Publication:Ravenloft The Horrors Within

Ravenloft The Horrors Within

	Title: Ravenloft The Horrors Within    System: Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024  Abbreviation: RtHW  Series: Ravenloft  Levels: 2– 16  Author: F. Wesley Schneider, Jeremy Crawford, Makenzie De Armas, Ron Lundeen, Christopher Perkins, Ben Petrisor, Patrick Renie, Carl Sibley  Publisher: Wizards of the Coast  Publication Date: 2026-06-15  Format: Hardcover, D&D Beyond  Page Count: 288  Price: 59.99
Product Blurb The most expansive take on the Forgotten Realms in DUNGEONS & DRAGONS history, Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn has everything Dungeon Masters need to tackle this timeless fantasy setting, complete with new stories, lore, locations, and encounters – all in one place. This text is quoted from promotion material. Text and images are copyrighted by the original publisher.

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Table of Contents (abridged)

• Introduction: Domains of Dread
  • Using This Book
  • Secrets of Ravenloft
  • The Land of the Mists
  • Adventures by Level
  • Pronunciation Guide
• Chapter 1: Character Options
  • Haunted Heroes
  • Subclasses
    • Reanimator (Artificer)
    • College of Spirits (Bard)
    • Grave Domain (Cleric)
    • Hollow Warden (Ranger)
    • Phantom (Rogue)
    • Shadow Sorcery (Sorcerer)
    • Undead Patron (Warlock)
  • Backgrounds
    • Haunted One
    • Investigator
    • Mist Wanderer
    • Spirit Medium
  • Species
    • Dhampir
    • Hexblood
    • Lupin
    • Reborn
  • Feats
    • Origin Feats
      • Sharp Eye
      • Survivor
    • Dark Gifts
      • Aberrant Anatomy
      • Echoing Soul
      • Gathered Whispers
      • Living Shadow
      • Mist Walker
      • Second Skin
      • Symbiotic Being
      • Touch of Death
      • Watchers
• Chapter 2: Domains of Ravenloft
  • Tarokka and the Mists
  • Barovia
    • Strahd von Zarovich
  • Borca
    • Ivana Boritsi
    • Ivan Dilisnya
  • Darkon
    • Azalin Rex
  • Dementlieu
    • Saidra d'Honaire
  • Falkovnia
    • Vladeska Drakov
  • Har'Akir
    • Ankhtepot
  • Hazlan
    • Hazlik
  • Innsmouth
    • Cthulhu
  • Kalakeri
    • Ramya Vasavadan
  • Kartakass
    • Harkon Lukas
  • Lamordia
    • Viktra Mordenheim
  • Mordent
    • Wilfred Godefroy
  • Shadowlands
    • Ebonbane
  • Sithicus
    • Lord Soth
  • Tepest
    • Mother Lorinda
  • Valachan
    • {Chakuna
  • Other Domains of Dread
    • The Agency
      • Flimira Vhage
    • Bluespur
      • The God-Brain
    • Carnivl
      • Isold, Nepenthe
    • Cyre 1313 (The Mourning Rail)
      • The Last Passenger
    • Forlorn
      • Tristen ApBlanc
    • Ghastria
      • Stezen d'Polarno
    • G'henna
      • Yagno Petrovna
    • I'Cath
      • Tsien Chiang
    • Invidia
      • Gabrielle Aderre
    • Kalidnay
      • Thakok-An
    • Keening
      • Tristessa
    • Klorr
      • Klorr
    • Markovia
      • Frantisek Markov
    • Nightmare Lands
      • The Nightmare Court
    • Niranjan
      • Sarthak
    • Nova Vaasa
      • Myar Hiregaard
    • Odaire
      • Maligno
    • Richemulot
      • Jacqueline Renier
    • Rider's Bridge
      • The Headless Rider
    • Risibilos
      • Doerdon
    • Scaena
      • Lemont Sediam Juste
    • Sea of Sorrows
      • Pietra van Riese
    • Souragne
      • Anton Misroi
    • Staunton Bluffs
      • Teresa Bleysmith
    • Tovag
      • Kas the Bloody Handed
    • Zherisia
      • Sodo
• Chapter 3: Ravenloft Adventures
  • Campaigns in the Mists
  • Using Domains of Dread
  • Using Darklords
  • Escaping Ravenloft
  • Enemies and Allies
  • Horror Atmosphere
  • Horror Roleplaying
  • Haunted Bastions
• Chapter 4: Creating Domains of Dread
  • Creating a Darklord
  • Creating a Domain
  • Genres of Horror
    • Body Horror
    • Cosmic Horror
    • Dark Fantasy
    • Folk Horror
    • Ghost Stories
    • Gothic Horror
    • Disaster Horror
    • Occult Detective Stories
    • Psychological Horror
    • Slasher Horror
• Chapter 5: Denizens of the Mists
  • Horror Monsters
  • Bestiary (See Below)
  • Monsters by Challenge Rating
• Appendix: Tarokka Deck
• Credits

