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CONTENTS 2

L- L I F E I N E B E R R O N

6

The Worl d 8

Khorvaire 8

Beyond Khorvaire 10

The Planes 10

Life

Across.

Khorvaire 12

Government 12

Everyday Life 12

Money 13

Adventurers 13

Languages 13

Naming Conventions 14

Faiths of Eberron 14

The Sovereign Host 14

The Dark Six 17

The Silver Flame 18

The Blood of Vol 18

The Path of Light 18

The Spirits of the Past 18

The Undying Court 18

Evil Deities 19

Time and History 19

The Dawn of Time 19

The Age of Giants 19

The Age of Monsters 19

The Current Age 20

Calendar 20

Movers and Shakers 21

The Draconic Prophecy 21

The Dragonmarked Houses 21

Royal Families 23

Universities 23

Adventures 24

Dungeons 24

Investigation 24

Intrigue 24

The Planes 25

Travel 25

Z. R A C E S

26

Changeling 28

Kalashtar 30

Warforged 32

Other Common Races 34

Devas 34

Dragonborn 34

Dwarves 35

Eladrin 35

Elves 36

Gnomes 36

Goliaths 37

Half-Elves 38

Halflings 38

Half-Ores 39

Humans 39

Shifters 40

Tieflings 40

Supporting Cast 40

3: C L A S S E S 42

Artificer 44

Artificer Class Features 44

Implements and Weapons 46

Creating an Artificer 46

Artificer Powers 47

Paragon Paths 58

Alchemist Savant 58

Battle Engineer 59

Chameleon 60

Clockwork Engineer 61

Exorcist of the Silver Flame 62

Gatekeeper Mystagogue 63

Lightwalker 64

Self-Forged 65

Warforged Juggernaut 66

Dragonmarked Paragon Paths 67

Cannith Mastermaker 67

Deneith Protector 68

Ghallanda Sanctuary

Guardian 69

Jorasco Jadehand 70

Kundarak Ghorad din 71

Lyrandar Wind-Rider 72

Medani Trueseer 73

Orien Swiftblade 74

Phiarlan Phantasmist 75

Sivis Truenamer 76

Tharashk Wayfi nder 77

Thuranni Shadow Killer 78

Vadalis Griffonmaster 79

Epic Destinies 80

Champion of Prophecy 80

Dispossessed Champion 81

Mourning Savior 82

Sublime Flame 83

4:

C H A R A C T E R O P T I O N S

84

Feats 86

Dragonmarked Feats 86

Heroic Tier Feats 86

Paragon Tier Feats 93

Epic Tier Feats 94

Multiclass Feat 94

Equipment 95

Weapons 95

Mundane Items 96

Dragonmarked House

Services 96

Alchemy 98

Alchemical Items 98

Magic Items 104

Holy Symbols 104

Rods 108

Staffs 108

Wands 109

Totems 110

Dragonshard Augments 111

Warforged Components 113

Rituals 116

Ancestral Whisper s 116

Banish Illusions 116

Conceal Dragonmark 116

Eavesdropper s Foil 116

Enhance Vessel 117

Fantastic Recuperation 117

Find the Path 117

Fluid Funds 118

Inquisitive s Eyes 118

Masking Shroud 118

Scry Trap 118

Secure Shelter 118

Seeming 119

Spirit Idol 119

Steed Summons 119

Summon Win ds 119

5:

W O R L D

O F

E B E R R O N

120

The Five Nations 122

Common Knowledge 122

People of the Five Nations 122

Five Nations Adventurers 122

Aundair 123

Breland 125

Sharn 126

Karrnath 128

The Mournland (Cyre) 129

Thrane 131

Greater Khorvaire 133

Darguun 133

The Demon Was tes 134

Droaam 136

The Eldeen Reaches 138

The Lhazaar Principalities 139

The Mror Holds 140

Q barra

142

The Shadow Marches 143

TheTalenta Plains 145

Valenar 146

Zilargo 147

Beyond Khorvaire 149

Aerenal 149

Argonnessen 149

The Frostfell 150

Khyber 150

Sarlona 151

Xen drik 152

Dragonmarked Houses

Backgrounds 153

Other Backgrounds 158



t i

INTRODUCTION

The cauldron of the thirteen dragons boils

until one of the five beasts fighting over a single bone becomes a

thing of desolation.

Desolation spreads over that land like wildfire, like plague,

and Eberron bears the scar of it or thirteen cycles of the

Battleground.

Life ceases within its bounds,

and ash covers the earth.

- T h e D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y

IN THE w a k e o f a l o n g a n d t e r r i b l e w a r , a w o r l d

s t r u g g l e s t o f i n d i ts d e s t in y . W i l l i t d e s c e n d o n c e

m o r e i n t o b r u t a l c o n f l i c t a n d e n d i n s p e c t a c u l a r

a n n i h i l a t i o n , o r w i l l t h e w o r l d e m e r g e a t l a s t i n t o a

n e w e r a o f p e a c e a n d p r o s p e r i t y ?

A t t h i s m o m e n t , a h a n d f u l o f h e r o e s — y o u a n d y o u r

a l l i e s— m i g h t h o l d t h e f a t e o f t h e w o r l d i n t h e i r h a n d s .

T h i s i s a w o r l d w h o s e d e s t i n y i s h i d d e n i n t h e m y s

t e r i o u s p r o p h e c i e s o f d r a g o n s , t e m p e r e d b y p o w e r f u l

m a g i c , a n d f o r g e d i n b l o o d y w a r f a r e .

TEN IMPORTANT FACTS

W h a t m a k e s t h e w o r l d o f E b e r r o n u n i q u e ? H e r e a r e

t e n k e y p i e c e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e w o r l d t o b e a r

i n m i n d .

1. If it exists in the D&D '"' world, then it has a place in

Eberron. E b e r r o n is a l l a b o u t u s i n g t h e c o r e e l e m e n t s

o f t h e D & D w o r l d i n n e w w a y s a n d i n t e r e s t i n g c o m

b i n a t i o n s , w i t h s o m e u n i q u e e l e m e n t s t h r o w n i n .

I t 's s ti l l a D & D s e t t i n g , s o a n y i n f o r m a t i o n f o r p la y

e r s t h a t a p p e a r s i n a n o t h e r D & D c o r e r u l e b o o k o r

s u p p l e m e n t — f r o m t h e c l a s s e s a n d r a c e s i n a

Player's

Handbook"' t o t h e n e w p o w e r s a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s i n a

b o o k s u c h a s D i v i n e P o w e r

1

" —s h o u l d f i t r i gh t i n t o yo u r

D u n g e o n M a s t e r 's E B E R R O N c a m p a i g n . ( O f c o u r s e ,

y o u r D M a l w a y s h a s t h e f i n a l w o r d a b o u t w h a t p a r t s

o f t h e D & D g a m e a r e a l lo w e d a n d n o t a l l o w e d i n t h e

c a m p a i g n . )

2 . To n e

and

a t ti t u d e. E b e r r o n t a k e s a l l t h e c i n e m a t i c

a c t i o n a n d s w a s h b u c k l i n g a d v e n t u r e o f t r a d i t i o n a l

D & D g a m e s a n d a d d s i n a s t r o n g d o s e o f m y s t e r y a n d

s c h e m i n g . I n t h i s c a m p a i g n , s t o r i e s d o n ' t a l w a y s e n d

w e l l , a n d t h e re i s n ' t a l w a ys a r i gh t a n s w e r t o e v e ry

p r o b l e m . T h e L a s t W a r t u r n e d o l d a l l i e s i n t o b i t t e r

e n e m i e s a n d d e s t r o y e d a n e n t i r e n a t i o n , l e a v i n g t e r

r i b l e s c a r s b e h i n d . C r i m e a n d c o r r u p t i o n l u r k i n t h e

l a r g e s t c i t i e s . Y o u r c h a r a c t e r ' s a l l i e s m i g h t b e c o m e

h i s o r h e r e n e m i e s i n t h e b l i n k o f a n e y e , a n d w e l l -

k n o w n a g e n t s o f e v i l m i g h t p r o v i d e a s s i s t a n c e w h e n

i t' s l e a s t e x p e c t e d . H i d d e n d r a g o n s s h a p e t h e c o u r s e

o f h i s t o r y . S i n i s t e r f i e n d s i n f l u e n c e t h e d r e a m s o f t h e

u n w a r y . A n a r m y o f h o r r o r s l i n g e r s j u s t b e y o n d t h e

e d g e o f r e a l i t y , s t r u g g l i n g t o b r e a k t h r o u g h . N o t h i n g

i s e x a c t l y w h a t i t s e e m s .

3 . A world of magic. T h e s e t t i n g s u p p o s e s a w o r l d

t h a t d e v e l o p e d n o t t h r o u g h t h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f

s c i e n c e , b u t b y t h e m a s t e r y o f m a g i c . M a g i c a l l o w s

f o r c o n v e n i e n c e s a n d s e r v i c e s u n d r e a m e d o f i n

t r a d i t i o n a l m e d i e v a l f a n t a s y . B o u n d e l e m e n t a l

c r e a t u r e s p o w e r e l e m e n t a l a i r s h i p s , r a i l t r a n s p o r t ,

a n d h i g h - s p e e d o c e a n v e s s e l s . A w o r k i n g c l a s s o f

m i n o r m a g e s u s e s r i t u a l m a g i c t o p r o v i d e e n e r g y

a n d o t h e r n e c e s s i t i e s i n t o w n s a n d c i t i e s . A d v a n c e s

i n m a g i c i t e m c r e a t i o n h a v e l e d t o e v e r y t h i n g f r o m

s e l f - p r o p e l l e d f a r m i n g i m p l e m e n t s t o s e n t i e n t , f r e e -

w i l l e d c o n s t r u c t s .

4 .

A world of adventure. F r o m t h e s t e a m i n g j u n g l e s

o f A e r e n a l t o t h e c o l o s s a l r u i n s o f X e n ' d r i k , f r o m

t h e t o w e r i n g k e e p s o f S h a r n t o t h e b l a s t e d h i l l s a n d

v a l le y s o f t h e D e m o n W a s t e s , E b e r r o n i s a w o r l d o f

a c t i o n a n d a d v e n t u r e . A d v e n t u r e s c a n d r a w y o u r

c h a r a c t e r a n d y o u r a l l i e s f r o m o n e e x o t i c l o c a t i o n

t o a n o t h e r a c r o s s n a t i o n s , c o n t i n e n t s , a n d t h e e n t i r e

w o r l d . T h e q u e s t f o r t h e M i r r o r o f t h e S e v e n t h M o o n

m i g h t t a k e y o u f r o m a h i d d e n d e s e r t s h r i n e t o a

r u i n e d c a s t l e i n t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s a n d f i n a l l y t o a

d u n g e o n b e l o w th e L i b r a r y o f K o r r a n b e r g . T h r o u g h

I N T R O D U C T I O N



t h e use of m a g i c a l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , y o u r h e r o e s can

r e a c h a w i d e r r a n g e o f e n v i r o n m e n t s d u r i n g an

a d v e n t u r e , an d t h u s d e a l w i t h a d i v er s e a s s o r t m e n t o f

m o n s t e r s an d c h a l l e n g e s .

a .

The Last War has ended-sort of. T he

L a s t

War,

w h i c h p l u n g e d

th e

c o n t i n e n t

of

K h o r v a i r e i n t o c i v i l

w a r m o r e t h a n

a

c e n t u r y

ago,

e n d e d w i t h

th e

s i g n i n g

o f t h e T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d and the e s t a b l i s h m e n t

o f

t w e lv e r e c o g n i z e d n a t i o n s o c c u p y i n g w h a t was o n c e

t h e k i n g d o m

of

G a l i f a r .

At

l e a s t o v e rt l y ,

th e

p e a c e

has

h e l d fo r j u s t o v e r a y e a r as the c a m p a i g n b e g i n s . The

c o n f l i c t s , th e a n g e r , and the b i t t e r p a i n o f t h e l o n g

w a r r e m a i n , h o w e v e r, and the new n a t i o n s s e e k e v e r y

a d v a n t a g e as t h e y p r e p a r e for the n e x t war t h a t t h e y

b e l i e v e w i l l i n e v i t a b l y e v e n t u a l l y b r e a k out on the

c o n t i n e n t .

6 . The Draconic Prophecy. The d r a g o n s , l o n g - l i v e d

a n d p a t i e n t in all t h i n g s , s e e k m e a n i n g in the pat

t e r n s f o u n d in the w o r l d and the h e a v e n s . T h e s e

p a t t e r n s p l a y

out in the

P r o p h e c y ,

a

r e c o r d o f t h i n g s

t o c o m e t h a t

has

b e e n e m e r g i n g s i n c e

th e

c r e a t i o n

o f

t h e w o r l d .

T he

D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y

is as

c o m p l e x

and

u n f a t h o m a b l e as the d r a g o n s t h e m s e l v e s . It h i n t s at

e v e n t s of d o o m an d d r e a d as o f t e n as it h e l p s p u s h the

w o r l d t o w a r d e x a l t e d e v e n t s . I t s e e m s to p o i n t t o w a r d

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n r a t h e r t h a n d e s t r u c t i o n , but to m o s t

p e o p l e , th e P r o p h e c y r e m a i n s as a l i e n as the d r a g o n s

t h e m s e l v e s .

7. The Five Nations. The h u m a n - d o m i n a t e d c i v i l iz a

t i o n s on t he c o n t i n e n t of K h o r v a i r e t r a c e a l i n e a g e to

t h e a n c i e n t k i n g d o m of G a l i f a r , w h i c h was m a d e up

o f fi v e d i s t i n c t r e g i o n s , or n a t i o n s . T h e s e w e r e Aun-

d a i r , B r e l a n d , C y r e , K a r r n a t h , an d T h r a n e . F o u r o f

t h e s e n a t i o n s s u r v i v e to the p r e s e n t day as i n d e p e n

d e n t c o u n t r i e s ; C y r e

was

d e s t r o y e d b e f o r e

th e

s t a r t

o f

t h e c a m p a i g n .

The

d e v a s t a t e d t e r r i t o r y

it

o n c e o c c u

p i e d

is no w

k n o w n

as the

M o u r n l a n d .

A

c o m m o n

o a t h or e x c la m a t i o n a m o n g the p e o p l e of K h o r v a i r e

is By the F i v e N a t i o n s , " o r s o m e v e r s i o n t h e r e o f . The

F i v e N a t i o n s r e f e r s to the a n c i e n t k i n g d o m of G a l i f a r

a n d e v o k e s a le g e n d a r y t i m e o f p e a c e an d p r o s p e r i t y .

8 . A world of intrigue. The war is o v e r , an d the

n a t i o n s of K h o r v a i r e now try to b u i l d a new age of

p e a c e an d p r o s p e r i t y . A n c i e n t t h r e a t s l i n g e r , h o w e v e r ,

a n d

th e

w o r l d d e s p e r a t e l y n e e d s h e r o e s

to

t a k e

up the

c a u s e . N a t i o n s c o m p e t e

on

m a n y l e v e ls — e c o n o m i c

m i g h t , p o l i ti c a l i n f l u e n c e , te r r i to r y , m a g i c a l p o w e r -

e a c h l o o k i n g

to

m a i n t a i n

or

i m p r o v e

its

c u r r e n t s t a t u s

b y any m e a n s s h o r t o f a l l - o u t w a r . E s p i o n a g e an d s a b

o t a g e s e r v i c e s c r e a t e big b u s i n e s s in c e r t a i n c i r c l e s .

T h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s , t e m p l e s b o t h p u r e and

c o r r u p t , c r i m e l o r d s , m o n s t e r g a n g s , p s i o n i c s p i e s ,

a r c a n e u n i v e r s i t i e s , r o y a l o r d e r s of k n i g h t s an d w i z

a r d s , s e c r e t s o c i e t i e s , s i n i s t e r m a s t e r m i n d s , d r a g o n s ,

a n d a m u l t i t u d e of o r g a n i z a t i o n s an d f a c t i o n s j o c k e y

fo r p o s i t i o n in the a f t e r g l o w of th e L a s t War. E b e r r o n

t e e m s w i t h c o n f l i c t an d i n t r i g u e .

9 .

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n i f i c e n t s c u l p t u r e s i n t h e S t r a i t s o f S h a r g o n . A t t h e

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t h i s c o n t i n e n t , t h e l a s t a n d g r e a t e s t o f t h e h u m a n

e m p i r e s g r e w a n d t h r i v e d b e f o r e t h e L a s t W a r t o r e i t

a s u n d e r . M o s t p l a y e r c h a r a c t e r s a r e f r o m K h o r v a i r e ,

s i n c e m e m b e r s o f m o s t o f t h e r a c e s o f E b e r r o n c a n b e

f o u n d t h e r e .

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n a t i o n o n c e c a l l e d C y r e , o c c u p y c e n t r a l K h o r v a i r e .

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m e l t i n g p o t s o f o t h e r c u l t u r e s . D w a r v e s , e l v e s, h a lf -

l i n g s , d r a g o n b o r n , h a l f - e l v e s , a n d l e s s c o m m o n r a c e s

m a k e t h e i r h o m e s i n t h e t o w n s a n d c i t i e s o f t h e c e n

t r a l n a t i o n s . W a r f o r g e d a r e a p a r t i c u l a r l y c o m m o n

s i g h t — H o u s e C a n n i t h ' s h u m a n s f a s h i o n e d t h i s r a c e i n

t h e i r a r c a n e c r e a t i o n f o r g e s .

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a d e s o l a t e , h a u n t e d r e a l m w h e r e g r a y m i s t s s u c k t h e

l i f e f r o m t r a v e l e r s . F e w c a n s u r v i v e i t s h a r d s h i p s , b u t

t h e t r e a s u r e s o f a f a l l e n n a t i o n t e m p t s o m e t o t r y t h e i r

l u c k . T h e o n l y c r e a t u r e s h e r e a r e t r e a s u r e h u n t e r s ,

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f o r c e o n w h i c h t h e l a n d c a n p r e y : w a r f o r g e d , u n d e a d ,

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t h e n a m e i s s t i l l u s e d de s p i t e t h e l o s s o f o n e o f t h e i r

n u m b e r . T h e s e n a t i o n s o n c e f o r m e d t h e c o r n e r s t o n e

o f t h e g r e a t K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r . O n l y a f e w h u m a n

l a n d s f a l l o u t s i d e t h e F i v e N a t i o n s . T h e s e c o u n t r i e s

i n c l u d e t h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s i n t h e n o r t h e a s t ,

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R e a c h e s i n t h e w e s t .

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v a i r e . T h e d w a r v e s ' a n c e s t r a l h o m e i s t h e M r o r

H o l d s , n e a r K a r r n a t h i n t h e n o r t h e a s t . N o m a d i c

h a l f l i n g s t r a v e l a c r o s s t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s i n t h e e a s t .

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e s t a b l i s h e d a l a n d c a l l e d V a l e n a r i n K h o r v a i r e ' s

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c o n c e n t r a t e d i n t h e s w a m p y S h a d o w M a r c h e s t o t h e

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c e r s o r d e a t h c u l t i s t s , b u t t h e i r r e v e r e n c e f o r t h e d e a d

d o e s n o t m a k e t h e m e v i l . E v e n s o , t h e l a n d o f A e r

e n a l h o l d s a b u n d a n t d a n g e r s a l o n g s i d e i t s p l e n t i f u l

o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

X e n ' d r i k :

T o K h o r v a i r e ' s s o u t h s t r e t c h e s t h e v a s t

w i l d e r n e s s o f X e n ' d r i k , o n c e h o m e t o a f a l l e n e m p i r e

o f g i a n t s . R u i n s o f t h i s e m p i r e a r e b u r i e d i n t h e c o n

t i n e n t ' s e n d l e s s j u n g l e s . E v e r y e x p e d i t i o n t h a t r e t u r n s

f r o m t h e w i l d s o f X e n ' d r i k b e a r s n e w r e l i c s a n d

m y s t e r i e s . W i t h s t e a m i n g e q u a t o r i a l j u n g l e s , a v as t

d e s e r t , a n d a f r o z e n w a s t e l a n d t o i t s d i s t a n t s o u t h ,

X e n ' d r i k i s a t r e a s u r e t r o v e w a i t i n g to b e p l u n d e r e d .

A t l e a s t , t h a t ' s h o w a d v e n t u r e r s v i e w i t . T o t h e n a t i v e

y u a n - t i a n d d r o w , t h e j u n g l e s a n d r u i n s a r e h o m e ,

a n d t h e y f i g h t t o d e f e n d t h e m .

A r g o n n e s s e n : E a s t o f X e n ' d r i k , b e y o n d A e r e n a l ,

i s t h e h o m e l a n d o f t h e d r a g o n s , A r g o n n e s s e n . F e w

n o n d r a g o n s t r a v e l t o t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s i n t e r i o r , b u t

r e p o r t s s p e a k o f d r a g o n b o r n c i t y -s t a t e s , r u l e d b y

d r a g o n k i n g s . T h e d r a g o n s a r e d e v o t e d t o t h e s t u d y

o f t h e i r a n c i e n t P r o p h e c y , w h i c h t h e y s e e r e v e a l e d i n

t h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e m o o n s a n d s t a r s , m a r k s w r i t t e n

o n t h e e a r t h , a n d i n t h e s t r a n g e d e s i g n s t h a t a p p e a r

o n t h e s k i n o f s o m e o f K h o r v a i r e ' s h u m a n o i d s . T h e s e

d e s i g n s a r e t h e d r a g o n m a r k s , a n d m a n y s c h o l a r s

v i e w t h e m a s s y m b o l s o f p o w e r a n d d e s t i n y .

T h e F r o s t f e l l :

N o r t h o f K h o r v a i r e i s t h e f r o z e n

w a s t e o f t h e F r o s t f e l l , t h e s o u r c e o f b r u t a l w i n t e r

s t o r m s a n d t h e h o m e o f t e r r i f y i n g m o n s t e r s o f i c e a n d

d e s t r u c t i o n . O n l y t w o e x p e d i t i o n s f r o m K h o r v a i r e

h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y b r a v e d t h e F r o s t f e l l ' s u n r e l e n t i n g

c o l d ,

a n d n e i t h e r h a s r e p o r t e d a n y r e d e e m i n g f e a t u r e

o f t h i s b a r r e n l a n d .

S a r l o n a : S a r l o n a i s K h o r v a i r e ' s n e i g h b o r t o b o t h

e a s t a n d w e s t . T h e v a s t e m p i r e o f R i e d r a d o m i n a t e s

S a r l o n a . I t s r u l e r - d e i t i e s a r e t h e m y s t e r i o u s I n s p i r e d ;

i t s l i a i s o n s a n d d i p l o m a t s c a n b e f o u n d i n e v e r y m a j o r

K h o r v a i r i a n p o p u l a t i o n c e n t e r . T h e o t h e r r e g io n s o f

S a r l o n a — A d a r , S y r k a r n , a n d t h e T a s h a n a T u n d r a — a r e

d e f i n e d b y t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p t o R i e d r a a n d e x i s t i n

i t s s h a d o w . O c c a s i o n a l l y , A d a r a n t r a v e l e r s c o m e t o

K h o r v a i r e , s o i t s c u l t u r e — a l t h o u g h i t i s e x o t i c a n d i l l -

u n d e r s t o o d — i s n o t u n k n o w n o n t h a t c o n t i n e n t .

T h e l e g e n d a r y d r a g o n s c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e t h r e e l a y e r s

o f t h e u n i v e r s e . T h e A s t r a l S e a , o r S e a o f S i b e r y s , l i e s

a b o v e t h e w o r l d . It i s h o m e t o i m m o r t a l a n g e l s a n d

d e v i l s , a n d p e r h a p s e v e n t o d e i t i e s . L e g e n d s s a y t h a t

t h e S e a o f S i b e r y s is d i v i d e d i n t o r e a l m s , m u c h l i k e

t h e w o r l d b e l o w , a n d t h a t b e a u t i f u l , a g e l e s s c r e a t u r e s

i n h a b i t i t s b r e a t h t a k i n g c i t i e s .

T h e C o i l s o f E b e r r o n i s t h e w o r l d m o s t c r e a t u r e s

k n o w , in c l u d i n g K h o r v a i r e , X e n ' d r i k , a n d t h e o t h e r

c o n t i n e n t s . T h e C o i l s a l s o e m b r a c e t h e S h a d o w f e l l

( D o l u r r h ) , t h e F e y w i l d ( T h e l a n i s ) , a n d D a l Q u o r , t h e

e n i g m a t i c R e g i o n o f D r e a m s .

F i n a l l y , t h e E l e m e n t a l C h a o s , o r t h e C h a o s o f

K h y b e r , is t h e n e t h e r r e g i o n t h a t f o r m s t h e f o u n d a

t i o n o f e x i s t e n c e - t h e w o r l d b e l o w . T h i s t o r m e n t e d

r e a l i t y i s h o m e t o d e m o n s , d e v i ls , a n d w o r s e . T h e s e

c r e a t u r e s s t r u g g l e t o b r e a k f r e e f r o m K h y b e r a n d i n t o

t h e C o i l s o f E b e r r o n , i n o r d e r t o p r e y u p o n v u l n e r a b l e

m o r t a l b o d i e s a n d m i n d s .

S o m e b e l i e v e t h a t t h e r e i s a f o u r t h l a y e r o f t h e

u n i v e r s e , o r p e r h a p s a l a y e r b e y o n d t h e u n i v e r s e .

S c h o l a r s c a l l t h i s p l a n e X o r i a t , t h e R e a l m o f M a d

n e s s .

B r a v e s o u l s s h u d d e r at t h e m e n t i o n o f t h e

c r e a t u r e s s a i d to d w e l l t h e r e . A l t h o u g h m o s t o f w h a t

i s k n o w n a b o u t X o r i a t is a p o c r y p h a l , t h e e x i s t e n c e o f

t h e R e a l m o f M a d n e s s a n d it s i n f l u e n c e o n E b e r r o n i s

u n d e n i a b l e .

A l t h o u g h t h e p l a n e s t o u c h o n f e w p e o p l e s ' l i v e s ,

t h e y h a v e a n i m p o r t a n t i m p a c t o n E b e r r o n . L i k e t h e

m o o n s o r t h e t id e s , t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e p l a n e s w a n e s

a n d w a x e s . S o m e t i m e s t h e y a r e d i s t a n t ( o r r e m o t e )

f r o m E b e r r o n , a n d t h e i r i n f l u e n c e i s s m a l l ; o t h e r

t i m e s t h e y a r e n e a r ( o r c o t e r m i n o u s ) , a n d t h e i r p u l l i s

s t r o n g . W h e n a p l a n e i s a t i t s c l o s e s t , E b e r r o n f e e l s i ts

e f f e c t s . W h e n D o l u r r h i s c o t e r m i n o u s , f o r e x a m p l e ,

t h e s h a d o w s o f E b e r r o n a r e d e e p e r , t h e n i g h t s l o n g e r ,

a n d t h e d a r k n e s s m o r e d a n g e r o u s .

E v e n w h e n t h e p l a n e s m o v e a w a y , t h e i r i n f l u e n c e

b l e e d s i n t o t h e w o r l d a t c e r t a i n k e y l o c a t i o n s . T h e s e

s p o t s , c a l l e d m a n i f e s t z o n e s , a r e s t r a n g e a n d o t h e r

w o r l d l y a r e a s . S o m e a r e v e r d a n t r e a l m s o f l if e a n d

t w i l i g h t , s o m e a r e l a n d s c a p e s o f t w i s t e d t r e e s a n d

m o n s t r o u s a b o m i n a t i o n s , a n d o t h e r s e v i n c e s u b t l e r

c h a n g e s . W h a t e v e r t h e s p e c i fi c c o n s e q u e n c e s , t h e

p o w e r o f t h e p l a n e s i s g r e a t .

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A l m o s t f o u r y e a r s a g o , t h e p e o p l e o f K h o r v a i r e t o o k

t h e f i rs t dra s t i c s t e p s t o p u l l t h e m s e l v e s o u t o f a dev

a s t a t i n g , c e n t u r y - l o n g c o n f l i c t c a l l e d t h e L a s t W a r .

I n i ts a f t e r m a t h , t h e g r e a t K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r w a s

n o m o r e . I n G a l i f a r ' s p l a c e w e r e a h a n d f u l o f s m a l l e r ,

d e p l e t e d n a t i o n s n u r s i n g l o n g - s t a n d i n g g r u d g e s a n d

d e e p w o u n d s . T h e L a s t W a r a n d , to a l e s s e r e x t e n t ,

t h e m e m o r y o f G a l i f a r ' s g o l d e n a g e d e f i n e h o w t h e

p e o p l e o f K h o r v a i r e t h i n k a n d a c t .

K h o r v a i r e i s a d i s p a r a t e l a n d . H o w e v e r , m u c h o f

i t w a s o n c e a s i n gl e ki n gdo m, a n d t h u s i t s n a t i o n s

s h a r e a n u m b e r o f s i m i l a r i t i es . T h e L a s t W a r a n d t h e

d e s t r u c t i o n o f C y r e l e ft p e o p l e w i t h a d e e p c y n i c i s m

a n d s m o l d e r i n g d i s t r u s t . A f e e l i n g o f d o o m l i e s h e a v

i l y o n t h e l a n d . M a n y p e o p l e s e e t h e r a v a g i n g o f C y r e

a s t h e h a r b i n g e r o f a n e v e n g r e a t e r a p o c a l y p t i c e v e n t .

M a n y s p e c u l a t e t h a t i f C y r e c o u l d f a l l , t h e n a l l o f

K h o r v a i r e i s a t r i s k o f b e c o m i n g a l i f e l e ss g r a y l a n d

s c a p e w h e r e o n l y g h o s t s w a l k .

T h e s e d a r k t h o u g h t s a r e p e r v a s i v e a n d p r o f o u n d .

S o m e p e o p l e r e m a i n o p t i m i s t i c d e s p i t e t h e h a r d

t i m e s ( c i ti n g t h e T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d a s e v i d e n c e

t h a t t h e n a t i o n s c a n w o r k t o g e t h e r ) , b u t , f o r m o s t

K h o r v a i r i a n s , t r u s t is d e a d . T h e a v e r a g e p e r s o n

s u s p e c t s h i s n e i g h b o r o f s o m e t h i n g . H i s n e i g h b o r ,

i n t u r n , s u s p e c t s t h e s a m e o f h i m , a n d g o i n g to t h e

m a r k e t i s a n e x p e r i e n c e r i f e w i t h c o l d g l a n c e s a n d

w h i s p e r e d c o n v e r s a t i o n s .

T h e n a t i o n s ' p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r s f o s t e r t h i s s e n s e o f

u n e a s e . N o n e o f t h e k i n g s o r q u e e n s g o t w h a t t h e y

w a n t e d i n t h e L a s t W a r . N a t i o n a l p r i d e is n o t n e a r l y

a s s t r o n g a f e e l i n g a s x e n o p h o b i a , a n d a l t h o u g h t h e

n a t i o n s w o r k t o g e t h e r t o s o m e d e g r e e , d i s t r u s t a m o n g

t h e i r l e a d e r s i s e c h o e d b y d i s t r u s t a m o n g t h e i r c i t i

z e n r y . E a c h n a t i o n s u s p e c t s t h e o t h e r s o f s e c r e t l y

s t o c k p i l i n g w e a p o n s , d i r e c t i n g s a b o t e u r s , a n d c o m

m i s s i o n i n g s p i e s . T h e g e n e r a l a t m o s p h e r e i s n o t r e l i e f

t h a t t h e w a r i s f i n a l l y o v e r . K h o r v a i r i a n s k n o w t h a t

a l t h o u g h t h e s u r v i v i n g n a t i o n s a r e n o w e x h a u s t e d

f r o m t h e b r u t a l i t y a n d t h e e f f o r t o f t h e w a r , t h e y w i l l

s o o n l e a p ba c k i n t o t h e f i gh t .

GOVERNMENT

G a l i f a r w a s a h e r e d i t a r y , f e u d a l m o n a r c h y , a n d m o s t

o f t h e n a t i o n s t h a t c a m e f r o m i t f o l l o w i t s e x a m p l e .

K i n g s a n d q u e e n s a r e s u p p o r t e d b y a n a r r a y o f

n o b l e s — b a r o n s , e a r l s , c o u n t s , a n d o t h e r l a n d h o l d e r s —

w h o o v e r s e e l o c a l a f f a i r s . P e a s a n t s a r e t a x e d a n d

e x p l o i t e d t o v a r y i n g d e g r e e s , d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e

n a t i o n i n w h i c h t h e y l i v e .

A l t h o u g h n o b l e s o s t e n s i b l y r u l e t h e n a t i o n s , o t h e r

o r g a n i z a t i o n s w ie l d c o m p a r a b l e p o w e r i n K h o r v a i r e .

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d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s . E a c h o f t h e s e e x t e n d e d

f a m i l i e s d o m i n a t e s a p a r t i c u l a r a s p e c t o f t r a d e , b e i t

t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , w e a p o n r y , o r h e a l i n g . W i t h p o t e n t ,

h e r e d i t a r y m a g i c at t h e i r c o m m a n d a n d s c o r e s o f

c o u s i n s a n d v a s s a l s , c e n t r a l m e m b e r s o f t h e d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e s w i e l d p o w e r a k i n t o t h a t o f h i g h

n o b i l i t y . T h e h o u s e s ' b a r o n s p o s s e s s p o l i t i c a l a n d

m e r c a n t i l e c l o u t a k i n t o t h a t o f q u e e n s a n d k i n g s . T h e

h o u s e s ' i n f l u e n c e s t r e t c h e s ac r o s s K h o r v a i r e . B r e l a n d

mi gh t be a bl e t o s u rv i v e w i t h o u t a ki n g, bu t t h e fa c e

o f K h o r v a i r e w o u l d c h a n g e d r a m a t i c a l l y i f H o u s e

L y r a n d a r w e r e l e a d e r l e s s .

T w o o r g a n i z e d r e l i g i o n s a ls o m a i n t a i n g r e a t

p o w e r i n K h o r v a i r e : t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t a n d t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e . I n t h e s e u n c e r t a i n , p o s t w a r t i m e s ,

t h e p o w e r o f r e l i g i o n i s g r o w i n g . S c a r e d p e o p l e

t u r n t o s p i r i t u a l a u t h o r i t y f o r c o m f o r t . A l t h o u g h t h e

d o c t r i n e s o f b o t h t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t a n d t h e S i l v e r

F l a m e p r o m o t e v i r t u e a n d o r d e r, h i g h - r a n k i n g m e m

b e r s o f t h e s e f a i t h s s o m e t i m e s a b u s e t h e i r s t a t u s .

A l t h o u g h r e s p e c t e d , r e l i g i o u s o f f i c i a l s u s u a l l y d o n ' t

w i e l d a s m u c h p o w e r a s t h e i r n o b l e o r m e r c a n t i l e

c o u n t e r p a r t s . T h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t h a s n o d i s t i n c t

h i e r a r c h y t h r o u g h w h i c h to w i e l d a u t h o r i t y , a n d t h e

C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v er F l a m e h a s l i m i t e d i n f l u e n c e

o u t s i d e T h r a n e .

EVERYDAY LITE

T h e c o r n e r s t o n e o f l i f e o n K h o r v a i r e i s t h e s m a l l

t o w n : a d i m b u t i m p o r t a n t p o i n t o f l i g h t i n t h e

w o r l d ' s d a r k n e s s . M o s t K h o r v a i r i a n s a r e f a r m e r s o r

l a b o r e r s , l i v i n g i n f a r m s t e a d s a n d h a m l e t s w i t h i n a

c o u p l e o f m i l e s o f a c e n t r a l t o w n . A l a r g e r s e t t l e m e n t

s e r v e s a s a t r a d i n g n e x u s , t o w h i c h f a r m e r s b r i n g

c r o p s , l i v e s t o c k , w o o l , a n d s i m i l a r g o o d s . C r a f t e r s

f r o m t h e t o w n t r a d e p l o w s , l e a t h e r g o o d s , i m p o r t e d

i t e m s , a n d s i m i l a r o b j e c t s o r s e r v i c e s i n e x c h a n g e

f o r f a r m g o o d s . F a r m e r s , c r a f t e r s , a n d l a b o r e r s p a y

t a x e s t o a l o c a l l o r d , w h o l i v e s n e a r b y . T h e l o r d u s e s

t h i s t a x m o n e y t o r a i s e a n a r m y , t r a i n a m i l i t i a , o r

o t h e r w i s e e n s u r e t h a t t h e p e o p l e u n d e r h i s o r h e r

p r o t e c t i o n a r e s a f e .

I n t r u t h , t h i s s y s t e m i s n ' t p e r f e c t . B r i g a n d s -

m a n y o f t h e m e x - s o l d i er s fr o m t h e L a s t W a r - p l a g u e

t h e c o u n t r y s i d e . M o n s t e r s r o a m t h e v a s t d i s t a n c e s

b e t w e e n t o w n s , o c c a s i o n a l l y a t ta c k i n g f a r m s a n d

t r a d e r o u t e s . C o r r u p t n o b l e s h o a r d t h e i r w e a l t h a n d

l e t t h e i r p e o p l e s u f fe r .

R u r a l l i f e i s s i m p l e a n d s o m e t i m e s p e a c e f u l . A w a y

f r o m t h e b u s t l e o f t h e c i ty , p e o p l e a r e m o r e c o n n e c t e d

t o t h e n a t u r a l w o r l d . T h e r u r a l p o p u l a t i o n o f K h o r

v a i re t e n ds t o di s t ru s t v i s i t o rs a n d s t ra n ge rs . Ne w s

t ra v e l s s l o w l y, a n d ru ra l p e o p l e a re o f t e n s u s p i c i o u s o f

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a n y t h i n g t h a t h a p p e n s m o r e t h a n a d o z e n m i l e s a w a y .

M a n y s t i l l fe e l t h e p a i n o f t h e L a s t W a r a n d i t s a f t e r

m a t h — c o u s i n s d e a d , f a t h e r s d i s a p p e a r e d , a n d s i b l i n g s

go n e t o w o rk i n t h e bi g c i t i e s .

J u s t a s f a r m s s u r r o u n d a to w n , t o w n s s u r r o u n d

a c i t y - a l t h o u g h u s u a l l y t h e c i t y i s m i l e s a w a y a n d

t r a v e l e r s m u s t s p e n d a d a y o r m o r e t o t r a v e r s e t h e

d i s t a n c e ( i f t h e y t r a v e l b y c o n v e n t i o n a l m e a n s ) .

A l t h o u g h K h o r v a i r e ' s c i t i e s a r e f e w , t h e y a r e v i t a l .

T h e s e p o i n t s o f l i g h t a r e b e a c o n s o f b o t h c i v i l i z a t i o n

a n d d e p r a v i t y , o f s c h o l a r s h i p a n d c o r r u p t i o n , o f o r g a

n i z a t i o n a n d f i l t h . C i t i e s a r e f a r m o r e c o s m o p o l i t a n

t h a n t h e c o u n t r y s i d e . I n d i v i d u a l s o f a l l r a c e s a n d

b a c k g r o u n d s c o m e t o g e t h e r i n t h e g r e a t m e t r o p o l i s e s

o t S h a r n a n d F l a m e k e e p , s h a r i n g f o o d , l i v i n g s p a c e ,

a n d r u m o r s .

C i t y r e s i d e n t s a r e m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h d i v e r -

sit}* a n d m o r e w a r y o f t h e w i l d e r n e s s t h a n a r e r u r a l

p e o p l e . T h e y a l s o h a v e m o r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o i m p r o v e

t h e i r e c o n o m i c m e a n s . M e m b e r s o f t h e m i d d l e a n d

u p p e r c l a s s e s a r e f o u n d m o r e o f t e n i n c i t i e s t h a n i n

t h e c o u n t r y .

U r b a n d w e l l e r s h a v e a c c e s s t o r e s o u r c e s t h a t

c o u n t r y f o lk g e n e r a l l y l a c k . M a g i c i s c o m m o n -

r e s i d e n t s o f c i t i e s r e g u l a r l y e n j o y m i n o r s p e l l s a n d

e n c h a n t e d i t e m s t h a t i m p r o v e t h e i r l iv e s . A l s o , t h e

r e m n a n t s o f G a l i f a r ' s e d u c a t i o n a l s y s t e m a r e i n t a c t

i n m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s c i t i e s ; p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n i s

f re e ( s u p p o rt e d by t a xe s ) fo r a l l w h o c a re t o t a ke

a d v a n t a g e o f i t . H i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e a t a f e w

u n i v e r s i t i e s t h a t t e a c h s u b j e c t s s u c h a s h i s t o r y a n d

g e o g r a p h y , a s w e l l a s m o r e e s o t e r i c t o p i c s s u c h a s

m a g i c a n d m o n s t e r l o r e .

MONEY

M o s t r u r a l f o l k a r e f a r m e r s o r l a b o r e r s , a n d t h e y

m a k e u p t h e m a j o r i t y o f K h o r v a i r e ' s p o p u l a t i o n .

I n d e e d , s i x o u t o f e v e r y t e n K h o r v a i r i a n s a r e m e m

b e r s o f t h e l o w e r c l a s s . A r u r a l K h o r v a i r i a n w o u l d

r a r e l y h a v e m o r e t h a n a h a n d f u l o f s i l v e r p i e c e s a t

o n e t i m e , a n d m i g h t o n l y w i t h d i f f i c u l t y f i n d a f e w

d o z e n g o l d p i e c e s i n a n e m e r g e n c y .

T h r e e o u t o f e v e r y t e n K h o r v a i r i a n s a r e m e m b e r s

o f t h e m i d d l e c l a s s . T h e y a r e m e r c h a n t s , a r t i s a n s ,

s k i l l e d p r o f e s s i o n a l s , m i n o r n o b l e s , m e m b e r s o f t h e

c l e r g y , p r o f e s s o r s , o r h e r o i c t i e r a d v e n t u r e r s . E a c h

m i g h t h a v e s e v e r a l h u n d r e d g o l d p i e c e s w i t h i n e a s y

a c c e s s , a n d c o u l d g a t h e r a c o u p l e o f t h o u s a n d o r m o r e

i f n e c e s s a r y . T h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e m i d d l e c l a s s r e s i d e s

i n c i t i e s , b u t a f e w m e m b e r s — s k i l l e d a r t i s a n s , m i n o r

l o r d s , a n d r e t i r e d a d v e n t u r e r s - l i v e i n t h e c o u n t r y .

O n e i n t e n K h o r v a i r i a n s b e l o n g s to t h e u p p e r

c l a s s , i n c l u d i n g h i g h n o b l e s , r a n k i n g c l e r g y , m a s t e r s

o f t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s , a n d a d v e n t u r e r s i n t h e

p a r a g o n a n d e p i c t i e r s . T h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s c a n e a s i l y

o b t a i n t h o u s a n d s o f g o l d p i e c e s t o s u p p o r t t h e i r l i fe

s t y l e s, a n d c a n a c c e s s e v e n g r e a t e r w e a l t h i f n e e d b e .

ADVENTURERS

A d v e n t u r e r s b r e a k r u l e s a n d d e f y s t e r e o t y p e s .

A l t h o u g h t h e y a r e n o t c o m m o n , m o s t p e o p l e i n

K h o r v a i r e k n o w w h a t a d v e n t u r e r s a r e , a n d h a v e

r o m a n t i c n o t i o n s a b o u t w h a t t h e y d o . B e c o m i n g a n

a d v e n t u r e r — a n d s u r v i v i n g — i s a g o o d w a y t o b e c o m e

r i c h , s e e i n t e r e s t i n g p l a c e s , a n d g a i n e v e r l a s t i n g f a m e .

N e w s p a m p h l e t s s u c h a s t h e Korranberg Chronicle

e n c o u r a g e t h i s n o t i o n , b e c a u s e t h e p u b l i c l o v e s g r e a t

a d v e n t u r e t a l e s . S u c h s t o r i e s a r e e v e n b e t t e r w h e n

t h e y ' r e t r u e . A d v e n t u r e r s w h o s e s t o r i e s e n d b a d l y a r e

r a r e l y f e a t u r e d , a n d n o v i c e d o - g o o d e r s w h o d i s a p

p e a r i n t h e w i l d o n a f i r s t o u t i n g a r e r a r e l y d i s c u s s e d .

A d v e n t u r i n g i s t h e e p i t o m e o f a h i g h - r i s k , h i g h -

r e w a r d c a r e e r .

F e w a d v e n t u r e r s t r a v e l a l o n e . T h e y k n o w t h a t

t h e r e i s s a f e t y i n n u m b e r s , t h a t f i v e h e a d s a r e

b e t t e r t h a n o n e , a n d t h a t a g r o u p is m o r e t h a n t h e

s u m o f i t s p a r t s . M a n y a d v e n t u r i n g p a r t i e s w o r k a s

f r e e l a n c e r s , g o i n g w h e r e v e r t h e i r n o s e s (a n d m o r e

a r c a n e s e n s e s ) p o i n t . O t h e r s a c c e p t t h e p a t r o n a g e o f

w e a l t h y i n d i v i d u a l s , g o v e r n m e n t s , o r o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

T h e s e p a t r o n s s u p p l y a d v e n t u r e r s w i t h m i s s i o n s a n d

r e w a r d s a n d s e r v e as s o u r c e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n a n d

i n t r i g u e . T h e s e r e l a t i o n s h i p s w o r k b e s t w h e n t h e

a d v e n t u r e r s a n d t h e i r p a t r o n s s h a r e c o m m o n i n t e r

e s t s .

A p a r t y f a s c i n a t e d b y X e n ' d r i k ' s m y s t e r i e s , f or

e x a m p l e , w o u l d d o w e l l t o c o n s i d e r p a t r o n a g e f r o m

M o r g r a v e U n i v e r s i t y .

LANGUAGES

A c r o s s K h o r v a i r e , p e o p l e o f a l l r a c e s s p e a k

C o m m o n . A s t h e o f f ic i a l l a n g u a g e o f t h e K i n g d o m

o f G a l i f a r , it b e c a m e n e a r l y u n i v e r s a l o n t h e c o n t i

n e n t . N o n h u m a n r a c e s s u c h a s e l v e s a n d d w a r v e s

h a v e t h e i r o w n l a n g u a g e s , b u t t h o s e t o n g u e s a r e n o t

a s w e l l k n o w n .

T h e l a n g u a g e s i n E b e r r o n a r e t h e s a m e a s t h o s e

p r e s e n t e d o n p a g e 2 5 o f t h e Player's Handbook®, w i t h

a f e w e x c e p t i o n s . O r e s s p e a k G o b l i n ( n o t G i a n t ) f r o m

t h e i r da y s a s m e m b e r s o f t h e D h a k a a n i E m p i r e , a n d

d r o w s p e a k G i a n t ( n o t E l v e n ) d u e t o t h e i r l o n g t e n u r e

a s s l a v e s o f t h e gi a n t s . In a ddi t i o n , t h re e n e w l a n

g u a g e s a p p e a r i n E b e r r o n .

A r g o n i s a n a l t e r e d f o r m o f C o m m o n s p o k e n b y

n u m e r o u s b a r b a r i a n s , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e i n a n d a r o u n d

t h e n o r t h e r n i s l a n d s a n d s h o r e s o f A r g o n n e s s e n .

Q u o r i is a n a n c i e n t , m y s t i c a l l a n g u a g e s p o k e n

p r i m a r i l y a m o n g t h e m o s t l e a r n e d a n d i m p o r t a n t o f

S a r l o n a ' s k a l a s h t a r a n d I n s p i r e d .

R i e d r a n i s s p o k e n b y t h e S a r l o n a n l o w e r c l a s s e s .

I t s s c r i p t i s a n a n t i q u a t e d f o r m o f C o m m o n c a l l e d

O l d C o m m o n . A l t h o u g h b o t h R i e d r a n a n d C o m m o n

e v o l v e d f r o m t h e s a m e r o o t l a n g u a g e , t h e y a r e d i f

f e r e n t e n o u g h t h a t s p e a k e r s c a n n o t u n d e r s t a n d e a c h

o t h e r .

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F A I T H S O F E B E R R O N

T h e s c r ip t fo r D e e p S p e e c h is D a e l k y r , r a t h e r t h a n

R e l l a n i c . E b e r r o n ' s F a r R e a l m i s c a l l e d X o r i a t , a n d i t s

i n h a b i t a n t s a r e t h e d a e l k y r — s o m e o f t h e m o s t f e a r

s o m e a n d p e r v e r s e c r e a t u r e s i n t h e c o s m o s .

L A N G U A G E S

Language

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by . . .

Sc r ip t

A b ys s a l D e m on s , g n o l l s , s a h u a g in

B a r a z h a d

A r g on B a r b a r i a n s o f A r g on n e s s e n

and Se ren

C o m m o n

C o m m o n

Humans , ha l f l ings ,

half-elves, ha lf-ores

C o m m o n

D e e p S p e e c h D a e l k y r , m in d f la ye r s ,

other aber r an t c r ea tu res

D a e l k y r

Dracon ic

D r a g on s , d r a g on b o r n , k ob o ld s l ok h a r i c

D w a r v e n

D w a r v e s , g a l e b d u h r s D a v e k

E lven

E lves , e lad r in , fomo r ians Re l lan ic

G i a n t G i a n t s , og r e s , d r ow

D a v e k

Gob l in Gob l ins , ores

C o m m o n

P r im or d i a l

E f r ee ts , a r chon s , e lem enta ls

B a r a z h a d

Quo r i In sp i r ed , ka lash ta r

Qu o r i

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S u p e r n a l

A n g e l s , d e v i l s S u p e r n a l

NAMING CONVENTIONS

I n t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , m o s t p e o p l e t a k e a s u r n a m e , u s u

a l ly a f a m i l y n a m e , a n a m e d e n o t i n g a r e a o f o r i g in ,

o r a n a m e i n d i c a t i n g t h e i n d i v i d u a l ' s p r o f e s s i o n .

E x a m p l e s in c l u d e B a r i u s F a i r s h i e l d , T o r o t h o f S h a r n ,

a n d S i a n n a M a g e w r i g h t .

S c i o n s o f r o y a l o r d r a g o n m a r k e d f a m i l i e s h a v e

a d d i t i o n a l n a m i n g c o n v e n t i o n s . T h e k i n g s o f G a l i f a r

h a d m a n y h e i r s , a n d t h e y b e s t o w e d t i t l e s a n d l a n d

u p o n v a r i o u s f a m i l i e s . T h e s e p e o p l e a r e o f n o b l e

b l o o d , a n d t h e y a t t a c h t h e p r e f i x " i r " ' b e f o r e t h e i r

s u r n a m e s . K i n g B o r a n e l o f B r e l a n d , fo r e x a m p l e ,

t r a c e s h i s l i n e a g e b a c k t o K i n g G a l i f a r , s o h i s n a m e i s

B o r a n e l i r ' W y n a r n .

M e m b e r s o f d r a g o n m a r k e d f a m i l i e s in c l u d e t h e

p r e f i x " d " ' b e f o r e t h e i r s u r n a m e s , s u c h a s M o r r i k a n

d ' K u n d a r a k , E l v i n o r E l o r r e n t h i d ' P h i a r l a n , a n d

D a l i n d ' V a d a l i s ( th e l e a d e r s o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k ,

P h i a r l a n , a n d V a d a l i s , r e s p e c t i v e l y ) . T h i s c o n v e n

t i o n a r o s e f i f t e e n h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o , a f t e r a c o n f l i c t

c a l l e d t h e W a r o f t h e M a r k . It s e r v e s t o s o li d i f y t h e

d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s a n d s e t t h e m a p a r t fr o m t h e

r e s t o f K h o r v a i r e - p a r t i c u l a r l y f r o m t h o s e w h o h a v e

a b e r r a n t d r a g o n m a r k s .

E a c h d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e i s c o m p o s e d o f m u l

t i p l e i n t e r r e l a t e d f a m i l i e s . H o u s e P h i a r l a n , f o r

e x a m p l e , i n c l u d e s t h e P h i a r l a n , T i a l a e n , S h o l , a n d

E l o r r e n t h i l i n e s . T y p i c a l l y , a m e m b e r o f s u c h a l i n e

u s e s t h e h o u s e n a m e a l o n e a n d a d d s t h e f a m i l y

n a m e o n l y o n f o r m a l o c c a s i o n s . T h u s , E l v i n o r

E l o r r e n t h i d ' P h i a r l a n c o m m o n l y g o e s b y E l v i n o r

d ' P h i a r l a n , b u t w h e n i n t r o d u c i n g h e r s e l f a t c o u r t

u s e s h e r f u l l n a m e .

R e l i g i o n i s i m p o r t a n t i n E b e r r o n , b u t n o t b e c a u s e

t h e d e i t i e s t a k e a n o b v i o u s a n d d i r e c t i n t e r e s t i n t h e

w o r l d . R a t h e r , o r g a n i z e d f a i t h i s i m p o r t a n t i n b o t h

a s p i ri t u a l a n d a s e c u l a r s e n s e . T e m p l e s a n d s h r i n e s

a r e s o u r c e s o f c o m m u n i t y a n d p e a c e ( o r c o n s p i r a c y

a n d c o r r u p t i o n ) i n v i l l a g e s a n d t o w n s . I n c i t i e s , h i g h -

r a n k i n g m e m b e r s o f t h e c l e r g y c a n w i e l d a s m u c h

p o w e r a s t h e n o b i l i t y .

I n t h i s w a r - t o r n t i m e , n u m e r o u s K h o r v a i r i a n s

h a v e c o m e t o s c o r n d e i t i e s a n d h i g h e r p o w e r s . J u s t a s

m a n y , h o w e v e r , a c t i v e l y p a r t i c i p a t e i n o r g a n i z e d r e l i

g i o n a s a w a y t o m a k e s e n s e o f t h e w o r l d .

THE SOVEREIGN HOST

Good

T h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t is a g r o u p o f n i n e d e i t i e s c o l l e c

t i v e l y r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e e n t i r e w o r l d , b u t f o c u s i n g o n

a s p e c t s o f c i v i li z a t io n — c o m m u n i t y , t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f

t h e w e a k , t h e s l a y i n g o f w i l d b e a s t s , fe r t i li t y , c o n s t r u c

t i o n , a n d t h e l i k e . T h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t i s t h e m o s t

w i d e l y w o r s h i p e d b o d y i n K h o r v a i r e . N e a r l y e v e r y o n e

o f f e r s p r a y e r s t o t h e H o s t a s a w h o l e a n d t o i n d i v i d u a l

d e i t i e s f o r s p e c i f i c a c t i o n s . F o r e x a m p l e , a f a r m e r

m i g h t w h i s p e r a p ra y e r o f t h a n k s t o A r a w a i w h e n h i s

b a b y is b o r n h e a l t h y , a n d a b l a c k s m i t h m i g h t s i n g t h e

s o n g s o f O n a t a r w h e n w o r k i n g a t h e r f o r g e .

T h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t f i n d s w o r s h i p e r s a m o n g a l l

r a c e s a n d f r o m a l l w a l k s o f l i f e - p e a s a n t s , k i n g s , a n d

a d v e n t u r e r s . T h e f a i t h f u l w o r s h i p t h e p a n t h e o n a s

a w h o l e , r a t h e r t h a n d e v o t i n g t h e m s e l v e s t o s p e c i f i c

d e i t i es . W o r s h i p e r s o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t a r e c a l l e d

V a s s a l s .

A s a g r o u p , t h e H o s t e x h o r t s i t s f o l l o w e r s t o :

• P l a c e y o u r tr u s t i n t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h e g r o u p i s

s t r o n g e r b y f a r t h a n t h e i n d i v i d u a l . T h e g r e a t l i g h t

o f a c it y is c o m p o s e d o f t h e t h o u s a n d s o f f l a m e s o f

i t s c i t i z e n s . Y o u m u s t e n s u r e t h a t y o u r f l a m e i s a s

b r i g h t a s y o u c a n m a k e i t .

• T r e a t o t h e r s a s t h e y d e s e r v e t o b e t r e a t e d . I f t h e y

h a v e n ' t h a r m e d y o u o r y o u r s , t r e a t t h e m k i n d l y .

• B r i n g t h e l i g h t o f c i v i l i z a t i o n t o t h e d a r k n e s s o f

t h e w i l d s .

ARAWAI

Good

A r a w a i i s t h e g o d d e s s o f f e r t i li t y , a b u n d a n c e , a n d l i f e

( p a r t i c u l a r l y p l a n t

l i fe ) .

S h e t e a c h e s t h a t t h e w i l d e r

n e s s h o l d s g r e a t r e s o u r c e s t h a t e m p o w e r c i v i l iz a t i o n .

T h e s i s t e r o f B a l i n o r a n d t h e D e v o u r e r , A r a w a i is a l s o

t h e m o t h e r o f t h e F u r y ( a s a r e s u l t o f h e r r a p e a t t h e

h a n d s o f t h e D e v o u r e r , a c c o r d i n g t o S o v e r e ig n H o s t

r e l i g i o u s t e x t s ) . S h e f i n d s f o l l o w e r s a m o n g p a r e n t s ,

f a r m e r s , d r u i d s , r a n g e r s , s a il o r s , a n d o t h e r s w h o

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p l a c e g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e o n n a t u r e , f e r t i l i t y , o r t h e

w e a t h e r . I c o n o g r a p h y u s u a l l y d e p i c t s h e r a s a h a l f -

e l f f e m a l e , s o m e t i m e s a s a h u m a n o r a h a l f l i n g , a n d

o c c a s i o n a l l y a s a b r o n z e d r a g o n .

H e r t e n e t s a r e s i m p l e a n d f e w :

• B e f r u i t f u l a n d m u l t i p l y .

• C e l e b r a t e l if e , e s p e c i a l l y n e w li f e . A y o u n g s a p l i n g

i s a b e a u t i f u l c r e a t i o n , a n d c h i l d r e n a r e t h e w o r l d ' s

g r e a t e s t b l e s s i n g .

• N e v e r t u r n y o u r b a c k o n a c h i l d o r y o u n g c r e a t u r e

i n n e e d .

AlIREON

Unaligned

A u r e o n i s t h e g o d o f k n o w l e d g e , a r c a n e l o r e , a n d

m a g i c . H e a l s o v a l u e s o r d e r a n d l a w . H e i s O n a -

t a r ' s b r o t h e r a n d B o l d r e i ' s h u s b a n d , a n d b e a r s a

m y s t e r i o u s c o n n e c t i o n t o t h e S h a d o w . M o s t a r c a n e

s p e l l c a s t e r s c a l l h i m t h e i r p a t r o n , a s d o s a g e s , l i b r a r

i a n s , s c r i b e s , p r o f e s s o r s , a n d s t u d e n t s . I n r e l i g i o u s

t e x t s , h e a p p e a r s a s a h u m a n o r g n o m e w i z a r d , a n d ,

o n r a r e o c c a s i o n , a s a g r a n d b l u e d r a g o n .

He u rge s h i s fo l l o w e rs t o :

• R e s p e c t an d a c q u i r e k n o w l e d g e , e s p e c i a l l y k n o w l

e d g e t h a t w a s o n c e l o s t . K n o w l e d g e i s t h e m o s t

p o w e r f u l f o r c e o n E b e r r o n .

• V a l u e r e a s o n a n d s o u n d t h o u g h t o v e r e m o t i o n a n d

r a s h a c t i o n .

• E d u c a t e y o u r s e l f , y o u r c h i l d r e n , a n d y o u r a l l i e s .

BALINOR

Unaligned

B a l i n o r r u l e s t h e b e a s t s , t h e h u n t , a n d t h e c y c l e

o f l i f e . H e t e a c h e s r e s p e c t f o r w i l d a n i m a l s a n d

n a t u r e : O n e s h o u ld t a k e - c a r e f u l l y — o n l y w h a t o n e

n e e d s f r o m t h e w i l d t o i m p r o v e c i v i l i z a t i o n . T h a t

t h e i n t e l l i g e n t r a c e s s la y a n d e a t a n i m a l s i s p a r t o f

t h e n a t u r a l c y c l e . T h a t a n o c c a s i o n a l h u n t e r f a l l s t o

a r a m p a g i n g b o a r o r a n g r y b e a r i s a l s o p a r t o f t h e

c y c l e . B r o t h e r to b o t h A r a w a i a n d t h e D e v o u r e r ,

B a l i n o r c o u n t s r a n g e r s , d r u i d s , a n d h u n t e r s o f a l l

t y p e s a m o n g h i s f o l l o w e r s . I n i m a g e s , h e a p p e a r s a s

a c r u d e b u t g o o d - n a t u r e d h u m a n o r h a l f - o r e , a n d

s o m e t i m e s a s a g r e e n d r a g o n .

H i s c o m m a n d s a r e s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d :

• T a k e w h a t y o u n e e d f r o m n a t u r e , b u t r e s p e c t i ts

p o w e r .

• C o u r a g e in v i t e s l u c k . N e v e r f l i n c h in t h e f a c e o f

d a n g e r , b u t d o n ' t c o u r t i t u n p r e p a r e d .

• C h a n g e i s c o n s t a n t . T h e o n l y c e r t a i n t y i n l i f e i s

d e a t h . D e a t h i s n o t t o b e f e a r e d , b u t c e l e b r a t e d a s

p a r t o f t h e n a t u r a l c y c l e .

B O L D R E I

Good

I n s o m e w a y s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t

a s a w h o l e , B o l d r e i ' s a r e a s o f i n f l u e n c e a r e c o m m u

n i t y a n d t h e s a f e t y a n d c o m f o r t o f h e a r t h a n d h o m e .

H e r n a m e i s i n v o k e d a t w e d d i n g s a n d g o v e r n m e n t

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THE PANTHEONS AND DEITIES OF EBERRON

F a i t h ,

Pant heon , or Deity Alignm ent Areas of Influence

The Sovereign Host Good All the worl d, focused primarily on aspects of civilized life

• Arawai

Good

Agriculture, fertility, the wilderness as natural resources

4-Aureon

Unaligned Knowled ge, law, arcane lore and magic

• Balinor

Unal igned Beas ts, the hunt , the cycle of life

• Boldrei IHHHi

Good

Community, home , hearth

flHHHHHHHHHHIHHHHHHl

4- Dol Arra h

Lawful good

Light (physical and metaphorical, the goodness of the soul), honor,

selflessness, military strategy, war

• Dol Dorn

Unaligned

Courage, duty, physical prowess, soldiers and warriors, war

• Kol Korran

Unaligned

Wealth, trade, commerce

• Olladra f — 1

Good

Fortune, luck, success

4 Onatar

Unaligned Forges, crafts, industry, fire

The Dark Six

Evil

All the world, especially the primal wilderness and nature s destructive

forces

• The Devourer

Chaotic evil

Stor m, flood, famine, other aspects of nature s wr ath ; also, the sea

• The Fury

Chaotic evil

Wrath, passion, vengeance

• The Keeper

Evil Gluttony, greed, necromanc y

• The Mocker y Evil

Violence, betrayal, dishonorable victory, love of carnage, war

• The Shadow

Chaotic evil

Ambition, dark magic, corruption

• The Traveler Unaligned

Change, cunning, innovation, deception

The Silver Flame

Lawful good

Protecti on, generosity, destruction of evil and the unnatural

The Blood of Vol

Unaligned

Divin e power of the blood, immortality, undeath

The Path of Light

Lawful good

Light, progress, self-improvement, free dom

Elf Religion

Unal igned The elf people and society

• The Undy ing Court

Unaligned

Immortality, elven society, history

• The Spirits of the Past Unaligned Glory, elven history and heroes

Khyber Cults Chaotic evil

Madness, destruction, aberrant creatures, darkness

a p p o i n t m e n t s . She is Aureon's wife and counts com

m o n e r s , parents, and militia members among her

w o r s h i p e r s .

She is usually depicted as a commoner of

any race, and sometimes as a copper dragon brooding

over a clutch of eggs.

Her tenets are:

4-

Value your community and family above yourself.

Ensure that if you fall, they survive.

4 Mak e your hom e your haven. Weig hty and stress

ful affairs belong elsewhere, and violence in the

home is unconscionable.

4

Help other mem ber s of your com mun ity with no

thought of recompense. Rewards come when they

are needed.

D O L

A R R A H

Lawful Good

Dol Arrah is the shining goddess of honorable

combat, selflessness, and sunlight. She brings light

to pierce the dark places and blades to pierce the

heart s of monst ers. Legends say that Dol Dorn and

the Mockery are her brothers. Paladins, warlords,

and good-aligned fighters revere her, as do diplomats,

who fight their battles with words instead of swords.

She appears in religious texts as a human or half-elf

knight alight with holy radiance, and sometimes as a

red dragon atop a cloud.

Her teachings are:

4

Bri ng succ or to tho se who suffer.

4

Bri ng the light of tru th and goo dne ss to dark an d

evil places.

4

Bri ng force of ar ms against all that is evil.

DOL DORN

Unaligned

The god of courage and physical prowess, Dol Dorn

also exemplifies duty and war. He urges all people to

be at their physical best. Soldiers, fighters, and war

lords are his pri mar y worshipe rs, along with athletes

and acrobats. Said to be the brother of Dol Arrah

and the Mockery, texts depict Dol Dorn as a muscle-

bound human, dwarf, or half-ore, and occasionally as

a mighty silver dragon.

His commands are simple but strong:

4

Shir k your duty only if your charge s have beco me

unwor thy of it.

4

Achiev e and main tain physical perfect ion.

4

Test your physical power s in contest s and in batt le.

May the strongest prevail

KOL KORRAN

Unaligned

Kol Korran's likeness appears on coins throughout

the Five Nations, for he is the god of commerce and

wealth. In the postwar world, where trade is cautiously

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e m e r g i n g a n d e x p a n d i n g , h i s f o l l o w i n g i s o n t h e

r i s e . M e r c h a n t s , t r a d e r s , a n d t h i e v e s a r e h i s p r i m a r y

V a s s a l s , b u t a n y o n e w h o h a s m o n e y , o r w a n t s m o r e ,

p a y s h i m h o m a g e . R e l i g i o u s t e x t s s a y h e . a n d h i s t w i n

b r o t h e r t h e K e e p e r a r e t h e s o n s o f O l l a d r a a n d

O n a t a r . T h e s e s a m e b o o k s d e p i c t h i m a s a p l u m p ,

c h e e r f u l h u m a n o r d w a r f i n fi n e c l o t h e s . A f e w a n c i e n t

d e p i c t i o n s s h o w h i m a s a w h i t e d r a g o n a t o p a b e d o f

i c e - b l u e g e m s t o n e s .

H e t e a c h e s h i s w o r s h i p e r s t o :

• A c q u i r e w e a l t h .

• T r a v e l . N e w l a n d s o f f e r n e w t r a d i n g p a r t n e r s t o

c u l t i v a t e a n d n e w r e s o u r c e s t o g a t h e r .

• R e m e m b e r t h a t a c h a r m i n g s m i l e a n d a k i n d

w o r d a r e o f t e n m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n a b l a d e a n d a

s t r o n g a r m .

OLLADRA

Good

T h e g o d d e s s o f l u c k a n d p l e n t y , O l l a d r a ' s n a m e i s

a p o p u l a r o n e . P e o p l e t o a s t h e r a t p a r t i e s a n d f e s t i

v a l s . G a m b l e r s , r o g u e s , b a r d s , a n d h e d o n i s t s p a y h e r

h o m a g e t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r . S h e i s O n a t a r ' s w i f e

a n d m o t h e r t o t h e t w i n s K o l K o r r a n a n d t h e K e e p e r .

I n i m a g e r y , s h e i s a y o u n g h a l f l i n g , a n o l d f e m a l e

h u m a n , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y a b l a c k d r a g o n .

H e r t e n e t s a r e :

• E a t , d r i n k , a n d b e m e r r y , f or l i f e i s g o o d a n d l u c k

c o m e s t o t h o s e w h o n e e d i t .

• O l l a d r a f av o r s t h e b o l d . F a s h i o n y o u r o w n d e s t i n y

t o e n j o y h e r fa v o r .

• F i g h t a g a i n s t o p p r e s s i o n . A n y w h o w o i d d d e n y y o u

y o u r f r e e d o m s s h o u l d f e e l O l l a d r a ' s a n g e r .

ONATAR

Unaligned

O n a t a r i s t h e g o d o f f o r g e a n d f i r e , o f i n d u s t r y a n d

c r a f t . H i s n a m e i s i n v o k e d i n f a c t o r i e s a n d s m i t h i e s ,

a n d h i s s y m b o l a p p e a r s o n f o r g e s t h r o u g h o u t K h o r

v a i r e . D w a r v e s i n p a r t i c u l a r r e v e r e h i m , a s d o t h o s e

w h o s p e c i a l i z e i n f i e r y m a g i c — w i z a r d s a n d w a r l o c k s

o f t h e a p p r o p r i a t e b e n t . R e l i g i o u s t e x t s s a y h e i s h u s

b a n d t o O l l a d r a a n d f a t h e r t o K o l K o r r a n a n d t h e

K e e p e r . I n t h e s e s a m e s o u r c e s , h e a p p e a r s c o m m o n l y

a s a d w a r f a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y a s a b r a s s d r a g o n .

H i s c o m m a n d s a r e :

• C r e a t e . T o c r a f t a n o b j e c t o r f o r g e a w e a p o n i s t o

c r e a t e a t o o l t h a t m a n y w o r k e r s c a n u s e .

• W o r k . W o r k g i ve s m e a n i n g t o l if e a n d s t r e n g t h t o

c o m m u n i t i e s .

• R e s p e c t f i r e . I t i s a n i n v a l u a b l e t o o l a n d a p o w e r f u l

w e a p o n .

TH E

D A R K S I X

Evil

C o m p l e m e n t i n g t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t a n d it s f o c u s o n

t h e l i g h t o f c i v i l i z a t i o n , t h e D a r k S i x r e p r e s e n t t h e

d a r k n e s s o f t h e w i l d s . T h e t w o p a n t h e o n s w e r e o n c e

c o m b i n e d , b u t a g r e a t s c h i s m s e p a r a t e d t h e m . T h e

D a r k S i x n o w o p p o s e t h e H o s t o n a l l f r o n t s . W h e r e

t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t is g e n e r a l l y g o o d , t h e D a r k S i x a r e

b y a n d l a r g e e v il . W h e r e t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t v a l u e s

c o m m u n i t y a n d g o v e r n m e n t , t h e D a r k S i x v a l u e

i n d i v i d u a l i t y a n d a n a r c h y . T h e D a r k S i x a r e c r u e l ,

p a s s i o n a t e , b r u t a l , a n d w i l d .

A l t h o u g h w o r s h i p o f t h e D a r k S i x i s n o t c o m m o n ,

t h e p e o p l e o f K h o r v a i r e h a v e n ' t f o r g o t t e n t h a t

t h e s e d e i t i e s h a v e p o w e r o v e r a s p e c t s o f t h e w o r l d .

A l t h o u g h t h e a v e r a g e p e a s a n t r e v e r e s t h e S o v e r e i g n

H o s t , f e w p e o p l e a r e s o a s s u r e d t h a t t h e y r e f u s e t o

o f f e r a p r a y e r t o t h e D a r k S i x w h e n a p p r o p r i a t e .

E v e r y o n e k n o w s t h a t t h e n e i g h b o r s d o t h e s a m e ,

a l t h o u g h n o n e e v e r s p e a k o f i t .

W i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f t h e m y s t e r i o u s T r a v e l e r ,

t h e D a r k S i x a r e e v i l d e i t i e s , a n d t h u s i n a p p r o p r i a t e

s o u r c e s o f v e n e r a t i o n f o r P C s . ( A s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e

Player's Handbook,

a c h a r a c t e r c a n w o r s h i p a n e v i l

d e i t y w i t h o u t s h a r i n g t h a t a l i g n m e n t , b u t d o i n g s o i s

t r i c k y . ) F o r t h a t r e a s o n , o n l y t h e T r a v e l e r i s d i s c u s s e d

b e l o w ( t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e S i x a r e d e s c r i b e d

b r i e f l y a t t h e e n d o f t h i s s e c t i o n ) .

THE

TRAVELER

Unaligned

T h e g r e a t t r i c k s t e r , t h e T r a v e l e r i s a d e i t y o f c u n n i n g ,

d e c e p t i o n , a n d c h a n g e . T h e T r a v e l e r is a c o n s u m

m a t e s h a p e c h a n g e r a n d m a s t e r o f d i s g u i s es , a n d t h u s

t h e b e i n g ' s t r u e n a t u r e i s u n k n o w n — t e x t s v a r i o u s l y

r e f e r t o t h e T r a v e l e r a s " i t " r a t h e r t h a n " h e " o r " s h e . "

M a n y d o p p e l g a n g e r s , s h i f t e r s , l y c a n t h r o p e s , t h i e v e s ,

a n d r o g u e s r e v e r e t h e T r a v e l e r , a s d o a f e w a r t i f i c e r s

w h o f o c u s o n t h e d e i t y ' s i n n o v a t i o n a n d c l e v e r n e s s .

T h e T r a v e l e r is s o m e t i m e s c a l l e d t h e G i v e r o f G i f t s ,

b u t p r o v e r b s w a r n t h a t o n e m u s t b e w a r y o f i t s g i f t s .

O s t e n s i b l y a m e m b e r o f t h e D a r k S i x , t h e T r a v e l e r

s e e m s t o h a v e n o c o n n e c t i o n , f a m i l i a l o r o t h e r w i s e , t o

i t s fe l l o w s .

T h e T r a v e l e r ' s c o m m a n d m e n t s m u s t o f t e n b e

i n fe rre d, fo r i t s h o l y t e xt s a re fe w . I t s t e n e t s a re :

• R e v e a l i n g y o u r tr u e s e l f i s w e a k n e s s . S h r o u d y o u r

s e l f i n m i s d i r e c t i o n a n d d i s g u i s e s o t h a t e v e n y o u

d o n o t k n o w w h a t d w e l l s i n y o u r c o r e .

• N o t h i n g i s p e r m a n e n t . E n s u r e th a t c h a n g e

i m p r o v e s y o u r lo t a n d d a m a g e s y o u r e n e m i e s .

• T h e b e s t w e a p o n s a r e c u n n i n g p l an s a n d i n t r i c a t e

d e c e p t i o n s . M o r t a l m i n d s a r e p r e d i c t a b l e a n d

e a s i l y m a n i p u l a t e d .

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Eberron



THE SILVER FLAME

Lawful Good

S e c o n d o n l y t o t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t i n p o p u l a r i t y a n d

p r o m i n e n c e , t h e S i lv e r F l a m e e s p o u s e s p u r i ty , s te a d

f a s t n e s s , c h a r i t y , a n d , a b o v e a l l , t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f

e v i l . A s s u c h , p a l a d i n s a r e i t s m o s t f e r v e n t w o r s h i p

e r s , b u t c r u s a d e r s f r o m a l l w a l k s o f l i f e l o o k t o t h e

F l a m e f o r g u i d a n c e .

T h e S i l v e r F l a m e i s a n a b s t r a c t i o n , n o t a d e i t y . I t

r e p r e s e n t s p o w e r f u l f o r c e s o f g o o d a n d s e l f - s a c r i f i c e

t h a t k e e p e v i l l o c k e d a w a y . I n a g e s l o n g p a s t , a f e m a l e

h u m a n n a m e d T i r a M i r o n t r a n s c e n d e d h e r h u m a n

i ty t o b e c o m e t h e i m m o r t a l V o i c e o f t h e F l a m e . S h e

s e r v e s a s t h e i n t e r m e d i a r y b e t w e e n t h e s a c r e d F l a m e

a n d t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f m o r t a l s w h o h a v e n ' t a t t a i n e d

t h e p u r i t y n e c e s s a r y t o c o m m u n i c a t e d i r e c t l y w i t h

t h e d i v i n e f o r c e .

T h e C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v er F l a m e i s m u c h m o r e

o r g a n i z e d t h a n t h e h i e r a r c h y o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t .

T h e C h u r c h h a s a d e f i n i t e c h a i n o f c o m m a n d , a n d it s

m e m b e r s a r e n ' t a f r a i d t o w i e l d t h e i r p o w e r i n s e c u l a r

a f f a i r s . F l a m e k e e p , i n T h r a n e , i s t h e C h u r c h ' s c a p i t a l

a n d h o m e t o i t s l e a d e r , t h e K e e p e r o f t h e F l a m e .

T h e t e a c h i n g s o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e ( a n d it s C h u r c h )

a r e :

• D e s t r o y e v i l i n a l l i t s f o r m s . U n d e a d a r e p a r t i c u

l a r l y a b h o r r e n t to t h e S i l v e r F l a m e .

• B r i n g r e l i e f t o t h o s e w h o s u f f e r .

• P r o t e c t t h o s e w h o c a n n o t p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s .

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t h e l i te r a l a n d f ig u r a t i v e m e a n i n g o f b l o o d a n d o f

h e r e d i t y , s e e i n g b l o o d a s a s o u r c e o f p o w e r a n d d i v i n

i ty . T h e y f o c u s t h e i r e n e r g y o n s e l f - i m p r o v e m e n t ,

s h u n n i n g h i g h e r f o r c e s . W o r s h i p e r s b e l i e v e i n t h e

p o w e r o f w h a t is p h y s i c a l a n d p r e s e n t , a n d f o c u s o n

t h e a f fa i rs o f da y- t o -da y l i fe , n o t o n a n i l l u s o ry o t h

e r w o r l d l y p o w e r . B l o o d i s t h e d i v i n i t y w i t h i n , t h e

s o u rc e o f l i fe , a n d , i f o n e ' s fa i t h i s s t ro n g a n d o n e ' s

a b i l i t i e s m a s t e r e d , t h e o n l y t r u e p a t h t o i m m o r t a l i t y .

A d h e r e n t s o f t h e B l o o d o f V o l a r e o f t e n d i s t r u s t e d

b y m e m b e r s o f o t h e r f a i th s b e c a u s e o f r u m o r s t h a t

t h e B l o o d o f V o l w o r s h i p s t h e u n d e a d . W i d e l y m i s

u n d e r s t o o d , t h e t e a c h i n g s o f t h e r e l i g i o n a r e d a r k

a n d d r i v e n , b u t n o t e v i l . T h e s a m e c a n b e s a i d o f i t s

f o l l o w e r s .

T h e B l o o d o f V o l ' s e x h o r t a t i o n s a r e s i m p l e :

• B e l i e v e in y o u r s e l f . A c o m m o n r e c i t a t io n w h e n

f a c e d w i t h a c h a l l e n g e o r e v e n t : " A s t h e b l o o d i s

t h e p o w e r , a n d t h e b l o o d f l o w s t h r o u g h m e , t h e

p o w e r i s m i n e . "

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c o m p l e t e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e d i v i n i ty w i t h i n

o p e n s t h e d o o r t o i m m o r t a l i t y .

• M e e t w i t h o th e r m e m b e r s o f t h e B l o o d o f V o l t o

s h a r e i n t h e p o w e r o f e a c h o t h e r ' s b l o o d .

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k a l a s h t a r ( p a g e 3 0 ) , t h e P a t h o f L i g h t is e q u a l p a r t s

p h i l o s o p h y a n d r e l i g i o n . I t s a d h e r e n t s d o n ' t w o r

s h i p a d e i t y , b u t i n s t e a d r e c o g n i z e a u n i v e r s a l f o r c e

o f p o s i t i v e e n e r g y t h e y c a l l il-Yannah, " t h e G r e a t

L i g h t . " F o l l o w e r s o f t h e P a t h o f L i g h t s t r i v e f o r p h y s i

c a l a n d m e n t a l p e r f e c t i o n t h r o u g h m e d i t a t i o n a n d

c o m m u n i o n w i t h t h i s G r e a t L i g h t . S u c h p e r f e c t i o n

i s n e c e s s a r y , f o r f o l lo w e r s o f t h e P a t h o f L i g h t e x p e c t

t o d o b a t t l e w i t h e v i l f o r c e s — e s p e c i a l l y t h e s i n i s t e r

D r e a m i n g D a r k .

T h e c e n t r a l t e a c h i n g s o f t h e P a t h o f L i g h t a r e :

• S e e k e x c e l l e n c e i n b o t h m i n d a n d b o d y , f o r a g r e a t

w a r a g a i n s t t h e d a r k i s b r e w i n g .

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D o n o t l o o k to d e i t i e s f o r d i v i n i t y . D i v i n i t y i s

w i t h i n t h e g r a s p o f m o r t a l s i f t h e y b u t t o u c h t h e

G r e a t L i g h t .

• U s e y o u r h o n e d s k i l ls t o d i s c o v e r a n d v a n q u i s h

e v i l b e i n g s .

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M a n y e l v e s o f A e r e n a l , i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e V a l e n a r ,

r e v e r e t h e i r a n c e s t o r s . T h i s p r a c t i c e s t o p s s h o r t o f

w o r s h i p , b u t t h e s p i r i t s o f t h e p a s t r e p r e s e n t g l o r i

o u s d e e d s a n d t h e r i c h h i s t o r y o f t h e e l v e n r a c e .

E v e n e l v e s w h o f o l l o w o t h e r r e l i g i o n s o f t e n m a i n t a i n

s h r i n e s t o g r e a t a n c e s t o r s . E l v e s w h o v e n e r a t e t h e

S p i r i t s o f t h e P a s t d e v o t e t h e m s e l v e s t o e m u l a t i n g

p a t r o n s p i r i t s . S u c h e l v e s h a v e a m a r t i a l b e n t — t h e y

a r e o f t e n r a n g e r s , f i g h t e r s , o r w a r l o r d s . P a r t i c u l a r l y

d e v o u t w a r r i o r s s o m e t i m e s a t t a i n t h e t it l e K e e p e r o f

t h e P a s t ; t h e y a r e o f t e n b a r d s o r c l e r i c s .

A l t h o u g h e a c h p r a c t i t i o n e r h o n o r s a n a n c e s t o r i n

h i s o r h e r o w n w a y , f o l l o w e r s o f t h e S p i r i t s o f t h e P a s t

s h a r e s o m e c o m m o n p r i n c i p l e s :

• R e m e m b e r t h e g r e a t d e e d s a n d p e o p l e o f t h e p a s t ,

a n d t r y t o e m u l a t e a n d e v e n t o s u r p a s s t h e m .

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L o o k t o h i s t o r y a n d t r a d i t i o n f o r s t r e n g t h .

• N o t h i n g i s t r u e t o d a y t h a t w a s n ' t t r u e i n t h e p a s t ; i t

j u s t w e a r s d i f f e r e n t t r a p p i n g s .

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S o m e A e r e n i e lv e s r e v e r e d e a d a n c e s t o r s , a n d s o m e

r e v e r e a n c e s t o r s w h o h a v e e l u d e d d e a t h ' s g r a s p .



L o n g a g o , t h e e l v e s o f A e r e n a l d i s c o v e r e d t h e s e c r e t

o f e x t e n d i n g t h e i r l i f e s p a n s . O n l y t h e w i s e s t m e m

b e r s o f t h e i r r a c e r e c e i v e d t h i s t r e a t m e n t , a n d t h e s e

d e a t h l e s s c r e a t u r e s r u l e t h e e l v e n h o m e l a n d j u s t a s

t h e y d i d m i l l e n n i a a g o . T h e U n d y i n g C o u r t c o u n t s

a l l Ae re n i e l v e s a s i t s fo l l o w e rs , a s w e l l a s Va l e n a r

a n d K h o r v a i r i a n e l v e s a n d h a l f - e l v e s . I t s p r i e s t s a r e

c l e r i c s w h o d r e s s i n w h i t e a n d b l a c k ; t h e y w e a r d e a t h

m a s k s o r p a i n t o r t a t t o o t h e i r f a c e s w i t h s t y l i z e d s k u l l

i m a g e s .

T h e C o u r t ' s c o m m a n d s a r e a n c i e n t :

• O b e y t h e c o m m a n d s o f t h e U n d y i n g C o u r t a n d it s

s e n e s c h a l s .

• I m m o r t a l i t y i s w i t h i n r e a c h i f y o u p r o v e y o u r s e l f

w o r t h y o f t h e g i f t .

• T h i s w o r l d i s b u t o n e s t o p o n t h e s o u l ' s j o u r n e y

t o w a r d p e r f e c t i o n , a n d d e a t h i s m e r e l y a p a s s a g e .

E V I L D E I T I E S

C r e a t u r e s a n d p e o p l e w h o r e v e r e e v i l p o w e r s a r e l i k e ly

t o b a t tl e a g a i n s t t h e P C s , a l t h o u g h a f e w m i g h t b e

o c c a s i o n a l a l l i e s . W i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f K h y b e r c u l t s ,

a l l t h e d e i t ie s b e l o w a r e m e m b e r s o f t h e D a r k S i x .

T h e D e v o u r e r i s l o r d o f d e e p w a t e r s , o f m a e l s t r o m

a n d r e e f . H e r e p r e s e n t s n a t u r e ' s d e s t r u c t i v e p o w e r ,

a n d h i s c h i e f w o r s h i p e r s a r e s a h u a g i n .

T h e F u r y i s a d e i t y o f p a s s i o n — f e r v o r d r i v e n t o

m a d n e s s .

