Candlekeep Mysteries/The Canopic Being

This article is about the adventure included in Candlekeep Mysteries. For the in-universe book, see The Canopic Being.

"The Canopic Being" is a short adventure module for 13^th–level characters, collected in the anthology Candlekeep Mysteries, where players delve into a tomb associated with a devotee of the god Savras.

Synopsis[]

In 1492 DR, a band of adventurers begin to investigate the disappearance of a missing sage of Candlekeep, Great Reader A'lai Aivenmore. Their journey takes them to the House of the All-Seeing Orb temple in the far southern city of Tashluta.

Index[]

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Characters[]

A'lai Aivenmore • Alessia Baseer • Mayastan Sadaar • Okuzor • Shir Endellion • Valin Sarnaster • Xemru Thaal • Zeren Zoradius
Referenced only
Alaundo

Creatures[]

canopic golem • dragonborn • genie (dao) • mummy lord • human
Referenced only
cat • tiefling

Locations[]

Candlekeep • House of the All-Seeing Orb • Tashalar • Tashluta • Tomb of Valin Sarnaster

Magic[]

Items

crystal ball of true seeing • eyes of minute seeing • Ioun stone • ring of spell storing • staff of fate • sun blade • watchful helm
Referenced only
hat of disguise

Potions

potion of healing

Spells

alarm • dimension door • phantasmal killer
Referenced only
animate dead • bless • clairvoyance • commune • detect magic • detect evil and good • divination (spell) • glyph of warding • greater restoration • guardian of faith • insect plague • invisibility • resurrection • revivify • scrying • stinking cloud • teleportation circle

Others

abjuration • aura • conjuration • demiplane • divination • evocation • portal • rite of reclamation • ritual • scrying • transmutation

Organizations[]

Avowed

Religions[]

Church of Savras

Miscellaneous[]

Clothing

diadem
Referenced only
glove

Art & Literature

The Canopic Being • tattoo

Food & Drinks

bread • peach • sweet cake • tea • wine

Gemstones

amethyst • moonstone • sapphire

Items

book • candle • canopic jar • mirror
Referenced only
bell • thieves' tools

Materials & Substances

ceramic • cherrywood • holy water • paper

Weapons

maul

Appendix[]

References[]

↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (March 2021). Candlekeep Mysteries. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-6722-3.

Connections[]

Adventures of Candlekeep Mysteries

"The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces" • "Mazfroth's Mighty Digressions" • "Book of the Raven" • "A Deep and Creeping Darkness" • "Shemshime's Bedtime Rhyme" • "The Price of Beauty" • "Book of Cylinders" • "Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor" • "Lore of Lurue" • "Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion" • "Zikran's Zephyrean Tome" • "The Curious Tale of Wisteria Vale" • "The Book of Inner Alchemy" • "The Canopic Being" • "The Scrivener's Tale" • "Alkazaar's Appendix" • "Xanthoria"

[Year-1] Christopher Perkins, et al. (March 2021). Candlekeep Mysteries. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-6722-3.

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