Bestiary

• Bodytaker Plants
  • Bodytaker Podling
  • Bodytaker Plant
• Boneless
• Brain in a Jar
• Carrion Stalker
• Carrionette
• Death's Heads
  • Death's Head Common
  • Aberrant Death's Head
  • Petrifying Death's Head
  • Death's Head Tree
• Dullahan
• Elder Thing
• Ez d’Avenir
• Gallows Speaker
• Gremishka
• Gug
• Jiangshi
• Loup Garou
• Madam Eva
• Mi-Go
• Mist Horror
• Mist Wanderer
• Mordenheim's Monster
• Necrichor
• Nightgaunt
• Priest of Osybus
• Relentless Killers
  • Relentless Slasher
  • Relentless Nightmare
  • Relentless Juggernaut
• Rudolph van Richten
• Shoggoth
• Star Spawn Emissaries
  • Lesser Star Spawn Emissary
  • Greater Star Spawn Emissary
• Strahd Skeleton
• Strigoi
• Swarms of Insects
  • Swarm of Infesting Insects
  • Swarm of Ravenous Insects
• Ulmist Inquisitors
  • Inquisitor of the Mind Fire
  • Inquisitor of the Sword
  • Inquisitor of the Tome
• Unspeakable Horror
• Vampires
  • Vampire Nosferatu
  • Vampire Mind Flayer
• Waxwork
• Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins
  • Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove
  • Laurie Weathermay-Foxgrove
• Wereraven
• Yithian
• Zombies
  • Swarm of Zombie Limbs
  • Zombie Plague Spreader
  • Zombie Clot

Adventures

Adventures by Level
Level	Adventure
2	The Tithe
3	The Ghost Hunter’s Haunting
4	The Grand Masquerade
5	Isles of Agony
5	Lethal Lavender
6	Blood o' the Vine
7	Hungry for More
8	Trial of Hearts
9	Siege of Lekar
9	Treacherous Blood
10	Eyes of the Darklord
10	The Shadowborn Sword
11	Tower of Traitors
11	Vault of the Elder
12	Scrolls of the Dead
14	Shadow of the Black Rose
16	Secrets of Avernus

Adventures A-Z
Level	Adventure
6	Blood o' the Vine
10	Eyes of the Darklord
3	The Ghost Hunter’s Haunting
4	The Grand Masquerade
7	Hungry for More
5	Isles of Agony
5	Lethal Lavender
12	Scrolls of the Dead
16	Secrets of Avernus
14	Shadow of the Black Rose
10	The Shadowborn Sword
9	Siege of Lekar
2	The Tithe
11	Tower of Traitors
9	Treacherous Blood
8	Trial of Hearts
11	Vault of the Elder

Blood o' the Vine

Blood o' the Vine  5e24
Adventure Levels:	6
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Discover the source and end a curse in a Barovian tavern.