T h e K e e p e r i s t h e m a s t e r o f d e a t h a n d d e c a y . H e

h u n g e r s f o r s o u l s .

T h e M o c k e r y i s t h e g o d o f t r e a c h e r y a n d b r u t a l

i ty . E v i l a s s a s s i n s a n d f i g h t e r s a r e a m o n g t h o s e w h o

r e v e r e h i m .

T h e S h a d o w p r o m o t e s d a r k m a g i c a n d t h e c o r r u p

t i o n o f n a t u r e .

K h y b e r c u l t s a r e d i v e r s e g r o u p s w h o s h a r e a n

o b s e s s i o n w i t h t h e v a s t u n d e r d a r k a n d t h e p o w e r s a i d

t o s t i r i n t h e b o d y o f t h e D r a g o n B e l o w .

T I M E A N D H I S T O R Y

E b e r r o n i s a n o l d w o r l d . T h r o u g h o u t i t s l e n g t h y h i s

t o r y , e m p i r e s h a v e r i s e n f r o m t h e d u s t o f p r e v i o u s

c e n t u r i e s , t h r i v e d f o r a t i m e , a n d t h e n f a l l e n i n t o

r u i n . T h i s r u b b l e s t i l l d o t s t h e w i l d e r n e s s ( a n d e v e n

s o m e c iv i l i z e d a r e a s ) , r e s t i n g u n e x p l o r e d f o r m i l l e n

n i a . T r e a s u r e , m y s t e r i e s , a n d t h e a n s w e r s t o a g e - o l d

q u e s t i o n s m i g h t b e h i d d e n i n t h e t h i c k s h a d o w s .

THE DAWN OE TIME

D i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s a n d r a c e s h a v e v a r i o u s i d e a s

a b o u t t h e w o r l d ' s o r i g i n , b u t o n e p a r t i c u l a r t a l e h a s

a c h i e v e d w i d e s p r e a d a c c e p t a n c e . P r i e s t s a n d p h i

l o s o p h e r s o f v a r i e d b e l i e f s t e a c h t h i s s t o r y t o t h e i r

f o l l o w e r s - i f n o t a s t r u e h i s t o r y , t h e n a t l e a s t a s a v a l u

a b l e a l l e g o r y a n d t h e m o s t a c c u r a t e t a l e t h e y h a v e .

T h r e e g r e a t d r a g o n s e x i s t e d in t h e t i m e b e f o r e

t i m e : S i b e r y s t h e D r a g o n A b o v e , E b e r r o n t h e D r a g o n

B e t w e e n , a n d K h y b e r t h e D r a g o n B e l o w . U n a b l e

t o c o e x i s t , t h e p r o g e n i t o r d r a g o n s f e l l t o f i g h t i n g .

K h y b e r t o r e S i b e r y s a p a r t a f t e r a g r e a t b a t t l e . E b e r

r o n w r a p p e d K h y b e r i n s i n u o u s c o i l s a n d i m p r i s o n e d

t h e D r a g o n B e l o w . T h e p i e c e s o f t h e D r a g o n A b o v e

b e c a m e t h e R i n g o f S i b e r y s o v e r h e a d , E b e r r o n ' s b o d y

f o r m e d t h e c o n t i n e n t s a n d o c e a n s , a n d i m p r i s o n e d

K h y b e r t w i s t e d i n t o l a b y r i n t h i n e t u n n e l s b e n e a t h

t h e e a r t h .

T h e c r e a t i o n o f a l l t h a t is w a s c o m p l e t e d w h e n

d r a g o n s a r o s e f r o m t h e r e m a i n s o f S i b e r y s , f i e n d s

c r a w l e d f r o m t h e d e p t h s o f K h y b e r , a n d a l l o t h e r

l i v i n g b e i n g s w e r e b o r n f r o m E b e r r o n ' s f e r t i l i t y .

THE AGE OE GIANTS

N o o n e k n o w s e x a c t l y h o w m a n y y e a r s p a s s e d , h o w

m u c h l i f e t h r i v e d , a n d h o w m a n y c u l t u r e s r o s e , f e l l ,

a n d w e r e f o r g o t t e n b e f o r e a c i v i l i z a t i o n o f g i a n t s

a r o s e o n t h e c o n t i n e n t n o w c a l l e d X e n ' d r i k .

T h e g i a n t s e x p a n d e d t h e i r e m p i r e , e n s l a v e d r a c e s

o f s m a l l e r h u m a n o i d s a n d g a t h e r e d v a s t k n o w l e d g e .

T h e g r e a t e s t l e g a c y o f t h e A g e o f G i a n t s , h o w e v e r , i s

t h e c y c l o p e a n s t r u c t u r e s t h a t d o t X e n ' d r i k . S c h o l a r s

c l a i m t h a t s u c h b u i l d i n g s c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n r a i s e d

w i t h o u t p o w e r f u l m a g i c — m a g i c t h e g i a n t s m u s t h a v e

l e a r n e d f r o m a m i g h t y c r e a t u r e o r c r e a t u r e s .

T h e g i a n t s r u l e d f o r t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s .

S c h o l a r s a r e n o t c e r t a i n w h a t b r o u g h t a b o u t t h e

c i v i l i z a t i o n ' s c o l l a p s e , b u t r u m o r s a b o u n d . S o m e s a y

t h e d r a g o n s d e s t r o y e d i t t o p r o t e c t t h e w o r l d . O t h e r s

c l a i m t h a t t h e g i a n t s ' s l a v es r e b e l l e d a n d o v e r t h r e w

t h e i r m a s t e r s . A f e w w h i s p e r t h a t h o r r i f i c c r e a t u r e s

f r o m a n o t h e r p l a n e a p p e a r e d i n t h e w o r l d a n d

b r o u g h t d o w n t h e g i a n t e m p i r e .

W h a t e v e r X e n ' d r i k w a s li k e in t h e t i m e o f t h e

g i a n t s , i t i s n o w a s t e a m i n g j u n g l e o f d i s e a s e , c a r

n i v o r o u s p l a n t s , v i c i o u s b e a s t s , s i n i s t e r y u a n - t i , a n d

c r u e l d r o w . V a r i o u s a r c h e o l o g i c a l e x p e d i t i o n s h a v e

a t t e m p t e d t o p e n e t r a t e t h e j u n g l e , b u t f e w r e t u r n .

R e a l e v i d e n c e o f t h e g i a n t e m p i r e i s s p a r s e , a n d

s c h o l a r s a r e h u n g r y fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . B e c a u s e o f

t h i s ,

X e n ' d r i k ' s n a m e h a s b e c o m e s y n o n y m o u s w i t h

a d v e n t u r e : I t h o l d s g r e a t d a n g e r s , g r e a t r e w a r d s , g r e a t

m y s t e r i e s , a n d t h e c h a n c e t o f i n d p l a c e s , o b j e c t s , a n d

c r e a t u r e s u n s e e n f o r m i l l e n n i a .

THE AGE OE MONSTERS

I n t h e w a k e o f t h e g i a n t s ' fa l l , t h e i r s l a v es w e r e f r e e d .

T h e e l v e s h i d i n t h e r u i n s o f X e n ' d r i k , o r d i s a p p e a r e d

i n t o t h e j u n g l e s o f A e r e n a l . M o r e a c t i v e w e r e t h e g o b

l i n s a n d t h e o r e s . L e a d b y t h e D h a k a a n i g o b l i n s , t h e y

b u i l t a n e m p i r e o n t h e c o n t i n e n t o f K h o r v a i r e t h a t

l a s t e d f o r t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s .

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A s w i t h t h e A g e o f G i a n t s , t h e e n d o f t h e A g e o f

M o n s t e r s is s h r o u d e d i n m y s t e r y . S o m e p r i e s t s a n d

p h i l o s o p h e r s s a y t h a t , b y t h e i r n a t u r e , s a v a g e o r e s a n d

c h a o t i c g o b l i n s c o u l d n o t l i v e l o n g i n p e a c e . T h e s e

t h i n k e r s c l a i m t h e m o n s t e r s f e u d e d a n d r i p p e d t h e i r

o w n e m p i r e a p a r t . O t h e r s c h o l a r s p o i n t t o a n i n v a

s i o n f r o m c r e a t u r e s f r o m a n o t h e r p l a n e a s t h e c a u s e

o f t h e D h a k a a n i E m p i r e ' s c o l l a p s e .

M a n y h i s t o r i a n s v i e w t h e A g e o f M o n s t e r s a s a

d a r k t i m e b e c a u s e m o n s t r o u s r a c e s r u l e d t h e w o r l d .

O t h e r c o m m e n t a t o r s s e e t h e A g e o f M o n s t e r s a s a

t i m e t h a t n e v e r a c h i e v e d i ts p o t e n t i a l , c r u s h e d b e f o r e

i t c o u l d t r u l y e v o l v e . G o b l i n s a n d o r e s l o o k b a c k o n i t

w i t h l o n g i n g . M a n y , e s p e c i a l l y a m o n g t h e h o b g o b l i n s ,

s e e k t o r e c l a i m t h e e m p i r e ' s f o r m e r g l o r y .

R u i n s o f t h e D h a k a a n i E m p i r e a r e s o m e o f t h e

m o s t p r e v a l e n t t h r o u g h o u t K h o r v a i r e . D h a k a a n i

r e l i c s a r e v a l u a b l e - t h e g o b l i n s w e r e f i n e c r a f t e r s a n d

a c c o m p l i s h e d m a g i c i a n s . T h e m o r e p o t e n t i t e m s a r e

h i g h l y p r i z e d b y m o n s t r o u s r a c e s f o r t h e i r p o w e r a n d

t h e i r h i s t o r i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e .

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A l t h o u g h l i f e c o n t i n u e s t o t h r i v e o n S a r l o n a ,

X e n ' d r i k , A e r e n a l , a n d A r g o n n e s s e n , t h e n a t u r e o f

t h o s e p l a c e s s e e m s t i m e l e s s , a n d l i t t l e c h a n g e s . I n t h e

C u r r e n t A g e , t h e e v e n t s o f t h e g r e a t e s t n o t e o c c u r r e d

o n K h o r v a i r e .

H u n d r e d s o f y e a r s a f t e r t h e c o ll a p s e o f t h e D h a

k a a n i E m p i r e , h u m a n r e f u g e e s f r o m S a r l o n a a r r i v e d

o n K h o r v a i r e ' s n o r t h e a s t c o a s t , l e d b y t h e f a m o u s

e x p l o r e r L h a z a a r . T h e h u m a n s q u i c k l y p u s h e d

i n l a n d , s e i zi n g t h e la n d f r o m m o n s t r o u s i n h a b i t a n t s ,

b o t h c i v i l i z e d a n d w i l d . T h e r e m n a n t s o f t h e D h a

k a a n i w e r e i n n o p o s i t i o n t o r e s i s t t h e h u m a n s .

F l e d g l i n g h u m a n n a t i o n s b e g a n t o a p p e a r . I n

c e n t r a l K h o r v a i r e , f i v e c o m m u n i t i e s a r o s e . S i n c e

t h a t t i m e , t h e c e n t r a l a r e a s o f K h o r v a i r e a n d t h e

c o l l e c t i v e h u m a n c i v i l i z a t i o n o n t h o s e l a n d s h a v e

b e c o m e k n o w n a s t h e F i v e N a t i o n s . O v e r t h e y e a r s ,

t h e s e n a t i o n s b u i l t , f a r m e d , t r a d e d , e x p l o r e d , q u a r

r e l e d , a n d f o u g h t . P e r i o d i c a l l y , a g r e a t l e a d e r s o u g h t

t o u n i t e t h e p e o p l e s u n d e r o n e b a n n e r , b u t a l l — e v e n

t h e m i g h t y K a r r n , o n e o f E b e r r o n ' s g r e a t e st c o n q u e r

o r s — l a c k e d t h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f v i s i o n , f o r c e o f a r m s ,

d i p l o m a c y , a n d l u c k n e e d e d t o a c c o m p l i s h s o m o n u

m e n t a l a n u n d e r t a k i n g .

O n e th o u s a n d y e a r s a g o , a m a l e h u m a n n a m e d

G a l i f a r s u c c e e d e d w h e r e s o m a n y b e f o r e h i m h a d

f a i l e d . H e b o u n d t h e h u m a n p o p u l a t i o n s i n to a g r e a t

n a t i o n a n d n a m e d i t t h e K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r . F o r

n e a r l y a t h o u s a n d y e a r s , t h e k i n g d o m t h r i v e d , c r e

a t i n g a g o l d e n a g e f o r K h o r v a i r i a n s . A r t s , c u l t u r e ,

s c h o l a r s h i p , a n d c iv i l i z a t i o n f l o u r i s h e d . T r a d e r o u t e s

\ c r o s s e d t h e l a n d , s e a , a n d a i r ; g r e a t u r b a n c e n t e r s

g r e w u p a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t ; r e l a t i o n s w e r e e s t a b

l i s h e d w i t h A e r e n a l ; a g a t e w a y c i t y t o t h e r i c h e s a n d

m y s t e r i e s o f X e n ' d r i k , S t o r m r e a c h , w a s f o u n d e d . F o r

h u n d r e d s o f y e a r s , p e a c e a n d p r o s p e r i t y r e i g n e d .

A l l c a m e t o a n e n d w i t h t h e d e a t h o f J a r o t , t h e

l a s t k i n g o f G a l i f a r . T h e h u m a n l a n d s d i v i d e d i n t o

f i v e f e u d i n g n a t i o n s , a n d t h e y t u r n e d o n e a c h o t h e r .

T h e w a r t o r e t h e c o n t i n e n t a p a r t a n d k i l l e d m i l l i o n s .

S o m e s c h o l a r s s e e t h e L a s t W a r a s t h e e n d o f w h a t

t h e y c a l l t h e A g e o f H u m a n s . I n t h e a f t e r m a t h , t h e

F i v e N a t i o n s r e m a i n , b u t t h e y a r e e x h a u s t e d a n d

g r e a t l y d i m i n i s h e d . M o n s t e r s a g a i n s t a l k t h e w i l d e r

n e s s b e t w e e n c i t i e s , p e o p l e t u r n o n e a c h o t h e r , a n d

d a r k c r e a t u r e s s t i r i n t h e s h a d o w s .

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e r a , m a r k i n g t i m e b y r e f e r e n c e t o t h e r e c e n t p a s t . N o t

s u r p r i s i n g l y , K h o r v a i r i a n s u s e a c a l e n d a r d e v i s e d i n

t h e e a r l y d a y s o f t h e K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r . H u n d r e d s

o f y e a r s a g o , t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s a d o p t e d t h i s

s y s t e m o f t i m e k e e p i n g , c l a i m i n g t h a t it w a s p a r t i a l l y

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m a r k e d w i t h a m i n u s s i g n . T h u s , t h e y e a r o f K i n g

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T h e w o r l d i s r i f e w i t h a d v e n t u r e r e v o l v i n g a r o u n d

t h e s t r u g g l e s a n d d e s i r e s o f i n f l u e n t i a l p e o p l e a n d

o r g a n i z a t i o n s . F o r P C s , t h e s e p o w e r s c a n a c t a s

p a t r o n s , o p p o n e n t s , a d v e r s a r i e s , a n d s o u r c e s o f

i n f o r m a t i o n a n d e q u i p m e n t . I n t h e i r d e a l i n g s , t h e

P C s w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y r u n a c r o s s o n e o r m o r e o f t h e

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A l t h o u g h n o t a p a r t i c u l a r o r g a n i z a t i o n o r p e r s o n ,

t h e D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y i s o n c e o f t h e m o s t p o w e r

f u l f o r c e s i n t h e w o r l d . T h e d r a g o n s b e l i e v e t h a t

t h e P r o p h e c y d o e s m o r e t h a n c h a n g e h i s t o r y - i t i s

h i s t o ry.

T h e d r a g o n s s e e s i g n s o f t h e P r o p h e c y e v e r y

w h e r e : i n t h e c l o u d s , i n t h e p a t t e r n s o f m o u n t a i n

r a n g e s , in t h e m e a n d e r i n g o f r i v e r s , a n d p a r t i c u

l a r l y i n t h e m y s t e r i o u s d r a g o n m a r k s t h a t a p p e a r o n

t h e s k i n o f s o m e h u m a n o i d s . T h e w y r m s h a v e b e e n

c o l l e c t i n g , c o n t e m p l a t i n g , a n d d e c o d i n g e l e m e n t s o f

t h e P r o p h e c y fo r m i l l e n n i a . S o m e s c h o l a r s b e l i e v e

t h a t t h e d r a c o n i c r a c e k n o w s n o h i g h e r p u r p o s e .

I n t h e i r s e c l u s i o n o n A r g o n n e s s e n , t h e d r a g o n s

o b s e r v e t h e w o r l d a n d c h r o n i c l e t h e e v o l u t i o n o f

t h e P r o p h e c y .

S o m e o f t h e P r o p h e c y ' s m o s t i m p o r t a n t p l a y e r s

a r e t h o s e w h o b e a r d r a g o n m a r k s — e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e

w h o r e a l i z e t h e i r p o t e n t i a l a n d r e a c h o u t t o c l a i m

t h e i r d e s t i n y . S u c h p e o p l e a r e o f t e n a d v e n t u r e r s ,

f o r t h e y a r e c o n c e r n e d w i t h a c h i e v i n g p e r s o n a l

p o w e r , m a x i m i z i n g t h e i r a b i l it i e s , a n d s e a r c h

i n g f o r t h e i r d e s t i n i e s . T h e t r a d i t i o n a l g o a l s o f t h e

h o u s e s — a c q u i r i n g w e a l t h o r e x p a n d i n g a m e r c a n t i l e

e m p i r e — h o l d l i t t l e i n t e r e s t f o r t h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s .

S o m e d r a g o n s b e l i e v e t h a t th e m o s t p o w e r f u l m o r

t a l s b e c o m e p a r t o f t h e P r o p h e c y . P l a y e r c h a r a c t e r s i n

t h e e p i c t i e r de f i n i t e l y fa l l i n t o t h i s c a t e go ry, a n d t h e i r

e p i c d e s t i n i e s s p e a k o f t h e i r r o l e i n t h e P r o p h e c y .

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T h e t h i r t e e n d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s c o l l e c t i v e l y w i e l d

p o w e r o n a c o n t i n e n t a l s c a l e ; t h e y a r e a r g u a b l y t h e

g r e a t e s t p o w e r b r o k e r s i n E b e r r o n . M e m b e r s h i p i n a

h o u s e i s h e r e d i t a r y , a n d e a c h b l o o d l i n e h a s a p a r t i c u

l a r m a r k a s s o c i a t e d w i t h i t . T h e s e m a r k s g r a n t t h e i r

b e a r e r s a d i s t i n c t c o m p e t i t i v e a d v a n t a g e i n c e r t a i n

a s p e c t s o f t r a d e a n d c o m m e r c e . S i n c e t h e m a r k s f i rs t

s t a r t e d a p p e a r i n g o n t h e s k i n o f h u m a n o i d s t h o u

s a n d s o f y e a r s a g o , t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s h a v e

c o n s o l i d a t e d t h e i r p o w e r a n d b u i l t e n o r m o u s c o m

m e r c i a l e n t e r p r i s e s . T h e y n o w h a v e n e a r m o n o p o l i e s

i n k e y g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s , a n d t h e y d o n o t h e s i t a t e

t o c r u s h c o m p e t i t o r s . Y e t t h e y a r e a l s o p a t r o n s o f t h e

a r t s , s p o n s o r s o f s c h o l a r s h i p a n d e x p l o r a t i o n , a n d

i n n o v a t o r s t h a t h a v e e n h a n c e d t h e l i v e s o f n e a r l y a l l

K h o r v a i r i a n s .

H o u s e C a n n i t h : T h i s h o u s e w a s f o r m e d b y

h u m a n s b e a r i n g t h e M a r k o f M a k i n g . C r e a t o r s o f t h e

w a r f o r g e d , t h e a i r s h i p s ( w i t h H o u s e L y r a n d a r ) , a n d

t h e l ig h t n i n g r a i l ( w i t h H o u s e O r i e n ) , t h e m e m b e r s

o f H o u s e C a n n i t h a r e t h e g r e a t e s t a r t if i c e r s a n d

i n v e n t o r s i n t h e w o r l d . I n t h e w a k e o f t h e L a s t W a r ,

m a n y a r t i f i c e r s f l o c k e d t o H o u s e C a n n i t h , w h e r e

t h e y f o u n d w o r k u n d e r M e r r i x d ' C a n n i t h . I n h i s

s e r v i c e t h e y c r e a t e d m a g i c w e a p o n s a n d w a r f o r g e d

w i t h o u t r e g a r d f o r t h e r i s k s i n h e r e n t i n m a k i n g t h e

t o o l s o f b a t t l e .

O r i g i n a l l y f r o m C y r e , m u c h o f t h e h o u s e ' s a s se t s ,

i n c l u d i n g i t s a n c e s t r a l e s t a t e s a n d i t s l e a d e r , w e r e

d e s t r o y e d i n t h e M o u r n i n g . T h e h o u s e s t i l l r e e l s f r o m

t h e b l o w , i ts l e a d e r s h i p s p l it a n d s t r u g g l i n g f o r d o m i

n a n c e . A f t e r t h e T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d , t h e w a r f o r g e d

h a v e b e e n f r e e d a n d H o u s e C a n n i t h e n j o i n e d f r o m

m a k i n g m o r e . E a c h f a c t i o n o f t h e c r a f t i n g h o u s e

s t r i v e s t o r e p l a c e t h a t a s p e c t o f t h e h o u s e ' s b u s i n e s s

w i t h s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r l y l u c r a t i v e .

H o u s e D e n e i t h : T h i s h o u s e is d o m i n a t e d b y

h u m a n s w i t h t h e M a r k o f S e n t i n e l . I t s B l a d e m a r k s

G u i l d p r o v i d e d c o m p a n i e s o f m e r c e n a r y t r o o p s t o

a l l s i d e s d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r . T o d a y , m o s t m e m b e r s

o f t h e h o u s e a r e v e t e r a n s o f t h e L a s t W a r . W h i l e

t h e n e e d f o r m e r c e n a r i e s h a s d i m i n i s h e d , i t h a s n o t

d i s a p p e a r e d . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e d a n g e r o u s p o s t w a r

w o r l d h a s m e a n t b o o m i n g b u s i n e s s f o r D e n e i t h ' s

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F i n a l l y , j u s t a s i t d i d b e f o r e t h e L a s t W a r b r o k e o u t ,

H o u s e D e n e i t h p r o v i d e s t h e S e n t i n e l M a r s h a l s

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c h a s i n g d o w n c r i m i n a l s w h o f l e e

a c r o s s n a t i o n a l b o r d e r s t o e s c a p e j u s t i c e .

H o u s e D e n e i t h i s t h e m o s t m i l i t a r i l y p o w e r f u l

d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e . A l t h o u g h h i s t o r i c a l ly n e u t r a l ,

t h e h o u s e h a s t h e m e a n s t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e c u r

r e n t c h a o s . S o m e m e m b e r s o f t h e h o u s e f e e l it i s t i m e

f o r D e n e i t h t o u n i t e t h e q u a r r e l i n g n a t i o n s o f K h o r

v a i r e i n t o a n e w k i n g d o m .

H o u s e G h a l l a n d a : T h i s h o u s e i s r u l e d b y h a l f

l i n g s w i t h t h e M a r k o f H o s p i t a l i t y , w h o t a k e a b r o a d

v i e w o f t h e m a n d a t e t h a t c o m e s w i t h t h e m a r k . T h e

h o u s e m a i n t a i n s a n d l i c e n s e s i n n s , r e s t a u r a n t s , a n d

s i m i l a r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o n t i n e n t ,

r u n n i n g b o t h r o a d s i d e i n n s o n t h e f r o n t i e r a n d

s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t e n c l a v e s i n m a j o r c i t i e s . W i t h s e c r e t

a g e n t s , d e s e r t e r s , f u g i t i v e s, r e n e g a d e s , w a r c r i m i

n a l s , a n d m y s t e r i o u s s t r a n g e r s o f a l l s o r t s c r o w d i n g

t h e s t r e e t s , H o u s e G h a l l a n d a p r o v i d e s a s a f e h a v e n

f o r c l a n d e s t i n e m e e t i n g s a n d a j u m p i n g - o f f p o i n t f o r

t h r i l l i n g e s c a p e s f r o m t h e p u r s u e r s w a i t i n g j u s t o u t

s i d e a G h a l l a n d a e n c l a v e ' s w a l l s .

I f t h e w a y t o a p e r s o n ' s h e a r t is i n d e e d t h r o u g h

h i s s t o m a c h , t h e n H o u s e G h a l l a n d a h o l d s t h e

h e a r t s o f a l l in K h o r v a i r e . I t s l a r g e s t b a s e o f o p e r a

t i o n s is t h e c i t y o f G a t h e r h o l d , t h e o n l y p e r m a n e n t

s e t t l e m e n t a m i d t h e n o m a d i c h a l f l i n g s o f t h e T a l -

e n t a P l a i n s .

H o u s e J o r a s c o : T h i s h o u s e is e s p e c i a l l y p o p u l a r

a m o n g a d v e n t u r e r s b e c a u s e i ts m o s t v a l u e d m e m b e r s

b e a r t h e M a r k o f H e a l i n g . T h e L a s t W a r m e a n t t h o u

s a n d s o f b a t t l e f ie l d w o u n d s a n d p e r i o d i c e p i d e m i c s

o f d i s e a s e , a n d t h a t i n t u r n m e a n t b o o m i n g b u s i n e s s

f o r t h i s h a l f l i n g h o u s e . I t s m e d i c s w e r e o f f i c i a l l y n o n -

c o m b a t a n t s h i r e d b y t h e a r m i e s o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s

d u r i n g t h e w a r , b u t H o u s e J o r a s c o h e a l e r s q u i c k l y

b e c a m e a c c u s t o m e d to w o r k i n g a m i d t h e d a n g e r s

o f t h e f r o n t l in e s . R e c e n t l y , s o m e m e m b e r s o f H o u s e

J o r a s c o h a v e s o u g h t t r a i n i n g a m o n g d r u i d s a n d s h a

m a n s , r e s p o n d i n g t o a c a l l t o h e a l t h e l a n d b r o k e n b y

t h e L a s t W a r a n d t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g .

H o u s e J o r a s c o m a i n t a i n s h o s p i ta l s a n d c l i n i c s

a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e t h a t u s e a lc h e m y , h e r b a l i s m , a n d

h e a l i n g t a l e n t s ( b o t h m a g i c a l a n d m u n d a n e ) t o c u r e

d i s e a s e a n d k n i t w o u n d s .

H o u s e K u n d a r a k :

T h i s h o u s e i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r

m u c h o f m o d e r n c o m m e r c e . I t s d w a r f e l i te s b e a r t h e

M a r k o f W a r d i n g , w h i c h h e l p s s e c u r e i t e m s , p a p e r s ,

a n d m o n e y d e p o s i t e d i n t h e i r f o r t r e s s l i k e f a c i l i t i e s .

D e e p l y e n m e s h e d i n t h e w o rl d o f f i n a n c e , K u n d a r a k

i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e t h e b a n k e r s a n d m o n e y l e n d e r s o f

K h o r v a i r e . I n t h i s r o l e , t h e y p r o v i d e l o a n s a n d l e t t e r s

o f c r e d i t a n d s e r v e a s m o n e y c h a n g e r s .

A l t h o u g h t h e h o u s e p o s s e s s e s v a s t w e a l t h , i t h a s

o t h e r t r e a s u r e s w i t h i n i t s v a u l t s , i n c l u d i n g s o m e o f

t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l m a g i c i t e m s e v e r f a s h i o n e d b y

^ d w a r f a r ti s a n s . T h e s i n g l e - m i n d e d z e a l w i t h w h i c h

H o u s e K u n d a r a k p u r s u e s t h i e v e s w h o a b s c o n d w i t h

h o u s e p r o p e r t y is b o t h q u i n t e s s e n t i a l l y d w a r v e n a n d

a d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f s t u b b o r n n e s s th a t b e g g a r s t h e

i m a g i n a t i o n .

H o u s e L y r a n d a r : T h i s h o u s e ' s h a l f - e l v e s c a r r y

t h e M a r k o f S t o r m , w h i c h a l l o w s t h e m g r e a t i n f l u

e n c e o v e r a i r a n d s e a t r a d e . M a s t e r o f t h e w i n d s a n d

r a i n , t h i s h o u s e p o s s e s s e s t h e g r e a t e s t c o n c e n t r a

t i o n o f t h e m a g n i f i c e n t a i r s h i p s t h a t s a i l t h e s k i e s o f

K h o r v a i r e . T h e s e s h i p s t r a v e r s e K h o r v a i r e , t a k i n g

v a l u a b l e g o o d s a n d w e a l t h y p a s s e n g e r s f r o m p l a c e

t o p l a c e . E v e n s o , t h e h o u s e e a r n s m o s t o f i t s r e v e n u e

f r o m i t s e l e m e n t a l l y a u g m e n t e d s e a g a l l e o n s a n d i t s

a b i l i t y t o m a g i c a l l y i m p r o v e t h e w e a t h e r — a n a b i l i t y

t h a t b o t h f a r m e r s a n d g e n e r a l s a r e w i l l i n g t o p a y

de a r l y fo r .

H o u s e M e d a n i :

T h i s h o u s e i s o n e o f t h e m o r e

m y s t e r i o u s o f t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s . T h e h o u s e

i s c o m p o s e d o f h a l f - e l v e s w i t h t h e M a r k o f D e t e c t i o n

w h o t a k e g r e a t p r i d e i n t h e i r m e n t a l a n d m a g i c a l

t r a i n i n g . T h e y h i r e o u t a s s p e c i a l i s t s i n e v e r y

t h i n g f r o m p o i s o n d e t e c t i o n t o p e r s o n a l s e c u r i t y

t o o l d - f a s h i o n e d i n q u i s i t i v e w o r k . A l t h o u g h t h e y

a r e n ' t s p i e s , H o u s e M e d a n i ' s m e m b e r s a r e a d e p t a t

c a t c h i n g s p i e s — a f i e l d j u s t a s i m p o r t a n t n o w a s i t

w a s d u r i n g t h e w a r . A t t i m e s , t h i s s p e c i a l t y d r a w s

t h e m i n t o c o n f l i c t w i t h H o u s e P h i a r l a n a n d H o u s e

T h u r a n n i — t w o h o u s e s w h o s e m e m b e r s t r a v e l w i d e l y

a n d g a i n a c c e s s t o i m p o r t a n t p l a c e s , a l l o w i n g t h e m

a c c e s s t o d e t a i l s u n a v a i l a b l e t o o t h e r s .

H o u s e O r i e n : T h i s h o u s e d o m i n a t e s t r a n s p o r t a

t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y o n l a n d . I t s h u m a n m e m b e r s b e a r

t h e M a r k o f P a s s a g e . H i g h - v a l u e g o o d s a n d w e a l t h y

p a s s e n g e r s w i t h c a u s e t o t r a v e l q u i c k l y b o a r d t h e

w a r - d a m a g e d l i g h t n i n g r ai l n e t w o r k , w h i l e m o r e

m u n d a n e g o o d s a n d l e s s w e a l t h y t r a v e l e r s r i d e i n

O r i e n ' s h o r s e - d r a w n c a r a v a n s . P o w e r s o v e r t e le p o r t a -

t i o n a l l o w t h e h o u s e t o t r a n s p o r t i m p o r t a n t p e o p l e

a n d o b j e c t s i n s t a n t a n e o u s l y — f o r a p r i c e , o f c o u r s e .

T h e i r d r a g o n m a r k s a l so h e l p H o u s e O r i e n ' s m e m b e r s

w i t h t h e h o u s e ' s m o s t n o t o r i o u s n o t - q u i t e - s e c r e t :

s m u g g l i n g .

H o u s e P h i a r l a n : T h i s h o u s e is d o m i n a t e d b y

e l v e s a n d e l a d r i n , a n d it s m e m b e r s a r e k n o w n a c r o s s

K h o r v a i r e a s s u p e r l a t i v e m u s i c i a n s , d a n c e r s , a n d

e n t e r t a i n e r s . T h e i r c o n c e r t s a n d e x h i b i t i o n s a r e t h e

h i g h l i g h t o f t h e s o c i a l s e a s o n f o r m a n y n o b l e s o f t h e

F i v e N a t i o n s . T h e b e s t o f t h e b e s t— t h o s e m e m b e r s

w i t h t h e M a r k o f S h a d o w — c a n b e f o u n d i n p e r f o r

m a n c e h a l l s a n d m a n o r s a l l a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t .

T h e i r m a r k s a l l o w t h e m t o c r e a t e i l l u s i o n s t h a t e x c i t e

a w e a n d w o n d e r i n t h e i r a u d i e n c e s .

G i v e n t h e i r e x t e n s i v e t r a v e l s a n d a s s o c i a t i o n

w i t h c i t i z e n s h i g h a n d l o w , H o u s e P h i a r l a n ' s m e m

b e r s l e a r n m u c h t h a t is h i d d e n t o o t h e r s . T h e y a r e

g r e a t s t o r y t e l l e r s a n d p o t e n t i a l s o u r c e s o f f a s c i n a t

i n g i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e h o u s e h a s a t u r b u l e n t h i s t o r y ;

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a f a c t i o n o f i t b r o k e a w a y d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r t o

f o r m H o u s e T h u r a n n i .

H o u s e S i v i s : T h i s h o u s e i s h e a v i l y i n v e s t e d i n t h e

l i n e s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e . I ts g n o m e s

p o s s e s s t h e M a r k o f S c r i b i n g . T h e y o p e r a t e t r a d i t i o n a l

p o s t o f f i c e s , a m a g i c a l m e s s a g e s e r v i c e , a n d s p e a k i n g

s t o n e s t h a t a l l o w c o n v e r s a t i o n s b e t w e e n s p e a k e r s h a l f

a w o r l d a p a r t . A l t h o u g h i t 's r a r e l y t h e s t u f f o f a d v e n

t u r e s , H o u s e S i v i s a ls o h a s a m o n o p o l y o n t h e n o t a r y

a n d a c c o u n t i n g b u s i n e s s a n d e x t e n s i v e c l o u t i n t h e

l e g a l s y s t e m . I f y o u a r e a r r e s t e d f o r a c r i m e y o u d i d n ' t

c o m m i t ( o r e v e n o n e y o u d i d ) , a H o u s e S i v i s b a r r i s t e r

i s o n e o f t h e b e s t w a y s t o s p e n d t h e g o l d y o u e a r n e d

a d v e n t u r i n g . H o u s e S i v i s i s f a m o u s f o r i t s i m p a r t i a l i t y

a n d it s c o m p l i c a t e d b u r e a u c r a c y .

H o u s e T h a r a s h k : T h i s h o u s e c o n s i s t s o f h u m a n s

a n d h a l f - o r e s w i t h t h e M a r k o f F i n d i n g . T h e m a j o r i t y

o f t h i s h o u s e 's b u s i n e s s i s e x t r a c t i n g a n d p r o c e s s i n g

d r a g o n s h a r d s f o r m y r i a d m a g i c a l u s e s . I t e n t e r e d t h e

m e r c e n a r y b u s i n e s s i n t h e w a n i n g d a y s o f t h e L a s t

W a r , u s i n g m o n s t r o u s s h o c k t r o o p s f r o m D r o a a m ,

a n d i t a l s o h a s a s t e a dy de ma n d fo r i t s i n q u i s i t i v e s ,

w h o s p e c i a l i z e i n l o c a t i n g s t o l e n g o o d s a n d m i s s i n g

p e r s o n s .

H o u s e T h u r a n n i : T h i s h o u s e s p li t f r o m H o u s e

P h i a r l a n 2 6 y e a r s a g o , a f t e r a s e r i e s o f a s s a s s i n a

t i o n p l o ts c o n v e r g e d i n t o a f r a t r i c i d a l b l o o d b a t h .

T h e r e ' s n o l o v e l o s t b e t w e e n t h e r i v a l h o u s e s t o d a y .

H o u s e T h u r a n n i i s s t r o n g e s t in n o r t h e r n a n d e a s t

e r n K h o r v a i r e , a l t h o u g h it r e m a i n s m u c h s m a l l e r

t h a n H o u s e P h i a r l a n . A l s o m a n i f e s t i n g t h e M a r k

o f S h a d o w , it s e n t e r t a i n e r s a r e d a r k e r , m o r e a u d a

c i o u s , a n d m o r e i c o n o c l a s t i c . T h e y c o m p e t e d i r e c t l y

w i t h H o u s e P h i a r l a n , o f f e r i n g s i m i l a r , i f l e s s

r e f i n e d , s e r v i c e s .

H o u s e V a d a l i s :

M e m b e r s o f t h i s h o u s e b e a r t h e

M a r k o f H a n d l i n g , w h i c h g r a n t s t h e m g r e a t f a c i l i t y

i n t h e b r e e d i n g a n d t r a i n i n g o f a n i m a l s . A l t h o u g h

f a m o u s f o r t h e i r m a g e b r e d h o r s e s a n d t h e g r i f f o n s

u s e d b y m o s t a r m i e s i n t h e l a t t e r d a y s o f t h e L a s t

W a r , H o u s e V a d a l i s e x p e r i m e n t s w i t h b o t h t r a d i

t i o n a l a n i m a l s a n d c a p t u r e d m o n s t e r s . R e c e n t l y i t h a s

b e g u n t o t u r n t h e p o w e r o f i t s m a r k t o w a r d t h e c u l t i

v a t i o n o f r a r e h e r b s a n d o t h e r p l a n t s .

ROYAL FAMILIES

G a l i f a r i r ' W y n a r n u n i t e d t h e F i v e N a t i o n s i n t o o n e

k i n g d o m a n d e s t a b l is h e d a h e r e d i t a r y m o n a r c h y .

H i s s o n s a n d d a u g h t e r s a n d t h e i r d e s c e n d a n t s r u l e d

i n t e r c o n n e c t e d b u t d i s t i n c t a r e a s o f t h e k i n g d o m .

W h e n G a l i f a r s p l in t e r e d , t h e r e g e n ts d e c l a r e d

t h e m s e l v e s k i n g s a n d q u e e n s o f w h a t e v e r l a n d s t h e y

g o v e r n e d a n d b e g a n s e p a r a t e r o y a l l i n e s .

A l t h o u g h e a c h d y n a s t y s u ff e r e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y

d u r i n g t h e w a r y e a r s , t h e r o y a l f a m i l i e s o f t h e F i v e

N a t i o n s r e m a i n s o m e o f t h e m o s t i n f l u e n t i a l i n d i

v i d u a l s i n K h o r v a i r e . T h e y a t t e m p t t o m a n e u v e r t h e i r

n a t i o n s i n to a s c e n d a n c y t h r o u g h c a r e f u l p o l i t i ca l

d e a l i n g s , e s p i o n a g e , s a b o t a g e , p o s t u r i n g , a n d a n y

o t h e r t a c t i c s t h e y c a n d e v i s e .

A u n d a i r : Q u e e n A u r a l a i r ' W y n a r n r u l es A u n d a i r

f r o m h e r c a p i t a l o f F a i r h a v e n . S h e i s k n o w n a s a c u n

n i n g l e a d e r a n d a c h a r m i n g d i p l o m a t .

B r e l a n d :

K i n g B o r a n e l i r ' W y n a r n o f B r e l a n d i s

g e t t i n g o n i n y e a r s . A l t h o u g h h e i s n o t a i l i n g , m a n y

B r e l i s h h a v e b e g u n t o w o r r y a b o u t t h e i r n a t i o n ' s

f u t u r e . B o r a n e l ' s h e i r s a r e u n p o p u l a r , o r a t l e a s t

u n i m p r e s s i v e . T h e k i n g ' s t h r o n e i s i n W r o a t .

C y r e : M u c h o f C y r e ' s r u l i n g f a m i l y w a s d e s t r o y e d

o n t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g . T h e m o s t p o w e r f u l r e m a i n

i n g m e m b e r , a n d t h e d e f a c t o k i n g i n e x i l e , i s

O a r g e v i r ' W y n a r n . H e is b a s e d i n t h e t o w n o f N e w

C y r e , w h i c h B r e l a n d g r a c i o u s l y p r o v id e d f o r C y r a n

r e f u g e e s .

K a r r n a t h : K a i u s I I I m a i n t a i n s K a r r n a t h b y

m e a n s o f a t r a d i t i o n a l m i l i t a r y d i c t a t o r s h i p . A g r e a t

p r o p o n e n t o f t h e c u r r e n t p e a c e , h e s e e k s t o s t a b i l i z e

h i s n a t i o n , r e b u i l d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , a n d o t h e r w i s e

m a k e K a r r n a t h a p r o g r e s s i v e k i n g d o m . H e r u l e s

f r o m K o r t h .

T h r a n e :

T h e C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v er F l a m e g o v e r n s

T h r a n e , a n d i t s K e e p e r , e l e v e n - y e a r - o l d J a e l a D a r a n ,

r e s i d e s i n F l a m e k e e p . M e m b e r s o f T h r a n e ' s r o y a l

f a m i l y , l e d b y Q u e e n D i a n i i r ' W y n a r n , s e r v e p r i m a r

i l y a s f i g u r e h e a d s .

UNIVERSITIES

T h e F i v e N a t i o n s b o a s t s e v e r a l i n s t i t u t i o n s o f h i g h e r

e d u c a t i o n . P e r h a p s t h e m o s t w e l l k n o w n a r e t h e

L i b r a r y o f K o r r a n b e r g i n Z il a r g o a n d M o r g r a v e U n i

v e r s i ty i n S h a r n , B r e l a n d . T h e s e u n i v e r s i t i e s , a n d

s i m i l a r f a c i li t i e s i n A u n d a i r a n d e l s e w h e r e , w i e l d

s i g n i f i c a n t c l o u t t h r o u g h t h e i r s c a t t e r e d a l u m n i , t h e i r

e n o r m o u s e n d o w m e n t s , a n d t h e i r k n o w l e d g e a b l e

f a c u l t ie s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s . A m o n g a d v e n t u r e r s , t h e

c o l l e g e s a r e k n o w n t o b e e a g e r r e c i p i e n t s o f i n f o r m a

t i o n , r e l i c s , o r d u s t y o ld a r t i f a c t s . T h e u n i v e r s i t i e s

r e g u l a r l y f i n a n c e t r e a s u r e - h u n t i n g e x p e d i t i o n s , p a r

t i c u l a r l y t o m y s t e r i o u s X e n ' d r i k . I n a d d i t i o n , e a c h

f a c i l i t y m a i n t a i n s a t l e a s t o n e t e l e p o r t a t i o n c i r c l e f o r

u s e w i t h t h e L i n k e d P o r t a l r i t u a l .

T h e L i b r a r y o f K o r r a n b e r g h a s e i g h t a s s o c i a t e d

c o l l e g e s . I t i s p r e s t i g i o u s - n o b l e s f r o m b o t h r o y a l

a n d d r a g o n m a r k e d f a m i l i e s c o m e h e r e t o s t u d y . I t i s

a l s o f a m o u s a s t h e l a r g e s t r e p o s i t o r y o f k n o w l e d g e i n

K h o r v a i r e .

M o r g r a v e U n i v e r s i t y d o e s n ' t p o s s e s s t h e p r e s t i g e

o f o t h e r u n i v e r s i t i e s . I n s t e a d , i t b o a s t s a n o u t s t a n d i n g

c o l l e c t i o n o f a n c i e n t t r e a s u r e s a n d r e l i c s . T h e i n s t i t u

t i o n ' s e x p e d i t i o n s a r e o f t e n g l o r i f i e d t r e a s u r e h u n t s .

S t i l l , i t s s c h o l a r s a n d p r o f e s s o r s a r e l e a r n e d a n d

a r d e n t , a n d t h e u n i v e r s i t y m a k e s a g o o d r e s o u r c e f o r

a d v e n t u r e r s o f t h e h e r o i c t i e r w h o m i g h t n o t b e a b l e

t o c a t c h t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e o t h e r u n i v e r s i t i e s .

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( V E N T U R E S

A d v e n t u r e s a b o u n d in E b e r r o n . W h a t e v e r a p a r t y ' s

l e v e l

or

a r e a o f i n t e r e s t , t h e r e

ar e

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to

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to get

t h e r e .

DUNGEONS

S n e a k i n g t h r o u g h a n c i e n t r u i n s , i n f i l t r a ti n g e n e m y

s t r o n g h o l d s ,

an d

d e l v i n g i n t o p e r i l o u s c a v e r n s

ar e

s ta

ples of the

D U N G E O N S

&

D R A G O N S

game, and Eberron

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to

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ar e

t i e d

to the

w o r l d ' s r i c h h i s t o r y ,

an d

r u i n s

c a n o f t e n

be

t r a c e d b a c k

to

v a r io u s c u l t u r e s .

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few

s it e s d a t e f r o m a t i m e b e f o r e

t h e

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G i a n t s . S o m e s c h o l a r s c l a i m t h a t

an Age

o f

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at

t h i s t i m e ; w h a t e v e r t h e i r o r i g i n s ,

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the

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i n K h o r v a i r e ' s n o r t h w e s t , w i t h a

few

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o t h e r p l a c e s f o r g o t t e n

for

m i l l e n n i a .

T h e

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G i a n t s :

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g i a n t s ' e m p i r e l e f t

n u m e r o u s r u i n s . T h e s e p l a c e s

ar e

o f g r e a t m y s t e r y

a n d g r e a t s i z e ;

an

a d v e n t u r e r ' s f o o t s t e p s r i n g h o l

l o w l y in t h e i r v a s t g r a n i t e h a l l s . M o s t s u c h r u i n s

are

i n X e n ' d r i k , s u r r o u n d e d b y j u n g l e s t e e m i n g w i t h

i n s e c t s , i l l n e s s ,

an d

p r e d a t o r y b e a s t s . S c h o l a r s

are

f a s c i n a t e d

by the Age of

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l a r ly s p o n s o r e x p e d i t i o n s

to the

l o s t c o n t i n e n t . M o r e

t h a n a

few

e x p e d i t i o n s n e v e r r e t u r n .

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Age of

M o n s t e r s :

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D h a k a a n i E m p i r e r o s e

a n d f e l l in

the Age

o f M o n s t e r s , l e a v i n g g o b l i n r u i n s

t h r o u g h o u t K h o r v a i r e . T h e s e l o c a t i o n s p o s s e s s r e l i c s

o f m u c h i n t e r e s t

to

c o l l e c t o r s

an d

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t i c u l a r l y a m o n g

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m o n s t r o u s r a c e s . C e r t a i n m a g i c

i t e m s o f g r e a t p o w e r

ar e

m e n t io n e d in D h a k a a n i h i s

t o r i e s ,

an d

m o r e t h a n

one has

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the

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e l v e s o f

V a l e n a r a l s o d a t e f r o m t h i s t i m e p e r i o d .

T h e C u r r e n t

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w e r e c r e a t e d

b y the

L a s t W a r .

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t h e i r

o r i g i n a l o w n e r s ) . M a n y l o c a l e s t h a t w e r e o n c e p o i n t s

o f l i g h t

are now

p a r t o f t h e d a r k n e s s .

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s o m e w a y s ,

t h a t m a k e s t h e m e v e n m o r e f r i g h t e n i n g — t h e y

are

s y m b o l i c o f c i v i l i z a t i o n ' s c o l l a p s e .

I s o l a t e d D u n g e o n s : N u m e r o u s d u n g e o n s a c r o s s

E b e r r o n b e a r

no

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a n d

the

a d v e n t u r e s t h a t o c c u r w i t h i n t h e m , s t e m

f r o m i s o l a t e d i n c i d e n t s . A m y s t e r i o u s f o r c e w i p e d

o u t

th e

d w a r v e s o f o n e f o r t r e s s d e e p

in the

I r o n -

ifek ro o t M o u n t a i n s ; a sa n d - c o v e r e d l a b y r i n t h is

all

t h a t

r e m a i n s

of

s o m e f o r g o t t e n d e s e r t c u l t u r e ; a d e e p

f o r e s t r e c l a i m e d

an odd

s e t t l e m e n t o f r i t u a l i s t s .

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the

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u r b a n n a t u r e o f E b e r

r o n ' s c i t i e s m a k e s t h e m g o o d s p o t s

for

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on

i n t r i g u e

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bu t

d u n g e o n s

a p p e a r in c i t i e s j u s t

as

t h e y

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in

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w i l d . T h e s e

d u n g e o n s

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f o u n d in tu n n e l s b e n e a t h

the

c i ty,

i n s e w e r s y s t e m s c o - o p t e d

by

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i n

th e

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of

o l d e r c i v i li z a t i o n s t h a t h o n e y c o m b

the

c i t y ' s f o u n d a t i o n ,

an d

in e v e n d e e p e r t u n n e l s f r o m

w h i c h m o n s t r o u s f o e s a t t e m p t

to

i n f i l t r a t e

the

c i ty.

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h o l e

up

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th e

s t r e e t s

an d

b u i l d i n g s .

T h e U n d e r d a r k :

T he

t u n n e l s o f K h y b e r o f f er

p l e n t y

of

a d v e n t u r e

for

t h o s e b r a v e or f o o l i s h e n o u g h

t o t a c k l e t h e m . In t h i s s u b t e r r a n e a n h e l l , a b e r r a t i o n s

l u r k

an d

d e m o n s d r e a m o f b r e a k i n g f r e e .

T he

E l e

m e n t a l C h a o s b l e e d s i n t o c a v e r n s , c r e a t i n g s t r a n g e

a r e a s w h e r e p h y s i c a l l aw s

ar e

b e n t

or

b r o k e n .

INVESTIGATION

E b e r r o n is so m e t i m e s d e s c r i b e d as f a n t a s y n o i r ,

and

a n i n v e s t i g a t i v e a d v e n t u r e is

one

o f t h e b e s t w a y s to

e x p e r i e n c e t h i s a s p e c t o f t h e s e t t i n g . A l t h o u g h p a r t s

o f E b e r r o n

ar e

c i v i l i z e d , c i v i l i z a t i o n b r e e d s

its own

b r a n d o f b ru t a l i ty . M y s t e r i e s m u s t

be

s o l v e d, s t o l e n

g o o d s m u s t

be

r e t u r n e d ,

and

m u r d e r e r s m u s t

be

p u n i s h e d .

I n v e s t i g a t i o n s o f t e n t a k e p l a c e in c i t i e s , o r at

l e a s t b e g i n t h e r e . A s e a r c h

for

c l u e s

can

l ea d c h a r

a c t e r s a c r o s s

th e

n a t i o n ,

the

c o n t i n e n t ,

or the

w o r l d ,

d e p e n d i n g

on the

m y s t e r y ' s s c o p e . H e r o i c t i e r a d v e n

t u r e r s m i g h t

try to

d e t e r m i n e

why the

l o c a l g a n g s

h a v e b e c o m e m o r e v i o l e n t; p a r a g o n t i e r a d v e n t u r e r s

m i g h t u n r a v e l a m u l t i n a t i o n a l p l o t

to

a s s a s s i n a t e

the

K e e p e r o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e ;

an d

e p i c t i e r a d v e n t u r

e r s m i g h t p i e c e t o g e t h e r a s p e c t s o f t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y

to

d e t e r m i n e

how to

p r e v e n t

yet

a n o t h e r

e x t r a p l a n a r i n v a s i o n .

INTRIGUE

S o m e

say the

L a s t

W a r

is o v e r ,

but

m o s t p e o p l e

b e l i e v e t h a t t h i s p e a c e

is

o n l y

a

t e m p o r a r y s t a l e m a t e .

T h e r e m a i n i n g n a t i o n s

of

K h o r v a i r e d o n ' t t r u s t e a c h

o t h e r ; t h e y p l o t a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r , s e n d s p i e s

and

s a b o t e u r s a c r o s s b o r d e r s ,

an d

s l o w l y r e b u i l d a r m i e s

a n d a r s e n a l s .

O n top

o f t h i s s c h e m i n g , f o r c e s w i t h i n

e a c h g o v e r n m e n t

an d

o r g a n i z a t i o n p l o t

to

w r e s t

p o w e r

for

t h e m s e l v e s .

T h e p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e

in

E b e r r o n

is

t e n s e

an d

i n t r i

c a t e . I t o f f e rs n u m e r o u s o p p o r t u n i t i e s

for

a d v e n t u r e r s

w h o

ar e

i n t e r e s t e d in s u c h a f f a i r s . C h a r a c t e r s m i g h t

b e l i a i s o n s b e t w e e n n a t i o n s , s i l v e r - t o n g u e d s p i e s in

e n e m y c o u r t s , e sp i o n a g e s p e c i a l i s t s

who

s n e a k a b o u t

i n

th e

s h a d o w s , or d e s p e r at e p e a c e m a k e r s

wh o

s e e k

t o q u e l l i m m i n e n t h o s t i l i t ie s . T h e y m i g h t a l s o h a v e

C H A P T E R

1

1

L i fe

i n

Eberron



a m b i t i o n s o f t h e i r o w n , a n g l i n g t o t o p p l e k i n g s a n d

t a k e t h e i r c r o w n s .

THE P L ANE S

E b e r r o n i s c o n n e c t e d t o o t h e r w o r l d l y p l a n e s b y p o r

t a l s ,

m a n i f e s t z o n e s , sp e l l s , a n d o t h e r a r c a n e m e a n s .

E v e n h e r o i c t i e r a d v e n t u r e r s c a n v e n t u r e i n t h e

S h a d o w f e l l o r t h e F e y w i l d , w h i l e p a r a g o n a n d e p i c

t i e r a d v e n t u r e r s c a n b a t t l e t h e m i g h t y i n h a b i t a n t s o f

t h e E l e m e n t a l C h a o s o r X o r i a t . T h e s e d i m e n s i o n s a r e

s t r a n g e p l a c e s w h e r e m o n s t e r s h o l d s w a y a n d u n f a

m i l i a r f o r c e s a r e p a r t o f t h e l a n d s c a p e . T h e y h a v e

t h e i r o w n d u n g e o n s , t h e i r o w n h i s t o r i e s , a n d t h e i r

o w n o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d i n t r i g u e . T h e

a p p e a r a n c e o f s u c h c r e a t u r e s i s p e r h a p s c o i n c i d e n

t a l , b u t i t m i g h t a l s o h i n t a t s o m e a l i e n i n t e l l i g e n c e

t a k i n g a n i n t e r e s t i n t h e w o r l d . I n a d d i t i o n , m a n i f e s t

z o n e s a n d t h e p l a n e s ' t e n d e n c y to w a x a n d w a n e c a n

m a k e a n y a d v e n t u r e r i c h w i t h e x t r a p l a n a r d a n g e r

a n d i m a g e r y .

TRAVEL

A d v e n t u r e s u s u a l l y i n v o l v e t r a v e l . A h e r o n e e d s t o

h i k e t o a r e m o t e d u n g e o n , a r r i v e i n X e n ' d r i k s o m e

h o w , r i de t h e l i gh t n i n g ra i l t o t h e c i t y i n t i me t o w a rn

t h e d u k e , o r e s c a p e f r o m t h e a n g r y d r a g o n a s q u i c k l y

a s p o s s i b l e . E b e r r o n ' s t e c h n o l o g y a l l o w s f o r w o r l d

t r a v e l m u c h m o r e r e a d i l y t h a n i n m o s t o t h e r s e t t i n g s ,

a n d t h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s w a y s to g e t f r o m o n e s p o t t o

a n o t h e r .

TH E

OLD-FASHIONED WAY

S o m e p e o p l e w a l k f r o m o n e p l a c e t o a n o t h e r . T h a t ' s

o ka y, bu t i t ' s n o t p a rt i c u l a r l y fa s t . R i di n g a n a n i ma l i s

a l s o p o p u l a r — i n E b e r r o n , t h e s e b e a s t s c a n b e m u n

d a n e c r e a t u r e s s u c h a s h o r s e s a n d d o n k e y s , o r m o r e

e s o t e r i c c r e a t u r e s s u c h a s d i n o s a u r s , g r i f f o n s , a n d

m a g e b r e d m o u n t s . H o u s e V a d a l is c a n b e c o n t a c t e d

f o r t h e l o a n o r p u r c h a s e o f s u c h c r e a t u r e s .

A n i m a l s p u l l w a g o n s a n d c a r t s a s w e l l , a n d t h e

c a r a v a n i s a p o p u l a r c h o i c e a m o n g m e r c h a n t s .

M a g e b r e d a n i m a l s a n d m o r e e x o t i c b e a s t s c a n p u l l

v e h i c l e s f a s t e r a n d f o r a l o n g e r t i m e t h a n t h e i r m u n

d a n e c o u n t e r p a r t s .

S i m i l a r l y , m u n d a n e w a t e r v e ss e ls a r e c o m m o n

a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e . B a r g e s p l y t h e r i v e r s a n d s h i p s

t ra v e l t h e s e a s . A l t h o u g h n o t a s fa s t o r i mp re s s i v e a s

m o r e a r c a n e v e s s e l s , t h e y d o t h e j o b f o r a f r a c t i o n o f

t h e c o s t .

AIRSHIPS

O n e o f t h e m o s t a d v a n c e d , m o s t e x p e n s i v e , a n d

m o s t p r e s t i g i o u s w a y s t o t r a v e l , a n a i r s h i p r e s e m b l e s

a n o c e a n g o i n g v e s s e l t h a t f l i e s . A b o u n d e l e m e n t a l

p o w e r s t h e s h i p , s u r r o u n d i n g i t i n a d i s t i n c t i v e r i n g

o f f i r e , l i g h t n i n g , o r a i r , d e p e n d i n g o n t h e e l e m e n -

t a l ' s n a t u r e . A i r s h i p s t r a v e l q u i c k l y , b y p a s s d i f f i c u l t

t e r r a i n , n e e d n o t f o l l o w r i v e r s o r r o a d s , a n d a r e

i m m u n e t o m a n y o f t h e m u n d a n e d a n g e r s ( b a n d i t s

a n d m o n s t e r s , f o r e x a m p l e ) t h a t p l a g u e o t h e r f o r m s

o f t ra v e l .

ELEMENTAL GALLEONS

A s w i t h t h e a i r s h i p , a c o n t a i n e d e l e m e n t a l p o w e r s

t h e e l e m e n t a l g a l l e o n . T h e s e s h i p s p l y t h e w a t e r s

a r o u n d K h o r v a i r e a n d a r e m u c h m o r e c o m m o n t h a n

o t h e r e l e m e n t a l v e h i c l e s . H o u s e L y r a n d a r i n p a r

t i c u l a r m a k e s e x t e n s i v e u s e o f e l e m e n t a l g a l l e o n s ,

e m p l o y i n g t h e m t o t r a n s p o r t c a r g o a n d p a s s e n g e r s

s w i f t l y a n d s a f e l y . M o s t a d v e n t u r e r s a g r e e t h a t

e l e m e n t a l g a l l e o n s a r e t h e b e s t w a y t o t r a v e l f r o m

K h o r v a i r e t o X e n ' d r i k — t h e r i d e i s f a s t , r e l i a b l e , a n d

r e l a t i v e l y c h e a p .

ELEMENTAL LAND CARTS

A n e l e m e n t a l l a n d c a r t r e s e m b l e s a n o r m a l w a g o n ,

b u t it i s n o t h i t c h e d t o a n y a n i m a l . A c a p t u r e d e a r t h

s p i r i t p o w e r s t h e c a r t . T h e c r e a t u r e p r o p e l s t h e c a r t

a t g r e a t s p e e d s a n d a c r o s s e v e n t h e r o u g h e s t o f t e r

r a i n . L a n d c a r t s c a n c a r r y m o r e p a s s e n g e r s o r c a r g o

t h a n c a n n o r m a l c a r t s .

LIGHTNING RAIL

T h e l i g h t n i n g r a i l i s t h e m o s t p o p u l a r c h o i c e f o r

o v e r l a n d t r a v e l b e t w e e n d i s t a n t s p o t s . H o u s e O r i e n

m a i n t a i n s t h e r a i l t r a c k s t h a t c r o s s K h o r v a i r e .

B o u n d e l e m e n t a l s p r o p e l l i g h t n i n g r a i l c o a c h e s a t

g r e a t s p e e d a l o n g l i n e s o f c o n d u c t o r s t o n e s , s p i t t i n g

l i g h t n i n g a s t h e y g o . L i g h t n i n g r a i l l i n e s c o n n e c t a l l

o f K h o r v a i r e ' s m a j o r c i t i e s a n d i n c l u d e s t o p s a t t h e

l a r g e r t o w n s .

PORTALS

A d v e n t u r e r s o n u r g e n t m i s s i o n s c a n t a k e a d v a n t a g e

o f t h e L i n k e d P o r t a l r i t u a l to t r a n s p o r t t h e m s e l v e s

t o o n e o f d o z e n s o f t e l e p o r t a t i o n c i r c l e s t h r o u g h o u t

K h o r v a i r e . H o u s e O r i e n m a i n t a i n s m o s t o f t h e s e

c i r c l e s a n d g u a r d s t h e m j e a l o u s l y . U s e o f t h e s e a r c a n e

a d d r e s s e s i s e x p e n s i v e . M o s t c i r c l e s a r e l o c a t e d

w i t h i n s t a t i o n s t h a t a l s o p r o v i d e a c c o m m o d a t i o n ,

s h o p s , a n d o t h e r s e r v i c e s g e a r e d t o w a r d w e a l t h y

t r a v e l e r s .

O f c o u r s e , H o u s e O r i e n i s n 't t h e o n l y p o s s e s s o r o f

t e l e p o r t a t i o n c i r c l e s . M a n y o r g a n i z a t i o n s — i n c l u d i n g

u n i v e r s i t i e s , a r c a n e c o l l e c t i v e s , a n d r o y a l f a m i l i e s -

h a v e t h e i r o w n c i r c l e s , a l t h o u g h t h e y a r e u n l i k e l y

t o p e r m i t u s e o f t h e c i r c l e s b y o u t s i d e r s . P e r s i s t e n t

r u m o r s a l s o s p e a k o f t e l e p o r t a t i o n c i r c l e s o n o t h e r

c o n t i n e n t s— S a r l o n a , X e n ' d r i k , A e r e n a l , a n d e v e n

A r g o n n e s s e n — b u t t h e n a t u r e o f t h e s e m y s t i c s i t es i s

k n o w n t o f e w .

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c h a n g e l i n g s , k a l a s h t ar , a n d w a r f o r g e d . C h a n g e l i n g s

a p p e a r i n t h e Monster Manual" u n d e r t h e d o p p e l -

g a n g e r e n t r y , a n d w a r f o r g e d a p p e a r i n t h a t b o o k a s

w e l l . T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n i n t h i s b o o k f l e s h e s o u t t h e s e

r a c e s t o m a k e t h e m m o r e s u i t a b l e a s p l a y e r c h a r a c t e r

r a c e s . W h e n e v e r t h i s b o o k c o n t r a d i c t s t h e Monster

Manual, t h e i n f o r m a t i o n h e r e s u p e r s e d e s w h a t ' s p r e

s e n t e d t h e r e .

E b e r r o n i s h o m e t o a l l t h e r a c e s o f t h e D U N G E O N S

& D R A G O N S

g a m e , e l v e s a n d d w a r v e s , d r a g o n b o r n

a n d d e v a s . T h i s c h a p t e r d e s c r i b e s t h e r a c e s f r o m t h e

P l a y e r s

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Handbook 2,

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t h e i r c u l t u r e s a n d t h e i r n a t i v e l a n d s w i t h i n E b e r r o n

a s w e l l a s t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p s t o t h e p o w e r f u l d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e s o f K h o r v a i r e .

A p l a y e r c h a r a c t e r i n E b e r r o n i s m o r e l i k e l y t o

h a v e a n u n u s u a l r a c e t h a n a r e c h a r a c t e r s i n o t h e r

s e t ti n g s . E b e r r o n a c c o m m o d a t e s p l a y er s w h o w a n t

t o p l a y g n o l l s , g o b l i n s , m i n o t a u r s , o r e s , a n d s i m i l a r l y

m o n s t r o u s r a c e s . T h e Monster Manual a n d D & D

I n s id e r h a v e r u l e s f o r p l a y i n g t h e s e r a c e s i f y o u r D M

a l l o w s it . T h e f i n a l s e c t i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r d e s c r i b e s

t h e r o l e s t h a t t h e s e r a c e s p l a y w i t h i n E b e r r o n .

T h e n e w r a c e s p r e s e n t e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r u s e t h e

s a m e f o r m a t a s t h o s e i n t h e Player's Handbook. W h e n

y o u c r e a t e a c h a r a c t e r , y o u c a n c h o o s e o n e o f t h e s e

r a c e s i n s t e a d o f a r a c e f r o m t h e P l a y e r s Handbook o r

P l a y e r s Handbook 2.

C h a n g e l i n g s

a r e su b t l e , c l e v e r s h a p e c h a n g e r s

t h a t c a n d i s g u i s e t h e m s e l v e s a s m e m b e r s o f o t h e r

r a c e s . S o m e t i m e s c a l l e d d o p p e l g a n g e r s , c h a n g e l i n g s

p l a y a p r o m i n e n t p a r t i n e s p i o n a g e a n d p o l i t i c a l

i n t r i g u e .

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h a v e a l i e n m i n d s s e a m l e s s l y m e r g e d

w i t h h u m a n f l e s h a n d s p i r i t s . T h e y a r e m y s t i c s f r o m

t h e d i s t a n t c o n t i n e n t o f S a r l o n a , a n d t h e y a r e d e v o t e d

t o f i g h t i n g t h e e v i l s t h a t t h r e a t e n E b e r r o n .

W a r f o r g e d a r e c o n s t r u c t s c r e a t e d t o s e r v e a s s o l

d i e r s i n t h e L a s t W a r . T h e T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d f r e e d

t h e w a r f o r g e d f r o m H o u s e C a n n i t h ' s c o n t r o l , a n d

s i n c e t h e n , m a n y w a r f o r g e d f i n d t h e m s e l v e s a d r i f t ,

s e a r c h i n g f o r m e a n i n g a n d i d e n t i t y i n a w o r l d n o

l o n ge r a t w a r .

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S k il l B o n u s e s : +2 Bluff,+2 Insight

S h a p e c h a n g e r : You are a shapechanger; you can alter

your appearance. As such, you are subject to effects

and condit ions that affect shapechangers.

M e n t a l D e f e n s e : You have a +1 racial bonus to W ill.

C h a n g e S h a p e : You have the changeling disguise

power.

C h a n g e l i n g T r i c k : You have the changeling trick power.

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You alter your form to look like another person.

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ance of any M edium human oid. You reta in your statist ics

in your new fo rm, and your clothing, armor, and posses

sions do not change. The new form lasts unti l you change

form again .

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makes an Insight check opposed by your B luff check, and

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t hangeling Ra< i.il Power

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turn.

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a s s u m e t h e f e a tu r e s o f o t h e r h u m a n o i d s . K n o w n a l so

a s d o p p e l g a n g e r s , c h a n g e l i n g s ' t a l e n t s b r e e d m i s t r u s t

a n d f e a r , l e a d i n g m a n y c h a n g e l i n g s t o h i d e t h e i r t r u e

n a t u r e f r o m e v e n t h e i r c l o s e s t c o m p a n i o n s . M a n y

c h a n g e l i n g s s e e k o n l y t o a v o i d u n w a n t e d a t t e n t i o n

a n d t o f i n d a p l a c e i n t h e w o rl d.

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P l a y a c h a n g e l i n g i f y o u w a n t . . .

• t o e x c e l at d e c e p t i o n , m i s d i r e c t i o n , a n d t r i c k e r y .

• t o f i t i n w h e re v e r yo u go .

• t o b e a m e m b e r o f a r a c e t h a t fa v o r s t h e b a r d ,

r o g u e , s o r c e r e r , a n d w a r l o c k c l a s s e s .

P HYS ICAL QUAL ITIE S

C h a n g e l i n g s w e a r m a n y m a s k s , c o n c e a l i n g t h e i r

t r u e i d e n t i t i e s b e h i n d f a l s e f a c e s . A s s h a p e c h a n g e r s ,

c h a n g e l i n g s c a n a p p e a r t o b e m e m b e r s o f a n y

h u m a n o i d r a c e , p l a y i n g t h e p a r t o f a d w a r f o n e d a y

a n d a d r a g o n b o r n t h e n e x t . T h i s p r o p e n s i t y f o r d i s

g u i s e l e a d s p e o p l e t o d i s t r u s t c h a n g e l i n g s , s o m o s t

k e e p t h e i r t r u e n a t u r e h i d d e n .

A l t h o u g h c h a n g e l i n g s c a n a d o p t a n y p e r s o n a ,

m o s t r e l y o n a f e w e s t a b l i s h e d g u i s e s , e a c h w i t h

a d e v e l o p e d h i s t o r y a n d a n e t w o r k o f f r i e n d s a n d

a c q u a i n t a n c e s . T h e s e g u i s e s p r o v id e a c h a n g e l i n g

w i t h b a c k u p i d e n t i t i es s h o u l d o n e p e r s o n a b e c o m e

c o m p r o m i s e d . A c h a n g e l i n g w h o t r a v el s f r e q u e n t l y

m i g h t c h a n g e i d e n t i t i e s f r o m t o w n t o t o w n , s w a p p i n g

g e n d e r s , a p p e a r a n c e s , a n d v o i c e s t o b l e n d i n w i t h i n

e a c h n e w c o m m u n i t y .

I n t r u e f o r m , a c h a n g e l i n g h a s a s t a r t l i n g y e t v a g u e

a p p e a r a n c e . A c h a n g e l i n g ' s s k i n is u n i f o r m l y p a l e

w i t h w h i t e o r l i gh t gra y t o n e s . I t s o v e rs i z e d e ye s a re

o f t e n s u n k e n i n d a r k r i n g s , b e t w e e n w h i c h l i e s a

s u b t l e n o s e . C h a n g e l i n g s a r e s l e n d e r , b o r d e r i n g o n

f r a i l . T h e i r h a i r t e n d s t o h a v e l i g h t c o l o r i n g w i t h h i n t s

o f b l u e , gr e e n , a n d e v e n p i n k; p a l e s i l v e r i s t h e mo s t

c o m m o n h a i r c o l o r , f o l l o w e d b y p l a t i n u m a n d b l o n d .

A s i d e f r o m t h e h a i r o n t h e i r h e a d s , c h a n g e l i n g s h a v e

l i t t l e o r n o h a i r .

C h a n g e l i n g s r e a c h m a t u r i t y at a b o u t f i f t e e n y e a r s

o f a ge , a n d t h e y l i v e a bo u t a s l o n g a s h u m a n s do .

PLAYING A CHANGELING

L a c k i n g a c u l t u r e o r a c i v i l i z a t i o n t o c a l l t h e i r o w n ,

c h a n g e l i n g s a d o p t o t h e r r a c e s ' s o c i e t i e s . T h e y s e e k

o u t c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t h a v e v a l u e s a n d i n t e r e s t s t h a t

p a r a l l e l t h e i r o w n . C h a n g e l i n g s p r e f e r c i t i e s b e c a u s e

t h e y a re i de a l p l a c e s t o bl e n d i n w i t h o t h e rs o r t o

v a n i s h i f n e c e s s a r y . C i t i e s a l s o c o n t a i n p e o p l e t o o

i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e i r o w n a f f a i r s t o n o t i c e t h e o d d i t i e s o f

s t r a n g e r s .

C h a n g e l i n g s a r e i n o f f e n s i v e a n d p e a c e f u l b y

n a t u r e , a n d t h e y h a v e f e w c o n c e r n s a b o u t p o l i t i c a l

a n d s o c i a l a f f a i r s . T h e i r m e r c u r i a l n a t u r e b r e e d s d is

t r u s t a n d s u s p i c i o n i n o t h e r r a c e s . P e o p l e a r e i n t e n t

o n s e e i n g t h e w o r s t i n c h a n g e l i n g s ; t h e y a s s u m e t h e

r a c e u s e s i t s s h a p e c h a n g i n g a b i l i t y f o r m a l i c i o u s

e n d s . S o m e c h a n g e l i n g s d o u s e t h e i r t a l e n t s f o r e v i l ,

b u t s u c h i n d i v i d u a l s e x i s t i n n o g r e a t e r n u m b e r s t h a n

a m o n g o t h e r r a c e s .

I n a w a y , c h a n g e l i n g s a r e p a r a s i t i c i n t h e i r r e l a

t i o n s h i p s w i t h o t h e r r a c e s . R a t h e r t h a n c o n s t r u c t i n g

g r a n d c i v i l i z a t i o n s a n d s w e e p i n g e d i f i c e s d e v o t e d

t o t h e i r p e o p l e , c h a n g e l i n g s a r e c o n t e n t t o t r e a t t h e

w o r k s o f o t h e r r a c e s a s t h e i r o w n . T h e i r w i l l i n g n e s s

t o i de n t i fy w i t h a v a r i e t y o f s o c i e t a l s t r u c t u re s i s v i t a l

t o m a i n t a i n i n g t h e i r f a l s e i d e n t i t i e s . F o r m o s t c h a n g e

l i n g s , t h e a r t s , c u s t o m s , a n d p r a c t i c e s t h e y u p h o l d a r e

m o r e t h a n t o o l s t o r e i n f o r c e t h e i r i d e n t i t i e s . T h e s e

a s p e c t s o f s o c i e t y a n d c u l t u r e a r e a p a r t o f t h e i r

b e l i e f s a n d v a l u e s , j u s t a s t h e y a r e f o r o t h e r m e m b e r s

o f t h e i r a d o p t e d c o m m u n i t i e s .

C h a n g e l i n g C h a r a c t e r i s t i cs : A d a p t a b l e , c o m p e l

l i n g , c u n n i n g , d e v i o u s , e v a s i v e , f u r t i v e , i n s i g h t f u l ,

mys t e r i o u s , p ru de n t , s l y , s u bt l e

M a l e a n d F e m a l e N a m e s :

B i n , D o x , F i e , H a r s , J i n ,

L a m , N i t , O t , P a i k , R u z , S i m , T o o x , Y o g

CHANGELING ADVENTURERS

T h r e e s a m p l e c h a n g e l i n g a d v e n t u r e r s a r e d e s c r i b e d

b e l o w .

D o x i s a c h a n g e l i n g b a r d w h o c o n s t a n t l y t r i e s t o

e s c a p e t h e i n f a m y o f h e r p e o p l e . S h e s w a p s p e r s o n

a l i t i e s a n d a p p e a r a n c e s l i k e a n o t h e r p e r s o n w o u l d

c h a n g e c l o t h e s . D o x s e e s h e r s e l f as m a n y p e o p l e .

W h e n s h e a s s u m e s o n e o f h e r p e r s o n a s , s h e b e c o m e s

t h a t p e rs o n u n t i l s h e ' s re a dy fo r a n e w i de n t i t y . Sh e

u s e s h e r s h a p e c h a n g i n g t a l e n t s t o a u g m e n t h e r p e r

f o r m a n c e s a s a b a r d , s w i t c h i n g h e r f o r m t o m a t c h a

c h a r a c t e r s h e p r e s e n t s i n s t o r i e s a n d s o n g s .

H a r s i s a c h a n g e l i n g r o g u e , a t r a i n e d k i l l e r w i t h a n

i n t e l l e c t a s s h a r p a s t h e k n i v e s h e w i e l d s . H e k e e p s

h i s c h a n g e l i n g n a t u r e a s e c r e t , u s i n g i t a s a h i d d e n

w e a p o n t o t a k e e n e m i e s b y s u r p r i s e . W h e n h e s e t tl e s

o n a gu i s e , h e ra re l y c h a n ge s i t . He ke e p s a fa c a de

f o r m o n t h s o r y e a r s , s w i t c h i n g o n l y w h e n n o o n e i s

a r o u n d o r w h e n i t i s a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y t o d i s c a r d

t h e i de n t i t y .

A u n n i s a c h a n g e l i n g a r t i f i c e r , a s p y w h o w o r k s

f o r A u n d a i r ' s R o y a l E y e s . H e w a s r a i s e d t o b e c o m e

a m e m b e r o f t h e R o y a l E y e s , i n s t i l l e d w i t h d e e p l oy

a l t y t o t h e q u e e n bu t t a u gh t n o t t o c a re fo r a n yo n e

o r a n y t h i n g e l s e . F r i e n d s h i p a n d s y m p a t h y a r e d i s

t r a c t i o n s t h a t o n l y i n t e r f e r e w i t h c o m p l e t i n g a j o b .

W h e n A u n n w a s s e nt t o X e n ' d r i k o n a n e x p e d i t i o n ,

a l t h o u g h , h e b e c a m e s t r a n g e l y d r a w n t o o n e o f h i s

c o m p a n i o n s , a p a l a d i n o f t h e S i l v er F l a m e . W h e n

t h e e x p e d i t i o n c l a i m e d h e r l i f e, A u n n f o u n d h i m s e l f

i n t u r m o i l , q u e s t i o n i n g e v e r y t h i n g h e l e a r n e d i n h i s

c h i l d h o o d a n d t r a i n i n g . N o w a d v e n t u r i n g w i t h a n e w

g r o u p o f c o m p a n i o n s , h e a g a i n f i n d s h i m s e l f d r i f t i n g

a w a y f r o m t h e i d e a l o f d e t a c h m e n t h e w a s t a u g h t ,

b e c o m i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y c o n c e r n e d w i t h h i s a l l i e s '

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A v e r a g e H e i g h t :

5 ' 8"-6' 3 "

A v e r a g e W e i g h t : 1 3 0 - 2 2 0 l b .

A b i l i ty S c o r e s : +2 Wi s do m, +2 Ch a r i s ma

S i z e : M e di u m

S p e e d :

6 squares

V i s i o n :

Normal

L a n g u a g e s :

Co mmo n , t e l e p a t h y 5 (yo u c a n c o mmu

nicate with any other creature that has a language

and is within line of sight and within 5 sq uare s of

you; this a l lows for two-way communication)

Skil l Bonuse s : +2 Insight , +2 to choice of one other

D ua l Soul :

At the start of your turn, you can make a

saving throw against each effect currently rendering

you dazed or dom inat ed. If you fail the saving throw ,

you do not make a saving throw against the effect

at the end of your turn.

B a s t i o n o f M e n t a l C l a r i ty :

You have the bastion of

mental clarity

power.

Bastion of Mental Clarity

Kalashtar Racia l Power

Yo u erect a psychic

shield

to protect

you ward your allies as well.

your mind from assault, and

Encounter

Imm edia te In te rrupt C lose burs t 5

Trigger: An enemy hits or misses you with an attack against

your Wi l l

Target: You and each ally in burst

Effect : Each target gains a +4 power b onus to Wi l l unt i l

the end of your next

turn.

K a l a s h t a r l o o k s i m i l a r t o h u m a n s , b u t t h e i r o u t w a r d

a p p e a r a n c e m a s k s a n i n n e r d e m e a n o r t h a t i s a t o n c e

s e r e n e a n d w i l d — c e r e b r a l a n d m a d . T h e k a l a s h t a r f l e d

D a l Q u o r , t h e re g i o n o f d r e a m s , e i g h t e e n c e n t u r i e s

a g o a n d c a m e t o E b e r r o n . T o d a y , t h e y a r e s t r a n g e r s i n

K h o r v a i r e , s e e k i n g r e f u g e f r o m a g e n t s o f t h e D r e a m

i n g D a r k i n t e m p l e - k e e p s i n t h e m o u n t a i n s o f A d a r .

P l a y a k a l a s h t a r i f y o u w a n t . . .

• t o p l a y a w i s e a n d c o n t e m p l a t i v e c h a r a c t e r w h o i s

c a p a b l e o f m o m e n t a r y m a d n e s s .

• t o b e a s t r a n g e r in a s t r a n g e l a n d , w h e r e e v e r y

p l a c e yo u v i s i t i s fu l l o f w o n de r .

• t o b e a f u g i t iv e o n t h e r u n f r o m e n e m i e s t h a t c o u l d

b e a n y o n e , a n y w h e r e .

• t o b e a m e m b e r o f a r a c e t h a t f a v o r s t h e b a r d ,

c l e r i c , p a l a d i n , a n d w a r l o c k c l a s s e s .




K a l a s h t a r , w h i c h i n Q u o r i m e a n s " w a n d e r i n g

d r e a m s , " f i r st c a m e t o E b e r r o n 1 , 8 0 0 y e a r s a g o . T h e y

c a m e a s a r e n e g a d e g r o u p f r o m D a l Q u o r t h a t s o u g h t

t o e s c a p e r e li g i o u s a n d p h i l o s o p h i c a l p e r s e c u t i o n .

A g e n t s o f D a l Q u o r k n o w n a s t h e D r e a m i n g D a r k

h u n t e d t h e m u n t i l f i n a l l y t h e g r o u p ' s l e a d e r , T a r a t a i ,

f o u n d a n a u d a c i o u s w a y t o e s c a p e D a l Q u o r . S h e c o n

v i n c e d A d a r a n m o n k s t o a c c e p t a p e r m a n e n t f u s i o n

o f t h e i r o w n s o u l s w i t h t h o s e o f t h e r e n e g a d e q u o r i .

F r o m t h a t s y n t h e s i s c a m e k a l a s h t a r , a n d a s a r e s u l t ,

k a l a s h t a r t o d a y l o o k s i m i l a r t o t h e m o n k s w h o s e r v e d

a s t h e f i rs t w i l l i n g v e s s e l s .

T h e m o n a s t e r y w h e r e t h e s ix t y - se v e n h u m a n s

b e c a m e k a l a s h t a r w a s a p l a c e o f r e f u g e , so t h e

h u m a n s w h o l i v e d t h e r e w e r e d i v e r s e . K a l a s h t a r h a v e

t h u s r e t a i n e d a d iv e r s i ty o f a p p e a r a n c e , p o s s e s s i n g t h e

s a m e v a r i e t y o f s k i n , h a i r , a n d e y e c o l o r s f o u n d a m o n g

h u m a n s . T h e y a r e u s u a l l y s l i m m e r a n d t a l l e r t h a n

h u m a n s , a l t h o u g h s h o r t o r s t o c k y k a l a s h t a r e x i s t .

K a l a s h t a r p h y s i c a l l y d e v e l o p a t t h e s a m e r a t e a s

h u m a n s d o a n d h a v e s i m i l a r l i fe s p a n s . A k a l a s h t a r

c h i l d p a s s e s f o r h u m a n a t f i r s t g l a n c e , b u t a f e w m i n

u t e s o f o b s e r v a t i o n r e v e a l s t h e k e y d i f f e r e n c e . A l l

k a l a s h t a r h a v e a m a n n e r t h a t i s g r a c e f u l , s e r e n e , a n d

s e r i o u s b e c a u s e o f t h e f r a g m e n t o f q u o r i so u l b o u n d

w i t h i n t h e m . W h i l e h u m a n c h i l d r e n r u n , l a u g h ,

a n d p l ay , k a l a s h t a r c h i l d r e n e n g a g e i n t h e s a m e

m e d i t a t i v e e x e r c i s e s , m a r t i a l t r a i n i n g , a n d t e l e p a t h i c

c o n v e r s a t i o n s a s a d u l t k a l a s h t a r . F o r a k a l a s h t a r ,

g r o w i n g u p i s a p h y s i c a l p r o c e s s , n o t a m e n t a l o r

e m o t i o n a l o n e .

PLAYING A KALASHTAR

M o s t k a l a s h t a r r e m a i n i n t h e t e m p l e - k e e p s o f A d a r ,

s o a n y k a l a s h t a r t r a v e l in g a r o u n d K h o r v a i r e p r o b

a b l y h a s a g o o d r e a s o n f o r d o i n g s o . A k a l a s h t a r

m i g h t b e d r i v e n b y a d e s i r e t o b r e a k t h e R i e d r a n

s i e g e o f A d a r , o r c o u l d b e o n t h e r u n f r o m t h e

D r e a m i n g D a r k .

T h e t y p i c a l k a l a s h t a r i s c o n t e m p l a t i v e a n d s e r e n e .

T h e y a r e c o m p a s s i o n a t e a n d f r i e n d l y , b u t i n a c e r e

b r a l w a y . P e r h a p s d u e t o t h e t u r m o i l w i t h i n t h e i r

c o n j o i n e d s o u l s , k a l a s h t a r k e e p a ti g h t r e i n o n t h e i r

e m o t i o n s . A k a l a s h t a r d e m o n s t r a t e s c a m a r a d e r i e

w i t h a w r y g r i n a n d a n o f f h a n d r e m a r k r a t h e r t h a n

w i t h a b a c k s l a p o r a r i b a l d j o k e .

