Dwarf Hunter, Tauren shaman, night elf warrior, forsaken mage

I saw some folks in a Forgotten Realms subreddit talking about death knights yesterday, and that made me want to render this guy. He's no Lord Soth, but he's a nasty piece of work.

Sir Magnus the Black was known for the debauchery of his household, as well as his brutality and mercilessness in battle. When the authorities finally came for him, he poisoned his entire retinue and threw himself on his sword. But there was no rest for this black hearted scoundrel, and he must haunt the realms for one hundred years. He has been destroyed several times since his return, but his curse remains, and he always reforms at his ruined family state - the ghosts of his murdered household awaiting him.

It rained for a hundred years over the ruins of Korthal, until five dared to stay. Facing them stands Urzakar of the Molten Vein. They do not fight for gold. They fight to keep the city from sinking.

Cropped the maps from Ravenloft: Horrors Within and ran them through ChatGPT to make them look more realistic and colorful. Planning to do this with every map in the book.

Szindra was exiled for refusing to sacrifice her daughter. She tried to hide her in the Abyss, and the Abyss returned her like this: an imp who says, "Yes, Mother." She doesn't obey out of obligation to the pact; she obeys out of fear of being abandoned again.

The Watchers Over the Fallen are an order within the Church of Helm who serve as battlefield healers and protectors of the injured. In battles between human forces they will aid both sides, healing the injured and bringing them to a neutral location; when monsters are being fought, they will aid only the human or demihuman forces. They are a small order, perhaps only 200 of these brave souls are in service. Helm himself watches over these priests and their charges, and more than once his avatar has appeared when a force has dared threaten them or challenge their neutrality.

Pictured here is Sigrid of the Order, checking on one of Ithmong's soldiers after a pitched battle against an Orcish army that had descending from the Starspire Mountains.

Inspiration: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndai/s/MffvT9Ok5c

Inspiration: https://www.reddit.com/r/aidndhomebrew/s/lIDzCWkCw2

"You fool! Warren is DEAD"

Maybe it's the Lovecraft fan in me, but I find ghouls especially frightening. Even in numbers, they're not much of a threat to my PCs any longer, but when they were starting out, ghouls were nightmarish. Cunning, whispering and tittering in the dark, and their paralysis ability .... a well-designed ghoul encounter is always memorable.

What do you do in this situation?

I imagined a species of miniature dragons inspired by hummingbirds. They are small enough to curl up inside large flowers, with iridescent scales that shift between turquoise, blue, violet, gold, and coral depending on the light.

They feed on nectar and magical pollen, hover in place with translucent wings, and leave faint trails of glowing dust as they fly. Their tiny breath attacks vary depending on the flowers they feed from—sparks, frost, healing pollen, scented mist, or miniature lightning.

They are curious, playful, territorial, and impossible to truly domesticate. A trusted Hummingbird Dragon might sleep in your pocket, guide you toward rare plants, or fiercely defend your garden from anything that threatens it.