves is a powerful
way to illustrate the sort of stress and horror that
creature is experiencing. However, when used
incorrectly, madness effects become an
overblown parody of mental illness, demonizing
it and portraying it as a flaw meant to be cured or
dominated in order to return to a “true”, “pure”, or
“good” self.
This section is intended to guide players and
DMs when using madness effects in their horror-
themed games, like the ones presented in this
book.
Madness versus Mental Illness
Though madness and mental illness share many
traits, they are not the same thing. Madness
effects, as presented in this title, are supernatural
in nature--the result of powerful psychic
creatures altering the minds of those around them
to further their insidious goals. Mental illness is a
health condition that alters the way a person
thinks, acts, or feels. It’s not hard to see the
overlap: a person with a madness trait and a
person with a mental illness both behave in ways
unlike themselves, and neither have much
control over their conditions.
However, madness and mental illness are not the
same, and shouldn’t be treated as the same. A
madness effect can be reversed by magical means,
or through long periods of rest and introspection,
and are the result of an evil presence in the world.
Inversely, most mental illnesses can’t be “cured”,
only treated, and can occur for any number of
reasons, from genetics to trauma to complete
chance. This line is inviolable: mental illnesses
can’t be reversed with a remove curse or greater
restoration, madness isn’t something you’re born
with, and mental illnesses are not a form of
madness.
Assessing your Table
The first and most vital step of including sensitive
topics in your games is assessing the sort of table
you’re playing with. People play games for many
different reasons: to challenge their skills, to tell a
thought-provoking story, to explore their
emotions and identity in a safe environment,
among a thousand other reasons. As a Dungeon
Master, one of your roles is fulfilling this desire as
best you can, tailoring the game to their interests.
However, an equally important role of the
Dungeon Master is creating a safe space for your
players and considering their needs. You never
know the full extent of a player’s experiences:
including difficult topics like mental illness,
mind control, inter-player paranoia, and
existential horror might be cathartic for some
players and thoroughly unpleasant for others.
Madness as Sympathetic
Despite their differences, remember that many
players will see it as a stand-in for mental illness,
and treat it with appropriate respect. A character
is not evil or broken just because they bear a form
of madness (or mental illness). If anything, a
character that has been influenced by the daelkyr
is the victim of an act of violence, and should be
treated with appropriate sympathy. Such a
character is going through a daunting, horrifying
experience: they are no more evil than someone
with a broken arm or a chronic disease.
On the same point, take extreme care that any
comedy derived from madness in your games is
explicitly good-natured. Poking fun at a character
with a madness trait is akin to teasing a person
about a missing limb: it is the result of a
harrowing event in a person’s past, and more
often than not is totally out of the person’s
control. Jokes about a person being “crazy”,
“forgetting their medication”, commiting suicide
over small inconveniences, or having a mental
illness because of their unusual behavior are
totally inappropriate at the vast majority of
tables, and for good reason: they shun and
trivialize the experiences of people with mental
illnesses for a cheap laugh.
Tools for your Table
Consider some of the following tools to help
introduce madness effects without creating harm
or distress at your table:
• Before your campaign begins, allow players to
submit to you a list of topics they don’t want to
explore or touch on. The lists can be named or
anonymous, depending on the comfort level of
the players. Use these lists to plan your
campaign, directing it away from
uncomfortable topics and trauma triggers.
• Give your players an “X-Card”. When the game
touches on a topic too unpleasant for a player,
they can simply hold up the card, signalling to
you and the other players that you should move
on to something else as soon as possible.
• Check in with your players after each session.
Ask whether anything in the game made
players uncomfortable, and if so, how best to
tackle these topics in the future.
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Race: Daelkyr Creation
“When the mortician pulled back the drape, I had to clench
my jaw to hold in a scream. Whatever was sitting on the table
wasn’t my sister anymore––it was an obscene imitation of a
living thing. For the first time since my sister disappeared,
my grief was displaced by absolute hate.”
––Enza Skyheart, half-elf ranger
n the dead of night, agents of the
daelkyr sneak into the towns and villages
of the continent and steal away their
unprotected––travelers and vagabonds
and foolhardy young folks who walk the
wilds alone. These poor souls are the
subject of horrific tests and procedures to push the
limits of the living form, creating monstrosities
unlike the world of Eberron has ever seen. They are
daelkyr creations: the twisted children of two
worlds, tainted by one and rejected by the other.
Twisted Flesh
As the result of arcane experimentation, there is no
singular appearance for daelkyr creations. Some
have taken on chitinous plates or appendages,
resembling those of an insect; others are more
aquatic in nature, with rubbery flesh and a mucous
coating.
However, as a rule of thumb, most horrors are
modeled after a particular aberration, combining the
traits of that aberration with the creature’s former
race. An elf modelled after a mind flayer might have
a purple coloration and hair like illithid tendrils.
Similarly, an orc modelled after a beholder might
have an orc’s stature and arrangement of limbs but a
single, horrifying eye that dominates the front of its
face. When making a daelkyr creation, choose an
aberration and consider how their anatomy might be
reflected on your humanoid body.
Exiles of Eberron
Daelkyr experiments are often sent back to Eberron
to plant the seed of chaos and discord in the name of
Xoriat. Those who embrace their creators’ agenda
might lean into this role, becoming killers and
plagues on Eberron society, living violent lives with
equally violent ends.
That said, those who reject the doctrines of the
daelkyr don’t live easier lives. Most of Eberron’s
inhabitants reject the daelkyr creations as monsters,
leaving good-hearted horrors to wander the world in
search of a sense of belonging. Most horrors can only
find work as adventurers and sellswords, where
their unsettling visage has less of an impact on their
lives.
Daelkyr Creation Names
If a daelkyr creation can remember the tatters of its
past life, it might keep its original name. However,
most horrors are driven beyond the edge of madness,
and lose all sense of their former identity in the face
of the dark things they’ve experienced. These
horrors are sometimes given names by their daelkyr
creators––nonsensical combinations of sounds that
resemble the utterings of Deep Speech.
Daelkyr Names: Amorrn, Belaam, Bornix, Laeryn,
Murlaax, Nuvarrot, Nyshhir, Palamyr, Raaulth,
Taamor, Trulzin, Xurius, Zvaal
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 Daelkyr Creation Traits Eye Ray. As an action, you fire a ray of energy from
your eye(s) at a creature within 60 feet of you. Make
Your daelkyr creation character is the result of a spell attack roll against the creature. On a hit, the
terrifying experiments, and has taken on the mad creature takes 1d8 force damage. Constitution is your
power of its creators. spellcasting ability for this attack roll.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score The damage of this attack increases to 2d8 at 6th
increases by 2. level, 3d8 at 11th level, and 4d8 at 16th level.
Age. Daelkyr creations typically live only half as
long as other members of their former race, as their Basilisk-Type
unsustainable forms fight against their own design. Your body is modelled on that of a basilisk, and your
Alignment. Horrors are programmed to be creatures experiments were likely carried out in the name of
of chaotic evil. However, this programming is in Orlassk, the Master of Stone. Your skin has taken on
constant conflict with the subject’s original ideals, a bluish hue and stony texture, like a basilisk’s hide.
leaving the horror stranded somewhere in the Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases
middle. by 1.
Size. These creatures are extremely variable Basilisk Blood. You have resistance to poison damage
depending on the creature’s former race. Smaller and advantage on saving throws against being
races are rarely abducted, leading some to believe poisoned.
they are unsuitable for daelkyr experiments. Your Petrified Skin. Your Armor Class can not be lower
size is Medium. than 14.
Speed. You have a base walking speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision. Your eyes are designed for the dark Ooze-Type
terrains of Khyber. You can see in dim light within
Your body is modelled on that of an ooze, and your
60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if
experiments are likely derived from Kyrzin, the
it were dim light. You can’t discern color in
Prince of Slime. Your skin secretes a thick, acidic
darkness, only shades of grey.
film of ooze, giving your features a distorted,
Aberration. Your creature type is aberration in
drooping appearance.
addition to humanoid.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common,
by 1.
Deep Speech, and one language of your choice. This
Acid Form. You have resistance to acid damage.
language should be that of your former race.