T h e f r a g m e n t o f q u o r i s o u l in a k a l a s h t a r r e c a l l s

t h e e s c a p e f r o m D a l Q u o r . K a l a s h t a r o n t h e r u n f r o m

t h e D r e a m i n g D a r k a r e w a r y , a l t h o u g h t h e y s t i l l

t r y t o m a i n t a i n p o l i t e a n d k i n d b e h a v i o r . K a l a s h t a r

s t r u g g l e t o i n t e g r a t e t h e t h o u g h t s a n d s e n s i b i l i t i e s

o f t h e i r h u m a n h a l v e s w i t h t h e s t r a n g e , i n t a n g i b l e

m e m o r i e s o f t h e i r q u o r i s o u l s . K a l a s h t a r f l i r t w i t h

m a d n e s s . O c c a s i o n a l l y , a k a l a s h t a r ' s s e r e n e c o u n t e

n a n c e d r o p s t o r e v e a l c r a z e d a n d b a f f l i n g b e h a v i o r

t h a t is i n a p p r o p r i a t e o r e v e n d a n g e r o u s .

K a l a s h t a r C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : B a l a n c e d , c o m m a n d i n g , cc

c o m p a s s i o n a t e , c o n t e m p l a t i v e , d i s c i p l i n e d , g r a c e f u l , ^

i n s i g h t f u l , i n t e l l e c t u a l , s p i r i t u a l , t h o u g h t f u l

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M a l e N a m e s :

H a l k h a d , H a v r a k h a d , K a n a t a s h , L a n a - - J

m e l k , L a n h a r a t h , M a l h a r a t h , M i n h a r a t h , N e v i t a s h ,

P a r m e l k , T h a k a k h a d , T h i n h a r a t h

F e m a l e N a m e s : G a n i t a r i , K h a s h a n a , L a k a s h t a r i ,

M e v a k r i , N o v a k r i , P a n i t a r i , S o r a s h a n a , T h a k a s h t a i ,

T h a t a r i

KALASHTAR ADVENTURERS

F o u r s a m p l e k a l a s h t a r a d v e n t u r e r s a r e d e s c r i b e d

b e l o w .

G a n i t a r i is a k a l a s h t a r w i z a r d k n o w n f o r h e r

b r i g h t a n d c a p a c i o u s m i n d . S h e t r a i n s d a i l y f o r w a r

f a r e a g a i n s t t h e D r e a m i n g D a r k a s w e l l a s t h e w o r l d ' s

m o r e t a n g i b l e ev i l s. E n e m i e s o u t n u m b e r h e r p e o p l e ,

y e t s h e b e l i e v e s a s o u r c e o f p o w e r m u s t e x i s t t h a t c a n

h e l p h e r e x p u n g e c o r r u p t i o n f r o m t h e w o r l d . P e r

h a p s t h e p o w e r l i e s w i t h i n h e r a n d o t h e r b r a v e s o u l s

w i l l i n g t o de fy e v i l , o r p e rh a p s i t i s a l o n g- fo rgo t t e n

a r t i f a c t d a t i n g b a c k t o t h e d a w n o f t h e w o r l d . W h a t

e v e r t h e c a s e , s h e i n t e n ds t o f i n d i t .

H a l k h a d i s a k a l a s h t a r c l e r i c w h o g r e w u p i n t h e

t e m p l e - k e e p s o f A d a r . E a r l y i n li f e , h e v o l u n t e e r e d t o

b e c o m e a w a r r i o r - m i s s i o n a r y f o r t h e P a t h o f L i g h t

i n K h o r v a i r e . I n h i s t i m e a w a y f r o m A d a r , h e h a s

l e a r n e d a n i m p o r t a n t l e s s o n : T h e b e s t w a y t o t e n d

t o a p e rs o n ' s s p i r i t u a l n e e ds i s t o s e e k o u t t h e ro o t

o f h i s o r h e r c r i s i s . H a l k h a d h a s d i s c o v e r e d t h a t t h e

c o r e m e s s a g e o f i f Y a n n a h r e s o n a t e s e v e n a m o n g n o n -

k a l a s h t a r . A s h e t r a v e ls t h r o u g h o u t K h o r v a i r e , h e

p r e a c h e s t h e P a t h o f L i g h t ' s v i r t u e s t o a n y w h o l i s t e n .

K a n a t a s h i s a k a l a s h t a r r o g u e . H i s p a r e n t s , s i b

l i n g s , a n d t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s o f h i s s m a l l k a l a s h t a r

c o m m u n i t y w e r e w i p e d o u t b y a g en t s o f t h e D r e a m

i n g D a r k w h e n h e w a s y o u n g . K a n a t a s h e s c a p e d o n l y

b e c a u s e h e w a s w e e d i n g t h e f i e l d s i n a d i s t a n t v a l l e y

a s p u n i s h m e n t f o r s n e a k i n g a w a y f r o m t h e c o m

m u n i t y t o s p y o n h u m a n t r a v e l e r s n e a r b y . K a n a t a s h

j o i n e d a g r o u p o f a d v e n t u r e r s a n d h a s s o f a r m a n a g e d

t o s ta y o n e s t e p a h e a d o f t h e D r e a m i n g D a r k . S o m e

da y h e p l a n s t o f i n d a w a y t o re t u rn t o Ada r t o s e e i f

a n y o n e f r o m h i s l i n e r e m a i n s .

K h a s h a n a i s a k a l a s h t a r a v e n g e r w h o s p e n d s

e v e r y s p a r e m o m e n t i n t h e r e l e n t l e s s p u r s u i t o f

p h y s i c a l p e r f e c t i o n t h r o u g h d e e p m e d i t a t i o n ,

c a l i s t h e n i c s , a n d r e p e a t e d c o m b a t d r i l l s . I n t h i s

i n c a r n a t i o n , s h e b e l i e v e s , l if e i s a s e r i e s o f t e s t s , e a c h

m o r e d e m a n d i n g t h a n t h e l a s t. K h a s h a n a i s n' t m u c h

o f a c o n v e r s a t i o n a l i s t — s h e ' s t o o f o c u s e d t o w a s t e t i m e

o n i d l e p l e a s a n t r i e s — b u t i f y o u w a n t t o t a l k a b o u t

e n d u r a n c e t r a i n i n g t e c h n i q u e s o r t h e w e a k n e s s e s

o f K a r t e r r i s ' s d o u b l e - d a g g e r d e f e n s e , K h a s h a n a w i l l

t a l k yo u r e a r o f f .




W A R F O R G E D

Bu i l t f o r a w a r t ha t has ended , s ea r c h i ng f o r pu r pose


A v e r a g e H e i g h t : 6 ' 0 " - 6 ' 6 "

A v e r a g e W e i g h t :

2 7 0 - 3 0 0 l b .

A b i l i t y S c o r e s : +2 Strength, +2 Constitut ion

S i z e : Medium

S p e e d : 6 squares

V i s i o n : Normal

L a n g u a g e s : C o m m o n

Skil l Bonus :

+2 Endurance, +2 Int imidate

L i v i n g C o n s t r u c t : You are a living construct. You do

not need to eat , drink, breathe, or s leep. You never

make Endurance checks to resist the effect of star

vation, thirst , or suffocation. All other condit ions

and effects affect you normally.

U n s l e e p i n g W a t c h e r : You do not s leep and instead

enter a state of inactivity for 4 hours to gain the

benef its of an extend ed rest . W hile in this state ,

you are fully aware of your surrounding s and notic e

approaching enemies and other events as normal.

W a r f o r g e d R e s i li e n c e: You have a +2 racial bonus to

saving throws against ongoing damage. Also, when

you make a death saving throw, you can take the

better result of your die roll or 1 0 .

W a r f o r g e d M i n d : You have a +1 racial bonus to your

Will .

W a r f o r g e d R e s o l v e :

You have the warforged resolve

power.

Warforged Resolve

Warforged Racial Power

It's difficult to takeyou down, even wheny ou'refaltering.

Encoun ter • H ea l ing


Effect : You gain a numb er of temporary hit points equal

to 3 + one-half your lev el and can mak e a saving throw

against one effect on you that deals ongoing damage. If

you are b lood ied, you also regain hit points equal to 3 +

one-half your level .

C r e a t e d a s s o l d i e r s fo r t h e L a s t W a r , w a r f o r g e d a r e

a r t i f i c i a l h u m a n o i d s w h o a r e i n t e l l i g e n t a n d s e l f -

a w a r e . W i t h o u t a w a r t o f i g h t , f r e e d o f t h e i r c r e a t o r s ,

a n d w i t h n o h e r i t a g e o r c u l t u r e o f t h e i r o w n , w a r

f o r g e d a r e s e a r c h i n g f o r a p l a c e i n t h e w o r l d .



P l a y a w a r f o r g e d i f y o u w a n t . . .

• t o be s t ro n g, t o u gh , a n d bu i l t fo r ba t t l e .

• t o b e a c r e a t u r e s e a r c h i n g fo r t h e m e a n i n g o f y o u r

e x i s t e n c e .

• t o be a m e m be r o f a ra c e t h a t fa v o rs t h e f i gh t e r ,

b a r b a r i a n , w a r d e n , a n d p a l a d i n c l a s s e s .


W a r f o r g e d a r e b u l k y h u m a n o i d s c o v e r e d i n p l a te s

o f m e t a l a n d s t o n e . A s k e l e t o n o f t h e s e m a t e r i a l s

s u p p o r t s w o o d y f i b e r b u n d l e s t h a t c o m p r i s e a w a r -

f o rg e d 's m u s c u l a r s y s t e m . W a r f o r g e d b o d i e s h a v e

a n i n t e r n a l n e t w o r k o f t u b e s f i ll e d w i t h a b l o o d l i k e

f l u i d t h a t n o u r i s h e s a n d l u b r i c a t e s t h e i r s y s t e m s .

T h e i r p o w e r f u l a r m s e n d i n h a n d s t h a t e a c h h a v e t w o

f i n g e r s a n d o n e t h u m b , a n d e a c h o f t h e i r f e e t h a s t w o

b r o a d t o e s .

W a r f o r g e d h e a d s h a v e s i m p l e h u m a n l i k e f e a t u r e s .

T h e y h a v e h e a v y b r o w s , h i n g e d t o o t h l e s s j a w s , a n d n o

n o s e s . A w a r f o r g e d ' s e y e s s o m e t i m e s g l o w w h e n h e o r

s h e e x p e r i e n c e s c e r t a i n i n t e n s e e m o t i o n s . T h e f o r e

h e a d o f e a c h w a r f o r g e d b e a r s a u n i q u e r u n e c a l l e d a

g h u l r a . T h e s e g h u l r a h e l p g i v e w a r f o r g e d a s e n s e o f

i n d i v i d u a l i t y .

W a r f o r g e d p o s s e s s a n a r t i f i c i a l a n d r e l a t i v e l y

s e x l e s s s h a p e . T h e y d o n ' t r e p r o d u c e l i k e o t h e r

h u m a n o i d s . A w a r f o r g e d c a n m o d i f y i t s b o d y , a d d i n g

a n d r e m o v i n g l i m b s a s n e c e s s a r y . A w a r f o r g e d f e e l s

p a i n o n l y f r o m r e a l i n j u r y . T h e s e p h y s i c a l m o d i f i c a

t i o n s a l l o w w a r f o r g e d t o v a r y i n a p p e a r a n c e a s m u c h

a s a n y o t h e r h u m a n o i d s .

P L AYING A WARFORGE D

W a r f o r g e d h a v e a s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d e m o t i o n a l r a n g e .

A l t h o u g h t h e y e x p e r i e n c e p a i n , fe a r , h a t r e d , a n d

a n g e r l i k e o t h e r r a c e s , t h e y a r e r e s e r v e d a n d p e n

s i v e , h i d i n g e m o t i o n s b e h i n d e x p r e s s i o n l e s s m e t a l

f a c e s . S o m e w a r f o r g e d l a c k i n t r o s p e c t i o n a n d a r e

d a n g e r o u s l y n a i v e o r e m o t i o n a l l y s t u n t e d . M a n y

w a r f o r g e d a r e t h e o p p o s i t e , t h o u g h . T h e y q u e s t i o n

t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e i r e x i s t e n c e a n d c o n s i d e r w h e t h e r

o r n o t t h e y h a v e s o u l s . A f e w w a r f o r g e d d e v e l o p

s o p h i s t i c a t e d p h i l o s o p h i e s a b o u t w h a t t h e y p e r c e i v e

a n d l e a r n . M a n y w a r f o r g e d f a ll in w i t h h u m a n o i d s

o f s i m i l a r m i n d s e t s , w o r k i n g p a s s i o n a t e l y f o r a n

o r g a n i z a t i o n o r a r e l i g i o n . A w a r f o r g e d t y p i c a l l y

f o r m s a s t r o n g e m o t i o n a l a t t a c h m e n t t o a s m a l l

g r o u p o f c o m r a d e s .

A w a r f o r g e d o f t e n h a s l i m i t e d e x p e r i e n c e s i n t h e

w o r l d , h a v i n g s p e n t i t s e x i s t e n c e a s s i g n e d t o o n e s p e

c i f i c d ut y . W a r f o r g e d e n j o y w o r k i n g , a n d m a n y c r e a t e

e n d l e s s l i s t s o f g o a l s a n d c h o r e s . T h e y t a k e p r i d e i n

t h e i r j o b s , a n d t h e y d i s l ik e i d l e n e s s a n d f a i l u r e m o r e

t h a n m o s t r a c e s d o . A w a r f o r g e d ' s s e n s i b i l i t i e s g i v e

i t a s i n g l e - m i n d e d e f f i c i e n c y w i t h a n y t a s k , p a r t i c u

l a r l y i n c o m b a t . W a r a n d m i l i t a r y c o n d i t i o n i n g c o l o r

w a r f o r g e d b e h a v i o r . W a r f o r g e d i n t u i t i v e l y u n d e r

s t a n d d u t y , c o n f l i c t , t h e c h a i n o f c o m m a n d , a n d o t h e r ^

e l e m e n t s o f w a r a n d s o l d i e r l y l i f e .

B e c a u s e m o s t w a r f o r g e d h av e b o d i e s t h a t r e s e m b l e 0

m a l e s , t h e y i d e n t i f y t h e m s e l v e s a s m a l e s a n d p r e f e r t o jjjj

b e c a l l e d " h e " r a t h e r t h a n " i t . " S o m e w a r f o r g e d a d o p t <

f e m a l e n a m e s , t h o u g h . M o s t w a r f o r g e d h a v e s i m p l e ^

n a m e s r e l a t e d t o t h e i r j o b s , a b i l i t i e s , o r m i l i t a r y

p o s i t i o n s . W a r f o r g e d o f t e n a c c e p t t h e n a m e s o r t h e

n i c k n a m e s t h a t t h e i r c o m r a d e s g i v e t h e m , a l t h o u g h

s o m e s e a r c h l o n g f o r p a r t i c u l a r n a m e s t h a t d e f i n e

t h e m . M a n y si m p l y t a k e n a m e s c o m m o n w i t h i n

a n o t h e r r a c e , e s p e c i a l l y th o s e o f h u m a n s .

W a r f o r g e d C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :

A g g r e s s i v e , a l e r t ,

b r a v e , c u r i o u s , f o r t h r i g h t , i n d u s t r i o u s , l o y a l , m e t h o d i

c a l ,

n a i v e , p r a c t i c a l , r e s e r v e d , s i m p l e

W a r f o r g e d N a m e s : A z m , B o o k , B u l w a r k , C a r t ,

C u t t e r , F a l c h i o n , G r a v e n , H a m m e r , M a r k , M o r g ,

N a m e l e s s , P i e r c e , P i o u s , R e l i c , R u n e , S t e e p l e , T h r e e ,

T i t a n , U n s u n g , V i c t o r , W a t c h e r , Z e a l o t

WARFORGE D ADVE NTURE RS

T w o s a m p l e w a r f o r g e d a d v e n t u r e r s a r e d e s c r i b e d

b e l o w .

T h u n d e r s t r u c k i s a w a r f o r g e d c l e r i c o f D o l D o r n .

H e s e e s w a r f o r g e d a s D o l D o r n ' s c h o s e n p e o p l e , a n d

h e b e l i e v e s t h a t h i s r a c e e x i s t s to b r i n g g l o r y t o t h e m

s e l v e s a n d t o t h e g o d o f b a t t l e . W i t h t h i s p h i l o s o p h y ,

T h u n d e r s t r u c k w i l l i n g l y t a k e s u p a n y j u s t c a u s e

t h a t r e q u i r e s h i s s t r e n g t h a n d s k i l l . H e o p e n l y s e e k s

p e r s o n a l r e n o w n , w h i c h h e b e l i e v e s a l s o h o n o r s D o l

D o r n . A g a i n s t h i s e n e m i e s , h e i s a f e a r l e s s s t o r m o f

s t e e l - a n e x p r e s s i o n o f w h a t h e b e l i e v e s i s t h e w a r

fo rge d i de a l .

N u l l i s a w a r f o r g e d w a r l o c k w i t h t h e s t a r p a c t . I n

h e r h u n g e r f o r i n d i v i d u a l i t y , s h e r e j e c t e d w a r f o r g e d

a n d h u m a n n o r m s a n d c o m m u n e d w i t h u n f a th o m

a b l e e n t i t i e s b e y o n d t h e w o r l d . S h e h a s e n g r a v e d h e r

b o d y a n d b e l o n g i n g s w i t h m y s t i c a l a n d m a d d e n

i n g s ig i l s , a n d s h e s a v o r s t h e f e a r h e r a p p e a r a n c e

e v o k e s i n h e r e n e m i e s . A l t h o u g h g l o o m y , t a c i t u r n ,

a n d d a r k l y c a n d i d , N u l l e n j o y s t h e g r u d g i n g a d m i r a

t i o n t h a t h e r o i c s g a r n e r . T h u s , s h e p r e f e r s to u s e h e r

p o w e r t o p u n i s h t h o s e w h o m s h e b e l i e v e s a r e e v i l .

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n u m e r o u s i n t h e w o r l d , b u t t h e y s t i l l p l a y i m p o r t a n t

r o l e s i n E b e r r o n ' s s o c i e t y a n d c u l t u r e . T h e i n f o r m a

t i o n p r e s e n t e d h e r e e x p a n d s t h e m a t e r i a l f r o m b o t h

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a g a i n i n t o a w o r l d t h a t h a s a l l b u t f o r g o t t e n t h e m .

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

S t o r i e s t e l l h o w c o u a t l s , a n o b l e r a c e o f w i n g e d s e r

p e n t s , a r o s e f r o m t h e b l o o d o f S i b e r y s a n d f o u g h t

a g a i n s t d e m o n s t h a t s p r a n g f r o m t h e b l o o d o f K h y b e r .

A s t h e d e m o n s h a d r a k s h a s a a l l i e s , t h e c o u a t l s t o o

h a d c o m r a d e s i n t h i s f i g h t . D e v a s , s p i r i t s o f l i g h t

b o r n i n m o r t a l f o r m , a i d e d t h e c o u a t l s i n t h e i r b a t t l e

a g a i n s t t h e d e m o n l o r d s . D e s t i n e d t o b e c o n t i n u a l l y

r e b o r n i n t o t h e w o r l d , d e v a s p e r s i s t i n E b e r r o n e v e n

n o w w h e n c o u a t l s a r e a l l b u t e x t i n c t a n d f e w c r e a

t u r e s r e m e m b e r t h e d e v a s ' a n c i e n t p u r p o s e .

D e v a s c l i n g t o t h e v i r t u o u s p r e c e p t s o f t h e i r a n c e s

t o r s , b e l i e v i n g t h a t a n y o n e w h o d r i f t s i n t o e v i l i s

r e b o r n a s a r a k s h a s a . A f e w d e v a s e v e n a s s e r t t h a t

t h e y a r e r a k s h a s a s p i r i t s t h a t h a v e f o u n d r e d e m p t i o n ,

a l t h o u g h m o s t d e v a s d o u b t s u c h c l a i m s . D e v a s , w i t h

t h e i r s p i r i t u a l n a t u r e a n d h a t r e d o f e v i l , o f t e n f i n d

k a l a s h t a r t o b e s y m p a t h e t i c a l l i e s .

DEVA LANDS

D e v a s h a v e n o h o m e l a n d a n d a r e r a r e i n E b e r r o n .

A d e v a c a n g o h i s o r h e r e n t i r e l i f e w i t h o u t m e e t i n g

a n o t h e r d e v a . W h e n a d e v a d ie s a n d is r e i n c a r n a t e d ,

h e o r s h e a p p e a r s i n a d u l t f o r m , o f t e n h u n d r e d s o f

m i l e s f r o m w h e r e h e o r s h e l a s t l i v e d a n d w i t h o n l y

v a g u e r e c o l l e c t i o n s o f p a s t l iv e s . T h u s , i n s t e a d o f

d e v e l o p i n g t h e i r o w n c o m m u n i t i e s , d e v a s d w e l l a m i d

o t h e r r a c e s . T h e y o f t e n l iv e a m o n g h u m a n s a n d a r e

d r a w n t o a r e a s w h e r e e v i l h a s a s t r o n g p r e s e n c e , s u c h

a s r e g i o n s n e a r t h e M o u r n l a n d o r a l o n g c h a s m s t o

K h y b e r . T h e r e , t h e y w o r k to s t e m t h e f l o w o f d e m o n s

a n d a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e s .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

D e v a s d o n o t h a v e a d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e . O n t h e

r a r e o c c a s i o n w h e n a d e v a d o e s d e v e l o p a d r a g o n -

^ m a r k , it i s u s u a l l y o n e f r o m a h u m a n , e l v e n , o r h a lf -

e l v e n h o u s e .

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DRAGONBORN

D r a g o n b o r n s t a n d b e t w e e n t h e r e a l m s o f m o r t a l s a n d

t h o s e o f t h e g r e a t d r a g o n s , a t h o m e i n n e i t h e r .


D r a g o n b o r n o r i g i n a t e f r o m A r g o n n e s s e n . T a l e s

m a i n t a i n t h a t g r e a t d r a g o n b o r n c i t y - s t a t e s e x i s t i n

A r g o n n e s s e n ' s i n te r i o r , w a r r i n g w i t h o n e a n o t h e r

o v e r t e r r i t o r y o v e r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s o f t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y , o r at t h e b e h e s t o f t h e i r d r a g o n o v e r l o r d s .

I n K h o r v a i r e , d r a g o n b o r n a r e st r o n g l y a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h Q ' b a r r a . L o n g a g o , d r a g o n b o r n i m m i g r a n t s

f r o m A r g o n n e s s e n f o r m e d a n e m p i r e i n t h e t h i c k

j u n g l e s o f t h i s r e g i o n , c o n q u e r i n g o r a n n e x i n g

l i z a r d f o l k a n d k o b o l d l a n d s . T h e y c o n s t r u c t e d h u g e

m o n u m e n t s , t a m e d t h e w i l d , a n d s t o o d o n t h e v e r g e

o f b e c o m i n g o n e o f K h o r v a i r e ' s g r e a t p o w e r s . N o n e

t o d a y c a n s a y w i t h c e r t a i n t y w h a t h a p p e n e d t o t h e

e m p i r e . I t f e l l a s s w i f t l y a s i t r o s e , l e a v i n g b e h i n d

p o c k e t s o f c i v i l i z e d d r a g o n b o r n f i g h t i n g f o r s u r v i v a l

i n a fi e r c e j u n g l e . A l t h o u g h t h e e m p i r e i s l o n g g o n e ,

d r a g o n b o r n m a i n t a i n a l i n k t o t h e i r s t o r i e d p a s t

t h r o u g h t h e i r f a i t h . T h e y w o r s h i p t h e D r a g o n S o v

e r e i g n s , t h e d r a c o n i c i n c a r n a t i o n s o f t h e d e i t ie s o f

t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t . E v i l d r a g o n b o r n , o n t h e o t h e r

h a n d , t y p i c a l l y w o r s h i p t h e D r a g o n B e l o w . A l t h o u g h

d r a g o n b o r n d o n o t d i r e c t l y w o r s h i p d r a g o n s , t h e y

r e s p e c t t h e m a s e m i s s a r i e s o f t h e g o d s , a n d t h e y

d e e p l y r e v e r e t h e t h r e e p r o g e n i t o r w y r m s : S i b e r y s ,

E b e r r o n , a n d K h y b e r . D r a g o n b o r n b e l i e v e t h a t t h e

D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y is t h e w a y t h e s e a n c i e n t s c o m

m u n i c a t e w i t h t h e d r a g o n s o f t o d a y .

DRAGONBORN LANDS

A f e w d r a g o n b o r n t r a v e l t h e w o r l d a s a d v e n t u r e r s o r

m e r c h a n t s , b u t m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s d r a g o n b o r n s t il l

l i v e i n Q ' b a r r a . A f t e r c e n t u r i e s o f e k i n g o u t a li v i n g

i n t h e j u n g l e s , d r a g o n b o r n c o m m u n i t i e s i n Q ' b a r r a

h a v e b e g u n t o t h r i v e , f o r m i n g n e w g o v e r n m e n t s a n d

t r a d i n g w i t h o u t s i d e r s . B y c o n t r a s t , a f e w d r a g o n

b o r n t r i b e s h a v e i n s t e a d t u r n e d s a v a g e , d w e l l i n g i n

t h e w i l d a l o n g s i d e l i z a r d f o l k a n d t r o g l o d y t e s . T h e s e

d r a g o n b o r n a r e a m e n a c e t o s e t t l e m e n t s i n Q ' b a r r a

a n d t o Q ' b a r r a ' s n e i g h b o r s .

A f e w d r a g o n b o r n t r i b e s d w e l l o n S e r e n a n d o t h e r

i s l e s a l o n g t h e c o a s t o f A r g o n n e s s e n . A l t h o u g h f e w

t r a v e l e r s e v e r s e e t h e m , d r a g o n b o r n c i t y - s t a t e s a r e

l o c a t e d i n t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s i n t e r i o r .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

D r a g o n b o r n d o n o t h a v e a d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e , a n d

d r a g o n m a r k s a r e e x t r e m e l y r a r e a m o n g m e m b e r s o f

t h e i r r a c e . A d r a g o n b o r n w h o d e v e lo p s a d r a g o n m a r k



i s p ro ba bl y t h e o n l y s u c h i n di v i du a l i n t h e w o rl d. So

r a r e a r e t h e m a r k s t h a t i t i s n ' t c l e a r w h e t h e r d r a g o n

b o r n w o u l d r e g a r d a m a r k a s a s i g n o f h o n o r o r

a b o m i n a t i o n .

D W A R V E S

T h e d w a r v e n c l a n s m i g h t n o t b e t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l o r

h i s t o r i c a l l y c e l e b r a t e d o f E b e r r o n ' s n a t i o n s , b u t t h e y

a r e t h e r i c h e s t . T h e d w a r v e s b o a s t t h a t t h e o n e w h o

r e a l l y r u l e s a k i n g d o m i s n o t t h e o n e o n t h e t h r o n e

b u t t h e o n e " w h o k e e p s t h e k i n g d o m ' s p u r s e .


L o n g b e f o r e t h e r i s e o f G a l i f a r , b a r b a r i c d w a r v e n

c l a n s d w e l t i n t h e F r o s t f e l l . T h e d w a r v e s b e l i e v e t h a t

t h e i r p e o p l e t r a v e l e d s o u t h f r o m t h i s f r i g i d l a n d i n

s e a r c h o f a m o r e h o s p i t a b l e h o m e . S t o r i e s t e l l h o w

t h e y r e a c h e d th e m o u n t a i n s o f n o r t h e a s t e r n K h o r

v a i r e a n d t h e r e b e g a n m i n i n g g r e a t r i c h e s .

T h e d w a r v e s ' m o u n t a i n h o m e r a n w i t h b l o o d

f o r c e n t u r i e s a s c l a n s b a t t l e d o n e a n o t h e r . O n l y

w h e n G a l i f a r i m p o s e d p e a c e u p o n t h e l a n d s d i d

t h e c l a n s l e a r n t h e v a l u e o f c o o p e r a t i o n . A l t h o u g h

a n c i e n t g r u d g e s a n d e n m i t i e s r e m a i n , t o d a y t h e y a r e

e x p r e s s e d t h r o u g h e c o n o m i c p o l i c i e s a n d o c c a s i o n a l

e s p i o n a g e a n d s a b o t a g e r a t h e r t h a n o v e r t w a r .

D w a r v e s a r e l o y a l t o t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d c l a n s . T h e y

e x e r c i s e i n f l u e n c e o v e r t h e r e s t o f K h o r v a i r e t h r o u g h

t h e i r w e a l t h a n d t h e b a n k i n g p o l i c i e s o f H o u s e

K u n d a r a k . N e a r l y a l l d w a r v e s w o r s h i p t h e S o v e r

e i g n H o s t , p a r t i c u l a r l y D o l A r r a h , K o l K o r r a n , a n d

O n a t a r .

D W A R V E N L A N D S

D w a r v e s n o w l i v e a l l a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e a s w e l l a s i n

R i e d r a o n t h e c o n t i n e n t o f S a r l o n a , b u t t h e i r a n c e s

t r a l h o m e l a n d i s t h e M r o r H o l d s . T h e r e , t h e d w a r v e n

c l a n s m i n e t h e s e e m i n g l y e n d l e s s v e i n s o f p r e c i o u s

m e t a l s a n d g e m s f o u n d i n t h e I r o n r o o t M o u n t a i n s .

T h e M r o r H o l d s i s n o t e x a c t l y a k i n g d o m , b u t i s

i n s t e a d m o r e a c o n g l o m e r a t e o f c l a n s r u n b y d w a r f

l o r d s w i t h t h e i n p u t o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

M o s t d w a r v e s w h o h a v e d r a g o n m a r k s a r e m e m b e r s

o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k . H o u s e K u n d a r a k b e g a n a s C l a n

K u n d a r a k , o n e o f t h e p o w e r f u l d w a r v e n f a m i l i e s . I t

i s t h e u n d i s p u t e d m a s t e r o f b a n k i n g , l o a n s , a n d s e c u

r i t y i n Kh o rv a i re . Th e h o u s e i s p e e r l e s s i n i t s a bi l i t y

t o i n f l u e n c e t h e e c o n o m y o f K h o r v a i r e . M e m b e r s o f

H o u s e K u n d a r a k c a r r y t h e M a r k o f W a r d i n g , w h i c h

e n a b l e s t h e m t o p r o t e c t t h e i r o w n w e a l t h a s w e l l a s

t h e r i c h e s o f o t h e r s w h o h a v e c o m m i s s i o n e d t h e i r

s e r v i c e s . H o u s e K u n d a r a k k e e p s h e a v il y g u a r d e d

v a u l t s d e e p w i t h i n t h e I r o n r o o t M o u n t a i n s .

ELADRIN

M a n y n a t i v e s o f E b e r r o n b e l i e v e e l a d r i n a r e n e w

c o m e r s t o t h e w o r l d , b u t t h e r a c e h a s i n f a c t b e e n

a r o u n d s i n c e t h e b i r t h o f t h e w o r l d . E l a d r i n o f t e n

a p p e a r u n c o m f o r t a b l e i n E b e r r o n o w i n g t o t h e h o r

r o r s E b e r r o n h a s r e c e n t l y u n d e r g o n e — h o r r o r s t h a t

h a v e r i p p l e d o u t t o t h e e l a d r i n a n d t h e F e y w i l d .


T h e s e v e n s h i n i n g c i t i e s o f t h e e l a d r i n a r e c a l l e d t h e

f e y s p i r e s , a n d t h e y h a v e b e e n a p p e a r i n g o n E b e r

r o n s i n c e t h e A g e o f G i a n t s . A t c e r t a i n c o n j u n c t i o n s

b e t w e e n t h e F e y w i l d a n d E b e r r o n , t h e g l e a m i n g

t o w e r s o f t h e f e y s p i r e s w o u l d a p p e a r , a l lo w i n g t h e

e l a d r i n w i t h i n t o e m e r g e a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h e w o r l d .

S o m e t i m e s , a f e w e l a d r i n w o u l d s t ay , s u c c u m b i n g t o

t h e b e a u t y o f a p l a c e o r t h e c h a r m o f i t s p e o p l e . A t

o t h e r t i m e s , l e a v i n g t h e f e y s p i r e s w a s n o t a c h o i c e ,

s u c h a s w h e n g i a n t s c o n q u e r e d S h a e T i r i a s T o l a i , t h e

C i t y o f S i l v e r a n d B o n e . T h a t f e y s p i r e a p p e a r e d i n t h e

w i l d s o f X e n ' d r i k , a n d g i a n t s s e i z e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y

t o a t t a c k a n d t a k e t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f S h a e T i r i a s T o l a i

i n t o c ap t i v i ty . T h e r a c e o f e l v e s d e s c e n d e d f r o m t h e s e

d i s p l a c e d e l a d r i n .

E l a d r i n h a v e h a d l i t t l e h i s t o r i c a l o r s o c i a l i m p a c t

o n E b e r r o n . B e f o r e t h e w a r , w h e n t h e f e y s p i r e s

a p p e a r e d i n E b e r r o n , t h e i r i n h a b i t a n t s w o u l d e m e r g e

t o t r a d e w i t h n e a r b y s e t t l e m e n t s . T h i s c a s u a l r e l a t i o n

s h i p w i t h t h e w o r l d m i g h t h a v e c o n t i n u e d h a d t h e

f e y s p i r e s n o t b e e n p r e s e n t i n E b e r r o n o n t h e D a y o f

M o u r n i n g . O n t h a t da y , t h e f e y s p i r e s w e r e s e v e r e d

f r o m t h e F e y w i l d , b e c o m i n g p e r m a n e n t p a r t s o f t h e

l a n d s c a p e o f E b e r r o n . T h e d i s p l a c e d e l a d r i n a r e n o w

a d j u s t i n g to t h e i r n e w c i r c u m s t a n c e s o r a r e s e a r c h i n g

d e s p e r a t e l y f o r a w a y b a c k t o t h e F e y w i l d .

M o s t e l a d r i n w o r s h i p t h e i r a n c e s t o r s , a l t h o u g h

s o m e g r a n t d e v o t i o n s t o s e l e c t d e i t i e s o f t h e S o v e r e i g n

H o s t , p a r t i c u l a r l y A u r e o n a n d O l l a d r a . A r a r e f e w

w h o a r e b i t t e r a b o u t t h e i r e x i l e i n E b e r r o n a r e d r a w n

t o t h e B l o o d o f Vo l .

ELADRIN LANDS

A l t h o u g h a f e w c o m m u n i t i e s o f e l a d r i n a r e n a t i v e t o

E b e r r o n , m o s t w h o l i v e t h e w o r l d a r e i n h a b i t a n t s o r

f o r m e r i n h a b i t a n t s o f t h e f e y s p i r e s . T h e n a m e s a n d

l o c a t i o n s o f t h e fe ys p i re s a re a s fo l l o w s :

• P y l a s P y r i a l , t h e G a t e o f J o y , i s i n Zi l a rgo .

• S h a e J o r i d a l , t h e C i t y o f E m e r a l d L i g h t s , i s i n

D a r g u u n , w h e r e t h e g o b l i n s k e e p i t u n d e r s i e g e .

• S h a e L o r a l y n d a r , t h e C i t y o f R o s e a n d T h o r n , i s

i n t h e T w i l ig h t D e m e s n e o f t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s .

• S h a e T i r i a s T o l a i , t h e C i t y o f S i l v e r a n d B o n e , i s

i n X e n ' d r i k ; t h i s h a u n t e d r u i n h a s s t o o d e m p t y s i n c e

i t w a s p i l l a g e d d u r i n g t h e A g e o f G i a n t s .

• S h a e l a s T i r a l e t h , t h e C o u r t o f t h e S i l v e r T r e e ,

t r a d i t i o n a l l y a p p e a r e d i n C y r e b u t h a s n o t b e e n s e e n

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s i n c e t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g . I t w a s t h e l a r g e s t o f t h e

f e y s p i r e s .

• T a e r L i a n D o r e s h , t h e F o r t r e s s o f F a d i n g

D r e a m s , i s i n t h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s

• T a e r S y r a e n , t h e W i n t e r C i t a d e l , i s i n K a r r n a t h .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

C e n t u r i e s a g o , t h e e l v e s o f H o u s e P h i a r l a n d i s c o v

e r e d t h e f e y s p i r e o f T a e r S y r a e n w h e n i t a p p e a r e d i n

K a r r n a t h . S i n c e t h e n , a c l a n o f d r a g o n m a r k e d e l v es

a n d e l a d r i n h a s a r i s e n w i t h i n t h e f e y s p i r e . T h e s e

e l v es a n d e l a d r i n c a r r y t h e M a r k o f S h a d o w . L o n g

s e p a r a t e d f r o m H o u s e P h i a r l a n , t h i s c l a n i s t e c h n i

c a l l y s t i l l p a r t o f t h e h o u s e , a l t h o u g h i t h a s o f f e r e d n o

o v e r t s u p p o r t t o H o u s e P h i a r l a n o r i t s r i v a l , H o u s e

T h u r a n n i .

ELVES

T h e e l v e s o f E b e r r o n a r e a s tr a n g e p e o p l e , s o m e t i m e s

s e e m i n g a s a l i e n t o h u m a n s a s d o o r e s o r g o b l i n s .

T h e el v e s w h o d w e l l a m o n g h u m a n s a r e a p p r o a c h

a b l e a n d h a v e w o r l d v i e w s t h a t m a t c h t h o s e o f t h e i r

n e i g h b o r s . T h e e l v es o f A e r e n a l a n d V a l e n a r a r e

a l o of , t h o u g h , u n w i l l i n g t o c o n c e r n t h e m s e l v e s w i t h

t h e a f f a i r s o f t h e r a c e s t h a t t h e y r e g a r d a s p e t t y a n d

s h o r t - s i g h t e d .


E l v e s o r i g i n a l l y c a m e f r o m X e n ' d r i k . T h e y d e s c e n d e d

f r o m t h e e l a d r i n o f t h e f e y s p i r e c i t y o f S h a e T i r i a s

T o l a i . M i l l e n n i a a g o , t h e g i a n t s o f X e n ' d r i k s a c k e d t h e

c i t y a n d e n s l a v e d i t s e l a d r i n i n h a b i t a n t s . T h e e l a d r i n

t o i l e d i n s la v e r y f o r y e a r s b e f o r e e v e n t u a l l y r e b e l l i n g

a n d f l e e i n g X e n ' d r i k . G e n e r a t i o n s o f i s o l at i o n f r o m

t h e F e y w i l d f u n d a m e n t a l l y c h a n g e d t h e m , t h o u g h .

T h e e l a d r i n b e c a m e w h a t t h e i n h a b i t a n t s o f E b e r r o n

n o w c a l l e lv e s . T h e r e f u g e e s c o l o n i z e d t h e s m a l l c o n

t i n e n t o f A e r e n a l , w h e r e m o s t h a v e r e m a i n e d . S o m e

d e p a r t e d A e r e n a l to s et t le o n K h o r v a i r e b e f o r e t h e

r i s e o f G a l i f a r , a n d m o r e e l v e s c a m e t o K h o r v a i r e a s

m e r c e n a r i e s d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r u n d e r t h e l e a d e r

s h i p o f H i g h K i n g V a d a l l i a . T h e s e e l v e s n o w i n h a b i t

V a l e n a r .

W i t h f e w e x c e p t i o n s , e lv e s w o r s h i p t h e i r a n c e s

t o r s i n t h e f o r m o f t h e U n d y i n g C o u r t o r t h e S p i r i t s

o f t h e P a s t .

ELVEN LANDS

M a n y o f K h o r v a i r e ' s e l v e s d w e l l i n t h e n a t i o n o f V a l e

n a r , a l t h o u g h t h e m a j o r i t y o f e l ve s i n E b e r r o n r e m a i n

i n A e r e n a l . A l t h o u g h t h e s e e l v e s a r e w i l l i n g t o t r a d e

a n d i n t e r a c t w i t h o u t s i d e r s , n e i t h e r c o m m u n i t y w e l

c o m e s v i s i t o r s .

E l v e s r e p r e s e n t a s i g n i f ic a n t m i n o r i t y i n m a n y

n a t i o n s . T h e s e e l v es o f t e n h a v e m o r e i n c o m m o n w i t h

t h e r a c e s a r o u n d t h e m t h a n w i t h t h e e l v e s o f t h e i r

a n c i e n t h o m e l a n d s .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

F o r a t i m e , P h i a r l a n w a s t h e o n l y e l v e n d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e , b u t d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r , f a c t i o n s

w i t h i n P h i a r l a n f o r m e d a h o u s e c a l l e d T h u r a n n i .

T o d a y , P h i a r l a n a n d T h u r a n n i a r e f i e r c e c o m p e t i t o r s .

H i s t o r y t el l s o f a t h i r t e e n t h m a r k — t h e M a r k o f

D e a t h — t h a t o n c e e x i s t e d a m o n g e l v e s . H o w e v e r , t h e

m a r k w a s s u p p o s e d l y e x t e r m i n a t e d l o n g a g o .

GNOMES

O f t e n o v e r l o o k e d b y o t h e r r a c e s , g n o m e s a r e i n f a c t

a m o n g h i s t o r y ' s g r e a t e s t m o v e r s . A t h i r s t f o r k n o w l

e d g e a n d s e c r e t s c o m b i n e d w i t h n a t u r a l c h a r i s m a

a n d i n n a t e m y s t i c a l t a l e n t m a k e g n o m e s a r a c e t o b e

r e c k o n e d w i t h .


G n o m e s o r i g i n a l l y c a m e f r o m t h e F e y w i l d , b u t

n o o n e k n o w s w h e n o r h o w . W h a t i s c l e a r is t h a t

g n o m e s a r r i v e d i n t h e w o r l d i n n u m b e r s f a r g r e a t e r

t h a n d i d t h e e l a d r i n . G n o m e s h a v e s p r e a d a c r o s s t h e

w o r l d , b u t t h e y h a v e g a t h e r e d i n a f e w d i s t i n c t c o m

m u n i t i e s , t h e g r e a t e s t o f w h i c h i s Z i l a r g o . G n o m e s

a r e g r e g a r i o u s a n d f r i e n d l y , b u t t h e y a r e a l s o f a s c i

n a t e d b y d e c e p t i o n a n d i n t r i g u e . A g n o m e i s h a p p i e s t

w h e n h e o r s h e i s u n e a r t h i n g a n e i g h b o r ' s s e c r e t s o r

e n g a g i n g i n s u b t e r f u g e , e v e n w h e n t h e o n l y r e s u l t

m i g h t b e a s li g h t i n c r e a s e i n t h e v a l u e o f h i s o r h e r

p r o p e r t y . S o m e g n o m e s t h i n k b i g g e r , e n g a g i n g i n

e s p i o n a g e a n d c o n s p i r a c y t h a t c a n t o p p l e g o v e r n

m e n t s . W h e n g n o m e s f i n d tr o u b l e , t h e y u s u a l l y t r y

t o t a l k o r t r i c k t h e i r w a y o u t o f i t . A b o v e a l l , g n o m e s

a r e a s o c i a l p e o p l e .

G n o m e s s h a r e n o c o m m o n f a i t h ; a l m o s t e v e r y r e l i

g i o n o f E b e r r o n c o u n t s g n o m e s a m o n g i ts r a n k s .

GNOME LANDS

Z i l a r g o is t h e l a n d o f g n o m e s . O r i g i n a l l y i n h a b i t a n t s

o f t h e F e y w i l d , m a n y g n o m e s i m m i g r a t e d t o Z i l a r g o

t h r o u g h t h e f e y s p i r e s o f t h e e l a d r i n . W h e n t h e f ey

s p i r e s f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t o t h e F e y w i l d , m o s t g n o m e s

s t r a n d e d i n E b e r r o n j o i n e d t h e i r k i n i n Z i l a r g o .

S o m e g n o m e s s t i l l l i v e i n t h e f e y s p i r e s , a s w e l l .

W h e t h e r l i v i n g i n Z i la r g o o r i n a f e y s p i r e , t h o u g h ,

g n o m e s v a l u e t h e i r k i n a n d u s u a l l y l i v e w i t h m e m

b e r s o f t h e i r e x t e n d e d f a m i l y . G n o m e b l o o d l i n e s

a r e o f t en i n t e r t w i n e d t h r o u g h a n e t w o r k o f s h a r e d

s e c r e t s a n d f a v o r s .

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DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

G n o m e s t h a t b e a r t h e M a r k o f S c r i b i n g c o m p r i s e

H o u s e S i v i s . T h e g n o m e s u s e t h e m a r k ' s p o w e r s t o

h e l p f a c i l i t a t e d i p l o m a c y , a s a t o o l i n t h e - t r a n s p o r

t a t i o n o f i m p o r t a n t m e s s a g e s , a n d a s a m e a n s o f

v e r i f y in g i m p o r t a n t d o c u m e n t s .

G O L I A T H S

G o l i a t h s a r e n o t n u m e r o u s , b u t t h e y b o a s t a l o n g h i s

t o r y a n d h a v e g r e a t p r i d e i n t h e i r s t r e n g t h a n d h o n o r .


T h e r a c e o f g o l i a t h s o r i g i n a t e d i n X e n ' d r i k b u t l e f t

t h a t c o n t i n e n t i n l a r g e n u m b e r s w i t h t h e r i s e o f

g i a n t s . T h o s e t h a t r e m a i n e d w e r e e n s l a v e d l i k e

t h e e l v e s , bu t t h e y p ro v e d t o be p o o r s l a v e s —t h e y

w e a k e n e d i n c a p t i v i t y , f a i l e d t o r e p r o d u c e , a n d d i e d

q u i c k l y . A s a r e s u l t , fe w g o l i a t h s r e m a i n i n X e n ' d r i k .

A l t h o u g h t h e y a r e f a r - f l u n g , g o l i a t h s h a v e n e v e r

h a d s u f f i c i e n t p o p u l a t i o n o r d r i v e t o e s t a b l i s h n a t i o n s

o r e m p i r e s . T h e y e x i s t t o d a y a s t h e y h a v e f o r c e n t u

r i e s , m a i n t a i n i n g t h e i r t r a d i t i o n a l w a y s o f l i f e i n h i g h

m o u n t a i n r a n g e s o n t h e f r i n g e s o f c i v i l i z a t i o n .

I n k e e p i n g w i t h t h e i r s c a t t e r e d c o m m u n i t i e s ,

g o l i a t h s h a v e d i v e r s e r e l i g i o u s t r a d i t i o n s . S o m e t r i b e s

r e v e r e B a l i n o r , t h e g o d o f t h e h u n t , a l t h o u g h t h e y

o f t e n c a l l h i m B a n o r t h e B o w h u n t e r . I n t h e m o u n

t a i n s o f t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , m a n y g o l i a t h s f o l l o w

t h e p r i m a l t r a d i t i o n s o f d r u i d i c s e c t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y

t h e W a r d e n s o f t h e W o o d a n d t h e A s h b o u n d . A f e w

t r i b e s p r e s e r v e s e r p e n t c u l t t r a d i t i o n s d e r i v e d f r o m

a r e v e r e n c e f o r t h e c o u a t l s t h a t i m p r i s o n e d d e m o n s ;

t h e b e l i e f s o f t h e s e g o l i a t h s a r e t h u s r e l a t e d t o t h e

f a i t h o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e .

GOLIATH LANDS

M o s t g o l i a t h s i n K h o r v a i r e l i v e i n s c a t t e r e d t r i b e s i n

t h e S h a d o w c r a g s a n d t h e I c e h o r n M o u n t a i n s , w h e r e

t h e y h a v e i n f r e q u e n t c o n t a c t w i t h t h e p e o p l e o f t h e

f o r e s t e d l o w l a n d s . S o m e g o l i a t h s a l s o d w e l l i n t h e

p e a k s o f t h e I r o n r o o t a n d t h e H o a r f r o s t m o u n t a i n s

o f t h e M r o r H o l d s , w h e r e t h e y s o m e t i m e s i n t e r

a c t w i t h d w a r v e s . G o l i a t h t r i b e s a r e a l s o f o u n d i n

S y r k a r n , t h e T a s h a n a T u n d r a o n t h e c o n t i n e n t o f

S a r l o n a , a n d t h e m o u n t a i n s o f t h e F r o s t f e l l .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

G o l i a t h s h a v e n o h o u s e o f t h e i r o w n , a n d a l t h o u g h i t 's

p o s s i b l e t h a t a g o l i a t h m i g h t d e v e l o p a d r a g o n m a r k ,

t h e r e a r e n o r e c o r d s o f s u c h a n o c c u r r e n c e .



H A L F - E L V E S

I n E b e r r o n , h a l f - e l v es l iv e p r i m a r i l y o n K h o r v a i r e ,

w h e r e t h e y o u t n u m b e r t h e e lv e s f r o m w h o m t h e y

d e s c e n d . C o m b i n i n g h u m a n f l e x i b i l i t y a n d a m b i

t i o n w i t h e l v e n w i s d o m a n d f o r e s i g h t , h a l f - e l v e s h a v e

c a p i t a l i z e d o n t h e i r r a c i a l t a l e n t s t o a f f e c t h i s t o r y a n d

c u l t u r e i n w a y s f a r g r e a t e r t h a n t h e i r n u m b e r s w o u l d

s e e m t o a l l o w .


F e w l i v i n g h a l f - e l v e s a r e t h e o f f s p r i n g o f h u m a n

a n d e l f p a r e n t s . S i n c e e l v e s f i r s t c a m e t o K h o r v a i r e ,

h a l f - e l v e s h a v e r e p r e s e n t e d a d i s t i n c t c u l t u r a l

g r o u p , a n d m o s t a r e d e s c e n d a n t s o f e a r l y i n t e r

b r e e d i n g . H a l f - e l v e s o r i g i n a l l y h a i l f r o m w h a t t o d a y

i s V a l e n a r , b u t t h e y h a v e s i n c e s p r e a d a c r o s s t h e

c o n t i n e n t , m i g r a t i n g w i t h K h o r v a i r e ' s h u m a n p o p u

l a t i o n s . H a l f - e l v e s n e v e r f o r m e d t h e i r o w n n a t i o n .

I n s t e a d , m e m b e r s o f t h e r a c e h a v e h a d f o r m a t i v e

r o l e s i n h u m a n n a t i o n s . T h e y h a v e s t e e r e d t h e

c o u r s e o f g o v e r n m e n t s , e c o n o m i e s , a n d w a r s , b u t

t h e y h a v e d o n e s o a s i n d i v i d u a l s , o r g a n i z a t i o n s , o r

g u i l d s , n e v e r a s a u n i f i e d s o c i e t y .

H a l f - e l v e s s h a r e t h e r e l i g i o u s b e l i e f s o f t h e i r c o m

m u n i t i e s a n d h a v e n o p a r t i c u l a r r a c i a l p r e d i l e c t i o n s .

M o s t w o r s h i p t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t o r t h e S i l v e r F l a m e ,

a l t h o u g h e x c e p t i o n s e x i s t a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e .

H A L F - E L F L A N D S

H a l f - e l v e s li v e t h r o u g h o u t K h o r v a i r e , p a r t i c u l a r l y

w i t h i n t h e F i v e N a t i o n s . K h o r v a i r e c o n t a i n s a f e w

c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t p r e d o m i n a n t l y c o n s i s t o f h a l f - e lv e s ,

b u t s u c h s e t t l e m e n t s a r e r a r e b e c a u s e h a l f - e l v e s

p r e f e r t o l iv e w i t h i n h u m a n - o c c u p i e d r e g i o n s .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

T h e g r e a t e s t t o o l s w i t h w h i c h h a l f - e l v e s h a v e e f f e c t e d

c h a n g e i n K h o r v a i r e a r e t h e i r d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s ,

H o u s e L y r a n d a r a n d H o u s e M e d a n i . W i t h t h e M a r k

o f S t o r m s a n d i ts a i r s h i p s , H o u s e L y r a n d a r i s o n e o f

t h e h o u s e s m o s t v i t a l t o t h e f u n c t i o n i n g o f c i v i l i z a

t i o n i n K h o r v a i r e . H o u s e M e d a n i ' s M a r k o f D e t e c t i o n

m e a n s t h a t m a n y o f i ts m e m b e r s f i n d v o c a t io n s a s

g a t h e r e r s a n d p u r v e y o r s o f v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n .

HALFLINGS

A n o m a d i c p e o p l e o r i g i n a l ly f r o m e a s t e r n K h o r v a i r e ,

h a l f l i n g s h a v e s p r e a d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o n t i n e n t a n d

h a v e c o m e t o o c c u p y a l l n i c h e s o f s o c i e t y . T h e y c l a i m

f e w t e r r i t o r i e s , a n d t h e y a r e a t h o m e i n m o s t p l a c e s .

A f t e r h u m a n s , t h e y a r e o n e o f E b e r r o n ' s m o s t u b i q u i

t o u s r a c e s .


H a l f l i n g s b e g a n a s a t r i b a l p e o p l e w h o d w e l l e d i n

t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s . T h e r e , t h e y l i v e d u n d i s t u r b e d

b y o t h e r s f o r m a n y g e n e r a t i o n s . A s t h e i r s e a r c h f o r

g r a z i n g l a n d s e x p a n d e d , h a l f l i n g s e n c o u n t e r e d

i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r s o f h u m a n s , d w a r v e s , e l ve s ,

a n d o t h e r r a c e s . W h a t b e g a n a s t r a d e s o o n b e c a m e

e x o d u s a s t r i b e s o f h a l f l i n g s m o v e d b e y o n d t h e

T a l e n t a P l a i n s , e x p l o r i n g t h e w o r l d w i t h a n i n n a t e

c u r i o s i t y a n d a n a b i l i t y t o a s s i m i l a t e i n t o o t h e r c u l

t u r e s . T h e h a l f l i n g s ' n o m a d i c t r a d i t i o n s m a d e t h e m

e x c e l l e n t c o u r i e r s a n d t r a v e l i n g m e r c h a n t s , a n d t h e i r

p r a c t i c e s o f t r i b a l l o y a lt y m a d e t h e m t r u s t e d c o m

p a n i o n s . H o w e v e r , t h e h a l f l i n g s ' i g n o r a n c e o f o t h e r s '

l a w s a n d t h e i r l o o s e d e f i n i t i o n s o f p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y

l u r e d m a n y i n t o c r i m i n a l a c t i v i t y .

O n e c a n f i n d h a l f l i n g s i n a l l t h e s a m e p o s i t i o n s

a n d i n d u s t r i e s t h a t o n e w o u l d f i n d h u m a n s . W h e n

t h e K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r c l a i m e d t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s ,

t h e h a l f l i n g s s c a r c e l y n o t i c e d , f o r t h e i r l i f e s t y l e

c h a n g e d o n l y s l i g h t l y t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r s o f G a l i

f a r 's r u l e a n d t h e L a s t W a r .

H a l f l i n g r e l i g i o u s b e l i e f s h a v e r e m a i n e d t h e s a m e

o v e r t h e c e n t u r i e s , f o c u s i n g o n s p e c i f i c d e i t i e s w i t h i n

t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , e s p e c i a l l y B a l i n o r .

HALFLING LANDS

H a l f l i n g t r i b e s s t il l r o a m t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s , u s i n g t h e

g r e a t r e p t i l e s o f t h a t l a n d a s m o u n t s , q u a r r y , a n d h e r d

s t o c k . O c c a s i o n a l l y t h e h a l f l i n g s a s s e m b l e a t c a m p s

o r c i t ie s f o r t r a d e a n d n e w s . A l t h o u g h a f e w h a l f

l i n g t r i b e s e x i s t b e y o n d t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s , t h e y a r e

t y p i c a l l y n o m a d i c a n d d o n ' t g r e a t l y r e s e m b l e t h e i r

T a l e n t a n k i n . I n d i v i d u a l h a l f l i n g s , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d ,

l i v e w i t h i n m o s t c u l t u r e s , o c c u p y i n g p o s i t i o n s o n v i r

t u a l l y e v e r y t i e r o f s o c i e t y .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

H a l f l i n g s t h a t b e a r t h e M a r k o f H o s p i t a l it y a r e o f t e n

m e m b e r s o f H o u s e G h a l l a n d a . H a l f l i n g s t h a t h a v e

t h e m a r k f r e q u e n t l y m a n a g e i n n s a n d t a v e r n s . T h e

m a r k m a k e s t h e h a l f l i n g s a r e l i a b l e s o u r c e f r o m

w h i c h t o o b t a i n f o o d , w a t e r , a n d s h e l t e r . A s a t r a d i

t i o n a l l y n o m a d i c r a c e , h a l f l i n g s c l a i m t o u n d e r s t a n d

t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f o c c a s i o n a l l u x u r i e s b e t t e r t h a n

a n y o n e . H a l f l i n g s a r e a ls o k n o w n f o r t h e M a r k

o f H e a l i n g , w h i c h e a r n s t h e m t h e r e s p e c t o f m o s t

K h o r v a i r i a n s .



H A L F - O R C S

H a l f - o r e s a r e u n c o m m o n , a n d t h e y u s u a l l y l i v e i n

p r i m i t i v e c o m m u n i t i e s a n d s e c l u d e d r e g i o n s . S u c h

a r e a s a f f o r d h a l f - o r e s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o ' b e j u d g e d

o n m e r i t r a t h e r t h a n b l o o d , w h i c h t h e i n h a b i t a n t s o f

m o r e c i v i l i z e d p l a c e s o f t e n r e g a r d a s t a i n t e d .


L i k e m o s t h y b r i d r a c e s , h a l f - o r e s h a v e o n e o f t w o

t y p e s o f o r i g i n s . S o m e h a l f - o r e s a r e t h e o f f s p r i n g o f

o r e a n d h u m a n p a r e n t s . A l t h o u g h s u c h c o m m i n g l i n g

i s u n c o m m o n a n d s o m e t i m e s t a b o o , i t o c c u r s f r e

q u e n t l y i n t h e w i l d e r r e a c h e s o f t h e c o n t i n e n t . O t h e r

h a l f - o r e s a r e t h e r e s u l t o f i n t e r b r e e d i n g t h a t o c c u r r e d

g e n e r a t i o n s a g o . S u c h h a l f - o r e s o f t e n f o r m t h e i r o w n

t r i b e s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s .

T h e f i r s t h a l f - o r e s a p p e a r e d s h o r t l y a f t e r h u m a n

i m m i g r a n t s f r o m S a r l o n a la n d e d i n w e s t e r n a n d

n o r t h w e s t e r n K h o r v a i r e , w h e r e o r e s w e r e a l r e a d y

l i v in g . A l i t t l e - k n o w n l e g e n d c l a i m s t h a t t h e G a t e

k e e p e r d r u i d s a r r a n g e d p a i r i n g s o f h u m a n s a n d o r e s

t o d e t e r m i n e i f t h e o f f s p r i n g w o u l d p r o v e s u p e r i o r t o

t h e c o n s t i t u e n t r a c e s , a n d t h u s b e q u a l i f i e d t o c a r r y

o n d r u i d i c t r a d i t i o n s . H a l f - o r e s n e v e r s p r e a d t h r o u g h

o u t K h o r v a i r e t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t h a l f - e l v e s d i d d u e t o

t h e i r l o w e r n u m b e r s a n d t o s o c i a l p r e j u d i c e s a g a i n s t

t h e m . T o t h i s d a y , m e m b e r s o f m a n y r a c e s r e g a r d

h a l f - o re s a n d o r e s i n t h e s a m e w a y - a s m o r e b e a s t

t h a n p e r s o n .

L i k e h a l f - e l v e s , h a l f - o r e s f o l l o w w h a t e v e r r e l i g i o n

i s d o m i n a n t in t h e i r r e g i o n . I n t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s ,

t h e y m i g h t f o l l o w t h e d r u i d i c f a i t h o f t h e G a t e k e e p e r s

o r b e p a r t o f a K h y b e r c u l t .

H A L F - O R C L A N D S

H a l f - o r e s l i v e p r i m a r i l y i n w e s t e r n K h o r v a i r e , m o s t l y

i n t r i b e s i n t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s . T h e y a l s o a p p e a r

i n t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , i n D r o a a m , a n d s p o r a d i c a l l y

i n th e D e m o n W a s t e s . H a l f - o r e s d o n o t r e p r e s e n t t h e

d o m i n a n t r a c e i n a n y r e g i o n ; o r e s o r h u m a n s o u t

n u m b e r t h e m .

A p o r t i o n o f t h e h a l f - o r e p o p u l a t i o n i n D a r g u u n

i s e n s l a v e d . T h e s e s l a v e s a r e d e s c e n d a n t s o f h a l f - o r e s

t h a t h o b g o b l i n s b r e d i n a n e f f o r t t o p r o d u c e m o r e

e f f i c i e n t s o l d i e r s .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

H a l f - o r e s w o u l d b e e a s i l y d i s m i s s e d w e r e i t n o t f o r

H o u s e T h a r a s h k . A l t h o u g h h u m a n s c o m p r i s e m o s t o f

t h e h o u s e , T h a r a s h k a l s o b o a s t s m a n y h a l f - o r e s , a fe w

o f w h o m h a v e d e v e l o p e d t h e M a r k o f F i n d i n g . T h e

h o u s e e v e n c o u n t s f u l l - b l o o d e d o r e s a m o n g i t s r a n k s .

HUMANS

F o r g o o d o r i l l , h u m a n s a r e t h e d o m i n a n t r a c e o n

K h o r v a i r e a n d t h e m o s t n u m e r o u s o n S a r l o n a .

A d a p t a b l e a n d a m b i t i o u s , h u m a n s h a v e d e f i n e d h i s

t o r y i n t h e r e c e n t a g e , a n d w h e r e v e r E b e r r o n ' s f a t e

g o e s in t h e f u t u r e , h u m a n i t y w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y b e t h e

g u i d i n g f o r c e .


H u m a n i t y f i r s t a r o s e o n S a r l o n a . H i s t o r y f a i ls t o

r e c o u n t w h i c h o f t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s m a n y d i s a s t e r s f i r s t

i n s p i r e d h u m a n s t o l e a v e , b u t l e a v e t h e y d i d , s e t t i n g

o u t i n p r i m i t i v e s h i p s . T h e e a r l i e s t e x p l o r e r s c r o s s e d

t h e S e a o f R a g e , a r r i v i n g i n w h a t a r e n o w t h e L h a z -

a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s a n d Q ' b a r r a . L a t e r e x p e d i t i o n s

t r a v e l e d e a s t a c r o s s t h e B a r r e n S e a , l a n d i n g i n t h e

D e m o n W a s t e s , t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , a n d th e S h a d o w

M a r c h e s . F e w o f t h o s e c o l o n i e s s u r v i v e d .

O n c e i t e s t a b l i s h e d a f o o t h o l d i n K h o r v a i r e ,

h u m a n i t y c o u l d n o t b e s t o p p e d . R a g g e d b a n d s o f

e x p l o r e r s a n d p i l g r i m s a d v a n c e d a c r o s s t h e c o n t i

n e n t , a n d s e t t l e m e n t s e m e r g e d . T o w n s b e c a m e c i t i e s

a n d c i t i e s f o r m e d n a t i o n s b e f o r e f i n a l l y c o a l e s c i n g

i n t o t h e K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r . T h e k i n g d o m l a s t e d f o r

c e n t u r i e s u n t i l f in a l l y t h e L a s t W a r c a m e , c r i p p l i n g

h u m a n i t y w i t h o v e r a c e n t u r y o f w a r f a r e . T o d a y ,

h u m a n s st i l l c o n t r o l m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e , a l t h o u g h t h e

p e a c e b e t w e e n t h e i r n a t i o n s i s t e n u o u s .

HUMAN LANDS

H u m a n s c l a i m m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e . H u m a n p o p u l a

t i o n s d o m i n a t e t h e F i v e N a t i o n s a n d t h e L h a z a a r

P r i n c i p a l i t i e s . M a n y h u m a n c o m m u n i t i e s a l s o t h r i v e

i n Q ' b a r r a , p o r t i o n s o f t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , a n d t h e

S h a d o w M a r c h e s . S a r l o n a , h u m a n i t y ' s b i r t h p l a c e , i s

n o l o n g e r g o v e r n e d b y h u m a n s s i n c e t h e r i s e o f t h e

I n s p i r e d o f R i e d r a . N o n e t h e l e s s , h u m a n s s t i l l m a k e

u p t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n . M o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s

h u m a n s c a r e l i t t l e a b o u t S a r l o n a o r t h e o t h e r c o n t i

n e n t s , a n d f e w e v e n k n o w t h a t S a r l o n a i s t h e l a n d o f

t h e i r f o r e b e a r s .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

H u m a n s b e a r m o r e d r a g o n m a r k s t h a n a n y o t h e r

r a c e , a l t h o u g h n o o n e k n o w s w h y . P e r h a p s i t i s

b e c a u s e h u m a n s a r e s o m e h o w i m p o r t a n t to t h e D r a

c o n i c P r o p h e c y , o r m a y b e it i s s i m p l y b e c a u s e t h e r e

a r e m o r e o f t h e m . T h e h u m a n d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s

a n d t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d d r a g o n m a r k s i n c l u d e H o u s e

C a n n i t h w i t h t h e M a r k o f M a k i n g , H o u s e O r i e n w i t h

t h e M a r k o f P a s s a g e , H o u s e D e n e i t h w i t h t h e M a r k

o f S e n t i n e l , a n d H o u s e V a d a l i s w i t h t h e M a r k o f

H a n d l i n g . H o u s e T h a r a s h k h a s t h e M a r k o f F i n d i n g

a n d i n c l u d e s b o t h h u m a n s a n d h a l f - o r e s .

C H A P T E R 2 I Races



SHIFTERS

C a l l e d " w e r e t o u c h e d " b y m a n y , s h i f t e r s a r e a m o n g

E b e r r o n ' s m o s t d i s t r u s t e d a n d p e r s e c u t e d r a c e s .

P e o p l e o f t e n h a t e a n d f e a r s h i f t e r s f o r t h e i r b e s t i a l

n a t u r e s , y e t s o m e s h i f t e r s a r e a b l e t o f i n d a c c e p t a n c e

w i t h i n g r o u p s o f o p e n - m i n d e d i n d i v i d u a l s .


S h i f t e r s d e s c e n d e d f r o m t h e i n t e r m i n g l i n g o f h u m a n s

a n d l y c a n t h r o p e s . N o o n e k n o w s w h e n t h e y o r i g i n a l l y

a p p e a r e d , f o r a t f i r s t , t h e y w e r e m i s t a k e n f o r l y c a n

t h r o p e s i n h u m a n o r h y b r i d f o r m . O n l y w h e n t h e

r a c e g r e w m o r e n u m e r o u s d i d o t h e r r a c e s r e c o g n i z e

t h e m a s a d i s t i n c t p e o p l e .

R e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e r a c e d i d n o t i n c l u d e a c c e p t a n c e ,

t h o u g h . O t h e r r a c e s a r e u n c o m f o r t a b l e a r o u n d s h i f t

e r s d u e t o t h e i r p r e d a t o r y n a t u r e s a n d v a g u e l y b e s t i a l

a p p e a r a n c e . M a n y b e l i e v e t h a t s h i f t e r s a r e e s s e n t i a l l y

t h e s a m e a s l y c a n t h r o p e s . I n f a c t , t h e C h u r c h o f t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e ' s w a r a g a i n s t l y c a n t h r o p e s r e s u l t e d

i n t h e d e a t h o f m a n y s h i f t e r s a s w e l l a s a c t u a l

l y c a n t h r o p e s .

T r e a t m e n t o f s h i f t er s d e p e n d s l a r g e l y o n w h e r e

t h e y a r e l o c a t e d . A m o n g u r b a n p o p u l a t i o n s , s h if t

e r s m i g h t b e a c c e p t e d a s j u s t m o r e e x o t i c t r a v e l e r s

p a s s i n g t h r o u g h . S h o u l d s h i f t e r s a p p e a r i n l a r g e r

n u m b e r s , h o w e v e r , a c o m m u n i t y ' s c i t i z e n s m i g h t

b e c o m e s u s p i c i o u s . I n r u r a l e n v i r o n m e n t s , s h i f t e r s

a r e r a r e l y t o l e r a t e d .

A f e w s h i f t e r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e a t t e m p t i n g t o

a s s i m i l a t e i n t o o t h e r c o m m u n i t i e s , g r a n t d e v o t i o n s t o

t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , p a r t i c u l a r l y B a l i n o r a n d B o l d r e i .

O t h e r s w o r s h i p t h e T r a v e l e r o r t h e D a r k S i x . M o s t

s h i f t e r s , h o w e v e r , f o l l o w d r u i d i c s e c t s o r r e v e r e t h e

p r i m a l s p i r i t s .

SHIFTER LANDS

A l t h o u g h a f e w s h if t e r c o m m u n i t i e s e x i s t , t h e r a c e

c o n t r o l s n o l a r g e r e g i o n s i n K h o r v a i r e . T h e l a r g e s t

s h i f t e r p o p u l a t i o n d w e l l s i n t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s .

O t h e r w i s e , s h i f t e r s r e s i d e i n o n l y t h e w i l d e s t r e g i o n s

o f h u m a n o i d n a t i o n s , e k i n g o u t l i v i n g s a s h u n t e r s a n d

t r a p p e r s o r w o r k i n g a s g u i d e s , t r a c k e r s , o r s c o u t s .

I n t h e i c e - c o v e r e d r e a c h e s o f S a r l o n a 's T a s h a n a

T u n d r a , a n c e s t r a l h o m e o f E b e r r o n ' s l y c a n t h r o p e s ,

t h e s h i f t e r s h a v e c a r v e d o u t t h e i r o w n n a t i o n s . T h e s e

t h r e e n a t i o n s a r e e s s e n t i a l l y g r o u p s o f u n i t e d t r i b e s .

T h e s t r u g g l e t o s u r v i v e i n t h a t l a n d h a s p r e v e n t e d

s h i f t e r s f r o m e x e r c i s i n g a n y s i g n i f i c a n t i n f l u e n c e

b e y o n d i t s b o r d e r s .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

S h i f t e r s h a v e n o d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s , a n d t h e

a p p e a r a n c e o f d r a g o n m a r k s a m o n g t h e i r k i n d i s r a r e .

M o s t s h i f t e r s n e v e r m e e t o n e o f t h e i r k i n d w h o b e a r s

a d r a g o n m a r k .

T l E F L I N G S

W i t h b l o o d t a i n t e d b y t h e d i a b o l i c a l p a c t s o f t h e i r

a n c e s t o r s , ti e f l i n g s r e m a i n o n e o f t h e m o s t e n i g m a t i c

o f t h e r a c e s o f E b e r r o n . S o m e h a v e t r u l y b r o k e n f r e e

o f t h e s h a c k l e s o f t h e i r h e r i t a g e a n d s e e k t o r i g h t t h e

a n c i e n t w r o n g s t h a t b i r t h e d t h e m , w h i l e o t h e r s c o n

t i n u e t h e s c h e m e s o f t h e i r i n f e r n a l a n c e s t o r s .


M o s t o f E b e r r o n ' s t ie f l i n g s a r o s e f r o m t h e c o r r u p t e d

b l o o d l i n e s o f t h e S a r l o n a n n a t i o n o f O h r K a l u u n .

A c u l t u r e s t e e p e d i n a r c a n e l o r e a n d o b s e s s e d w i t h

e l d r i t c h k n o w l e d g e , m a n y o f i t s l e a d i n g c i t i z e n s

e n t e r e d i n t o p a c t s w i t h d e v i l s . W h a t t h e y s o u g h t—

k n o w l e d g e , p o w e r , a n d i m m o r t a l it y — w a s s e c o n d a r y

t o a n y c o n s e q u e n c e s t h e i r d e s c e n d a n t s m i g h t f a c e .

W h e n t h e I n s p i r e d s o u g h t t o w i p e o u t u n a u t h o r i z e d

m a g i c f r o m S a r l o n a , O h r K a l u u n f e l l , b u t n o t b e f o r e

m a n y t i e f l i n g s f l e d t o o t h e r l a n d s .

S o m e t i e f l i n g s f o l l o w i n t h e t r a d i t i o n s o f t h e i r

a n c e s t o r s a n d w o r s h i p d e v i l s , w h i l e o t h e r s j o i n

K h y b e r c u l t s o r p a y h o m a g e t o th e D a r k S i x . T h o s e

t i e f l i n g s w h o r e b e l a g a i n s t t h e i r p a s t o f t e n r e v e r e t h e

S o v e r e i g n H o s t o r t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , o r f o l l o w v a r i o u s

d r u i d i c t r a d i t i o n s .

TIEFLING LANDS

M a n y t i e f l i n g s w h o f l e d O h r K a l u u n w e n t t o K h o r

v a i r e . T h e l a r g e s t p o p u l a t i o n o f t i e f l i n g s f o u n d e d t h e

V e n o m o u s D e m e s n e i n th e D e m o n W a s t e s , b u t ti ef

l i n g p o p u l a t i o n s a l s o s u r v i v e i n t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s ,

D r o a a m , t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , a n d e v e n r u r a l p a r t s o f

A u n d a i r .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

T i e f l i n g s h a v e n o d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e , a n d t h e r e a r e

n o r e c o r d s o f a n y t i e f li n g d e v e l o p i n g a d r a g o n m a r k .

SUPPORTING CAST

E b e r r o n b o a s t s a v a r i e t y o f r a c e s b e y o n d t h o s e

a l r e a d y d e s c r i b e d . O t h e r r a c e s t h a t m i g h t p l a y a r o l e

i n a c a m p a i g n a r e d e s c r i b e d h e r e .

GENASI

G e n a s i a r e e x t r e m e l y r a r e i n E b e r r o n , a n d a l t h o u g h

t h e o r i e s r e g a r d i n g t h e i r o r i g i n s a b o u n d , e v e n t h e

g e n a s i c a n n o t sa y h o w t h e i r r a c e c a m e t o e x i s t . O n e

r u m o r h a s it t h a t g e n a s i w e r e o n c e e x p l o r e r s o f

a n o t h e r r a c e — p e r h a p s d w a r v e s— w h o w e r e c a u g h t i n

a v o l c a n i c e r u p t i o n o f t h e F i s t o f O n a t a r , i n t h e I r o n -

r o o t M o u n t a i n s . T h e f o r c e o f t h e e x p l o s i o n , f u e l e d b y

d r a g o n s h a r d s d e e p b e n e a t h t h e l av a , c h a n g e d t h e s e

b e i n g s f r o m w h a t t h e y o n c e w e r e i n t o g e n a s i . O t h e r

s t o r i e s t e l l t h a t g e n a s i a r e o r i g i n a l l y i n h a b i t a n t s o f t h e

E l e m e n t a l C h a o s , d r a w n i n t o t h e w o r l d t h r o u g h t h e

v i o l e n c e o f a n e l e m e n t a l s t o r m . S o m e a r c a n i s t s h o l d

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t h a t g e n a s i a r e t h e c r e a t i o n s o f t h e p o w e r f u l w i z a r d s

o f t h e A r c a n e C o n g r e s s , e x p e r i m e n t a l b e i n g s w h o

e s c a p e d f r o m t h e i r e x h i b i t i n t h e F l o a t i n g T o w e r s o f

A r c a n i x . T h e r e a r e a l s o t h o s e w h o c l a i n j th a t g e n a s i

a r e n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n r a n d o m g e n e t i c m u t a t i o n s

a p p e a r i n g a m o n g t h e o f f sp r i n g o f h u m a n o i d s w h o

h a v e h a d p r o lo n g e d e x p o s u r e t o t h e m a l i g n i n f l u e n c e

o f K h y b e r . W h a t e v e r t h e i r o r i g i n , f e w g e n a s i l i v e i n

E b e r r o n .

A l t h o u g h r u m o r s s p e a k o f t h e e x i s t e n c e o f a g e n a s i

v i l l a g e i n t h e w i l d s o f t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , g e n a s i

h a v e n o t e r r i t o r i e s o f t h e i r o w n . M o s t d w e l l o n t h e

f r i n g e s o f h u m a n c o m m u n i t i e s , a v o i d in g t h e i r n e i g h

b o r s . T h e p e o p l e o f E b e r r o n a r e f a m i l i a r e n o u g h w i t h

m a g i c t h a t t h e y d o n ' t h a t e o r m i s t r u s t g e n a s i , b u t

n e i t h e r a r e t h e y c o m f o r t a b l e a r o u n d t h e s t r a n g e a n d

c l e a r l y u n n a t u r a l b e i n g s .

GNOLLS

A l t h o u g h m o s t o f E b e r r o n ' s g n o l l s a r e t h e r a v e n o u s ,

d e m o n - w o r s h i p i n g c r e a t u r e s o f c a m p f i r e s t o r i e s , a

s m a l l n u m b e r h a v e r i s e n a b o v e t h e i r c h a o t i c , b e s t i a l

n a t u r e s . C a l l e d t h e Z n i r P a c t — n a m e d fo r t h e l o c a t i o n

i n D r o a a m w h e r e t h e y a b a n d o n e d t h e i r d e m o n i c

o v e r l o r d — t h e s e g n o l l s b a n d e d t o g e t h e r i n a s m a l l b u t

r e m a r k a b l y s t a b l e g n o l l n a t i o n . T h e g r o u p i s s t r o n g

e n o u g h t o r e t a i n i t s i n d e p e n d e n c e , a n d t h e g n o l l s

e a r n h e a l t h y s u m s o f m o n e y s e r v i n g a s m e r c e n a r i e s ,

t r a c k e r s , a n d r a i d e r s f o r t h e w a r l o r d s o f D r o a a m o r

a n y o n e o u t s i d e t h e b o r d e r s o f t h a t n a t i o n w h o c a n

p a y a p p r o p r i a t e l y .

T y p i c a l g n o l l s s t i l l w o r s h i p t h e d e m o n k n o w n a s

t h e B e a s t o f B u t c h e r y . T h e s e g n o l l s m o s t l y l iv e in t h e

D e m o n W a s t e s , a lt h o u g h s i z a b le t r i b e s a l s o a p p e a r

i n t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s , a n d i n

p o r t i o n s o f D r o a a m n o t o c c u p i e d b y t h e Z n i r P a c t

g n o l l s .

GOBLINS

B e f o r e t h e r i s e o f h u m a n s o n K h o r v a i r e , g o b l i n t r i b e s

h a d e s t a b l i s h e d w h a t w a s t h e n t h e l a r g e s t u n i f i e d

e m p i r e o n K h o r v a i r e . D i s c i p l i n e d h o b g o b l i n s r u l e d

t h e D h a k a a n i E m p i r e , b r e e d i n g g o b l in s a n d b u g b e a r s

a s s l a v e s, l a b o r e r s , a n d w a r r i o r s . W e a k e n e d b y t h e

u s u a l i n f i g h t i n g , t h e e m p i r e f e l l sw i f t l y t o t h e a d v a n c

i n g w a v e o f h u m a n i t y .

T o d a y , g o b l i n t r i b e s — p a r t i c u l a r l y h o b g o b l i n s -

r u l e t h e m i l i t a n t n a t i o n o f D a r g u u n . M a n y g o b l i n s

s e e D a r g u u n a s t h e D h a k a a n i E m p i r e r e b o r n .

G o b l i n , h o b g o b l i n , a n d b u g b e a r t r i b e s e x i s t i n m a n y

o t h e r r e g i o n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n D r o a a m . V a l e n a r c o n

t a i n s a s m a l l p o p u l a t i o n o f h o b g o b l i n s t h a t w o r k a s

s e r f s o r l i v e i n t h e i m p o v e r i s h e d o u t s k i r t s o f v i l l a g e s .

R u m o r s a l s o t e ll o f p r i m i t i v e g o b l i n t r i b e s t h a t d w e l l

i n X e n ' d r i k .

M a n y g o b l in s w o r k a s m e r c e n a r i e s f o r h u m a n

n a t i o n s a n d t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s .

A l t h o u g h g o b l i n s m i g h t a c k n o w l e d g e t h e e x i s t e n c e

o f t h e g o d s , t h e y d o n o t w o r s h i p t h e m .

KOBOLDS

G o b l i n s h a v e a m i l i t a n t a n d i m p e r i o u s n a t u r e ; o r e s

p r a c t i c e s a v a g e a n d t r i b a l w a y s . K o b o l d s , o n t h e

o t h e r h a n d , s e e m t o h a v e n o p a r t i c u l a r w a y a t a l l . A s

i n d i v i d u a l s , t h e y h a v e a n a r r a y o f m o t i v a t i o n s — g r e e d ,

f a i t h , p a t r i o t i s m , h u n g e r — y e t n o s i n g u l a r c u l t u r a l

i de n t i t y dr i v e s t h e i r ra c e . O r a t l e a s t , t h e re i s n ' t o n e

t h a t t h e c i v i li z e d h u m a n o i d s o f K h o r v a i r e h a v e b e e n

a bl e t o i de n t i fy .

S m a l l k o b o l d t r i b e s l i v e i n m o s t m o u n t a i n o u s o r

j u n g l e r e g i o n s , b u t f e w s i z a b l e p o p u l a t i o n s e x i s t . T h e

l a r g e s t k o b o l d p o p u l a t i o n d w e l l s i n S h a a r a t K o l i n

D r o a a m . L a r g e k o b o l d t r i b e s a r e a l s o p r e v a l e n t i n t h e

j u n g l e s o f Q ' b a r r a a n d i n t h e D e m o n W a s t e s . K o b o l d s

c o m e i n t o c o n f l i c t w i t h o t h e r r a c e s m o s t f r e q u e n t l y

i n t h e m o u n t a i n s o f Z i l a r g o , w h e r e t h e y b a t t l e a g a i n s t

g n o m e s . S c h o l a r s b e l i e v e t h a t a l a r g e k o b o l d p o p u l a

t i o n e x i s ts o n t h e c o n t i n e n t o f A r g o n n e s s e n , b u t n o

o n e c a n s a y f o r c e r t a i n .

MlNOTAURS

A f e w c l a n s o f m i n o t a u r s l i v e i n t h e w i l d e r r e g i o n s

o f K h o r v a i r e , S a r l o n a , a n d X e n ' d r i k , b u t t h e g r e a t e r

p a r t o f E b e r r o n ' s m i n o t a u r s in h a b i t D r o a a m . T h e y

a r e f o u n d w i t h i n m o s t o f t h a t r e g i o n 's m a j o r c o m

m u n i t i e s . T h e m i n o t a u r w a r l o r d R h e s h T u r a k b a r

a l s o c l a i m s s e v e r a l t e r r i t o r i e s i n t h e r e g i o n . A l t h o u g h

T u r a k b a r ' s m i n o t a u r s a r e v io l e n t d e m o n - w o r s h i p e r s ,

m a n y o f D r o a a m ' s o t h e r m i n o t a u r s h a v e p e r s o n a l i

t i e s a n d b e l i e f s m o r e a g r e e a b l e t o o t h e r r a c e s . H o u s e

T h a r a s h k a n d t h e m i l i t i a s o f D r o a a m r e s p e c t m i n o

t a u r s f o r t h e i r s t r e n g t h a n d t h e i r s e n s e o f h o n o r a n d

u s e t h e m a s m e r c e n a r i e s .

O R C S

O n e o f t h e f i r st h u m a n o i d r a c e s to i n h a b i t K h o r v a i r e ,

o r c s r e s i d e a l l a c r o s s t h e w e s t e r n h a l f o f t h e c o n t i

n e n t . T h e y d w e l l o n t h e o u t s k i r t s o f h u m a n n a t i o n s ,

w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f a f ew t h a t li v e in t h e m a j o r

c i t i e s w h e r e t h e y h a v e b e e n a c c e p t e d . M o s t o r c s l i v e

i n p r i m i t i v e tr i b e s in t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , t h e D e m o n

W a s t e s , t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s , D r o a a m , a n d t h e w il d s

o f t h e M r o r H o l d s .

W h e n m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s p e o p l e t h i n k o f o r c s ,

t h e y i m a g i n e sa v a g e , b a r b a r o u s r a i d e r s , s l a u g h t e r i n g

c o m m u n i t i e s i n t h e n a m e s o f e v i l d e i t i e s . A n d i n d e e d ,

m a n y o r e t r i b e s f i t t h a t d e s c r i p t i o n . O t h e r s , h o w e v e r ,

a r e d i s i n c l i n e d to m i n d l e s s v i o l e n c e . T h e G a t e k e e p e r

d r u i d i c t r a d i t i o n a r o s e a m o n g t h e o r c s o f E l d e e n , a n d

o r c s w h o d w e l l i n o r n e a r h u m a n n a t i o n s o f t e n m a k e

c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t s t o a d o p t m o r e c i v i l i z e d l i f e s ty l e s .

H o u s e T h a r a s h k i n c l u d e s o r c s w i t h i n i t s r a n k s , a n d

i n t h e c o m m u n i t i e s o f t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s , o r c s a n d

h u m a n s l i v e t o g e t h e r .

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E B E R R O N I S

a w o r l d o f m a g i c a n d w o n d e r ,

o f i n t r i g u e a n d s u s p e n s e , o f p u l p a d v e n t u r e a n d n o i r

mys t e ry. I t s h e ro e s a re a di v e rs e l o t , t i e d t o t h e de s

t i n y a n d t h e p r o p h e c y o f t h e w o r l d . E a c h o f t h e r a c e s ,

t h e p a r a g o n p a t h s , a n d t h e c l a s s e s o f t h e P l a y e r s

Ha n dbo o k a n d Pl a ye r ' s

Handbook 2

h a s a p l a c e w i t h i n

t h e w o r l d o f E b e r r o n . E a c h h a s t h e p o t e n t i a l t o c r e a t e

a h e r o o r a v i l l a i n t o a d v a n c e t h e s t o r y o f t h e w o r l d .