Creatures in Blood o' the Vine

Locations:Barovia

Eyes of the Darklord

Eyes of the Darklord  5e24
Adventure Levels:	10
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Help victims of experimentation to escape the realm.

Creatures in Eyes of the Darklord

• Archmage
• Bone Devil
• Incubus
• Mage
• Relentless Juggernaut
• Stone Golem
• Waxwork
• Hazlik

Locations: Hazlan, Red Tower, Veneficus

Ghost Hunter's Haunting

Ghost Hunter's Haunting  5e24
Adventure Levels:	3
Adventure Tier:	1
Summary:	Stop the Ghost Cats

Creatures in Ghost Hunter's Haunting

Locations: Mordent

The Grand Masquerade

The Grand Masquerade  5e24
Adventure Levels:	4
Adventure Tier:	1
Summary:	Attend a masquerade to gain information from the nobles.

Creatures in The Grand Masquerade

• Bandit
• Berserker
• Guard Captain
• Ghoul
• Noble
• Waxwork
• Werewolf
• Alexandre du Cire
• Angel Pajaro
• Julienne d’Honaire
• Marcel Guignol
• Raoul Rameau
• Saidra d’Honaire

Locations: Dementlieu

Hungry for More

Hungry for More  5e24
Adventure Levels:	7
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Help a singer escape forced performance.

Creatures in Hungry for More

• Bandit
• Commoner
• Performer
• Tough Boss
• Werewolf
• Frantosh
• Harkon Lukas
• Maria

Locations: Kartakass

Isles of Agony

Isles of Agony  5e24
Adventure Levels:	5
Adventure Tier:	1
Summary:	Recover the stolen Unbreakable Heart.

Creatures in the Isles of Agony

• Adam
• Dire Wolf
• Flesh Golem
• Homunculus
• Mordenheim's Monster
• Pirate
• Pirate Captain
• Primeval Owlbear
• Troll
• Winter Wolf
• Zombie
• Elise von Brandthofen
• Hans Giesbrecht
• Kartad
• Ludendorf
• Mate Herzogin
• Schloss Mordenheim
• Viktra

Lethal Lavender

Lethal Lavender  5e24
Adventure Levels:	5
Adventure Tier:	1
Summary:	Help siblings escape revenge against them.

Creatures in the Lethal Lavender

• Assassin
• Guard
• Guard Captain
• Violet Fungus Necrohulk
• Waxworks
• Zombie Plague Spreader
• Boritsis
• Eroso Manduchi
• Nostalia Romaine
• Siobhan Manduchi

Locations: Borca

Scrolls of the Dead

Scrolls of the Dead  5e24
Adventure Levels:	12
Adventure Tier:	3
Summary:	Help a high priest to retrieve the treasure of Ankhtepot.

Creatures in the Scrolls of the Dead

• Archpriest
• Dao
• Death Cultist
• Death Dog
• Invisible Stalker
• Mummy
• Mummy Lord
• Priest
• Shield Guardian
• Stone Golem
• Wraith
• Ankhtepot
• De’rah
• Isu Rehkotep
• Senmet

Locations: Har'Akir, Pharaoh’s Rest

Secrets of Avernus

Secrets of Avernus  5e24
Adventure Levels:	16
Adventure Tier:	3
Summary:	Investigate the disapparance of Azalin

Creatures in Secrets of Avernus

• Arcanaloth
• Dullahan
• Ghost
• Haunting Revenant
• Lesser Star Spawn Emissary
• Nightmare
• Relentless Juggernaut
• Shadow Dragon
• Spirit Naga
• Vampire Nightbringer
• Zombie Clot
• Azalin
• Ebbasheyth
• Elzarath
• Firan Zal’honan
• Irik Zal’honan