Sticky Skin. You have a climbing speed equal to your
Subraces. Daelkyr creations are divided into rough
walking speed. Additionally, you have advantage on
groups depending on the type of aberration that
checks made to grapple or restrain other creatures.
conducted or inspired the experiment. Choose one of
the subrace options below. Cloaker-Type
Illithid-Type Your body is modelled on that of a cloaker, and your
experiments are likely the work of Fyrlock, the
Your body is modelled on that of a mind flayer, and
Waiting Shadow. Your skin is dark and rugged,
your experiments were likely conducted by mind
reflecting little light. This shadowy appearance
flayers or Dyrrn himself. You are imbued with
makes you more naturally stealthy than your peers.
powerful psychic energy.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
by 1.
increases by 1.
Stealthy. You have proficiency in the Stealth skill.
Alien Mind. You have resistance to psychic damage.
Glide. You have a set of semi-vestigial wings,
Psionic Beacon. You can communicate telepathically
allowing you to glide more slowly to the ground.
with creatures you can see within 30 feet of you. A
When you fall and aren't incapacitated, you can
creature must be able to understand at least one
subtract up to 100 feet from the fall when calculating
language to communicate in this way.
falling damage, and you can move up to 2 feet
Beholder-Type horizontally for every 1 foot you descend.
Your body is modelled on that of a beholder, and
your experiments were likely carried out by an
agent of Belashyrra. Your eyes have special
crystalline lenses, lending them a beholder-like
control over magical force.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases
by 1.
Powerful Eyes. You have proficiency in the
Perception skill.

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Warlock patron:
The Symbiont
nlike other warlocks, your
patron is a force that dwells within you--
a symbiotic creature implanted in your
body by an aberration. This experience
varies wildly between each warlock:
some symbionts are a constant presence,
whispering in the warlock’s ear and lingering just
beneath the skin, while others burrow deep into the
warlock’s heart and never show themselves again--
that is, until the moment of death, when they burst
forth fully formed and retreat to the Khyber to
continue their unknowable work.
SYMBIONT FEATURES
Warlock Level Features
1st Expanded Spell List, Eldritch Body,
Seed of Symbiosis
6th Psychic Connec�on
10th Shared System
14th Surrogate Host
Expanded Spell List
The Symbiont lets you choose from an expanded list
of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The
following spells are added to the warlock spell list
for you.
SYMBIONT SPELLS
Spell Level Spells
1st detect poison and disease, ray of sickness
2nd acid arrow, protec�on from poison
3rd bestow curse, life transference
4th confusion, vitriolic sphere
5th contagion, dominate person
Eldritch Body
Starting at 1st level, your body is a font of eldritch
energy. You can use your body as a spellcasting focus
for your warlock spells.
Seed of Symbiosis
At 1st level, you gain the ability to spread your
symbiotic relationship to other creatures. As a bonus
action, choose one creature you can see within 30
feet of you. The target must succeed on an
Intelligence saving throw against your spell save DC
or be connected to you for 1 minute. A creature can
choose to fail this saving throw.
Once per round until the connection ends, when
the target makes an attack roll or ability check that
you can see, you can use your reaction to roll a
symbiont die and add or subtract the result from the
roll (your choice). Once the connection ends, you
can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or
long rest.
At 1st level, your symbiont die is 1d4. This die
increases at 7th level (1d6) and 13th level (1d8).
Psychic Connection
At 6th level, the link between you and your
symbiont is mental as well as physical. While you are
connected to a creature with your Seed of Symbiosis
feature, you know its direction and distance from
you. If the creature is moving, you know the
direction of its movement. Additionally, you can
communicate telepathically with it, provided it can
understand at least one language.
Shared System
At 10th level, your symbiont has become deeply
rooted in your immune system, protecting you (and
by extension, itself) from harm. You are immune to
poison and disease.
Surrogate Host
At 14th level, you burrow deep into the minds of
your victims, using their own bodies to protect
yourself. While a creature is connected to you by
your Seed of Symbiosis, it must succeed on an
Intelligence saving throw against your spell save DC
in order to attack you or target you with a harmful
spell or effect. On a successful save, it is able to target
you normally for the rest of its turn. On a failed save,
it must choose a new target or else lose the attack or
spell.
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 Avassh, the Twister of Roots
vassh is the Twister of Roots, also
known to its cultists as the Thorned One
or the Blight-Blooded. Legends of Avassh
say that its veins run beneath every bog
and swamp like the hyphae of a great
and terrible fungus, spreading blight to
each land they infiltrate. Many shambling mounds
and myconids in Eberron owe their heritage to
Avassh.
Hateful Blight. The only apparent purpose of Avassh
and its minions is to spread rot and decay to every
corner of the world, seeding an empire of roots and
fungus. Those who fall under Avassh’s influence find
themselves disgusted with life in all forms: the
warmth of animal bodies, the bright colors and
fragrances of plants, and the sounds of nature all
seem pitiful at best and revolting at worst. A
creature driven to the edges of their sanity by
Avassh seeks out dark and wet places, and sits in its
filth until it has the mercy of dying and rotting
away.
Avassh’s Cults. The Twister of Roots is worshipped
mostly by mad druids and rangers--those equally
disgusted by the vibrancy of nature and possessed by
a need to see it all decay. These worshippers wear
filthy, unkempt robes, usually hand-hewn from
rotting pelts or plant matter, and are marked by
reams of spores and fungus growing from their skin
like winding ridges. The most dedicated worshippers
of Avassh blind themselves, replacing their eyes
with round stones or knots of wood in order to see
the world as their master does.
Avassh’s Lair
Avassh makes its lair in the Plagueheart, a twisted
structure of roots and chitinous hyphae. It is from
this den that all of Avassh’s veins spread, burrowing
through the ground and filling the lands of Eberron
with blight and disease. Where these veins leave
Khyber and surface in Eberron, they form tunnels
and swell into myconid colonies. Spore-plagued
servants defend these veins while they sap the lands
of life.
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Avassh is a largely stationary creature, meaning it
is rarely encountered outside of the Plagueheart.
Lair Actions
While within the Plagueheart, Avassh can invoke
the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative
count 20 (losing initiative ties), Avassh can take a lair
action to cause one of the following effects. It can’t
use the same effect two rounds in a row.
• Avassh releases a wave of blighted spores. Each
creature it can see within its lair make a DC 22
Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature takes 26 (4d12) poison damage and is
poisoned until the end of its next turn. On a
successful save, the creature takes half as much
damage and isn’t poisoned.
• A 30-foot radius area of ground within 120 feet of
Avassh unfurls into a field of snaring roots until
initiative count 20 on the next round. Any
creature that starts or ends its turn there must
succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or be
restrained. A creature can escape the roots with a
successful DC 23 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity
(Acrobatics) check as an action.
• Each creature of Avassh’s choice that it can see
within 120 feet of it must succeed on a DC 22
Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the end
of its next turn. A creature charmed in this way
feels a sudden, violent revulsion for living things,
and uses its turn to move to and attack the nearest
creature.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Avassh’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Plants that grow within 5 miles of the passage
animate and become sentient creatures. The DM
chooses the most appropriate stat block for each
plant creature.
• Creatures within 1 mile of the passage are dusted
with greenish spores, which sink into exposed
skin. A creature covered in these spores has
disadvantage on saving throws to resist poison and
 disease. A creature can wash the spores off by
submerging itself in water.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
23 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Avassh’’ table below).
A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t
be affected by this regional effect again for 24
hours.
If Avassh dies, these effects fade away after 1d10 days.
Madness of Avassh
If a creature goes mad in Avassh’s lair or while it can
see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite madness.
Roll on the Madness of Avassh table to determine the
nature of this madness, which takes the form of a
character trait that lasts until reversed. Chapter 8 of
the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on
madness.
Avassh
Large aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 368 (32d10 + 192)
Speed 40 �., climb 40 �., swim 40 �.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 18 (+4) 23 (+6) 20 (+5) 20 (+5) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Int +12, Wis +12, Cha +11
Skills Arcana +12, Nature +12, Percep�on +12
Damage Immuni�es lightning, poison
Damage Resistances psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 22
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Avassh’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 23 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Avassh fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
Lightning Absorp�on. Whenever Avassh is subjected to
lightning damage, it takes no damage and regains a number
of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Magic Resistance. Avassh has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Avassh regains 20 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on at
the start of its next turn. Avassh dies only if it starts its turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Avassh can teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
MADNESS OF AVASSH
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)
“The living things of Eberron are so garish and
1 offensive. I stomp out �ny lives whenever I
can.”