T h e

EBERRON

P l a y e r s G u i d e e x p a n d s t h e n u m b e r o f

c l a s s e s a n d p a r a g o n p a t h s a v a i l a b l e t o c h a r a c t e r s .

T h i s c h a p t e r i n c l u d e s t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n s .

A r t i f i c e r :

A r c a n e l e a d e r s w h o i m b u e m a g i c i n t o

w e a p o n s , a r m o r , a n d c o n s t r u c t s . A r t i f i c e r s a r e m a s

t e r s o f b o t h a l c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d s a n d m u n d a n e

t o o l s ,

u s i n g r o d s , s t a f f s , a n d w a n d s t o e n h a n c e t h e i r

a b i l i t i e s . T h e y e x c e l a t c o n c o c t i n g i n f u s i o n s t o b o l s t e r

t h e i r a l l ie s . A r t i f i c e r s ' m e c h a n i c a l c o n s t r u c t s , a n i

m a t e d w i t h e l e m e n t a l f o r c e o r a r c a n e c o m p o u n d s ,

d a r t a c r o s s t h e b a t t l e f i e l d a t t h e i r m a s t e r s ' d i r e c t i o n .

P a r a g o n P a t h s :

A h o s t o f a d v a n c e m e n t o p t i o n s

f o r c h a r a c t e r s . T h e o p t i o n s f o r a r t i f i c e r s i n c l u d e t h e

b a t t l e f i e l d e n g i n e e r a n d t h e c l o c k w o r k e n g i n e e r . N e w

r a c i a l p a r a g o n p a t h s a r e a l s o i n t r o d u c e d : C h a n g e

l i n g s m i g h t c h o o s e t h e c h a m e l e o n p a r a g o n p a t h ,

k a l a s h t a r m i g h t p u r s u e t h e w a y o f t h e l i g h t w a l k e r ,

a n d w a r f o r g e d c o u l d f o l l o w t h e w a r f o r g e d j u g g e r n a u t

p a t h . D r a g o n m a r k e d h e r o e s c a n f i n d a p a r a g o n p a t h

a s s o c i a t e d w i th e a c h o f t h e t h i r t e e n d r a g o n m a r k e d

h o u s e s ; o t h e r o p t i o n s f o r o t h e r r a c e s a n d c l a s s e s h a v e

b e e n d e s i g n e d w i t h t h e t h e m e s a n d f l a v o r o f E b e r r o n

i n m i n d .

E p i c D e s t i n i e s : N e w d e s t i n i e s h a v e b e e n c r e

a t e d f o r t h o s e c h a r a c t e r s w h o r e a c h w o r l d - s h i f t i n g

e p i c l e v e ls : a c h a m p i o n o f p r o p h e c y l e a r n s h i s o r

h e r i m p o r t a n c e i n t h e g r a n d s c o p e o f t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y ; t h e d i s p o s s e s s e d c h a m p i o n l e a d s t h o s e

a b a n d o n e d b y h i s t o r y t o a b e t t e r f u t u r e ; t h e m o u r n

i n g s a v io r s a c r i f i c e s h i m - o r h e r s e l f i n o r d e r t o h e a l

t h e l a n d ; a n d a s u b l i m e f l a m e c o m b a t s e v i l o n t h e

p a t h t o a f i n a l j o i n i n g w i t h t h e S i l v e r F l a m e .

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see the secret pa t te rns o f mag i c , and th r ough the

i t em s I ca r r y , I can use tha t m ag ic to p ro t ec t you ,

hea l you o r mak e you exp lode .

C L A S S T R A I T S

R o l e : L eader. You channel a rcane pow er into items that

empower your all ies and hinder your enemies. You

lean toward controller as a secondary role.

P o w e r S o u r c e : Arcane. The cryptic formulas of arcane

magic and the complex recipes of alchemy appeal to

you. You also know a great deal abou t m agic items.

Key Abil i t ies : I nte ll igence , C onst i tut ion, W isd om

A r m o r P r o f i c i e n c ie s :

Cloth, leather

W e a p o n P r o f i c i e n c i e s : S imple melee, simple ranged

I m p l e m e n t s : Rods, staffs, wands

B o n u s t o D e f e n s e :

+ 1 For t i tud e ,+ 1 Wil l

Hit Points a t 1 s t Level : 12 + Constitution score

Hit Points per Level Gained: 5

H e a l i n g S u r g e s p e r D a y :

6 + Constitution modifier

Trained Skil ls : Arcana. From the class skills list below,

choose four more trained skills at 1st level.

Class Skills: Arcana

(Int),

D iplomacy (C ha) , D un-

geoneering (Wis), Heal (Wis), History (Int),

P er cept ion (W is) , Thiever y (D ex )

C l a s s F e a t u r e s : Ar cane Empower ment , Ar cane R e ju

venation, Healing Infusion, Ritual Casting

A r t i f i c e r s t r e a t m a s t e r y o f m a g i c l i k e a t e c h n i c a l s k i l l .

T h e y s e e p a t t e r n s i n e n e r g y a n d m a t t e r , a n d t h e y

u n d e r s t a n d h o w t o m a n i p u l a t e t h e f l o w o f m a g i c i n

a n d a r o u n d o b j e c t s a n d c r e a t u r e s . A r t i f i c e r s c h a n

n e l e n e r g y in t o i te m s u s i n g m a g i c a l c o m p o n e n t s ,

d i a g r a m s , a n d c o m p l e x c h a i n s o f

s ig i ls .

T h e i r s k i l l s l e t

t h e m a s s e m b l e a m a g i c d e v i c e f o r a n y s i t u a t i o n .

A s a n a r t i f i c e r , y o u m i g h t b e a f o r m a l s t u d e n t o f

m a g i c w h o b e c a m e i n t e r e s t e d i n a r t i f a c t s a n d a r c a n e

i t e m s . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , y o u c o u l d b e a t i n k e r e r w h o

d e v i s e d m a g i c t o o l s i n a m u s t y b a s e m e n t . O r p e r h a p s

y o u a r e a n e x p l o r e r w h o f o u n d y o u r k n o w l e d g e i n t h e

f o r g o t te n p l a c e s o f t h e w o r l d . W h a t e v e r t h e s o u r c e o f

y o u r t a l e n t s , a p a s s io n f o r t h e t e c h n i c a l c o m p o n e n t s

o f m a g i c d r i v e s y o u t o p e r f e c t y o u r a r t .

W i t h a b a n d o l i e r s l u n g a c r o s s y o u r c h e s t , y o u c a r r y

a n a r s e n a l o f a l c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d s , m a g i c i m p l e

m e n t s , m u n d a n e m a t e r i a l s , a n d t o o l s . Y o u r w e a p o n s ,

i m p l e m e n t s , a n d o t h e r g e a r a r e i n s c r i b e d w i t h r u n e s

a n d m y s t i c p a t t e r n s . Y o u m i x r e a g e n t s , d r i n k p o t i o n s ,

a n d c r a f t i t e m s . Y o u u s e y o u r k n o w l e d g e t o i n f u s e

y o u r s e l f a n d y o u r a l l i e s w i t h a r c a n e p o w e r . A n d o n e

d a y , y o u r m a g i c a l s k i l l s w i l l c a r r y y o u i n t o l e g e n d .

ARTIFICER CLASS FEATURES

A r t i f i c e r s h a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g c l a s s f e a t u r e s .

ARCANE

EMPOWERMENT

Y o u r s t u d y o f m a g i c h a s g i v e n y o u t h e a b i l i t y t o

m a n i p u l a t e t h e a r c a n e e n e r g y c o n t a i n e d w i t h i n

i t e m s . Y o u b e g i n e a c h d a y w i t h t h e a b i l i t y t o

e m p o w e r a m a g i c i t e m , a n d y o u g a i n o n e a d d i t i o n a l

a r c a n e e m p o w e r m e n t f o r e a c h m i l e s t o n e y o u r e a c h .

Y o u m u s t s p e n d a s h o r t r e s t w i t h a n i t e m i n o r d e r t o

e m p o w e r it . Y o u c a n e m p o w e r a n i t e m i n t w o w a y s .

I m p a r t E n e r g y : Y o u r e c h a r g e t h e d a i l y p o w e r o f a

m a g i c i t e m . A n i t e m c a n b e r e c h a r g e d o n l y o n c e

j

>er

d ay in this way.

A u g m e n t E n e r g y : Y o u i n f u s e a w e a p o n o r a n

i m p l e m e n t w i t h a r e s e r v o i r o f e n e r g y th a t l a s t s

u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t e x t e n d e d r e s t o r u n t i l i t

i s e x p e n d e d . T h e w i e l d e r o f t h e i m p l e m e n t o r t h e

w e a p o n c a n u s e a f r e e a c t i o n a f t e r m a k i n g a n a t t a c k

r o l l t o e x p e n d t h e r e s e r v o i r o f e n e r g y t o g a i n a + 2

b o n u s t o t h a t a t t a c k r o l l . A n i m p l e m e n t o r a w e a p o n

c a n b e a u g m e n t e d o n l y o n c e p e r d a y i n t h i s w a y .

ARCANE

REJUVENATION

B e f o r e c o m b a t , a n a r t i f i c e r s p e n d s t i m e i n f u s i n g

h i s o r h e r a l l i e s ' m a g i c i t e m s w i t h c u r a t i v e e n e r g y .

W h e n e v e r o n e o f t h e a r t i f i c e r 's a l l ie s u s e s a m a g i c

C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : Y our power s comb ine ar ea and r anged

at tacks to imped e foes whi le b ols ter ing a l l ies . Y our spel ls

d eal mod er ate d amage, and you have power s that heal

a n d a u g m e n t t h e a t t a c k s a n d t h e d e f e n s e s o f y o u r c o m

panions . Y ou can a lso cr eate magica l ar t i f ices that can a id

you over the cour se of a b at t le .

R e l ig ion: Ar t i f icer s favor knowled ge over fa i th ; only

a few ar t i f icer s wor ship a speci f ic d e i ty . Ar t i f icer s some

t imes pay homage to Onatar for his inf luence on cr af t and

C H A P T E R 3 [

C l a s s e s

ind ustr y and to Au r eon for his favor of ar can e k now led ge .

Many ar t i f icer s a lso r espect the innovat ion and cr eat ivi ty

that the Tr aveler r epr esents .

R aces : H umans of H ouse C annith compr ise the lar gest

cont ingent of ar t i f icer s in Eb er r on. Ar t i f icer s a lso count

the gn om e shipwr ights of Z i lar go and the d w ar f smiths

o f t h e M r o r H o l d s a m o n g t h e i r n u m b e r . S o m e t i m e s w a r

for ged b ecome ar t i f icer s in an a t tempt to und er stand the ir

cr eat ion.



item's daily power, that ally absorbs the energy and

gains temporary hit points equal to one-half your

level + your Intelligence modifier.

HEALING INFUSION

You can cre ate he alin g infusions for later use. At the

end of an exte nde d rest, you cre ate two heal ing infu

sions that last until the en d of your next ext end ed

rest. At 16th level, you instea d creat e thre e h eal ing

infusions.

You dete rmine the effec t of a hea ling inf usion

at the time you use the power, not at the time you

cre ate it. W h e n you use a Hea ling In fusion power,

you expen d one of the infus ions you cre ate d d uring

your last extended rest. During a short rest, you or an

ally can spend a healing surge to replenish one of the

infusions expended.

Healing Infusion:

Art i f icer Feature

Curative Admixture

You use the magic of your infusion to heal the wounds of your

target.

Encounter ( Spec ia l )

•

Arcane , Hea l ing

Minor Ac t io n C lose burst 5

(1 0 a t 11th level, 15 at

21

st level)

Target : You

or

one ally

in

burst

Effect: The target regains

hit

points equ al

t o its

heal ing

surge value + your W isd om modifier, and you expend an

infusion crafted with your Healing Infusion class feature.

Level 6: Heal ing surge value + your Wis do m modifier +

2.

Level 1

1 :

Heal ing surge value + your Wis do m modifier + 4.

Level 16: Heal ing surge value + your Wi sd om modifier + 6.

Level 2 1 : H eal ing surge value + your Wis do m modifier +

8.

Level 26: Heal ing surge value + your Wisd om modifier +1 0.

Spec ia l : You can use tw o He al ing Infusion pow ers per

encounter, but only one per round.

At

16th level, y ou

can

use three Heal ing Infusion powers per encounter,

but

only one per round.

Healing Infusion:

Art i f icer Feature

Resistive Formula

You channel the energy of your infusion into your target's ar

mor. providing lasting protection.

Encounter ( Spec ia l )

•

A r c a n e

Mino r Ac t ion C lose burst

5

(1 0 at

11

th level, 15 at

21

st level)

Target : You

or

one ally

in

burst

Effect : The target gains

a

+1 power bonus

to AC

until

the

end of the encounter, and you expend

an

infusion crafted

with your H eal ing Infusion c lass feature. The target can

en d the bonus as a free ac tion to gain tempora ry hit

points equal to its heal ing surge value + your Const i tu

tion modifier.

Level 11 : Temporary

hit

points eq ual

to

the target's healing

surge value + twice your Co nst i tut ion m odifier .

Level 2 1 : Temporary hit points equ al to the target's healing

surge value + three t imes your Const i tut ion m odifier .

Spec ia l :

You can use two Heal ing Infusion powers

per

encounter, but only one

per

round.

At

16th

level,

you

can

use three H eal ing Infusion powers

per

encounter,

but

only one per round.



RITUAL CASTING

Y o u g a i n t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t a s a b o n u s f e a t ,

a l l o w i n g y o u t o u s e m a g i c a l r i t u a l s ( s e e C h a p t e r

1 0 o f t h e P l a y e r 's H a n d b o o k ) . Y o u o w n a r i t u a l b o o k ,

a n d i t c o n t a i n s t h e f o l l o w i n g r i t u a l s t h a t y o u h a v e

m a s t e r e d : B r e w P o t i o n , D i s e n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m ,

E n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m , a n d M a k e W h o l e . I n ad d i

t i o n , y o u c a n u s e D i s e n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m w i t h o u t

e x p e n d i n g c o m p o n e n t s .

IMPLEMENTS AND WEAPONS

A r t i f i c e r s m a k e u s e o f r o d s , s ta f f s , a n d w a n d s t o h e l p

c h a n n e l a n d d i r e c t t h e i r s p e l ls . W h e n y o u w i e l d a

m a g i c r o d , a m a g i c s t a f f , o r a m a g i c w a n d , y o u c a n

a d d i t s e n h a n c e m e n t b o n u s t o t h e a t t a c k r o l l s a n d

d a m a g e r o l l s o f a r t i f i c e r p o w e r s a n d a r t i f i c e r p a r a g o n

p a t h p o w e r s t h a t h a v e th e i m p l e m e n t k e y w o r d . W i t h

o u t a n i m p l e m e n t , y o u c a n s t i l l u s e t h e s e p o w e r s .

S o m e a r t i f i c e r p o w e r s u s e a r a n g e d w e a p o n .

W h e n a n a r t i f i c e r m a k e s a n a t ta c k u s i n g a t h r o w n

w e a p o n , t h a t w e a p o n r e t u r n s t o t h e a r t i f i c e r a s i f i t

w e re m a g i c a l , e v e n i f i t i s n o t .

CREATING AN ARTIFICER

T w o a r t i f i c e r b u i l d s a r e p r e s e n t e d h e r e : t h e b a t t l e -

s m i t h a n d t h e t i n k e r e r . T h e t i n k e r e r c r e a t e s a r c a n e

c o n s t r u c t s , w h i l e t h e b a t t l e s m i t h i n f u s e s w e a p o n s

a n d a r m o r w i t h m a g i c . A l l a r t i f i c e r s r e ly o n I n t e l

l i g e n c e t o c r e a t e a n d c o n t r o l t h e i r s p e l l s . I n a d d i t i o n ,

W i s d o m h e l p s y o u a n i m a t e c o n s t r u c t s , w h i l e C o n s t i

t u t i o n f o c u s e s y o u r m a g i c i n n o n a n i m a t e i t e m s .

TINKERER ARTIFICER

U s i n g w h a t e v e r m a t e r i a l s a r e o n h a n d , y o u e m p o w e r

w e a p o n s a n d a r m o r s a n d e v e n c r e a t e a l l i e s . Y o u

i m b u e e a c h o f y o u r c r e a t i o n s w i t h m a g i c , e l e m e n t a l

s p i r i t s , a n d a s p a rk o f l i fe , g i v i n g i t t h e p o w e r t o p e r

f o r m a s p e c i f i c t a s k . Y o u r a t t a c k p o w e r s a r e b a s e d o n

I n t e l l i g e n c e , s o i t s h o u l d b e y o u r p r i m a r y a b i l i t y s c o r e .

Y o u r s e c o n d - b e s t a b i li t y s c o r e s h o u l d b e W i s d o m ,

w h i c h e n h a n c e s t h e a r t i f i c e s a n d t h e c o n s t r u c t s y o u

c r e a t e . O t h e r a r t i f i c e r p o w e r s r e l y o n C o n s t i t u t i o n , s o

t h a t s h o u l d b e y o u r t h i r d h i g h e s t a b i l i t y s c o r e .

S u g g e s t e d F e a t : A l c h e m y

S u g g e s t e d S k i l l s : A r c a n a , H e a l , H i s t o r y , P e r c e p

t i o n , T h i e v e r y

S u g g e s t e d A t - W i l l P o w e r s :

magic weapon, thun

dering armor

S u g g e s t e d E n c o u n t e r P o w e r : spike wire

S u g g e s t e d D a i l y P o w e r : obedient servant

BATTLESMITH ARTIFICER

Y o u w e a v e s t r a n d s o f m a g i c a n d t h r e a d t h e m i n t o

i t e m s a n d a l l i e s . W i t h t h e s e i n f u s i o n s , w e a p o n s

b e c o m e s t r o n g e r , a r m o r b e c o m e s t o u g h e r , a n d a l l i e s

b e c o m e m o r e d u r a b l e . Y o u s ho u l d m a k e I n t e l li g e n c e

y o u r h i g h e s t a b i l i t y s c o r e , b e c a u s e i t d e t e r m i n e s t h e

a c c u r a c y a n d p o t e n c y o f y o u r a t t a c k p o w e r s . C o n s t i t u

t i o n h e l p s a u g m e n t y o u r s p e l ls ' d a m a g e a n d d e f e n s e

bo o s t s , s o i t s h o u l d be yo u r s e c o n d h i gh e s t a bi l i t y . A

g o o d W i s d o m s c o r e c a n h e l p b o l s t e r y o u r W i l l a n d

s u p p o r t a n y p o w e r s y o u t a k e o u t s i d e y o u r s p e c i a l t y .

S u g g e s t e d F e a t : A l c h e m y

S u g g e s t e d S k i l l s :

A r c a n a , H e a l , H i s t o r y , P e r c e p

t i o n , T h i e v e r y

S u g g e s t e d A t - W i l l P o w e r s : aggravating force,

static shock

S u g g e s t e d E n c o u n t e r P o w e r :

burning weapons

S u g g e s t e d D a i l y P o w e r : icebound sigil

ARTIFICERS AND SUMMONING

T h e a r t i f i c e r a n i m a t e s o b j e c t s a n d c r e a t e s c o n s t r u c t s .

M a n y o f t h e s e c r e a t i o n s f o l l o w t h e s a m e r u l e s a s

s u m m o n e d c r e a t u r e s . W h e n a n a r t if i c e r a n i m a t e s

a n o b j e c t , h e o r s h e s u m m o n s a n e l e m e n t a l s p i r i t

a n d b i n d s i t t o t h a t o b j e c t . T h e b i n d i n g p r o c e s s a l s o

re q u i r e s a b i t o f t h e a r t i f i c e r ' s o w n v i t a l i t y . I f t h e c o n

s t r u c t i s d e s t r o y e d b e f o r e t h e e n d o f t h e e n c o u n t e r

o r b e f o r e t h e a r t i f i c e r d i s m i s s e s i t , t h e d e s t r u c t i o n

t a ke s a t o l l o n t h e a r t i f i c e r . F o r t h i s re a s o n , a n a r t i

f i c e r ' s s u m m o n i n g i s l i m i t e d i n b o t h d u r a t i o n a n d

f r e q u e n c y .

SUMMONING

P o w e r s t h a t h a v e t h e s u m m o n i n g k e y w o r d b r i n g

c r e a t u r e s f r o m e l s e w h e r e , o f t e n o t h e r p l a n e s , t o s e r v e

yo u i n a v a r i e t y o f w a ys .

S U M M O N E D C R E A T U R E

A creature you summon uses these rules , unless a

power description says otherwise.

• A l li ed C r e a t u r e :

W h e n yo u u s e a s u mmo n i n g

power, you create a creature that is an ally to you

and your al l ies. Th e pow er dete rm ines wh ere the

s u mmo n e d c re a t u re a p p e a rs .

• Y o u r D e f e n s e s : Th e s u mmo n e d c re a t u re ' s de fe n s e s

equal yours when you summon it, not including any

temporary bonuses or penalt ies to your stat ist ics .

• H i t P o i n t s :

Th e s u mmo n e d c re a t u re 's ma xi mu m

hit points equal your bloodied value. W he n the

summoned creature drops to 0 hit points , i t is

des troy ed, and you lose a healing surge. If you hav e

no healing surges left , you instead take damage

equal to half your bloodied value.

• N o H e a l i n g S u r g e s :

Th e s u mmo n e d c re a t u re l a c ks

healing surges, but if a power al lows i t to spend a

healing surge, you can spend a healing surge for it.

Th e s u mmo n e d c re a t u re t h e n ga i n s t h e be n e f i t o f

the healing surge, instead of your gaining it.

• S p e e d : Th e s u mmo n i n g p o w e r de t e rmi n e s t h e

s u mmo n e d c re a t u re ' s s p e e d.

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• Commanding the Creature: The summoned crea

ture has

no

actions

of

its own; you spend actions

to command

it

mentally. You

can

command

the

creature only if you have line of effect

to

it. When

you command

the

creatu re, the two of you share

knowledge but not senses.

As a minor action, you can command the

summoned creature to take one of the follow

ing actions, if it is physically capable of taking that

action: crawl, escap e, fly, open or close a door or a

container, pick up

or

drop

an

item, run, stand

up,

shift, squeeze, or walk.

The summoning power determines

any

special commands you

can

give

th e

summoned

creature and gives

an

action type

for

each com

m a n d .

If a special command

is a

minor action, you

can give that command only once during each of

your turns.

• Attac ks and Checks: If a summoning power

allows the summoned creature

to

attack, you make

an attack through th e creature, as specified in the

power description. If the summoned creature

can

make a skill check or an ability check, you make

the check. Attacks and checks you make through

the creature do not include temporary bonuses or

penalties to your stat istics.

• Duration: Unless the summoning power states

o t h e rw i s e , the summoned creature lasts until

the

end

of

the encounter and then disappears. As

a minor action, you

can

dismiss the summone d

c re a t u re .

A R T I F I C E R POWERS

You carry esoteric reagents and materials. If you

don't have what you need, you transmute mundane

materials into components. Each day, you craft,

i m b u e , and prepare the obje cts and com poun ds you

need for your arcane powers, which are call ed spells.

Many artificers refer

to

spells that instill magic

in

objects

as

"infusions."

L E V E L 1 AT-WILL SPELLS

Aggravating Force Artificer Attack

1

When your infused weapon strikes

an

enemy, the weapon un

leashes a force that rattles the

foe.

At-Will

•

Arcane, Force, Weapon

Standard Action Melee

or

Ranged weapon

Target: One creature

Attack: Intelligence vs.

AC

Hit:

1

[W ] + Intelligence modifier force damage, and

the

next ally

to

attack the target before

the

end

o f

your next

turn gains a +2 power bonus to the attack roll.

Level 2 1 : 2[W]

+

Intelligence modifier damage.

Magic Weapon Artificer Attack

1

Your attack issues a hurst of magical energy that enhances the

weapons of allies close to

you.

At-Will

•

Arcane, Weapon


or

Ranged weapon

Target: O ne creature

Attack: Intelligence + 1 vs.

AC

Hit:

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier damage, and each ally

adjacent to you gains

a

+1 power bonus

to

attack rolls

and

a

bonus

to

damage rolls equal

to

your Constitution

or your Wisdom modifier until

the

end

of

your next turn.

Level 2 1 :

2[W]

+

Intelligence modifier damage, and

a +2

power bonus

to

attack rolls.

Static Shock Artificer Attack

1

You imbue your opponent with a crackling arcane charge, hin

dering the potency of its next attack.

At-Will

•

Arcane, Implement, Lightning


or

Ranged

5

Target:

O ne

creature

Attack: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit:

1

d8

+

Intelligence modifier lightning damage.

The

next attack the target makes before

t he

end

o f

your

next turn takes

a

penalty

to the

damage roll equal your

Constitution modifier.

Level 2 1 : 2d8

+

Intelligence modifier lightning damage.

Thundering Armor Artificer Attack

1

Thunder ripples outward from your implement, coalescing

around you

or an

ally before focusing its might on

a

nearby

enemy.

At-Will

•

Arcane, Implement, Thunder

Stand ard Actio n Close burst

10

Primary Target: You

or

one ally

in

burst

Effect: The primary target gains

a

+1 power bonus

to AC

until

the

end

of

your next turn. Make

an

attack.

Secondary Target: O ne creature adjacent to the primary

target

in

burst

Attack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude

Hit:

1

d8

+

Intelligence modifier thunder damage, and

you

push

th e

secondary target 1 square away from

th e

primary

target.

Level 27: 2d8

+

Intelligence modifier thunder damage.

L E V E L 1 ENCOUNTER SPELLS

Burning Weapons Artificer Attack

1

Flames dance across the weapons that you and your comrades

wield.

Encounter

•

Arcane, Fire, Weapon


or

Ranged weapon

Target:

One

creature


AC

Hit:

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier fire damage. Until

the

end

of

your next turn, you and

any

ally with in

2

squares

of you deals extra fire damage equal t o your Constitution

modifier with weapon

or

fire attacks.

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Scouring

Weapon

Artificer Attack

1

You

infuse your

weapon with acid,

momentarily corroding vour

opponent's defenses.

Encounter •

A c i d ,

Arcane, Weapon


or

Ranged weapon


Attack: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit:

2[W] + Intelligence modifier acid damage, and the

target takes

a

-2 penalty

to AC

until

th e

end

of

your next

turn.

Artificer Attack 1

hielding

Cube

You direct a minute cube covered in runes into the fray. Al

though small, the cube contains a orce that bashes foes and

shields allies.

Encounter 4- Arcane, Force, Imple ment

Standard Action Ranged 10


Attac k: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit:

2d6 +

Intelligence modifier force damage.

Effect: Until the end of your next

turn ,

any ally gains a +1

power bonus

to AC

while adjacent

to

the target.

Artificer Attack

1

pike

Wire

You throw a bundle of barbed wire that bites into your enemy's

flesh, digging deeper and deeper.

Encounter • Arcane, Force, Implement




Hit: 1

d8 + Intelligence modifier force damage. Until the

end

of

your next turn ,

any

attack deals extra damage

to

the target equal to your Wisdom modifier.

L E V E L 1 DAILY SPELLS

Artificer Attack 1

austic

Rampart

You spill some liquid and infuse it with energy, creating a defen

sive wall of acidic fumes.

Daily •

A c i d ,

Arcane, Conjuration, Implement

Standard Action Area wall 5 within

1 0

squares

Effect: You conjure

a

wall

o f

acidic fumes. The wall can

be

up to 2 squares high and must rest on a solid surface, and

it lasts until th e end of your next

turn .

The wall is difficult

terrain, and

its

squares are lightly obscured.

Any

creature

that starts its turn within the wall or adjacent to it takes

acid damage equal to

1

d6 + your Intelligence modifier.

Sustai n Minor: The wall persists.

Artificer Attack 1

cebound

Sigil

By etching an arcane sigil upon a weapon, you infuse it with icy

cold, giving it the power to reeze foes.

Daily

•

Arcane, Cold

Minor Action Melee touch

Target: One weapon o r implement

Effect: Until the end of the encounter, an y attack that uses

the target as a weapon o r an imp lemen t deals extra cold

damage equal

to

your Constitution modifier.

As

a

free action, the target s wielder can end

th e

effect

when he or she hits a creature. That creature is then im

mobilized (save ends).

Life-Tapping

Darts

Artificer Attack 1

You launch magical darts at an ally and a oe. The dart that

strikes the oe transfers vitality to your comrade in a golden

flash.

Daily • Arcane, Implement

Standard Action Ranged

10



Hit : 2d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and one ally

within 10 squares of you gains 10 temporary hit points.

M i ss : Half damage, and one ally within

10

squares

of

you

gains 5 temporary hit points.

Artificer Attack 1

bedient

Servant

You in/use a construct with an elemental animus and then

throw it info the ray to aid vour allies.

Daily

•

Arcane, Implement, Summo ning

Minor Action Ranged 5

Effect: You create a Medium obedient servant in an unoc

cupied square within range. The servant has speed 6.

Any marked enemy that starts

its

turn adjacent

to the

servant takes damage equal

to

your Wis dom modifier.

You can give

th e

obedient servant the following special

commands.

Standard Action: Melee 1 or Ranged 5; targets one

creature;

Intelligence + 2 vs. AC;

1

d10 + Intelligence

modifier damage.

Opportunity Attack: Melee

1;

targets one creature;

Intelligence +

2

vs. AC; 1d10 + Intelligence modifier

damage, and th e target is marked until th e end of your

next

turn.

Artificer Utility 2

L E V E L 2 UTILITY S P E L L S

Arcane

Springboard

Infusing a small square of prepared cloth with arcane energy,

you create a bouncy surface that launches any who step on it.

Daily

•

Arcane, Conjuration


10

Effect: You conjure

an

arcane springboard

in a

square w i th

in range. The springboard lasts until th e end of your next

turn.

You or any ally who enters th e square can jump a

number

of

squares equal

to

your Wisdom modifier.

The

distance jumped does not count toward a character s

movement. A character can benefit from this conjura

tion s effect only once per turn.

Susta in M inor: The conjuration persists.

Bolster

Armor

Artificer Utility 2

You touch some armor, causing it to glow as you enhance its

defenses.

Daily • Arcane


Target: You or one ally

Effect: The target gains a

+1

power bonus to AC. Whe n hit

by an attack, the target can end this bonus as a free ac

tion

to

gain

a +4

bonus

to AC

against that a ttack.

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3 |

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Reinforced

Minion

Artificer Utility 2 | |

Force Infusion

You send energy to bolster one of your artifices, helping it to

evade an attack that might otherwise have damaged it.

Daily • Arcane ^

Immed iate Interrupt Close burst 5

Trigger: One

of

your summoned creatures within

5

squares

of you is hit by an attack

Effect: The triggering attack misses the summoned

creature.

Restorative Infusion

Artificer Utility 2

You

infuse a comrade with a restorative compound. That ally

can then redirect excess vitality to your other allies.

Daily • Arcane

Minor Action Ranged

5

Target: You

or

one ally

Effect: The target gains

20

temporary

hit

points.

As a

minor action, the target can transfer

any

number

of

these

temporary

hit

points

to an

ally with in

5

squares

of

him

or her.

1 Swift Mender

Artificer Utility 2

You empower a tiny construct tc

zoom to an ally's aid.

Encounter

•

Arcane

Minor Action Ranged

5

Target: You or one ally

Effect: The target makes a saving throw.

Use

Magic Item

Artificer Utility

2

Your knowledge unlocks the power in a magic item without

expending your own energy.

Daily 4 Arcane

Free Acti on Personal

Effect: The next magic item daily power you

use

before

the

end

of

your next turn does

not

count toward your limit

of

magic item daily power uses.

L E V E L 3 ENCOUNTER S P E L L S

Altered Luck

Artificer Attack 3

Your magic blasts an enemy and transfers its luck to a nearby

ally.

Encounter • Arcane, Implement

Standard Acti on Area burst 2 within 10 squares


in

burst

Attack: Intelligence vs. Will

Hit: 1d6 + Intelligence modifier damage, and

the

target

takes

a

-2 penalty

to

saving throws until

the

end

of

your

next turn.

Effect: One ally within

th e

burst gains temporary

hit

points

equal to 5 + your Wisdom modifier and a +2 bonus to an

attack roll, a skill check, an ability check, or a saving throw

before th e end of your next

turn.

The ally can use the

bonus after determining the result of a roll.

Artificer Attack 3

Your attack binds energy within your foe's form. The magic

reacts with concussive force each

time you

or an ally strikes the

creature.

Encounter

4


Standard Action Melee o r Ranged weapon


Atta ck: Intelligence vs. Fortitude

Hit : 1 [W] + Intelligence modifier + Constitut ion modifier

force damage.

Effect: Until th e end of your next

turn ,

whenever a ny ally

hits the target with a melee attack, that ally pushes the

target 1 square.

Artificer Attack 3

ightning Sphere

The small metal ball

you

roll atyour enemies bursts apart in an

explosion of lightning.

Encounter

•

Arcane, Implement, Lightning

Standa rd Action Area burst 1 within

10

squares

Target: Each enemy in burst


Hit:

1 d8 + Intelligence modifier lightning damage, and

the target grants combat advantage until th e end of your

next

turn.

Artificer Attack 3

epulsion Strike

You empower your weapon to create afield of resistance around

your enemy, hindering your foe's attacks.

Encounter

•



or

Ranged weapon



Hit: 2[W] + Intelligence modifier force damage, and the

target takes a penalty to melee attack rolls equal to your

Constitution modifier until the end of your next

turn.

L E V E L

5

DAILY SPELLS

Corrosive

Sigil

Artificer Attack

5

Your sigil imbues a weapon or an implement with arcane acid.

Daily 4

Ac i d ,

Arcane

Mino r Acti on Melee touch

Target: One weapon

Effect: Until th e end of the encounter, any attack that uses

the target as a weapon deals ongoing 5 acid damage

(save ends).

As a free action, the target s wielder can end the

effect when he or she hits a creature using the target in

order to give that c reature a penalty t o AC equal to your

Constitution modifier (save ends).

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Dancing Weapon Artificer Attack 5

Your weapon flies from your hand and harries one of your

enemies.

Daily 4- Arcane, Summoning, Wea pon

Minor Acti on Ranged 5

Requir ement: You must be holding a melee weapon.

Effect: You throw a melee weapon you are holding into an

unoccupied square with in range. The weapon has speed

0 and fly 6 (hover). The weapon is considered to be a

Small creature. When the dancing weapon drops to 0

hit points, it is not destroyed, and you don t lose a heal

ing surge. Instead, the weapon returns to your hand. The

dancing weapon cannot open or close a door or contain

er, or pick up or drop an item. You can give the dancing

weapon the following special commands.

Minor Action : Melee

1;


Intelligence vs. AC; 1 [W] + Intelligence modifier damage.

Opportunity Attack : Melee 1; targets one creature;

Intelligence vs. AC;

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier damage.

Flameheart Defender Artificer Attack 5

You infuse a

small construct with a

volatile heart of elemental

fire.

Daily 4 Arcane, Fire, Implement, Summonin g

Standard Acti on Ranged 5

Effect: You create a Small flameheart defender in an unoc

cupied square within range. The flameheart defender has

speed 6. Any enemy adjacent to the flameheart defender

at the start of your turn is marked by it. You can give the

flameheart defender the following special commands.

Standard Action: Melee 1 or Ranged 5; targets one

creature; Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 2d6 + Intelligence

modifier fire damage.


1;


Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 2d6 + Intelligence modifier fire

damage.

No Actio n: When the flameheart defender drops to 0

hit points, it must make the fol lowing attack: Close burst 2;

targets each creature in burst; Intelligence vs. Reflex; 1d8

+ Wisdom modifier fire damage.

Predatory Shards Artificer Attack 5

On impact, your rune-inscribed projectile creates a cloud of

magical shards to aggravate your

enemies.

Daily 4 Arcane, Force, Wea pon , Zone

Standard Action Area burst 1 within weapon range



Hit:

2[W] + Intelligence modifier damage.

Miss : Half damage.

Effect: The burst creates a zone of magical shards that lasts

until the end of the encounter. Any enemy that starts its

turn within the zone takes 5 force damage.

L E V E L 6 UTILITY SPELLS

Animate

Helper

Artificer Utility

6

You've crafted the perfect assistant for your task.

Encounte r 4 Arcane

Free Acti on Personal

Effect: You gain a bonus to your next skill check before the

end of your turn equal to your Wisdom modifier.

Healing Reserve Artificer Utility 6

You channel arcane energy to assist an ally's healing.

Daily 4 Arcane, Healing

Free Action Ranged 10

Trigger: An ally with in 10 squares of you spends a healing

surge to regain hit points

Target: The t riggering ally

Effect: The target does not expend the healing surge but

still gains its benefit. The target regains additional hit

points equal to your Wisdom modifier.

Phantom

Structure

Artificer Utility

6

By arranging small objects in your hand, you create an ephem

eral structure made of magical force.

Daily 4 Arcane, Conjuration


Effect: Choose a square within range and another square

with in range and within 2 + your Intelligence modifier

squares of the chosen square. You create a phantasmal

bridge between the two squares that lasts until the end

of your next turn. The bridge connects the t wo chosen

squares by the shortest path. The bridge has no height,

and a creature can pass through a square containing the

bridge as though it were normal terrain, even if it normal

ly contains no terrain, difficult terrain, challenging terrain,

or hindering terrain.

Sustain Minor: The bridge persists.

Regeneration

Infusion

Artificer Utility

6

You imbue an ally's equipment with a steady flow of arcane

energy, which restores your friend's vigor.

Daily 4 Arcane, Healing

Minor Acti on Close burst 10

Target: You or one ally in burst; target must be bloodied

Effect: The target gains regeneration equal to your

Constitution modifier until the end of the encounter. As

a minor action, the target can end the effect to spend a

healing surge.


Gale-Force

Infusion

Artificer Attack 7

You infuse an ally's armor with the power of a violent

windstorm.

Encounter 4 Arcane, Implement

Stan dard Act ion Area burst 2 centered on an ally

within 10 squares of you



Hit : 1 dl 0 + Intelligence modifier damage, and you slide

the target 2 squares.

Effect: The ally in the attack s origin square gains a power

bonus to AC equal to 2 + your Constitution modifier until

the end of your next turn.

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Icy Weapons Artificer Attack 7

An icy wind imbues vour weapon with frost.

Encounter

4

Arcane, Co ld , Weapon

Standard Action Melee or Ranged weapon



AC

Hit: 1 [W] + Intelligence modifier cold damage, and the

target

is

slowed until the end of your next

turn.

Effect: You and each ally adjacent to you deal extra cold

damage equal

to

your Constitution modifier with weapon

or cold attacks until the end

of

your next

turn.

Runic Resistance Artificer Attack

7

Using your implement,

you

hurl a sigil-scribed sphere that blasts

your foes and shields your allies.

Encounter • Arcane, Implement; Varies

Standard Acti on Area burst 1 within

10

squares

Target: Each enemy

in

burst


Hit:

2d6 +

Intelligence modifier damage. Choose

a d a m

age type: ac id, cold,

fire,

or lightning. The attack deals

damage of that type to each target.

Effect: Choose

a

damage type:

ac id, cold,

fire,

or

lightning.

Each ally

in

the burst gains resistance equal

to 5

+ your

Wisdom modifier to that type until the end of your next

turn.

Vampiric Weapons Artificer Attack

7

You imbue your weapon with the power to drain life rom your

enemies and transfer it to the weapons of your allies.

Encounter 4 Arcane, Healing, Necrotic, Weap on


or

Ranged weapon



AC

Hit:

1

|W| + Intelligence modifier necrotic damage. Each

ally withi n 5 squares of you who deals damage with a

weapon attack before

the

end of your next turn regains

hit points equal

to

1 d6 + your Constitution modifier.

An

ally regains these

h it

points only once

for

each use of this

power.

L E V E L

9

DAILY SPELLS

Brittle-Skin

Missile

Artificer Attack

9

Your

rune-scribed

projectile calcifies flesh and causes your foe

to falter.

Daily

4

Arcane, Weapon

Standard Action Ranged weapon



Hit : 2[W ] + Intelligence modifier damage, and the target

is slowed and gains vulnerable

5 to

melee attacks (save

ends both).

Lightning Motes Artificer Attack

9

Channeling arcane energy into a cloud of dust, you create light

ning that ripples across your foes.

Daily 4 Arcane, Implement, Lightning

Standa rd Action Close burst

3



Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier lightning damage, and

the

target is dazed (save ends).

Each Failed Saving Throw: The target takes

5

lightning

damage.

Aftereffect: The target takes ongoing

5

lightning damage

(save ends).

M i ss :

Half damage, and ongoing 5 lightning damage (save

ends).

Radiant Sigil

Artificer Attack 9

Brilliant

light streams from the weaponyou

imbue with

radiant

might and healing power.

Daily

4

Arcane, Healing, Radiant

Minor Acti on Melee touch

Target: One weapon

o r

implement

Effect: Until the end of the encounter, any attack that uses

the target as

a

weapon

o r

an implement deals radiant

damage. Whenever any attack power using the target

hits, the target s wielder regains

hi t

points equal

to

your


As a free action, the target s wielder can end the ef

fect when

he or

she hits

a

creature. That c reature

is

then

dazed (save ends).

In

addition, the wielder can spend

a

healing surge and regain additional

h it

points equal

to


C H A P T E R

3 | Classes



Relentless

Harrier

Artificer Attack 9

Slick Concoction

Artificer Utility

1 0

You grant animation to a nimble construct.

Daily 4- Arcane, Implemen t, Summoni ng


Effect: You create a Small relentless harrier in an unoc

cupied square within range. The relentless harrier has

speed 8. The relentless harrier s attacks deal 1 d6 extra

damage to any creature granting combat advantage to it.

You can give the relentless harrier the following special

commands.

Standard Action: Melee 1; targets one creature;

Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 1d8 + Intelligence modifier

damage, and th e relentless harrier shifts 2 squares.

Opportunity Attack: Melee 1 ; targets one creature;


damage.

L E V E L 10 UTILITY S P E L L S

Dancing Shield Artificer Utility 1 0

A small metal sheaf unfolds into a medium-sized shield that

floats near an ally and blocks incoming attacks.

Daily 4 Arcane, Conjuration


Target: One ally

Effect: You conjure a shield of metal and magic to protect

the target. The target gains a +4 power bonus to AC and

Reflex until

th e

end

of

the encounter

o r

until you move

the shield.

As a

minor action, you can move

th e

shield

to

a new target withi n range. That ally then gains the bonus

Healing Figurine Artificer Utility

1 0

You imbue a small/igure with life force, causing it to emit a

golden aura that heals allies.

Daily 4 Arcane, Healing, Summoning


Effect: You create a Small healing figurine in an unoc

cupied square within range. The healing figurine has

speed 5. It has a +2 bonus to AC and to Fortitude. Any

ally who spends

a

healing surge while adjacent

to the

figurine gains additional

hit

points equal

to

your Wi sdom

modifier.

In

addition, three times before

th e

end

of

the

encounter, an ally adjacent to the healing figurine can use

a minor action to make a saving throw and to regain hit

points as if he or she had spent a healing surge. You can

give the healing figurine th e following special command.

Minor Action: The healing figurine administers first

aid

to

an

ally adjacent

to

it. The figurine uses your Heal skill

for the check.

Sigil

of

Luck

Artificer Utility 1 0

You imbue a

weapon or an

implement with a dose

of luck and

arcane energy.

Daily

4

Arcane


Target: One weapon

o r

implement


the target gains a +1 power bonus to attack rolls and a

bonus to damage rolls equal to your Constitution modi

fier. As a minor action, the target s wielder can end the

effect

in

order

to

remove

an

effect on h im

or

her that

a

save can end.

You direct a magical liquid under your allies'feet, causing them

to slip across the battlefield.

Encounter 4 Arcane

Minor Action Close burst 3

Target: Each ally

in

burst

Effect: You slide each target

5

squares. Each target gains

a

+4 bonus to Reflex until the end of your next

turn.

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ENCOUNTER

SPELLS

Barbed Automaton Artificer Attack

13

You hurl a small knot of barbed wire, which grows and springs

to life, attacking your foes.

Encounter 4 Arcane, Conjuration, Implement


10

Effect: You create a barbed automaton in an unoccupied

square within range. The automaton occupies a square

and counts as an ally for the purpose of flanking. The au

tomaton lasts until the end of your next

turn.

Any enemy

that enters

a

space adjacent

to the

automaton

or

starts

its turn there

is

subject

to

the following attack.


Hit:

1d8 + Intelligence modifier + Wi sdom modifier

damage.

Energy Shroud Artificer Attack

1 3

Afield of arcane energy surrounds

you

and your allies, lashing

at attackers.

Encounter 4 Arcane, Force, Implement

Standa rd Action Close burst 2

Primary Target: You and each ally in burst

Effect: Until th e end of your next

turn ,

any enemy that hits

or misses the primary target with

a

melee attack

is

sub

ject

to

the following attack.

Seconda ry Target: The attacking enemy


Hit: 2d 1 0 + Intelligence modifier force damage.

Forceful Weapon Artificer Attack 1 3

You infuse a weapon with magic, making it deliver a greater

impact than its size suggests.

Encounter 4 Arcane, Weapon


Target:

One

creature


Hit: 2[W] + Intelligence modifier damage, and you push

the target a number of squares equal to your Constitu

tion modifier and knock

it

prone.

Positive Energy Infusion Artificer Attack 13

You

channel arcane power

into your

enemy, using the creature

as a conduit for vitality.

Encounter

4

Arcane, Healing, Weapon


Target:

One

creature


Hit: 2[W] + Intelligence modifier damage. Until the end

of your next turn,

any

ally who hits the target can spend

a healing surge and regain additional hit points equal to


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L E V E L 16 UTILITY SPELLS

Animate Arbalester

Art i f icer Attack 15

I I Good Luck Charm

Art i f icer Ut i l i ty 16

Your crossbow glows briefly as you infuse it with elemental life

force. The weapon then alights, moving as you will it.

Da i l y • A r c a n e , S u m m o n i n g , W e a p o n

S t a n da rd A c t i on Ra n g e d

5

Requ i rement : You must

be

hold ings crossbow.

Effect : You throw a crossbow you are holding into an un

occupied square within range. The crossbo w has speed

0 and fly 6 (hover) . The crossbow is considered to be a

Smal l creature. W he n the animate arbalester drops to 0

hit points, it is not destroyed, and you don't lose a heal

ing surge. Instead, the crossbow returns to your hand .

The animate arbalester cannot open or close a door or

container, or pick up or drop an i tem. You can give the

animate arbalester the fol lowing specia l command.

Min or Ac t io n: Ranged 15/3 0; targets one creature;

Intel ligence vs . AC; 2[W ] + Intell igence mod ifier damage.

Clockroach Swarm

Art i f icer Attack 1

5

You unleash a horde of tiny constructs that swarm over and bite

your foes. ~\

Da i l y • A r c a n e , I m p l e m e n t , Zon e

Standard Ac t ion C lose b las t 5

Target : Each enemy

in

blast

Atta ck: Intel l igence vs . Reflex

Hi t : 2d8 + Intel l igence modifier damag e, and ongoing 5

damage (save ends) .

Effect : You create

a

zone of tiny me chanical cockroaches

that lasts until the end of the encounter.

Any

enemy wi th in

the zone grants combat advantage.

Art i f icer Attack

1

5

ightning Sigil

Pouring

arcane power into a weapon or

implement,

you create a

crackling field that lashes at oes with tendrils of lightning.

Da i l y

•

Arcane , L igh tn ing

Mino r Ac t io n Me lee touch

Target : One w eapon

or

implement

Effect : Unt i l the end

of

the enco unter, any attack th at uses

the target as

a

w e a p o n

or

an imp lem ent d eals extra light

ning damage equal

to 5

+ your Const i tut ion modifier .

As

a

free act ion, the target 's wielder can end

the ef

fec t wh en

he or

she hits

a

creature. That creature

is

then

dazed (save ends).

Art i f icer Attack

1

5

talwart Defender

You animate a small construct covered in armored plates.

Da i l y

•

A r c a n e , I m p l e m e n t , Su m m o n i n g

S t a n da rd A c t i on Ra n g e d 5

Effect : You create

a

Smal l sta lwart defender

in an

unoc

cupied square within range. The sta lwart defend er has

speed 6 a nd a +2 bonus to AC. An y ene my tha t starts its

turn adjacent to the sta lwart d efender is marked by the

defender unt i l the end of your next turn . You can give the

sta lwart defender the fol lowing specia l commands.

S tandard Ac t ion : Me lee

1 ;


Intelligence +

2

vs. AC; 2d 8 + Intelligence mod ifier damage,

and the target is immobilized until the end of your next

turn.

Opportun i t y A t tack : Me lee

1 ;


Intelligence + 2 vs . AC; 2d 8 + Intel l igence m odifier damage.

You infuse a small object with luck.

Da i l y

•

A r c a n e

Standa rd Ac t ion Me le e touch

Target : One object

Effect: You charge the target with luck that lasts until the

end of your next extended rest. Any a l ly wh o is holding

or wearin g the target can expend the charge to gain a

bonus equal to your Wisd om modi f ie r to hi s or her next

saving throw

or

ski l l check before the e nd

of

his

or her

next

turn.

Iron-Hide Infusion


You crush a bit of iron in your hand, infusing it with protective

magic. You then

cast the dust onto your allies' armor.

En c ou n t e r

•

A r c a n e

Mino r Ac t ion C lose burst 5

Target : You and each a l ly in burst

Effect : Each target gains

a

+4 bonus

to AC

until

the

en d

of

your next

turn.

Protection from Elements


You direct a vibrant ray of protective energy at an ally, granting

resistance to that comrade and to those around him or her.

Ra n g e d

5

Da i l y

•

A r c a n e

M i n or A c t i on

Target : One a l ly

E f fec t : Choose a damage t ype : acid, cold, fire, lightning, or

thunder. The target gains resist

1

5 to that damage type

until the end of the encounter.

In

addit ion, whi le you

or

any ally

is

adjacent

to

the targ et, you

or

that ally gains

resist

10 to

the chosen dam age type.

Vorpal Edge

Art i f icer Ut i l i ty

16

The deadly parts of the weapon you touch become suffused with

magic, making them sharper and deadlier.

Da i l y

•

A r c a n e

Mino r Ac t ion Me le e touch

Target :

One

me lee weapon

Effect : Unt i l the end of the encounter, at tacks wit h the

target score critical hits on rolls of 18 or higher.


Earth's Embrace

Artif icer Attack 1

7

You transpose a glowing rune of orce onto an ally's armor

and send that ally skating across the battlefield, crashing into

nearby foes.

En c ou n t e r

•

Arcane , Force , Implement


10

Pr im ary Ta rget : One a l ly

Effect : You s l ide the primary target a n u m be r of squares

equa l to your Wis do m modifier . You then mak e an at tack

that is an area burst

1

centered on the primary target

Secon dary Ta rget : Each enemy in burst

Atta ck: Intel ligence vs . Fort i tude

Hi t :

2d 10 + Intel l igence mo difier force damage, and

yo

sl ide the seco ndary target 1 square

or

immobil ize

it

until


turn.

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Radiant

Burst Artificer Attack

1

7

As your ally

heals,

you channel the excess healing energy into a

flash of arcane light that burns a nearby

foe.

Encounter 4- Arcane, Healing, Implement, Radiant

Standa rd Acti on Ranged 10

Effect: You or one ally within 10 squares of you can spend a

healing surge and regain additional hit points equal to your

Intelligence modifier.

Target: One creature adjacent to the character who spent

the healing surge

Attac k: Intelligence vs. Fortitude

Hit: 2d8 + Intelligence modifier radiant damage, and the

target is dazed until the end of your next turn .

Skipping

Shot Artificer Attack

1

7

Infusing a projectile with volatile energy, you send the missile

ricocheting among opponents.

Encounter • Arcane, Force, Weapon


Primary Target: One creature

Primary Attack: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit:

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier force damage, and the

primary target is dazed until the end of your next turn.

Effec t: Make a secondary attack. \

Secondary Target: One creature other thah the primary

target

Secondary Attack: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit:

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier force damage, and the

secondary target is dazed until the end of your next turn.

Unstable

Infusion Artificer Attack 17

You

sabotage one of your infusions, loosing a blast of raw ar

cane energy.

Encounter • Arcane, Implement

Standa rd Acti on Close blast 3

Target: Each creature in blast

Attac k: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit : 2d 10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and you knock

the target prone.


Burrowing

Projectile

Artificer Attack 19

When your shot strikes a foe, the projectile spins like a top, bur

rowing into the creature.

Daily • Arcane, Weapon



Attack : Intelligence vs. AC

Hit : 3|W] + Intelligence modi fier damage, and the target

takes ongoing 5 damage and grants combat advantage

(save ends both).

Aftereffect: The target takes ongoing 5 damage (save

ends). If the target drops to 0 hit points before the ongoing

damage ends, you choose an enemy with in 5 squares of

the target to take ongoing 5 damage (save ends).

Miss : Half damage, and the target grants combat advan

tage (save ends).

Clockwork Acid

Wasp

Artificer Attack 19

You

grant animation to a clockwork wasp fueled by acid.

Daily • Acid, Arcane, Implement, Su mmoni ng


Effect: You create a Small clockwork acid wasp in an un

occupied square within range. The wasp has speed 4

and fly 8 (hover). It has a +2 bonus to AC and to Reflex.

Whe n the c lockwork wasp drops to 0 hit points, you

don t lose a healing surge. You can give the clockwork

acid wasp the following special commands.

Standa rd Ac tion: Melee 1 or Ranged 5; Intelligence + 2

vs . AC; 1 d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and ongoing

10 acid damage (save ends).

Opportunity Attack: Melee 1; targets one creature;


damage, and ongoing 10 acid damage (save ends).

No Acti on: Wh en the clockwork acid wasp drops to 0

hit points, it must make the following attack: Close burst

1;

Intelligence vs. Reflex; 2d8 + Wi sdom modifier acid

damage.

Grasping

Rope Artificer Attack 19

Weaving magic into a prepared rope, you transform the object

into a whirling, grasping artifice.

Daily • Arcane, Implement, Zone

Standar d Acti on Area burst 2 within 10 squares



Hit: 3d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and the target

is immobilized (save ends).

M i ss :

Half damage, and the target is slowed until the end of

your next turn.

Effec t: The burst creates a zone of grasping rope that lasts

until the end of your next turn. The zone is difficult ter

rain to enemies, and each enemy that enters the zone

or starts its turn there is slowed until the end of its next

turn.

Sustain Minor: The zone persists.

Hellfire

Sigil

Artificer Attack 19

Flames dance upon the surface of the item you infuse with

magic, eager to incinerate your

foes.

Daily • Arcane, Fire


Target: One weapon or implement


the target as a weapon or an implement deals extra fire

damage equal to 1d8 + your Constitu tion modifier.

As a free action, the target s wielder can end the ef

fect when he or she hits a creature using the target in

order to ignite that creature with hellfire (save ends).

While affected by hellfire, the target takes 10 fire dam

age at the start of its turn . In addition, any enemy with in

2 squares of the target at the start of its turn takes 10 fire

damage.

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L E V E L 2 2 UTILITY SPELLS

Bag of the Four Winds Artificer Utility 2 2

You mix reagents to create a windstorm within a small cloth bag.

You then unleash the winds to move yourself and your allies.

Encounter

•

Arcane

Minor Acti on Close burst

5


Effect: You slide each target

a

number

of

squares equal

to

your Wisdom modifier.

Cure-All Admixture Artificer Utility 22

Your concoction provides the perfect remedy.

Daily • Arcane, Healing


Effect : The target regains

hit

points

as if

he

or

she

had

spent a healing surge, and the target can choose to end

any effects on him or her. In addition, the target gains

a +2 power bonus

to

saving throws until

th e

end

of

the

encounter.

Diminutive Bodyguard Artificer Utility 2 2

With a burst of magic, you infuse inanimate components ujith

life, creating a tiny construct that can intercept attacks.

Daily

•

Arcane, Summoning


Effect: You create

a

Small diminutive bodyguard

in an

un

occupied square with in range. The bodyguard has speed

3. It has a +2 bonus to AC and a +4 bonus to Fortitude,

Reflex, and W i l l . Any ally adjacent to the diminutive

bodyguard gains resist

5 to

all damage. You can give

the

diminutive bodyguard the following special command.

Immediate Interrupt: When

an

ally withi n

5

squares

of

the diminutive bodyguard

is hit by

an attack,

the

ally gains

a +4 bonus to all defenses against the triggering attack.

Hero s

Elixir

Artificer Utility

22

You transmute a small vial of water into a potent healing draft.

Daily

•

Arcane, Healing


Target: You

or

one ally

Effect : The target spends one healing surge and is restored

to the maximum number o f hit points possible. If the

target cannot spend

a

healing surge, the target instead

regains hit points equal to his or her bloodied value.

L E V E L 2 3

ENCOUNTER

S P E L L S

Armor of Acid

Artificer Attack 23

You cast a prepared liquid onto an ally's armor, shrouding that

comrade in a cloud of noxious fumes that harms foes.

Encounter • A c i d , Arcane, Implement

Standard Acti on Area burst 1 centered

o n

you

or

one ally within 10 squares

Target: Each enemy

in

burst


Hit:

3d8

+ Intelligence modifier acid damage.

Effect: Until th e end of your next turn, the ally in the attack s

origin square gains resist 15 ac id, and any creature that

makes

a

melee attack against that ally takes acid damage

equal to 10 + your Wi sdom modifier.

Beetle of Force Artificer Attack 23

You release a tiny construct, which flies into your foe with im

possible force before exploding with arcane energy.

Encounter • Arcane, Force, Implement


Primar y Target:

One

creature

Pri mary Att ack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude

Hit: 1 d8

+

Intelligence modifier force damage, and

you

push the primary target 6 squares.

Effect: Make

a

secondary attack that

is an

area burst

2

centered on the primary target.

Seconda ry Target: Each creature

in

burst

Seconda ry Attack: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit: 1 d8

+

Intelligence modifier damage, and you knock

the secondary target prone.

Chaos

Weapon

Artificer Attack 2 3

With your strike, you conjure elemental powers that rage

around the weapons of you and your allies.

Encounter

•

Arcane, Weapon; Varies


Target:

One

creature

Attac k: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit:

2[W] +

Intelligence modifier damage. Choose

a d a m

age type: ac id, cold, Are, force, lightning, or thunder. The

attack deals damage of this type to the target. Unt il the

end

of

your next

turn, the

weapon attacks

of

each ally

within 2 squares of you deal extra damage of the chosen

type equal to 1 d8 + your Constitution modifier.

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Prismatic

Strike

Artificer Attack 23

Life-Shock

Sigil

Artificer Attack 25

You activate runes on your weapon and cause it to emit multi

colored light as you strike your foe.

Encounter • Arcane, Fire, Force, Thunder, W ea pon



Attack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude, Reflex, and

W i l l .

You

make one attack roll and compare the result against all

three defenses. The target might be hit up to three times,

depending on which defenses are hit.

Hit (Fortitude):

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier thunder dam

age, and you knock the target prone.

Hit (Reflex):

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier force damage,

and you push the target a number of squares equal to

your Constitution modifier. The target can t stand up from

prone until the end of your next turn.

Hit (Will) :

1

[W] + Intelligence modifier fire damage, and

the target takes a penalty to attack rolls equal to your

Wi sdom modifier until the end of your next turn.

L E V E L

2 5 DAILY SPELLS

All-Consuming

Missile

Artificer Attack 25

Your

sigil-inscribed projectile ignites and ehgulfs your foe in

hungry lames. /

Daily • Arcane, Fire, Weap on



Attac k: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit: 3[W] + Intelligence modifier fire damage, and ongoing

10 fire damage (save ends).

First Failed Sa ving Th row: The target takes ongoing 15

fire damage (save ends).

Second Failed Savin g Throw: The target takes ongoing

20 fire damage (save ends).

Miss : Half damage, and ongoing 5 fire damage (save ends).

First Failed Sav ing Thr ow: The target takes ongoing 10


Second Failed Savi ng Throw: The target takes ongoing

1

5


Dimensional

Shifter

Artificer Attac k 25

You bind a powerful elemental to your construct, giving the

artifice the power to alter space around it.

Daily • Arcane, Impleme nt, Summonin g


Effect: You create a Small dimensional shifter in an unoc

cupied square within range. The dimens ional shifter has

speed 6 and can teleport 6 squares as a move action. If

the dimensional shifter and one of your allies are adja

cent to an enemy, that enemy grants combat advantage

to all creatures adjacent to it. You can give the dimen

sional shifter the following special commands.

Standard Action : Melee 1; targets one creature;


damage, and the dimensional shifter teleports 3 squares.


1;


Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 2d8 + Intelligence modifier damage,

and the dimensional shifter teleports the target 3 squares.

Through your infusion, you create a weapon that heals while it

hurts.

Daily • Arcane, Healing


Target: One weapon or implement

Effect: Until the end of the encounter, once per round

when an attack that uses the target as a weapon or an

implement hits, one bloodied ally within 5 squares of

the target s wielder regains hit points equal to 10 + your


As a free action, the target s wielder can end the

effect when he or she hits a creature using the target in

order to spend a healing surge. In addition, the target of

that attack is stunned until the end of its next turn.

Trio Of Biting

Blades

Artificer Attack 25

The three rune-inscribed blades you fling at your opponent sur

round

the

creature and bite deep when it

attacks

or moves.


Standar d Acti on Ranged 10


Atta ck: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit:

3d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and the target

takes 10 damage the first time it moves or attacks during

its turn (save ends).

Aftereffect: The target takes 10 damage the first time it

moves or attacks during its turn (save ends).

M i ss : Half damage, and the target takes 5 damage the first

time it moves or attacks during its turn (save ends).

L E V E L

2 7 ENCOUNTER SPELLS

Grave-Dust Cloud

Artificer Attack 27

You

direct a bag of ash atyour foes, and it explodes in a pale

cloud that saps their life while bolstering your allies vitality.

Encounter • Arcane, Healing, Implement, Necrotic

Standard Acti on Area burst 3 within 20 squares



Hit:

1d10 + Intelligence modifier necrotic damage. Each

ally in the burst gains a +1 power bonus to attack rolls

and to all defenses unt il the end of your next turn.

Effect: Each ally in the burst can spend a healing surge and

regain additional hit points equal to 2d6 + your Wisdom

modifier.

Life-Stealing Shroud

Artificer Attack 2 7

A gray field of necrotic energy surroundsyou andyour allies,

stealing

the life

of attackers.

Encounter • Arcane, Implement, Necrotic

Standa rd Acti on Close burst 2

Primar y Target: You and each ally in burst

Effect: Until the end of your next turn, any enemy that hits

or misses the primary target with a melee attack is sub

ject to the following attack.

Secondary Target: The attacking enemy


Hit: 4d6 + Intelligence modifier necrotic damage, and the

primary target who was attacked can make a saving throw.

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Living Caltrop Swarm

Artificer Attack

27

Runes of the Shadow Tendrils Artificer Attack 29

You direct a handful of spiked orbs across an

area.

After sting

ing your

foes,

the caltrops explode.

Encounter • Arcane, Fire, Implement, Zone

Standard Acti on Area burst 1 within

10

squares

Target: Each creature in burst


Hit: 3d8

+

Intelligence modifier damage.

Effect: The burst creates a zone of animate caltrops that

lasts until

th e

end

of

your next turn.

Any

enemy within

the

zone grants combat advantage to you and your allies. Any

creature withi n

the

zone

at

the end

of

your next turn takes

fire damage equal to 2d10 + your Wisdom modifier.

Thunder-Shock

Weapon

Artificer Attack

27

Your weapon screams like a hurricane as you swing it toward

your foe.

It

strikes with

a

thunderous blow, knocking your foe

down.

Encounter • Arcane, Thunder, Weap on




AC

Hit: 3[W]

+

Intelligence modifier thunder damage, and

you

knock the target prone. The target

is

dazed until

the end

of your next turn.

L E V E L

2 9 DAILY SPELLS

Bitter-Frost

Bolt

Artificer Attack

29

The sigils etched onto your weapon steam with bitter cold. On

impact, the weapon shrouds your enemy in ice.

Daily

•

Arcane, Cold, Weapon




Hit: 3[W] + Intelligence modifier cold damage, and the

target

is

immobilized and gains vulnerable

10 to all

dam

age (save ends both).

Aftereffect: The target is slowed and gains vulnerable 5 to

all damage (save ends both).

M i ss :

Half damage, and the target is slowed and gains vu l

nerable

5 to all

damage (save ends both).

Haste Sigil Artificer Attack 29

The runes you inscribe on the item cause its wielder

to

move

in

a blur of speed.

Daily

•

Arcane


Target: One weapon o r implement

Effect: Until

th e

end of the encounter,

th e

creature wiel d

ing the target gains

a

+3 power bonus

to

speed.

As a free action, the target s wielder can end th e effect

when he or she hits a creature using the target in order

to take

an

extra standard action.

Tracing a magic pattern in the

air,

you cause tentacles of

dark

ness to erupt fromyour ally's armor and attack nearby foes.


Standard Action Area burst 1 within

10

squares

and

centered on one ally

Target: Each enemy

in

burst

Attack: Intelligence vs. Will

Hit:

4d6 + Intelligence modifier damage, and the target is

blinded and slowed (save ends both).

Each Failed Sav ing Throw : You slide th e target 1 square.

M i ss : Half damage, and

the

target

is

blinded (save ends).

Effect: Until th e end of the encounter, any enemy that

attacks the ally who was

in the

attack s origin square

is

blinded until the end of your next turn.

Simulacrum Artificer Attack 29

You use magic and elemental life force to fashion

a

construct

capable of sophisticated attacks.

Daily

•

Arcane, Implement , Summoni ng


Effect: You create a Medium simulacrum in an unoccu

pied square within range. The simulacrum has whatever

speed

and

modes

of

movement you have without bonus

es or penalties. The simulacrum has nonmagical copies

of any implements

or

weapons you possessed

a t

the time

of its creation. These disappear wh en this power ends or

when they are removed from

the

simulacrum. You

can

give th e simulacrum the following special commands .

Standard Acti on: The simulacrum uses an at-will or

encounter artificer attack power that you know, regardless

of whether you ve already expended that power. The

simulacrum s use

of

an encounter attack power does

not

count toward your use of that power. The simulacrum

uses your attack bonus with

th e

power.

It

can use each

encounter attack power only once for each use of this

power.

Standard Acti on: The simulacrum uses an artificer

daily attack power that you know, regardless

of

whether

you ve already expended that power. The simulacrum

cannot use simulacrum. The simulacrum s use

of

a dai ly

attack power does not count toward your use of that

power. The simulacrum uses your attack bonus with

the

power. After the simulacrum uses a daily attack power,

simulacrum ends.

Opport unity Attac k: The simulacrum uses your melee

basic attack when making opportunity attacks.

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D R A G O N P A T H S

ma

Secret Recipe

Alchemist Savant Ut i l i ty 1 2

T h e f ol lo w in g p a r a g o n p a t h s e x h i b i t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s

a n d f e a t u r e s r e l a t e d t o E b e r r o n , a l t h o u g h a p l a y e r

m a y u s e o n e o f t h e s e p a t h s f o r a c h a r a c t e r f r o m a n y

s e t t i n g . T h e s e c t i o n i s d i v i d e d i n t o g e n e r i c p a r a g o n

p a t h s — t h o s e b a s e d o n c l a s s , r a c e , o r b a c k g r o u n d — a n d

d r a g o n m a r k e d p a r a g o n p a t h s .

ALCHEMIST SAVANT

" Th e re ' s magic in all things. It just takes a little work to

tease it out."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : Y o u m u s t b e a b le to m a k e a l c h e m i

c a l i t e m s

H e r b s , t i n c t u r e s , m i n e r a l s , a n d e x o t i c i n g r e d i e n t s

a r e th e t o o l s o f a l c h e m i s t s a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e . F r o m

a n a l c h e m i s t ' s l a b o r a t o r y , a l l m a n n e r o f f a n t a s t i c

J

c r e a t i o n s a r e b o r n — f r o m p o i s o n s t o p o t i o n s t o f a n

t a s t i c d e v i c e s .

A s a n a l c h e m i s t s a v a n t , y o u t r a n s c e n d t h e s k i l l

o f h e d g e w i z a r d s . Y o u b l e n d m a g i c w i t h a l c h e m i c a l

c o m p o u n d s . B y c o m b i n i n g m y s t i c e n e r g y w i t h y o u r

r e c i p e s , y o u p r o d u c e d e a d l y c o n c o c t i o n s t h a t c a n

r i v a l a n y w e a p o n .

ALCHEMIST SAVANT PATH FEATURES

A l c h e m i c a l A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u

s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o m a k e a n a t t a c k w i t h a n

a l c h e m i c a l i t e m , y o u g a i n a b o n u s t o t h e a t t a c k r o l l

e q u a l t o y o u r I n t e l l i g e n c e m o d i f i e r .

A l c h e m i c a l I n n o v a t o r ( 1 1 t h l e v e l) : A t 1 1 t h

l e v e l , a n d a g a i n a t 1 5 t h , 2 1 s t , a n d 2 5 t h , y o u m a s t e r

t w o f o r m u l a s o f y o u r c h o i c e . T h e f o r m u l a s y o u m a s t e r

mu s t be o f yo u r l e v e l o r l o w e r .

R e s o u r c e f u l A l c h e m i s t ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n

y o u c r e a t e n e w a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s , y o u c a n u s e e x i s t

i n g a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s a s c o m p o n e n t s . T h e v a l u e s o f

t h e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s y o u u s e a s c o m p o n e n t s a r e

s u b t r a c t e d f r o m t h e c o m p o n e n t c o s t o f t h e n e w

a l c h e m i c a l i t e m . A n y v a l u e i n e x c e s s o f t h e n e w i t e m ' s

c o m p o n e n t c o s t is w a s t e d .

A l c h e m y M a s t e r ( 1 6 t h l e ve l ): Y o u g a i n a + 2

b o n u s to a t t a c k r o l l s w i t h a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s .

ALCHEMIST SAVANT SPELLS

Using the remnants of an alchemical compound,you create a

short-lived duplicate of one of your concoctions.

Dai l y • Arcan e

Free Act ion Persona l

Trigger: You use an alche mica l ite m of your level or lowe r

Effect: You create a dupl icate of the trigger ing alchemical

i tem. The dupl icate lasts until the end of the encounter .

A l chemist Savant At tack

2 0

pell Magnet

A

lodestone painted with sigils leaps from your outstretched

hand, drawing arcane currents into a maelstrom.

Dai l y • Arcane , Conjura t ion , Imp leme nt , L ightn ing

Minor Act ion Ranged 10

Effect: You throw a stone into an unoccupied square

within range. The stone creates a spell magnet, a rune-

covered pil lar

2

squares high that occupies the square.

Any enemy w i th in 3 squares of the spel l magnet takes a

-1 penalty to all defense s against your arcane attacks and

a

- 2

penal ty to sav ing throws against ongoing damag e.

The spel l magnet lasts until the end of the encounter or

until you dismiss it as a free action. In addition, you can

make the fol lowing attack with the spel l magnet once

per round.

Min or Act ion Close burst 5


Attack: Intel l igence vs. Ref lex

Hit: The target takes ongoing 10 l ightning da mage

(save ends). The spell magnet pulls the target 5 squares.

A l chemist Savant At tack 11

uick Admixture

In the blink

of an eye, you use a prepared alchemical item.

Encounter • Arc ane

Minor Act io n Persona l

Effect: You use an alchemical i tem without spending i ts

required action.

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BATTLE ENGINEER

"A workshop? Not for me. I'll he on the front lines.

P r e r e q u i s i t e : Artificer

During the Last War, most artificers provided logis

tical and technological support. A few artificers

refused to stay in workshops, though. The se artific ers

were battle engineers, and they carried their skills

into battle. Battle en ginee rs proved a vital addition to

the armi es of the Last War. Today, those w ho follow

in the battle engineers' tradition are also formidable

fighting companions.

BATTLE ENGINEER PATH FEATURES

Aggressive Action (11th level) : When you

spend an action point to take an extra action, you

gain a +1 bonus to weapon attack rolls until the end

of your next turn, and your weapon attacks deal ld 6

extra dama ge until the en d of your next t urn.

B ruta l Enchantment (11 th level ) : Whenever

one of your artific er or battle en gine er powers grants

an ally a bonus to weapon damage rolls, that ally's

weapon also becomes brutal 1 until the bonus ends.

If the weapo n is already brutal, its brutal value

increases by

1.

Accura te Enhancement (16 th level ) :

Whenever

one of your artific er or battle engi neer powers grants

a bonus to weapon attack rolls to an ally, that bonus

increases by 2.

BATTLE ENGINEER SPELLS

Greater Magic Weapon

Battle Engineer Attack 11

Arcane energy enwraps your weapon and your allies'weapons.

Encounter • Arcane, Weapon

Stand ard Action Melee or Ranged weapon


Attack: Intelligence + 3 vs. AC

Hit : 2[W] + Intelligence modifier damage.

Effect: Each ally adjacent to you gains a power bonus to

attack rolls and to damage rolls equal to your Wi sdom

modifier or your Constitution modifier until the end of

your next turn.

Fleeting Dweomer

Battle Engineer Utility 12

You

infuse a weapon with a brief yet powerful enchantment.

Encounter • Arcane

Minor Acti on Close burst 5

Target: One weapon or implement in burst

Effect: You infuse the target with arcane energy. Choose a

damage type : acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, or thunder.

The target deals extra damage of this type equal to your

Intelligence modifier until the end of the encounter. Until

the end of the encounter, whenever t he target s wielder

scores a critical hit with the weapon, the target of the

attack gains 10 ongoing damage of the damage type you

chose (save ends).

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Persistent Spheres

Battle Engineer Attack 20

Your weapon crashes into your foe, sending out sparklike motes

that

harass that creature and sting other foes that draw close

to it.

Daily • Arcane, Wea pon , Zone

Standard Action Melee weapon



Hit: 3d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and if the target

doesn t move at least 2 squares during its turn, it takes

10 damage at the end of its turn (save ends).

Miss: Half damage, and if the target doesn t move at least 2

squares during its turn, it takes S damage at the end of its

turn (save ends).

Effect: The attack creates a zone of painful motes in a burst

2 centered on the target. The zone lasts until the target

saves against this power. When the target moves, the

zone moves with it, remaining centered on it. Any enemy

that starts its turn within the zone takes 5 damage, and it

grants combat advantage while within the zone.

B R U T A L

P R O P E R T Y

A brutal weapon s minimum damage is higher than that

of a normal weapo n. Whe n rolling the weap on s dam age,

reroll any die that displays a value equal to or lower than

the brutal value given for the weapon. Reroll the die until

the value shown exceeds the weapon s brutal value, and

then use the new value.

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CHAMELEON

"You

can't solve every problem with a hammer...

P r e r e q u i s i t e :

Changeling

A s

a changeling, you alter appearances and identities

to suit your purpose. As a c hamele on, you take versa

tility to a new level. You absor b the manne ris ms and

actions

o f

those aroun d you throug h careful observa

t i o n . You not only chan ge your appear anc e, you alter

your

powers and are able to perfo rm an astonishin g

range

o f

m a n e u v e r s. The more time you spend with a

p e r s o n , the more ac cur ate ly you can mimic his or her

actions and abilities.

CHAMELEON

PATH FEATURES

C o o r d i n a t e d Action (11th level):

I f y o u

have not

already spent an action point in the encounter, when

a n

ally spends an action point to take an extra action,

y o u

can spend an action point as an immediate reac

t i o n .

Your action must be taken after your ally has

resolved the act ion fro m his or her ac tion point.

Shifting Skill (11th level): During an extended

r e s t , choose one skill in which an ally is trained. At

t h e en d o f t h e ext end ed rest, you gain training in that

skill until the end o f your next extended rest. The ally

whose skill you choose must be present during the

entire extended rest.

P o w e r Focus (16th level): During a short rest,

choose

one o f

your

allies' class or paragon path

encounter attack powers of 11th level or lower. At

t h e

en d

o f t h e

short rest, you can swap the encou nte r

attack power you gained with imitating strike for the

chosen

attack power. The ally whose power you gain

must be present during the entire short rest.

CHAMELEON

POWERS

Imitating

Strike

Chameleon Attack

1 1

You

demonstrate your

sk

your ally's atlark.

lis of i m i cr y as you perfectly imitate

Daily

Standard Action Personal

Requi rement: You must use this power at the end of an

extended rest.

Effect: Until the end of your next extended rest, you can

use an ally s class or paragon path encounter attack

power of 11 th level or lower as if it were your paragon

path encounter attack power. The ally whose power you

gain must be present during the entire extended rest

before you use this power. You can use your Charisma

for the attack roll and damage roll instead of the ability

scores normally associated with that power s attack rolls

and damage rolls. You do not need to meet the normal

prerequisites to use the power, but you must meet any of

its requirements.

Perfect

Mimicry Chameleon Utility 12

You carefully study your ally's abilities, imitating even those

that aren't part

of his

or her attack retinue.

Daily


Requi remen t: You must use this power at the end of an

extended rest.


use an ally s class or paragon path utility power of 12th

level or lower as if it were your paragon path utility pow

er. The ally whose power you gain must be present dur

ing the entire extended rest before you use this power.

You do not need to meet the normal prerequisites to use

this power, but you must meet any of its requirements.

Deadly Duplication

Chameleon Attack 20

Your skill at imitation has culminated in the ability to duplicate

even the most complex attacks.

Daily


Requir ement : You must use this power at the end of an

extended rest.


use an ally s daily or paragon path attack power of 20th

level or lower as if it were your paragon path daily attack

power. The ally whose power you gain must be pres

ent during the entire extended rest before you use this

power. You can use your Charisma for the attack roll and

damage roll instead of the ability scores normally associ

ated with that power s attack rolls and damage rolls. You

do not need to meet the normal prerequisites to use the

power, but you must meet any of its requirements.

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CLOCKWORK ENGINEER

"I make my friends. Let's call it a hobby.

P r e r e q u i s i t e : Artificer

The Last War saw incredible advances in artifice.

Wi th the creati on of the warforged and the pe rfect ion

of war machi nes , artific ers attain ed a deepe r under

standing of how to blend technology with magic.

Although most artificers train in the creation of

m a g i

cal servants', clockwork engineers elevate the practice

to an art form.

As a clockwork engineer, you are a master of cre

ating imitations of life from inanimate objects. You

can piece together automatons in a few moments.

The devices you create are more durable, longer-

lasting, and more deadly than those created by your

artificer peers.

You fashion minions and artifices to aid your

c o m p a n i o n s ,

although you probably feel as much

kinship to the automatons as you feel toward your

fellow adventurers. You might dote on your creations,

lamenting when they become damaged, and even

avenging their destruction.

Outside of combat, harmle ss clockwork creations

surround you. They twitter and buzz, fluttering near

y o u , keeping you company. Many are also helpers,

and through their adroit appendages, you can con

struct other minions more quickly.

CLOCKWORK ENGINEER

PATH

FEATURES

Coordinated Action (11th level) : Wh en you

spend an action point to take an extra action, you also

gain two minor actions, which you can use only to

command your summoned creatures.

Durable Artifice (11th level) : Creatures you

summo n with artificer or clockwork engineer powers

have a +2 power bonus to all defenses.

Superior Minions (16th level): Creatures you

summo n with artificer or clockwork engin eer powers

have a +2 bonus to speed and a +1 bonus to attack rolls.

CLOCKWORK ENGINEER SPELLS

Clockwork Soldiers

Clockwo rk Engineer Attack 11

Scores of tiny metal

sol

foe.

diers drop off your body and swarm a

Encounter • Arcane, Implement, Zone

Standa rd Acti on Area burst 2 within 10 squares

Effect: The burst creates a zone of miniature clockwork

soldiers. The zone lasts until the end of your next turn.

The zone is difficult terrain, and any enemy that starts its

turn within the zone is subject to an attack.


Hit:

1

d8 + Intelligence modifier, and the target is slowed

until the end of its next turn.

Aid Artifice

Clockwork Engineer Utility 1 2

Your creations last longer than expected.

Encounter • Arcane, Healing

Immediate Interrup t Close burst 10

Trigger: A creature you summoned with an artificer or

clockwork engineer power takes damage

Target: The triggering summoned creature

Effect: You spend a healing surge, and the target regains

hit points equal to your healing surge value + 2d6.

Clockwork Engineer Attack 20

lockwork

Companion

You

carefully assemble a

realistic and versatile

clockwork creation.

Daily • Arcane, Implement, Summo ning


Effect: You summon a Small clockwork companion in an

unoccupied square within range. The clockwork compan

ion has speed 7 and ignores difficult terrain. It has a +4

bonus to AC and to Reflex. When you or any ally starts

your turn adjacent to the clockwork companion, that

character gains 10 temporary hit points. You can give the

clockwork companion the following special commands.

Minor Acti on: Melee 1; targets one creature;

Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 2d1 0 + Intelligence modifier

damage, and the target is marked by the clockwork

companion until the end of your next turn. If the target

is already marked, the companion can deal 1 d8 extra

damage instead of marking it.


1;



damage, and the target is marked by the clockwork

companion until the end of your next turn. If the target

is already marked, the companion can deal

1

d8 extra

damage instead of marking it.

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EXORCIST OF THE

SILVER ELAME

"Fi l thy demon, I abjure

you

Leave this place and never

return "

P r e r e q u i s i t e : A n y d i v i n e c l a s s , m u s t w o r s h i p t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e

No fo rc e s t a n ds i n gre a t e r o p p o s i t i o n t o t h e w o rl d ' s e v i l s

t h a n t h e C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e . It s h o l y w a r r i o r s

a re e mbro i l e d i n a n e t e rn a l w a r a ga i n s t de mo n s , de v i l s ,

l y c a n t h r o p e s , a n d u n d e a d . F o r e m o s t a m o n g t h e S i l v e r

F l a m e ' s di v i n e s e rv a n t s a re t h e e xo rc i s t s o f t h e S i l v e r

F l a me . Th e s e i n di v i du a l s t ra v e l t h e w o rl d, de v o t i n g

t h e i r l i v e s t o de e ds t h a t e xe mp l i fy t h e fa i t h ' s p re c e p t s .

A s a n e x o r c i s t o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , y o u e n j o y a

p o w e r f u l c o n n e c t i o n t o t h e S i l v e r F l a m e a n d h a v e

b e c o m e a l i v i n g v e s s e l f o r t h e p o w e r t h a t u n d e r p i n s

t h e C h u r c h . T h e V o i ce o f t h e F l a m e s p e c i f i c a l ly

s e l e c t e d yo u fo r t h i s s e rv i c e , a n d i t fa l l s t o yo u t o

u n c o v e r c o r r u p t i o n a n d p u r g e i t f r o m t h i s w o r l d .

Y o u h a v e h a r d e n e d y o u r s e l f a g a i n s t t h e g r i s ly d e e d s

y o u m u s t p e r f o r m t o e l i m i n a t e e v i l . Y o u u n l e a s h t h e

p o w e r o f y o u r f a i t h u p o n y o u r e n e m i e s , s c o r c h i n g

t h e m w i t h f l a m e s t h a t p u r i f y t h e i n i q u i t o u s a n d b o l

s t e r t h e r i g h t e o u s . W h e n e v e r y o u u s e y o u r p r a y e r s ,

a s m a l l s i l v e r f l a m e a p p e a r s a b o v e y o u r h e a d t o

5

C H A P T E R 3

| C l a s s e s

i d e n t i f y t h e h o l i n e s s o f y o u r c a u s e a n d t h e s t a t u r e o f

y o u r p o si t i o n w i t h i n t h e C h u r c h .

EXORCIST OF THE SILVER FLAME

PATH FEATURES

S i l v er F l a m e A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l) : W h e n y o u

s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , y o u r

a t t a c k s d e a l 2 d 6 e x t r a f i r e a n d r a d i a n t d a m a g e u n t i l

t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

B o l s t e r e d b y F l a m e ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r y o u

u s e a f i r e p o w e r , y o u a n d o n e a l l y w i t h i n 5 s q u a r e s o f

y o u g a i n t e m p o r a r y h i t p o in t s e q u a l to y o u r W i s d o m

m o d i f i e r .

S i l ve r E x o r c i s m ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ): W h e n y o u a t t a c k a

d e m o n , a d e v i l , a s h a p e c h a n g e r , o r a n u n d e a d u s i n g a

f i r e o r r a d i a n t p o w e r , y o u c a n r e r o l l a n y d a m a g e d i e

roll of 1 or 2 .

EXORCIST OF THE SILVER FLAME

P R A Y E R S

Flame Exorcist of the S i lver Flame Attac k 11

of Censure

You unleash

a

wave o f

flames that incinerates

th e unrighteous.