Locations: Darkon

Shadow of the Black Rose

Shadow of the Black Rose  5e24
Adventure Levels:	14
Adventure Tier:	3
Summary:	Escape Sithicus

Creatures in Shadow of the Black Rose

• Banshee
• Death Cultist
• Death Knight Aspirant
• Death's Head
• Dullahan
• Dwarf
• Ghost
• Gulthias Blight
• Kender
• Strahd Skeleton
• Relentless Nightmare
• Vampire Nosferatu
• Werebear
• Werebadger
• Young Blue Dragon
• Azrael Dax
• Caradoc
• Inza Kulchevich
• Lord Soth of Sithicus

Locations: Misttop Mountains, Sithicus

The Shadowborn Sword

The Shadowborn Sword  5e24
Adventure Levels:	10
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Assist a questing knight find a hero's sword.

Creatures in The Shadowborn Sword

• Death Knight Aspirant
• Ghost
• Questing Knight
• Strahd Skeleton
• Ebonbane
• Kateri Shadowborn
• Lucia Lambert

Locations: Shadowlands

Siege of Lekar

Siege of Lekar  5e24
Adventure Levels:	9
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Defend Lekar from a zombie horde

Creatures in Siege of Lekar

• Beholder Zombie
• Ogre Zombie
• Warrior Infantry
• Warrior Veteran
• Zombie
• Zombie Clot
• Vladeska Drakov

Locations: Falkovnia, Lekar
Organizations: Talons

The Tithe

The Tithe  5e24
Adventure Levels:	2
Adventure Tier:	1
Summary:	Participate in a religious celebration

Creatures in The Tithe

• Commoner
• Minotaur of Baphomet
• Priest
• Lorelei
• Viktal
• Wyan

Locations: Tepest

Tower of Traitors

Tower of Traitors  5e24
Adventure Levels:	11
Adventure Tier:	3
Summary:	Recover skulls from a tower.

Creatures in Tower of Traitors

• Gallows Speaker
• Rakshasa
• Revenant
• Wight
• Arijani Vasavadan
• Ramya Vasavadan
• Reeva Vasavadan
• Spy
• Swarm of Infesting Insects
• Vampire Nightbringer
• Vampire Mind Flayer
• Vampire Nosferatu
• Vampire Spawn
• Ernst Larnak
• Lyssa von Zarovich

Locations: Kalakeri

Treacherous Blood

Treacherous Blood  5e24
Adventure Levels:	9
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Stop or help a plot to turn the people against Strahd.

Creatures in Tower of Traitors

• Gallows Speaker
• Rakshasa
• Revenant
• Wight
• Arijani Vasavadan
• Ramya Vasavadan
• Reeva Vasavadan
• Spy
• Swarm of Infesting Insects
• Vampire Nightbringer
• Vampire Mind Flayer
• Vampire Nosferatu
• Vampire Spawn
• Ernst Larnak
• Lyssa von Zarovich

Locations: Barovia, Berez, Vallaki

Trial of Hearts

Trial of Hearts  5e24
Adventure Levels:	8
Adventure Tier:	2
Summary:	Participate in the Trial of Hearts to avoid the hunter.

Creatures in Trial of Hearts

• Displacer Beast
• Giant Ape
• Giant Crocodile
• Giant Shark
• Hydra
• Lizardfolk Sovereign
• Pirate
• Pirate Captain
• Relentless Slasher
• Shambling Mound
• Swarm of Ravenous Insects
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Warrior Veteran
• Weretiger
• Zombie Plague Spreader
• Asian
• Citana
• Chakuna
• Lesar
• Rakengel

Locations: Valachan

Vault of the Elder

Vault of the Elder  5e24
Adventure Levels:	11
Adventure Tier:	3
Summary:	Consult an elder who knows a way off the island.

Creatures in Vault of the Elder

• Brown Mold
• Cult Fanatic
• Elder Thing
• Fiend Cultist
• Mi-Go
• Shoggoth

Locations: Innsmouth