2 “I’m sick and I don’t want to be cured.”
“There’s something growing inside of me. I can
3 feel its roots in my stomach, twis�ng and
burrowing.”
4
“I find rot and decay beau�ful. I refuse to wash
myself in hopes that I might become beau�ful
too.”
“Every plant is a spy of Avassh, and they’re all
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watching me.”
“Doctors and po�ons and medicine are evil and
6 unnatural things. To grow sick and die is a
mercy.”
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Avassh makes two weapon a�acks. If both
a�acks hit a Medium or smaller creature, the target is
grappled (escape DC 22), and Avassh can use its Engulf on it.
Slam. Melee Weapon A�ack: +15 to hit, reach 5 �., one
target. Hit: 25 (3d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Snaring Vine. Melee Weapon A�ack: +15 to hit, reach 30 �.,
one target. Hit: 19 (3d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage, and the
target is pulled into an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
Avassh.
Engulf. Avassh engulfs a Medium or smaller creature
grappled by it. The engulfed target is blinded, restrained,
and unable to breathe. It must succeed on a DC 22
Cons�tu�on saving throw at the start of each of Avassh’s
turns or take 22 (3d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage. If Avassh
moves, the engulfed target moves with it. Avassh can have
only one target engulfed at a �me.
If a creature dies while engulfed by Avassh, its body is
consumed, and Avassh regains 20 hit points.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Avassh can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from the
op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Avassh regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start of
its turn.
Slam. Avassh makes one Slam a�ack.
Spawn Blight (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Avassh regurgitates a vine
blight (see its entry in the Monster Manual) in an
unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The vine blight is
under Avassh’s control and acts immediately a�er Avassh
in the ini�a�ve order.
Ro�ng Spores (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Avassh magically emits
necro�c spores in a 10-foot radius. Each creature in that
area must suceed on a DC 22 Cons�tu�on saving throw
or take 19 (3d12) necro�c damage and gain one level of
exhaus�on.
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 Fyrlock, the Waiting Shadow
yrlock is the Waiting Shadow,
also known to its thralls as the Cloaked
King or the Shade That Bites. Most
stories of Fyrlock revolve around its
position in the shadows: it is rarely seen
or dealt with directly, instead
paralyzing its victims with the fear of what might
be.
The Unknown. As each daelkyr exudes a particular
kind of madness, Fyrlock is steeped in the fear of the
unknown--the figures that the mind conjures in
every shadow and corner outside of its reach.
Fyrlock forces those who travel through its domain
to confront the horrors of their own design, giving
only the slightest push to start the process of
paranoia--a flicker in the edge of your vision, a
clatter of rocks just around the corner, or the ghost
of a touch along the back of your neck.
Although its unclear exactly what Fyrlock wants,
many surmise by the way it lures victims into its
domain that it feeds off of the psychic energy of fear.
A particular cult of Fyrlock’s worshippers, the
“Cloaked Heart’’, take this assumption to the next
logical step, searching for an immortal creature that
might feed Fyrlock’s hunger for all of time.
Fyrlock’s Cults. The vast majority of Fyrlock’s
worshippers are cloakers, an aberration who were
supposedly created by Fyrlock itself. The oldest
stories of these cults say that the first cloakers were
strips of fabric torn away from Fyrlock’s many
scarves and coats by his battles in the Daelkyr War,
given form by the shadows of his domain.
Fyrlock’s Lair
Fyrlock makes its lair in the Pillar of Falling
Shadows, a stone fortress built into a massive
stalactite and hanging over a miles-deep chasm. The
entire fortress is blanketed in sheer darkness, with
no torches or braziers to speak of.
As the inhabitants of the Pillar of Falling Shadows
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are almost entirely cloakers, the citadel’s layout
requires flight to navigate with any amount of ease.
The structure is full of hanging doors, vertical
hallways, and sheer drops into the chasm beneath.
Lair Actions
While within the Pillar of Falling Shadows, Fyrlock
can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions.
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Fyrlock
can take a lair action to cause one of the following
effects. It can’t use the same effect two rounds in a
row.
• A 30-foot radius area within 120 feet of Fyrlock is
plunged into maddening darkness until initiative
count 20 on the next round. Any creature that
starts or ends its turn there must make a DC 22
Wisdom saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) psychic
damage on a failed save or half as much on a
successful one. A frightened creature takes an
additional 6 (1d10) psychic damage from this effect.
• Fyrlock unleashes a wave of dread energy. Each
creature it can see or hear within its lair must
succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be
frightened for 1 minute. While frightened in this
way, a creature sees shadows as the jagged, loping
forms of dark predators. A frightened creature can
repeat its saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on a success.
• Fyrlock fills a 30-foot cube within 120 feet of it
with illusory cloakers and other aberrations until
initiative count 20 on the next round. Non-
aberrations in this area make attack rolls against
aberrations with disadvantage.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Fyrlock’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Shadows within 1 mile of the passage move of their
own volition, even when their source is absolutely
still.
• Beasts that live within 5 miles of the passage turn
jet-black, and have advantage on Dexterity
(Stealth) checks in dim light or darkness.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
23 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Fyrlock’’ table below).
A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t
be affected by this regional effect again for 24
hours.
Madness of Fyrlock
If a creature goes mad in Fyrlock’s lair or while it can
see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite madness.
Roll on the Madness of Fyrlock table to determine
the nature of this madness, which takes the form of a
character trait that lasts until reversed. Chapter 8 of
the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on
madness.
Fyrlock
Large aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 294 (28d10 + 140)
Speed 40 �., fly 80 �. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 24 (+7) 21 (+5) 18 (+4) 22 (+6) 26 (+8)
Saving Throws Dex +14, Int +11, Wis +13
Skills Acroba�cs +14, Percep�on +13, Stealth +14
Damage Resistances poison, psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 23
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Fyrlock’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Fyrlock fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Fyrlock has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Reaper of Fear. Fyrlock’s weapon a�acks deal a addi�on 2d6
psychic damage against frightened creatures.
Regenera�on. Fyrlock regains 20 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on at
the start of its next turn. Fyrlock dies only if it starts its turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Fyrlock can teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Fyrlock can use its Eldritch Moan. It then makes
one Bite a�ack and two Claw a�acks.
MADNESS OF FYRLOCK
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)
“There is something lurking just outside my
1 periphery, but it hides every �me I turn to look
at it.”
“I can’t sleep in the dark anymore. I’m too
2 afraid of what lives there.”
“I feel exposed when I stand in the sunlight. I
3 avoid doing so when I can.”
“Someone I love is plo�ng to betray me, but I
4
don’t know who.”
“I must wear as many layers of fabric as I can.
5 It’s the only way to be safe from the world.”
“If I look directly into the sun, my eyes will turn
6 to dust and I’ll be plunged into darkness
forever.”
Bite. Melee Weapon A�ack: +14 to hit, reach 5 �., one target.
Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7) piercing damage, and the target must
succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened
un�l the end of its next turn.
Claw. Melee Weapon A�ack: +14 to hit, reach 5 �., one
target. Hit: 17 (3d6 + 7) slashing damage.
Eldritch Moan. Each creature within 60 feet of Fyrlock that
can hear its moan and isn’t an aberra�on must succeed on a
DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1
minute. If the creature’s saving throw is successful, the
creature is immune to Fyrlock’s moan for the next 24 hours.
The frightened creature can repeat its saving throw at the
end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Phantasms (Recharge 6). Fyrlock magically creates three
illusory duplicates of itself if it isn’t in bright light. The
duplicates move with it and mimic its ac�ons, shi�ing
posi�on so as to make it impossible to track which Fyrlock is
the real one. If Fyrlock is ever in an area of bright light, the
duplicates disappear.
Whenever any creature targets Fyrlock with an a�ack or a
harmful spell while a duplicate remains, Fyrlock can use its
reac�on to interpose one of the duplicates. The duplicate
absorbs the a�ack and then disappears, leaving the real
Fyrlock unaffected.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Fyrlock can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from the
op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Fyrlock regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start of
its turn.