Encounter • D i v ine , F ire , Imp lem ent , Rad iant

Stan dard Act ion Close b last 3

Target: Each enemy in b last

Attack: Wisdom vs. Forti tude

Hit: 2d6 + Wi sd om modif ier fi re and radiant damage, and

the target is blinded until the end of your next turn. If the

target is a demon, a devil, a shapechanger, or an undead,

it takes 2d 6 extra fire and radiant da mag e an d a pen alty

to AC equal to your Charisma modifier until the end of

your next turn.

Warding Flame

Exorcist of the Silver Flam e Util ity

1

2

You summ on a silver lame that bolsters allies and punishes

foes.

Dai l y • D i v ine , Zone

Stan dard Act ion Area burst 2 wi thin 10 squares

Effect: The burst creates a zone of si lver flame that lasts

until the end of your next turn. You and each ally within

the zone gain resist 10 fire, resist 10 radiant, and a +2

power bonus to al l defenses. Each enemy within the

zone gains vulnerable 5 fire and vulnerable 5 radiant,

and takes a -2 penalty to all defenses.


Silver Brand

Exorcist of the S i lver Flame Atta ck 20

A tong ue of fire erupts on your foe's brow.

Dai l y • D i v ine , F i re , Imp lem ent , Rad iant

S tandard Act ion Ranged 10

Target: On e creature

Attack : W i sdom vs . For t i tude

Hit: 2d6 + Wi sdo m modif ier fi re and radiant damage, and

the target is blinded and dazed (save ends both). If the

target is a demon, a devil, a shapechanger, or an undead,

it also takes ongoing 10 fire damage and ongoing 10

radiant damage (save ends both).

Miss: Half damage, and the target is blinded and dazed until




GATEKEEPER MYSTAGOGUE

"They breached

our

world once,

but as

long

as I

live, they

shall not do so again."


A n y p r i m a l c l a s s , m e m b e r o f t h e

G a t e k e e p e r s

O v e r s i x t e e n t h o u s a n d y e a r s a g o , d r u i d s f o r m e d

t h e G a t e k e e p e r s . T h e y w e r e c h a r g e d w i t h th e d i r e

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of s a f e g u a r d i n g t h e w o r l d f r o m a b u r

g e o n i n g e v i l , th e a b e r r a n t h o / r o r s d w e l l i n g w i t h i n

K h y b e r ' s d e p t h s . A l t h o u g h d e f e a t e d o n c e , t h e s e c r e a

t u r e s s t i l l c l a m o r for a c h a n c e to s l i p t h r o u gh re a l i t y ' s

b o u n d a r i e s and c o n q u e r the m o r t a l w o r l d . The

G a t e k e e p e r s h a v e f a i l e d o n l y o n e t i m e in t h e i r g u a r d

i a n s h i p . S o m e n i n e t h o u s a n d y e a r s a g o , t he d a e l k y r

s p i l l e d f r o m X o r i a t ,

the

R e a l m o f M a d n e s s . O n l y

a

f e w G a t e k e e p e r s s u r v i v e d the s t r u g g l e to b i n d the

d a e l k y r b e h i n d g r e a t s e a l s . F r o m t h a t m o m e n t , the

G a t e k e e p e r s r e n e w e d t h e i r a n c i e n t o a t h s an d h a v e

r e m a i n e d v i g i l a n t in t h e i r d u t i e s .

A s

a

m y s t a g o g u e o f t h e G a t e k e e p e r s , y o u p r e s e r v e

t h e s e a l s fo rge d

by

y o u r p r e d e c e s s o r s , a n d y o u w o r k

t o c o n t a i n th e a b e r r a n t t h r e a t . Y o u r m i s s i o n c a r r i e s

y o u a c r o s s the w o r l d , for the d a e l k y r a n d t h e i r s p a w n

a r e u n c e a s i n g in t h e i r e f f o r t s to t h w a r t the s e a l s . To

o p p o s e t h e m , y o u h a v e l e a r n e d a n c i e n t t e c h n i q u e s

t o s t e e l y o u r m i n d a g a i n s t t h e i r p o w e r s and to b a t t l e

t h e i r f e l l i n f l u e n c e .


PATH FEATURES

R e s o l u t e A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u s p en d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t to t a k e an e x t r a a c t i o n , y o u g a i n r e s i s t

2 0 p s y c h i c u n t i l t he end o f y o u r n e x t t u r n . In a d d i

t i o n , yo u an d e a c h a l l y a d j a c e n t to y o u can m a k e a

s a v i n g t h r o w a g a i n s t a n y p s y c h i c e f f e c t s .

A b e r r a n t B a n e ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u r a t t a c k s a g a i n s t

b l o o d i e d a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e s

can

s c o r e c r i t i c a l h i t s

on

ro l l s of 1 9 - 2 0 .

A b e r r a n t D i s r u p t i o n ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r

y o u s c o r e a c r i t i c a l hit a g a i n s t an a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e ,

t h a t c r e a t u r e is a l s o s t u n n e d u n t i l t he end o f y o u r

n e x t t u r n .


EVOCATIONS

Nature's Balance

Ga teke eper Mys tagogue At tack 11

Nature corrects imbalances;you merely speed the process by

evoking venomous vines

to

weaken your joes.

En c ou n t e r • Po ison , P r ima l

S tandard Ac t ion C lose burst

5

Target : One creature in burst

Attack: Strength or W i s d o m + 4 vs . Fort i tude

Level

21:

Strength

or

W i s d o m +

6

vs . Fort i tude

Hi t : 2d8 + Const i tution modifier poison dam age. The tar

get and each enemy adjacent

to it

gain vulnerable

5 to all

damage unt i l the end of your next

turn.

Gate Seal

Ga teke eper Mys tagogue Ut i l it y

12

You deny those who circumvent the natural methods of travel.

Da i l y • P r i m a l , Zon e

Mino r Ac t io n C lose burs t 10

Effect : The burst creates

a

zone

of

primal interference that

lasts until the end of your next turn . Each enemy that

starts its turn within the zone cannot teleport until

the

start

of

its nex t

turn.

Each ally who starts his

or

her tu rn

within the zone gains a +2 pow er bonus to speed until

the start of his or her next turn.

Susta in Minor The zone persists .

Nature's Purge

Ga tek eepe r Mys tagogue At tack

20

Poisonous umes spill out rom your hands, flowing across foes

and scouring those that oppose the natural order.

Da i l y

•

Po ison , P r ima l

S tanda rd Ac t ion C lose burst 3

Target : Each enemy

in

burst

Attack: Strength

or

W i s d o m +

4

vs. Fortitude

Level 21: Strength or W i s d o m + 6 vs. Fortitude

Hi t : 3d8 + Const i tut ion mo difier poison damage, and the

target is dazed and s lo wed (save ends both) . If the target

is

an

aberrant creature, then w hen ever

it

uses

a

psychic

attack before the end of the encounter,

it

takes ongoing

10 poison dam age (save ends).

Miss : Half dam age, and the target is dazed and s low ed unt i l


turn.

c h a p t e r

3 |

C l a s s e s



LlGHTWALKER

" W e walk in the light, hut when faced with only darkness,

we must carry that light with us."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : K a l a s h t a r , m u s t w o r s h i p t h e P a t h o f

Li gh t

W a n d e r i n g c r u s a d e r s w h o w o r s h i p t h e P a t h o f L i g h t ,

l i g h t w a l k e r s t r a v e l b e t w e e n k a l a s h t a r c o m m u n i

t i e s , h e l p i n g t o r e s o l v e w h a t e v e r c o n f l i c t s o r c r i s e s

t h e y f a c e . A s a l i g h t w a l k e r , o n e m o n t h y o u m i g h t b e

d e a l i n g w i t h p r o b l e m s s t i r r e d u p i n S h a r n b y t h e

D r e a m i n g D a r k , a n d t h e n e x t m o n t h y o u m i g h t b e o f f

t o p r o t e c t k a l a s h t a r a r c h e o l o g i s t s e x p l o r i n g a n c i e n t

z i g g u r a t s i n Q ' b a r r a . M a n y o f y o u r p e o p l e a r e c o n t e n t

t o r e m a i n s e d e n t a r y , l i v i n g i n i s o l a t e d c o m m u n i t i e s

o r w i t h i n t h e t e m p l e - k e e p s o f A d a r . T h a t l i f e i s n 't

f o r y o u , t h o u g h . Y o u a r e n o t s a t i s f ie d u n l e s s y o u a r e

a c t i v e l y b a t t l i n g a g a i n s t t h e d a r k n e s s , h e l p i n g t o

t h w a r t t h e D r e a m i n g D a r k , a t t e m p t i n g to d e s t r o y t h e

L o r d s o f D u s t , o r b r i n g i n g p e a c e t o t h e c i v i l i z a t i o n s

o f y o u r p e o p l e . A s a l i g h t w a l k e r , y o u e n j o y t h e l i g h t o f

p u r i t y a n d r i g h t e o u s n e s s , b u t y o u r e c o g n i z e t h e n e e d

t o o p p o s e t h e t a n g i b l e e v i l s o f t h e w o r l d .

LIGHTWALKER PATH FEATURES

L i g h t w a l k e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n y o u

s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o u s e a r a d i a n t p o w e r , y o u o r

o n e a l l y w i t h i n 5 s q u a r e s o f y o u r e g a i n s h i t p o i n t s

e q u a l t o o n e - h a l f y o u r l e v e l .

W a l k t h e B r i g h t P a t h ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n e v e r

y o u m a k e a r a d i a n t a t t a c k , o n e a l l y w i t h i n 5 s q u a r e s

o f y o u g a i n s c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e a g a i n s t t h e t a r g e t o f

t h a t a t t a c k u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

R a d i a n t R e n e w a l ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) :

Y o u g a i n r e s i s t

1 0 r a d i a n t a n d r e s i s t 1 0 p s y c h i c . I f y o u a l r e a d y h a v e

r e s i s t a n c e t o r a d i a n t d a m a g e o r p s y c h i c d a m a g e , t h e

r e s i s t a n c e i n c r e a s e s b y 1 0 .

LIGHTWALKER PRAYERS

Illuminate the A dversary

Lightwalker Attack 11

A

golden beam of light shoots from your implement and strikes

your foe,

which

continues to emit sparks for several seconds.

Encounter • D i v ine , Imp lem ent , Rad iant

S tandard Act ion Range d 10


Attack : W i sdom vs . Ref l ex

Hit: 2d6 + Wi sd om modif ier radiant damag e, and the tar

get takes a -2 penalty to AC and Reflex until the end of

your next turn. In addition, squares within 10 squares of

the target are i l luminated with bright l ight until the end

of your next turn.

Path of Light

Lightwalker Uti l i ty 12

Sunlight

bursts rom a crack in the earth and

hardens into a

tangible, solid path that can also

sustain you in times

of need.

Dai l y • Conjura t ion , D i v ine

Min or Act ion Area wal l 8 wi thin 10 squares

Effect: You conjure a path of solid l ight in unoccupied

squares with in rang e. The path is flat, can support any

weight, and must have at least 1 square on a solid sur

face. The path can ascend or descend 1 square vert ically

for each square it traverses horizontally. The pat h lasts

until the end of your next turn.

Any b loodied al ly gains regeneration 10 whi le occupy

ing one of the path's sq uares.

Sustain Minor: The path persists.

Call the Light Lightwa lker Attac k 20

You

draw streams of light rom nearby sources, using it to sear

the lesh of your enemies while healing an ally.

Dai l y • D i v ine , Hea l ing, Imp le men t , Rad iant

S tandard Act ion Ranged 1 0

Target: One , two, or three creatures

Attack : W i sdom vs . W i l l

Hi t: 2d1 0 + Wis do m modif ier radiant damage, and you or

one ally within 5 squares of you regains 10 hit po ints.

Miss : Hal f damage, and you or one al ly wi thin 5 squares of

you regains 5 hit points.

C H A P T E R

3 | C l a s s e s



SELF-FORGED

"I

improve myself by any means necessary."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : A n y r a c e e x c e p t w a r f o r g e d , m u s t b e

a n a r t i f i c e r

W a r f o r g e d a r e a n i n t r i g u i n g r a c e , a n d r e g a r d f o r

t h e m r a n g e s f r o m v i e w i n g t h e m a s p r o p e r t y t o

a c c e p t i n g t h e m a s p e o p l e . M o s t f o l k s r e s e n t , d i s t r u s t ,

o r t o l e r a t e w a r f o r g e d . Y o u t a k e a d i f f e r e n t v i e w : Y o u

w a n t to b e c o m e o n e . D u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r , a f e w

m a s t e r m a k e r s w h o w o r k e d i n t h e f o u n d r i e s t h a t p r o

d u c e d w a r f o r g e d b e c a m e c o n v i n c e d t h a t w a r f o r g e d

w e r e e x e m p l a r s o f p e r f e c t i o n . N o w r e n e g a d e s f r o m

t h e i r f o r m e r e m p l o y e r s , t h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s s e e k t o

i m p r o v e t h e i r o w n f o r m s b y i n s t a l l in g m e c h a n i c a l

a u g m e n t a t i o n s i n t o t h e i r f l e s h .

To be c o me a s e l f - fo rge d, yo u r f i rs t s t e p i s t o i n s t a l l

a b a t t l e f i s t , a m e c h a n i z e d s t e e l a p p e n d a g e t h a t

r e s e m b l e s a g a u n t l e t w i t h a r t i c u l a t e d f i n g e r s . T h e

b a t t l e f i s t r e p l a c e s y o u r h a n d , r e q u i r i n g y o u t o s e v e r

y o u r o w n a p p e n d a g e t o m a k e w a y f o r t h e n e w a d d i

t i o n . A s a r e s u l t , o n l y t h e m o s t d e d i c a t e d o r m a d

a r t i f i c e r s e m b a r k o n t h i s p a t h .

SELF-FORGED PATH FEATURES

F o r t i f y i n g A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u s p e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a ke a n e xt ra a c t i o n , yo u ga i n t e m

p o r a ry h i t p o i n t s e q u a l t o 5 + o n e - h a l f yo u r l e v e l .

B a t t l e f i s t ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : Yo u h a v e a ba t t l e f i s t ,

w h i c h r e p l a c e s y o u r h a n d . T h e b a t t l e f i s t i s a m e l e e

w e a p o n w i t h w h i c h y o u a r e p r o f i c i e n t . I t i s a p a r t o f

t h e m a c e w e a p o n g r o u p , d e a l s l d 8 d a m a g e , a n d h a s

a + 3 p r o f i c i e n c y b o n u s . Y o u c a n h o l d i t e m s i n y o u r

b a t t l e f i s t a s t h o u g h i t w e r e y o u r h a n d , b u t y o u m u s t

n o t b e h o l d i n g a n y t h i n g w h e n y o u u s e y o u r b a t t l e f i s t

a s a w e a p o n . Y o u c a n u s e t h e E n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m

( P l a y e r s Handbook, p a g e 3 0 4 ) , D i s e n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m

( P l a y e r s Handbook, p a g e 3 0 4 ) , a n d T r a n s f e r E n c h a n t

me n t (Adv e n t u re r ' s Va u l t , p a ge 1 9 9 ) r i t u a l s o n t h e

b a t t l e f i s t . U s i n g D i s e n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m o n t h e b a t t l e

f i s t do e s n o t de s t ro y i t .

S u p p o r t i n g C o n s t r u c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ): T h e

p a r t s y o u g r a f t o n t o y o u r b o d y m a k e y o u m o r e

d u r a b l e . Y o u g a i n a +2 b o n u s t o s a v i n g t h r o w s a g a i n s t

o n g o i n g d a m a g e .

M o r e M e t a l T h a n F l e s h ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) :

Y o u c a n

a t t a c h a n d e m b e d c o m p o n e n t s a s i f y o u w e r e a w a r

f o r g ed ( se e " W a r f o r g e d C o m p o n e n t s , " p a g e 1 1 3 ) .

A d d e d R e s i l i e n c e ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r y o u

m a k e a d e a t h s a v i n g t h r o w , y o u c a n t a k e t h e b e t t e r o f

yo u r di e ro l l o r 1 0 .

SELF-FORGED SPELLS

Battlefist Smash

Self-Forged Attac k 11

Channeling arcane power

into your battlefist,

you smash it into

your enemy with such force that you leave your foe staggering.

En c ou n t e r • A r c a n e , We a po n

S t a n da rd A c t i on M e l e e we a pon

Requirement: Your batt lefist hand must be free.


Atta ck: Intel l igence vs . AC

Hit :

3 [W ] + Intell igence modifier damage, and you push

the target a number of squares equal to your Constitution

modifier. The target grants combat advantage to you and

your a llies until the start of your next

turn.

Self-Repair Self-Forged Utility

1

2

Your

magic

quickly

repairs your damaged components.

Da i l y • Arcane , Hea l ing

Standard Ac t ion Persona l

Effect: You regain hit points equal to twice your healing

surge value.

Flailing G auntlet Self-Forged Attack 20

Your metal hand detaches from your arm and shoots toward a

foe, remaining connected to you by a chain of force.

Da i l y • A r c a n e , We a pon

Standar d Ac t ion Me lee 2

Requirement: Your batt lefist hand must be free.


Atta ck: Intel l igence vs . Fort i tude

Hit : 4[W ] + Intel l igence modifier damag e, and you knock

the target prone.

M iss :

Half damage.

Effect : Your batt lefist gains the reach weap on property

unt i l the en d of the encounter.

C H A P T E R 3 | Classes



WARFORGET) JUGGERNAUT

"Our of my way, flesh hags "

P r e r e q u i s i t e : W a r f o r g e d

Y o u h a v e d e d i c a t e d y o u r s e l f to

p h y s i c a l p e r f e c t i o n — t o b e c o m i n g a n

e m b o d i m e n t o f s t r e n g t h a n d p r ow

e s s . P e r h a p s y o u w e r e o n t h e f r o n t

l i n e s i n a n a r m y o f t h e L a s t W a r ,

o r m a y b e y o u w e r e c r e a t e d i n t h e

w a n i n g d a y s o f t h a t c o n f l i c t a n d

y e a r n t o e x p l o r e y o u r m i l i t a r y

n a t u r e . W h a t e v e r t h e c a s e , y o u

r e l i s h t h e a c t o f r u s h i n g h e a d l o n g

i n t o y o u r e n e m i e s a n d d r i v i n g

t h e m b e f o r e y o u . A s a w a r f o r g e d

j u g g e r n a u t , y o u a r e a n u n s t o p p a b l e

f o r c e , m o s t a t h o m e o n t h e b a t t l e f i e l d

s u r r o u n d e d b y d o z e n s o f f o e s . W h e n

y o u c h o o s e t o h o l d a p o s i t i o n , y o u k e e p i t .

Y o u r t r a i n i n g a n d b u i l d h a v e g i v e n y o u t h e

a b i l i t y t o s h a k e o f f a t t a c k s t h a t w o u l d d e v a s

t a t e yo u r a l l i e s .

WARFORGED JUGGERNAUT

PATH FEATURES

C h a r g i n g A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y ou s p e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o m a k e a c h a r g e a t t a c k , y o u g a i n a

+ 2 b o n u s t o s p e e d a n d t o a l l d e f e n s e s u n t i l t h e e n d

o f y o u r n e x t t u r n . I n a d d i t i o n , y o u c a n t a k e f u r t h e r

a c t i o n s a f t e r t h e c h a r g e .

C h a r g i n g S t r i k e ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r y o u

c h a r g e a t a r g e t a n d h i t it , y o u r a t t a c k d e a l s l d 6

e x t r a d a m a g e t o t h e t a r g e t a n d y o u p u s h t h e t a r g e t

1 s q u a r e . I n a d d i t i o n , y o u c a n s h i f t 1 s q u a r e i n t o a

s q u a r e t h a t t h e ta r g e t v a c a t e d . T h e e x t r a d a m a g e

i n c r e a s e s t o 2 d 6 a t 2 1 s t l e v e l .

C o n s t r u c t P e r f e c t i o n ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u g a i n a + 2

b o n u s t o s a v i n g t h r o w s a n d E n d u r a n c e c h e c k s .

U n s t o p p a b l e ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u sp e n d a n

a c t i o n p o i n t , y o u c a n m a k e a s a v i n g t h r o w .

WARFORGED JUGGERNAUT POWERS

Wa r fo rg e d J u g g e rn a u t A t ta c k 11

uinous

Onslaught

You end your reckless charge with a brutal blow that throws

your enemy backward, rattling its nerves.

En c ou n t e r • W e a po n


Target : On e creature

At tac k : S t rength vs . AC

Hit : 2 [W] + Strength mo difier damage, and the target is

dazed unt i l the end of your next

turn.

Spe cia l : W h en charging, you can use this powe r in place of a

melee basic attack.

Warforged Juggernaut Ut i l i t y

1

2

nexorable

Momentum

To

attack your chosen adversary, you hurtle across the battle

field, shrugging off attacks.

Encounter

M ino r Ac t ion Persona l

Effect: Until the end of your next turn, you ignore difficult

terra in, can m ove through e nem y spaces, and gain a +2

pow er bonus to AC against opportunity attacks .

Crag of Steel

Wa rfor ged Juggerna ut A t tack 20

You lock yourself into position, holding your ground with a de

fensive posture and a series of deadly attacks.

Da i l y • S t a n c e , We a po n


Effe ct: Until the stance en ds, you gain resist 5 to all

dam

age, and w hen eve r this reduces an attack's damage to 0,

you also negate that attack's effect on you. Additionally,

unt i l the stance ends, you can reduce the distance you

are pul led, pushed, or s l id by 5 squares, and any enem y

that starts its turn adjacent to you takes

1

[W] damage

whi le you are able to make opportunity attacks .

C H A P T E R 3 |

Classes



D R A G O N M A R K E D P A R A G O N P A T H S

E a c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g t h i r t e e n p a r a g o n p a t h s i s a s s o

c i a t e d w i t h o n e o f t h e t h i r t e e n d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s .

E a c h p a r a g o n p a t h h a s a d r a g o n m a r k a s a p r e r e q

u i s i t e . T h e d r a g o n m a r k e d f e a t s a p p e a r i n t h e f e a t s

s e c t i o n o f C h a p t e r 4 .

CANNITH MASTERMAKER

"I've always had a sense of the latent pow er residing within

certain items. Of course, in my hands, that power doesn't

stay latent for long."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k o f M a k i n g f e at

T h e m a s t e r m a k e r s o f H o u s e C a n n i t h a r e a m o n g t h e

m o s t p o w e r f u l s p e l l c a s t e r s o f t h e t h i r t e e n d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e s . T h e h o u s e c o u n t s n u m e r o u s a r t i f i c e r s

a n d w i z a r d s a m o n g i ts r a n k s . A s a C a n n i t h m a s t e r -

m a k e r , y o u a r e a p a r t o f t h e h o u s e ' s a u g u s t m a g i c a l

t r a d i t i o n . Y o u a r e c a p a b l e o f c o a x i n g h i d d e n p o w e r

o u t o f y o u r m a g i c i t e m s , a n d y o u c a n u s e t h a t p o w e r

i n u n u s u a l w a y s . T h e u n t o l d d a y s s p e n t h a n d l i n g

residuum a n d o t h e r c o m p o n e n t s h a v e l e f t t h e i r m a r k ,

t h o u g h . M o s t m a s t e r m a k e r s h a v e h a n d s t h a t b e a r p e r

m a n e n t s i l v e r s t r e a k s .

CANNITH MASTERMAKER

PATH FEATURES

M a s t e r m a k e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l ev e l ): W h e n y o u

s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , o n e o f

y o u r e x p e n d e d m a g i c i t e m d a i ly p o w e r s r e c h a r g e s .

I t e m A f f i n i t y ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : A f t e r a n e x t e n d e d

r e s t , y o u c a n u s e t h r e e m a g i c i t e m d a i l y p o w e r s p e r

da y. A t 2 1 s t l e v e l , yo u c a n u s e f i v e m a g i c i t e m da i l y

p o w e r s p e r d a y .

A r c a n e R e c h a n n e l i n g ( 1 6 t h l e ve l ): O n c e p e r

e n c o u n t e r a s a f r e e a c t i o n d u r i n g y o u r t u r n , y o u c a n

e x p e n d o n e o f y o u r u s e s o f a m a g i c i t e m d a i l y p o w e r

t o r e g a i n t h e u s e o f a n a r c a n e e n c o u n t e r a t t a c k

p o w e r .

CANNITH MASTERMAKER POWERS

Cann i th Mas termaker At tack 11

ower Siphon

You blast your foe with a golden ray, and streaming wisps of

power flow from your enemy into your equipmen t and into the

equipment of nearby allies.

Encounter • Arcane , Imple men t , Rad ian t

S tanda rd Ac t ion Ranged 10


Atta ck: Intel ligence vs . Reflex

Hit : 4d 6 + Intel l igence m odifier radiant damage, and you

and each a l ly within 10 squares of you gain a +2 po wer

bonus to attack rolls or a +2 power bonus to all defenses

until the end of your next turn.

Item Resurgence

Cann i th Mas term aker Ut i l it y 1 2

You channel arcane en ergy into a nearby item, using your ar

cane reservoir of power to activate it.

Da i l y • Ar cane

Imm edia te In te rrupt C lose burs t 10

Trigge r: An ally with in 1 0 squares of you uses a magic ite m

dai ly power

Target: The triggering ally

Effect : The target does not count the tr iggering magic i tem

pow er toward his or her l imit of magic i tem dai ly p ower

uses.

Lightning Infusion

Cann i th Mas term aker At tack 20

With a blast of eldritch lightning, you assault your enem ies and

bolster summon ed creatures.

Da i l y • Arcane , Imp leme nt , L igh tn ing

Stan dard Act ion Close blast 5

Target : Each ene my in blast

Atta ck: Intel ligence vs . Reflex

Hit : 4d 8 + Intel l igence modifier l ightning damage, and you

push the target 1 square.

M iss :

Half damage.

Effect : Any sum mon ed creature in the blast gains temp o

rary hit points equal to 5 + your In telligence modifier.




DENEITH PROTECTOR

" I

can't promise that nothing will happen to you while

I 'm

around. I can promise that I'll see you through whatever

perils we face."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k o f S e n t i n e l f e a t

D e n e i t h ' s p r o t e c t o r s a r e a m o n g t h e m o s t s t o r i e d

m e m b e r s o f t h e h o u s e ' s D e f e n d e r s G u i l d , a n o r ga

n i z a t i o n o f m e r c e n a r y b o d y g u a r d s w h o a r e c o m b a t

v e t e r a n s . A s a p r o t e c t o r , y o u p r o t e c t y o u r c h a r g e w i t h

b o t h c o m b a t p r o w e s s a n d t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l p o w e r s o f

y o u r d r a g o n m a r k . A l t h o u g h m o s t o f y o u r c o m r a d e s

a r e p r o b a b l y m e m b e r s o f t h e D e f e n d e r s G u i l d , y o u

m i g h t a l s o f i n d y o u r s e l f w o r k i n g w i t h t h e B l a d e -

m a r k s G u i l d — a n o r g a n i z a t i o n o f m e r c e n a r i e s w h o

p r o v i d e a v a r i e t y o f s e r v i c e s t h r o u g h o u t K h o r v a i r e -

a n d t h e S e n t i n e l M a r s h a l s , a g r o u p t h a t e n s u r e s t h e

e n f o r c e m e n t o f l a w a n d o r d e r . Y o u r t r a i n i n g h a s

h o n e d y o u r s k i l l s t o p r o t e c t o t h e r s , a n d y o u r e l i s h t h e

o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h w a r t e n e m i e s w h o t r y t o a t t a c k y o u r

c h a r g e s . T h o s e f o o l i s h e n o u g h t o v e n t u r e s u c h a n

a s s a u l t s w i f t l y m e e t y o u r w e a p o n a s y o u d e l i v e r r e t r i

b u t i o n f o r t h e i r a u d a c i t y .

DENEITH PROTECTOR

PATH FEATURES

S e n t i n e l A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u sp e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , y o u m a r k

e a c h e n e m y t h a t i s a d j a c e n t t o y o u w h e n y o u c o m

p l e t e t h a t a c t i o n . T h e m a r k l a s t s u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r

n e x t t u r n .

B o d y g u a r d ' s R e s o l v e ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n e v e r

y o u a r e d a z e d o r s t u n n e d a n d a n e n e m y m a r k e d b y

y o u t a r g e t s a n a l l y w i t h i n y o u r l i n e o f s i g h t w i t h a n

a t t a c k , y o u c a n m a k e a s a v i n g t h r o w a g a i n s t t h e d a z e d

o r s t u n n e d e f f e c t . I f y o u s a v e , t h e e f f e c t e n d s b e f o r e

t h e e n e m y m a k e s t h e a t t a c k r o l l a g a i n s t t h e a l l y .

D e n e i t h M a r k ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n e v e r y o u m a r k

a n e n e m y , y o u e n d a n y m a r k s o n y o u .

D e n e i t h P r o t e c t o r A t t a c k 1 '

i

i y jj j i M i m i

'.m

Your dragonmark sends a magic charge into your enemy when

you hit, creating a link that lets you divert the foe's attacks.

E nco un te r 4 - W eap o n

S tandard Act ion Melee weapo n


Attack: Strength or Intel l igence vs. AC

Hit: 3[ W] + Strength or Intell igence m odif ier damag e, and

the next t ime th e target hi ts an al ly wi th a m elee attack

before the en d of your next turn , you can cho ose to have

the attack instead hit you.

Globe of Wa rding

D e n e i t h P r o t e c t o r U t i l i t y 1 2

You create a shimmering globe that strengthens allies against

attacks.

Encounter 4 Zo ne


Effect: The burst creates a zone of protective energy that

lasts until the end of your next turn . You an d each ally

with in the zone gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against

ranged and area attacks.


Punish the Assailant

Denei th Pro tector At tack 20

Your weapon leaps into a gap in the defenses of an attacking

enemy, punishing it for having the temerity to attack an ally.

Dai l y 4 Re l i ab le , Wea po n

Imm ed ia te I n ter rup t Melee weapon

Trigger: An ene my w ithin your reach makes a melee attack

roll against an ally

Target: The tr igger ing enemy

Attack: Strength or Intel l igence vs. AC

Hit: 4 [ W ] + Strength or Intel l igence modif ier damag e, and

the tr igger ing ene my's attack targets you instead of the

ally, even if you are no t within t he attac k's range . If the

attack misses you, you can make a melee basic attack

against the targe t as a free ac tion.

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3 | C l a s s e s





JORASCO JADEHAND

"M y enemies are like gangrene on a wound that would

otherwise heal. And there's only one thing to do with

gangrene-start cutting."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k o f H e a l i n g f e a t

W h e n S a h e m i t h e E m i s s a r y t o ld H o u s e J o r a s c o t h a t

i t s h o u l d h e l p h e a l E b e r r o n f r o m t h e w o u n d s o f t h e

L a s t W a r , y o u l i s t e n e d . D e s p i t e r e s i s t a n c e f r o m m u c h

o f t h e h o u s e , S a h e m i i n s i s t e d t h a t t h e d r a g o n m a r k

t h a t h e a n d h i s k i n b o r e m a n d a t e d a n e f f o r t t o h e l p

h e a l t h e l a n d . A s u p p o r t e r o f S a h e m i ' s e f f o r t s , y o u

c a l l y o u r s e l f a j a d e h a n d f o r t h e j a d e b r a c e l e t s y o u

w e a r i n e m u l a t i o n o f t h e E m i s s a r y . Y o u r e s p e c t t h e

d r u i d i c t r a d i t i o n s , a n d y o u Y e i n t e r e s t e d i n s t o p p i n g

s u p e r n a l m e n a c e s a n d h e a l i n g t h e w o r l d ' s s c a r s ,

s u c h a s t h e M o u r n l a n d . Y o u h a v e a b r o a d v i e w o f

w h a t c o n s t i t u t e s " h e a l i n g , " so y o u a l s o a p p l y y o u r

s k i l l s l i b e r a l l y t o h e l p h e a l p e o p l e a n d t h e l a n d . F o r

y o u , e x p o s i n g a d e m o n i c c u l t a n d t h w a r t i n g f r o n t i e r

b a n d i t r y a r e j u s t i n c i s i o n s a n d s u r g e r i e s p e r f o r m e d

o n a l a r g e r s c a l e .

JORASCO JADEHAND PATH FEATURES

J a d e h a n d A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n y o u sp e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o u s e a h e a l i n g p o w e r , y o u r e s t o r e

e x t r a h i t p o i n t s e q u a l t o y o u r W i s d o m m o d i f i e r .

I m p r o v e d R e c o v e r y ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r y o u

gra n t a n a l l y a s a v i n g t h ro w , t h a t a l l y c a n ro l l t w o

d i c e a n d t a k e t h e h i g h e r r e s u l t .

H e a l i n g S a v a n t ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r y o u u s e

a h e a l i n g p o w e r d u r i n g a s h o r t o r a n e x t e n d e d r e s t ,

t h a t p o w e r r e s to r e s t h e m a x i m u m n u m b e r o f h i t

p o i n t s p o s s i b l e .

JORASCO JADEHAND POWERS

Preventive Medicine

Jorasco Jade hand At tack 11

When an enemy attacks your friend, lightning arcs from your

dragonmark into the enemy, shocking it and healing your ally.

Encounter • Hea l ing , Imple men t , L igh tn ing

Imm edia te In te rrupt Ranged 5

Trigger: An enem y w ithin 5 squares of you hits an a l ly

Target : The tr iggering en emy

At tack : W isdo m vs . Re f lex

Hi t :

2d1 0 + Wi sd om modifier l ightning damage , and the

triggering ally can spend a healing surge and gain an ad

ditional 2d6 hit points.

Jade Rejuvenation

Jorasco Jad ehan d Ut i li t y 12

Your dragonmark glows a aint green. Sigils identical to the

mark then appear over the heads of your friends.

Da i l y • Hea l ing



Effect: You lose one healing surge, and each target gains

regeneration 5 until the end of your next turn.

Susta in M inor: The effect pers ists .

Dawn Burst

Jorasco Jad ehan d At tack 20

The sun seems to flare from you r dragonm ark, flashing its light

on friend and foe alike.

Da i l y • Hea l ing , Imple men t , Rad ian t

Stan dar d Act ion Area burst 2 within 10 squares

Target : Each enem y in burst

At tack : W isdo m vs . For t i tude

Hit : 2d10 + Wi sd om modifier radiant damage.

Effect: Each ally in the burst can spend a healing surge or

make a saving throw.

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KUNDARAK GHORAD'DIN

" St r i c t l y speaking, it might not take a thief to catch a

thief. However, we do try to think and train like our

adversaries do."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k o f W a r d i n g f e a t

Y o u a r e p a r t o f a n u n u s u a l g r o u p o f t h i e v e s . Y o u a r e

a m e m b e r o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k ' s G h o r a d ' d i n , w h o a r e

c h a r g e d w i t h t e s t i n g t h e h o u s e ' s w a r d s a n d r e c o v e r

i n g p r o p e r t y s t o l en b y t h o s e b r a z e n e n o u g h t o b r e a k

i n t o K u n d a r a k v a u l t s . Y o u c o m b i n e t h e m a g i c a l p r o w

e s s o f a s p e l l c a s t e r w i t h t h e s t e a l t h o f a b u r g l a r . A s a

r e s u l t , n o b a r r i e r c a n s t o p y o u .

H o u s e K u n d a r a k u s e s t h e G h o r a d ' d i n o n l y r ar e ly ,

a n d t h e y a n s w e r o n l y t o L o r d M o r r i k a n , l e a d e r

o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k . W h e n a n e w h i g h s e c u r i t y

v a u l t n e e d s t e s ti n g , t h e h o u s e a s s e m b l e s a g r o u p o f

G h o r a d ' d i n t o t ry to b r e a k i n a n d e x p o s e w e a k n e s s e s

b e f o r e a n y t r e a s u r e i s p l a c e d w i t h i n . A l t h o u g h s u c h

p r a c t i c e s h o n e y o u r s k i l l s, y o u m i g h t p r e f e r e v e n

g r e a t e r c h a l l e n g e s . T h e m o s t s k il l e d G h o r a d ' d i n a r e

a s s i g n e d t o r e c o v e r s t o l e n p r o p e r t y f r o m o t h e r g i f t e d

t h i e v e s . W h i s p e r s a l s o te l l o f G h o r a d ' d i n w h o o p e r a t e

a s a s s a s s i n s .

KUNDARAK GHORAD'DIN

PATH FEATURES

G h o r a d ' d i n A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u

s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , y o u

g a i n a + 2 b o n u s t o T h i e v e r y c h e c k s a n d S t e a l t h

c h e c k s u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n . Y o u a l s o g a i n

a + 2 b o n u s t o A C a n d t o R e f l e x u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r

n e x t t u r n .

C a r e f u l T r a p - B r e a k e r ( 1 1 t h l ev e l ) :

Y o u g a i n a

+5 b o n u s t o T h i e v e r y c h e c k s t o d e l a y a t r a p , a n d y o u

d o n o t t r i g g e r a t r a p w i t h a f a i l e d T h i e v e r y c h e c k .

M a s t e r B u r g l a r ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r y o u

m a k e a T h i e v e r y c h e c k , y o u r o l l t w o d i c e a n d t a k e

t h e h i g h e r r e s u l t .

KUNDARAK GHORAD'DIN POWERS

Befuddling Bypass

Kundarak Ghorad 'd in At tack 11

Empowered by your dragonmark, your shot befuddles your foe,

allowing you to pass by i t before the creature realizes you are

gone.

En c ou n t e r • Ch a rm , We a p on

S t a n da rd A c t i on Ra n g e d we a pon


Attack: Strength or Dexteri ty vs . Reflex

Hit : 2 [W ] + Strength or Dexteri ty modifier damage, and

the target is immobilized until the end of your next

turn .

You can then move your speed. This movem ent does not

provoke oppo rtunity attacks from the target .

Thwart the Wa lls Kundarak Ghorad 'd in Ut i l it y

1

2

You start to fade out of existence, gaining the ability to step

through walls and obstacles.

Encounter

M ino r Ac t io n Persona l

Effect: You gain insubstantial and phasing until the end of

your next

turn.

Ward Unleashed

Kundarak Ghorad 'd in At tack 20

With the power of your dragonmark, you dispel nearby wards

and use their power to impede your enemies.

Da i l y

Stan dar d Act ion Are a burst 2 within 10 squares

Target : Each enemy in burst

Atta ck: Strength or D exteri ty + 4 vs . Fort i tude

Level 27: Strength or De xterity + 6 vs. Fo rtitude

Hi t :

3d 10 + Strength or Dexteri ty modifier damage, and

the target is slowed (save ends).

M iss : Half damage.

Effect : Any enem y zones or conjurat ions in the burst end.

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3 | C l a s s e s



L Y R A N D A R W I N D - R I D E R

"Battling me is as futile as trying to strike the wind. And

if you try, you'll look just as foolish."


M a r k o f S t o r m f e a t

Y o u ' r e m o r e a t h o m e i n t h e s k i e s a b o a r d a H o u s e

L y r a n d a r a i r s h i p t h a n y o u a r e o n t h e g r o u n d .

T h r o u g h t h e p o w e r o f y o u r d r a g o n m a r k , y o u e x e r t

c o n t r o l o v e r w i n d a n d w e a t h e r . Y o u ' r e n a t u r a l l y h e l d

a l o f t b y b r e e z e s , b u t t h e w i n d i s n ' t j u s t a c o n s t a n t

c o m p a n i o n , i t' s a l s o a w e a p o n i n y o u r a r s e n a l . W i t h

t h e a i d o f y o u r d r a g o n m a r k , y o u c a n c a u s e s u d d e n

b u r s t s o f w i n d t h a t s e n d y o u r e n e m i e s f l y i n g . W i t h

e n o u g h p o w e r , y ou c a n e v e n s u m m o n a t o r n a d o t o

t e a r t h r o u g h y o u r e n e m y ' s r a n k s . T h o s e w h o t r i f l e

w i t h y o u f e e l t h e f u r y o f t h e s t o r m .

L Y R A N D A R W I N D - R I D E R

PATH FEATURES

W i n d - R i d e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n y o u


g a i n a fl y s p e e d e q u a l t o y o u r s p e e d ( a n d c a n h o v e r )

u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

S t o r m A d e p t ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u g a i n a + 1 b o n u s

t o a t t a c k r o l l s a n d a b o n u s e q u a l t o y o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n

m o d i f i e r ( m i n i m u m 1 ) t o d a m a g e f r o m l i g h t n i n g o r

t h u n d e r a t t a c k p o w e r s .

F e a t h e r ' s T o u c h ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : O n c e p e r e n c o u n

t e r , yo u c a n u s e t h e w i z a rd u t i l i t y p o w e r/e a t h e r/a l l

(Player's Handbook, p a g e 1 6 0 ) .

L Y R A N D A R W I N D - R I D E R P O W E R S

Wind Burst

Lyrandar Wind -Ride r A t tack 11

W ith the power of your dragonm ark, you call orth a colum n

of wind that lands on your enem ies, scattering them in all

directions.

En c ou n t e r 4 I m p l e m e n t

Standa rd Ac t ion Area burst 2 wi th in 10 squares

Target: Each creature in burst

Attack: Charisma or Const i tut ion vs . Fort i tude

Hit : 3d6 + Charisma or Const i tut ion mo difier damage,

and you push the target 2 squares away from the attack's

origin square. A target in the burst's origin square is

knocked prone instead of pushed.

Zephyr Wing s

Lyrandar Wind -Ride r Ut i l i ty 12

You feel a rush of wind at your back, and you're carried aloft.

Da i l y

M i n or A c t i on P e r s on a l

Effect : You gain a fly speed eq ual to your speed unt i l the

end of your next

turn.

Susta in Minor: The effect pers ists .

Unruly Cyclone

Lyrandar Wind -Ride r A t tack 20

Your dragonm ark flares as you struggle to control a pow erful

tornado and blast your foes.

Da i l y 4 I m p l e m e n t , Zon e

Standar d Ac t io n Area burs t

1

with in 10 squares

Effect : The burst creates a zone of violent wind that lasts

unt i l the end of your next

turn .

As a move act ion , you can

mov e the zone 4 squares . Each creature that starts its

turn within the zone is subject to the fol low ing attack.

Atta ck: Charisma or Const i tut ion vs . Fort itude.

Hit : 3d 10 + Charisma or Const i tut ion m odifier, and you

push the target 4 squares away from the burst's origin

square.

Susta in Minor: The zone persists .




MEDANI TRUESEER

" I knew you were going to do that. And n ow, 1 know you're

going to pay."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k o f D e t e c t i o n f e a t

H o u s e M e d a n i ' s a b i l i t y t o t r a i n t h e s e n s e s a n d t h e /

m i n d s o f i ts m e m b e r s i s l e g e n d a r y . I n y o u r c a s e , t h e

r i g o r o u s t r a i n i n g c o m b i n e s w i t h t h e p o w e r o f y o u r

d r a g o n m a r k t o b r i n g y o u r p o w e r s o f p r e s c i e n c e a n d

o b s e r v a t i o n t o s u p e r n a t u r a l l e v e l s . Y o u c a n r e v e a l

i n v i s i b l e fo e s w i t h e a s e a n d t h r o w y o u r e n e m i e s

f r o m t h e i r f e e t b y a n t i c i p a t i n g t h e i r m o v e m e n t s . A s a

M e d a n i t r u e s e e r , y o u t h i n k a s t e p a h e a d o f e v e r y o n e

e l s e . E v e n a d v e r s a r i e s t h a t t h i n k t h e y ' v e o u t s m a r t e d

y o u f i n d t h e m s e l v e s l u r e d i n t o t r a p s t h a t g i v e y o u t h e

a d v a n t a g e .

MEDANI TRUESEER PATH FEATURES

T r u e s e e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n y o u s p e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , a n y e n e m y

y o u c a n s e e g r a n t s c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e t o y o u u n t i l t h e

e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

B l i n d l e s s S i g h t ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u c a n n o t b e

b l i n d e d , a n d y o u g a i n a + 2 b o n u s t o P e r c e p t i o n c h e c k s

a n d i n i t i a t i v e c h e c k s .

M e d a n i T a r g e t i n g ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u r a t t a c k s

i g n o r e c o v e r a n d c o n c e a l m e n t , b u t n o t s u p e r i o r c o v e r

a n d t o t a l c o n c e a l m e n t , a g a i n s t a t a r g e t y o u h a v e

c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e a g a i n s t .

MEDANI TRUESEER POWERS

Meda ni True Strike Med an i Trueseer A t tack 11

Your Mark of Detection flares, sending out darts of energy to

hunt down hidden foes and reveal their locations.

Encounter

S tandar d Ac t ion Range d 10

Effect : You can see invis ible creatures within 1 0 squares of

you and within your line of sight until you hit or miss with

this power.


Atta ck: Charisma or W isd om + 4 vs . Reflex. The attack

ignores any cover and any con cealm ent if the target is

within 10 squares of you.

H i t : 2d10 + Char i sma or Wisd om modi fie r.

Meda ni Foretelling Med an i Trueseer Ut i l it y 1 2

The power of your dragonmark allows you to take a quick

glance into the uture to help you decide what to do.

Encounter

Free Ac t io n Persona l

Effect : You rol l a d20 . I f you attack during this

turn ,

you

can cho ose to use this roll as the first attack roll of the

attack.

Disruptive

Med an i Trueseer A t tack 20

Premonition

Before your enemy can strike, you let loose a debilitating sting

that inhibits its defenses and ability to attack.

Da i l y • W e a p on

Imm edia te In te rrupt Range d 10

Trigger: An enem y w ithin 10 squares of you hits or misses

you or an ally

Target : The tr iggering ene my

At tack : Char isma or Wis do m vs . Re f lex

Hi t : 3d10 + Char isma or Wis do m modi f ie r damage, and

the target takes a -4 penalty to attack rolls against you

(save ends).

M iss :

Half damage.

Effect : The target grants comb at advantage to yo u unt i l the

end of your next

turn.




O R I E N S W I F T B L A D E

"Are you watching my blade, or are you watching my

feet? You'll have to keep an eye on both if you're to keep

up with me.

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k

of

Pa s s a ge fe a t

A m o n g the b e s t d u e l i s t s of H o u s e O r i e n are the

s w i f t b la d e s , p e e r l e s s s w o r d m a s t e r s w h o s e M a r k s of

P a s s a g e e n a b l e t h e m to cut p a t h s b e t w e e n w o r l d s

w i t h t h e i r f l a s h i n g b l a d e s . As a s w i f t b l a d e , you can

s l i c e

a

r i f t

in the

f a b r i c o f t h e w o r l d , d a r t t h r o u g h

it,

a n d t h e n a p p e a r on the o t h e r s i de o f t h e ba t t l e f i e l d .

W h e n you p r a c t i c e a g a i n s t y o u r p e e r s , th e f i gh t s

r a n g e a c r o s s n e i g h b o r h o o d s and c i t i e s as you and

y o u r o p p o n e n t t e l e p o r t f r o m p l a c e to p l a c e .

H o u s e O r i e n c a l l s u p o n s w i f t b l a d e s to d e f e n d

t h e h o u s e ' s i n t e r e s t s w i t h w e a p o n an d w o r d . The

h o u s e d i s p a t c h e s th e d u e l i s t s to c o n d u c t n e g o t i a

t i o n s

or

i n v e s t i g a t e d i s t u r b a n c e s

in its

tr a v e l n e t w o r k .

W i t h t h e i r s o p h i s t ic a t e d d e m e a n o r , s w i f tb l a d e s

are

o f t e n u n d e r e s t i m a t e d by H o u s e O r i e n ' s e n e m i e s .

T h o s e who a t t r a c t the ire o f a n O r i e n s w i f t b l a d e

q u i c k l y l e a r n t h a t th e d u e l i s t s ar e m o r e t h a n c a s u a l

w e a p o n m a s t e r s .

ORIEN SWIFTBLADE PATH FEATURES

S w i f t b l a d e A c t i o n

(11th

l e v e l ) :

W h e n you s p e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t ,

you can

t e l e p o r t y o u r s p e e d

as a

m o v e a c t i o n u n t i l

the end

o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

V i g i l a n t S p r i n t e r (11th l e v e l ) : You do not g r a n t

c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e for r u n n i n g .

S w i f t F o o t ( 16 t h l e v e l ) : Yo u g a i n a +1 b o n u s to

s p e e d

and a +1

b o n u s

to AC and to

R e f l e x a g a i n s t

o p p o r t u n i t y a t t a c k s .

ORIEN SWIFTBLADE POWERS

Shifting Charge Or ien Swi f tb lade At tack 11

Brandishing your

weapon, you charge forward, dashing among

your enemies before they can react.

Encounter • W e a p o n

Standard Ac t ion Me le e weapo n

Effect : Before th e at tack, you shift your speed.


Attack: Strength

or

Intelligence

+

1 vs.

AC

Hit :

3 [W] +

Strength

or

Intell igence modifier dama ge.

Orien Unbound Or ien Swi f tb lade Ut i l it y 1 2

Your Mark of Passage

flares,

and you teleport away from your

bonds.

En c ou n t e r

•

Te leporta t ion

Mo ve Ac t ion Persona l

Effect : You end any immobil ized or marked effects on you.

You then teleport your speed.

Flurry of Teleportation Or ien Swi f tb lade At tack 20

You blink rom place to place on the battlefield, stabbing a foe

before disappearing

again.

Da i l y

•

Te l e por t a t i on , We a pon


Pr imary Target : One creature

Pr imary At tack : S t rength or Intelligence vs. AC

Hit :

2[W] + Strength or Intel ligence m odifier damage.

Effect : You te leport 4 squares and then make a secondary

attack.

Secondary Ta rget : One creature other than the primary

target

Second ary At tack : S t rength or Intelligence vs. AC

Hit :

1 [W] + Strength or Intell igence modifier dam age.

Effect : You te leport 4 squares and then make a tertiary

attack.

Tert iary Target :

On e

creature other than

the

primary

and secondary targets

Tert iary Attack: Strength or Intelligence vs. AC

Hit :

1 [W] + Strength or Intel ligence mod ifier damage.

Effect : You te leport 4 squares.




PHIARLAN PHANTASMIST

I suggest that you withdraw. My last foes found that flee

ing in abject terror was far more hazardous than a sensible

surrender.

P r e r e q u i s i t e : Mar k of Sha dow feat

The ente rtaine rs and artisan s of House Phiarlan

employ a variet y of media and te ch niqu es to express

their art and distract their foes. Members of the

house who show a predisposition for illusion are

often trained as phantasmists. As a phantasmist, you

excel in evasion and deception. Your training has

taught you how to bring your enemies' nightmares to

life. You can c loa k you rse lf in shadows or tric k foes

with illusory forms. Wh e n you perfe ct your art, you

even gain the power to make an illusion into a deadly

reality.

PHIARLAN PHANTASMIST

PATH FEATURES

Phant asmi st A ct i on ( 11t h l evel ) : Whe n you

spend an action point to take an extra action, you or

one ally within 3 squ are s of you be co mes invisible

until the start of your next tur n.

Mind Fire (11th level) : Any ene my affe cte d by

one o f your c ha rm, fear, illusion, or psychic powers

takes a -2 penalty to saving thr ows agains t that pow

er's effect.

Phase-Mist Shroud (16th level) : Wheneve r you

use an illusion power, you gain co nce al men t a nd a

+1 bonus to attacks rolls with charm, fear, illusion, or

psychic powers until the en d of your ne xt t urn .

PHIARLAN PHANTASMIST POWERS

Disturbing Visions

Ph ia r lan Phantasmis t A t tack

Terrible illusions plague your enemies' minds, causing them to

flee in fright.

En c ou n t e r

4

Fea r, I l lus ion , Imple men t , Psych ic

S tand ard Ac t ion Area burst 1 wi th in 10 squares

Target : Each enemy

in

burst

Attack: Intel l igence

or

Chari sma vs . W i l l

H i t : 2d6 + Intelligence or Charisma modifier psychic

damage, and you s l ide the target 2 squares . In addit ion,

the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end

of your next

turn.

Taunting Decoy

Ph ia r lan Phantasm is t Ut i l i ty

12

r

z

Z>

<

2

I

Z

Z

Z

<

G

An image of you appears near your enemy, drawing its attacks.

Da i l y

4

Con jura t ion , Te leporta t ion


10

Effect : You conjure

a

decoy of yourself in

an

unoccupied

square within range. The decoy occupies

1

square, and

it

lasts until the e nd of your next turn . Wh en you con jure

the decoy, it marks one enemy wi th in 5 squares of it until

the en d of your next turn . The decoy can be at tacked,

and when the enemy marked

by

the decoy hits it,

the

mark ends and

th e

decoy teleports

5

squares .

As a

move

act ion,

you can move the decoy

3

squares .

Susta in Minor: The decoy pers ists , and it marks one en emy

wi th in 5 squares of it .

Phantasmist Stalker

Ph ia r lan Phantasmis t A t tack 20

You summon a eral, gangly creature of shadow and mist to do

your bidding.

Da i l y 4 I m p l e m e n t , Ps yc h i c , Su m m on i n g


Ef fec t : You summ on a Me dium phantasmist sta lker in an

unoccupied square within range. The sta lker has speed

7. It has a +4 bonus to AC an d to Reflex and a +5 bonus

to saving throws against fear effects and charm effects .

Wh ene ver the s talker hi ts

a

creature grant ing co mbat

advantage

to

i t , that creature takes ongo ing

5

psychic

damag e (save ends) . You can give the phantasmist sta lker

the fol lowing specia l commands.

Min or Ac t ion : The phantasmist sta lker moves

7

squares .

It

has insubstant ia l whi le moving.

Stan dar d A ct io n: Close blast 3; targets each creature

in

blast; Intelligence

or

Charisma vs .

W i l l ;

1

d10 + Intel l igence

or Charisma modifier psychic damage, and the target

is

dazed (save ends).

S t a n da rd A c t i on : M e l e e

1 ;


Intelligence

or

Charisma vs . Reflex;

1d8 +

Intelligence

or

Charisma modifier psychic damage.

O ppor t u n i t y A t t a c k : M e l e e

1 ;


Intel l igence or Charisma vs . Reflex;

1

d 8 + Intelligence or


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C H A P T E R 3 | C l a s s e s ^



Sivis

TRUENAMER

"I callyou thaukrala'them-sholowdi. I rebukeyou with

mahanap rill-katarnah. And heed this word: Quarran

quatalli'voreshathayue "

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k o f S c r i b i n g f e a t , f l u e n t i n

S u p e r n a l

A s a b e a r e r o f t h e M a r k o f S c r i b i n g , y o u h a v e a s u p e r

n a t u r a l a f f i n i t y f o r l a n g u a g e . Y o u h a v e c h o s e n t o

f o c u s y o u r s k i ll s o n m a s t e r i n g t h e s u b t l e i n t o n a t i o n s

a n d p r e c i s e r h y t h m s o f t h e t r u e l a n g u a g e t h a t g a v e

b i r t h t o a l l o t h e r s . A l t h o u g h y o u r v o c a b u l a r y i s l i m

i t e d , y o u r w o r d s c a r r y p o t e n t m a g i c p o w e r — a p o w e r

t h a t c a n b e f u d d l e a n d e n s l a v e y o u r e n e m i e s o r b r i n g

a n o n r u s h i n g m o b t o a h a l t .

SIVIS TRUENAMER PATH FEATURES

T r u e n a m e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v el ) :

W h e n y o u


r e g a i n t h e u s e o f C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y o r A r c a n e I m p l e

m e n t M a s t e r y .

S u p e r n a l L i n g u i s t ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u r s t u d y o f

S u p e r n a l h a s g i v e n y o u a g r e a t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f

t h e w o r l d . Y o u g a i n a + 2 b o n u s t o k n o w l e d g e c h e c k s .

W o r d o f L i f e ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ): I n c r e a s e y o u r h e a l i n g

s u r g e v a l u e b y y o u r I n t e l l i g e n c e o r C h a r i s m a m o d i f i e r .


T r u e W o r d H e a l i n g ( 1 6 t h l e v e l) : W h e n e v e r

y o u u s e a p o w e r t h a t l e t s y o u s p e n d a h e a l i n g s u r g e ,

e a c h a l l y w i t h i n 3 s q u a r e s o f y o u c a n a l s o s p e n d a

h e a l i n g s u r g e .

Sivis TRUENAMER POWERS

U t t e r a n c e o f M o c k e r y S i v i s True n a m e r A t t a c k 11

You speak words of Supernal so potent that your enemy loses its

sense of identity and mistakenly attacks itself.

Encounter 4- Cha rm , Implem ent

Standard Ac t io n Range d 10


Attack: Intel l igence or Charisma vs . Wi l l

Hit :

As a free action, the target ma kes a basic attack against

itself and

hits.

If the target has mu ltiple basic attacks, you

choose wh ich attack i t uses .

Sigil of Repulsion

Sivis Truen ame r Ut i l i ty 1 2

You utter ancient w ords of Supernal, conjuring a silvery glyph

that repels your foes.

Da i l y 4 Con jura t ion

M i n or A c t i on Ra n g e d 20

Effect : You conjure a glow ing s igi l in an unoccu pied square

with in range. Any enem y with in 5 squares of the s igil

must spend 2 extra squares of mov eme nt for each space

it moves closer to the

sigil.

Susta in M inor : The s igil persists .

Utterance

S iv i s Truenam er At tack 20

of Domination

You

speak the true name of your enem y, giving you temporary

dominion over it.

Da i l y 4 C h a rm , I m p l e m e n t , P s yc h i c



Atta ck: Intel l igence or Charisma vs . W i l l

Hit : The target is dominated (save ends) .

Aftereffe ct : The target takes 4d10 + Intel l igence or


Miss: The target takes 2d1 0 + Intel ligence or C harisma

modifier psychic damage and is dazed until the end of

your next

turn.



THARASHK WAYFINDER

"There is only one way to escape my pursuit: through

death."


R a n g e r , H u n t e r ' s Q u a r r y c l a s s f e a

t u r e , M a r k o f F i n d i n g f e a t

R a n g e r s i n H o u s e T h a r a s h k o f t e n b e c o m e w a y -

f i n d e r s , a l l - p u r p o s e g u i d e s w h o t r a v e l t h e w o r l d

h e l p i n g t o r e s o l v e t h e h o u s e ' s q u a r r e l s . A w a y f i n d e r

i s p a r t s c o u t , p a r t b o u n t y h u n t e r , a n d p a r t i n q u i s i

t i v e . A s a w a y f i n d e r , y o u m i g h t , o v e r t h e c o u r s e o f a

s e a s o n , g u i d e d r a g o n s h a r d p r o s p e c t o r s t h r o u g h d a n

g e r o u s w i l d e r n e s s , c a p t u r e a f u g i t i v e , u n c o v e r w h o ' s

s m u g g l i n g p o i s o n s i n t o t h e s l u m s o f S h a r n , a n d e v e n

e x p l o r e a d u n g e o n o r t w o a l o n g t h e w a y . Y o u r d r a g o n

m a r k g u i d e s y o u r a t t a c k s , w h e t h e r y o u ' r e f i g h t i n g

h a n d - t o - h a n d o r w i t h a b o w . O n c e y o u d e t e r m i n e

y o u r q u a r r y , y o u a r e r e l e n t l e s s i n y o u r p u r s u i t o f i t .

T h o s e w h o f l e e f r o m y o u f i n d t h a t t h e r e ' s n o e s c a p i n g

a w a y f i n d e r , o n l y a d e la y o f t h e i n e v i t a b l e .

THARASHK WAYFINDER

PATH FEATURES

W a y f i n d e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n y o u s p e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o m a k e a n a t t a c k a g a i n s t a n e n e m y

y o u ' v e d e s i g n a t e d a s y o u r q u a r r y , y o u c a n s h i f t y o u r

s p e e d a f t e r t h e a t t a c k r o l l .

Q u a r r y ' s A r r e s t ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u h i t a

c r e a t u r e d e s i g n a t e d a s y o u r q u a r r y , y o u c a n c h o o s e

t o f o r e g o y o u r H u n t e r ' s Q u a r r y d a m a g e i n o r d e r t o

i n s t e a d s l o w t h e c r e a t u r e a n d p r e v e n t it f r o m s h i f t i n g

u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n . D o i n g t h i s e x p e n d s

y o u r H u n t e r ' s Q u a r r y d a m a g e u n t i l t h e s t a r t o f y o u r

n e x t t u r n .

W a y f i n d e r ' s Q u a r r y ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : W h i l e a c r ea

t u r e i s d e s i g n a t e d a s y o u r q u a r r y , i t g r a n t s c o m b a t

a d v a n t a g e t o y o u .

THARASHK WAYFINDER POWERS

Path of Least

Tharashk Wa yf ind er A t tack 11

Resistance

The power of your dragonm ark guides your strike, and its magic

lingers in the wound, weakening your foe's defenses.

En c ou n t e r • W e a p on

S t a n da rd A c t i on M e l e e o r Ra n g e d we a pon


Atta ck: Strength vs . lowest of Fort i tude, Reflex, or W i l l

(melee) or D exteri ty vs . lowest of Fort i tude, Reflex, or W i l l

(ranged)

Hit : 2[W ] + Strength modifier damag e (melee) or 2[W ]

+ Dexteri ty modifier dama ge ( ranged) . Unt i l the start

of your next

turn ,

the target takes a -2 penalty to the

defense you hit .

Distant Quarry Tharashk Wa yf ind er Ut i l it y

1

2

Your

dragonmark pulses with energy as you identify a distant

foe as your quarry.

Encounter

M in or Ac t ion Persona l

Effect : You designate one enem y that you can see as your

quarry.

Path of Destruction

Tharashk Way f inde r A t tack 20

Your dragonmark flashes as you deliver a devastating attack.

You then take a couple of steps and unleash another crippling

assault.

D a i l y • W e a p o n

S t a n da rd A c t i on M e l e e o r Ra n g e d we a pon

Pr im ary Target : On e c rea ture

Pri m ary Atta ck: Strength vs . AC (melee ) or Dexteri ty vs . AC

(ranged)

Hit : 2[W ] + Strength modifier damage (melee) or 2[ W] +

Dexteri ty modifier dam age ( ranged) . The target gains

vul

nerable 1 to a l l damage un t i l the end of the encounter.

Effect : Shift 2 squares and make a secondary attack.

Secon dary Ta rget : One c rea ture

Secon dary At tack : S t rength vs . AC (me lee ) or Dexter it y

vs .

AC ( ranged)

Hit : 2[W ] + Strength modifier damage (melee) or 2 [W ]

+ Dexteri ty mod ifier damage ( ranged). The second ary

target gains vulnerable 1 to a l l damag e unt i l the end of

the encounter. I f you hit the same creature with both the

primary and secondary attacks, i t gains vulnerable 2 to

al l damage unt i l the end of the encoun ter.

C H A P T E R 3 | C l a s s e s J



THURANNI SHADOW KILLER

"The only noise my weapon makes is the sound of a body

hitting the floor."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : M a r k

of

S h a d o w f e a t , t r a i n e d

in

S t e a l t h

Y o u ' r e a m o n g th e d e a d l i e s t a s s a s s i n s t h a t H o u s e

T h u r a n n i has to o f fe r . You are the s c o u r g e of H o u s e

P h i a r l a n

an d

a n y o n e e l s e

who has

e n e m i e s w i t h

the

c o i n to a f f o r d y o u r s e r v i c e s . You k i l l s i l e n t l y , and

y o u ' r e a d e p t at i n f i lt r a t i n g e n e m y s t r o n g h o l d s . You

e l i m i n a t e t a r g e t s w i t h r u t h l e s s e f f i c i e n c y an d r e t u r n

t o y o u r h o u s e' s c o m p o u n d s u n s c a t h e d . T h u r a n n i

s h a d o w k i l l e r s

ar e

c a r e f u l

to

e n s u r e t h a t t h e i r d e e d s

g o u n n o t i c e d by m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s p o p u l a t i o n .


PATH FEATURES

S h a d o w - f a d e A c t i o n

(11th

l e v e l ) :

W h e n you

s p e n d

an

a c t i o n p o i n t

to

t a k e

an

e x t r a a c t i o n ,

you

b e c o m e i n v i s i b l e u n t i l the end o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

T h u r a n n i S i l e n c e (11th l e v e l ) : A ny a l ly w i t h i n 3

s q u a r e s o f y o u

w ho is not

t r a i n e d

in

S t e a l t h g a i n s

a +3

b o n u s to S t e a l t h c h e c k s .

S h a d o w W o u n d ( 16 t h l e v e l ) : O n c e per r o u n d

w h e n you hit an e n e m y g r a n t i n g c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e to

y o u , y o u r a t t a c k a l s o d e a l s o n g o i n g

5

n e c r o t i c d a m a g e

( s a ve e n d s ) .

You

d e c i d e w h e t h e r

to

a p p l y

t he

o n g o i n g

d a m a g e a f t e r m a k i n g the d a m a g e r o l l. T he d a m a g e

i n c r e a s e s to o n g o i n g 10 n e c r o t i c at 21st l e v e l .


P O W E R S

Thurann i Shadow K i l l e r A t tack 11

escending

Shadows

Darkness explodes from your dagger and rises above your en

emy before raining down ebon sheets that cling to the creature's

form.

En c ou n t e r • W e a p o n



Atta ck: D exteri ty vs . Reflex

and

W i l l .

You

make

one

attack

roll and compare the result against both defenses. The

target might be hit one or two t imes, depen ding on wh ich

defenses a re hit.

Hit (Reflex) : 1 [W] + Dexteri ty mo difier damage, and the

target is s lowed unt i l the end of your next

turn.

Hi t (Wi l l ) : 1 [W] + Dexteri ty mo difier damage, and the target

is blinded until th e end of your next

turn.

Shadowstep

Thurann i Sha dow K i l l er Ut i l it y 1 2

You point at a spot, and the light retreats from it. Then you dis

appear and step out of the shadows you ve created.

Da i l y

•

Te leporta t ion , Zone

Standard Ac t io n Area burst 1 wi th in 10 squares

Ef fec t :

The

burst creates

a

zone

of

darkness that lasts until

th e end of your next

turn.

The zone blocks line of sight

for creatures witho ut darkvis ion. You gain darkvis ion

until t he end of your next turn and te leport to the burst's

origin square.

Sus ta in M inor :

The

darkvis ion

and the

zone persist.

Spectral Garrote

11

urann i Shadow K i l l er A t tack 20

A translucent

garrote forms

foe to use as your shield.

between your hands as you snare a

Da i l y • Re l i a b l e , We a po n

S t a n da rd A c t i on M e l e e 1

Target :

One

creature grant ing combat advantage

t o you

Attack: Dexteri ty vs . Reflex

Hi t : 3d8 + Dexteri ty mod ifier damage, and you grab the

target . Unt i l

th e

grab ends,

you

have cover and

c an use

the fol lowing act ion.

Imm edia te In te rrupt Persona l

Trigger: An enemy makes a me lee or ranged attack roll

against

you

that targets

AC or

Reflex

Effect : The triggering attack targets the creature grabbed

by

you.

Sus ta in M inor : You sustain th e grab, and the target takes

2d8 + Dexteri ty m odifier damage.

I 1 1

A I I I

K [i

I

C l a s s e s



VADALIS GRIFFONMASTER

"look to the skies, my friends. There you'll find me."


R a n g e r , B e a s t M a s t e r y c l a s s f e a t u r e

(s e e Martial P o w er , p a g e 3 8 ) , M a r k o f H a n d l i n g f e a t

I n t h e f i n a l y e a r s o f t h e L a s t W a r , H o u s e V a d a l i s

b e g a n t r a i n i n g g r i f f o n r i d e r s — s o l d i e r s m o u n t e d o n

d o m e s t i c a t e d g r i f f o n s . A s a V a d a l i s g r i f f o n m a s t e r , y o u

h a d a h a n d i n t r a i n i n g t h o s e g r i f f o n s a n d t h e i r r i d e r s .

W i t h y o u r d r a g o n m a r k ' s p o w e r , y o u 'v e b e c o m e a n

e x p e r t r i d e r w h o i s a t h o m e o n t h e b a c k o f a g r i f f o n .

VADALIS GRIFFONMASTER

PATH FEATURES

G r i f f o n m a s t e r A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n y o u

s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o m a k e a n a t t a c k , y o u r V a d a l i s

b r e d g r i f f o n c a n t a k e a s t a n d a r d a c t i o n o r a m o v e

a c t i o n a f t e r y o u r a t t a c k . I f t h e g r i f f o n u s e s t h e a c t i o n

t o a t t a c k , t h e a t t a c k d e a l s l d 6 e x t r a d a m a g e .

V a d a l i s G r i f f o n ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u c a n s w a p y o u r

c u r r e n t b e a s t c o m p a n i o n f o r a V a d a l i s - b r e d g r i f f o n .

V a d a l i s R i t u a l T e c h n i q u e s ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) : Y o u

h a v e m a s t e r e d a n d c a n p e r f o r m t h e C o m m u n e w i t h

N a t u r e a n d P h a n t o m S t e e d r i t u a l s a s i f y o u h a d t h e

R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

VADALIS GRIFFONMASTER EXPLOITS

Griffon's Pull

Vada l i s Gr i f fonmaster A t tack 11

Your griffon reaches out with its beak and pulls your enemies

close. You then seize the opportunity to attack.

En c ou n t e r • B e a s t , M a r t i a l , We a p on

Standard Ac t io n Me lee weapo n (beas t 2 )

P r im ary Ta rget : One c rea ture

Primary Attack: Beast 's at tack bonus vs . Reflex

Hi t :

1

[B ] + beast 's Strength modifier dam age, and you

slide the target 3 squares into a space adjacent to your

Vadal is-bred gri ffon beast comp anion. M ake a secondary

attack that is a melee we apo n attack.

Secondary Target : One creature that was a primary target

Secon dary At tack : S t rength vs . AC . You have combat

advantage against the secondary target .

H i t :

1 [W ] + Strength modifier damage.

Level

2 1 :

2[ W ] + Strength modifier damage.

Invigorating D ive

Vadal is Gri ffo nma ster Ut i l i ty 1 2

The rush of the wind and the anticipation of attacking you r prey

give you

and your

griffon a surge of vigor.

Da i l y • Beas t , Hea l ing , Mart ia l

Free Act ion Close burst 1

Requirement: You must be mounted on a creature that is

flying.

Trigger: You charge

Target : You and your beast companion

Effect: Each target regains hit points equal to your healing

surge value.

V A D A L I S B R E D G R I F F O N S T A T I S T I C S

A b i l i t y S c o r e s : S t re n gt h 2 0 , Co n s t i tu t i o n 1 8 , De xt e r i t y

1 6 ,

Intel l igence 2 , W isdo m 12, Charism a 6

S i z e : Large

S p e e d : 6 squares, f ly 8 squares

D e f e n s e s : AC 13 + level , Fort i tude 14 + level , Reflex

12 + level, Will 12 + level

H it Points : 16 + 10 per level

A t t a c k B o n u s : Level + 4

D a m a g e : 2 d 6

M e l e e B a s i c A t t a c k : C law; level + 3 vs . AC ; 2d6 +

St re n gt h mo di f i e r da ma ge .

M o u n t : The Vadalis-bred griffon is a mount.

C o o p e r a t i v e C h a r g e :

W he n th e Vadalis-bred griffon's

rider charges, the griffon can make a c law attack as

a free action in addition to its rider's charge attack.

Tra ine d Ski l ls : Athlet ics , Endurance, Perception

Snatching Assault

Vada l i s Gr i f fonmaster A t tack 20

Your griffon grabs your enemy in its talons and whisks it away.

Da i l y • B eas t , Mart ia l

S tand ard Ac t ion Me le e beast 1


Atta ck: Be ast 's attack bonus vs . AC

Hit : 2 [B] + beast Strength 's modifier damage , and the

target is grabbed. Until the grab ends, your Vadalis-bred

griffon beast companion can m ove the target withou t

needing to make a Strength attack.

Miss: 2 [B] + beast 's Strength mo difier damage.

Effect: After the attack, your Vadalis-bred griffon beast

comp anion can m ove half its speed.




E P I C D E S T I N I E S ^

W h e n y o u r e a c h 2 T s H e v e l , y o u c a n c h o o s e a n e p i c

d e s t i n y . Y o u c a n s e l e c t o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g E b e r r o n -

b a s e d e p i c d e s t i n i e s i n s t e a d o f a n e p i c d e s t i n y f r o m

a n o t h e r s o u r c e . A l t h o u g h t h e s e e p i c d e s t i n i e s a r e

g r o u n d e d i n t h e E B E R R O N s e t t i n g , y o u c a n , w i t h y o u r

D M ' s p e r m i s s i o n , c h o o s e o n e o f t h e m f o r a c h a r a c t e r

f r o m a n y c a m p a i g n s e t t in g .

CHAMPION OF PROPHECY

No t h i n g

can stop you. You were born for this. It's who you

are.


2 1 s t l e v e l

E v e r s i n c e y o u w e r e y o u n g , y o u ' v e h a d a n i n s t i n c t i v e

s e n s e t h a t y o u w e r e s p e c i a l . A s y o u g r e w o l d e r a n d

s a w m o r e o f t h e w o r l d , y o u l e a r n e d o f t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y , a n d y o u b e g a n t o r e c o g n i z e t h a t y o u h a v e

s o m e p a r t t o p l a y i n i t . Y o u r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e r e a s o n

y o u fe l t s p e c i a l w a s b e c a u s e o f y o u r c o n n e c t i o n t o t h e

P r o p h e c y .

Y o u ' v e d i s c o v e r e d t a n g i b l e , c o n c r e t e i n d i c a t i o n s

o f y o u r r o l e in t h e P r o p h e c y . Y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f

t h e P r o p h e c y m i g h t b e s u b t l e ( a w h i s p e r i n y o u r h e a d

t h a t i m p a r t s p r o p h e t i c g u i d a n c e a t k e y j u n c t u r e s i n

y o u r

l i fe) ,

o r i t m i g h t b e o v e r t ( a r e f e r e n c e t o y o u i n

a n c i e n t t e x t s t h a t c o n c e r n t h e P r o p h e c y ) . P e r h a p s

dra go n s p a y yo u a v i s i t t o t e l l yo u o f yo u r ro l e i n t h e

P r o p h e c y .

R e g a r d l e s s o f t h e w a y i n w h i c h y o u l e a r n e d o f y o u r

d e s t i n y , y o u h a v e e m b r a c e d i t . Y o u r t r a i n i n g h a s p r e

p a r e d y o u f o r t h e c h a l l e n g e s y o u f a c e , a n d w o e b e t i d e

a n y o n e w h o s t a n d s i n y o u r w a y . Y o u a r e a n a g e n t o f

f a t e , a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p r o p h e c y , a n d o n e c a n n o

s o o n e r h o l d y o u b a c k t h a n s t o p t i m e f r o m p a s s i n g .

IMMORTALITY

Y o u r a s c e n d a n c y t o i m m o r t a l i t y i s a s m u c h a c o l l e c

t i v e e x p e r i e n c e a s a n i n d i v i d u a l o n e .

A g e n t o f t h e P r o p h e c y : B o u n d t o t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y , y o u a r e a p i v o t a l p a r t i n a n a r r a t i v e t h a t

s t r e t c h e s f o r w a r d a n d b a c k w a r d . T h o s e w h o s t u d y

t h e P r o p h e c y w i l l k n o w y o u r n a m e , a n d y o u w i l l

i n s p i r e t h e a c t i o n s o f f u t u r e c h a m p i o n s o f p r o p h e c y .

Y o u w i l l m o v e f o r w a r d t h e e v e n t s o f t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y , a n d w h e n t h e P r o p h e c y r e a c h e s i t s c o n c l u

s i o n , y o u w i l l h a v e b e e n a t a n g i b l e p a r t o f i t.

CHAMPION OF PROPHECY FEATURES

P r o p h e t i c B l e s s i n g ( 2 1 s t l e v e l ) : I n c r e a s e

y o u r S t r e n g t h , C o n s t i t u t i o n , o r D e x t e r i t y b y 2 , a n d

i n c r e a s e y o u r I n t e l l i g e n c e , C h a r i s m a , o r W i s d o m

b y

2 .

U n s t o p p a b l e P r o p h e c y ( 2 1 s t l e v el ) : W h e n e v e r

y o u f a i l a d e a t h s a v i n g t h r o w , y o u g a i n a + 2 b o n u s t o

a t t a c k r o l l s u n t i l t h e e n d o f t h e e n c o u n t e r .

C r i t i c a l J u n c t u r e ( 2 4 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n e v e r y o u

s c o r e a c r i t i c a l h i t , y o u c a n s p e n d a h e a l i n g s u r g e .

P r o p h e t i c R e n e w a l ( 3 0 t h l e v e l ) : W h e n e v e r

y o u r e a c h a m i l e s t o n e , y o u c a n r e g a i n t h e u s e o f a n

e x p e n d e d d a i l y a t t a c k p o w e r i n s t e a d o f g a i n i n g a n

a c t i o n p o i n t .

C H A M P I O N O F P R O P H E C Y P O W E R

Cham pion o f P rophecy Ut i l ity 26

rophetic

Certainty

Buoyed by a succession of victories, you unleash a potent attack.

Encounter

Minor Act ion Persona l

Effect: You gain a bonus to your next attack roll before the

end of your next turn. The bonus is equal to +2 per mi le

stone that you've reac hed since your last extended rest.

C H A P T E R 3 ] C l a s s e s



DISPOSSESSED CHAMPION

You lead

a

broken

and

scattered people into

a new era of

prosperity.


21s t l e ve l

T h e L a s t W a r ' s s c a r s a r e f el t d e e p l y . C i t i e s an d

n a t i o n s s t il l r e e l f r o m

t h e

r a v a g e s o f t h e t e r r i b l e

c o n f l ic t . K h o r v a i r e

an d i ts

i n h a b i t a n t s b e a r v i s i b l e

s i gn s o f t h e s u f f e r i n g w r o u g h t by the w a r . C o u n t l e s s

p e o p l e s a re s t i l l a d r i f t , s e a r c h i n g for a h o m e and

a p u r p o s e .

T h e

P r o p h e c y c h o s e y o u

t o

l e a d t h e s e

p e o p l e ,

t o

g u i d e t h e m

to a ne w

h o m e l a n d

a n d

i n t o

a

f u t u r e f r e e f r o m s t r i f e a n d t o r m e n t . Y o u w e r e c h o s e n

to b e t h e i r c h a m p i o n , to d e f e n d t h e m f r o m a c a l l o u s

w o r l d t h a t h a s f o r g o t t en

o r

d i s m i s s e d

t h e m .

Y o u m i g h t h a v e b e c o m e a w a r e

o f

f at e 's p l a n

for yo u

e a r l y i n y o u r c a r e e r , o r y o u c o u l d h a v e c o m e to y o u r

m i s s i o n l a t e . Y o u r d e s t i n y c o u l d b e the c u l m i n a t i o n o f

u n r e l a t e d e v e n t s

a n d

e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t

l ed

y o u

t o

b i n d

y o u r s e l f to

a

c h o s e n p e o p l e .

N o w

y o u h a v e b e c o m e

a

c h a m p i o n

o f a

d i s p o s s es s e d p e o p l e , a n d y o u i n t e n d

to

b r i n g h o p e to t h e m t h r o u g h y o u r l e a d e r sh i p .

IMMORTALITY

L o n g a f t e r y o u d i e , y o u r n a m e w i l l l iv e o n as a

s y m b o l

o f

h e r o i s m

a n d

h o p e

i n the

h e a r t s

o f

t h o s e

y o u ch a m p i on . W h e n

y o u

s e l e c t t h i s e p i c de s t i n y ,

c h o o s e a g r o u p o f f o r s a k e n o r b r o k e n p e o p l e , s u c h

a s C y r a n s , s h if t e r s, m e m b e r s o f H o u s e P h i a r l a n ,

w a r f o r g e d ,

t i e f l i n g s ,

o r an y

o t h e r d i s p o s s e s s e d g r o u p .

Y o u n e e d

not

y o u r s e l f b e

a

m e m b e r

o f

th i s g r o u p .

A s

t h e c a m p a i g n p r o g r es s e s t h r o u g h

t he

e p i c t i e r , s e e k

o p p o r t u n i t i e s

to

h e l p y o u r p e o p l e

an d to

s t r e n g t h e n

t h e i r p r e s e n c e

i n the

w o r l d .

Hero of Pr ophe cy: Y o u r c h o s e n p e o p l e h a v e

l o n g b e l i e v e d t h a t

a

h e r o w o u l d c o m e

a n d

l e a d t h e m

f r o m o b l i v i o n . F r a g m e n t s f r o m

t h e

D r a c o n i c P r o p h

e c y

a n d

f r o m

t h e

v i s i o n s

o f

m y s t i c s p r e d i c t e d y o u r

c o m i n g . W h e n y o u a c c e p te d

t h e

c h a m p i o n ' s m a n t l e ,

y o u r m i s s i o n

a n d

p u r p o s e b e c a m e c l e a r, a n d

you

h a v e s i n c e s o u g h t e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y

to

h e l p y o u r

p e o p l e . Y o u r e f f o r ts m i g h t c u l m i n a t e

i n a

f i n a l b a t t l e

a g a i n s t y o u r p e o p l e 's p r i n c i p a l e n e m i e s .

I n

y o u r

e n e m i e s ' d e f e a t , y ou c a n a t t a i n t h e s a l v a t i o n t h a t yo u

h a v e l o n g s o u g h t . Y o u r p e o p l e m i g h t r a i s e yo u up as

a k i n g or a q u e e n , o r p e r h a p s y o u w i l l i n s t e a d s i m p l y

a s c e n d i n t o t h e i r c u l t u r a l c o n s c i o u s n e s s as a s a v i o r .

R e g a r d l e s s , y o u r t r i a l s w i l l b e r e t o l d i n s t o r i e s an d

s o n g s for m i l l e n n i a u n t i l i n m e m o r y y o u b e c o m e

s o m e t h i n g m o r e t h a n m o r t a l . To y o u r p e o p l e , yo u

w i l l r e m a i n a n e t e r n a l s y m b o l o f h o p e an d a p r o m i s e

o f

a

b e t t e r f u t u r e .

DISPOSSESSED CHAMPION FEATURES

Le ad to Victory (21s t level) : W h e n e v e r y o u s hi ft ,

e a c h a l l y w i t h i n y o u r l i n e o f s i g h t c a n s h i f t a n e q u a l

n u m b e r o f s q u a r e s as a f r e e a c t i o n . T h e a l l y m u s t en d

t h e s h i f t c l o s e r

to yo u

t h a n

h e or she

b e g a n .

B u r d e n of L e a d e r s h i p ( 2 4 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n a n

e n e m y ' s a t t a c k b l o o d i e s a n a l l y a d j a c e n t t o y o u , yo u

c a n s p e n d a h e a l i n g s u r g e t o a l l o w t h a t a l l y to r e g a i n

h i t p o i n t s

as if

h e

or she ha d

s p e n t

a

h e a l i n g s u r g e .

Driven by Duty (30th level) :

T h e

f i r s t t i m e

y o u d r o p

t o 0 hit

p o i n t s

o r

f e w e r a f t e r

a n

e x t e n d e d

r e s t , y ou c an s p e n d a h e a l i n g s u r g e as an i m m e d i a t e

i n t e r r u p t .

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p o i n t s .

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n u m b e r o f h i t p o i n t s b e c o m e t e m p o r a r y h i t p o i n t s .

DISPOSSESSED CHAMPION POWER

Dispossessed Champion Ut i l i t y

26

egendary

Defense

Your selfless commitment to your people is legendary.

Da i l y

•

S tance

M i n or A c t i on P e r s on a l

Effect : Unt i l the stance ends, any a l ly within

3

squares

of

you gains resist 10 to all damage and is i m m u n e to fear

effects. In addit ion, unt i l the stance ends, you can us e a

minor act ion once

pe r

round

to

a l low an a l ly within

3

squares of you m ake a me lee or ranged basic attack as a

free act ion.

C H A P T E R

3

| C l a s s e s



MOURNING SAVIOR

Nothing less than the complete restoration of Cyre will sat

isfy

you.

v

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 2 1 s t l e v e l

i

I n t h e f i n a l y e a r s o f t h e L a s t W a r , p r o p h e t s a n d s o o t h

s a y e rs w a r n e d o f i m p e n d i n g d o o m . T h e y d e s c r i b e d

a s i n g u l a r e v e n t t h a t w o u l d c h a n g e t h e f a c e o f K h o r

vaire a n d b r i n g r u i n a n d d e a t h t o t h e l a n d . T h e s e

w a r n i n g s c u l m i n a t e d w i t h t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g ,

a n d n o n e c a n n o w d e n y t h e t r u t h o f t h e s e p r o p h e

c i e s . A f e w o f C y r e ' s s u r v i v o r s r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e s e

s a m e m y s t i c s a l s o s p o k e o f s a lv a t i o n , o f a p e r s o n w h o

w o u l d u n d o w h a t h a d b e f a l l e n C y r e . T h i s p e r s o n , t h e

p r o p h e t s s a i d , w o u l d h e a l t h e l a n d a n d p r e v e n t s i m i

l a r c a t a s t r o p h e s f r o m r a v a g i n g t h e w o r l d . Y o u a r e t h e

m o u r n i n g s a v io r t h e f o r e t el l i n g s p r e d i c t e d , c h o s e n

b y t h e P r o p h e c y t o s t a n d f a s t a g a i n s t t h e t h r e a t o f t h e

M o u r n l a n d a n d s t o p i t s c o r r u p t i o n f r o m s p r e a d i n g

f a r t h e r a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e .

IMMORTALITY

A s a m o u r n i n g s a v i o r , y o u f a c e a d a u n t i n g t a s k . Y o u

m u s t s h o u l d e r t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f r e s t o r i n g h e a l t h

a n d v i g o r t o t h e l a n d a n d o f s t o p p i n g t h e s p r e a d o f a n

i n e x p l i c a b l e t a i n t .

M o u r n i n g P a n a c e a : O n c e y o u c o m p l e t e y o u r

f i n a l q u e s t a n d u n l o c k t h e M o u r n i n g ' s s e c r e t , y o u

r e a l i z e w h a t m u s t b e d o n e t o r e m o v e t h e t a i n t t h a t

p l a g u e s t h e l a n d . O n l y t h r o u g h s a c r i f i c e c a n y o u

c o n t a i n t h e w e l l s p r i n g o f e v i l t h a t c o n t a m i n a t e s C y r e .

O n c e y o u m a k e p e a c e w i t h t h i s t e r r i b l e t a s k , y o u

w a l k i n t o t h e M o u r n l a n d a n d v a n i s h i n t o it s m i s t s .

F o r a t i m e , t h e r e i s n o c h a n g e . A s t h e s e a s o n s

p a s s , t h o u g h , t h e g l o o m s h r o u d i n g C y r e t h i n s . T h e

h o r r o r s s t a l k i n g t h e r u i n e d l a n d s c a p e t u r n a g a i n s t

o n e a n o t h e r i n a n o r g y o f v i o l e n c e . W h e n t h e

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n i s c o m p l e t e , n o t h i n g r e m a i n s o f t h e

m a g i c a l p h e n o m e n o n t h a t e r a s e d a n e n t i r e n a t i o n .

W r e c k a g e l i e s s t r e w n a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y s i d e , b u t

r a t h e r t h a n d i s h e a r t e n i n g t h e C y r a n r e f u g e e s , i t

e m b o l d e n s t h e m . T h e y r e s o l v e t o r e b u i l d w h a t w a s

l o s t a n d r e s t o r e t h e i r h o m e l a n d t o i t s f o r m e r g l o r y .

Y o u m i g h t b e a n u n s u n g h e r o , b u t t h r o u g h y o u r s a c

r i f i c e , t h e M o u r n i n g i s r e v e r s e d , a n d l i f e c a n t h r i v e

i n C y r e o n c e m o r e .

MOURNING SAVIOR FEATURES

M o u r n l a n d D e d i c a t e ( 2 1 s t le v e l) : Y o u a r e

a c c u s t o m e d t o th e M o u r n l a n d ' s e f f e c t . Y o u g a i n a

+ 5 b o n u s t o s k i l l c h a l l e n g e s r e l a t e d t o t h e p e r i l s o f

t h e M o u r n l a n d . Y o u a r e i m m u n e t o t h e M o u r n l a n d

l ii X. a f f l i c t i o n d i s e a s e , a n d y o u i g n o r e o b s t a c l e s a n d f a n

t a s t i c t e r r a i n u n i q u e t o t h e M o u r n l a n d . I n a d d i t i o n ,

w h i l e w i t h i n t h e M o u r n l a n d , y o u a n d a n y a l l y w i t h i n

5 s q u a r e s o f y o u c a n b e n e f i t f r o m h e a l i n g p o w e r s .

W h i l e o u t s i d e t h e M o u r n l a n d , h e a l i n g p o w e r s t h a t

t a r g e t y o u o r a n y a l l y w i t h i n 5 s q u a r e s o f y o u r e s t o r e

2 d 6 e x t r a h i t p o i n t s .

M e m o r y o f C y r e ( 2 4 t h l e v e l ): W h e n y o u s p e n d

a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , a n y n o n c o n -

s t r u c t , n o n - u n d e a d e n e m y a d j a c e n t t o y o u t a k e s a - 2

p e n a l t y t o a t t a c k r o l l s a n d a l l d e f e n s e s ( s a v e e n d s ) .

C y r a n V e n g e a n c e ( 3 0 t h l ev e l ): W h e n y o u f i r st

b e c o m e b l o o d i e d d u r i n g a n e n c o u n t e r , y o u g a i n o n e

a c t i o n p o i n t . Y o u m u s t s p e n d t h i s a c t i o n p o i n t b e f o r e

t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n . U s i n g t h i s a c t i o n p o i n t d o e s

n o t c o u n t a g a i n s t y o u r n o r m a l a c t i o n p o i n t e x p e n

d i t u r e d u r i n g c o m b a t . I n a d d i t i o n , i f y o u s p e n d t h e

a c t i o n p o i n t t o m a k e a n a t t a c k a g a i n s t a n u n d e a d o r

a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e , y o u g a i n a b o n u s t o t h e a t t a c k r o l l s

a n d d a m a g e r o l l s e q u a l t o y o u r C h a r i s m a m o d i f i e r .

MOURNING SAVIOR POWER

Cleansing Presence Mou rn ing Sav ior Ut i l i ty 26

Even the terrible curse plaguing the Mournland can't withstand

your purifying presence.

Da i l y • Hea l ing

Standa rd Ac t io n C lose burst 20

Target: Each ally in burst

Effect : Each target can spend a h eal ing surge. Any hit

points in excess of the target 's maxim um numb er of hit

points become temporary hit points .

In addit ion, you perm anent ly negate the effect of

fan

tastic terrain within the burst that has a magical or super

natural origin, including but not limited to blood rock,

fonts of pow er, il lusions, loadstones, mirror crystals, pillars

of

life,

sacred c irc les, permane nt porta ls , and teleporters .




SUBLIME FLAME

You become one with the Silver Flame.

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 2 1 s t l e v e l , a n y d i v i n e c l a s s , m u s t

w o r s h i p t h e S i lv e r F l a m e

F r o m t h e S i l v e r F l a m e ' s i n c e p t i o n , it s p u r p o s e i n t h e

w o r l d h a s b e e n c l e a r . I t w a s f o r g e d f r o m a c o m m i t

m e n t t o s t a n d f a s t a g a i n s t t h e g r o w i n g d a r k n e s s , t o

s e e k o u t a n d d e s t r o y e v i l ' s c h a m p i o n s , a n d t o c a r r y

t h e b a n n e r - o f p u r i t y a n d l i g h t . A l t h o u g h m a n y r a l l y

t o t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , o n l y a s e l e c t f e w e v e r f e e l i t s

p u r i f y i n g f l a m e s b u r n a w a y t h e d a r k n e s s c l o u d i n g

t h e i r s o u l s a n d r e c e i v e t r u e c l a r i t y o f v i s i o n . O n e

d o e s n o t c h o o s e t o b e c o m e a v e s s e l f o r t h e S i l v e r

F l a m e , b u t r a t h e r , t h e F l a m e c h o o s e s h i m o r h e r t o

be a v e s s e l .

A s a s u b l i m e f l a m e , y o u h a v e u n f l i n c h i n g d e v o

t i o n a n d p i e t y , a n d y o u a r e d e d i c a t e d t o s e r v i n g t h e

p r i n c i p l e s o n w h i c h t h e C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e

w a s f o u n d e d . Y o u m i g h t s e r v e t h e C h u r c h f a i t h f u l l y ,

o r p e r h a p s i n s t e a d y o u c o m m u n e d i r e c t l y w i t h t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e . R e g a r d l e s s , y o u r d e v o t i o n u n l o c k s a

d e e p e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f y o u r p u r p o s e i n t h e w o r l d .

IMMORTALITY

A s a s u b l i m e f l a m e , y o u c a n c h a n n e l t h e p o w e r

o f t h o s e w h o h a v e c o m e b e f o r e y o u . E v e n t u a l l y ,

t h i s p o w e r m i g h t l e a d y o u t o m e r g e w i t h t h e S i l v e r

F l a m e a n d b e c o m e a n i m m o r t a l e x t e n s i o n o f i ts

d i v i n e w i l l .

J o i n i n g t h e F l a m e : Y o u h a v e s p e n t y o u r l i f e

c o m b a t i n g c o r r u p t i o n a n d e v i l i n t h e n a m e o f t h e

S i l v er F l a m e . Y o u h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d a n a w a k e n i n g

o f p u r p o s e , a n d a s y o u f a c e y o u r f i n a l e n e m y , t h e

l a s t v e s t i g e s o f d o u b t b u r n a w a y . W i t h y o u r u l t i m a t e

v i c t o r y , y o u f e e l a t u g u p o n y o u r s o u l t h a t d r a w s y o u

t o w a r d T h r a n e f o r o n e f i n a l p i l g r i m a g e . Y o u c r o s s

t h e c o u n t r y s i d e , r e t u r n i n g t o F l a m e k e e p t o e n t e r t h e

C a t h e d r a l o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e . T h e r e , y o u s t e p i n t o

t h e f i r e a n d u n d e r g o a t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . T h e a r g e n t

f i r e s e a r s a w a y y o u r f l e s h , a l l o w i n g y o u r m i n d a n d

s o u l to j o i n w i t h t h e S i l v e r F l a m e . Y o u t a k e y o u r p l a c e

a s p a r t o f t h e e t e r n a l f i r e s , l e n d i n g y o u r p o w e r , y o u r

k n o w l e d g e , a n d y o u r f a i t h t o i t s h o l y p u r p o s e . A s p a r t

o f t h e F l a m e , y o u c h a n n e l s t r e n g t h i n t o t h o s e w h o

c o m e a f t e r y o u , w o r k i n g t o a t t a i n t h e p r o m i s e o f p a r a

di s e i n t h e w o rl d.

SUBLIME FLAME FEATURES

C h o s e n o f t h e F l a m e ( 2 1 s t l e v e l ) : A t t h e e n d o f

a n e x t e n d e d r e s t , c h o o s e o n e o f y o u r f i r e o r r a d i a n t

d a i l y a t t a c k p o w e r s . Y o u g a i n o n e e x t r a u s e o f t h e

p o w e r u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t e x t e n d e d r e s t .

A r g e n t V e s s e l ( 2 4 t h l e v e l ) :

T h e f i r s t t i m e y o u

d r o p t o 0 h i t p o i n t s o r f e w e r a f t e r a n e x t e n d e d r e s t ,

e a c h e n e m y a d j a c e n t to y o u t a k e s 1 0 f ir e d a m a g e

a n d 1 0 r a d i a n t d a m a g e , a n d e a c h a l l y a d j a c e n t t o

y o u r e g a i n s 2 0 h i t p o i n t s . A t t h e s t a r t o f y o u r n e x t

t u r n , y o u r e g a i n h i t p o i n t s e q u a l t o y o u r h e a l i n g

s u r g e v a l u e .

W r a t h o f S i l v er F l a m e ( 3 0 t h le v e l ) : W h e n e v e r

y o u u s e a r a d i a n t a t t a c k p o w e r , t h e a t t a c k d e a l s 2 d 6

e x t r a f i r e' d a m a g e . W h e n e v e r y o u u s e a f i r e a t t a c k

p o w e r , t h e a t t a c k d e a l s 2 d 6 e x t r a r a d i a n t d a m a g e .

S U B L I M E F L A M E P O W E R

Silver Flame's Embrace

Sub l ime F lame Ut i l i ty 26

You erupt into a column of living silver flame.

Da i l y • Div ine , S tance

I m m e d i a t e Re a c t i on P e r s on a l

Trigger: An enemy bloodies you

Effect : Unt i l the stance ends, you gain a +2 bonus to a l l de

fenses and to saving throws. In addit ion, unt il the stance

ends, whenever an enemy hits you with a melee attack,

i t must succeed on a saving throw or becom e b l inded

until the start of its next turn.

C H A P T E R 3

] C l o s s e s



H E R O E S S T A N D a p a r t . T h e y f a c e m o r e

d a n g e r , s u f f e r m o r e p a i n , a n d w i n m o r e t r e a s u r e

t h a n d o t h e o r d i n a r y d e n i z e n s o f E b e r r o n . M o s t

a d v e n t u r e r s d i e f a r s o o n e r t h a n o t h e r p e o p l e , b u t

t h o s e h e r o e s w h o s u r v i v e c a n a c h i e v e g r e a t p o w e r

a n d f a m e .

A s a h e r o , y o u h a v e m a n y w a y s o f m a k i n g y o u r s e l f

s t a n d a p a r t f r o m t h e e v e r y d a y i n h a b i t a n t s o f E b e r

r o n . T h e c h o i c e s y o u m a k e w h e n y o u c r e a t e y o u r

c h a r a c t e r c a n s e t y o u r h e r o o n a p a t h t h a t c a n l e a d t o

g l o r y . I n t h e s a m e w a y t h a t h e r o e s a r e d i f f e r e n t f r o m

c o m m o n p e o p l e , e a c h h e r o is d i s t i n c t f r o m a l l o t h e r

h e r o e s . A w a r f o r g e d a r t i f i c e r a n d a c h a n g e l i n g r o g u e

w i l l h a v e d i f f e r e n t r o a d s t o g r e a t n e s s , a n d t h e w a y s

i n w h i c h e a c h o f t h e s e h e r o e s c h o o s e s a b i l i t i e s a n d

e q u i p m e n t w i l l d i s t i n g u i s h h i m o r h e r e v e n f u r t h e r .

E a c h c h a r a c t e r ' s d e v e l o p m e n t o v e r t h e c o u r s e o f a

c a m p a i g n i s u n i q u e .

H o w e v e r y o u c h o o s e t o s et y o u r h e r o a p a r t , t h i s

c h a p t e r c o n t a i n s t h e a b i l i ti e s , w e a p o n s , a n d m a g i c

y o u n e e d t o m a k e t h a t h e r o o n e o f a k i n d .


F e a t s : T h e d r a g o n m a r k s , a n d a l s o r a c e - a n d c l a s s -

s p e c i f i c f e a t s i m p o r t a n t t o t h e w o r l d o f E b e r r o n .

M e t h o d s o f c h a n n e l i n g t h e d i v i n i t y o f t h e S o v e r e i g n

H o s t a n d o f o t h e r E b e r r o n d e i t i e s a r e a l s o i n c l u d e d .

E q u i p m e n t : T h e w e a p o n s o f t h e T a le n t a p l a in s

a n d p o t e n t m a g i c i t e m s p o w e r e d b y d r a g o n s h a r d s ,

a n d a l s o r i t u a l s u s e d b y t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s

a n d b y o t h e r p o w e r f u l g r o u p s .

R i t u a l s : M y s t i c p r a c t i c e s k n o w n w i d e l y b y t h o s e

p o s s e s s i n g d r a g o n m a r k s a n d b y a n y o t h e r s w i t h

k n o w l e d g e o f a n c i e n t r i t e s .

C H A P T E R 4

Charac t e r

O p t i o n s





F E A T S

The E B E R R O N Player's Guide provides bot h gene ric feats

and feats oriented toward the setting.

DRAGONMARKED

FEATS

So me feats in this sect ion have the [ Dra gon mark

|"

expression. These feats are associated with Eberron's

dragonmarks. A character can have only one such

dragonmarked feat. Each nonaberrant dragonmark

allows you to maste r ce rta in rituals as if you had t he

Ritual C aste r feat. To use one of the se ritua ls, you

must still acquire the ritual and master it, and your

level must still equal or exceed the ritual's level. Your

DM can expand the list of rituals as he or she deems

appropriate.

DRAGONMARKED

HOUSES

At the hear t of the drag onmarked house s of Eber ron

are blood lines of dra gon marke d heirs that are e ach

of a single race . Th e Mark o f Healin g appears almost

exclusively among the halflings of House Jorasco, for

example, and the marke d heirs of Hous e Can nit h ar e

all humans of a single line. As a player character, you

may choose to be an exception, because heroes are

uniquely significant individuals.

If you choose a dra gon mark for your char act er, you

have four options:

• You coul d choose to be a member o f a dragon

marked house and its bloodline—for example, if you

choose to bear the Mark of Storm, you would be a

half-elf member of House Lyrandar and related to

the othe r drago nmarke d heirs of the house . In this

case, you have muc h in co mmon with the NPC heir s

of House Lyrandar. You will be influenced by the

actions an d goals of your house, alt hough you an d

your DM can determine to what extent you will be

drawn into house politics.

PLAYING A DRAGONMARKED

CHARACTER

You can take a dragonmarked feat at initial character

creation or during charac te r advancement . In th e lat ter

case, the mark spontaneously develops as a result of the

stresses and exposures of your adventures. Such mani

festations of the Draconic Prophecy are not unheard

of in Eberron.

Dragonmarked feats should not be casually retrained

(see Player

's

Handbook,

page 28) . A PC's place in the Dra

conic Prophecy is not abandoned or reassumed so easily.

A DM would be well within his or her rights to require

that a dragonmark be a lifelong commitment on the part

of any PC.

• You could choo se to be a distant offshoot of a

dragonmarked bloodline, sharing the race that most

commonly manifests the mark but unencumbered

by ties to its house. For example, you could be a half-

el f with the Mark of Sto rm but without ties to Hous e

Lyrandar. You'd be an ano maly; if House Lyrandar

be ca me aware of you, it would take st eps to bring you

and your wayward bloodline into the house.

•

You could cho ose to be a membe r of some othe r

race , even a rac e that has no drago nmarked hous e o f

its own. You can choose to bear the Mark of Storm

even if you're an elf, a human, or a warf orge d. In this

case , your drag onmark is a dir ect manif est atio n of

the Prophecy and has nothing to do with the blood

line of the ho use. You'll proba bly never meet an NP C

in the world like you, and House Lyrandar would not

claim you.

• You could choo se to bea r an aber rant d rag onmark

without any concern for your character's race. Aber

rant marks are more common among those races that

have dragonmarked houses—although a member of

any race could bear one—but they're still rare. The

exist enc e of an aberr ant dra gon mark on a membe r of

any race is disturbing to the houses, and you would

be wise to avoid their attention.

HEROIC TIER FEATS

Feats in this section are available to characters of any

level, as long as they meet the prerequisites .

ABERRANT

MARK

OF CONTAGION

[DRAGONMARK]

Benefit: Whenever you hit an enemy with a daily

attack power, that enemy takes a -2 penalty to saving

throws against ongoing damage until the end of the

encounter.

ABERRANT

MARK

OF MADNESS

[DRAGONMARK]

Benefit: Whenever you hit an enemy with a daily

attack power, that enemy takes a -2 penalty to Will

until the end of the enco unter .

ABERRANT DRAGONMARKS

A member of any race might develop an aberrant dragon

mark. No matter who you are, such a mark brands you as

an outsider. Since the War of the Mark, only the twelve

marks associated with the dragonmarked houses are

deemed acceptable. If you bear an aberrant mark, you

should beware of those who might hate and hunt you

for that reason.

Despite the similar terms used, aberrant dragonmarks

have no special connection to creatures of the aberrant

origin.

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ABERRANT MARK OF TERROR

[DRAGONMARK] V

B e n e f i t :

W h e n e v e r y o u h i t a n e n e m y w i t h a d a i l y

a t t a c k p o w e r , t h a t e n e m y t a k e s a - 1 p e n a l t y t o a t t a c k

r o l l s a g a i n s t y o u u n t i l t h e e n d o f t h e e n c o u n t e r . T h i s

i s a fe a r e f fe c t .

ACCURATE MAGIC WEAPON

P r e r e q u i s i t e : A r t i f i c e r

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y o u u s e a n a r t i f i c e r p o w e r

t h a t t a r g e t s a w e a p o n o r a n i m p l e m e n t , t h e n e x t

a t t a c k r o l l w i t h t h a t w e a p o n o r i m p l e m e n t b e f o r e t h e

e n d o f t h e e n c o u n t e r g a i n s a +1 b o n u s .

AERENAL ARCANIST

P r e r e q u i s i t e : E l f , a n y a r c a n e c l a s s , A e r e n a l

b a c k g r o u n d

B e n e f i t : C h o o s e o n e a r c a n e u t i li t y p o w e r o f e v e r y

l e v e l y o u k n o w . E a c h t i m e y o u g a i n a n e w l e v e l o f

a r c a n e u t i l i t y p o w e r s , y o u l e a r n o n e e x t r a u t i l i t y

p o w e r o f t h a t l e v e l . I n o t h e r w o r d s , y o u k n o w t w o

a r c a n e u t i l i t y p o w e r s o f e a c h l e v e l , o n e o f w h i c h y o u

c a n u s e o n a n y g i v e n d a y . A f t e r a n e x t e n d e d r e s t ,

y o u c h o o s e w h i c h a r c a n e u t i l it y p o w e r s o f e a c h l e v e l

y o u c a n u s e t h a t d a y . T h i s f e a t d o e s n ' t c h a n g e t h e

n u m b e r o f a r c a n e u t i l i ty p o w e r s y o u c a n u s e e a c h

d a y . I f y o u h a v e t h e S p e l l b o o k c l a s s f e a t u r e , t h e e x t r a

a r c a n e u t i l i t y p o w e r y o u g a i n i s i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e

e x t r a p o w e r g a i n e d t h r o u g h t h a t f e a t u r e .

AERENAL HALF-LIFE

P r e r e q u i s i t e : E l f , A e r e n a l b a c k g r o u n d

B e n e f i t :

Y o u g a i n a + 1 f e a t b o n u s t o d a m a g e r o l l s

w i t h n e c r o t i c p o w e r s . T h e b o n u s i n c r e a s e s t o + 2 a t

1 1 t h l e v e l a n d +3 a t 2 1 s t l e v e l .

I n a d d i t i o n , w h e n y o u s p e n d a n a c t i o n p o i n t t o

t a k e a n e x t r a a c t i o n , y o u a l s o g a i n t h i s b o n u s t o

a t t a c k r o l l s w i t h n e c r o t i c p o w e r s u n t i l t h e e n d o f

y o u r n e x t t u r n .

ALCHEMIST

B e n e f i t :

Y o u c a n m a k e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s o f y o u r

l e v e l o r lo w e r . Y o u m u s t h a v e t h e c o r r e c t f o r m u l a a n d

a n a p p r o p r i a t e s k i l l .

S p e c i a l :

Y o u c a n t a k e t h i s f e a t i n s t e a d o f t h e

R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t g r a n t e d b y y o u r c l a s s f e a t u r e .

ANCESTRAL GUIDANCE [DIVINITY]

P r e r e q u i s i t e : C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c l a s s f e a t u r e ,

m u s t w o r s h i p t h e S p i r i t s o f t h e P a s t

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n th e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

ancestral guidance.

C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y : F e a t P o w e r

A n c e s t r a l G u i d a n c e

You call upon the ancestor spirits to guide your path.

Encoun ter • Div in e


Trigger: You make a skill check and dislike the result

Effect : You gain a po wer bonus to the tr iggering roll equal

to your Wisdom modifier .

ARAWAI'S ABUNDANCE [DIVINITY]


C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c l a s s f e a t u r e ,

m u s t w o r s h i p A r a w a i

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n t h e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

Arawai s abundance.

C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y :

F e a t P o w e r

A r a w a i ' s A b u n d a n c e

Arawai shelters those who receive her b lessings.

Encounter • Div ine , Hea l ing

Min or Ac t io n C lose burst 10

Target : On e a l ly in burst

Effect : The target can spend a heal ing surge and gains a +2

pow er bonus to a l l defenses unt i l the end of your next

turn.

AUREON'S INSTRUCTION [DIVINITY]


m u s t w o r s h i p A u r e o n


Aureon's instruction.


F e a t P o w e r

A u r e o n ' s I n s t r u c t i o n

You tap into Aureon's vast wisdom to aid in your research and

understanding.


Free Ac t ion Person a l

Effect : Unt i l the end of your next turn, wh en yo u mak e a

knowledge or monster knowledge check you make two

rolls and use the higher result.

BALINOR'S PREY [DIVINITY]



m u s t w o r s h i p B a l i n o r


Ba l i n o r ' s prey.

C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y : B a l i n o r ' s P r e y

F e a t P o w e r

The hunt is sweet, but the kill is far sweeter.




Effect : The next m elee or ranged attack that hits the target

before the end of your next turn deals

1

d6 extra damag e.

Level

11 : 2d6 extra damage.

Level 2 1 : 3d6 extra damage.

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H ERO IC TIER FEATS

N a m e

P re re qu i s i t e s

B e n e f i t ]

A b e r r a n t M a r k

o f

Con t a g i on

E n e m y

hi t

wi th da i l y p ow er takes -2 pena l t y

t o

s a v i n g t h rows

aga ins t ongoing damage

A b e r r a n t M a r k o f M a dn e s s

-

E n e m y hi t wi th da i l y po we r takes -2 pena l t y t o W i l l

A be r r a n t M a rk o f Te rro r

— E n e m y hi t w i t h da i l y powe r t a ke s a -1 pena l t y t o a t tack ro l l s

aga ins t you

A c c u ra t e M a g i c We a p on A r t i f i c e r

E n h a n c e d w e a p o n s

o r

i m p l e m e n t s g a i n + 2 bon u s

to

next

a t tack ro l l

A e re n a l A r c a n i s t

E l f , a rcane power source ,

A e re n a l ba c kg rou n d

Learn extra ut i l i ty spel ls

Aer ena l Ha l f-L i fe E l f, Aer ena l backg round +1 dam age wi th necrot i c pow er ,

+1

a t tack w i th ac t ion poin t

w h e n u s in g a necrot i c po wer

A l c h e m i s t

HHHHHHHHHHHH

You can c ra f t a l chemica l i t ems of you r l e ve l or l owe r

A n c e s t r a l Gu i da n c e Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y , m u s t

wors h i p Sp i r i t s o f the Pas t

Use Channe l Div in i t y power ances t ra l guidance

A ra wa i ' s A bu n d a n c e Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y ,

m u s t wors h i p A ra w a i

Us e Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y powe r

Arawai s

abundance

Aureon 's Ins t ruc t ion

Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y ,

m u s t wors h i p A u re on


Aureon s nstructi on

Ba l inor ' s P rey Cha nne l Div in i t y ,

m u s t wors h i p B a l i n o r

Use Channe l Div in i t y power Ba l inor ' s prey

B e a c o n

o f

Do l A r r a h


m u s t wors h i p Dol A r r a h


beacon of D o l Arrah

Boldre i ' s She l te r Cha nne l Div in i t y ,

m u s t wors h i p B o l d re i

Use Channe l Div in i t y power Boldre i ' s she l te r

C o m p o n e n t M o d i f i c at i o n W a r f o r g e d W i t h

war forged resol ve

powe r , e a c h c om p on e n t g ra n t s

you

1 e x t r a t e m pora r y

hi t

poin t

De fe n s i v e M i n i on s A r t i f i c e r + 2

to all

de fenses

o f

s u m m on e d c re a t u re s

E l de e n Com p a n i on Sh i f t er , B e a s t M a s t e r y

c lass fea ture

Beas t compan ion ga ins benef i t f rom your sh i f t e r rac ia l powers

Force fu l Defense

Art i f i ce r

+1

to

a l l y ' s

AC

w h e n y o u

h it

w i t h fo r c e pow e r

Grou p M i n d l i n k Ka l a s h t a r A l l a l l ie s

c an

c om m u n i c a t e t e l e pa t h i c a ll y

I m m u t a b i l it y I m p r o v e d W a r f o r g e d

Re s o l ve

Ga in +2

to

s a v i n g t h row wh e n u s i n g

warfo rged resol ve

p o w e r

I m p r o v e d W a r f o r g e d R e s o lv e W a r f o r g e d G a i n

5

e x t ra t e m pora r y

hi t

poin ts wi t h

war forged resol ve

powe r

Kol Korran 's Bo on


m u s t wors h i p

Ko l

Ko r r a n


K o l or ran s boon

L i g h t W i t h i n


must worship i f-Yannah


l i ght

wi th in

M a r k

o f

De t e c t i on

—

Rol l

t wo

d 2 0 s

on

P e r c e p t i on c h e c ks , s e n s e m a g i c , pe r fo rm

certa in r i tua ls

M a r k

of

F ind ing

—

Sh i f t wh e n e n e m y wh o g ra n t s c om ba t a dva n t a g e

to you

sh i f t s ,

per form cer ta in r i tua ls

M a r k of H a n d l i n g

—

Ga in access

to the

specia l abi l i t ies

of

you r m ou n t , i m prove

beas t compan ion ab i l i t i es , per form cer ta in r i tua ls

M a r k o f H e a l i n g

—

Gra n t s a v i n g t h row t o a l l y you hea l , pe r fo rm re s t o ra ti on

ri tuals

M a r k

of

Hospi ta l i t y

HHHHHHHHHHHi

Enhanced hea l ing powers , per form cer ta in r i tua ls

M a r k o f M a k i n g

—

Crea te mag ic i t ems of your l eve l + 2 or lower , per fo rm cer ta in

ri tuals

M a r k of Passage

—

Move ext ra square when sh i f t ing or t e le por t i n g , pe r fo rm

certa in r i tua ls

M a r k of S c r i b i n g

—

Ga in addi t iona l l anguages , +2 to D i p l om a c y c h e c ks , pe r fo rm

certa in r i tua ls

M a r k of S e n t i n e l

—

Sh i f t be fore o r a f te r us ing an oppor t u n i t y a t t a c k , pe r fo rm

certa in r i tua ls

M a r k of S h a d o w

—

Rema in h idden a f te r missed a t tack , per form cer ta in r i tua ls

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Cha rac t e r Op t i ons



H E R O I C T I E R F E A T S C O I M T .

N a m e

Prerequ is i t es

B e n e f i t

M a r k of S t o rm

S l i de t a rg e ts w i t h t h u n de r o r l igh tn ing pow ers , ga in bonus to

f l y speed, per fo rm cer ta in r i tua ls

M a r k o f W a r d i n g

Increase a ll de fe n s e bon u s e s by 1, e n h a n c e d m a rk pe n a l t y ,

per form cer ta in r i tua ls

Mas ter Cra f te r

A r t i f i c e r

Crea te mag ic i t ems

of

your l eve l

+

your In te l l igence mo di f i e r

or lower

Master M ixer

Art i f i ce r

C re a t e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s o f your l eve l + 3 or lower

M i g h t o f Do l Dor n


m u s t wors h i p Dol D o r n


might of

D o l

Dorn

M ror S t a l wa r t

Dwa r f , M ro r H o l ds

ba c kg rou n d

+1 a t tack us ing axes and ham me rs before you mo ve

O n a t a r ' s G i f t Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y ,

m u s t wors h i p O n a t a r


Onatar s gift

P o t e n t Re s t o ra b l e s

Art i f i ce r

Targets

of

h e a l in g pow e rs r e g a i n

2

ext ra

hi t

poin ts

Q u or i Sh i e l d

Ka lash ta r

Ga in res i s t psych ic

5 +

one-half level

Sh a pe s h i f t i n g Con t o r t i on i s t Doppe l g a n g e r E s c a pe

a s a

m i n or a c t i on ,

no

pena l t i es

fo r

squeez ing

Sh ie ld

o f

the S i l ve r F lame Cha nne l Div in i t y , mus t

w o r s h i p

t he

S i l ve r F lam e

Use Channe l Div in i t y power sh ie ld

of he Sil ver Flame

Sh i f te r ' s Ag i l i t y Sh i f t e r +5

to

Acrob a t i cs and Ath le t i cs wh en us ing rac ia l po we r

Sove re i g n J u s t i c e Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y , m u s t

wors h i p t h e Sove re ig n H os t


sovereign usti ce

S t u rdy Sh i f t e r Sh i f t e r Ga i n t e m po ra r y

hi t

poin ts whe n us ing rac ia l pow er

Ta l e n t a Wa r r i o r

H a l f l i n g ,

Ta len ta P la ins +2 dam age and prof i c iency wi th Ta len ta boo mer ang, Ta len ta

backg round sharrash , and Ta len ta tanga t

Te lepa th ic Sens i t i v i t y Ka lash ta r +5

to

P e r c e p t i on wh e n de t e c t i n g c r e a t u re s

Trave le r ' s G i f t Chan ne l Div in i t y , must

wors h i p t h e T ra ve l e r

Us e Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y pow e r

r aveler s gift

Un dy i n g ' s Com m a n d Ch a n n e l D i v i n i t y , m u s t

s e r ve

t he

Un dy i n g Cou r t


undyi ng s command

W a r f o r g e d T a c ti c s W a r f o r g e d +1 a t tack bonus aga ins t t a rgets ad jacent

to

a l l ies

Xe n 'd r i k We a p on T ra i n i n g Dro w + 2 da m a g e a n d p ro f i c ie n c y w i t h d row l on g kn i f e a n d Xe n 'd r i k

b o o m e r a n g

BEACON

OF

DOL ARRA H [DIVINITY]

P r e r e q u i s i t e : C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y cl as s f e a tu r e ,

m u s t w o r s h i p

D o l

A r r a h

^ ^ ^ f ^ ^ ^ ^ l ^ ^ ^ u ^ r ^ ^ i ^ r e r ^ S ^ e ^ e r ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n

t he

C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r M i n o r A c t io n C l os e b ur st

1

beacon of Dol Arrah.

Targets: You and each a l ly in burst

Effect : Each target gains a +2 pow er bonus to all defenses

Channel Divinity:

Fea t Power 1

until the start

of

your next

turn.

Beacon of Dol Arrah

COMPONENT MODIFICATION


B e n e f i t : F o r e a c h w a r f o r g e d c o m p o n e n t y o u h a v e

( p a g e 1 1 3 ) , y o u r warforged r es o lv e r a c i a l po w e r g ra n t s

1 e x t ra t e m p o r a r y h i t p o i n t , u p to a m a x i m u m e q u a l

t o y o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n m o d i f i e r .

You let Dol A rrah's light shine through.







Encounter • D i v i n e

Mino r Ac t io n C lose burs t

5

Target : You and each a l ly in burst

Effect : Unt i l the end

of

your next

turn,

each target

can

reroll any dam age die roll of

1

or 2 whe n using a radiant

attack power.







In addit ion, all squares wit hin 5 squares of you are

i l luminated

by

bright light until the end of your next

turn.

DEFENSIVE MINIONS

P r e r e q u i s i t e : A r t if i c e r

BOLDREI'S SHELTER [DIVINITY]

P r e r e q u i s i t e : C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c la s s f e a tu r e ,

m u s t w o r s h i p B o l d r e i

B e n e f i t : A c r e a t u r e y o u s u m m o n u s i n g a n a r t i

fice r s u m m o n i n g p o w e r has a + 2 f e a t bon u s to al l

d e f e n s e s .

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n t he C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

Boldr ei 's shelter.

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ELDEEN COMPANION

P r e r e q u i s i t e : S h i f t e r , r a n g e r , B e a s t M a s t e r y c l a s s

fe a t u re ^

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y o u u s e y o u r longtooth shifting

o r razorclaw shifting r a c i a l p o w e r , y o u r b e a s t c o m p a n

i o n a l s o g a i n s t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e p o w e r ' s e f f e c t .

FORCEFUL DEFENSE


A r t i f i c e r

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y o u h i t a n e n e m y w i t h a f o r c e

p o w e r , o n e a l l y a d j a c e n t t o t h a t e n e m y g a i n s a + 1

b o n u s t o A C u n t i l t h e e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

GROUP MINDLINK

P r e r e q u i s i t e : K a l a s h t a r

B e n e f i t : Y o u c a n f a c i l i t a t e c o n v e r s a t i o n b e t w e e n

a l l y o u r a l l i e s . A n y a l l y w i t h i n t h e r a n g e o f y o u r t e l e p

a t h y c a n c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h y o u a n d a n y o t h e r a l l y o r

a l l i e s w i t h i n t h e r a n g e o f y o u r t e l e p a t h y .

IMMUTABILITY

P r e r e q u i s i t e s : W a r f o r g e d , I m p r o v e d W a r f o r g e d

Re s o l v e fe a t

B e n e f i t : W h e n y o u u s e y o u r

warforged

resolve

r a c i a l p o w e r , y o u c a n m a k e a s a v i n g t h r o w a g a i n s t

a n y e f f e c t i n s t e a d o f o n l y a g a i n s t a n e f f e c t t h a t d e a l s

o n g o i n g d a m a g e . Y o u g a i n a + 2 f e a t b o n u s t o t h a t

s a v i n g t h r o w .

IMPROVED WARFORGED RESOLVE

P r e r e q u i s i t e s : W a r f o r g e d

B e n e f i t :

W h e n y o u u s e y o u r warforged resolve

r a c i a l p o w e r , y o u g a i n 5 e x t r a t e m p o r a r y h i t p o i n t s .

KOL KORRAN'S BOON [DIVINITY]


m u s t w o r s h i p K o l K o r r a n

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n t h e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r K o l

Korran's boon.

Channel Divinity:

Fea t Power

Kol Korran's Boon

No healing is wasted.

Encounter • Div ine


Trigger: A heal ing pow er restores an al ly within 5 squares of

you to his or her maximum hit points

Target : The a l ly targeted by the tr iggering pow er

Effect : The target gains temporary hit points equal to any

hit points the triggering power restored in excess of the

target 's maximum numb er of hit points .

LIGHT WITHIN [DIVINITY]

P r e r e q u i s i t e s : C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c l a s s f e a t u r e ,

mu s t w o rs h i p i l -Ya n n a h

B e n e f i t :

Y o u g a i n t h e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

light within.

Channel Divinity: Light Within

Fea t Power

An arc of light shoots from your chest and brigh tens the grou nd.

Encounter • D iv ine , Imple men t , Hea l ing , Zon e


Effect : You spend a heal ing surge, and a zone o f heal ing

l ight appears in an unoccupied square within range. Unt i l

the end of your next turn , each ally that ends its turn

within the zone regains hit points equal to your healing

surge value.

In addition, all squares within 10 squares of the zone are

illuminated by bright light until the end of your next turn.

MARK OF DETECTION [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n y o u m a k e a P e r c e p t i o n c h e c k , y o u

m a k e t w o r o l l s a n d u s e t h e h i g h e r r e s u l t .

Y o u c a n a l s o s e n s e t h e p r e s e n c e o f

m a g i c a s i f y o u w e r e t r a i n e d i n

A r c a n a (Player's Handbook, p a g e

1 8 1 ) .

Y o u c a n u s e P e r c e p t i o n

i n s t e a d o f A r c a n a f o r t h e c h e c k .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m

r i t u a l s i n t h e d i v i n a t i o n c a t e g o r y a s

i f y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t . I n

a d d i t i o n , y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m

t h e B a n i s h I l l u s i o n s ( p a g e 1 1 6 ) , E a v e s d r o p p e r ' s F o i l

( p a g e 1 1 6 ) , a n d S c r y T r a p ( p a g e 1 1 8 ) r i t u a l s a s i f y o u

h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK OF FINDING [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t :

W h e n a n e n e m y

g r a n t i n g c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e

t o yo u i s a d j a c e n t t o yo u a n d

s h i f t s , yo u c a n s h i f t 1 s q u a r e

i n t o a s q u a re i t v a c a t e s a s a

f r e e a c t i o n .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r

f o r m t h e D e t e c t O b j e c t ( P H

3 0 3 ) ,

D e t e c t S e c r e t D o o r s ( P H 3 0 3 ) ,

F i n d t h e P a t h ( p a g e 1 1 7 ) , a n d I n q u i s i t i v e 's E y e s

(p a ge 1 1 8 ) r i t u a l s a s i f yo u h a d t h e Ri t u a l C a s t e r fe a t .

MARK OF HANDLING [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t :

Y o u c a n u s e a c r e a t u r e ' s m o u n t p o w e r s a s

i f y o u h a d t h e M o u n t e d C o m b a t f e a t .

W h i l e y o u a r e m o u n t e d o n a

n a t u r a l b e a s t , t h e m o u n t g a i n s a

+2 fe a t bo n u s t o s p e e d a n d a +1

f e a t b o n u s t o A C .

I f y o u h a v e a b e a s t c o m p a n

i o n , y o u r b e a s t c o m p a n i o n g a i n s

a +2 fe a t bo n u s t o s p e e d a n d a +1

f e a t b o n u s t o A C .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m t h e A n i m a l M e s s e n

g e r ( P H 3 0 0 ) a n d S t e e d S u m m o n s ( p a g e 1 1 9 ) r i t u a l s

a s i f y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

C H A P T E R 4

Charac t e r Op t i ons



MARK

OF HEALING [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t :

W h e n e v e r y o n u s e a

h e a l i n g p o w e r o n a n a l ly o r u s e H e a l

t o a l l o w a n a l l y t o s p e n d h i s o r h e r

s e c o n d w i n d , t h a t a l ly c a n a l s o m a k e

a s a v i n g t h r o w .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m r i t u

a l s i n the r estor at i on categ or y and the

R e m o v e A f f l i c t i o n ( P H 3 1 1 ) r i t u a l a s i f

y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK

OF HOSPITALITY [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y o u o r a n a ll y w i t h i n 1 0

s q u a r e s o f y o u u s e s a h e a l i n g p o w e r

d u r i n g a s h o r t r e s t , t h a t p o w e r

r e s t o r e s t h e m a x i m u m n u m b e r o f i

h i t p o i n t s p o s s i b l e . f

^ * v A r

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m \ J ^ ^ \ J 1

t h e E y e o f A l a r m ( P H 3 0 4 ) , F a n

t a s t i c R e c u p e r a t i o n ( p a g e 1 1 7 ) ,

S e c u r e S h e l t e r ( p a g e 1 1 8 ) , a n d

T r a v e l e r s ' F e a s t ( P H 3 1 3 ) r i t u a l s a s i f y o u h a d t h e

R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK

OF MAKING [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : Y o u h a v e m a s t e r e d t h e

E n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m r i t u a l a n d c a n

p e r f o r m i t a s i f y o u w e r e t w o l e v e l s

h i g h e r .

Y o u c a n m a k e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s

a s t h o u g h y o u h a d t h e A l c h e m i s t f e a t

a n d w e r e t w o l e v e l s h i g h e r .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m r i t u

a l s i n t h e c r e a t i o n c a t e g o r y a n d t h e

M a k e W h o l e ( P H 3 0 9 ) r i t u a l a s i f y o u

h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK OF PASSAGE [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r o n e o f y o u r p o w e r s le t s yo u

s h i f t , y o u c a n s h i f t 1 e x t r a s q u a r e .

W h e n e v e r o n e o f y o u r

p o w e r s l e t s y o u t e l e p o r t , y o u

c a n t e l e p o r t 1 e x t r a s q u a r e .


r i t u a l s i n t h e t r a v e l c a t e g o r y a n d

t h e E n h a n c e V e s s e l ( p a g e 1 1 7 ) ,

F i n d t h e P a t h ( p a g e 1 1 7 ) , P a s s -

w a l l ( P H 3 1 0 ) , P h a n t o m S t e e d ( P H

3 1 0 ) , S t e e d S u m m o n s ( p ag e 1 1 9 ) , a n d W a t e r W a l k

( P H 3 1 5 ) r i t u a l s a s i f y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK OF SCRIBING [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t :

C h o o s e f o u r l a n g u a g e s .

Y o u c a n s p e a k , r e a d , a n d w r i t e

t h o s e l a n g u a g e s f lu e n t l y . W h e n y o u

g a i n a le v e l , y o u c a n r e t r a i n o n e o f

t h e s e l a n g u a g e s i n s t e a d o f a f e a t , a

pow er , or a sk i l l .

Y o u g a i n a + 2 b o n u s t o D i p l o m a c y

c h e c k s .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r f o r m r i t u a l s

a s i f y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t . F u r

t h e r m o r e , y o u c a n c r e a t e s c r o l l s i n h a l f t h e

n o r m a l t i m e ( t h a t i s , t h e s a m e a m o u n t o f t i m e

i t t a k e s c r e a t e a r i t u a l b o o k ) .

MARK OF SENTINEL [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r a n e n e m y p ro

v o k e s a n o p p o r t u n i t y a t t a c k f r o m y o u ,

y o u c a n s h i f t 1 s q u a r e a s a f r e e

a c t i o n b e f o r e o r a f t e r y o u m a k e

t h e o p p o r t u n i t y a t t a c k .


t h e E y e o f A l a r m ( P H 3 0 4 ) , E y e

o f W a r n i n g ( P H 3 0 5 ) , a n d M a g i c

C i r c l e ( P H 3 0 9 ) r i t u a l s as i f y o u h a d

t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK

OF SHADOW [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y ou m a k e a n a t t a c k a n d m i s s

e v e r y t a r g e t w h i l e h i d d e n , y o u

r e m a i n h i d d e n .

W h e n e v e r yo u m a k e a n a t t a ck

a n d m i s s e v e r y t a r g e t w h i l e

i n v i s i b l e , y o u r e m a i n i n v i s i b l e .


r i t u a l s i n t h e d e c e p t i o n a n d s c r y

i n g c a t e g o r i e s a n d t h e K n o c k

( P H 3 0 7 ) , M a s k i n g S h r o u d ( p a g e

1 1 8 ) ,

S e c r e t P a g e ( P H 3 1 1 ) , a n d S h a d o w W a l k ( P H

3 1 2 ) r i t u a l s a s i f y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MARK

OF STORM [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y o u h i t a n e n e m y

w i t h a t h u n d e r o r l ig h t n i n g p o w e r ,

y o u c a n s l i d e t h a t e n e m y 1 s q u a r e .

Y o u g a i n a + 1 b o n u s t o s p e e d

w h e n f l y i n g .

Y o u c a n m a s t e r a n d p e r

f o r m t h e E n d u r e E l e m e n t s ( P H

3 0 4 ) ,

E n h a n c e V e s s e l ( p a g e 1 1 7 ) ,

S u m m o n W i n d s (p a g e 1 1 9 ) , a n d

W a t e r W a l k ( P H 3 1 5 ) r i t u a l s a s i f y o u h a d

t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

C H A P T E R 4

1

C ha ra c t e r Op t i o n s



MARK OF WARDING [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r o n e o f y o u r p o w e r s

g r a n t s a b o n u s t o a d e f e n s e , i n c r e a s e

t h a t bo n u s by 1 .

W h e n e v e r y o u m a r k a n

e n e m y , t h a t e n e m y t a k e s a

-3 p e n a l t y t o a t t a c k ro l l s fo r

a t t a c ks t h a t do n ' t t a rge t yo u

i n s t e a d o f t h e n o r m a l - 2 p e n a l t y .


r i t u a l s i n t h e w a r d i n g c a t e g o r y a n d

t h e F l u id F u n d s ( p a g e 1 1 8 ) , K n o c k ( P H

3 0 7 ) ,

a n d L e o m u n d ' s S e c r e t C h e s t ( P H 3 0 7 ) r i t u a l s

a s i f y o u h a d t h e R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t .

MASTER CRAETER


B e n e f i t : W h e n y o u u s e t h e E n c h a n t M a g i c I t e m

r i t u a l t o c r e a t e a m a g i c i t e m , y o u c a n c r e a t e a m a g i c

i t e m o f y o u r le v e l + y o u r I n t e l l i g e n c e m o d i f i e r o r

l o w e r .

MASTER MIXER


B e n e f i t : Y o u c a n m a k e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s o f y o u r

l e v e l + 3 o r l o w e r . Y o u m u s t h a v e t h e c o r r e c t f o r m u l a

a n d a n a p p r o p r i a t e s k i l l .

S p e c i a l : Y o u c a n t a k e t h i s f e a t i n s t e a d o f t h e

R i t u a l C a s t e r f e a t g r a n t e d b y y o u r c l a s s f e a t u r e .

MIGHT OF DOL DORN [DIVINITY]


m u s t w o r s h i p D o l D o r n

B e n e f i t :

Y o u g a in t h e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

might of Dol Dorn.


F e a t P o w e r

M i g h t o f D o l D o r n

Draw from Dol Dorn's strength, and you shall know victory.

Encounter • D iv ine


Trigger: You hit an enem y wit h a melee attack

Effect : You gain 5 temporary hit points and a +5 power bo

nus to Athletics checks until the end of your next

turn.

Level 71:10 temporary hit points .

Level

21 :

1 5 tempo rary hit points .

MROR STALWART


D w a r f , M r o r H o l d s b a c k g r o u n d

B e n e f i t : A t t h e s t a r t o f y o u r t u r n , y o u g a i n a + 1

f e a t b o n u s t o a t t a c k r o l l s u s i n g a x e s a n d h a m m e r s

u n t i l y o u m o v e .

ONATAR'S GIFT [DIVINITY]


m u s t w o r s h i p O n a t a r

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n th e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

Onatar's gift.

F e a t P o w e r

h a n n e l D i v i n i t y : O n a t a r ' s G i f t

Onatar's wisdom burns like a raging fire within you.

Encounter • Div in e , F i re


Trigger. You miss an enem y with a melee or ranged attack

Target: You or one ally in burst

Effect : Unt i l the end of your next

turn,

the target gains a

+2 bonus to Wi ll and the target's attacks deal 2 extra fire

damage .

Level 11:5 extra fire damage.

Level 21 :1 0 extra f i re damage .

POTENT RESTORABLES


B e n e f i t : Y o u r h e a l i n g p o w e r s r e s t o r e 2 e x t r a h i t

p o i n t s . T h e e x t r a h i t p o i n t s i n c r e a s e t o 3 a t 6 t h l e v e l ,

t o 4 a t 1 1 t h l e v e l , t o 5 a t 1 6 t h l e v e l , t o 6 a t 2 1 s t l e v e l ,

a n d t o 7 a t 2 6 t h l e v e l .

QUORI SHIELD


K a l a s h t a r

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n r e s i s t a n c e to p s y c h i c d a m a g e

e q u a l t o 5 + o n e - h a l f y o u r l e v e l .

SHAPESHIFTING CONTORTIONIST

P r e r e q u i s i t e : D o p p e l g a n g e r

B e n e f i t : Y o u c a n u s e t h e e s c a p e a c t i o n a s a m i n o r

a c t i o n i n s t e a d o f a m o v e a c t i o n .

I n a d d i t i o n , y o u d o n o t g r a n t c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e o r

t a k e a p e n a l t y t o a t t a c k r o l l s w h i l e s q u e e z i n g .

SHIELD OF THE SILVER FLAME

[DIVINITY]

P r e r e q u i s i t e : C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c l a s s fe a t u r e ,

m u s t w o r s h i p t h e S i l v e r F l a m e

B e n e f i t :

Y o u g a i n t h e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

shield of the Silver Flame.


F e a t P o

w e r

S h i e l d o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e

Those under the aegis of the Silver Flame have nothing to fear.

Encounter • D iv ine

Mino r Ac t ion C lose burst 3

(5 at 11th level, 7 at 21st level)


Effect : Each target can m ake a saving throw against a

charm effect, a fear effect, or a psychic effect. A target

that saves gains temporary hit points equal to your

Charisma modifier .

C H A P T E R 4 | C h a r a c t e r

Op t i o n s



SHIFTER'S AGILITY

P r e r e q u i s i t e : S h i f t e r

B e n e f i t : W h e n y ou us e y o u r s h i f t e r r a c i a l p o w e r ,

y o u g a i n a +5 f e a t b o n u s to A c r o b a t i c s a n d A t h l e t i c s

c h e c k s u n t i l th e r a c i a l p o w e r e n d s .

SOVEREIGN JUSTICE [DIVINITY]



m u s t w o r s h i p

th e

S o v e r e i g n H o s t

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n the C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r so v

ereign just i ce .

Channel Divinity: Sovereign Justice

F e a t P o w e r

Through

your allies' exploits, you can attain victory even if you

fall

Encounter • Div ine

Imm edia te Reac t ion C lose burs t

10

Trigger:

An

enem y damages you

Target : One a l ly in burst

Effect: The target gains

5

t emporary

hit

points .

Level 17:10 temporary hit points.

Level 27:15 temporary

hit

points.

STURDY SHIFTER

P r e r e q u i s i t e : S h i f t e r

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y o u us e y o u r s h i f t e r r a c i a l

p o w e r , y o u g a i n 5 t e m p o r a r y hit p o i n t s . The t e m p o

r a r y hit p o i n ts i n c r e a s e to 10 at 11th l e v e l an d 2 0 at

2 1 s t l e v e l .

TALENTA WEAPON TRAINING

P r e r e q u i s i t e : H a l f l i n g , T a l e n t a P l a i n s

b a c k g r o u n d

B e n e f i t :

Y o u g a i n p r o f i c i e n c y a n d

a +2

f ea t b o n u s

t o d a m a g e r o l l s w i t h the T a l en t a b o o m e r a n g , th e T a l

e n t a s h a r r a s h , a n d the T a l e n t a t a n g a t .

TELEPATHIC SENSITIVITY

P r e r e q u i s i t e : K a l a s h t a r

B e n e f i t : Y o u can s e n s e th e s t r ay t h o u g h t s of

n e a r b y c r e a t u r e s . Y o u g a in a +5 f e a t b o n u s to P e r c e p

t i o n c h e c k s o p p o s e d by a c r e a t u r e ' s S t e a l t h c h e c k .

TRAVELER'S GIFT [DIVINITY]


m u s t w o r s h i p the T r a v e l e r

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n the C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

Traveler's gift.

P A R A G O N T I E R F E A T S

Enhanced Res is t i ve Formula

Ex t e n de d T e l e pa t h y

I m prove d I m m u t a b i l i t y

Q u or i B a c k l a s h

Prerequ is i t es

Art i f i ce r ,

heali ng

infusion

c lass fea ture

Ka lash ta r

I m m u t a b i l i t y

Ka lash ta r

Channel Divinity: Traveler's Gift

F e a t P o w e r

The

enigmatic god of change lifts your burdens.

En c ou n t e r

•

Div ine

Standard Ac t io n C lose burs t 3

Target: Each ally

in

burst

Effect : Each target

is no

longer m arked a nd can shift

1

square as a free act ion.

UNDYING'S COMMAND [DIVINITY]

P r e r e q u i s i t e : C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c l a s s fe a t u r e ,

m u s t w o r s h i p the U n d y i n g C o u r t

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n the C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

undying's command.

Channel Divinity: F e a t P o w e r

Undying's Command

Undead pose little danger to those in service to the Undying

Court.

Encounter

•

C h a rm , D i v i n e , I m p l e m e n t

Standard Ac t ion C lose b las t 3

(5 at 11th level, 7 at 21s t level)

Target : One undead creature in blast

A t t a c k : W i s dom vs . W i l l

Hit:

The target is dom inated until the end of your next

turn.

WARFORGED TACTICS


B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n a +1 b o n u s to m e l e e a t t a c k r o l l s

a g a i n s t an e n e m y t h a t is a d j a c e n t to an a l ly.

XEN'DRIK WEAPON TRAINING

P r e r e q u i s i t e : D r o w

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n p r o f i c i e n c y a n d a +2 f e a t b o n u s

t o d a m a g e r o l l s w i t h

th e

d r o w l o n g k n i f e

and the

X e n ' d r i k b o o m e r a n g .

PARAGON TIER FEATS

A n y f e a t

in

t h i s s e c t i o n

is

a v a i l a b l e

to a

c h a r a c t e r

o f 1 1 t h l e v e l

or

h i g h e r w h o m e e t s

th e

fe a t ' s o t h e r

p r e r e q u i s i t e s .

ENHANCED RESISTIVE FORMULA

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 11th l e v e l , a r t i f i c e r , healing infusion

c l a s s f e a t u r e

B e n e f i t : W h e n y o u r r es is ti v e/ o rm u l a g r a n t s t e m

p o r a r y hit p o i n t s to y o u or an a ll y , t h a t c h a r a c t e r can

g r a n t an e q u a l n u m b e r o f t e m p o r a r y hit p o i n t s to one

a l l y w i t h i n 5 s q u a r e s o f h i m or h e r .

B e n e f i t

Ta rget and a l l y ga in temporary hi t poin ts from resist ive

f o rm u l a power

I nc rease te lepa thy range t o 10

Ga in improved immutabi l i t y pow er , +2

to

s a v in g t h rows

a fte r us ing second w in d

De a l p s yc h i c da m a g e wh e n you t a ke ps yc h ic da m a g e ,

are

d azed , or

a r e dom i n a t e d

C H A P T E R

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|

C ha ra c t e r Op t i o n s



EPIC TIER FEATS

N a m e

P re re qu i s i t e s

B e n e f i t

F l u i d A n a t om y

Doppe l g a n g e r

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P r e r e q u i s i t e : 1 1 t h l e v e l , k a l a s h t a r

B e n e f i t : T he r a n g e o f y o u r t e l e p a t h y i n c r e a s e s to

1 0 s q u a r e s .

IMPROVED IMMUTABILITY

P r e r e q u i s i t e s : 1 2 t h l e v e l , w a r f o r g e d , I m m u t a b i l

i ty feat

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y o u g a i n a +2 b o n u s to s a v i n g t h r o w s u n t i l the end of

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P r e r e q u i s i t e : 1 1 t h l e v e l , k a l a s h t a r

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r an e n e m y d a z e s , d o m i n a t e s ,

o r d e a l s p s y c h i c d a m a g e to y o u , t h a t e n e m y t a k e s

p s y c h i c d a m a g e e q u a l

to 5 +

y o u r W i s d o m m o d i f i e r .

T h e d a m a g e i n c r e a s e s to 10 + y o u r W i s d o m m o d i

f i e r at 11th l e v e l and 15 + y o u r W i s d o m m o d i f i e r at

2 1 s t l e v e l .

E P I C TIER FEATS

A n y f e at in t h i s s e c t i o n is a v a i l a bl e to a c h a r a c t e r o f 2 1 s t

level

or

h i gh e r w h o m e e t s t h e fe a t 's o t h e r p re re q u i s i t e s .

FLUID ANATOMY

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 21st l e v e l , d o p p e l g a n g e r

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r a c r e a t u r e s c o r e s a c r i t i c a l hit

a g a i n s t y ou , m a k e a s a v i n g t h r o w . O n a s a v e , t he c r i t i

c a l hit is i n s t e a d a n o r m a l hit.

QUORI DESPERATION

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 2 1 s t l e v e l , k a l a s h t a r

B e n e f i t : T he f i r s t t i m e y o u d r o p to 0 hit p o i n t s or

f e w e r d u r i n g an e n c o u n t e r and do n ' t d i e , yo u do not

f a ll u n c o n s c i o u s as a r e s u l t o f t h a t c o n d i t i o n . At the

e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n , y o u f a ll u n c o n s c i o u s i f y o u are

s t i l l dyi n g.

REINFORCING HEALING

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 21st l e v e l , a r t i f i c e r

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WARFO RGED FORTIFICATION

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 2 2 n d l e ve l , I m p r o v e d I m m u t a b i l i t y

feat

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T h e f o l l o w i n g c l a s s - s p e c i f i c m u l t i c l a s s f e a t a l l o w s y o u

t o d a b b l e in the a r t i f i c e r c l a s s . See p a g e s 2 08 and 20 9

i n t h e Player's Handbook for r u l e s on m u l t i c l a s s i n g .

I f y o u t a k e a c l a s s - s p e c i f i c m u l t i c l a s s f e a t , y o u

c o u n t

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f e a t s , p a r a g o n p a t h s , e p i c d e s t i n i e s , an d r i t u a l s .

STUDENT OF ARTIFICE

[MULTICLASS AR TIFICER ]


Int 13

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n t r a i n i n g in A r c a n a .

O n c e per da y, yo u can use the a r t i f i c e r ' s healing

infusion

p o w e r . T h e i n f u s io n y o u c r e a t e c a n n o t be

r e p l e n i s h e d .

I n a d d i t i o n , y o u can w i e l d a r t i f i c e r i m p l e m e n t s .

C H A P T E R

4 |

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E Q U I P M E N T

A w o r l d l i t t e r e d w i t h t h e w r e c k a g e o f f a l l e n c i v i l i

z a t i o n s , E b e r r o n i s h o m e t o t h e r e l i c s o f v a n i s h e d

s o c i e t i e s c o n s u m e d b y w a r , c o r r u p t i o n , a n d m a g i c .

M a n y s u c h i t e m s a r e m e r e c u r i o s i t i e s , a n t i q u i t i e s t o

b e c o l l e c t e d a n d s t u d i e d . A f e w i t e m s , h o w e v e r , h o l d

g r e a t p o w e r , a n d h e r o e s w i l l g o t o g r e a t l e n g t h s t o

o b t a i n t h e m .

W E A P O N S

T h e f o l l o w i n g u n u s u a l a r m a m e n t s a r e e m p l o y e d b y

t h e w a r r i o r s o f E b e r r o n ' s u n i q u e c u l t u r e s .

S o m e o f t h e s e w e a p o n s h a v e t h e d e f e n s i v e p r o p

er ty that f i r s t appear ed i n A d ventur er 's Vaul t . A

d e f e n s i v e w e a p o n h a s t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o p e r t i e s :

A d e f e n s i v e w e a p o n g r a n t s y o u a + 1 b o n u s t o A C

w h i l e y o u w i e l d it i n o n e h a n d a n d w i e l d a n o t h e r

m e l e e w e a p o n in y o u r o t h e r h a n d . W i e l d i n g m o r e

t h a n o n e d e f e n s i v e w e a p o n d o e s n o t in c r e a s e t h i s

b o n u s . T o g a i n t h i s b e n e f i t , y o u n e e d n o t a t t a c k w i t h

t h e d e f e n s i v e w e a p o n , b u t y o u m u s t b e p r o f i c i e n t

w i th i t .

C u t t i n g W h e e l : O r i g i n a t i n g f r o m t h e m y s

t e r i o u s l a n d s o f S a r l o n a , t h e c u t t i n g w h e e l i s a

b l a d e d d i s k w i t h a g u a r d e d h a n d l e a t o n e s i d e .

M E L E E W E A P O N S

SUPERIOR MELEE WEAPONS

One -Handed

W e a p o n

P ro f. Da m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e We i g h t G rou p P rope r t i e s

Cut t ing wh ee l +2 1d6 10 gp 1 lb . L igh t b lade Defe ns ive , of f-hand

D ro w long knife +3 1d6 5/10

15 gp

2 lb . Hea vy b lade Hea vy th r ow n, of f-hand

Talen ta tangat* +2 1d8 20 gp 81b . Hea vy b lade H igh c r i t , ve rsa t i l e

Th is wea pon can be wie lded one-handed by

a sma l l charac te r .

Tw o -H an d ed

We a p on P rof . Da m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e We i g h t

Grou p

Propert ies

Talen ta sharra sh* +3 1 d8 30 gp 101b . Hea vy b lade , polea r m H igh c r i t

T h i s we a pon c a n be w i e l de d t wo- h a n de d by a s m a l l c h a rac t e r .

Double W eapons

We a p on P ro f. Da m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e We i g h t G rou p P rope r t i e s

Do uble sc imi ta r +2 1d6/1d6 4 0 gp

15 1b. He av y blad e

Defensive, h igh cri t , off-hand

Zu la a t +2 2d4/ 2d4 30 gp 12 lb . Hea vy b lade , polea r m Defen s ive , of f-hand

R A N G E D W E A P O N S

SUPERIOR RANGED WEAPONS

One -Handed

W e a p o n P r o f .

Da m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e We i g h t G rou p P rope r t i e s

Ta len ta boo mera ng +2 1d4

10/20

5 gP

1 lb . L igh t b lade L ight th r ow n

Xen 'dr ik boo mer ang +2 1d6 6/12

10 gp

2 lb.

L ight blade

L ight th rown

C H A P T E R 4 | C ha ra c t er Op t i o n s

M a n y w h e e l s f e a t u r e s p i k e s o r b a r b s t o p r o t e c t t h e

w i e l d e r ' s h a n d .

D o u b l e S c i m i t a r : T h e V a l e n a r e l v e s m a d e t h i s

w e a p o n f a m o u s . T h e d o u b l e s c i m i t a r f e a tu r e s a

c u r v i n g b l a d e e x t e n d i n g o u t fr o m e a c h s i d e o f i t s

h a n d l e .

D r o w L o n g K n i f e :

T h i s b l a d e i s t h r e e - q u a r t e r s

t h e l e n g t h o f a l o n g s w o r d , a n d e n d s i n a n o u t w a r d l y

c u r v i n g h o o k . T o o s l e n d e r t o b e c o n s i d e r e d a s h o r t

sw or d and too b i g f or a d ag g er , i t ' s k now n as a l ong

k n i f e .

T a l e n ta B o o m e r a n g : T h e s e w e a p o n s a r e

c o m m o n a m o n g t h e h a l f l i n g t r i b e s o f t h e T a l e n t a

P l a i n s . S i m p l e c u r v e d , p o l i s h e d s t i c k s , a t a le n t a b o o

m e r a n g a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n t o a p r o f i c i e n t w i e l d e r ' s

h a n d a f t e r a r a n g e d a t t a c k w i t h t h e w e a p o n i s

r e s o l v e d .

T a l e n t a S h a r r a s h : A w e a p o n f r o m t h e T a l e n t a

P l a i n s , t h e s h a r r a s h f e a t u r e s a s i c k l e l i k e b l a d e a t t h e

e n d o f a p o l e .

T a l e n t a T a n g a t :

A n o t h e r w e a p o n f r o m t h e

T a l e n t a P l a i n s , t h i s c u r v e d s w o r d is m o u n t e d o n a

s h o r t h a f t .

X e n ' d r i k B o o m e r a n g :

X e n ' d r i k d r o w u s e a

t h r e e - p r o n g e d b o o m e r a n g f o r h u n t i n g s m a l l g a m e . I t

a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n s t o a p r o f ic i e n t w i e l d e r 's h a n d

a f t e r a r a n g e d a t t a c k w i t h t h e w e a p o n i s r e s o l v e d .

Z u l a a t : T h i s R i e d r a n w e a p o n f e a t u r e s a g l a i v e l i k e

b l a d e a t e i t h e r e n d .



MUNDANE ITEMS

T h e f o l l o w i n g m u n d a n e i t e m s a r e g e n e r a l l y a v a i l a b l e

t h r o u g h o u t t h e F i v e N a t i o n s a n d r e f l e c t s o m e o f t h e

s o c i a l c o m p l e x i t i e s o f t h e t e n u o u s p e a c e w o n a t t h e

e n d o f t h e L a s t W a r .

A r c a n e S ig n e t R i n g : T h e s e g o l d e n o r s i l v e r r i n g s

a r e c r e a t e d f o r m e m b e r s o f t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s

a s a m e a n s o f i d e n t i f i c a t i o n . E a c h r i n g c o n t a i n s i n t r i

c a t e p a t t e r n s t h a t b e c o m e v i s ib l e o n l y w h e n w o r n b y

t h e p e r s o n f o r w h o m i t w a s c o n s t r u c t e d .

H u n t e r ' s K i t:

T h i s b u n d l e c o n t a i n s b o t t l e s o f

v a r i o u s a n i m a l s c e n t s , a g u i d e t o e d i b l e f l o r a , a s m a l l

k n i f e , s n a r e s , a n d o t h e r u s e f u l t o o l s . A h u n t e r ' s k i t

g r a n t s a + 2 b o n u s t o N a t u r e c h e c k s m a d e t o f o r a g e .

I d e n t i f i c a t i o n P a p e r s : M e m b e r s o f t h e m i d d l e

a n d u p p e r c l a s s e s i n t h e F i v e N a t i o n s c a r r y i d e n

t i f i c a t i o n p a p e r s i s s u e d b y t h e i r g o v e r n m e n t s a n d

n o t a r i z e d b y H o u s e S i v i s . E a c h s e t c o n t a i n s a d e s c r i p

t i o n o f t h e h o l d e r , a p o r t r a i t , a n d o t h e r d e t a i l s .

( P l a y e r s m a y p h o t o c o p y a n d c u s t o m i z e t h e i l l u s t r a

t i o n o f t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n p a p e r s . )

I n q u i s i t i v e ' s K i t : T h i s g e a r i n c l u d e s s e v e r a l

c o n t a i n e r s m a d e f r o m d i f f e r e n t m a t e r i a l s , b r u s h e s ,

m u n d a n e d u s t s , t w e e z e r s , p i c k s , p r o b e s , a m a g n i f y i n g

g l a s s , i n k a n d q u i l l s , p a r c h m e n t , a n d a s m a l l j o u r n a l .

A n i n q u i s i t i v e ' s k i t g r a n t s a + 2 b o n u s t o P e r c e p t i o n

c h e c k s t o s e a r c h a n a r e a f o r s o m e t h i n g s p e c i f i c .

L e t t e r o f M a r q u e : T h e k i n g o f B r e l a n d i s s u e s L e t

t e r s o f M a r q u e t o g r o u p s e x p l o r i n g X e n ' d r i k ' s r u i n s .

T r a v e l e r s m a y v i s i t a n d e x p l o r e t h e c o n t i n e n t f r e e l y ,

b u t t h o s e w h o s e ll X e n ' d r i k ' s t r e a s u r e s w i t h o u t t h e

p r o p e r d o c u m e n t a t i o n f a c e f i n e s , i n c a r c e r a t i o n , a n d

f o r f e it u r e i f c a u g h t . ( P l a y e r s m a y p h o t o c o p y a n d c u s

t o m i z e t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n o f t h e l e t t e r o f m a r q u e . )

S p e l l s h a r d : S p e l l s h a r d s a r e f r a g m e n t s o f c r y s t a l

t h a t c o n t a i n p o w e r a n d k n o w l e d g e , u s u a l l y o f a n

a r c a n e n a t u r e . I f y o u r c l a s s w o u l d n o r m a l l y s t o r e i ts

a r c a n e p o w e r s i n a s p e l l b o o k , y o u c a n i n s t e a d s t o r e

y o u r p o w e r s i n a s p e l l s h a r d i f y o u p o s s e s s o n e .

A l l t h e e n c h a n t m e n t s a n d f e a t u r e s a v a i l

a b l e t h r o u g h a t o m e a r e a l s o a v a i l a b le t h r o u g h a

s p e l l s h a r d . M e m b e r s o f a n y c l a s s c a n u s e a s p e l l s h a r d

i n p l a c e o f a r i t u a l b o o k o r a r i t u a l s c r o l l .

T r a v e l P a p e r s : C r o s s i n g n a t i o n a l b o u n d a r i e s i s

r i s k y w i t h o u t a s e t o f n o t a r i z e d t r a v e l p a p e r s . L i k e

i d e n t i f i c a t i o n p a p e r s , t h e y i n c l u d e p e r s o n a l d e t a i l s

MUNDANE ITEMS

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Ident i f i ca t ion papers , s tandard

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HHHH

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5 g P

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4 lb.

Le t te r of marq ue 500 gp

-

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1/2 lb.

Trave l ing papers 2 sp

a b o u t t h e t r a v e l er — p l a c e o f r e s i d e n c e , o c c u p a t i o n , a n d

d e s t i n a t i o n . (P l a y e r s m a y p h o t o c o p y a n d c u s t o m i z e

t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n o f t h e t r a v e l p a p e r s . )

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b e w h a t t h e y a r e t o d a y w i t h o u t t h e s e r v i c e s o f t h e

d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s . W h a t f o l lo w s a r e a f e w o f t h e

s e r v i c e s t h e s e p o w e r f u l i n s t i t u t i o n s o f f e r .

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a i rsh ip k ingd om to an ad jacent

k i n g d o m , up to 30 0 gp for

t r ips to other co nt inents

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o f ca l l , up to 15 0 gp for

t r ips to other cont inents

House Or i en coach/caravan 1 gp per s top

House Or ien l igh tn ing ra i l

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H o u s e C a n n i t h : T h i s d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e

m a k e s a g r e a t d e a l o f p r o f i t t h r o u g h t h e s a l e o f b o t h

m a g i c a l a n d m u n d a n e g o o d s i n t h e m a r k e t p l a c e .

H o u s e e n c l a v e s c a n p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o c r a f t e r s o r r i t u

a l s t o r e p a i r d a m a g e d o r b r o k e n o b j e c t s .

H o u s e J o r a s c o : F o r c r e a t u r e s b e a t e n b a d l y ,

a f f l i c t e d w i t h a d i s e a s e , o r e v e n d e a d , a H o u s e

J o r a s c o e n c l a v e i s t h e e q u a l o f a n y t e m p l e w h e n i t

c o m e s t o h e a l i n g .

H o u s e K u n d a r a k :

T h i s h o u s e p r o v i d e s p r o t e c

t i o n o f r o o m s o r o b j e c t s . T h e B a n k i n g G u i l d p r o v i d e s

l e t t e rs o f c r e d i t , m o n e y - c h a n g i n g s e r v i c e s , a n d v a u l t s

t h r o u g h o u t t h e F i v e N a t i o n s .

H o u s e L y r a n d a r : F a m e d f o r i t s f l y i n g v e s s e l s ,

H o u s e L y r a n d a r o f f e r s p a s s a g e o n a i r s h i p s c a p a b l e o f

c o v e r i n g 2 0 m i l e s p e r h o u r . F o r a m o r e m o d e s t p r i c e ,

t h e h o u s e a l s o o f f e r s p a s s a g e b y e l e m e n t a l g a l l e o n s t o

a n y p o r t i n K h o r v a i r e .

H o u s e O r i e n : C o m m a n d i n g t r a v el b y l a n d , H o u s e

O r i e n o v e r s e e s t h e li g h t n i n g r a i l, e l e m e n t a l c o a c h e s ,

a n d t h e m a i l s e r v i c e t h a t c o n n e c t s c i t i e s a c r o s s c e n

t r a l K h o r v a i r e .

H o u s e S i v i s : A H o u s e S i v is m e s s a g e s t a t i o n c a n

t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s t o a n y o t h e r m e s s a g e s t a t i o n

o n t h e c o n t i n e n t i n a m o m e n t ' s t i m e . H o u s e S i v is ' s

s c r i b e s a l s o p r o v i d e t r a n s l a t i o n s e r v i c e s a n d d o c u

m e n t a u t h e n t i c a t i o n .

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A L C H E M Y

T h e p r o c e s s o f c r e a t i n g a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s i s s i m i l a r t o

t h e p r o c e s s o f p e r f o r m i n g r i t u a l s ( s ee c h a p t e r 1 0 o f

t h e P l a y e r' s H a n d b o o k ) . A s w i t h p e r f o r m i n g r i t u a l s , a

c h a r a c t e r u s i n g a l c h e m y m u s t f i r s t t a k e a s p e c i a l f e a t

( s e e " F e a t s , " p a g e 8 6 ) . T o c r e a t e a n a l c h e m i c a l i t e m ,

y o u m u s t h a v e t h e A l c h e m i s t f e a t a n d t h e c o r r e c t

f o r m u l a , a n d y o u m u s t s p e n d t h e t i m e a n d t h e c o m

p o n e n t p r i ce r e q u i r e d . A l c h e m i c a l c o m p o n e n t s a r e

t h e s a m e a s t h o s e u s e d i n r i t u a l s . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a

t i o n , s e e

Adven turer's Vault.

CATEGORY

E a c h a l c h e m i c a l f o r m u l a h a s a c a t e g o r y th a t d e f i n e s

t h e t yp e o f i t e m i t c re a t e s .

C u r a t i v e :

T h e s e i t e m s a i d i n h e a l i n g o r i n o v e r

c o m i n g a d v e r s e a n d d e b i l i t a t i n g e f f e c t s .

O i l s : T h e s e c o n c o c t i o n s a r e a p p l i e d to i t e m s ( t y p i

c a l l y w e a p o n s ) , g r a n t i n g t h e m t e m p o r a r y p r o p e r t i e s

o r p o w e r s .

P o i s o n :

A p o i s o n i s a t o x i n t h a t h a m p e r s o r h a r m s

a c r e a t u r e .

V o l a t i l e : A n i t e m o f t h i s t y p e e x p l o d e s o r e x p a n d s

w h e n s h a t t e r e d o r b r o k e n . I t o f t e n d e a l s d a m a g e

o f a s p e c i f i c e n e r g y t y p e , s u c h a s a c i d , c o l d , f i r e , o r

l i g h t n i n g .

O t h e r : S o m e i t e m s c r e a t e m i s c e l l a n e o u s e f f e c t s

t h a t d o n ' t f a l l i n t o t h e o t h e r a l c h e m i c a l c a t e g o r i e s .

CONSUMABLE

L i k e p o t i o n s a n d e l i x i r s , a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s a r e c o n

s u m a b l e i t e m s . T h e y c o n t a i n o n e - t i m e p o w e r s t h a t

a r e e x p e n d e d w h e n y o u u s e t h e m , r e n d e r i n g t h e

i t e m s i n e r t o r d e s t r o y i n g t h e m .

M a n y o f t h e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s p r e s e n t e d h e r e , o r

i n b o o k s s u c h a s Adven turer's Vault, r e q u i r e y o u t o

m a k e a n a t t a c k a s p a r t o f u s i n g t h e p o w e r . T h e s e

i t e m s i n c l u d e a n a t t a c k b o n u s , w h i c h s h o u l d n o t b e

a d j u s t e d b a s e d o n a b i l i t y s c o r e m o d i f i e r s o r o n e - h a l f

y o u r l e v e l , a l t h o u g h o t h e r b o n u s e s a n d p e n a l t i e s t o

a t t a c k r o l l s a p p l y n o r m a l l y .

MODIFICATIONS

S o m e a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s c a n b e m o d i f i e d to c h a n g e a n

a s p e c t o f t h e i t e m ' s f u n c t i o n ( f o r e x a m p l e , t u r n i n g a n

i t e m i n t o a m m u n i t i o n ) . C h a n g i n g a n i t e m ' s f u n c t i o n

t y p i c a l l y i n c r e a s e s t h e i t e m ' s l e v e l a n d c o s t .

W h e n a n a l c h e m i c a l i te m i s c o n v e r t e d i n t o a m m u

n i t i o n , y o u c a n u s e t h e i t e m w i t h a r a n g e d w e a p o n ,

s u c h a s a bo w , a c ro s s bo w , o r a s l i n g. Th e i t e m' s ra n ge

b e c o m e s t h e r a n g e o f t h e w e a p o n , b u t it c o n t i n u e s t o

u s e t h e i n d i c a t e d a t t a c k m o d i f i e r . Y o u d o n o t i n c l u d e

a w e a p o n ' s p r o f i c i e n c y b o n u s o r e n h a n c e m e n t b o n u s

i n t h e a t t a c k , a n d y o u r e p l a c e t h e w e a p o n ' s d a m a g e

a n d e f f e c t w i t h t h o s e o f t h e a m m u n i t i o n . F o r e x a m

p l e , a s u c c e s s f u l r a n g e d b a s i c a t t a c k u s i n g a c r o s s b o w

b o l t c o n v e r t e d i n t o l e v e l 4 a l c h e m i s t ' s s p a r k a m m u

n i t i o n a l l o w s y o u t o m a k e a n a r e a b u r s t 1 a t t a c k a t

r a n g e 1 5 / 3 0 t h a t d e a l s l d 6 l i g h t n i n g d a m a g e , a n d

t h e t a r g e t t a k e s a - 1 p e n a l t y t o a t t a c k r o l l s u n t i l t h e

s t a r t o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

A L C H E M I C A L F O R M U L A S

M a r k e t

N a m e

Pr i ce (gp)

Key Sk i l l s

Ac id ic f i re

20 0 A rc a n a , Th i e ve r y

A l c h e m i s t ' s s pa rk

120 A rc a n a , Th i e ve r y

C lea r-pa th mis t 375

A rc a n a , Na t u re

C l o c k w o r k b o m b

160 A rc a n a , Th i e ve r y

Gra y f l owe r pe r fu m e 80 0

H e a l ,

Na t u re

H e a r t f l ow 90

Na t u re , Th i e ve r y

I n fe rn o o i l 200 A r c a n a , Na t u re ,

Th i e ve r y

Ke e n o i l 60 0

A rc a n a , Th i e ve r y

Lodre t l ea f

200

H e a l ,

Na t u re

Nox i ou s g re n a de 700 A rc a n a , Th i e ve r y

P a n t h e r t e a r s

100 H e a l , Na t u re

Re s on a n c e c r ys t a l

160 A rc a n a , Na t u re

Spo t t e d t oa ds t oo l v e n om 60 0

Na t u re ,

Th i e ve r y

Suppr ess ion c rys ta l 120

A rc a n a , Na t u re

Te n s i on wh e e l 120

A rc a n a , Th i e ve r y

Te t h e r c o rd 120 A rc a n a , Na t u re ,

Th i e ve r y

W ou n d pa t c h 120

H e a l ,

Na t u re

ALCHEMICAL ITEMS

T h e f o l l o w i n g a l c h e m i c a l i t e m s t r a c e t h e i r o r i g i n s

t o E b e r r o n , a l t h o u g h t h e y c a n b e u s e d w i t h a n y

c a m p a i g n .

ACIDIC EIRE

L e v e l :

5

C a t e g o r y : Vo l a t i l e

T i m e : 3 0 m i n u t es

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : S e e b e l o w

M a r k e t P r i c e : 2 0 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : A r c a n a o r T h i e v e r y ( no c h e c k )

T h e s u b s t a n c e c o n t a i n e d b y t h e g l a s s v i a l i s a n

u n s t a b l e s o u p o f a c i d a n d ex p l o s iv e c h e m i c a l s . W h e n

t h e c o n t a i n e r s h a t t e r s , i t s p l a s h e s b u r n i n g d e a t h i n a l

d i r e c t i o n s .

C H A P T E R 4






Clockwork Bomb

Leve l 4+

Heartflow

Leve l

3+

You set the device on the ground and hope that it detonates

when you want

it to. «

Lv l

4 40

g p L v M 9 4 ,200

gp

Lv l

9

1 6 0 g p

Lvl 24

21,000

gp

Lv l

14

8 0 0

gp Lvl 29

105 ,000

gp

A l c h e m i c a l I t e m

P owe r ( Con s u m a b le

•

F ire) : Minor Ac t ion. P lace the c lock

work bom b

in

your space

o r in a

square adjacent

to

you,

and decide h ow many rounds pass before the bom b goes

off (6 rounds maximum ). Each round,

at

the start of your

turn,

move the c lockwork bomb one square

in a

direction

of your choosing and roll

a

d6 .

On a

roll

of

6, the bo mb

detonates prematurely.

If

the c lockwork b omb

is hit by

an attack ( the bomb has the same defenses as its user), it

also explodes. W h en the bomb detonates, make an at

tack: Area burst 1 centered on the b omb 's space; targets

each creature in burst; +7 vs . Reflex; 1 d l 0 f ire dama ge.

Spec ia l : Once the bomb

is

set,

it

ca n

be

disabled wit h

a DC

17 Th ievery check .

Level 9: +12 vs . Reflex; 2d 10 fire dam age; D C 19 Thievery.

Level 14: +17 vs. Reflex; 3d10 fire damage; DC 23 Thievery.

Level 19: +22 vs. Reflex; 4d12 fire damage; DC 27 Thievery.

Level 24: +27 vs. Reflex; 4d 1

2

f ire dam age;

D C 29

Thievery.

Level 29: +32 vs. Reflex; 5 d1 2 f ire dam age; D C 33 Thievery.

G R A Y F L O W E R P E R E U M E

L evel : 10

Category: Other

T i m e : 15 minutes

Component Cost : 20 0 gp

Market Pr i ce : 80 0 gp

Key Skill: Heal or Nature

Th is per fu me is mad e from the ra re gr ayflow er,

known to grow only in Q'barra's swamps. The gray-

flower's faint scent is enough to confound even the

sharpest sense of smell.

You spray the perfume into the air and for a moment, the blind

creature can't locate you.

A l c h e m i c a l I t e m 200

gp

Pow er (Consum able ) : M inor Ac t ion . You

are

invisible

to

creatures that see using blindsight until the start of your

next turn.

HEARTELOW

L evel : 3

Category: Poison


Component Cost : See below

Market Pr i ce : 90 g p

Key Skill: Nature or Thievery (no check)

Heartflow weakens an individual's self-control. The

concoction is a red powder that is usually mixed with

food or drink.

The target's eyes glaze as a smile spreads across his face.

Lv l

3 30

gp

Lvl 18

3,400

gp

Lv l

8

1 2 5 g p

Lvl 23

17,000

gp

Lv l

13

650 g p

Lvl 28

85 ,000

gp


Power (Consumable

•

Poison) : Minor Act ion. Apply heart-

flow to an adjacent item of food

or

drink;

it

retains po tency

until the en d of the encounter. To administer the poison

without the target noticing, make

a

Thiev ery chec k against

the target's Perception check.

A

creature that consumes

food

or

drink containin g heartflow is subject to an attack:

+6 vs. Fortitude; the target takes

a

-5 penalty

to

Insight

checks and

a

-2 penalty to Will defense (save ends both).

Level

8:

+11 vs . Fort i tude.

Level 13: +16 vs. Fortitude.

Level 18: +19 vs. Fortitude .

Level 23: +26 vs . Fort i tude.

Level 28: +31 vs . Fort i tude.