Claw. Fyrlock makes one Claw a�ack.
Maddening Screech (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Fyrlock lets loose a
psychic scream. Each creature that can hear it in a 60-foot
radius must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or
take 11 (2d10) psychic damage. This damage increases to
17 (3d10) against frightened creatures.
Phantasms (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Fyrlock uses its Phantasms
ac�on if it is able to do so.
 Kyrzin, the Prince of Slime
yrzin is the Prince of Slime, also
known by its cults as the Bile Lord, the
Lurker Within, and the Regent of
Whispers. Most stories associate Kyrzin
with inane babbling and
meaninglessness, like an acid on the
connections of the brain.
Bane of Order. Kyrzin and its creations represent
the destruction of structure and order in all its
forms. Oozes and slimes, with their gelatinous bodies
and acidic blood, are weapons on the physical form,
breaking the world down into a shapeless bubbling
sludge. Equally, gibbering mouthers fill the air with
mad babbling and incoherent sounds that assault the
mind of the listener, breaking down one’s sense of
reality the same way acid breaks down stone or
metal.
A creature driven to insanity by Kyrzin loses their
grasp on reality, failing to understand the world
around them. Actions seem sudden and without
cause, thoughts grow incoherent, and language
becomes an abstract string of wet sounds. Kyrzin’s
madness is the annihilation of meaning.
Kyrzin’s Cults. The primary cult of this daelkyr,
based out of the Shadow Marches, is called “Kyrzin’s
Whisperers”. One of their main forms of worship is
sacrifice: they maintain gibbering mouthers beneath
their homes like totems of meat, feeding the weak
and eldery of the Marches to their many maws.
Cultists of Kyrzin are often transformed by its
influence, taking on a thick layer of acidic mucous
that slowly liquifies their bodies.
Kyrzin’s Lair
Kyrzin makes its lair in the Maw of the World, a
spire of shifting meat and ooze in the center of a
colossal lake of acid. This lake is filled with oozes of
all sorts, which are invisible beneath the pit’s opaque
surface.
The only part of the Maw of the World that isn’t
constantly changing and shifting is the peak of the
spire, which resembles the skull of a titanic alien
beast. The skull has many holes where there
might’ve once been eyes.
Lair Actions
While within the Maw of the World, Kyrzin
can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions.
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Kyrzin
can take a lair action to cause one of the following
effects. It can’t use the same effect two rounds in a
row.
• Geysers of acid erupt from the ground beneath
three creatures Kyrzin can see within 120 feet of it.
Each creature must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10)
acid damage and knocked prone by the force of the
geyser. On a successful save, the creature takes half
as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.
• Kyrzin unleashes a wave of maddening laughter
and gibbering. Each creature within its lair that
can hear must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving
throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A creature
frightened in this way can’t understand any
language, as all words and sounds become
meaningless. A frightened creature can repeat its
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Kyrzin’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Faint laughter and meaningless words can be
heard within 1 mile of the passage.
• Bodies of water within 2 miles of the
passage congeal into pools of ooze
and become difficult terrain. A
creature that consumes this
ooze is hydrated as if it
drank water, but it
suffers from random
outbursts of giggling
for 1d8 hours.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
22 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Kyrzin’’ table below).
A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t
be affected by this regional effect again for 24
hours.
Madness of Kyrzin
If a creature goes mad in Kyrzin’s lair or while it can
see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite madness.
Roll on the Madness of Kyrzin table to determine the
nature of this madness, which takes the form of a
character trait that lasts until reversed. Chapter 8 of
the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on
madness.
Kyrzin
Medium aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 315 (30d8 + 180)
Speed 40 �., fly 40 �. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 17 (+3) 23 (+6) 20 (+5) 22 (+6) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Str +15, Int +12, Wis +13
Skills Arcana +12, Percep�on +13
Damage Immuni�es acid
Damage Resistances poison, psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 23
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Kyrzin’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Amorphous. Kyrzin can move through a space as narrow as 1
inch wide without squeezing.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kyrzin fails a saving throw, it
can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Kyrzin has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Kyrzin regains 20 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on at
the start of its next turn. Kyrzin dies only if it starts its turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Kyrzin can teleport up to 30 feet
to an unoccupied space it can see.
MADNESS OF KYRZIN
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)
“If I stop focusing on holding myself together, I
1 will be reduced to sludge.”
“When I get nervous, words start to lose all
2 meaning.”
“Others say I randomly interject nonsense
3 words into my speech, but I don’t aghysx what
they’re talking about.”
“I can’t stop smiling or something terrible will
4 happen.”
“Names don’t mean anything to me anymore. I
5
can only iden�fy others by their appearance.”
“There’s ooze in my blood, and it wants to get
6 out.”
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Avassh makes two Pseudopod a�acks. If can
replace either of these a�acks with a Deconstruct if it has a
creature grappled.
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon A�ack: +15 to hit, reach 10 �.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage plus 9
(2d8) acid damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller
creature, it is grappled (escape DC 22) and pulled into an
unoccupied space within 5 feet of Kyrzin.
Deconstruct. One creature grappled by Kyrzin must succeed
on a DC 22 Cons�tu�on saving throw or its body loses form
for 1 minute. While transformed in this way, a creature’s
movement speed is halved, and it has disadvantage on
a�ack rolls, Dexterity checks and Dexterity saving throws.
The creature can repeat its saving throw at the end of each
of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
If a creature dies while transformed in this way, it becomes
an ochre jelly (see its entry in the Monster Manual) under the
control of Kyrzin.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Kyrzin can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from the
op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Kyrzin regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start of
its turn.
Pseudopod. Kyrzin makes one Pseudopod a�ack.
Spawn Ooze (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Kyrzin regurgitates an ochre
jelly (see its entry in the Monster Manual) in an
unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The ochre jelly is
under Kyrzin’s control and acts immediately a�er Kyrzin in
the ini�a�ve order.
Annihila�on (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Kyrzin targets a creature it
can see within 60 feet of it The target must succeed on a
DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or take 26 (4d12) psychic
damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points,
its body is reduced to sludge and it can’t be revived by
any means short of a wish spell.
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 Nuumas, the Harmonious
uumas is known as the Harmonious,
but is also called the Welcoming One, the
Accident, and the Queen of the Colony.
Nuumas is somewhat unique among the
daelkyr in that its goals don’t appear to
involve inflicting pain or destruction on
Eberron and its inhabitants: in most circumstances,
it and its flumph servants are peaceful to outsiders.
Daelkyr Anomaly. Flumphs are one of the rare
aberrants with ideals approaching the humanoid
definition of “good”. They don’t believe in conquest
or experimenting on humanoids, choosing instead to
spend their time pondering philosophy and other
learned arts.
However, flumphs are still alien creatures, and
their concept of boundaries is severely lacking.
What mortals see as abduction or brainwashing,
Nuumas in its servants might see as asking for help
or spreading their enlightenment.
The Great Colony. Nuumas and all of its flumphs are
part of a single hive mind--a shared consciousness
referred to as “the Great Colony”. This colony is
broken down into smaller groups called “cloisters”,
which float about the Underdark searching for
psionic energy to siphon harmlessly from other
aberrations and psychic creatures. On occasion,
creatures other than flumphs accidentally become a
part of the Great Colony--but once they’ve been
severed from it again, they typically forget anything
they learned of Nuumas’s grand purpose,
remembering their time as a fugue of blissful
belonging.
In keeping with the theory that each daelkyr
represents a form of madness, aberrologists suspect
that Nuumas represents the madness of the group:
the ease with which one will abandon their identity
to serve a greater purpose.
Nuumas’s Cults. Cults dedicated to Nuumas are rare
but exist in the fringes of Eberron, populated mostly
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by telepaths like the kalashtar. The most popular
belief among these cultists is that Nuumas is using
the Great Colony to ponder a cosmic question--and
by sharing their minds to help solve the question,
they will be blessed with a true understanding of the
universe.
Nuumas’s Lair
Nuumas makes its lair in the Halls of the Grand
Beyond, a massive stone archive broken down into a
number of spherical chambers. Each chamber in this
archive is dedicated to a particular cloister of
flumphs, who visit the chamber to meet and
exchange thoughts, theories, and experiences. It is
said that Nuumas lays at the very heart of this
archive where it can hear the contents of every
chamber, slowly accumulating psionic energy the
way a dragon hoards gold.