INFERNO OIL

L evel : 5

Category: Oil

T i m e : 1 hour



Key Skill: Arcana, Nature, or Thievery (no check)

This volatile oil is highly combustible but burns

quickly. Inferno oil is usually kept in a dark glass vial

to block light and prevent the s ubs tanc e fr om igniting.

Inferno Oil

Leve l

5+

Your weapon leaves behind a aint trace of

oil,

but

it's

enough to

set your enemy ablaze when it's exposed to open flame.

Lv l

5 50

gp

Lvl 20

5,000

gp

Lv l

10

200 gp

Lvl 25

25,000

gp

Lv l

15

1,000 gp

Lvl 30

125 ,000

gp


Po we r (Consum able ) : S tandard Ac t ion . Apply infe rno oil

to your weapon or to one piece of ammuni t ion . Ma ke a

secondary attack against the next creature you hit with

the coa ted weapo n or ammun it ion: +8 vs . Reflex; the

target gains vulnerable 5 fire (save end s).

Level 10: +13 vs. Reflex; vulnerable 5 fire.

Level 15 : +18 vs . R eflex; vulnerable 10 fire.

Level 20: +23 vs . Reflex; vulnerable 10 fire

Level 25: +28 vs . Reflex; vulnerable 15 fire.

Level 30: +33 vs . Reflex; vuln erab le 15 fire.

KEEN

OIL

L evel : 10

Category: Oil

T i m e : 1 hour

Component Cost : 20 0 gp


Key Skill: Arcana or Thievery (no check)

W h e n you rub this thin oil on a blade d weapon, it

hones the edge to razor sharpness.

C H A P T E R

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ALCHEMICAL ITEMS

Lvl

N a m e C o m p o n e n t C o s t

(gp)

2 Pan ther tea rs

2 5

3


3 0

3

H e a r t f l o w

3 0

3 Te t h e r c o rd

3 0

3

W o u n d p a t c h

3 0

4

Alchemis t ' s spark ( ammuni t ion )

4 0

4 C l o c k w o r k b o m b

4 0

4 Reso nance c rys ta l

4 0

4 Suppr ess ion c rys ta l

4 0

4

Te n s i on wh e e l

4 0

5 Ac id ic f i re

5 0

5

I n fe rn o oil

5 0

5

Lodre t l ea f 50

8 A lche mis t ' s spark

125

8

Clea r-pa th mis t

125

8

H e a r t f l o w

125

8

Te t h e r c o rd

125

9

A l c h e m i s t ' s s pa rk ( a m m u n i t i on ) 160

9


160

9

Re s on a n c e c r ys t a l

160

10

Ac id ic t i re 20 0

10

G r a y f l o w e r p e r f u m e

2 0 0

10

I n fe rn o

oil

2 0 0

10

K e e n oil 2 0 0

10

Spot t e d t oa ds t oo l v e n o m 20 0

11 Noxious gren ade

350

13

Alchemis t ' s spark

650

13

Clea r-pa th mis t

650

13

H e a r t f l o w

650

13 Tethercord

650

13

W o u n d p a t c h

650

14 A l c h e m i s t ' s s pa rk ( a m m u n i t i on ) 800

14

C l o c k w o r k b o m b 8 0 0


8 0 0

14 Supp ress ion c rys ta l

8 0 0

14 Te n s i on wh e e l

8 0 0

15

Ac id ic f i re

1,000

15

I n fe rn o oil

1,000

15

Lodre t l ea f 1 ,000

Keen O i l

Leve l 10

The sword sweeps throughyour enemy, cutting through its ar

mor and flesh in one deadly arc.

A l c h e m i c a l I t e m 200

gp

Pow er (Con sumable ) : M inor Ac t ion . Apply keen o i l

to an

axe, a heavy blade, a light blade, a polea rm, or a spear.

Unt i l the end of your next turn , you can score a critical hit

wi th th i s weapo n on a roll of 19-20.

LODRET LEAE

L evel : 5

Category: Curative




Key Skill: Heal or Nature (no check)

ALCHEMICAL ITEMS C O I M T .

Lvl

Na m e Com pon e n t Cos t ( g p ) I

15 Spo t t e d t oa ds t oo l v e n o m

1,000

16 Noxious grena de

1,800

18 A lche mis t ' s spark

3,400

18

Clea r-pa th mis t

3,400

18 H e a r t f l ow 3,400

18 Tethercord 3,400

19

Alchemis t ' s spark ( ammuni t ion )

4,200

19 C l oc k work bom b

4,200


4,200

2 0

Ac id ic f i re

5,000

2 0

I n fe rn o oil

5,000

20 Spo t t e d t oa ds t oo l v e n o m

5,000

21 Noxious grenad e

9,000

23


17 ,000

23

Clea r-pa th mis t

17 ,000

23

H e a r t f l o w

17 ,000

23 Tethercord

17 ,000

2 3

W o u n d p a t c h

17 ,000

2 4

A l c h e m i s t ' s s pa rk ( a m m u n i t i on ) 21 ,000

2 4 C l o c k w o r k b o m b

2 1 , 0 0 0


2 1 , 0 0 0

2 4

Suppress ion c rys ta l

2 1 , 0 0 0

24 Te n s i on wh e e l

21 ,000

25 Ac id ic f i re

2 5 , 0 0 0

2 5

I n fe rn o

oil

2 5 , 0 0 0

25 Lodre t l ea f

2 5 , 0 0 0

2 5

Spot t e d t oa ds t oo l v e n om

2 5 , 0 0 0

26 Noxious gren ade

4 5 , 0 0 0

2 8


8 5 , 0 0 0

2 8

Clea r-pa th mis t

8 5 , 0 0 0

28 H e a r t f l ow

8 5 , 0 0 0

28 Tethercord 8 5 , 0 0 0

29

A l c h e m i s t ' s s pa rk ( a m m u n i t i on )

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

29


1 0 5 , 0 0 0

29 Reso nanc e c rys ta l

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

30 Ac id ic f i re

1 2 5 , 0 0 0

3 0

I n fe rn o oil

1 2 5 , 0 0 0

3 0

Spot t e d t oa ds t oo l v e n om

125 ,000

The denizens of OJbarra's wilderne ss sometimes use

lodret leaves as a preventative when moving through

areas famous for spawning disease. Mixing the leaves

with special reag ents gives you prote ction against

some diseases.

Chewing on the infused leaf provides added insurance against

disease.

Lv l

5 50 gp Lvl 25

25,000

gp

Lvl 15 1,000 gp


Pow er (Consum able ) : M inor Ac t ion . Ga in

a

+2 bonus

to

Fortitude defense against attacks made by diseases of

10th level or lower. Th is effect lasts until the end of the

encounter.

Level 15: Disease s of 20th level or lower.

Level 25: Diseases of 30th level or lower.

C H A P T E R

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Cha rac t e r O p t i on s



Noxious

GRENADE

L e v e l : 11

C a t e g o r y : V o l a t i l e

T i m e ; 1 h o u r

C o m p o n e n t C o s t :

S e e b e l o w

M a r k e t P r i c e : 7 0 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : A r c a n a o r T h i e v e r y ( n o c h e c k )

T h e n o x i o u s g r e n a d e i s a m e t a l c a n i s t e r f il l e d w i t h

f o u l - s m e l l i n g c h e m i c a l s . O n c e i g n i t e d , i t b u r n s

q u i c k l y , f i l l i n g t h e a r e a w i t h s i c k e n i n g s m o k e .

Noxious Grenade Leve l 11 +

Plumes of green smoke pour from the sputtering flame, sending

a rancid stench into the air.

Lvl 11 350 gp Lvl 21 9,000 g p

Lvl 16 1,800 gp Lvl 26 45 ,00 0 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Pow er (Consuma ble • Poison , Zone ) : S tandard Ac tion .

Make an attack: Area burst 1 within 10; targets each

creature in burst; +14 vs. Fortitude; the target takes a -2

penalty to attack rolls (save ends).

The burst creates a zone; all squares within the zone

are lightly obscured . The zone lasts until the e nd of your

next

turn.

Each creature that enters the zone is subject

to an attack fro m the noxious gas: +14 vs. Fo rtitude; the

target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).

Level 16: +19 v s. Fortitude.

Level 2 1 : +24 vs . Fort i tude.

Level 26 : +29 vs. F ortitude.

PANTHER TEARS

L e v e l : 2

C a t e g o r y : O t h e r

T i m e :

1 5 m i n u t e s

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 2 5 g p

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 0 0 g p

K e y S k i l l :

H e a l o r N a t u r e ( n o c h e c k )

A n e y e d r o p p e r h o l d s a f e w d r o p s o f a d a r k p u r p l e

f l u i d . W h e n t h e f l u i d is p l a c e d i n y o u r e y e s , y o u f i n d

y o u c a n s e e c l e a r l y i n d i m l i g h t .

Panther Tears Level 2

Fo r

a moment your vision is

blurry, but

when you blink away

the excess liquid,

you

see clearly through the gloom.

Alchem ica l I t em 25 gp

Po we r (Consu mab le) : Minor Act ion. You gain low-light

vision until the end of your next

turn.

RESONANCE CRYSTAL

L e v e l : 4


T i m e :

1 h o u r


M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 6 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : A r c a n a o r N a t u r e ( no c h e c k )

T o k e e p a r e s o n a n c e c r y s t a l f r o m s h a t t e r i n g , i t i s

s t o r e d in a s o u n d p r o o f w o o d e n b o x . T h e c l e a r c r y s t a l

v i b r a t e s w i t h t h e s l i g h t e s t s o u n d .

Resonance Crystal Level 4+

T he crystal amplifies noise until it becomes unbearable to all in

its proximity.

Lvl 4 40 gp Lvl 19 4,20 0 gp

Lvl 9 16 0g p Lvl 24 21,000 gp

Lvl 14 800 gp Lvl 29 105,00 0 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Pow er (Co nsumable ) : S tandard Ac t ion . Make an a t tack:

Ranged 10; +7 vs . Fort i tude; the target gains vulnerable

5 thun der un til the end of your next turn.

Level 9: +1 2 vs . Fort i tude; vulnerable 5 thunder.

Level 14: +1 7 vs. Fortitude; vulnerable 10 thunder.

Level 19: +22 vs. Fortitude; vulnerab le 10 thunder.

Level 24: +27 vs. Fortitud e; vulnerable 1 5 thunder.

Level 29: +32 vs . Fort i tude; vulnerable 15 thunder.

SPOTTED TOADSTOOL VENOM

L e v e l : 1 0

C a t e g o r y :

P o i s o n

T i m e : 3 0 m i n u t e s


M a r k e t P r i c e : 6 0 0 g p

K e y S k i l l :

N a t u r e o r T h i e v e r y ( n o c h e c k )

F o u n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e Q ' b a r r a n s w a m p s , t h e s p o t t e d

t o a d s t o o l is r e n o w n e d f o r i t s p o i s o n o u s q u a l i t y . T h e

l o c a l l iz a r d f o l k m a k e a v e n o m o u s p a s t e t h a t t h e y u s e

t o c o a t t h e i r w e a p o n s .

Spotted Toadstool Ven om Level 10+

This green-gray poison paste robs its victim of strength.

Lvl 10 20 0 gp Lvl 25 25,000 gp

Lvl 15 1,000 gp Lvl 30 125,0 00 gp

Lvl 20 5,000 gp

A lchemica l I t em

Pow er (Consum able • Poison ) : S tandard Ac t ion . Apply

the spotted toadstool venom to your weap on or to one

piece of ammunit ion. M ake a secondary attack against

the next target you hit with the coated wea pon or am

munit ion: +13 vs . Fort i tude; the target is wea kene d unt i l


Level 15: +18 vs. Fortitude.

Level 20: +23 vs. Fo rtitude.

Level 25 : +28 v s. Fortitude.

Level

3 0 :

+33 vs . Fort i tude.

C H A P T E R 4 | C ha ra c t er Op t i o n s



SUPPRESSION CRYSTAL

L e v e l : 4


T i m e : 1 h o u r


M a r k e t P r i c e 1 2 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : A r c a n a o r N a t u r e ( n o c h e c k )

A s u p p r e s s i o n c r y s t a l c a t c h e s s o u n d a n d e n e r g y t r a p

p i n g t h e m a n d s a f e ly b l e e d i n g t h e m .

Suppression Crystal

Level 4+

Th e crystal diminishes

the

lightning holt an d silences

the

thunder.

Lvl 4 40 gp Lvl 24 21,00 0 gp

Lvl 14 80 0 gp


Po we r (Cons um able) : Mino r Act ion. Unt i l it t r iggers or

unt i l the end of the encounter, you are protected by the

suppression crysta l . As an immed iate interrupt that oc

curs automatica l ly wh en you are fi rst h it by a thunder or

a lightning attack, you gain resist 5 thunder and resist 5

lightning until the end of your next turn. If this po we r is

used but the resistance is not triggered before the end of

the encounter, the crystal is stil l consumed.

Level 14: Ga in resist 10 thund er an d resist 10 lightning.

Level 24: Gain resist 15 thun der an d resist 1 5 lightning.

TENSION WHEEL

L e v e l : 4

C a t e g o r y :

O t h e r

T i m e : 1 h o u r


M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 2 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : A r c a n a o r T h i e v e r y ( n o c h e c k )

T h i s c o m p l e x d e v i c e s p r o u t s c o g s a n d l e v e r s , a n d

a t t a c h e s to a c r o s s b o w . W h e n a c t i v a t e d , i t i n c r e a s e s

t h e b o w s t r i n g ' s t e n s i o n i n o r d e r t o f i r e t h e p r o j e c t i l e

w i t h g r e a t e r f o r c e .

Tension Wh ee l

Level 4+

W i t h a

click,

th e tension wheel

unlocks

an d

propels

th e

holt

through your enemy.

Lvl 4 40 gp Lvl 24 21,000 gp

Lvl 14 80 0 gp


Requirement: You must be holding a crossbow.

Po we r (Consum able ) : M inor Ac t ion . P lace the tens ion

wh eel on your crossbow. The next t ime you m ake an

attack with the crossbow, its normal and long ranges

increase by 2 squares and it deals 2 extra damage.

Level 12: 4 extra dama ge.

Level 22 : 6 extra dam age.

TETHERCORD

L e v e l : 3


T i m e : 1 h o u r


M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 2 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : A r c a n a , N a t u r e , or T h i e v e r y ( n o c h e c k )

T h e t e t h e r c o r d i s a s p r i n g l i k e d e v i c e w i t h t w o s m a l l

e x p l o d i n g p a c k e t s f i l l e d w i t h d i l u t e d s o v e r e i g n g l u e .

T h i s u s e f u l d e v i c e k e e p s a n e n e m y o n a s h o r t l e a s h .

Tethercord

Level 3+

You fling

the

device at the enemy; one side sticks to the creature

while the other bonds with the ground.

Lvl 3 30 gp Lvl 18 3,400 g p

Lvl 8 12 5 gp Lvl 23 17,000 gp

Lvl 13 65 0 gp Lvl 28 85,00 0 gp


Po we r (Consum able ) : S tandard Ac t ion . Make an a t tack :

Ranged 5/10; +6 vs . Reflex; the target cannot move

more tha n 3 squares from the space i t occupies w he n i t

is hit (save ends).

Level 8: +11 vs. Reflex.

Level 13:+1 7 v s . Reflex.

Level 18:+ 21 vs . Reflex.

Level 23: +26 vs . Reflex.

Level 28 :+3 1 v s . Reflex.

WOUNDPATCH

L e v e l :

3

C a t e g o r y : C u r a t i v e

T i m e : 1 h o u r


M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 2 0 g p

K e y S k i l l :

H e a l o r N a t u r e ( n o c h e c k )

T h e w o u n d p a t c h l o o k s li k e a s w a t c h o f h u m a n s k i n .

O n e s t i c k y s i d e k e e p s i t i n p l a c e w h e n a p p l i e d t o a n

i n j u r e d c r e a t u r e .

Woundpatch

Level 3+

You slap

the fleshy bandage on your ally and the patch knits

with the creature's flesh to close the wound.

Lvl 3 30 gp Lvl 23 17,000 gp

Lvl 13 65 0 gp


Pow er (Consum able • Hea l ing ) : M inor Ac t ion . P lace the

wou ndp atch o n yourself or another l iv ing creature. Unt i l

the end of the encounter, the next t ime the creature

spends a h ealing surge, it regains 5 extra hit points.

Level 13:10 extra hit points.

Level 23 :1 5 extra hit points.

C H A P T E R

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Cha rac t e r O p t i on s



M A G I C I T E M S

Like any world, Eberron is full of all kinds of magic

items. Although the items in this section are related

to the faiths and practices o f Eberro n's inhabitants ,

they can be adapted for use in any setting.

HOLY SYMBOLS

In general, a holy symbol employed by a divine

servant assumes the shape and appearance of the

symbol of the religion the cha rac te r serves. Sy mbol s

of devotees o f the Silver Fla me are co vered with a sil

very color and gain stylized fire imagery, while those

worn by cha mpions of th e Sovereign Hos t tur n into

a blue and gold symbol known as the Octogram. The

holy symbols described here, however, are keyed to

a specific deity or religion and require a particular

devotion to use . Th ey never chan ge shape.

HOLY SYMBOLS

2 Non a g on o f Kol Ko rran +1 520

2 Ona ta r ' s forge +1 520

3 E m b l e m

o f

D o l D o r n +1

680

3 B r i g h t j e we l of l

-Yannah

+1 680

3 L e a ve s of death+1 680

3 O c t o g r a m

of

t h e Sove re i g n H os t +1

680

3 Psa l te r

o f

A u re o n + 1

680

4 I con o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e

+1

840

7 M e da l l i on

of

Do l A r r a h + 2 2,600

7 Non a g on

o f

K o l K o r r a n + 2

2,600

7 O n a t a r ' s fo rg e + 2 2,600

7 Sp i r i t re l iquary +2 2,600

8 B o n e s

o f

the Trav e le r +2 3,400

8 B r i g h t j e we l of l -Yannah +2 3,400

8 E m b l e m of D o l D o r n + 2 3,400

8 H e a r t h

o f

B o l d r e i + 2 3,400

8 H orn s o f B a l i n o r + 2 3,400

8 Leaves o f d e a t h + 2 3,400

8 O c t o g r a m

of

the Sov ere ign Hos t +2 3,400

8 P s a l t e r o f A u re on + 2 3,400

8 Sh e a f of A r a w a i + 2 3,400

9 I con

of

t h e S i l v e r F l a m e + 2 4 ,200

1 0 D o m i n o

of

O l l a d r a + 2 5,000

12 M e da l l i on

o f

D o l A r r a h + 3 1 3 , 0 0 0

12 Non a g on

o f

Ko l Ko r r a n + 3 13 ,000

12 O n a t a r ' s fo rg e + 3 13 ,000

12 Sp i r i t r e l i qu a ry+ 3 13 ,00 0

13 B on e s o f the Trave le r +3 17,00 0

13 B r i g h t j e we l

o f l- Yannah

+3 17,000

1 3 E m b l e m

o f

D o l D o r n + 3 1 7 , 0 0 0

13 H e a r t h o f B o l d re i + 3 17 ,000

HOLY SYMBOLS C O N T .

L v l Na m e

Pr i ce (gp) I

13 H orn s

of

Ba l in or +3

17 ,000

13

Leaves of de a t h +3

17 ,000

13 O c t og ra m

o f

t h e Sove re i g n H os t

+3

17 ,000

13 Psa l te r

o f

A u r e o n

+3

17 ,000

13 Sh e a f

of

A r a w a i

+3

17 ,000

14 I con

of

the S i l ve r F lame

+3

21 ,000

1 5 D o m i n o

o f

O l l a d ra

+3

2 5 , 0 0 0

17 M e da l l i on o f D o l A r r a h +4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Non a g on

o f

Ko l Ko r r a n

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17

O n a t a r ' s fo rg e

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Sp i r i t re l iquar y

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

18 B on e s o f t h e T ra ve l e r +4 8 5 , 0 0 0

18 B r i g h t j e w e l

of

il-Yannah

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

1 8 E m b l e m

o f

D o l D o r n

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18 H e a r t h of B o l d r e i +4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

H o r n s

of

B a l i n o r

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

Leaves

of

de a t h

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

1 8 O c t o g r a m o f t h e Sove re i g n H os t +4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

Psa l te r

of

A u r e o n

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18 Sh e a f

o f

A r a w a i

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

19 I con

of

the S i l ve r F lame

+4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 0 D o m i n o of O l l a d ra +4

125 ,000

22 M e da l l i on

o f

D o l A r r a h

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Non a g on

o f

Ko l Ko r r a n

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 O n a t a r ' s fo rg e +5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Sp i r i t re l iquary

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

B o n e s

o f

t h e T ra ve l e r

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 B r i g h t j e w e l

o f

il-Yannah

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

E m b l e m

o f

D o l D o r n

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 H e a r t h

of

B o l d re i

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 H orn s

o f

B a l i n o r

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 Leaves of de a t h +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

O c t o g r a m o f t h e Sove re i g n H os t +5 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

Psa l te r

of

A u r e o n

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 Sh e a f o f A r a w a i +5 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 4

Icon of t h e S i l v e r F l a m e +5 5 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 5 D o m i n o

o f

O l l a d ra

+5

6 2 5 , 0 0 0

27

M e da l l i on o f D o l A r r a h +6 1,625,000

27 Non a g on o f Ko l Ko r r a n +6

1,625,000

27 Ona ta r ' s forge

+6

1,625,000

27 Sp i r i t re l iquary +6

1,625,000

2 8 B o n e s o f the T rave le r +6

2 ,125 ,000

28

B r i g h t j e w e l

o f

il-Yannah

+6

2 ,125 ,000

2 8 E m b l e m

o f

D o l D o r n

+6

2 ,125 ,000

2 8 H e a r t h

o f

B o l d r e i

+6

2 ,125 ,000

28 H orn s o f B a l i n o r +6 2 ,125 ,000

28 L e a ve s

o f

de a t h

+6

2 ,125 ,000

28

O c t o g r a m of t h e Sove re i g n H os t +6

2 ,125 ,000

28 P s a l t e r o f A u r e o n + 6 2 , 1 2 5 ,0 0 0

28 Sh e a f

o f

A r a w a i

+6

2 ,125 ,000

29

I c on of t h e S i l v e r F l a m e +6

2 ,625 ,000

3 0 D o m i n o o f O l l a d ra +6 3,125,000

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Bon es of the Traveler

Leve l 8

Emblem of Dol Dorn

Level 3 +

An eight-pointed configuration of four crossed and rune-inscribed

bones sows chaos and confusion, if your fickle deity desires.

Lv l

8 +2

3,400 gp

Lvl 23 +5

425 ,000

gp

Lv l 13 +3 17,000 gp Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Lv l

18 +4

85,000

gp

I m p l e m e n t ( H o l y S ym b o l )

Prerequis i te: You must worship the Traveler

or

the Dark

Six

to use this holy symbol.

Enhancement: Attack rol ls and damage rol ls

Cr i t i ca l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Pow er (Da i l y ) : F ree Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You hit an enemy w ith

an implem ent attack using this holy symbol .

Effect: One

al ly with in

5

squares of the enemy you hit can shift

a

numb er of squares equal to this i tem's enhan cem ent

bonus as a free act ion.

Level 3+

right Jew el of il-Yannah

When you focus your mind,

this ewel

on the silver chain

blooms

with violet light. Your oes know the purity of il-Yannah.

Lv l

3 +1

68 0

gp Lvl 18 +4

85,000

gp

Lv l 8 +2 3,400 gp Lvl 23 +5 425 ,000 gp

Lv l

13 +3

1

7,000

gp Lvl 28 +6

2,1 25,0 00

gp

I m p l e m e n t (H o l y S ym bo l )

Prerequis i te: You must worship the Path of Light to use this

holy symbol .


Cri t ica l : +1d6 psychic and radiant damage per plus

P ow e r ( Da i ly • Psychic) : Free Act ion. Trigger: You score a

critical hit against an enemy with a divine radiant pow er

using this holy symbol.

Effect:

That enem y is stunned unt i l


Leve l 10+

omino of Olladra

The numbers on this white and gray domino's face change ev

ery time you use a prayer, emphasizing your deity's capricious

nature.

Lv l 25 +5 625 ,000 gp

Lv l

30 +6

3,125,000

gp

Lv l

10 +2

5,000

gp

Lv l 15 +3 25,000 gp

Lv l 20 +4 125 ,000 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship Ol ladra

or

the Sovereign

Host to use this holy symbol.


Cri t ica l : +1d6 damage

per

plus

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Immedia te Reac t ion .

Trigger:

An a l ly within

your line

of

sight hits wit h

an

at tack.

Effect:

You roll

a

d20.

If

your roll

is

higher than the

d20

roll

of

the trigger

ing ally's attack, that attack scores a critical hit . If your

roll

is

low er tha n the d 20 roll of the triggering ally's

at

tack, you take

a -2

penalty

to

attack rolls until the en d

of

your next

turn.

A red shield crossed by a silver sword embodies Dol Dorn's

demand that his ollowers endure any suffering necessary to

accomplish what is right.

Lv l 18 +4 85,000 gp

Lv l

23 +5

425 ,000

gp

Lv l

28 +6

2,1 25,000

gp

Lvl 3

+1

680 gp

Lv l

8 +2

3,400

gp

Lv l 13 +3 17,000 gp

I m p l e m e n t ( H o l y S ym bo l )

Prerequis i te: You must worship

Do l

Dorn

or

the Sovereign

Host

to

use this holy symbol.


Cri t ica l :

+1 d8 damage

per

plus,

or

+1 d10 damage

per

plus

whi le bloodied

Pow er ( Encounter ) : F ree Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You are first

bloodied during an encounter. Efject: You gain

a

power

bonus

to

damage rolls

of

at tacks using this implem ent

equa l to your Strength m odifier unt i l the end of your next

turn.

Hearth of Boldrei

Leve l 8+

Brandishing this orange and gray octogram.you shelter your

ally rom harm by scattering his enemies.

Lv l

8 +2

3,400

gp

Lvl 23 +5

425 ,000

gp

Lv l

13 +3

17,000 gp

Lvl 28 +6

2,125,000

gp

Lv l

18 +4

85 ,000

gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship Boldrei or the Sovereign

Host

to



Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 damage per plus

P owe r ( Da i l y

•

Implem ent ) : Immedia te Reac t ion .

Trigger:

An al ly within 10 squares of you that you can see is hit by

an attack. Efject: Make an attack: Area burst

1

centered

on the ally

hit by

the triggering attack; targets enem ies;

W isd om vs . Fort itude; the target

is

pushed

a

number

of

squares equal to the symbol 's enha ncem ent bonus aw ay

from the ally.

•

•

•

I*

•

•

•

•

H o l y symbol

o fO l l a d r a

H o l y

symbol

o f D o l D o r n

C H A P T E R

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Cha rac t e r O p t i ons



Holy symbol

o f Ba l i n o r

Horns of Balinor

Holy symbol

o f Ko l Ko r r a n

Leve l

8+

These horns fashioned from blackened bone help focus attention

against your prey. Through the blessing of Balinor, its death will

be swift and merciful.

Lv l

23 +5

425 ,000

gp

Lv l 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Lv l 8 +2 3,400 gp

Lv l 13 +3

1

7,000 gp

Lv l

18 +4

85,000

gp

Implement (Holy Symbol )

Prerequis i te: You must worship Bal inor or the Sovereign

Host

to



Cri t ica l :

+1 d8 damage

per

plus,

or

+1 d12 damage

per

plus

against

a

creature mark ed

by

you

or

an ally

P rope r t y : Wh e n e v e r you de a l m a x i m u m da m a g e to

a n e n e m y w i t h

an

imp lem ent p ow er using this holy

symbol, you a lso mark that enemy unt i l the en d of your

next

turn .

the Silver Flame

Level 4+

Whenyou intone prayers to the Silver Flame, argent fire erupts

from the lame-shaped icon around your neck.

Lvl 4 +1 8 40 gp Lvl 19 +4 105,000 gp

Lvl

9 +2

4,200 gp

Lvl 24 +5

525,000

gp

Lv l 14 +3 21,000 gp Lvl 29 +6 2,625,000 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship the Si lver F lame to use this

holy symbol .


Cri t ica l : +1 d6 fi re and radiant damage

pe r

plus

P owe r ( Da i l y • F ire, Radiant ) : Free Act ion. Trigger. You

hit

an

enemy wi th

an

implement pow er using this holy

symbol . Effect: That enemy takes ongoing

5

fire

and

radiant damage (save ends).

Level 14: Ong oing 10 fire and radiant dam age (save ends).

Level 24: O ngoing

20

fire and radiant dam age (save ends).

Holy symbol

of

t he Sovereign Ho s t

Leaves of Death

Leve l

3+

The blacfe leaves that make up this symbol replenish themselves

when you consume one to gain the aid of the ancestors.

Lv l 3 +1 680 gp Lvl 18 +4 85,000 gp

Lv l 8 +2 3,400 gp Lvl 23 +5 425 ,000 gp

Lv l 13 +3

1

7,000 gp Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship the Undying Court

to use

this holy symbol .


Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 necrot ic damage per plus

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Free Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You spend

an

act ion

point

to

take

an

extra actio n.

Effect:

You can make

a

saving throw. You gain a bonus to the saving throw equal

to this i tem's enhan ceme nt bonus.

Level 7+

edallion of Dol Arrah

The light rom the sun ace adorning this golden medallion pu

rifies the body and soul with the ires of heaven.

Lv l 7 +2 2,600 gp Lvl 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lv l

12 +3

13,000

gp Lvl 27 +6 1,625,000 gp

Lv l 17 +4 65,000 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship Dol Arrah or the Sovereign

Host

to



Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 radiant damage per plus

P owe r ( Da i l y

•

Radiant ) : Free Act ion. Trigger: You reduce

an enemy to 0 hit points w ith an implem ent po wer using

this holy symbol. Ejfect: You deal radiant damage equal

to your Charisma modifier plus this holy symbol 's en

hancement bonus to each enemy wi th in 5 squares of th e

enemy you

hit.

Nonagon of Kol Korran

Leve l 2 +

The nine-sided coin glimmers even though no light shines upon

its surface.

Lv l

2 +1

5 2 0

gp Lvl 17 +4

65,000

gp

Lv l 7 +2 2,600 gp Lvl 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lv l

12 +3

13,000 gp

Lvl 27 +6

1,625,000

gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship Kol Korran or the Sovereign

Host

to



Cri t ica l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Power ( Encounter

•

Heal ing) : Free Act ion. Trigger: An ally

you can see scores

a

critical hit . Ejffect: The triggering ally can

choose to hit norm ally and instead spend a healing surge.

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Holy symbol

o f Ona t a r

Octogram of the Sovereign H ost

Leve l

3-i

Th e Celestial Crow n of the Sovereign H ost embodies the unity of

the deities-a mighty force for light and good.

Lvl 3 +1 68 0 gp Lvl 18 +4 85,00 0 gp

Lvl 8 +2 3,400 gp Lvl 23 +5 425 ,000 gp

Lvl 13 +3 17,000 gp Lvl 28 +6 2,125,00 0 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship the Sovereign Host or any

deity represented by the Sovereign Host to use this holy

symbol .


Cri t ica l : +1 d8 damage per plus

Power (Dai ly) : Minor Act ion. You regain the use of your

Chan nel Divinity c lass feature.

Level 2+

natar's Forge

Th e crossed hammer and tongs blaze white-hot asyou channel

your deity's wrath.

Lvl 17 +4 65,0 00 gp

Lvl 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lvl 27 +6

1,625,000

g p

Lvl 2 +1 520 gp

Lvl 7 +2 2,600 g p

Lvl 12 +3 1

3,000

g p


Prerequis i te: You must worship Onatar or the Sovereign

Host to use this holy symbol .


Cri t ica l :

+1

d6 fire damage per plus

Property: The fi rst implement power you hit with during an

encounter using this holy symbol deals extra fire damage

equal to your Wisdom modifier .

Pow er (Da i l y ) : M inor Ac t ion . On e weap on in your square

or in a square adjacent to you gains a bonus to its next

damage rol l before the end of your next turn equal to the

symbol 's enhancem ent bonus .

Psalter of Aureon

Level 3

-i

The open book depicted by your symbol reveals the world's se

crets to you.

Lvl 18 +4 85,0 00 gp

Lvl 23 +5 42 5,0 00 gp

Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Lvl 3 +1 68 0 gp

Lvl 8 +2 3,400 gp

Lvl 13 +3

1

7,000 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship Aureon or the Sovereign

Host to use this holy symbol.



Property: You gain an i tem bonus to knowledge checks

equal to this item's enhance men t bonus.

Sheaf of Araw ai

Level 8+

Through this/inely/ashioned bundle of wheat stalks, Arawai's

abundance sustains you.

Lvl 23 +5 425 ,000 gp

Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Lvl 8 +2 3,400 g p

Lvl 13 +3

1

7,000 gp

Lvl 18 +4 85,00 0 gp


Prerequis i te: You must worship Arawai or the Sovereign

Host to use this holy symbol .


Cri t ica l :

+1 d6 damage per plus

Prop erty: You d o not need to eat or drink. Al l co ndit ions

and effects stil l affect you normally.

Power (Da i l y ) : Immedia te Reac t ion . Trigger. You or an ally

you can see is subjected to an effect that a save can end.

EJfect: You or the ally makes a saving throw against the

triggering effect with an i tem bonus to the saving thro w

equal to the symbol 's enhancement bonus.

Leve l

7

pirit Reliquary

You take heart knowing that your ancestors' bones rest inside

the intricately carved box around your neck.

Lvl 7 +2 2,600 gp Lvl 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lvl 12 +3 13,0 00 gp Lvl 27 +6 1,625,000 g p

Lvl 17 +4 65,0 00 gp

I m p l e m e n t ( H o l y S ym b o l )

Prere quis i te : You must worship th e Spir i ts of the Past to use

this holy symb ol .


Cri t ica l :

+1

d6 damage p er plus

Prop erty: Yo u gain an i tem bonus to saving throw s against

charm effects and fear effects equal to this symbol's

enhancement bonus .

Power (Dai ly) : Minor Act ion. You gain an i tem bonus to

your next attack

roll,

skill check, ability check, or saving

throw before the start of your next turn equal to this

symbol 's enhancem ent bonus .

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R O D S

Most artificer rods are equipped with dials, levers,

and knobs. They can also include fold-out screw

drivers, spanners, and other useful tools. Such

accoutrements do not affect the items' usefulness to

other classes that use rods as implements.

RODS

Shieldin

Leve l 2+

Lv l Name P r i c e

(gp)

2 Rod

o f

dead ly cas t ing

+1

520

2 Rod

of

e l e m e n t a l s h i e l d in g

+1

520

2 R o d

of

repa i r

+1

520

7 Rod o f dead ly ca s t ing +2

2,600

7 R o d o f e l e m e n t a l s h i e l d in g +2

2,600

7 R o d o f repa i r +2

2,600

12 Rod o f dead ly cas t ing +3

13 ,000

12

R o d o f e l e m e n t a l s h i e l d in g +3 13 ,000

12 Rod

o f

repa i r

+3

1 3 , 0 0 0

17 Rod

o f

dead ly cas t ing

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Rod

o f


+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Rod

o f

repa i r

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

19 Ingot l iberat is

+4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 2 R o d

of

de a d l y c a s t i n g

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Rod

o f


+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Rod

o f

repa i r

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 4

Ingot l iberat is +5 5 2 5 , 0 0 0

27 Rod

o f

dead ly cas t ing

+6

1,625,000

27

R o d of e l e m e n t a l s h i e l d in g +6

1,625,000

27

R o d o f repa i r +6 1,625,000

29 Ingot l ibera t i s +6

2 ,625 ,000

Level 19+

An entwining runic pattern covers this heavy metal bar, which

aids in reeing your allies from adverse effects.

Lv l 19 +4 105 ,000 gp Lvl 29 +6 2,625,000 gp

Lv l

24 +5

525 ,000

gp

Implement (Rod)




Trigger:

You hi t an enemy wi th

an imp lement pow er using this rod. Efject: You and each

al ly within

10

squares o f you rolls

a

saving throw w ith

a

+2 bonus.

Leve l

2+

Infused with war magic and covered in death symbols, this rod

amplifies lethal magical strikes.

Lvl 2

+1

520 gp

Lv l 7 +2 2,600 gp

Lv l

12 +3

1 3,000

gp

Implement (Rod)


Cri t ica l :

+1 d10 damage

per

plus . W he n yo u rol l

a 10 on

one of the critical hit damage dice, you can roll the die

again and add both results

to

your critical hit damage .

Lv l

17 +4

65,000

gp

Lv l 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lv l 27 +6 1,625,000 gp

The gauges on this thick baton are estooned with elemental

runes, marking it as an artificer's implement. It augments spells

that protect against energy.

Lv l 1 7 +4 65,000 gp

Lv l

22 +5

325 ,000

gp

Lv l

27 +6 1,625,000 gp

Lvl 2

+1

520 gp

Lv l

7 +2

2,600

gp

Lv l 12 +3 13,000 gp

I m p l e m e n t ( Rod )


Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 damage

per

plus

Po we r (Da i l y ) : Free Ac t ion . Trigger: Yo u hit an enemy wi th

an implem ent p ower using this rod.

Effect

You and each

ally adjacent to you gains resistance equal to 5 + your

Constitution modifier against

a cid, cold, fire, or

lightning

(you choose one) unt i l the end

of

your next

turn.

This rod's wielder shares in the benefits he or she grants to an

ally.

Lv l

17 +4

65,000

gp

Lv l 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lv l

27 +6

1,625,000

gp

Lvl 2 +1 520 gp

Lv l

7 +2 2,600 gp

Lv l

12 +3

1 3,000

gp

Implement (Rod)


Cri t ica l : +1 d6 damage per plus

Pow er (A t-W i l l ) : Free Ac tion .

Trigger.

Yo u

hi t

an enemy

wi t h an implem ent pow er using this rod.

Effect:

Unt i l the

end of your next

turn ,

wheneve r you use

an

artificer

heal

ing power on an ally, you regain hit points eq ual to this

rod's enhancement bonus.

STAFFS

Art ificers prefer staffs made fro m meta l so tha t the y

can be used as tools when a bit of leverage is needed.

These staffs typically feature studs along their lengths

and are capped with crescent wrenches or wedges

not unlike those found on pry bars.

STAFFS

L v l Na m e P r i c e (gp)

4 B a t t l e s t a f f+ 1 84 0

5

S t a f f

of

a r t i f i ce

+1

1,000

8

S t a f f

of

the b l ink ing a r t i f i ce

+2

3,400

9 Bat t le staff +2

4 ,200

1 0

S t a f f

of

a r t i f i ce

+2

5,000

13

S t a f f

of


+3

17 ,000

14 Ba t t l e s ta f f +3

2 1 , 0 0 0

15

S t a f f of a r t i f i ce +3

2 5 , 0 0 0

18 S ta f f o f the b l ink ing a r t i f i ce +4 8 5 , 0 0 0

19 Ba t t l e s ta f f +4 10 5,0 00

20 S ta f f

of

a r t i f i ce

+4

1 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 S t a f f

of


+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 Ba t t l e s ta f f +5 52 5,0 00

2 5

S t a f f

of

a r t i f i ce

+5

6 2 5 , 0 0 0

28 S t a f f

of

the b l ink in g a r t i f i ce

+6

2,125,000

29 B a t t l e s t a f f+ 6 2 ,625 ,000

30 S t a f f of a r t i f i ce +6

3,125,000

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This steel-shod staff is useful for staff wielders who prefer to get

into the thick of battle.

Lv l

19 +4

105 ,000

gp

Lv l

24 +5

525 ,000

gp

Lv l

29 +6

2 ,625,000

gp

Lv l

4 +1

840 gp

Lv l

9 +2

4 ,200

gp

Lv l 14 +3 21,000 gp

Implement ( S ta f f )


Cri t ica l : +1 d8 damage

per

plus

Property : Whenever you make a we apo n attack with this

staff, you can score

a

critical

hit on a

roll

of

19-20.


Trigger:

You miss with

a

melee

attack using this staff.

Effect:

Rero ll the attack roll and use

the second result, even

if it is

lower than the fi rst.

Leve l

5

taff of Artifice

Mechanical parts swirl around the end of this segmented steel

shaft. When you infuse an artifice with creation, the staff gives

a slight hum.

Lv l 20 +4

1

25,000 gp

Lv l 25 +5 625 ,000 gp

Lv l 30 +6 3,125,000 gp

Lvl 5

+1

1,000 gp

Lv l

10 +2

5,000

gp

Lv l

15 +3

25 ,000

gp



Cr i t i ca l :

+1

d6 damage per plus

Pow er (A t-W i l l ) : F ree Ac t ion .

Trigger.

You hit an enem y

wi t h

an

impleme nt pow er using this staff.

Effect:

Unt i l


turn ,

c rea tures summ oned

by

your

art i f icer po wers gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls and dam

age rolls.

Leve l 8+

taff of the Blinking Artifice

Artifices created with this staff flicker from one place to the next

across the battlefield.

Lv l 23 +5 425 ,000 gp

Lv l 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Lv l

8 +2

3,400

gp

Lv l 13 +3 1 7,000 gp

Lv l

18 +4

85,000

gp



Cr i t i ca l :

+1

d6 damage per plus

Power (A t-Wi l l ) : F ree Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You

hi t

an enemy

wi t h

an

implemen t p owe r using this staff.

Effect:

Unt i l


turn ,

c rea tures summo ned

by

your

artificer powers can shift

2

squares

as an

immedia te

interrupt act ion tr iggered

by

being

h it by a

m e l e e

or

ranged attack.

W A N D S

Like other implements used by artificers, wands often

serve a double purpose. A sturdy design allows the

artificer to employ the wand as a tool, usually as a

scre wdriver or a chise l. Such wan ds are made f rom a

metal alloy, most commonly bronze.

WANDS

L v l Na m e

P r i c e (gp)

4 M a s t e r ' s wa n d

o f

s ta ti c shoc k

+1

8 4 0

4 M a s t e r ' s wa n d of t h u n d e r in g a r m o r +1

8 4 0

9 M a s t e r ' s wa n d o f s ta t ic sh ock +2 4 ,200

9

M a s t e r 's w a n d

of

t h u n d e r in g a r m o r

+2

4 ,200

13 P re c i s e wa n d

o f

run ic res i s tance

+3

17 ,000

14 M a s t e r ' s wa n d of s ta t i c shock +3 21, 000

14 M a s t e r ' s wa n d of t h u n de r i n g a rm o r + 3

2 1 , 0 0 0

18

Ke e n b i t e wa n d

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

P re c i s e wa n d of run ic res i s tance +4 8 5 , 0 0 0

19 M a s t e r ' s wa n d o f s ta ti c sho ck +4 1 0 5 , 0 0 0

19

M a s t e r ' s wa n d

o f

t h u n d e r in g a r m o r

+4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

Ke e n b i t e wa n d

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

P re c i s e wa n d

of

run ic res i s tance

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 M a s t e r ' s wa n d

o f

s ta ti c sho ck

+5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 4


o f

t h u n de r i n g a rm o r

+5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0

28 Ke e n b i te wa n d

+6

2,125,000

28 P re c i se wa n d o f run ic res i s tance +6 2,125,000

29


o f

stat ic sho ck

+6

2 ,625 ,000

2 9

M a s t e r ' s wa n d o f t h u n de r i n g a rm or

+6

2 ,625 ,000

Keen Bite Wand

Level

18+

Artifices you create with this wand have a

vicious

bite.

Lv l

18 +4

85,000

gp Lvl 28 +6 2,1

25,000

gp

Lv l

23 +5

425 ,000

gp

I m p l e m e n t ( Wa n d )


Cri t ica l : +1d6 damage

per

plus

Property: Creatures summoned with your art i f icer powers

using this wand can score

a

critical

hi t

on

a

roll

of

19-20.

P owe r ( Da i l y

•

Ar cane , Con jura t ion , Implem ent ) :

S tan

dard Ac t ion . As the artificer's

barbed automaton

power

(page 52).

Leve l 4 4

aster's W an d of Static Shock

You have

mastered the static shock spell, and you can bind your

foes with eldritch chains of lightning.

Lv l 4 +1 840gp Lvl 19 +4 105 ,000 gp

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24 +5 525 ,000 gp

Lv l

14 +3

21,000

gp Lvl 29 +6

2,625,000

gp



Cri t ica l :

+1

d8 damage per plus

P rope r t y : Wh e n you r

static shock

using this wa nd reduces

the dam age i ts target would

deal ,

unt i l the end

of

your

next turn

al l

attacks m ade

by

your allies adjacent

to

the target deal extra lightning damage equal

to

your


P owe r ( En c ou n te r • Arcane , L igh tn ing , Implement ) :

Standard Act ion. As the ar tificer's static shock pow er

(page 47) .

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Master's Wa nd of Thundering Armor

Leve l 4-t

Your ally's armor rumbles with the dread power of thunder.

Lv l

4 +1

8 4 0

gp Lvl 19 +4

105 ,000

gp

Lv l

9 +2

4 ,200

gp Lvl 24 +5

525 ,000

gp

Lv l

14 +3

21 ,000g p

Lvl 29 +6

2 ,625,000

gp



Cr i t i ca l :

+1 d8 damage

per

plus

P rope r t y : W h e n you r

thundering armor

using this wa nd

pushes

a

target ,

it

pushes the target

a

n u m be r

of

squares

equal

to

your Wisd om modifier .

P owe r ( En c ou n te r

•

A r c a n e , I m p l e m e n t , Th u n de r ):

S tan

dard Act ion.

As

the artificer's thundering armor po we r

(page 47) .

Precise Wa nd of Runic Resistance

Level 13-

Yo u are deadly accurate with your runic resistance spell.

Lv l

13 +3

17,000

gp Lvl 23 +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0 g p

Lv l

18 +4

85,000 gp

Lvl 28 +6

2,125,000

gp



Cri t ica l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Property : You ga in

a

+1 i tem bonus

to

attack rolls using

runic resistance

using this wa nd.

P owe r ( Da i ly • Arcane , Implement ; Va r ies ) : S tandard

Act ion . As

the artificer's

runic resistance

pow er (page

51).

If your first attack roll with this power

hits,

you score

a

critical hi t against that target.

TOTEMS

Lv l Na m e P r i ce (gp) 1

2

A ve n g i n g a s h t o t e m +1

520

2 Oa l ian 's ba lance tote m

+1

520

7 A ve n g i n g a s h t o t e m

+2

2,600

7 Oa l ian 's ba lance totem +2

2,600

7 W i n t e r ' s h e a r t t o t e m

+2

2,600

9 F i ck le twi l ig h t tote m

+2

4 ,200

9 To t e m

o f

e n du r i n g v i g i l a n c e

+2

4 ,200

12 A ve n g i n g a s h t o t e m +3 1 3 , 0 0 0

12 Oa l ian 's ba lance tote m

+3

1 3 , 0 0 0


+3

1 3 , 0 0 0

14 F i c k l e t w i l i g h t t o t e m +3

2 1 , 0 0 0

14 To t e m

o f

e n du r i n g v i g i l an c e

+3

2 1 , 0 0 0


+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17

Oa l ian 's ba lance totem +4 6 5 , 0 0 0

17

Wi n t e r ' s h e a r t t o t e m +4 6 5 , 0 0 0

19

F ick le twi l igh t totem

+4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

19

T o t e m o f e n du r i n g v i g i l an c e +4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0


+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Oa l ian 's ba lance tot em

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0


+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 F i c k le t w i l i g h t t o t e m +5 5 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 To t e m

o f

e n du r i n g v i g i l a n c e

+5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0


+6

1,625,000

27 Oa l ian 's ba lance tote m +6

1,625,000


+6

1,625,000

29 F i ck le twi l ig h t tote m

+6

2 ,625 ,000

29 To t e m o f e n du r i n g v i g i l a n c e +6 2 ,625 ,000

TOTEMS

Th e druids and sha mans of the Eldeen Rea ches

use a variety of totems, but membe rs of a specific

sect employ totems that embody their purpose and

place in the world. As with other totems, these items

are fashion ed from orga nic mate rial s ass embled to

resemble the spirit or sect to which the primal char

acter is sworn.

Leve l 2+

venging Ash Totem

The ashes staining the totem remind you of civilization's ravages

against nature.

Lv l

17 +4

65,000

gp

Lv l 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lv l 27 +6 1,625,000 gp

Lvl 2 +1 520 gp

Lv l 7 +2 2,600 gp

Lv l 12 +3

1

3,000 gp

Implement (Totem)


Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 fi re damage

per

plus

Prop erty: Co nstructs take 1 extra damage from primal

implement powers that use this totem.

Level 12:

2

extra dam age.

Level 22:

5

extra damage.

P owe r ( Da i l y

•

F ire) : Free Act ion.

Trigger:

You hit an

en

emy wi th a primal imp lement pow er using this totem .

Ejffect: Th e en em y y ou hit takes

5

extra fire damage.

Level 12: 10 extra f i re damage.

Level 22 :

20

extra fire dam age.

Totem

Level

9+

This gray bone, ever shrouded in shadow, symbolizes the ancient

truce between the ey and the druids of the Eldeen Reaches.

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24 +5 525 ,000 gp

Lv l 14 +3 21,000 gp Lvl 29 +6 2 ,625,000 gp

Lv l 19 +4 105 ,000 gp

Implement (Totem)


Cri t ica l : +1d6 damage per plus

Proper ty : You ga in

a

+1 i tem bonus

to

B luff checks

and

Stealth checks.

P owe r ( Da i l y

•

Teleportat ion) : Free Act ion.

Trigger.

You

hit an enemy with a primal implemen t po wer using this

totem.

Effect

You teleport a number of squares eq ual to

the totem's enhancement bonus .

Oalian's Balance Totem

Leve l

2+

Reflecting the balance between civilization and the wilderness,

half of this totem is carved with runes, and the other half is un-

shaped except by nature.

Lv l

17 +4

65 ,000

gp

Lv l

22 +5

325 ,000

gp

Lv l

27 +6

1,625,000

gp

Lvl 2 +1 520 gp

Lv l

7 +2

2,600

gp

Lv l 12 +3 13,000 gp

Implement (Totem)


Cr i t i ca l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Property: You gain a +1 i tem bonus to Dip lomacy checks

and Nature checks.

P owe r ( Da i l y • Hea l ing ) : Free Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You hit an

e n e m y w i t h

a

primal impleme nt po wer using this totem .

Effect:

An a l ly adjacent to yo u or the target enem y can

spend a healing surge and regain extra h it points equal to

the totem's enhancement bonus .

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Totem of End uring Vigilance

Leve l 9+

This totem is carved with eyes big and small to remind you to be

watchful against daelkyr aberrations.

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24 +5 525 ,000 gp

Lv l

14 +3

21,000

gp Lvl 29 +6

2 ,625,000

gp

Lv l

19 +4

105 ,000

gp

Implement (Totem)


Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 damage

per

plus

Property : You ga in a +1 i tem bonus to Arcana checks and

Percept ion checks.

Pro perty : Creatures with the ab errant origin take 1 extra

damage from primal imp lemen t pow ers using this totem .

Level 14:

2

extra dam age.

Level 24: 5 extra d amage .

Po we r (Da i l y ) : F ree Ac t ion . Trigger: You hit an enem y w ith

a primal implem ent pow er using this totem . Efject: The

enemy cannot use teleportat ion powers or be the target

of te leportat ion powers (save ends).

Win ter's Heart Totem

Level 7+

Let your heart-of-pine badge warn everyone of the coming doom

that shall cleanse this world.

Lv l 7 +2 2,600 gp Lvl 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lv l 12 +3 13,000 gp Lvl 27 +6 1,625,000 gp

Lv l 1 7 +4 65 ,000 gp

Implement (Totem)


Cr i t i ca l : +1 d6 necrot ic damage

per

plus

P owe r ( Da i l y

•

Necro t ic) : Free Act io n. Trigger: Yo u

hit an

e n e m y w i t h a primal implemen t po wer using this totem .

Efject The attack's damage type changes to necrot ic and

the attack deals 2d6 extra necrot ic damage.

Level 17 or 22 : 3d6 extra necrot ic damage .

Level 27 :4 d6 extra necrot ic damage.

DRAGONSHARD AUGMENTS

The innovations and advancements in the Five

Nations would not be possible without the discovery

and use of dragonsh ards. By unlocking the power

they contain, artificers, magewrights, and other

artisans power magic items, bind elementals into

vehicles, create constructs, and build a wide range

of fabu lous items. W h e n bo un d to an existing magic

item, a properly attuned dragonshard can also aug

ment or improve the item's capabilities.

Each o f the thr ee types of dragons hards is n amed

according to their origin: Siberys dragonshards,

Khyber dragonshards, and Eberron dragonshards.

Siber ys drago nsha rds swirl with veins of golden light.

Khyber dragonshards are midnight blue with oily

black veins. Eberron dragonshards, usually found

encased in geodes, are crimson with darker swirls.

Any char act er can affix a dragonsh ard augment

to a magic weapon or remove one already affixed,

during either a short or an extended rest. Most aug

ments provide a property, but some also grant access

to a power. A magic weapon can accept only one

dragonshard augment at a time.

DRAGONSHARD AUGMENTS

Lvl N a m e

P r i c e (gp)

1 Ebe r ron s h a rd

of

a n i m o s i t y

3 6 0

1

Ebe r ron s h a rd o f ru in

3 6 0

2

Ebe r ron s h a rd

o f

l igh tn ing

520

2 Kh yb e r s h a rd

o f

the f i e ry dep th

520

2 S i be r ys s h a rd

o f

merc i l ess co ld 520

3 S i be r ys s h a rd o f r a d i a n c e 68 0

3 S iber ys shard

o f

t h e m a g e 68 0

5

Ebe r ron s h a rd o f b l e e d i n g wou n ds 1 ,000

8

Kh ybe r s h a rd

of

de a t h ' s e m bra c e 3,400

8

Kh ybe r s h a rd o f l i fe dr ink ing 3,400


of

a n i m os i t y

9,000


o f

ru in

9,000

12 Ebe r ron s h a rd o f l i g h t n in g 13 ,000


o f

the f i e ry dep th

13 ,000

12

S i be r ys s h a rd o f merc i l ess co ld 13,0 00

13

S i be r ys s h a rd

o f

r a d i a n c e 17 ,000

13 S ibe rys shard o f t h e m a g e 17 ,000

18

Kh ybe r s h a rd

of

de a t h ' s e m bra c e 85 ,0 00

18 Kh ybe r s h a rd

o f

l if e d r i n k i n g 85 ,0 00

21

Ebe r ron s h a rd o f a n i m os i t y 225 ,000

2 1

Ebe r ron s h a rd

o f

ru i n 225 ,000

22 Ebe r ron s h a rd o f l igh tn ing

3 2 5 , 0 0 0


o f

the f i e ry dep th

3 2 5 , 0 0 0


o f

m e rc i l e s s c o l d 325 ,0 00

23 S i be r ys s h a rd o f r a d i a n c e 425 ,000


o f

t h e m a g e 425 ,000

2 8

Kh ybe r s h a rd of de a t h ' s e m bra c e 2 ,125 ,000

2 8

Kh ybe r s h a rd

o f

l i fe dr in k ing 2 ,125,0 00

This crimson crystalflares whenever

it's

in the presence of an

otherworldly being.

L v l 1 3 6 0 gp Lvl 21 225,000 gp

Lvl 11

9,000 gp

Dra g on s h a rd A u g m e n t ( We a pon )

P roperty : You ga in

a

+1 bonus

to

damage rolls wh en using

the augmented weapon against e lemental or immorta l

creatures .

Level 11: +3 bonus.

Level 2 1 : +5 bonus.

Eberron Shard of Bleeding Woun ds

Leve l

5

Your

weapon cuts a

bloody swathe through your oes when pow

ered

by

this blood-red dragonshard.

Lvl 5 1,000 gp

Dra g on s h a rd A u g m e n t ( We a p on )

P roper ty : Wh ene ver an a t tack wi th the augm ented

weap on dea ls ongoing damage to a creature, increase the

ongoing damage value

by 2.

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When you hind this flashing dragonshard crystal to your weap

on ,

sparks fly whenever it strikes an enemy.

Lv l

2

520 gp

Lvl 22

325 ,000

gp

Lv l

12

13,000

gp

Dra g on s h a rd A u g m e n t ( We a pon )

P roper ty : You ga in a +1 bonus to dam age rolls wi th light

ning attacks that use the augmented weapon.

Level 12: +3 bon us.

Level 22: +5 bo nus.

Level 1

+

Affixing this pulsing red stone to your weapon helps you smash

through any obstacle.

Lvl 1 36 0 gp Lvl 21 225 ,000 gp

Lvl 11

9,000 gp


P rope rty : You ga in

a

+1 bonus

to

dama ge rol ls whe n using

the augmented weapon against an object .

Level 11 : +3 bonus.

Level 2 1 : +5 bonus.

• N f f l m

« f M . B

, l

« J r r J i f f g

When you affix this sinister deep blue dragonshard, your weap

on blackens and exudes a deathly aura.

Lv l 8 3,400 gp Lvl 28 2,125,000 gp

Lv l

18

85,000

gp

Dra g on s h a rd A u g m e n t ( We a po n )

Po we r (Da i l y ) : Free Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You score

a

critical

hit

against an enem y w ith the aug mented we apo n. E Jffect:

That enemy gains vulnerable

5

necrotic (save ends).

Level 18: Vulnera ble

10

necrotic (save ends).

Level 28: Vulnera ble 15 necrotic (save ends)

This cerulean dragonshard drinks deep the blood you draw with

your weapon.

Lv l

8

3,400

gp Lvl 28

2,125,000

gp

Lv l 18 85,000 gp


P owe r ( Da i l y

•

Heal in g) : Free Act ion .

Trigger:

You bloody

an enemy wi th

an

at tack that uses the augm ented we ap

on . Effect:

You regain 10 hit points .

Level 18:

20 hit

points .

Level 28:

30 hit

points .

Khyber Shard of the Fiery Dep th

Level

2

This cobalt dragonshard has a molten core and is hot to the

touch.

Lv l 22 325 ,000 gp

vl 2 520 gp

Lv l

12

13,000

gp


P rope rty : You ga in a +1 bonus to damage rolls with f i re

attacks that use the augmented weapon.



Level

2+

iberys Sha rd of Merciless Cold

This amber dragonshard pulses with blue-white light.

Lv l 2 52 0 gp Lvl 22 325 ,000 gp

Lv l 12 13,000 gp

Dra g on s h a rd A u g m e n t ( We a po n )


a

+1 bonus

to

damage rol ls with cold

a t tacks tha t use the augmented weap on .



425 ,000

gp

The shard glows with the light of Siberys.

Lvl 3 68 0 gp Lvl

23

Lv l 13 17,000 gp


P roper ty : You ga in a +1 bonus to damage rol ls with radi

ant attacks that use the augmented weapon.



P roper ty : Wh en not a f fixed

to a

weapo n, this dragonshard

i l luminates a 10-square radius with bright light.

Siberys Shard of the Mage

Level

3+

This orange dragonsharc

used as an implement.

crystal enhances a weapon when it is

Lv l

3

680 g p

Lvl 23

425 ,000

gp

Lv l

13

17,000

gp



a +1

bonus

to

damage rolls wi th imp le

ment attacks that use the augm ented we apo n.

Level 13: +3 bon us.


C H A P T E R

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WARFORGED COMPONENTS

W a r f o r g e d c a n u s e i t e m s j u s t li k e o t h e r r a c e s , y e t a s

l i v i n g c o n s t r u c t s , w a r f o r g e d c a n a l s o u t i l i z e i t e m s

s p e c i f i c a l l y d e s i g n e d o r e n c h a n t e d f o r t h e m . A w a r

f o r g e d c o m p o n e n t o f t e n g r a n t s a s p e c i a l a d v a n t a g e t o

a w a r f o r g e d . W a r f o r g e d c o m p o n e n t s a r e n o t w o r n o r

c a r r i e d ; i n s te a d , t h e y a r e e i t h e r a t t a c h e d t o o r e m b e d

d e d i n a w a r f o r g e d . L i k e n o r m a l i t e m s , w a r f o r g e d

c o m p o n e n t s h a v e c a t e g o r i e s , s u c h a s a r m o r , w e a p o n s ,

i m p l e m e n t s , c l o t h i n g , r i n g s , a n d w o n d r o u s i t e m s , a n d

t h e y o c c u p y a w a r f o r g e d ' s i t e m s l o t s .

COMPONENT TRAITS

W h i l e y o u a r e c o n s c i o u s , a n a f f i x e d w a r f o r g e d

c o m p o n e n t c a n b e r e m o v e d f r o m y o u o n l y i f y o u a r e

w i l l i n g t o h a v e it r e m o v e d . W h i l e y o u a r e u n c o n

s c i o u s , a c o m p o n e n t c a n b e r e m o v e d b y a n y o n e .

A f f i x i n g o r r e m o v i n g a n a t t a c h e d c o m p o n e n t is a

m i n o r a c t i o n a n d t a k e s f i v e m i n u t e s .

T h e o n l y d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n a n a t t a c h e d c o m

p o n e n t a n d a n e m b e d d e d o n e i s t h a t a n e m b e d d e d

c o m p o n e n t i s o f t e n h i d d e n o r r e t r a c t a b l e . P e r c e p t i o n

c h e c k s to l o c a t e a n e m b e d d e d c o m p o n e n t a f f i x e d t o

y o u r b o d y t a k e a - 5 p e n a l t y .

W a r f o r g e d c o m p o n e n t s o f c e r t a i n i t e m c a t e g o r i e s

h a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g s p e c i a l r u l e s .

A r m o r : A r m o r is a n a t t a c h ed c o m p o n e n t .

A t t a c h e d a r m o r w e i g h s t h r e e - f o u r t h s i t s n o r m a l

w e i g h t fo r d e t e r m i n i n g y o u r l o a d .

S h i e l d : A s h i e l d i s a n a t t a c h e d c o m p o n e n t . A n

a t t a c h e d h e a v y s h i e l d a l l o w s y o u t o h o l d i t e m s i n t h e

s h i e l d a r m ' s h a n d a s i f y o u w e r e u s i n g a l i g h t s h i e l d .

W e a p o n : W e a p o n s c a n b e e m b e d d e d o r at ta c h ed

c o m p o n e n t s . T w o - h a n d e d w e a p o n s c a n n o t b e

a t t a c h e d o r e m b e d d e d . A o n e - h a n d e d r a n g e d o r

m e l e e w e a p o n c a n b e a t t a c h e d t o a h a n d , a l t h o u g h

y o u c a n s t i l l h a v e o n l y o n e w e a p o n p e r h a n d , r e g a r d

l e s s o f w h e t h e r t h e w e a p o n i s h e l d n o r m a l l y o r

a t t a c h e d . A n a t t a c h e d w e a p o n o c c u p i e s y o u r h a n d ,

a n d y o u m u s t r e m o v e i t t o f r e e t h e h a n d .

A o n e - h a n d e d w e a p o n t h a t h a s t h e o f f - h a n d o r

l i g h t t h r o w n p r o p e r t y c a n b e e m b e d d e d . A n e m b e d

d e d w e a p o n i s r e t r a c t a b l e , s t o r e d i n a s p a c e w i t h i n

y o u r f o r e a r m . W h i l e t h e w e a p o n is s t o r e d , i t d o e s n o t

o c c u p y a h a n d . A n e m b e d d e d w e a p o n c a n b e d r a w n

o r r e t r a c t e d a s a m i n o r a c t i o n . Y o u c a n h a v e o n l y o n e

e m b e d d e d w e a p o n i n e a c h a r m w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f

s h u r i k e n s : Y o u c a n h a v e u p t o f iv e s h u r i k e n s e m b e d

d e d i n o n e a r m .

I m p l e m e n t : A n y i m p l e m e n t t h a t c a n b e w i e l d e d

i n o n e h a n d c a n b e a t t a c h e d o r e m b e d d e d . A n

a t t a c h e d o r e m b e d d e d i m p l e m e n t f u n c t i o n s e x a c t l y

l i k e a n a t t a c h e d o r e m b e d d e d w e a p o n . A h o l y s y m b o l

i s t h e o n l y i m p l e m e n t t h a t n e e d n o t b e e m b e d d e d i n

a w a r f o r g e d ' s h a n d o r a r m . A h o l y s y m b o l e m b e d

d e d o n a w a r f o r g e d ' s b o d y d o e s n o t o c c u p y a n i t e m

s l o t, a l t h o u g h a s w i t h w o r n h o l y s y m b o l s , i f y o u a r e

W A R F O R G E D C O M P O N E N T S

Lvl

N a m e

2 A rm b l a d e + 1

520

2

Delver ' s l igh t

520

2 M i th ra l p la t ing +1 520

3

A r m b o w + 1

6 8 0

3

W a r s o u l w e a p o n + 1

6 8 0

4 A da m a n t i n e p l a t i n g + 1

8 4 0

4 Disk of energ y res i s tance +1 8 4 0

4 Essence of the scout +1

8 4 0

5

Com m a n d c i r c le t 1 ,000

5

Spiked soles

1,000

6

F ina l messenger

1,800

7 A rm b l a d e + 2

2,600

7 M i t h ra l p la t ing +2 2,600

8

A r m b o w + 2

3,400

8


3,400


4,200

9

Disk of energy res i s tance +2

4,200

9

Essence o f the scout +2

4,200

12

A r m b l a d e + 3

1 3 , 0 0 0

12

Mi thra l p la t ing +3

1 3 , 0 0 0

13

A r m b o w + 3

17 ,000

13


17 ,000


2 1 , 0 0 0

14 Dis k of energ y res i s tance +3

2 1 , 0 0 0

14

Essence o f the scout +3

21 ,000

17 A rm b l a de + 4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 M i t h ra l p l a t i n g + 4 65 ,0 00

1 8 A r m b o w + 4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

W a r s o u l w e a p o n + 4 8 5 , 0 0 0

19

A da m a n t i n e p l a t i n g + 4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

19

Di s k o f e n e rg y r e s i s ta n c e + 4 105 ,000

19 Essence of the scout +4 1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 2

A r m b l a d e + 5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 2

Mi thra l p la t ing +5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

A r m b o w + 5 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3


4 2 5 , 0 0 0


5 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 4

Disk of energy res i s tance +5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0


5 2 5 , 0 0 0

27 A rm b l a d e + 6

1,625,000

27 M i t h ra l p la t ing +6

1,625,000

2 8 A r m b o w + 6

2,125,000

28


2,125,000

2 9

A da m a n t i n e p l a t i n g + 6

2,625,000

2 9 Disk of energy res i s tance +6

2,625,000


2,625,000

w e a r i n g o r h o l d i n g m o r e t h a n o n e h o l y s y m b o l , n o n e

o f y o u r s y m b o l s f u n c t i o n . T w o - h a n d e d i m p l e m e n t s ,

s u c h a s s t a ff s , c a n n o t b e a t t a c h e d o r e m b e d d e d .

CONVERTING ITEMS TO

WARFORGED COMPONENTS

N o n m a g i c a l i t e m s c a n b e a t t a c h e d o r e m b e d d e d a t

n o e x t r a c o s t . A m a g i c i t e m c a n b e m o d i f i e d i n t o

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an attached or embedded component using the

En ch an t Magic Ite m ritual (Players

Handbook,

page

3 0 4 ) .

Ch an ging an item in this way works ex act ly

like resizing armor and has no component cost. In

addition, when you resize magic armor, you can also

tr ans for m it into a warf orge d componen t as part of

the same ritual.

UNIQUE WAREORGED COMPONENTS

A few items—usually the cre ations o f Hous e Can nith—

exist solely as warforged components. The following

items are exa mples of such crea tions.

T

relet

L e ve l 5

e Plating

+4 105,000

gp

+5 525,000 gp

+6 2,625,000

gp

Leve l

4+

Binding heavy adamantine plates

to

your body gives you insur

ance against your enemies' attacks.

Lv l

4 +1

84 0 gp Lvl

19

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24

Lv l

14 +3

21,000

gp Lvl 29

Arm or: P la te ( a t tached com ponent )

Req uire me nt: You must have the l iv ing construct racia l t ra i t

to use this i tem.

En h a n c e m e n t : AC

Prop erty: You gain resist 1

to

a ll dam age.

Level 14 or 19: Resist 2 to a ll dam age.

Level 24 or 29: Resist 5 to all damage .

Armblade

Level

2+

This serrated sword blade/its snugly over one of your arms.

Lv l 2 +1 5 2 0 gp Lvl 17 +4 65,000 gp

Lv l

7 +2 2,600 gp Lvl 22 +5

325 ,000

gp

Lv l 12 +3 13,000 gp Lvl 27 +6 1,625,000 gp

W ea po n: Heavy blade, l ight blade (attached com ponen t)

Req uire me nt: You must have the l iv ing construct racia l t ra it

to use this i tem.


Cr i t i ca l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Property : You ga in

a

+2 i tem bonus

to

opportunity attacks

made wi th th i s weap on .

Armbow

Leve l 3+

This magic crossbow generates its own bolts.

Lv l

3 +1

68 0

gp Lvl 18 +4

85,000

gp

Lv l 8 +2 3,400 gp Lvl 23 +5 425 ,000 gp

Lv l

13 +3

17,000 gp

Lvl 28 +6 2,1

25,000

gp

Weapon: Crossbow (a t tached component )

Req uire me nt: You m ust have the l iv ing construct racia l t ra it

to use this

i tem.

Enh anc em ent: Attack rol ls and damage rolls

Cri t ica l : +1 d6 damage

per

plus

Property: This crossbow becomes

a

one-handed weapo n .

Property: This crossbow does not expend bolts .

Granted to the best warforged commanders during the Last

War, the command circlet is a mark of distinction and honor.

I tem Slot : Head (attached comp onent) 1,000

gp

Requ i remen t : You must have the living construct racial trait

to use this

i tem.

Property: You gain telepathy 20. You

can

communica te wi th

any other creature that has a language and is within l ine

of sight.

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Immed ia te Reac t ion .

Trigger:

A

living

construct ally

is hit by a

fear effect that

a

save can end.

Efject: The ally can make

a

saving throw against

the

triggering effect.

Leve l 2

elver's Light

Often

attached to the orehead or chest, this magic gem gives off

light powered by your life force.

Won drou s I t e m ( e m be dded c om pon e n t) 520

gp

Req uire me nt: You must have the l iv ing construct racia l t rai t

to use this i tem.

Po we r (At-W il l ) : Free Act ion. The delver 's light sheds

dim

light to a radius of 20 squares.

Po we r (At- Wil l ) : Free Act ion. The delver 's l ight sheds bright

light to a radius of 20 squares .

Po we r (At-W il l ) : Free Act ion. The delver 's l ight sheds

no

l ight.

Disk of I Resistance

Leve l

4+

The runes inscribed around the gemstone set in the center of this

metal disk are wards to protect you from magical attacks.

Lv l

4 +1

840 gp

Lvl 19 +4

105 ,000

gp

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24 +5 525 ,000 gp

Lv l

14 +3

21,000 gp

Lvl 29 +6

2 ,625,000

gp

I tem Slot : Neck (attached component)


to use this

i tem.

Enhan ceme nt : For t i tude , Re flex, and Wi l l

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Immedia te Reac t ion . Trigger: You are hit

by a fire, force, lightning, psychic, radiant, or thunder

attack.

Effect:

You gain resist

5

against one of the attack's

triggering damage types until the end

of

the encounter.

Level 14 or 19: Resist 10.

Level 24 or 29: Resist 20.

Essence of the Scout

Leve l

4+

By installing this metal disk

in

your chest, your movements

make scarcely a sound.

Lv l 4 +1 840 gp Lvl 19 +4 105 ,000 gp

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24 +5 525 ,000 gp

Lv l

14 +3

21,000

gp Lvl 29 +6

2 ,650,000

gp

I t em S lot : Neck ( embedded component )

Requ i remen t : You must have the living construct racial trait

to use this

i tem.

Enhancement: Fort i tude, Reflex, and Wi l l

Property: You gain

a

+2 i tem bonus

to

Stealth checks.

Po we r (Da i l y ) : M inor Ac t ion . You ga in

a

+5 powe r bonus

to your next Stealth check m ade before the end

of

your

next

turn.

C H A P T E R 4 | Cha rac t e r Op t i ons



This

warforged commu nication device

is built to

resemble a

small winged animal, yet it is an intricate assem bly of clock

work pieces.

Wo ndr ou s I t em (embedded component ) 1 ,800 gp

Re quir em ent : You must have the l iv ing construct racia l t ra it

to use this

i tem.

P rope rty : You have a mechan ica l messenger wi th in you . The

messenger has speed 8 and can funct ion for 8 hours once

it leaves you (see below ) . After 8 hours, the messenger

deact ivates . A creature can react ivate the m essenger

by making a DC 2 0 Arcana check and the n spending a

heal ing surge, at whic h point the messenger cont inues in

its task to del iver a message (see below) . A warfo rged can

react ivate the m essenger by embe dding i t .

A creature that is not the recipient of a message can

make a DC 25 Arcana check to view the messenger's

programm ed image an d hear i ts message. A creature that

makes a DC 30 Arcana check can learn the messenger's

intended dest inat ion and recipient .

Pow er (Da i l y ) : S tandard Ac t ion . You program the messen

ger with an image of wh at you current ly see, a statement

of up to 25 w ords, and a dest inat ion or a message recipi

ent . The messenger reta ins this informat ion unt i l you use

this powe r again or unt i l you die .

Po we r (At-W il l ) : Free Act ion . You act ivate the messenger,

and i t leaves for i ts programmed dest inat ion or recipient

and del ivers i ts image and statem ent .

Power (A t-Wi l l ) : No Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You are ki lled.

Effect:

You activate the messenger, and it leaves for a destina

t ion or a message recipient you choose. The messenger

carries an image of the last image that you saw while

conscious, and i t del ivers the m essage that you h ave

been ki l led.

Plating

Level

The lightweight metal protects your vitals while still allowing

you maximum flexibility andfull range of motion.

Lvl 2 +1 52 0 gp Lvl 17 +4 65,0 00 gp

Lvl 7 +2 2,600 gp Lvl 22 +5 325 ,000 gp

Lvl 12 +3 13,00 0 gp Lvl 27 +6 1,625,000 gp

Arm or: P la te ( a t tached com ponent )

Re qui rem ent : You must have the l iv ing construct racia l t ra it

to use this

i tem.

En h a n c e m e n t : A C

Property: This armor has no armor check or speed penalty.

Warsoul Weapon

Level

3+

When this weapon is attached, you strike with superior speed

and agility.

Lvl 3 +1 68 0 gp Lvl 18 +4 85,00 0 gp

Lvl 8 +2 3,400 gp Lvl 23 +5 425 ,00 0 gp

Lvl 13 +3 17,000 gp Lvl 28 +6 2,125,0 00 gp

W ea po n : One-handed melee weap on (a t tached component )


to use this

i tem.



Pro per ty: You gain a +2 i tem bonus to in i t iat ive checks.

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Immedia te In te rrupt .

Trigger:

An enemy

adjacent to you shifts.

Effect:

Mak e a mele e basic attack

with this weapon against the tr iggering enemy.

Spiked Soles

Level 5

These sole plates sprout tiny spikes, which aid in climbing and

in keeping your footing.

I tem Slot : Feet (at tached component) 1,000 gp

Req uire me nt: You m ust have the l iv ing construct racial t ra it

to use this

i tem.

Pro per ty: You gain a +5 i tem bonus to Athlet ics checks for

cl imbing.

Power ( Encounter ) : Immedia te Reac t ion .

Trigger:

You are

hit by an effect tha t pushe s, pulls, or slides you.

Effect:

You ignore the tr iggering forced mo vem ent . You are

slowed until the start of your next

turn.

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Cha rac t e r Op t i on s



T h e w o r l d o f E b e r r o n i s r i f e w i t h r i t u a l s . W h e t h e r

a s t o n i s h i n g i n n o v a t i o n s d e v e l o p e d b y t h e A r c a n e

C o n g r e s s o r a n c i e n t c e r e m o n i e s t a u g h t b y t h e G r e a t

D r u i d O a l i a n , r i t u a l s a r e c o r n e r s t o n e s o f E b e r r o n ' s

s o c i e t i e s .

RITUALS BY LEVEL

Lv l R i tua l Key Sk i l l I

1 Con c e a l D ra g o n m a rk

A rc a n a

2 F lu id Funds Arca na

3 S u m m o n W i n d s

Arcana or Na ture

4

Eavesd roppe r 's Fo i l Arca na

6 A n c e s t r a l Wh i s pe r s Re l i g i on

6 F ind the Pa th Na ture

6 S t e e d S u m m o n s

A rc a n a

7 Spir i t Idol

Hea l

8 Inqu is i t i ve 's Eyes Arca na

10 Enhan ce Vesse l

A r c a n a

10 Secu re She l te r

Arcana or Na ture

11

Ban is h I l lus ions Arca na

12 Se e m i n g

A rc a n a

14 M a s k i n g Sh rou d A rc a n a

16 Fantas t i c Recu pera t io n Hea l

20 Sc ry Trap Arca na

A N C E S T R A L W H I S P E R S

You commun e with the ancestral spirits, seeking their

wisdom and experience to aid your cause.

Le ve l : 6

C a t e g o r y : Divination

T i m e : 1 hour

D u r a t i o n :

24 hours

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 140 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 360 gp

Key Skill : Religion (no check)

You invite the spirit of an ancestor to inhabit your body

for a time. Ch oose one skill in whic h you are not trained.

For the ritual's duration, you are considered trained in

that skill.

The greater the hero who calls the spirits, the more

the spirits dem and. The com ponen t cost of this ritual

increases to 70 0 gp for an 11th-level caster,

3,600

gp for

a 16th level caster, 18,000 for a 21 st-level caster, and

90, 000 for a 26th-level caster.

BANISH ILLUSIONS

W h a t

was hidden is now revealed.

Le ve l : 11

C a t e g o r y : Warding

T i m e : 1 hour

D u r a t i o n : 24 hours

C o m p o n e n t C o s t:

720 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1,800 gp

Key Skill : Arcana (no check)

You weave a ward against illusions in a close burst 4. Any

invisible creature within the area or that enters the area

becom es visible. In addition, illusion pow ers take a -2

penalty to attack rolls, and creatures in the wa rded area

gain a +5 bonus to Insight chec ks against illusions.

CONCEAL DRAGONMARK

Before your eyes, the complex marking fades from view.

Le ve l : 1

C a t e g o r y : Deception


D u r a t i o n : Until broken


M a r k e t P r i c e :

50 gp

Key Skill : Arcana

You co nceal a dragonmark on yourself or on an adjacent

willing target. Creatures that examine the area wh ere the

mark is hidden are entitled to a Perception check against

your Arcana check result to notice the deception. When

you use any pow ers or effects related to the dragonmark,

the effect is broken and the ritual ends.

EAVESDROPPER'S FOIL

You broach the sensitive topic with confidence, for you are

certain that no one will overhear

you.

Le ve l :

4

C a t e g o r y : Warding




8 0 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 175 gp

Key Skill :

Arcana (no check)

You w ard an area no mo re than a close burst 3 against

eavesdropping. Each creature outside the area that

attemp ts to listen to com mun ication within the area

takes a - 1 0 penalty to its Perception checks. The ward

moves w ith you for its duration.




ENHANCE VESSEL

Your chariot is aster, better, and stronger.

Le ve l :

10

C a t e g o r y :

Exploration

T i m e :

1

hour

D u r a t i o n :

24 hours

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 4 00 gp


1,000 gp


You bolster a vehicle wit h e ldritch power. For the ritual's

duration, the ve hicle gains a +2 bonus to speed and to all

defenses.

FANTASTIC RECUPERATION

You wave away your companions' WEARINESS

Le ve l : 16

C a t e g o r y :

Restoration

T i m e :

1

hour

D u r a t i o n :

Instantaneous


3,600

gp


9,000 gp

Key Skill : Heal (no check)

You absorb the fatigue that you and your allies have suf

fered and cast it away. At the end of the ritual, you and

your allies gain the be nefits of an extended rest without

spending any time resting. You cannot use this ritual if you

could not normally begin an extended rest (see Player's

Handbook,

page 263).

Grea ter heroe s accrue greater fatigue and require

more effort to recupe rate. At 21st

level,

this ritual costs

9,000 gp to perform. At 26th level, this ritual costs

45,00 0 gp to perform.

FIND THE PATH

THE

clouds, the trees, and even the grasses bend to show you

the way.

Le ve l : 6

C a t e g o r y : Exploration

T i m e :

1

hour

D u r a t i o n : 8 hours or until discharged


M a r k e t P r i c e : 36 0 gp

Key Skill : Nature (no check)

As part of performing the ritual, you m ust name a destina

tion you have visited at least once. For the duration of the

ritual, you k now in wh ich direction your destination lies

and you can travel 10 extra m iles per day when heading

towa rd that de stination. This ritual is discharged w he n

you reach your destination.

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FL UID FUNDS

You can always make change.

Le ve l : 2

C a t e g o r y :

Creation

T i m e : 1 minute

D u r a t i o n : In s t a n t a n e o u s


0 gp, plus a focus worth 100 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 0 0 g p

Key Skill:

Arcana (no check)

S p e c i a l R e q u i r e m e n t : You must have the Mark of Ward

ing feat to m aster and p erfor m this ritual.

You drop coins, gemstones, or other valuable i tems into

a special ly prepared coffer and close the l id. W he n you

open the lid, a quantity of coins appears in the box equal

to the value of the it em s depos ited inside. W ith this ritual,

you can exchange a number of s i lver coins for a smaller

number of gold coins of equivalent value, exchange a

gemstone for i ts worth in gold, or exchange an art object

for coins. Magic i tems and mundane equipment are not

affected by this ritual.

F o c u s : A coffer.

INQUISITIVE'S EYES

You close you r eyes to find you r center. W hen you open

them, you see the crime scene in a new light.

Le ve l : 8

C a t e g o r y : Divination


D u r a t i o n :

In s t a n t a n e o u s


125 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 6 8 0 g p

Key Skill : Arcana

You cast your senses back through t ime to observe your

current locat ion as i t was up to a number of hours ago no

greater than your Arcana check result . You can observe

the sc ene as if you were ther e , a lthough you canno t a ffect

anything.

MASKING SHROUD

Those who watch from afar have a hard time sensing you.

Le ve l : 1 4

C a t e g o r y : Wa rdi n g


D u r a t i o n : 1 day

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 8 4 0 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 4 , 2 0 0 g p


S p e c i a l R e q u i r e m e n t :

You must have the Mark of Ward

ing feat to m aster and p erform this ritual.

This ritual renders you and up to five allies invisible to

all scrying sensors, such as those created by the View

Location ri tual. Although the se senso rs canno t p erceive

you, they can perceive th e results of your act ions, such as

when you or your al l ies interact with the environment,

f ight enemies, and so on.

S C R Y T R A P

H e can try to look, but he's going to pay for it.

Le ve l : 2 0

C a t e g o r y : Scrying and Warding

T i m e :

30 mi n u t e s

D u r a t i o n : 24 hours or until discharged

C o m p o n e n t C o s t: 5 , 0 0 0 g p

M a r k e t P r i c e : 2 5 , 0 0 0 g p

Key Skill : Arcana

This ritual creates a ward around you that warns you

about scrying in your area. You become automati

cally aware of any scrying sensors that perceive you.

This awar eness w akes you if you are asleep. W he n you

become aware of a sensor in this manner, you can choose

to destroy it and end the ritual that created it, unless the

sensor or the creature is higher level than you. You can

also choose to observe the creature that created the

sensor, using your Arcana check result to determine how

long you can observe that creature.

A rc a n a Ch e c k Re s u l t Du ra t i on

19 or lower

1 round

2 0 - 2 4

2 rounds

25- 29 3 rou n ds

30 - 3 9 4 rou n ds

40 or h igher 5 rounds

SECURE SHELTER

T h e terrain erupts in a flurry of activity as the land leaps

to your comm and, erecting a shelter for you and your

companions.

Le ve l :

1 0

C a t e g o r y : Creation

T i m e : 30 mi n u t e s



2 0 0 g p

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 , 0 0 0 g p

Key Skill : Arcana or Nature (no check)

You create a sturdy lodge large enough to accommodate

eight Medium creatures. The ri tual uses materials found

in the area, so the lodge can be formed of snow, stone,

woo d, or even sod. Th e lodge enc loses a c lose bu rst 4 in

size. The interior is dry and clean and includes nine bunks,

a long table with stools, and a writing desk.

The shelter is not heated or cooled, but i t is immune to

fire and impervious to all damage. Access to its interior is




by two shuttered windows, a s ingle door, and a chimney.

Furniture can be removed from the shelter, but i t vanishes

along with the lodge when the ri tual 's duration expires .

SEEMING

You and your allies move through the guarded outpost

without attracting unwanted attention.