Lair Actions
While within the Halls of the Grand Beyond,
Nuumas can invoke the ambient magic to take lair
actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties),
Nuumas can take a lair action to cause one of the
following effects. It can’t use the same effect two
rounds in a row.
• Nuumas fills the Halls with a cloud of poisonous
vapors. Each non-flumph in the lair must succeed
on a DC 23 Constitution saving throw or be
poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature can
repeat its saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
• A 30-foot radius area of ground within 120 feet of
Nuumas sprouts a flurry of acidic tendrils until
initiative count 20 on the next round. Any
creature that starts its turn there must succeed on a
DC 23 Strength saving throw or be restrained. A
restrained creature takes 13 (5d4) acid damage at
the beginning of each of its turns. A creature can
 escape the tendrils with a successful DC 23 Strength
(Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check as an
action.
• Each creature of Nuumas’s choice that it can see
within 120 feet of it must succeed on a DC 23
Wisdom saving throw or take 26 (4d12) psychic
damage. Unless the target has immunity to psychic
damage, its Charisma score is reduced by 1d4 each
time it fails the saving throw for this lair action.
The target falls under Nuumas’s control if its
Charisma score is reduced to 0. The reduction lasts
until the target finishes a short or long rest.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Nuumas’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Animals raised within 2 miles of the passage are
unusually calm and pleasant. They are reluctant to
act violently, even when hungry or endangered.
• Telepathic communication within 1 mile of the
passage is rendered hazy and difficult to
understand. The range of non-flumph telepathy is
halved while affected in this way.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of
the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC 23
Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Nuumas’’ table below).
A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t
be affected by this regional effect again for 24 hours.

Madness of Nuumas
If a creature goes mad in Nuumas’s lair or while it can
see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite madness.
Roll on the Madness of Nuumas table to determine
the nature of this madness, which takes the form of a
character trait that lasts until reversed. Chapter 8 of
the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on
madness.

MADNESS OF NUUMAS
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)

“Fate brought me here. It was always my

1 des�ny to join the Great Colony.”
“I hear hazy words in the back of my mind. I
2 think they might be telling me secret and
important truths.”
“Flumphs are so beau�ful! I wish I was a
3 flumph.”
“I must defend the Great Colony from the
4 wrath of the other daelkyr!”
“I’m convinced everyone can hear my
5
thoughts.”
“I retreat to solitude to think about the cosmos
6 whenever I can, and I hate being interrupted.”

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 Nuumas
Medium aberra�on, chao�c good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 276 (29d8 + 145)
Speed 40 �., fly 40 �. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 17 (+3) 21 (+5) 22 (+6) 20 (+5) 28 (+9)
Saving Throws Int +13, Wis +12, Cha +16
Skills Arcana +13, Percep�on +13, Persuasion +16
Damage Resistances acid, poison, psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 23
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Advanced Telepathy. Nuumas can pereive the content of any
telepathic communica�on used within 60 feet of it, and it
can’t be surprised by creatures with any form of telepathy.
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Nuumas’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Nuumas fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Nuumas has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Nuumas regains 20 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on at
the start of its next turn. Nuumas dies only if it starts its turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Telepathic Shroud. Nuumas is immune to any effect that
would sense its emo�ons or read its thoughts, as well as all
divina�on spells.
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Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Nuumas can teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Nuumas makes two Tendril a�acks.
Psychic Bolt. Ranged Spell A�ack: +16 to hit, range 60 �., one
target. Hit: 22 (4d10) psychic damage. If the target has
communicated by telepathy with any creature besides
Nuumas within the last minute, that creature must succeed
on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or take half as much
psychic damage as the original target.
Tendril. Melee Weapon A�ack: +13 to hit, reach 10 �., one
target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) acid damage.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Nuumas can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from the
op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Nuumas regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start of
its turn.
Psychic Bolt. Nuumas makes one Psychic Bolt a�ack.
Psychic Dominance (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Nuumas asserts
dominance over one creature it can see within 60 feet of
it. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving
throw or be charmed for 1 minute or un�l it takes
damage. Nuumas can issue telepathic commands to the
charmed creature (no ac�on required), which it does its
best to obey.
Telepathic Sta�c (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Nuumas unleashes a
wave of psychic energy in a 30-foot radius. Each creature
in that area must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving
throw or be stunned for 1 minute. A creature stunned in
this way is blinded and deafened by the sta�c in their
mind. A stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on
a success.
 Orlassk, the Master of Stone
rlassk is the Master of Stone,
but is known by its disciples as the
Earthshaper, the Stone Plague, and the
Unchanging Master. Legends of
Orlassk say that looking upon its true
form instantly turns the watcher to
stone. Supposedly, even the flesh of other daelkyr is
subject to this curse, as its perpetual rival Belashyrra
will only watch it through the eyes of others.
Petrifier. Orlassk is the daelkyr credited with
mastering the art of petrification, and the creation of
most creatures that wield this art: basilisks,
cockatrice, gorgons, and contentiously, medusas. The
vast majority of medusas dispute this account of
their creation, while Gatekeeper legends insist they
fought in the Daelkyr War under Orlassk’s
command.
Refusing Change. Since the days of the Daelkyr War,
Orlassk has refused to leave its lair of stone, a roving
gargoyle on which its private guardian of petrified
masterpieces is built. More importantly, Orlassk has
Orlassk
Medium aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 400 (32d8 + 256)
Speed 40 �., fly 40 �. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 17 (+3) 27 (+8) 21 (+5) 24 (+7) 20 (+5)
Saving Throws Con +15, Int +12, Wis +14
Skills Arcana +12, Percep�on +14
Damage Resistances poison, psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, petrified, poisoned, prone
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 24
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Orlassk’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 23 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Orlassk fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Orlassk has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Nuumas regains 20 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on at
the start of its next turn. Nuumas dies only if it starts its turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Siege Master. Orlassk’s weapon a�acks deal double damage
to objects and structures. Addi�onally, Orlassk is immune to
effects that would move it against its will.
refused to change: it still conducts itself like a general
in the midst of war--creating soldiers, building
strongholds, reinforcing its stone defenses.
Orlassk’s madness is one of change and ruin. The
few creatures that encounter Orlassk’s children and
survive return to a world that moves too fast--days
pass in a blur, plants wither, and youth shrivels up to
die. These tortured souls often isolate themselves in
the dark, where they can’t feel time slipping between
their fingers and the fear of oblivion isn’t as
overwhelming. Most of the bearers of Orlassk’s
madness waste away alone and afraid.
Orlassk’s Cults. Many of Orlassk’s cultists belong to
short-lived races, hoping that their pursuit of the
daelkyr’s favor will earn them a longer lifetime as a
partially petrified being. A tiny cult of medusas,
outcast by their own societies, worship the Master of
Stone as their lost patron. These medusas hunt
Eberron’s humanoids and turn them into petrified
works of art in Orlassk’s name.
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Kyrzin can teleport up to 30 feet
to an unoccupied space it can see.
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Nuumas makes two Slam a�acks.
Slam. Melee Weapon A�ack: +15 to hit, reach 5 �., one
target. Hit: 24 (3d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage. If the target
is a Medium or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 23
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Petrify. Orlassk a�empts to turn a creature it can see within
120 feet of it to stone. The creature must make a DC 20
Cons�tu�on saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is
restrained as its flesh begins to harden. It must repeat the
saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a failure, the
creature is petrified un�l freed by a greater restora�on spell
or similar effect.
A creature that succeeds on either saving throw is immune
to this effect for 24 hours.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Orlassk can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from the
op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Orlassk regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start of
its turn.
Slam. Orlassk makes one Slam a�ack.
Warlord’s Shout (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Orlassk casts the
command spell (save DC 22) on a creature within 60 feet
of it. The creature does not need to share a language with
Orlassk if the command is delivered telepathically.
Wave of Entropy (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Orlassk releases a wave
of entropic energy in a 30-foot radius. Each creature in
this area must succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw
or take 22 (4d10) psychic damage and be charmed un�l
the end of its next turn. A creature charmed in this way
has its movement speed halved, and has disadvantage on
Dexterity checks and saving throws.
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 Orlassk’s Lair
Orlassk makes its lair in the Prowling Fortress, a
stronghold built on the back of a titanic stone
gargoyle. The gargoyle roams the depths of Khyber,
refusing to make itself assailable by resting in any
one place.
The true danger of the Prowling Fortress,
unbeknownst to most, resides outside of its bounds:
an army of basilisks, gorgons, and other servants of
the Master of Stone follow the stronghold in droves,
ready to begin their siege against Eberron at a
moment’s notice.
Madness of Orlassk
If a creature goes mad in Orlassk’s lair or while it can
see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite madness.
Roll on the Madness of Orlassk table to determine
the nature of this madness, which takes the form of a
character trait that lasts until reversed. Chapter 8 of
the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on
madness.
MADNESS OF ORLASSK
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)

Lair Actions 1 “The weight of carrying my body is exhaus�ng.

I just want to lie down and never get up.”
While within the Prowling Fortress, Orlassk can
invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On “My enemies are hiding on every side, wai�ng
2
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orlassk can to strike the moment I let my guard down.”
take a lair action to cause one of the following
“Orlassk is a benevolent leader–and it will
effects. It can’t use the same effect two rounds in a 3 grant me immortality!”
row.
• Orlassk takes a Petrify action. “Petrifica�on only hurts the weak and impure. I
4
• Orlassk unleashes a wave of entropic madness. have nothing to fear in a medusa’s gaze.”
Each creature within 120 feet of Orlassk must “I refuse to leave myself open or exposed on all
succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw or be 5 sides, for fear of sudden assault.”
charmed for 1 minute. A creature charmed in this
“I am easily distracted by my thoughts. I will
way perceives time more slowly, as if targeted 6 take twice as long to rest if le� uninterrupted.”
with a slow spell. A frightened creature can repeat
its saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success.
• Orlassk commands the Prowling Fortress to
suddenly change directions, causing a minor
earthquake. Each creature within its lair that isn’t
flying must succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving
throw or be thrown 10 feet in a random direction
and knocked prone (the DM rolls a d8 to determine
the direction of the movement). If this motion
throws a target into an object or wall, it takes 10
(3d6) bludgeoning damage.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Orlassk’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Plants that grow within 1 mile of the passage
slowly turn to stone instead of rotting, giving the
appearance of a spreading grey blight.
• Creatures within 5 miles of the passage lose track
of time, accidentally wasting minutes to hours on
simple tasks. This effect worsens over the course of
years: travelers feel sluggish or distracted for
moments, while locals experience entire days of
lost time.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
23 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Orlassk’’ table below).
A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t
be affected by this regional effect again for 24
hours.

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 Thassalyr, the Towerwitch
hassalyr is the Towerwitch,
known to its acolytes as the Living
Grimoire, the Keeper of Secrets, and the
Lady Forbidden. Stories say that the
daelkyr is a master of every school of
magic, and pulls from the darkest tomes
of each to perform its perverse imitation of the
arcane.
Lost Acolyte. What few texts of daelkyr lore persist
state that Thassalyr was once an apprentice of
Dyrnn the Corruptor, hand-picked from the hordes
of Xoriat for its cunning and mind for magic. It was
eager to please its new master with its rapid
advancement through the worlds of the arcane;
however, once it had mastered the science of bending
flesh into new, horrific forms, Dyrnn cast it aside
like it does all other expended tools. Feeling foolish
for its moment of trust, Thassalyr retreated to the
depths of Khyber and constructed a perilous
sanctum on the edge of the world--a dark tower it
never left again.
Forbidden Lore. Since it retreated from the world,
Thassalyr has spent its time delving deeper and
deeper into the world of the arcane arts. Unlike
other daelkyr, it created no servants to help it in this
task: its main servant, nothics, are a natural
aberration that occurs in magewrights that lose
themselves to their obsession with magic. Nothics
flock to Thassalyr’s tower in droves, sensing the
weight of the secrets stored within--and Thassalyr,
ever the opportunist, puts them to work in exchange
for tiny tidbits of magical esotera.
Thassalyr’s Cults. Most cultists of Thassalyr are
wizards and magewrights, conducting their worship
in secret to further their own studies. The most well-
known cult of Thassalyr call themselves “The
Anathema”--a nod to their hatred of all other
daelkyr. These cultists believe that Thassalyr was
responsible for teaching the Gatekeeper druids how
to seal away the realm of Xoriat, and seek out other
cultists of the daelkyr to enact Thassalyr’s revenge.
Thassalyr’s Lair
Thassalyr makes its lair in the Tower Esoterica, a
basalt obelisk tucked into the far, untouched reaches
of Khyber. This tower is constructed in the middle of
a mile-wide cavern, filled to bursting with an
everlasting storm of subterranean thunder and
lightning. Many nothics make pilgrimage to this
tower after seeing it in their mad, daelkyr-addled
dreams.
It is said that the Tower Esoterica contains one of
the largest libraries of daelkyr lore, including the
means by which Xoriat could be brought back into
alignment with Eberron.
Lair Actions
While within the Tower Esoterica, Thassalyr can
invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Thassalyr
can take a lair action to cause one of the following
effects. It can’t use the same effect two rounds in a
row.
• Thassalyr summons a fork of corrupted lightning
from the ever-brewing storm. Three creatures it
can see within 120 feet of it must make a DC 23
Dexterity saving throw, taking 26 (4d12) lightning
damage on a failed save or half as much damage on
a successful one.
• Thassalyr unleashes a wave of tempting madness.
Each creature within 30 feet of the Tower’s
bookshelves must succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom
saving throw or be charmed for 1 minute. A
creature charmed in this way suddenly hungers for
knowledge of the forbidden, using its turn to move
to the nearest books or notes and pour over their
contents. The effect ends for an affected creature if
it takes any damage or if someone else uses an
action to shake the creature out of its stupor.
• A row of bookshelves burst outwards, and a 30-
foot radius area within 120 feet of Thassalyr is
filled with a whirlwind of razor-sharp papers and
scrolls until initiative count 20 on the next round.
This area is considered difficult terrain, and a
creature that moves through it is blinded and
deafened by the flurry of books. A creature that
starts its turn in the area must make a DC 23
Constitution saving throw, taking 13 (5d4) slashing
damage on a failed save or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Thassalyr’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Creatures (including humanoids) raised within 5
miles of the passage are unusually clever. Such a
creature’s Intelligence score is 1d4 points higher
than typical creatures of its kind.
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 • Arcane energy within 1 mile of the passage is
destabilized. When a spell of 5th-level or higher is
cast in this area, roll on the Wild Magic Surge table
(found in chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook).
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
23 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Thassalyr’’’ table
below). A creature that succeeds on this saving
throw can’t be affected by this regional effect again
for 24 hours.
Madness of Thassalyr
If a creature goes mad in Thassalyr’s lair or while it
can see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite
madness. Roll on the Madness of Thassalyr table to
determine the nature of this madness, which takes
the form of a character trait that lasts until reversed.
Chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more
information on madness.
Thassalyr
Medium aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 295 (31d8 + 155)
Speed 40 �., fly 40 �. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 22 (+6) 20 (+5) 26 (+8) 17 (+3) 24 (+7)
Saving Throws Int +15, Wis +10, Cha +14
Skills Arcana +15, History +15, Insight +10, Percep�on +10
Damage Resistances lightning, poison, psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 20
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Thassalyr’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 23 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Thassalyr fails a saving
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Innate Spellcas�ng. Thassalyr’s spellcas�ng ability is
Intelligence (spell save DC 23). It can innately cast the
following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: alter self, detect magic, detect thoughts, dream,
invisibility (self only), levitate, modify memory
Magic Resistance. Thassalyr has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Thassalyr regains 20 hit points at the start of
its turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on
at the start of its next turn. Thassalyr dies only if it starts its
turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
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MADNESS OF THASSALYR
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)
“I will go to absurd lengths to learn secret
1 knowledge.”
“I fran�cally write down any original thought or
2
idea I have, in case it is useful in the future.”
“I despise the daelkyr for what they did to poor
3 Thassalyr. I must destroy them to avenge the
Towerwitch!”
“My dreams are plagued by visions of the
4 Tower Esoterica. I fear I’ll never sleep well
again.”
“In my reflec�ons, I see a nothic looking back
5
at me.”
“Those possessed of the gi� of magic are
6
superior to other beings.”
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Thassalyr can teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Thassalyr makes three Eldritch Arc a�acks. It
can replace one of these a�acks with a Claw a�ack.
Claw. Melee Weapon A�ack: +13 to hit, reach 5 �., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) slashing damage.
Eldritch Arc. Ranged Spell A�ack: +15 to hit, range 120 �.,
one target. Hit: 22 (4d10) lightning damage.
Weird Insight. Thassalyr targets one creature it can see
within 30 feet of it. The target must make a Charisma
(Decep�on) check contested by Thassalyr’s Wisdom (Insight)
check. If Thassalyr wins, it magically learns one fact or secret
about the target. The target automa�cally wins if it is
immune to being charmed.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Thassalyr can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from
the op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Thassalyr regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start
of its turn.
Eldritch Arc. Thassalyr makes one Eldritch Arc a�ack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Thassalyr casts one spell that
takes 1 ac�on or less to cast.
Dark Debilita�on (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Thassalyr locks the
mind of one creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The
target must succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw or
take 17 (4d8) psychic damage and be unable to cast spells
or use magic items for 1 minute. The creature can repeat
its saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on a success.
Teleport. Thassalyr uses its Teleport ac�on.
 Valaara, the Crawling Queen
alaara is the Crawling Queen, also
known to her subjects as the Scavenger,
the Sovereign of Swarms, and the Locust
Aberrant. Lore says that Valaara’s will
exists in all insects and vermin, and that
one is never more than a dozen feet from
one of its servants.
Overwhelming Hordes. Just as Belashyrra’s madness
is tied to sight, Valaara’s madness is tied to touch:
nausea in the gut, movement under the clothes, and
the tickle of tiny legs stabbing the skin like chitinous
needles. A creature that falls under Valaara’s thrall
becomes aggressively paranoid about its thralls:
every brush of the skin or flicker in the corner of
your eye is an insect or a pest, waiting for a lapse in
attention to burrow into your body and feast. In
extreme cases, some even report a feeling of bugs
beneath their skin, and cut themselves to ribbons
trying to scratch and pull at them.
As the most physical daelkyr, Valaara’s goals are
appropriately tangible: it seems to think of mortals
as food for its vast swarms of vermin--no more a
problem or a threat to its rule than a fruit waiting to
be plucked.
Valaara’s Cults. The Crawling Queen has followers
in all places where pests are teeming. Of all the
daelkyr, Valaara has the strongest influence in the
civilized world, and Sharn in particular: the lower
reaches of the City of Towers are a veritable cesspool
of poverty and industry, perfect for her children to
thrive. Worshippers of Valaara allow insects and
spiders to chew at their flesh, wearing their hives
and scars like badges of their master’s approval.
Valaara’s Lair
Valaara makes its lair in the Seething Hive, a
network of calcified tunnels and caverns of insects,
eggs, and webbing. The paths of this Hive are so
labyrinthine that it’s said even the insects are unable
to navigate it without Valaara’s guidance, making it
virtually unassailable by mundane means. Even
magical forms of navigation tend to lead adventurers
towards hatcheries and feeding rooms, as if infected
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by Valaara’s violent sense of humor.
Lair Actions
While within the Seething Hive, Valaara can invoke
the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative
count 20 (losing initiative ties), Valaara can take a
lair action to cause one of the following effects. It
can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
• Valaara summons a wave of venomous insects.
Each creature it can see within its lair make a DC
23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature takes 26 (4d12) poison damage and is
poisoned until the end of its next turn. On a
successful save, the creature takes half as much
damage and isn’t poisoned.
• A 30-foot radius area within 120 feet of Valaara is
filled with a swarm of flying beetles and locusts
until initiative count 20 on the next round. This
area is considered difficult terrain, and a creature
that moves through it is blinded and deafened by
the bugs. A creature that starts its turn in the area
must make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw,
taking 13 (5d4) piercing damage on a failed save or
half as much damage on a successful one.
• Each creature of Valaara’s choice that it can see
within 120 feet of it must succeed on a DC 22
Charisma saving throw or take 22 (4d10) psychic
damage. Unless the target has immunity to psychic
damage, its Wisdom score is reduced by 1d4 each
time it fails the saving throw for this lair action. If
the target’s Wisdom score is reduced to 0, it goes
berserk, using its turns to move to the nearest
humanoid and attack it. The reduction lasts until
the target finishes a short or long rest.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Valaara’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Insects raised within 5 miles of the passage grow to
twice their normal size, and develop a taste for
humanoid blood and flesh.
• Valaara can sense the world through the body of
any insect within 5 miles of the passage.
• Creatures within 2 miles of the passage feel near-
constant tickling and brushing on their skin, as if
there are insects moving about under their clothes
and in their hair.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
23 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Valaara’’ table below).
A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t
be affected by this regional effect again for 24
hours.
Madness of Valaara
If a creature goes mad in Valaara’s lair or while it can
see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite madness.
Roll on the Madness of Valaara table to determine
the nature of this madness, which takes the form of a
character trait that lasts until reversed. Chapter 8 of
the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on
madness.
Valaara
Medium aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 304 (32d8 + 160)
Speed 40 �., fly 40 �. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
24 (+7) 20 (+5) 21 (+5) 17 (+3) 25 (+7) 22 (+6)
Saving Throws Int +10, Wis +14, Cha +13
Skills Nature +10, Percep�on +13
Damage Immuni�es poison
Damage Resistances psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 23
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Valaara’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Valaara fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Valaara has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Valaara regains 20 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on at
the start of its next turn. Valaara dies only if it starts its turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Swarm. Valaara’s corporeal form is a swarm of furious
insects. Valaara can occupy another creature’s space and
vice versa, and it can move through any opening large
enough for a Tiny insect.
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Valaara can teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
MADNESS OF VALAARA
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)
“There are insects under my skin, chewing
1 holes in my bones.”
2 “Valaara’s servants are always watching me.”
“If I kill other creatures to feed the insect
3 hordes, Valaara will leave me be.”
“Insects are the only pure creatures.
4 Consuming them will help me shed my flawed
humanoid body.”
“I can’t eat without imagining bugs burs�ng out
5 of my food and filling my mouth.”
“Bugs awaken a primal fury in me. I must kill
6
every bug I see.”
ACTIONS
Bite. Melee Weapon A�ack: +13 to hit, reach 5 �., one target.
Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) piercing damage, or 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing
damage if Valaara has half its hit points or fewer. Also, the
target must succeed on a DC 22 Cons�tu�on saving throw
or be poisoned un�l the end of its next turn.
Incubate. Melee Weapon A�ack: +13 to hit, reach 5 �., one
creature in Valaara’s space. Hit: 22 (4d10) necro�c damage,
and the creature must succeed on a DC 22 Cons�tu�on
saving throw or be infested with insects for 1 minute.
Valaara cannot take this ac�on if it has half its hit points or
fewer.
An infested creature takes 11 (2d10) necro�c damage at
the beginning of each of its turns as mutated insects feed on
its body. The creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
If a creature is killed while infested in this way, a swarm of
insects bursts from its body and join Valaara’s form, causing
it to regain 20 hit points.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Valaara can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from the
op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Valaara regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start of
its turn.
Bite. Valaara makes one Bite a�ack.
Agitate the Infested (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Valaara targets one
creature infested by its Incubate ac�on that it can see,
agita�ng the insects inside its body to the point of self-
destruc�on. The creature must succeed on a DC 22
Cons�tu�on saving throw or take 26 (4d12) necro�c
damage and fall prone. The creature is no longer infested
a�er being targeted by this ac�on.
Feral Madness (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Valaara evokes a feral
madness in one creature it can see within 120 feet of it.
The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving
throw or be charmed for 1 minute or un�l it takes
damage. A creature charmed in this way uses its turns to
move to and a�ack the nearest creature.
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 Wuurzim, the Star Beneath
uurzim is the Star Beneath, also
known among its subjects as the Pale
Star, the Mask of Apathy, and the
Hopeless Lord. Not much is known of
Wuurzim, as its domain is perilously
far into the depths of Khyber.
However, the stories that do exist describe it as a
worm-like ghoul that wears a mask, as if its true
visage is too terrifying even for its own senses.
Beacon of Apathy. As the furthest daelkyr from the
surface world, Wuurzim’s servants are among the
rarest, spotted only in moments where the planes
come into dark and unusual positions. These
servants, referred to as “star spawn’’, are pale horrors
with stretched forms and psychic auras that
debilitate their prey.
Those few who venture into Wuurzim’s domain
are subject to a madness unlike the other daelkyr--
not an overwhelming emotion or sensation but a
lack thereof. Wuurzim’s madness is one of apathy:
the realization that the universe is cold, dark, and
colossal, and it cares little for mortals and kindness.
A creature driven over the edge of sanity by
Wuurzim retreats into itself, becoming a shell of its
former being--numb to all pain and feeling, save for
a dull and aching sense of horror.
Wuurzim’s Cults. There are no known cults of
Wuurzim, but individual warlocks and worshippers
have been known to take up its name from time to
time. Many of these servants are touched directly by
Wuurzim’s aberrations, becoming a fusion of its
nihilistic spirit and their own empty body. These
cultists rarely retain any significant aspect of their
original identity, losing all sense of personality in the
face of an overwhelming void.
Wuurzim’s Lair
Wuurzim makes its lair in the Sea of the Buried
Cosmos. This realm is a colossal cavern of magical
darkness, made penetrable only by the tiny motes of
starlight that dance about the void. This space is not
a sea in the traditional sense, nor is it the vacuum of
space; however, creatures move through it as if they
were swimming, making it difficult terrain to
landbound creatures.
This sea is filled mostly with star spawn and other
aberrations in service to Wuurzim. Although they
do not originate with Wuurzim, a number of
aboleths have migrated towards this dark sea and
dedicated themselves to the Star Beneath, believing it
a worthy usurper of the dragons and gods of
Eberron.
Lair Actions
While within the Sea of the Buried Cosmos,
Wuurzim can invoke the ambient magic to take lair
actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties),
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Wuurzim can take a lair action to cause one of the
following effects. It can’t use the same effect two
rounds in a row.
• A swarm of three burning stars streak through the
dark and explode at points Wuurzim can see
within 120 feet of it. Any creature within 5 feet of
one of these points must make a DC 24 Dexterity
saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 26
(4d12) fire damage and is pushed 10 feet away from
the star. On a successful save, the target takes half
as much damage and isn’t pushed.
• A 30-foot radius area within 120 feet of Wuurzim
is plunged into maddening darkness until
initiative count 20 on the next round. Any
creature that starts or ends its turn there must
make a DC 24 Wisdom saving throw, taking 26
(4d12) psychic damage on a failed save or half as
much on a successful one.
• Wuurzim creates a wave of apathy. Each creature
within its lair must succeed on a DC 24 Wisdom
saving throw or be charmed or frightened for 1
minute (Wuurzim’s choice). A creature affected in
this way is incapacitated, as it is overwhelmed
with hopelessness. The effect ends for an affected
creature if it takes any damage or if someone else
uses an action to shake the creature out of its
stupor.
Regional Effects
A region containing a passage to Wuurzim’s lair is
warped in one or more of these ways:
• Intelligent creatures within 2 miles of the passage
feel emotionally dulled. Anger is not as violent,
happiness as fulfilling, or sadness as harrowing.
• A beast or unintelligent creature that spends more
than 24 hours within 1 mile of the passage grows
apathetic and lazy. It fails to take care of itself,
expending minimal effort to hunt or forage for
food or water. Typically, these beasts waste away
naturally or are hunted by as-of-yet unaffected
predators in the area.
• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
of the passage, that creature must succeed on a DC
24 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by a type of
madness (see the “Madness of Wuurzim’’ table
below). A creature that succeeds on this saving
throw can’t be affected by this regional effect again
for 24 hours.
Madness of Wuurzim
If a creature goes mad in Wuurzim’s lair or while it
can see the daelkyr, it gains a form of indefinite
madness. Roll on the Madness of Wuurzim table to
determine the nature of this madness, which takes
the form of a character trait that lasts until reversed.
Chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more
information on madness.
MADNESS OF WUURZIM
d6 Trait (lasts un�l reversed)
1 “I should be horrified by the things I’ve seen, but instead I feel nothing.”
2 “Violence no longer seems urgent, even against the ones I love.”
3 “I cannot sleep outdoors or anywhere I can see the sky. Thoughts of the cosmos haunt me.”
4 “The rou�ne of mortality has become nearly unbearable. I don’t eat un�l I’m on the verge of starving.”
5 “I feel oddly numb. I some�mes don’t even no�ce injuries un�l they stain my clothing.”
6 “I no longer recognize my own face.”
Wuurzim
Large aberra�on, chao�c evil
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 508 (35d10 + 315)
Speed 40 �., fly 40 �. (hover), swim 40 �.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
29 (+9) 22 (+6) 28 (+9) 25 (+7) 22 (+6) 30 (+10)
Saving Throws Con +17, Int +15, Wis +14, Cha +18
Skills Arcana +15, Insight +14, Percep�on +14
Damage Resistances poison, psychic
Condi�on Immuni�es blinded, charmed, exhaus�on,
frightened, poisoned, prone
Senses truesight 120 �., Passive Percep�on 24
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 26 (90,000 XP)
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Wuurzim’s thoughts or
deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a
DC 24 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute.
The stunned creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Ego Tyrant. When Wuurzim raises a creature with its
Assimilate Ego ac�on, it learns everything that creature
knew in life and gains the ability to speak with its voice.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Wuurzim fails a saving
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Wuurzim has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regenera�on. Wuurzim regains 20 hit points at the start of
its turn. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on
at the start of its next turn. Wuurzim dies only if it starts its
turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Shadow of the Mind. Wuurzim is considered invisible to
creatures with an Intelligence score lower than 15. If it takes
radiant damage, this trait doesn’t func�on un�l the end of
its next turn.
Teleport. As a bonus ac�on, Wuurzim can teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
ACTIONS
Mul�a�ack. Wuurzim makes three S�nger a�acks or two
S�nger a�acks and one Psychic Comet a�ack. If it has a
creature grappled, it can replace two S�nger a�acks with
Assimilate Ego.
S�nger. Melee Weapon A�ack: +17 to hit, reach 10 �., one
target. Hit: 25 (3d10 + 9) piercing damage. If the target is a
Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 24).
Wuurzim can’t use the same s�nger on another target un�l
this grapple ends. Wuurzim has four s�ngers.
Psychic Comet. Ranged Spell A�ack: +18 to hit, range 120 �.,
one target. Hit: 36 (8d8) psychic damage.
Assimilate Ego. One creature grappled by Wuurzim must
succeed on a DC 24 Charisma saving throw or take 55
(10d10) psychic damage. If this damage reduces the target
to 0 hit points, the creature is killed and immediately raised
from the dead under Wuurzim’s control.
The raised creature has 40 temporary hit points, but
otherwise retains the sta�s�cs and memories it had in life,
with two altera�ons: its alignment becomes Chao�c Evil and
its creature type becomes aberra�on. The raised creature
lasts un�l its hit points are reduced to 0, at which point its
body turns to stardust and it can’t be revived by any means
short of a wish spell.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Wuurzim can take three legendary ac�ons, choosing from
the op�ons below. Only one legendary ac�on op�on can be
used at a �me and only at the end of another creature’s
turn. Wuurzim regains spent legendary ac�ons at the start
of its turn.
Psychic Comet. Wuurzim makes one Psychic Comet a�ack.
Implant Apathy (Costs 2 Ac�ons). Wuurzim targets one
creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must
succeed on a DC 24 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed
for 1 minute or un�l it takes damage. A creature charmed
in this way is incapacitated.
Mad Constella�on (Costs 3 Ac�ons). Wuurzim conjures a
constella�on of maddening stars around itself. Each
creature that can see Wuurzim must succeed on a DC 24
Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A
creature frightened in this way is also blinded. The
creature can repeat its saving throw at the end of each of
its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
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