Le ve l : 12

C a t e g o r y : D e c e p t i o n


D u r a t i o n : 4 hours (special)

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 6 8 0 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 , 7 0 0 gp

Key Skill : Arcana

Upon completing the ritual, you and up to eight allies

a s s u me t h e a p p e a ra n c e o f a n y M e di u m h u ma n o i d

creatures. The ri tual a l lows you to assume the general

appearance of a part icular race , but not of a unique

creatu re. Th e ri tual 's effe ct is cent ered on you; i f any ally

mov es m ore than 5 squares away from you, the ri tual 's

effect ends for that ally.

Creatures viewing or interact ing with you or your al l ies

can make an Insight check to detect the deception. The

c h e c k' s D C e q u a l s yo u r Arc a n a c h e c k re s ul t . A c re a t u re

is a l lowed a check the f irst t ime i t sees you and each

time it interacts with you or on e o f your al l ies . If the crea

ture touches you or an ally, it automatically realizes the

de c e p t i o n .

SPIRIT IDOL

A mote of light divides in two, each glowing speck settling

on the eyes of the prepared corpse.

W h e n t he

magic hinds

itself to the dead flesh, it shields it rom decay.

Le ve l : 7

C a t e g o r y : Restorat ion

T i m e : 1 hour

D u r a t i o n : Instantaneous (see text)

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 150 gp, plus a focus worth 150 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 5 2 0 g p

Key Skill : Heal (no check)

This ri tual is performed on an adjacent corpse. It binds

the soul to the focus, preventing i ts passage to Dolurrh.

The target must be willing to allow the ritual to take

effec t , otherw ise the ritual fa i ls. O nc e so bound , the soul

rests in state of torpor.

At any t ime th ereafter, o nce per day, you can ask a

single quest ion of the co rpse as if you had perform ed the

Speak with Dead ritual , and, as with the ri tual , the corpse

knows only the information it knew in life.

You can perform the Raise Dead ritual on a corpse

preserved by this ritual regardless of how long it stays in

stasis . You cannot restore l i fe to a creature that died from

old age.

If the focus or corp se is destroyed befor e the target is i/i

restored to life, the soul is released and the ritual ends.

F o c u s : A special ly prepared phylactery.

STEED SUMMONS

You whistle andyour mount appears.

Le ve l : 6

C a t e g o r y : Travel

T i m e : 1 hour

D u r a t i o n : Until discharged


75 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 3 6 0 g p

Key Skill : Arc a n a (n o c h e c k)

Use this ritual to attune yourself to a single nonhostile

c re a t u re t h a t h a s t h e m o u n t ke yw o rd. Th e c re a t u re mu s t

be present for the entire ritual. At any time in the future,

you can summon the creature into an adjacent space as a

minor act ion, at which t ime the ri tual is discharged. You

can have only one creature attuned to you at a t ime with

this ritual.

SUMMON WINDS

You send out

a call, and a stirring breeze answers.

Le ve l : 3

C a t e g o r y : Explorat ion

T i m e : 1 0 mi n u t e s

D u r a t i o n : 8 h o u rs


M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 2 5 gp

Key Skill : Arcana or Nature (no check)

You conjure a st i ff bree ze and d irect i t . You can increase a

sailing vessel's speed by 2 miles per hour while you keep

the w inds in the ve ssel's sails. You can d ismiss the w inds

as a free act ion.

C H A P T E R 4 |




C H A P T E R 5

I

T H E

W O R L D o f E b e r r o n b o a s t s a n e n o r m o u s

v a r i e t y o f c u l t u r e s a n d s o c i e t i e s , a s w e l l a s m u l t i p l e

b r a n c h e s o f h i s t o r y a n d d e v e l o p m e n t . T h i s c h a p t e r

p r e s e n t s t h e k n o w n r e g i o n s o f E b e r r o n , d i v i d e d i n t o

t h r e e c a t e g o r i e s : t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , g r e a t e r K h o r v a i r e ,

a n d t h e w o r l d b e y o n d K h o r v a i r e .

I n a d d i t i o n , o t h e r e l e m e n t s o f i m p o r t a n c e t o

a d v e n t u r e r s a r e d i s c u s s e d . I n E b e r r o n , a c h a r a c t e r ' s

r a c e , p l a c e o f o r i g i n , d r a g o n m a r k ( o r l a c k o f o n e ) , a n d

o t h e r d e t a i l s o f h i s o r h e r h i s t o r y c a n i n f l u e n c e t h e

k i n d o f h e r o t h a t c h a r a c t e r b e c o m e s . T h i s c h a p t e r

o f f e r s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t E b e r r o n t h a t a p l a y e r c a n

u s e w h e n c r e a t i n g a c h a r a c t e r ' s b a c k g r o u n d . S a m p l e

a d v e n t u r e r s a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r e a c h o f t h e m a j o r

r e g i o n s o f K h o r v a i r e , f o r e a c h o f t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d

h o u s e s , a n d f o r e a c h o f t h e n e w r a c e s i n t r o d u c e d

i n t h i s b o o k . E a c h b a c k g r o u n d h a s s k i l l s a s s o c i a t e d

with i t .


G r e a t e r K h o r v a i r e :

I n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e t o a n y

c h a r a c t e r f r o m t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , f o l l o w e d b y i n f o r m a

t i o n s p e c i f i c t o e a c h r e g i o n . T h i s s e c t i o n i n c l u d e s a n

o v e r v i ew o f m a j o r c o m m u n i t i e s a n d o t h e r g e o g r a p h i c

f e a t u r e s , a s w e l l a s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t e a c h r e g i o n ' s

p o p u l a t i o n s , c u l t u r e , a n d r e l i g i o n s .

B e y o n d K h o r v a i r e : I n f o r m a t i o n c o m m o n l y a v a i l

a b l e to t h e i n h a b i t a n t s o f r e g i o n s o u t s i d e K h o r v a i r e .

D r a g o n m a r k e d H o u s e s : E x a m p l e s o f c h a r a c t e r

b a c k g r o u n d s f o r m e m b e r s o f e a c h o f t h e d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e s .

O t h e r B a c k g r o u n d E l e m e n t s : W a y s i n w h i c h a

c h a r a c t e r ' s h i s t o r y , o c c u p a t i o n , a n d r a c e m i g h t i n f l u

e n c e h i s o r h e r a d v e n t u r i n g s t y l e .

C H A P T E R 5 | W or l d o f Eber ron





T H E

F I V E N A T I O N S

Y e s , m u c h o f t h e c o n t i n e n t l i e s o u t s i d e t h e i r b o r

d e r s ,

a n d y e s , t h e s o - c a l l e d " F i v e " a r e i n f a c t , t o d a y ,

o n l y f o u r . S t i l l , t h e r e c a n b e n o a r g u m e n t t h a t t h e

F i v e N a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t t h e h e a r t o f K h o r v a i r e , a n d

p e r h a p s o f E b e r r o n . T h e i r c u l t u r e s a n d c u s t o m s

m i g h t d i f f e r , a n d t h e i r g e o g r a p h y m i g h t v a r y w i d e l y

f r o m o n e t o t h e n e x t , b u t e a c h o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s i s

i n e x t r i c a b l y l i n k e d t o t h e o t h e r s b y c h a i n s o f c o m

m e r c e , o f h i s t o r y , a n d o f s l o w r e c o v e r y f r o m t h e

L a s t W a r .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e F i v e N a t i o n s w e r e o n c e u n i t e d a s t h e K i n g

d o m o f G a l i f a r , e n c o m p a s s i n g m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e .

A f t e r t h e d e a t h o f K i n g J a r o t , h o w e v e r , t h e k i n g s

a n d q u e e n s o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s v i e d f o r c o n t r o l .

T h e r e s u l t w a s t h e L a s t W a r , a d e v a s t a t i n g c o n f l i c t

t h a t r a g e d f o r o v e r a c e n t u r y a n d l e f t n o c o r n e r o f

t h e c o n t i n e n t u n t o u c h e d . T h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f C y r e

o n t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g , f o l l o w e d b y th e T r e a t y o f

T h r o n e h o l d , f i n a l l y p u t a n e n d t o t h e w a r a n d l e f t

K h o r v a i r e d i v i d e d i n t o t h e v a r i o u s n a t i o n s , k i n g

d o m s , a n d r e g i o n s o f t o d a y . Y e t f e w c i t i z e n s o f t h e

F i v e N a t i o n s b e l i e v e t h a t t h e s t r u g g l e i s t r u l y o v e r ,

a n d e a c h n a t i o n g l a r e s w i t h s u s p i c i o n a n d r e s e n t

m e n t a t i t s n e i g h b o r s .

T o d a y , a s t h e k i n g d o m s o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s s t r u g

g l e t o r e b u i l d , t h e y a r e m o r e i n t e r e s t e d i n e c o n o m i c

r e c o v e r y t h a n i n o v e r t c o n f l i c t . N e v e r t h e l e s s , a c o n

s t a n t c o l d w a r o f e s p i o n a g e , b o r d e r s k i r m i s h e s , a n d

e c o n o m i c m a n i p u l a t i o n e x i s t s b e t w e e n a l l f o u r s u r

v i v i n g n a t i o n s , a n d c u l t u r a l h a t r e d a n d b i g o t r y r u n

r a m p a n t .

PEOPLE OE THE

| FIVE NATIONS

M o s t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s is h u m a n ,

f o r G a l i f a r w a s a h u m a n - d o m i n a t e d k i n g d o m . A t va r

i o u s p l a c e s i n t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , h a l f - e l v e s , d w a r v e s ,

g n o m e s , a n d h a l f l i n g s a r e a l s o c o m m o n . A l l t h e

o t h e r r a c e s o f K h o r v a i r e - s h i f t e r s a n d o r c s , e l a d r i n

a n d c h a n g e l i n g s , g o b l i n s a n d t i e f l i n g s — a p p e a r i n

s m a l l e r n u m b e r s , a n d n o w h e r e i n t h e F i v e N a t i o n s

d o t h e y a p p r o a c h d o m i n a n c e . T h e i r r e a l m s a r e f o u n d

e l s e w h e r e , o u t s i d e t h e s e " c i v i l i z e d " r e g i o n s . P r e c i s e l y

h o w w e l l t h e n o n h u m a n r a c e s a r e a c c e p t e d i n t h e

F i v e N a t i o n s d e p e n d s o n t h e p r e v a i l i n g a t t i t u d e s o f a

n a t i o n o r a c o m m u n i t y . R a c i a l p r e j u d i c e i n t h e F i v e

N a t i o n s i s n ' t a s c o m m o n a s c u l t u r a l a n i m o s i t y ; t h e

a v e r a g e h u m a n i s m o r e a c c e p t i n g o f a m e m b e r o f

a n o t h e r r a c e f r o m h i s o w n n a t i o n t h a n h e o r s h e i s o f

a n o t h e r h u m a n f r o m a d i f f e r e n t k i n g d o m .

T h e o v e r w h e l m i n g m a j o r i t y o f t h e c i t i z e n s o f th e

F i v e N a t i o n s g r a n t t h e i r d e v o t i o n t o t h e S o v e r e i g n

H o s t , a n d w o r s h i p e r s o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e m a k e u p

t h e n e x t m o s t c o m m o n f a i t h . T h e B l o o d o f V o l h a s a n

e s t a b l i s h e d f o ll o w i n g i n K a r r n a t h : D e v o t e e s o f o t h e r

re l i gi o n s i n t h e F i v e Na t i o n s a re s o s c a t t e re d a s t o

c o n s t i t u t e o n l y a n i n s i g n i f i c a n t m i n o r i t y .

FIVE NATIONS

ADVENTURERS

M a n y a d v e n t u r e r s o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s a r e v e t e r a n s

o f t h e L a s t W a r — i f n o t a s f r o n t l i n e s o l d i e r s t h e n a s

i n f i l t r a t o r s , s a b o t e u r s , s e n t r i e s , m e r c e n a r i e s , o r w a r

p r o f i t e e r s s u c h a s t h i e v e s a n d s m u g g l e r s . A l t h o u g h

s o m e a d v e n t u r e r s h a v e l o f t y a n d w o r t h w h i l e g o a l s ,

o t h e r s t u r n t o a d v e n t u r i n g o u t o f a v a r i c e .

F o r K i n g a n d C o u n t r y : Y o u a d v e n t u r e n o t o n

y o u r o w n b e h a l f b u t i n t h e n a m e o f y o u r s o v e r e i g n

(o r , a l t e rn a t i v e l y , yo u r fa i t h , yo u r h o me c i t y , yo u r

d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e , o r s o m e o t h e r o r g a n i z a t io n o f

C H A R A C T E R B A C K G R O U N D S

Wh e n you c re a te a cha ra c te r for a n

EBERRON

campaign, you

ca n e nha nce your cha ra c te r w ith r ich ba ckground de ta i ls

from the world of Eberron. The information in this chapter

can help you shape your character 's history, outlook, and

associations.

Although you can choose as many background elements

as you wish, most character backgrounds incorporate three

ca te gor ie s .

• Re giona l: W he re is your cha ra c te r f rom? Is he or she

a n urba ni te f rom Sha rn, a n a ca de mi c f rom Aunda ir, or

a fa rme r f rom the Elde e n Re a che s?

• D ra gonm a rk: D oe s your cha ra c te r ha ve a dra gonm a rk?

If so , is it a n a ckno w le d ge d or a n a be rra nt ma rk? Is

y o u r c h a r a c t e r ' s r a c e o n e o f t h o s e m o s t f r e q u e n t l y

a ssoc i a te d w ith the dra gon ma rk ? Is he or she con

n e c t e d w i t h a d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e ?

• O the r Ba ckground Ele me nts : W ha t othe r a spe c ts of his

or her life most strongly influenced your charac ter? W as

it race, occupation, or events from childhood? Was your

cha ra c te r m ost sha pe d by his or he r e x pe r ie nce s in the

Last War?

Re ga rdle ss of how ma ny ba ckground de ta i ls you use ,

w he n you c re a te a cha ra c te r , you ma y (w ith your D M' s

conse nt ) cho ose one of the fol low ing be ne f i ts :

• Gain a

+ 2

bo nus to ch ecks w ith on e of th e skills associ

a te d w ith your ba ckground.

• Add one skill asso ciated with your backg round to your

class's skill list before choosing your trained skills.

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5 I

World

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Eberron



w h i c h y o u a r e a p a r t ) . Y o u a r e a l o y a l s e r v a n t , d o i n g

w h a t y o u ' r e to l d r e g a r d l e s s o f w h e t h e r y o u u n d e r

s t a n d t h e p u r p o s e . P e r h a p s y o u f e e l t h a t y o u ' r e a

p a r t o f s o m e t h i n g l a r g e r a n d m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n

y o u r s e l f , o r y o u m i g h t j u s t b e w o r k i n g f o r w h o e v e r

p a y s t h e b e s t . E i t h e r w a y , t h e c h o i c e s y o u m a k e a r e n ' t

n e c e s s a r i l y y o u r o w n .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u s p e a k o f t e n a n d fe rv e n t l y o f

t h e k i n g o r t h e fa i t h yo u s e rv e (u n l e s s , o f c o u rs e , yo u r

s e r v i c e i s s e c r e t ) . Y o u u n d e r t a k e t h e a d v e n t u r e s a n d

t h e t a s k s t h a t y o u a r e to l d t o , a n d y o u p u r s u e e n d e a v

o r s t h a t b e n e f i t y o u r p a t r o n , e v e n w h e n y o u a r e n o t

c o m m a n d e d t o d o s o .

E Y E S , W H I S P E R S , A N D D A G G E R S

Two kingdoms in the Five Nations maintain national

intel l igence and espionage services: Aundair com

mands the Royal Eyes, and Breland operates the

King's Citadel. Karrnath lacks such an organization,

but the individual spies of the various Karrnathi

lords-al l whom are spied on by operatives of King

Kaius Il l -ar e equally effect ive. T hes e two organiza

t ions are perfect resources for adventurers who seek

to serve their homelands.

R e l u c t a n t A d v e n t u r e r : Y o u ' r e a n a d v e n t u r e r

b y n e c e s s i t y , n o t b y c h o i c e . H a v i n g g r o w n u p w i t h

t h e v i o l e n c e o f t h e L a s t W a r , y o u k n o w n o t h i n g b u t

c o m b a t ; y o u r s k i l l s l e n d t h e m s e l v e s t o a d v e n t u r e

a n d w a r , a n d t o n o t h i n g e l s e . Y o u d e l v e i n a n c i e n t

r u i n s p u r e l y f o r p r o f i t , a n d y o u ' l l u n d e r t a k e w h a t e v e r

t a s k s o f f e r t h e r i g h t m i x o f r i s k a n d r e w a r d . Y o u d o n ' t

n e c e s s a r i l y l a c k a m o r a l c o d e ; y o u j u s t h a v e n ' t f o u n d

a h i g h e r c a u s e t o w h i c h t o d e v o t e y o u r w a r - s h a p e d

t a l e n t s .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u a r e p r a g m a t i c a n d l it t l e

i m p r e s s e s y o u . O u t w a r d l y , y o u s c o f f a t p a s s i o n a t e

a d v e n t u r e r s w h o f i g h t fo r a g r e a t c a u s e , b u t i n w a r d l y ,

y o u w i s h y o u f e l t t h e s a m e s e n s e o f p u r p o s e .

U n c o v e r i n g t h e T r u t h :

M a n y q u e s t i o n s r e m a i n

u n a n s w e r e d f r o m t h e d a y s o f t h e L a s t W a r . T h e

l a rge s t by fa r is t h e d e a t h o f C yre o n t h e Da y o f

M o u r n i n g . W h a t h a p p e n e d ? W h o w a s r e s p o n si b l e?

C a n i t o c c u r a g a i n ? O t h e r m y s t e r i e s r e m a i n a s w e l l :

u n s o l v e d w a r c r i m e s , u n e x p l a i n e d d i s a p p e a r a n c e s , ^

a n d s i g h t i n g s o f s t r a n g e c r e a t u r e s t h a t n o b o d y c a n

n a m e . Y o u h a v e d e v o t e d y o u r s e l f t o s e e k i n g t h e

a n s w e r s t o o n e o r m o r e o f t h e s e m y s t e r i e s , p e r h a p s s o

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t h a t j u s t i c e m i g h t b e d o n e , p e r h a p s f o r f a m e , o r p e r

h a p s j u s t o u t o f s i m p l e c u r i o s i t y .

Rolevlaying T i p s : N o t h i n g gra bs yo u r a t t e n t i o n l i ke [™

a g o o d m y s t e r y . Y o u p r o b a b l y h a v e o n e o r t w o s p e

c i f i c q u e s t i o n s y o u w a n t a n s w e r e d , a n d i t i s t o t h e s e 3-

m a t t e r s t h a t y ou d e v o t e m o s t o f y o u r a t t e n t i o n . H o w

e v e r , y o u t r e a t a n y l i n g e r i n g m y s t e r y a s a c h a l l e n g e

y o u c a n s c a r c e l y r e s i s t .

V e n g e a n c e fo r P a s t W r o n g s : Y o u s e e k r e t r i b u

t i o n f o r w r o n g s c o m m i t t e d d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r . T h i s

r e c k o n i n g m i g h t b e b r o a d , s u c h a s a h a t r e d o f a p a r

t i c u l a r n a t i o n f o r t h e i r a c t i o n s a g a i n s t y o u r o w n , o r

s o m e t h i n g f a r m o r e s p e c i f i c , s u c h a s t h e d e s t r u c t i o n

o f y o u r h o m e t o w n b y a p a r t i c u l a r m i l i t a r y l e a d e r . Y o u

h a v e d e v o t e d y o u r s e l f t o r e v e n g e , c o n s t a n t l y s e e k i n g a

m e a n s b y w h i c h y o u c a n t h w a r t t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f y o u r

e n e m y u n t i l t h e d a y y o u f i n a l l y h a v e t h e p o w e r t o

de s t ro y i t .

Rolevlaying Tins:

Y o u a r e g r i m a n d d r i v e n , u n w i l l

i n g to d e v i a t e f r o m t h e p a t h o f v e n g e a n c e . Y o u g r o w

e n r a g e d i f a n y o n e s i n g s t h e p r a i s e s o f y o u r e n e m y .

Y o u p r e f e r a d v e n t u r e s t h a t b r i n g y o u n e a r e r t o y o u r

g o a l a n d a l l o w y o u t o p it y o u r s e l f a g a i n s t y o u r e n e m y

o r h i s o r h e r m i n i o n s , b u t w h e n y o u l a c k s u c h o p p o r

t u n i t i e s , y o u u n d e r t a k e o t h e r a d v e n t u r e s , h o n i n g

y o u r p o w e r s f o r t h e d a y o f f in al c o n f r o n t a t i o n .

AUNDAIR

A u n d a i r i s t w o n a t i o n s i n o n e . P a s t o r a l v i l l a g e s a n d

f a r m l a n d s l i n e i t s b o r d e r s o r c l u s t e r a r o u n d t h e

k e e p s o f t h e r e g i o n ' s f e u d a l l o r d s . T h e p e o p l e h e r e a r e

s i m p l e , e v e n r u s t i c . T h e n a t i o n ' s g r e a t c i t ie s , h o w e v e r ,

a r e a l i v e w i t h c o m m e r c e a n d b u s t l e w i t h a c r o w d

n e a r l y a s c o s m o p o l i t a n a s t h a t o f S h a r n . T h e h o u s e s

o f g o v e r n m e n t a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s o f h i g h e r l e a r n i n g

n e a r l y b u r s t w i t h t h e l e a r n e d , t h e s c h o l a r l y , a n d t h e

m a g i c a l l y i n c l i n e d . Y e t w h e t h e r o n e i s l i s t e n i n g t o

s c h o l a r s o r f a r m e r s , m a g e s o r la b o r e r s , A u n d a i r i a n s

s p e a k o f t h e i r n a t i o n w i t h p r i d e . T h e y a r e u n i f i e d i n

T H R O N E H O L D

Thronehold was the home of Galifar 's kings for centuries,

but i t w a s a ba ndo ne d a t the s ta r t of the La s t Wa r . N o

government holds the castle , and no lord rules the island

on w hich i t s ta nds . I ts sole occupa nts a re the Throne

Wa rde ns , H ouse D e ne i th soldie rs cha rge d w ith prote c t

ing the castle .

Be low the ca s t le ' s w a l ls s ta nds Throne port , a sma l l

t o w n t h a t a r o s e d u r i n g t h e o l d k i n g d o m ' s h e i g h t .

T h r o n e p o r t c o n t a i n s a h i g h p o p u l a t i o n o f c r i m i n a l s ,

e x i le s , me rce na r ie s , a nd othe r scum tha t se t t le d the re

d u r i n g t h e y e a r s T h r o n e h o l d w a s a b a n d o n e d . A l t h o u g h

the Five N a t ions re turne d to the is la nd, the c i ty re ma ins

n e u t r a l g r o u n d , a n d t h e c r i m i n a l e l e m e n t c o n t i n u e s t o

thr ive . As a cha ra c te r f rom Throne port , you might be a

re pre se nta t iv e of one o f the na t ions w ho is hoping o ne

da y to br ing orde r to the c i ty or pe rh a ps ta ke up lordship

of the ca s t le . O r you might ins te a d be a me m be r of the

unla w ful e le me nt-a n e x i le or a c r imina l w ho is t rying

to thw a rt a t te m pts by the Five N a t ions to br ing orde r to

the city.

C H A P T E R 5 j

W or l d o f Eber ron „



t h e i r i d e n t i t y , a n d t h e y d o n ' t c a r e h o w g r e a t l y t h e i r

c u s t o m s a n d p r e f e r e n c e s v a r y .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

C u r r e n t l y r u l e d b y Q u e e n A u r a l a , A u n d a i r is f o c u s e d

o n m o v i n g i n t o t h e f u t u r e a n d l e a v i n g t h e d e v a s t a t i o n

o f t h e L a s t W a r b e h i n d . T h e l a n d - o w n i n g a r i s t o c r a c y

w o r k s t o b u i l d u p t h e n a t i o n ' s r e s o u r c e s , a n d Q u e e n

A u r a l a e x t e n d s a l l p o s s i b l e c o u r t e s i e s t o t h e d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e s , h o p i n g t o t r a n s f o r m h e r n a t i o n i n t o

t h e p r e e m i n e n t c e n t e r o f c o m m e r c e f o r t h e F i v e

N a t i o n s . A u n d a i r i s a l s o t h e h e a r t o f a r c a n e s t u d i e s .

A p p r e n t i c e w i z a r d s a n d o t h e r w o u l d - b e c a s t e r s c o m e

h e r e t o a t t e n d v a r i o u s c o l l e g e s , s u c h a s t h e A r c a n e

C o n g r e s s . I f A u n d a i r i s t o h a v e a n y a d v a n t a g e i n

f u t u r e c o n f l i c t s w i t h i t s n e i g h b o r s , i t w i l l s t e m f r o m

t h e n a t i o n ' s a r c a n e s u p r e m a c y .

A u n d a i r i s s t i l l s t r u g g l i n g t o r e c o v e r f r o m t h e w a r ,

w i t h b o t h i ts m i l i t a r y p o w e r a n d d o m e s t i c r e s o u r c e s

a t l o w e b b . B u t A u r a l a ' s e f f o r t s a r e g u i d i n g A u n d a i r

i n t o a re l a t i v e l y s w i f t re gro w t h , s o h o p e s a re h i gh fo r

t h e n a t i o n ' s l o n g - t e r m s u r v i v a l . Q u e e n A u r a l a a n d h e r

s u p p o r t e r s s e e m e a g e r f o r w a r t o r e s u m e ; A u n d a i r i a n s

a r e a p r o u d , c o u r a g e o u s , s t u b b o r n p e o p l e . T h e s e t r a i t s

a l l o w e d t h e m t o s t a n d u p t o l a r g e r , m o r e d i s c i p l i n e d

a r m i e s d u r i n g t h e w a r , a n d t h e s e t r a i t s i n s p i r e A u n

d a i r i a n s t o s t r i v e f o r m o r e t h a n m e r e s u r v i v a l .

REGIONAL FEATURES

A l t h o u g h m u c h o f A u n d a i r c o n s i s t s o f s m a l l v i l la g e s

a n d u n n a m e d c o m m u n i t i e s , it a l s o c o n t a i n s s e v e r al

l a r g e c i t i e s , a n d a l l b o a s t g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e

n a t i o n a s a w h o l e . B e c a u s e o f i ts e x t e n s i v e a g r i c u l

t u r a l t r a d e , t h e r o a d s a r e w e l l m a i n t a i n e d i n a l l b u t

t h e m o s t d i s t a n t r e a c h e s .

A r c a n i x : A s m a l l y e t v i t al l y i m p o r t a n t v i l l a g e ,

A r c a n i x s i t s o n t h e s h o r e s o f L a k e G a l i f a r . T h e p e o p l e

w o r k t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f t h e w i z a r d s w h o d w e l l

i n t h e t h r e e g r e a t t o w e r s t h a t f l o a t i n t h e a i r a b o v e

t h e v i ll a g e . W i t h i n t h e s e t o w e r s ' l a b y r i n t h i n e h a l l s ,

c l a s s r o o m s , l a b o r a t o r i e s , l i b r a r i e s , a n d v a u l t s , m a g e s

s t r u g g l e t o m a s t e r a r c a n e s e c r e t s a n d t e a c h s p e l l s t o a

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g n o m e s m a k e u p a s i g n i f i c a n t m i n o r i t y , b u t t h e s e

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e n d e a v o r s o f o t h e r k i n g d o m s .

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s l i g h t e s t w h i s p e r o f a n c i e n t lo r e o r h i n t o f a m a g i c

a r t i f a c t g r a b s y o u r a t t e n t i o n . Y o u f o c u s s p e c i f i c a l l y

o n t h e a r c a n e , n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e c a u s e y o u t h i n k i t ' s

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p o s e d b y t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s . Y o u m i g h t w a n t t o s e e

t h o s e t e r r i t o r i e s a b s o r b e d b a c k i n t o A u n d a i r , o r y o u

m i g h t b e c o n t e n t w i t h p e a c e f u l c o e x i s t e n c e . E i t h e r

c h o i c e r e q u i r e s y o u t o e x p l o r e , s t u d y , a n d u n d e r s t a n d

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z e n r y . T h e B r e l i s h a r e p r o u d o f t h e i r h e r i t a g e a n d

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p e o p l e a r e c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e i r s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c

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F i v e N a t i o n s f o r g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

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s o v e r e i g n . K i n g B o r a n e l a l l o w s h i s p e o p l e a n u n p a r - JZ

a l l e l ed d e g r e e o f f r e e d o m . T h e p a r l i a m e n t s u p p o r t i n g

a n d e n f o r c i n g B o r a n e l ' s r u l e i s e l e c t e d b y p o p u l a r

v o t e , a n d t h i s l e v e l o f c i v i c p a r t i c i p a t i o n t r a n s l a t e s

i n t o a p o w e r f u l l o y a l t y o n t h e p a r t o f t h e c i t i z e n r y .

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l i v e u p t o h i s e x a m p l e .

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t h e a b u s e s o f T h r a n e ' s t h e o c r a c y a r e m o r e w i d e l y

k n o w n , B r e l a n d ' s v a ri o u s g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a r e

m o r e g e n e r a l l y c o r r u p t . O r g a n i z e d c r i m i n a l g u i l d s

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i t s l e gi s l a t i o n .

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p r o d u c t i v e a s t h e r i c h e s t o f A u n d a i r ' s , t h e n a t i o n

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o f t h e o t h e r F i v e N a t i o n s . T h i s a g r i c u l t u r e , c o m b i n e d

w i t h B r e l a n d ' s t h r i v i n g m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ,

m a k e s t h e n a t i o n e c o n o m i c a l l y s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t a n d

s t a b l e . T h i s s t a t u s h a s r e s u l t e d i n t h e g r e a t e s t c o n c e n

t r a t i o n o f d r a g o n m a r k e d e n c l a v e s a n d b u s i n e s s e s i n

t h e F i v e N a t i o n s .

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A l t h o u g h a b o u t h a l f o f i t s p o p u l a t i o n l i v e s o u t s id e o f

i ts u r b a n c e n t e r s , B r e l a n d b o a s t s m o r e m a j o r c i t ie s

a n d t r a d i n g h u b s t h a n a n y o f i t s n e i g h b o r s . S h a r n , t h e

f a m e d C i t y o f T o w e r s , i s t h e p r i d e o f B r e l a n d a n d i t s

m a j o r t r a d i n g c e n t e r .

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n i t h d u r i n g t h e w a r , A r g o n t h i s o n e o f t w o m o b i l e

c i t a d e l s b u i l t d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r , a n d i t i s t h e o n l y

o n e t o h a v e s u r v i v e d . B r e l a n d ' s m i l i t a r y u s e s A r g o n t h

t o p a t r o l B r e l a n d ' s b o r d e r s , a n d o n l y m i l i t a r y p e r s o n

n e l a r e p e r m i t t e d a b o a r d . W h e n A r g o n t h s e t s d o w n

e v e r y w e e k , a s m a l l v i l l a g e s p r i n g s u p a s t h e l o c a l s

g a t h e r t o s u p p l y it s n e e d s .

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f r o m w h i c h s t r a n g e c r e a t u r e s e m e r g e , t h e B l a c k P i t

i s l o c a t e d i n a v a l l e y i n t h e B l a c k c a p M o u n t a i n s . I t

a p p e a r s t o l e a d t o t h e d e p t h s o f K h y b e r . A s m a l l a n d

u n s a v o r y t o w n o f t h e s a m e n a m e o v e r l o o k s t h e p i t .

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a n d t h e r o y a l f a m i l y , t h i s g r e a t c a s t l e r i s e s f r o m a

s m a l l r i v e r i s l a n d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e c a p i t a l c i t y o f

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t a i n s s u f f i c i e n t s t a f f a n d s u p p l i e s t o su r v i v e a s i e g e o f

m a n y y e a r s .

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c a p M o u n t a i n s , C r a g w a r c h a n g e d h a n d s b e t w e e n

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m o n s t e r s .

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s e r v e t h a t c a n b e l e g a l l y h u n t e d o n l y a t t h e e x p r e s s

i n v i t a t i o n o f t h e k i n g . A l t h o u g h p a t r o l l e d b y K n i g h t

R a n g e r s , t h e f o r e s t i s a l s o a h o t b e d o f o u t l a w s , b r ig

a n d s , a n d p o a c h e r s .

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i n f a m o u s — i n s t i t u t i o n o f h i g h e r l e a r n i n g i n K h o r

v a i r e . A l t h o u g h n o t a s r e s p e c t e d a s u n i v e r s i t i e s s u c h

a s W y n a r n , i t i s w e l l k n o w n f o r it s e a s y a d m i s s i o n s

p o l i c i e s a n d f o r i t s r o u g h - a n d - t u m b l e a p p r o a c h t o

r e s e a r c h .

N e w C y r e : A f t e r t h e M o u r n i n g , K i n g B o r a n e l

g r a n t e d t h i s t e r r i t o r y t o C y r a n r e f u g e e s a n d a l l o w s

t h e m t o l i v e a n d go v e rn t h e ms e l v e s a s t h e y s e e f i t .

O r c b o n e a n d S t e r n g a t e : T h e s e f o r t r e s s e s s t a n d a t

t h e f o r e f r o n t o f B r e l a n d ' s d e f e n s e s , g u a r d i n g a g a i n s t

a t t a c k f r o m D r o a a m a n d D a r g u u n , r e s p e c t iv e l y .

S h a r n : S e e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n f o r i n f o r m a t i o n

a b o u t S h a r n .

W r o a t : B r e l a n d ' s c a p i t a l c i t y r i s e s o n b o t h s i d e s

o f t h e H o w l i n g R i v e r . T h i s c i t y is t h e c e n t e r o f H o u s e

M e d a n i ' s p o w e r a s w e l l a s o f B r e l a n d ' s g o v e r n m e n t .

I n a d d i t i o n t o B r o k e n b l a d e C a s t l e , W r o a t is h o m e

t o t h e o b s i d i a n t o w e r t h a t i s t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f t h e

K i n g ' s C i t a d e l a n d t o t h e g r e a t P a r l i a m e n t H a l l i n

w h i c h t h e g o v e r n m e n t d e l i b e r a t e s .

P E O P L E O E B R E L A N D

A f t e r h u m a n s , g n o m e s m a k e u p t h e la r g e s t p r o p o r

t i o n o f B r e l a n d ' s p o p u l a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y i n W r o a t a n d

t h e v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s a l o n g t h e Z i l a r g o b o r d e r .

H a l f - e l v e s , e lv e s , a n d d w a r v e s a p p e a r i n r e a s o n a b l e

n u m b e r s , a n d o t h e r r a c e s— i n c l u d i n g c h a n g e l i n g s ,

t h e v a r i o u s g o b l i n s o f D a r g u u n , a n d t h e o c c a s i o n a l

e l a d r i n — l i v e i n B r e l a n d a s w e l l .

A s i n A u n d a i r , B r e l a n d ' s p o p u l a t i o n i s d e v o t e d

l a r g e l y t o t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , w i t h a s i g n i f i c a n t

m i n o r i t y w o r s h i p i n g t h e S i l v e r F l a m e . B r e l i s h a r e n ' t

e s p e c i a l l y d e v o u t ; t h e y p r e f e r t o p u t t h e i r f a i t h i n

t h e m s e l v e s , t h e i r n e i g h b o r s , a n d t h e i r g o v e r n m e n t

r a t h e r t h a n i n d e i t i e s . I n t h e m a j o r c i t i e s , c u l t s o f

o t h e r f a i th s — p a r t i c u la r l y t h e B l o o d o f V o l - c a n b e

f o u n d .

B r e l a n d ' s u r b a n p o p u l a t i o n l a c k s a u n i f i e d s t y l e

o f d r e s s o r d e c o r a t i o n , i n s t e a d f o c u s i n g l a r g e l y o n

u t i l i t a r i a n g a r m e n t s o r o n w h a t e v e r f o r e i g n f a s h i o n s

s t r i k e t h e i r f a n c y . I n s o m e c a s e s , t h i s v a r i e t y o f p e r

s o n a l d i s p l a y s e e m s l i k e a d e l i b e r a t e e f f o r t , a s t h o u g h

» k B r e l a n d ' s a r i s t o c r a t s a r e d e m o n s t r a t i n g t h a t t h e i r

f a s h i o n s c a n n o t b e r e s t r i c t e d a n y m o r e t h a n t h e i r

o t h e r p e r s o n a l f r e e d o m s c a n b e .

BRELISH ADVENTURERS

B r e l i s h a d v e n t u r e r s m o s t o f t e n f o c u s t h e i r a t t e n t i o n s

o n t h e n a t i o n ' s b o r d e r s , s i n c e m o s t o f t h e i n t e r i o r i s

r e l a t i v e l y s a f e . B r e l a n d c a n b e t h e s t e p p i n g s t o n e t o

g r e a t e r a d v e n t u r e s , h o w e v e r , t h a n k s t o S h a r n a n d t o

B r e l a n d ' s p r o x i m i t y t o m o r e d a n g e r o u s r e g i o n s .

B R E L A N D A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from B reland, you can choo se Dip lomac y

or Insight as your associated skill.

D e f e n d e r o f C i v i l i z a ti o n : D r o a a m , D a r g u u n , t h e

E l d e e n R e a c h e s , a n d t h e M o u r n l a n d s t a n d b e y o n d

B r e l a n d ' s b o r d e r s . P e r h a p s n o o t h e r c i v i l i z e d r e g i o n

i s s u r r o u n d e d b y s o m u c h s a v a g e r y , m y s t e r y , a n d

d a n g e r . A n e n o r m o u s n u m b e r o f B r e l i s h a d v e n t u r e r s

f o c u s o n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r f a c t , d e v o t i n g t h e m s e l v e s t o

s t u d y i n g a n d f i g h t i n g o n e o r m o r e o f t h e s e t h r e a t s t o

B r e l i s h s e c u r i t y .

Rolevlaying T i p s: Y o u f o c u s o n a d v e n t u r e s n e a r

B r e l a n d ' s b o r d e r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i f t h e y a l l o w y o u t o

i m p r o v e B r e l a n d ' s d e f e n s e s o r w e a k e n i t s e n e m i e s .

Y o u m i g h t h a v e a p r o b l e m w o r k i n g w i t h g o b l i n s , o r c s ,

a n d o t h e r c r e a t u r e s y o u c o n s i d e r e n e m i e s .

H a r d b o i l e d H e r o : Yo u ' v e s e e n a l l s i de s o f c i v i l i z a

t i o n , f ro m t h e s t yl i s h to t h e s e e d y. Yo u mi g h t d i s l i ke

t h e d a r k e r a s p e c t s o f s o c i e t y , b u t y o u ' re i n t i m a t e l y

f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e m . Y o u k n o w t h e w o r s t t h a t p e o p l e

h a v e t o o f fe r , a n d yo u ' v e do n e t e rr i bl e de e ds t o s u r

v i v e . Y e t y o u h o p e , e v e n t u a l l y , t o p r o v e y o u r s e l f b e t t e r

t h a n t h e s h a d o w s t h r o u g h w h i c h y o u w a l k .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u ' v e do n e a l o t yo u ' re n o t p ro u d

o f , a n d yo u ' re w i l l i n g t o do i t a ga i n , a l t h o u gh , e v e n i f

yo u do n ' t a dmi t i t t o yo u rs e l f , yo u ' d ra t h e r n o t h a v e

to .

Y o u h e l p o t h e r s p r i m a r i l y f o r m o n e y o r o t h e r g a i n ,

bu t i n yo u r h e a rt o f h e a rt s , yo u a l s o do i t fo r a s h o t a t

r e d e m p t i o n .

SHARN

A l t h o u g h p a r t o f t h e n a t i o n o f B r e l a n d , S h a r n i s a

s o c i e t y i n i t s o w n r i gh t . Pe o p l e a n d c u l t u re s o f n e a r l y

e v e r y i m a g i n a b l e s o r t a r e b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r t h e r e . T h e y

t a l k , t h e y do bu s i n e s s , t h e y t ra v e l t o ge t h e r , t h e y p a s s

o n e a n o t h e r o n t h e s t re e t , a n d t h e re s u l t i s a t ru e me l t

i n g p o t , p e rh a p s t h e o n l y o n e i n a l l t h e F i v e Na t i o n s .

M e m b e r s o f m o n s t r o u s o r d i sf a v o r e d r a ce s w h o

a r e n ' t w e l c o m e d i n S h a m ' s t o w e r s c a n f i n d a p l a c e i n

t h e s h a d o w s d e e p b e n e a t h t h e l o f t y s p i r e s a n d f l o a t

i n g t o w e rs t h a t gi v e t h e Ci t y o f To w e rs i t s t i t l e .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

S h a r n i s n 't j u s t t h e c u l t u r a l c e n t e r o f K h o r v a i r e , i t 's

a l s o t h e e c o n o m i c o n e - a t l e a s t a s f a r a s i t s c i t i z e n s

a r e c o n c e r n e d . " I f i t c a n b e b o u g h t , i t c a n b e b o u g h t

h e r e " is a c o m m o n s a y i n g a m o n g t h e ci t y 's m a r k e t s .

G o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s a r e a v a i l a b l e i n S h a r n f r o m

C H A P T E R 5

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a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t a n d e v e n o c c a s i o n a l l y f r o m

a c r o s s t h e s e a s . I t ' s a n o p e n s e c r e t t h a t n o t a l l t h e s e

g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s a r e l e g a l , d e s p i t e t h e b e s t e f f o r t s o f

t h e S h a r n W a t c h .

T r a v e l a c r o s s S h a r n , a n d b e t w e e n i t s v a r i o u s l e v e l s,

o c c u rs u s i n g ma s s i v e l i f t s a n d, fo r t h e w e a l t h y, s ky-

c o a c h e s h e l d a l o f t b y m a g i c o r p u l l e d b y b e a s t s s u c h a s

h i p p o g r i f f s . O r d e r i s m a i n t a i n e d , a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e ,

b y t h e W a t c h , a n d t h e c i t y i s r u l e d b y a c i t y c o u n c i l ,

t h e L o r d M a y o r , a n d a v a s t g o v e r n m e n t a l b u r e a u c r a c y .

T H E C I T Y O F T O W E R S

P o p u l a t i o n : A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . H u m a n s f o r m

a plurality of the population (roughly one third), but

members of every race are represented in this cos

mopolitan city.

G o v e r n m e n t :

Se v e n t e e n re p re s e n t a t i v e s o f Sh a m' s

wards form a city council that appoints a Lord Mayor

and administers the city's vast bureaucracy.

D e f e n s e : Th e S h a rn Wa t c h e n fo rc e s t h e l a w s o f t h e

city and patrols the stree ts , but the W atch is riddled

with corruption. A branch o f the W atch cal led the

Guardians of the Gate monitors the act ivit ies of

foreigners in the city, alert to the possibility of espio

nage and subterfuge. The Redcloak Battal ion, an

elite military unit, activates in situations that require

e xt re me fo rc e .

PEOPLE OE SHARN

H u m a n s f o r m t h e g r e a t e r p a r t o f S h a m ' s p o p u l a t i o n ,

b u t e v e r y o t h e r m a j o r r a c e o f K h o r v a i r e c a n b e f o u n d

i n S h a r n , a n d e v e n t h e r a r e r p e o p l e s c o n s t i t u t e a s i z

a b l e n u m b e r o f t h e c i t y 's r e s i d e n t s .

T h a t s a m e v a r i e t y a p p e a r s i n t h e r e l i g i o u s p r a c

t i c e s o f S h a m ' s c i t i z e n r y . A l t h o u g h t h e S o v e r e i g n

H o s t a n d t h e S i l v e r F l a m e h a v e t h e m o s t f o l l o w e r s

h e r e , t h e B l o o d o f

V o l ,

t h e D a r k S i x , a n d e v e n m o r e

o b s c u r e f a i t h s — s u c h a s t h e v a r i o u s d r u i d i c b e l i e f s

a n d t h e P a t h o f L i g h t — a p p e a r w i t h r e g u l a r i t y . C u l t s

o f t h e D r a g o n B e l o w e x i s t i n S h a r n a s w e l l , b u t e v e n

h e r e , t h e y m u s t m a i n t a i n s e c r e c y .

SHARN ADVENTURERS

A d v e n t u r e r s i n S h a r n a r e o f t e n o u t s i d e r s p a s s i n g

t h r o u g h o n t h e i r w a y t o m o r e e x o t i c l o c a l e s . B u t

S h a m ' s c i t i z e n s a l s o t u r n t o a d v e n t u r i n g a n d h a v e

t h e i r o w n p a r t i c u l a r o b j e c t i v e s .

S H A R N A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from Sharn, you can ch oo se Insight or

Streetwise as your associated skil l .

E x p l o r e r o f t h e U n d e r g r o u n d : Y o u k n o w yo u

n e e d n ' t w a n d e r f a r f r o m h o m e t o f i n d a d v e n t u r e ,

s i n c e c o u n t l e s s r u i n s e x i s t b e n e a t h y o u r f e e t . Y o u ' r e

C H A P T E R 5 | W o r l d o f E ber r o n



d e t e r m i n e d t o in v e s t ig a t e a l l t h e n u m e r o u s c a t a

c o m b s , h i d d e n c h a m b e r s , l o s t c o m m u n i t i e s , a n d

s u b t e r r a n e a n r u i n s o n w h i c h t h e C i t y o f T o w e r s w a s

b u i l t - p a r t l y f o r t h e f a m e a n d f o r t u n e , ' b f c o u r s e ,

b u t a l so b e c a u s e y o u c a n n o t h e l p b u t w o n d e r w h a t

t h r e a t s m i g h t l u r k , u n s e e n a n d r e a d y t o s t r i k e ,

b e n e a t h t h i s w o n d r o u s c i t y .

Rolevlaying Tips: Y o u p r e f e r t o s t a y c l o s e t o h o m e ,

a r g u i n g t h a t a n y e x p e r i e n c e t o b e h a d i n e x o t i c

l o c a l e s c a n b e h a d j u s t a s w e l l i n S h a r n , " w h e r e t h e

e x o t i c m a k e s d e l i v e r i e s . " Y o u ' r e f a s c i n a t e d b y t h e

n o t i o n o f l o s t c u l t u r e s b e n e a t h t h e m o d e r n w o r l d ,

a n d y o u w o n d e r i f m o d e r n c i v i li z a t io n c o u l d b e n e f i t

f r o m l o s t k n o w l e d g e .

M o r g r a v e S c h o l a r : Y o u w o r k f o r M o r g r a v e U n i v e r

s i ty a s a p r o c u r e r o f a n t i q u i t i e s o r a s c h o l a r o f a n c i e n t

l o re .

Y o u m i g h t b e a h i r e d a d v e n t u r e r a n d t r e a s u r e

h u n t e r , d i s p a t c h e d t o re c o v e r re l i c s fo r t h e U n i v e rs i t y ,

o r y o u c o u l d b e a n i n s t r u c t o r w h o m o o n l i g h t s a s a

c o m b i n a t i o n o f a r c h e o l o g i s t a n d g r a v e r o b b e r .

Roleplaying Tips:

Y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n l e a r n i n g

a b o u t l o s t c u l t u r e s a n d f o r e i g n p e o p l e s . Y o u e x p r e s s

f a r m o r e i n t e r e s t i n t h e s c h o l a r l y a n d h i s t o r i c a l v a l u e

o f t h e t r e a s u r e s y o u f in d t h a n i n t h e i r m o n e t a r y

w o r t h o r m a g i c a l p o w e r . W h e t h e r t h i s a t t it u d e i s

g e n u i n e o r o n l y a f a c a d e t o c o v e r u p m e r c e n a r y g r e e d

d e p e n d s o n w h a t s o r t o f p e r s o n y o u a r e .

KARRNATH

O n c e t h e s t r o n g e s t b a s t i o n o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s ,

K a r r n a t h s u f f e r e d t e rr i b l y d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r . A

p r o u d m i l i t a r y t r a d i t i o n a n d a d r i v e f o r e x c e l l e n c e

i n a ll a s p e c t s o f l i fe e m p o w e r e d K a r r n a t h b e f o r e t h e

w a r . H o w e v e r , t h e r e p u t a t i o n o f i t s m i l i t a r y p r o v e d

f a l s e a f t e r A u n d a i r d e l i v e r e d s e v e r a l s w i f t d e f e a t s

d u r i n g t h e w a r . K a r r n a t h u s e d n e c r o m a n c y t o c r e a t e

u n d e a d l e g i o n s f r o m i t s f a l l e n s o l d i e r s , t o n o a v a i l .

T o d a y , K a r r n a t h s t r u g g l e s a g a i n s t p l a g u e a n d f a m i n e .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

K a r r n a t h i s o n e o f t h e o l d e s t h u m a n c u l t u r e s i n

K h o r v a i r e . I t i s s t i l l t h e m i g h t i e s t m i l i t a r y p o w e r o n

t h e c o n t i n e n t , a n d K i n g K a i u s I I I i s s t i l l K a r r n a t h ' s

r u l e r . A l t h o u g h s o m e K a r r n s d o n o t t r u s t th e k i n g ,

t h e y a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t h e is m e t h o d i c a l , p o w e r f u l ,

a n d s k i l l e d . B e t w e e n h i s o w n a b i l i t i e s a n d t h o s e o f

t h e l o r d s , g e n e r a l s , a n d l a n d o w n e r s w h o s u p p o r t h i m ,

K a i u s c o u l d t r a n s f o r m K a r r n a t h i n t o a n u n s t o p p a b l e

f o r c e o n c e a g a i n . T h i s a m b i t i o n c a u s e s t h e o t h e r

n a t i o n s t o e y e K a r r n a t h w i t h w a r i n e s s , d e s p i t e K i n g

K a i u s ' s p u b l i c s u p p o r t f o r p e a c e .

T h e n a t i o n i s h a r d l y i n a p o s i t i o n t o e n g a g e i n a n

e x t e n d e d m i l i t a r y c a m p a i g n . E v e n t h o u g h K a r r n a t h

b o a s t s r i c h f a r m l a n d , i t l a c k s a s u f f i c i e n t n u m b e r

o f e x p e r i e n c e d f a r m e r s t o w o r k i t, a n d m u c h o f i t

s t i l l l i e s fa l l o w t w o ye a rs a f t e r t h e e n d o f t h e w a r .

T h e n a t i o n t r a d e s li v e s t o c k a n d l u m b e r f o r t h e f o o d

s t a p l e s i t r e q u i r e s , b u t i t s p o p u l a t i o n b a r e l y s u r v i v e s .

A g r o w i n g n u m b e r o f n o b l e s , g e n e r a l s , a n d w a r l o r d s

s e e t h e a r m y a s a v i a b l e s o l u t i o n t o t h i s p r o b l e m , a n d

i n s i s t t h a t K a r r n a t h c a n t a k e w h a t i t n e e d s f r o m i t s

n e i g h b o r s . S o f a r , c o o l e r h e a d s h a v e p r e v a i l e d .

U n l i k e p e o p l e e l s e w h e r e , K a r r n s a r e n ' t h o r r i f i e d

a t t h e n o t i o n o f u n d e a t h , d u e t o t h e l a r g e n u m b e r s o f

u n d e a d t h a t s e r v e d — a n d s t i l l s e r v e — i n t h e K a r r n a t h i

m i l i t a r y . K a r r n a t h ' s c u l t u r e i s f o c u s e d o n m i l i t a r y

s e r v i c e ; K a r r n s v a l u e d i s c i p l i n e a n d s t r e n g t h , a n d

t h e y h a v e m o r e r e s p e c t f o r a l e a d e r t h e y f e a r t h a n f o r

o n e t h e y l o v e .

REGIONAL FEATURES

A l t h o u g h a n c i e n t s t r u c t u r e s f o u n d a c r o s s K a r r n a t h

p r e d a t e G a l i f a r , f o l lo w i n g t h e L a s t W a r K a r r n a t h

c o n t a i n s t h e l a r g e s t n u m b e r o f m o d e r n m i l i t a r y

s t r u c t u r e s o f a n y o f t h e r e m a i n i n g F i v e N a t i o n s . E v e r y

t e r r i t o r y i s r u l e d b y a w a r l o r d w h o s w e a r s f e a l t y t o

K i n g K a i u s . T r a v e l w i t h i n t h e n a t i o n i s r e l a t i v e l y s a f e

n e a r t h e m a j o r c o m m u n i t i e s , w h e r e t h e r o a d s a r e

p a t r o l l e d b y w a r l o r d s ' s o l d i e r s , b u t a j o u r n e y t h r o u g h

m o r e r u r a l r e g i o n s c a n p r o v e d a n g e r o u s .

A t u r : T h e C i t y o f N i g h t s ta n d s b e n e a t h t h e p e a k s

o f t h e A s h e n S p i r e s , w h e r e i t r e m a i n s c l o a k e d i n

s h a d o w s f o r a l l b u t a f e w h o u r s e a c h d a y . F o r t h e

l i v i n g , t h e c i t y i s k n o w n a s a h o t b e d o f d e b a u c h e r y ,

b u r s t i n g w i t h t a v e r n s a n d b o r d e l l o s . B e l o w t h e c i t y

l ie t h e V a u l t s o f t h e D e a d , w h e r e K a r r n a t h ' s u n d e a d

s o l d i e r s a w a i t f u t u r e o r d e r s .

T h e C r i m s o n M o n a s t e ry : A l a r g e , l a b y r i n t h i n e

c o m p l e x o v e r l o o k i n g A t u r , t h e C r i m s o n M o n a s t e r y i s

t h e h e a r t o f t h e B l o o d o f V o l f a i th i n K a r r n a t h .

C r o w n h o m e :

A h e a v i l y b u i l t , t h i c k l y w a l l e d m i l i

t a r y f o r tr e s s , C r o w n h o m e i s t h e s e a t o f g o v e r n m e n t

a n d t h e l o c a t i o n o f K i n g K a i u s ' s h o m e i n K o r t h .

K a r r l a k t o n : K a r r l a k t o n , o n e o f t h e n a t i o n ' s

g r e a t e s t c i t i e s , s u f f e r s t e r r i b l y f r o m i t s p r o x i m i t y t o

t h e M o u r n l a n d . T h e p o p u l a c e l i v e s u n d e r a p a l l o f

d e s p a i r , a n d m a n y h a v e f l e d t h e ci t y . T h e y h a v e b e e n

r e p l a c e d b y c r a z e d p r o p h e t s a n d d o o m s a y e r s w h o

p r e d i c t t h e e n d o f t h e c i t y — i f n o t t h e w o r l d — w h e n t h e

M o u r n i n g s p r e a d s . S t i l l , t h e c i t y s u r v i v e s a s o n e o f t h e

p r e e m i n e n t s o u r c e s o f a r m s a n d a r m o r in K h o r v a i r e .

K o r t h :

T h e c a p i t a l a n d l a r g e s t c i t y o f K a r r n a t h ,

K o r t h i s a m i l i t a r y c i t y w i t h i t s h e a v y s t o n e b u i l d i n g s

a n d s t r a i g h t , n a r r o w r o a d s . T h e c i t y i s d i v i d e d i n t o

f i v e m a j o r w a r d s , e a c h w i t h i t s o w n p a r t i c u l a r f l a v o r

a n d c u l t u r e a n d e a c h m a r r e d b y t h e s c a r s o f s ie g e .

T h e N i g h t w o o d : O s t e n s i b l y a f o r e s t p r e s e r v e , t h e

N i g h t w o o d i s k n o w n f o r t h e m o n s t r o u s c r e a t u r e s t h a t

e m e r g e f r o m t h e f o r e st 's c e n t e r . L o c a l r u m o r c l a i m s

t h a t t h e f o r e s t h i d e s a f i s s u r e t h a t r e a c h e s t o K h y b e r .

R e k k e n m a r k : R e k k e n m a r k i s y e t a n o t h e r o f

K a r r n a t h ' s g r e a t c i t i e s th a t h a s l o s t i t s p u r p o s e s i n c e

t h e w a r . L o c a t e d a t t h e t e r m i n u s o f W h i t e A r c h

Bri d ge , t h e c i t y ' s ro l e a s a c e n t e r o f t ra d e w a s l o s t w h e n

C H A P T E R 5 I

W o r l d o f E ber r o n



t h e b r i d g e w a s d e s t r o y e d d u r i n g t h e w a r . T o d a y , t h e

c i ty is k n o w n p r i m a r i l y f o r t h e R e k k e n m a r k A c a d e m y .

I t w a s o n c e t h e m o s t p r e s t i g i o u s m i l i t a r y a c a d e m y i n

t h e n a t i o n , a n d a l t h o u gh i t w a s fo rc e d t o c l o s e du r i n g

t h e w a r , t h e a c a d e m y h a s r e c e n t l y r e o p e n e d i t s d o o r s ,

b r i n g i n g s o m e e c o n o m i c l i f e b a c k t o t h e c i t y .

S e n t i n e l T o w e r :

A g r e a t f o r t r e s s i n t h e h e a r t

o f K a r r l a k t o n , S e n t i n e l T o w e r i s a H o u s e D e n e i t h

e n c l a v e a n d t h e h o m e t o D e n e i t h ' s S e n t i n e l M a r s h a l s .

T a e r S y r a e n : T h e W i n t e r C i t a d e l is a n e l a d r i n

s t r o n g h o l d , a c i t y o f n e e d l e - t h i n s p i r e s a n d w e b - w o r k

bri dge s ; a s t e e p w a l l o f i c e s u rro u n ds i t . Ev e ry n i gh t ,

e l a d r i n k n i g h t s r i d e f o r t h , s p r e a d i n g f r o s t t h r o u g h o u t

t h e s u rro u n di n g t e rr i t o ry. Ki n g Ka i u s i s s a i d t o be o n

t h e v e r g e o f d e c l a r i n g T a e r S y r a e n a th r e a t t o K a r r n a t h

a n d u n l e a s h i n g h i s fu l l mi l i t a ry mi gh t a ga i n s t i t , du e t o

t h e r e f u s a l o f t h e e l a d r i n t o a c c e p t a m b a s s a d o r s .

T h e Z i g g u r a t o f t h e T w e l v e : A g r e a t f l o a t i n g

f o r t r e s s t h a t c a s t s i ts s h a d o w o v e r W o l l v e r n P a r k i n

K o r t h , t h e Z i g g u r a t i s t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f t h e T w e l v e ,

a n a r c a n e o r g a n i z a t i o n f o u n d e d b y t h e d r a g o n

m a r k e d h o u s e s d u r i n g t h e e a r l y da y s o f t h e K i n g d o m

o f G a l i f a r .

PEOPLE OE KARRNATH

T h e p e o p l e o f K a r r n a t h a r e a d i sc i p l i n e d p e o p l e

a c c u s t o m e d t o m i l i t a r y l aw . A f t e r h u m a n s , w h o m a k e

u p o v e r h a l f t h e p o p u l a t i o n , d w a r v e s c o n s t i t u t e t h e

s e c o n d l a r g e s t g r o u p i n K a r r n a t h , u n s u r p r i s i n g g i v e n

t h e n a t i o n ' s p r o x i m i t y t o t h e M r o r H o l d s . H a l f l i n g s ,

o f t e n f r o m t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s , a r e t h e n e x t m o s t

c o m m o n , f o l l o w e d b y h a l f - e l v e s a n d e l v e s . I n p u r s u i t

o f K a r r n a t h ' s e f f o r t s to i m p r o v e i t s m i l i t a r y m i g h t , i t

h a s b e g u n t o a c c e p t d r a g o n b o r n w a r r i o r s i m m i g r a t

i n g f r o m Q ' b a r r a .

F o r a t i m e , t h e B l o o d o f V o l w a s t h e g o v e r n m e n t -

s u p p o r t e d s t a t e r e l i g i o n o f K a r r n a t h . T h o s e d a y s h a v e

e n d e d u n d e r K a i u s I I I , b u t t h e f a i t h i s s t i l l p r a c t i c e d

c o m m o n l y t h r o u g h o u t t h e n a t i o n . M o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s

c i t i z e n s d e v o t e t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , a n d

a s i z a b l e m i n o r i t y w o r s h i p s t h e D a r k S i x .

K a r r n s f a v o r d a r k c l o t h i n g , c r i s p l i n e s , a n d m i l i t a r y

d r e s s ; f o r m a l w e a r a m o n g c i v i l i a n s c l o s e l y r e s e m b l e s

o f f i c i a l u n i f o r m s . B r i g h t c o l o r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a p p r o

p r i a t e o n l y f o r c h i l d r e n , a n d w e a r i n g s u c h c o l o r s t o a

f o r m a l f u n c t i o n i s a m i n o r f a u x p a s .

KARRN ADVENTURERS

I n d i v i d u a l s w i t h c o m b a t - a p p r o p r i a t e s k i l l s - m a r t i a l ,

a r c a n e , o r o t h e r w i se — h a v e f e w c h o i c e s i n K a r r n a t h .

T h e y b e c o m e a d v e n t u r e r s o r s e r v e i n t h e K a r r n a t h i

m i l i t a r y . S o m e t i m e s , t h e y d o b o t h .

K A R R N A T H A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from K arrnath, you can cho ose Ath let ics or

Intimidate as your associated skill.

D e f e n d e r o f G o o d w i l l : O f a l l t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , i /i

K a r r n a t h i s t h e m o s t d i s t r u s t e d by t h e o t h e r s , w i t h ^

g o o d r e a s o n . K a r r n a t h m a k e s u s e o f u n d e a d o n t h e —

b a t t l e f i e l d , b o a s t s a h i g h p r o p o r t i o n o f l o r d s a n d

g e n e r a l s t r y i n g t o t a l k t h e i r k i n g i n t o a n e w w a r ,

a l l o w s t h e m a c a b r e B l o o d o f V o l t o f l o u r i s h w i t h i n w

i t s b o r d e r s , a n d s ti l l a s s o c i a t e s w i t h t h e E m e r a l d

C l a w . Y o u ' r e d e t e r m i n e d t o h e l p y o u r n a t i o n m a i n

t a i n t h e p e a c e b y d o i n g w h a t y o u c a n t o c o u n t e r

s u c h n e g a t i v e p e r c e p t i o n s . Y o u e n g a g e i n s e l f l e s s

a c t s f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f o t h e r s , l e t t i n g a l l k n o w t h a t

K a r r n a t h c a n p r o d u c e h e r o e s a s w e l l as v i l l a i n s .

Y o u b a t t l e u n d e a d , w o r k t o t h w a r t t h e a m b i t i o n s o f

w a r m o n g e r s , a n d s t a n d a g a i n s t t h e e n d e a v o r s o f t h e

E m e r a l d C l a w .

Rolevlaying T i p s: Y o u s p e a k f r e q u e n t l y o f t h e g l o

r i e s o f K a r r n a t h - n o t j u s t i ts a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s b u t

a l s o t h e m o r e p o s i t i v e a s p e c t s o f i ts c u l t u r e a n d t h e

a d v a n t a g e s t o a l l i f t h e o t h e r n a t i o n s w o u l d a l l y w i t h

i t . Y o u g r o w p e r s o n a l l y a n g r y , e v e n o f f e n d e d , a t e v il s

c o m m i t t e d b y K a r r n s o r in d i v i d u a l s a s so c i a t e d w i t h

t h e m , a n d y o u t a k e w h a t e v e r s t e p s y o u c a n t o c o u n t e r

t h e s e a c t s .

S e e k e r o f L o s t G l o r y : Y o u ' r e d e t e r m i n e d t o

r e s t o r e K a r r n a t h t o i t s r i g h t f u l p l a c e a s t h e p r e

e m i n e n t n a t i o n o f K h o r v a i r e . Y o u m i g h t d o t h i s b y

s e e k i n g m a g i c r e l i c s , s u p p l i e s , a n d r e s o u r c e s f o r t h e

g o v e r n m e n t ' s u s e , o r y o u m i g h t b e m o r e d i r e c t , s e e k

i n g t o i n s t i g a t e a n e w w a r w h e r e K a r r n a t h ' s m i l i t a r y

s t r e n g t h m i g h t p r o v e d o m i n a n t .

Rolevlaying Tips: E v e r y t h i n g y o u d o i s f o r t h e g l o r y

o f K a r r n a t h . Y o u ta k e o f f e n s e w h e n a n y o n e s p e a k s

i ll o f y o u r h o m e l a n d , a n d y o u v i e w e v e r y a d v e n t u r e

i n t e r m s o f w h a t s o r t o f b e n e f i t i t c a n p r o v i d e y o u r

n a t i o n .

THE MOURNLAND (CYRE)

C y r e i s n o m o r e . T h e P u r p l e J e w e l o f G a l i f a r ' s C r o w n ,

t h e m o s t b e a u t i f u l a n d a r t i s t i c a l l y a d v a n c e d o f t h e

F i v e N a t i o n s , c e a s e d t o e x i s t o n t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g .

F o u r y e a r s a g o , w i t h o u t w a r n i n g a n d w i t h o u t e x p l a

n a t i o n , fo u l gra y mi s t s s w e p t o u t f ro m t h e n a t i o n ' s

c e n t e r , l e a v i n g b e h i n d a b r o k e n , t w i s t e d l a n d o f

h o r r o r s . T h a t t h e f e a r i n s p i r e d b y t h e M o u r n i n g l e d ,

e v e n t u a l l y , t o t h e T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d a n d t h e e n d o f

t h e L a s t W a r i s o f l i t t le s o l a c e t o C y r e ' s s u r v i v o r s , w h o

s t r u g g l e t o d a y t o m a k e t h e i r w a y t h r o u g h a w o r l d t h a t

f e a r s a n d d i s t r u s t s t h e m .

N o P C s li v e i n t h e M o u r n l a n d . T h e a s s o c i a t e d

s k i l l s a r e a v a i l a b l e t o P C s w h o w e r e b o r n i n C y r e

b e f o r e t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g a n d w h o h a v e s t r u g g l e d

t o s u r v i v e e l s e w h e r e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r s .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

C y r e w a s t w i c e t h e v i c t i m o f t h e L a s t W a r . K i n g J a r o t ' s

d a u g h t e r M i s h a n n s h o u l d h a v e , b y a l l r i g h t s a n d t r a

d i t i o n s , a s s u m e d t h e t h r o n e , b u t s h e w a s p r e v e n t e d

C H A P T E R 5 | W o r l d o f E ber r o n



f r o m d o i n g s o b y h e r a m b i t i o u s s i b l i n g s . F o r a h u n

d r e d y e a r s , C y r a n s v i e w e d t h e L a s t W a r a s a p e r s o n a l

a f f r o n t , a w a r a g a i n s t t h e m a s a n a t i o n . L o s i n g b o t h

C y r e a n d Q u e e n D a n n e l to t h e M o u r n i n g w a s a

d o u b l y h e a v y b l o w , a n d s u r v i v o r s s t i l l h a r b o r g r u d g e s

a g a i n s t a l l t h e o t h e r F i v e N a t i o n s .

D u r i n g i t s h e y d a y , C y r e w a s a l a n d o f p l e n t y , w i t h

l u s h f a r m l a n d s , t h r i v i n g c i t i e s , t r a d i t i o n s o f a r t , a n d

e l e g a n t st y l e s. A s t h e p r i m a r y b a t t l e g r o u n d o f m u c h

o f t h e L a s t W a r , h o w e v e r , i t w a s d y i n g b y i n c h e s e v e n

b e f o r e t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g . I t s o u t l y i n g s e t t l e m e n t s

w e r e a l l b u t r a z e d , a n d i t s c i t i e s w e r e f i l l e d w i t h t h e

h o p e l e s s , t h e h o m e l e s s , a n d t h e d e s t i t u t e .

REGIONAL FEATURES

T h e M o u r n l a n d o f t o d a y is a b l a s t e d , t w i s t e d w a s t e

l a n d . T h e d e a d - g r a y m i s t s t h a t c h o k e t h e l a n d a r e

p o i s o n o u s t o m i n d , b o d y , a n d s o u l , a n d t h e b e a s t s

t h a t d w e l l w i t h i n a r e f o u l a b o m i n a t i o n s .

E s t o n : T h e M o u r n i n g g r i e v o u s l y d a m a g e d t h i s

m i n i n g t o w n — o n c e t h e f or m er c e n t e r o f H o u s e

C a n n i t h — w h e n m a n y o f t h e s u r r o u n d i n g h i l l si d e s

c o l l a p s e d i n t o t h e m i n e s h a f t s . I t i s a c o m m o n d e s t i

n a t i o n f o r t r e a s u r e h u n t e r s s i n c e t h e w a r e h o u s e s a r e

s a i d t o h o l d l o s t C a n n i t h c r e a t i o n s .

T h e F i e l d o f R u i n s : T h e s i te o f t h e l a s t m a j o r m i l

i t a r y e n g a g e m e n t o f t h e L a s t W a r , t h e F i e l d o f R u i n s

i s t h e f i n a l r e s t i n g p l a c e o f t h o u s a n d s o f B r e l i s h ,

C H A P T E R 5 I


T h r a n e , a n d C y r a n s o l d i e r s , a s w e l l a s Z i l , V a l e n a r ,

a n d D a r g u u n m e r c e n a r i e s . T h e m i s t s a t t h e f o r e f r o n t

o f t h e M o u r n i n g s w e p t o v e r t h e b a t t l e h e r e , a n d t o

t h i s d ay , t h e b o d i e s , w e a p o n s , a n d w a r m a c h i n e s t h a t

l i e w h e r e t h e y f e l l s h o w n o s i g n o f d e c a y .

T h e G l a s s P l a t e a u : T h i s e n o r m o u s s t r e t c h o f

l a n d a r o u n d t h e d e a d c i t y o f M a k i n g i s g l a s s t h a t h a s

m e l t e d i n t o j a g g e d p r o t r u s i o n s a n d d i z z y i n g , i m p o s

s i bl e s h a p e s .

M e t r o l : T h e forme r c a p i t a l o f C yre s i t s o n t h e

b a n k s o f t h e C y r e R i v e r , a n d i t i s s a id t o b e a s t u d y i n

c o n t r a d i c t i o n s . E v e n t h o u g h m a n y w a r d s li e i n r u i n s ,

o t h e r s a p p e a r u n t o u c h e d — e x c e p t f o r t h e d e a d - g r a y

m i s t s a n d t h e a b s e n c e o f a n y l iv i n g c r e a t u r e s . R e p o r t s

c l a i m t h a t t h e r o y a l p a l a c e o f V e r m i s h a r d , t h e li g h t

n i n g r a i l s t a t i o n , a n d t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t ' s C a t h e d r a l

s t i l l s t a n d t o da y.

T r o n i s h : F o r m e r l y a m a j o r s t o p a lo n g t h e l i g h t

n i n g r a i l , T r o n i s h i s n o w a c i t y r u l e d b y a b e r r a n t

b e a s t s t h a t a r e r u m o r e d t o t a k e t h e i r o r d e r s f r o m a

m o n s t r o s i t y d w e l l i n g d e e p w i t h i n L a k e C y r e .

SURVIVORS OE CYRE

H u m a n s , h a l f - e l v e s , a n d h a l f l i n g s a r e c o m m o n s u r

v i v o r s o f t h e M o u r n i n g , a l o n g w i t h t h e o c c a s i o n a l

s h i f t e r o r c h a n g e l i n g . M o s t p e o p l e o f C y r e f ol lo w ed

t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , w h i c h i s t r u e o f m o s t s u r v i v o r s ,

b u t s o m e h a v e t u r n e d a w a y f r o m t h e r e l i g i o n , o r e l s e



d e v o t e d t h e m s e l v e s t o d a r k e r f a i t h s i n t h e i r s e a r c h f o r

v e n g e a n c e o r s u c c o r .

C y r a n f a s h i o n t e n d e d t o w a r d b r i g h t c o l o r s — s i m i l a r

t o A u n d a i r i a n f a s h i o n bu t w i t h o u t t h e f l a m b o y a n c e

o f A u n d a i r ' s h a t s a n d r u f f l e s . C y r a n s t y l e a l s o f a v o r e d

l a r g e a m o u n t s o f e w e l r y , in q u a n t i t i e s t h a t o t h e r s

s o m e t i m e s f o u n d g a u d y. A l t h o u g h s o m e C y r a n s u r v i

v o r s t r y t o b l e n d i n t o t h e i r n e w h o m e s , o t h e r s c l i n g

d e f i a n t l y t o t h e f a s h i o n s o f t h e d e a d n a t i o n .

CYRAN ADVENTURERS

M o s t C y r a n s w h o s u r v i v e d t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g d i d

s o b e c a u s e t h e y f l e d b e f o r e t h e m i s t s . W i t h n o n a t i o n

t o c a l l t h e i r o w n a n d o t h e r s w a t c h i n g t h e m w i t h v i g i

l a n t s u s p i c i o n , i t' s u n s u r p r i s i n g t h a t C y r a n s u r v i v o r s

l e a n t o w a r d i t i n e r a n t , a d v e n t u r i n g l i f e s t y l e s .

C Y R E A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from Cyre, you can cho ose End urance or


C y r a n A v e n g e r : Y o u b u r n w i t h a n u n d y i n g n e e d

f o r v e n g e a n c e a g a i n s t t h e d e s t r o y e r s o f y o u r h o m e

l a n d . D e p e n d i n g o n y o u r b e l i e f s a n d a t t i t u d e s , y o u

m i g h t d e v o t e y o u r s e l f t o i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e m y s t e r i e s

o f t h e M o u r n i n g , h o p i n g t o d i s c o v e r w h o o r w h a t

w a s r e s p o n s i b l e s o t h a t y o u c a n w r e a k r e t r i b u t i o n

u p o n t h e m . Y o u r h a t r e d m i g h t r e a c h w i d e r , i n s p i r i n g

y o u t o a c t a g a i n s t t h e g o v e r n m e n t s a n d m i l i t a r i e s o f

a l l t h o s e n a t i o n s w h o b a t t l e d C y r e d u r i n g t h e L a s t

W a r , h o l d i n g t h e m a l l e q u a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e . I t' s e v e n

p o s s i b l e t h a t y o u h o l d a l l c i t i z e n s o f e v e r y n a t i o n

r e s p o n s i b l e , t a k i n g y o u r " v e n g e a n c e " b y a c t i n g a s

a n o u t l a w b r i g a n d a n d w a y l a y i n g t r a v e l e r s o f e v e r y

s t r i p e (a l t h o u gh t h i s a t t i t u de p ro ba bl y i s n ' t v i a bl e fo r

a P C i n m o s t c a m p a i g n s ) .

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t h a t C y r e a n d i t s c i t i z e n s a r e t h e v i c t i m s o f h i s t o r y .

Y o u d e r i v e y o u r o n l y p l e a s u r e f r o m c o n t e m p l a t i n g

v e n g e a n c e o n t h e p a r t i e s y o u d e e m r e s p o n s i b l e . Y o u

m i g h t s t e p o f f t h e p a t h o f r e t r i b u t i o n l o n g e n o u g h

t o h e l p o t h e r s i n n e e d — f e e l i n g s y m p a t h y f o r t h e i r

p l i g h t b e c a u s e o f y o u r o w n — o r t h e s u f f e r i n g o f

o t h e r s m i g h t b e m e a n i n g l e s s t o y o u s i n c e it c a n n o t

m a t c h y o u r o w n .

H o m e l a n d S e e k e r :

E v e n t h o u g h N e w C y r e i n

B r e l a n d i s a s t a r t , it 's n o t m u c h o f a h o m e l a n d . Y o u ' r e

d e t e r m i n e d t o f i n d a h o m e f o r a l l C y r a n s u r v i v o r s ,

s o m e w h e r e w o r t h y o f t h e g r e a t le g a c y C y r a n s c a r r y .

T h a t m i g h t m e a n m a k i n g y o u r s e l f u s e f u l e n o u g h t o

c o n v i n c e o n e o f t h e e x i s t i n g n a t i o n s t o c a r v e o u t a

p a r c e l o f l a n d f o r y o u , o r it c o u l d m e a n c r e a t i n g a c iv

i l i z a t i o n o u t o f t h e w i l d e r n e s s o f K h o r v a i r e — o r e v e n

o f X e n ' d r i k . W h a t e v e r i t t a k e s , y o u ' r e d e t e r m i n e d t o

m a k e i t h a p p e n .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u s p e a k f re q u e n t l y o f t h e gl o r i e s

o f C y r e a n d u r g e t h a t C y r a n c u l t u r e m u s t b e p r e s e r v e d .

Yo u ' re q u i c k t o v o l u n t e e r fo r a n y a dv e n t u re t h a t o f fe rs

t h e o p p o r t u n i t y e i t h e r t o p r o v e y o u r w o r t h t o s o m e o n e

w h o c a n a i d y o u r e n d e a v o r s o r to e x p l o r e u n c l a i m e d

l a n d s i n s e a r c h o f a n e w C y r a n h o m e l a n d .

THRANE

T h e c e n t e r o f t h e r e m a i n i n g F i v e N a t i o n s a n d t h e

h e a r t o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , T h r a n e h a s a h e i g h t e n e d

s e n s e o f i ts o w n i m p o r t a n c e . A m a j o r m i l i t a r y a n d

e c o n o m i c p o w e r i n t h e r e g i o n , T h r a n e ' s t h e o c r a t i c

g o v e r n m e n t i s o s t e n s i b l y d e v o t e d t o s t a m p i n g o u t

e v i l a n d m a k i n g l i f e b e t t e r f o r a l l. H o w e v e r , p r i v i

l e g e s o f p o w e r c a n s o m e t i m e s l e a d t o a r r o g a n c e a n d

c o r r u p t i o n . S t i l l , T h r a n e ' s p e o p l e a s p i r e t o l e a d v i r t u

o u s l i v e s , a n d T h r a n e c o u l d p o t e n t i a l l y b e c o m e t h e

b r i g h t e s t l i g h t i n a d a r k e n e d w o r l d .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h r a n e i s r u l e d , s p i r i t u a l l y a n d t e m p o r a l l y , b y t h e

C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v er F l a m e . T h e K e e p e r a n d t h e

C o u n c i l o f C a r d i n a l s m a k e a l l p o li t ic a l d e c i s i o n s ;

Q u e e n D i a n i i r ' W y n a r n h o l d s a p u r e l y s y m b o l i c

p o s i ti o n . T h i s a r r a n g e m e n t b e g a n w h e n t h e C h u r c h

s t e p p e d i n to t a k e t h e r e i n s o f p o w e r f r o m P r i n c e

D a s l i n e a r l y i n t h e L a s t W a r . A l t h o u g h T h r a n e i s p ri

m a r i l y k n o w n a s a r e l i g i o u s c e n t e r , it h a s t r a d i t i o n s o f

a r c h e r y t h a t s e r v e d t h e k i n g d o m w e l l d u r i n g t h e w a r .

M a n y T h r a n e s l e a r n t o u s e t h e b o w , a n d T h r a n e ' s s o l

d i e r s a r e r e n o w n e d f o r t h e i r d e a d l y a c c u r a c y .

T h r a n e ' s p r i m a r y l i a b i l i t y i s i t s i n a b i l i t y t o s u p

p o rt i t s e l f . I t e xp o rt s t e xt i l e s , w o o l , a n d l i v e s t o c k, bu t

h a v i n g s u f f e r e d d e e p l o s s e s i n p e a s a n t l e v i e s d u r i n g

t h e w a r , i t h a s i n s u f f i c i e n t m a n p o w e r t o p r o d u c e

s t a p l e g r a i n s . T h u s , e v e n t h o s e f a c t i o n s o f t h e C h u r c h

w h o w o u l d p r e f e r a m o r e i s o l a t i o n i s t s t a n c e f o r t h e i r

n a t i o n r e l u c t a n t l y a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t t h e y m u s t c o n

t i n u e t o i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e i r n e i g h b o r s .

T h o s e i n t e r a c t i o n s h a v e b e e n s t r a i n e d s i n c e t h e

e n d o f t h e w a r . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e n o r m a l d i s t r u s t

f e lt o n a l l s i d e s , t h e c o m m o n f o l k o f o t h e r n a t i o n s

v i e w t h e C h u r c h o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e a s a n o p p r e s s i v e

i n s t i t u t i o n t h a t s e e k s t o c o n v e r t o t h e r s b y f o r c e . H o w

e v e r , t h i s v i e w e xa gge ra t e s t h e s i t u a t i o n ; o n l y a s ma l l

f a c t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h e n g a g e s i n s u c h p r a c t i c e s , a n d

o t h e r r e l i g i o n s a r e t o l e r a t e d w i t h i n T h r a n e p r o p e r .

N e v e r t h e l e s s , t h i s o p i n i o n s p r e a d s w i d e r , a s t a l e s o f

t h e C h u r c h ' s i n t o l e r a n t f e w o u t w e i g h t h e w o r d s a n d

d e e d s o f t h e m o r e m o d e r a t e .

REGIONAL FEATURES

T h r a n e ' s l a r g e s t c o m m u n i t i e s a r e c l u s t e r e d i n t h e

e a s t , w i t h t h e w e s t e r n r e a c h e s o f t h e k i n g d o m l a r g e l y

g i v e n o v e r t o r a n c h i n g a n d n e w e f f o r t s a t e x p a n d i n g

t h e n a t i o n ' s a v a i l a b l e f a r m l a n d . T h e u p p e r c l a s s o f t h e

n a t i o n i s m o s t l y c o m p o s e d o f a p r i e s tl y c a s t e a n d i ts

a l l i e s ; a g r o w i n g m i d d l e c l a s s s t a n d s b e t w e e n t h e m

a n d t h e p o o r w h o w o r k t h e l a n d .

C H A P T E R 5 | W or l d o f Eber ron



A r u l d u s k : T h i s r a p i d l y g r o w i n g c i t y o n t h e

l i g h t n i n g r a i l w a s , t h r o u g h s h e e r l u c k o r d i v i n e i n t e r

v e n t i o n , s p a r e d t h e w o r s t o f t h e r a v a g e s o f t h e L a s t

W a r . A s s u c h , it i s a h ig h l y p r o s p e r o u s c o m m u n i t y

a n d c o n s i d e r e d b l e s s e d b y a d h e r e n t s o f t h e S i l v e r

F l a m e .

D a s k a r a n : O n c e a m a j o r t r a d i n g c e n t e r , D a s k a r a n

w a s d a m a g e d h u n d r e d s o f y e a r s a g o b y a m a j o r f i r e

a n d h a s n e v e r t r u l y r e c o v e r e d . T h r a n e h a s p u t l i t t l e

e f fo r t i n t o re bu i l di n g i t .

F l a m e k e e p : B o t h t h e s p i r i t u a l a n d p o l i t i c a l s e a t

o f p o w e r , F l a m e k e e p h o u s e s t h e l a r g e s t p o p u l a t i o n

o f a n y c i t y in T h r a n e . It h o s t s t h e C a t h e d r a l o f t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e , t h e h o l i e s t si t e i n t h e f a i t h — p i l g r i m s

c o m e f r o m a l l o v e r K h o r v a i r e i n h o p e s o f g a i n i n g

a d m i t t a n c e . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e h o l y s a n c t u a r y , t h e

C a t h e d r a l i n c l u d e s t h e o f f i c es a n d a p a r t m e n t s o f t h e

K e e p e r o f t h e F l a m e a n d t h e C o u n c i l o f C a r d i n a l s , a s

w e l l a s a fu l l ga rr i s o n o f s o l di e rs .

S h a d u k a r : S h a d u k a r w a s a t h r i v i n g c i t y u n t i l

K a r r n ' s f o o t s o l d i e r s r e d u c e d i t t o a b u r n e d - o u t r u i n .

K a r r n a t h ' s C y r a n a l l i e s c r o s s e d t h e s o u n d o n s o a r -

w o o d s k i f f s t o h a m m e r t h e c i t y ' s d e f e n s e s w h i l e t h e

K a r r n s a t t a c k e d .

S i g i l s t a r : S i g i l s t a r is t h e h o m e o f t h e l a r g e s t c o m

m u n i t y o f m a g e s i n t h i s l a r g e l y d i v i n e - m a g i c - f o c u s e d

n a t i o n . T h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e m a g e s , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e

c i t y 's p o s i t i o n a t t h e c o n v e r g e n c e o f se v e r a l m a j o r c a r

a v a n r o u t e s , t h e l i g h t n i n g r a i l , a n d t h e T h r a n e R i v e r ,

h a v e a l l o w e d S i g i l s t a r to g r o w s w i f t l y f r o m a m i n o r

c o m m u n i t y i n t o a t r a d i n g c e n t e r t h a t m i g h t s o o n r i v a l

A r u l d u s k .

T h a l i n g a r d :

T h i s g r e a t f o r t r e s s , s t a n d i n g n e a r t h e

C a t h e d r a l o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e i n F l a m e k e e p , i s t h e

a n c e s t r a l h o m e o f T h r a n e ' s r o y a l f a m i l y .

T h a l i o s t : A n A u n d a i r i a n c i t y c a p t u r e d d u r i n g t h e

L a s t W a r a n d c e d e d t o T h r a n e f o r m a l l y at T h r o n e

h o l d , T h a l i o s t i s a h o t b e d o f t r o u b l e . T h e p e o p l e

f r e q u e n t l y p r o t e s t T h r a n e r u l e , a n d t h e r e s p o n s e o f

t h e ci t y 's g o v e r n o r , A r c h b i s h o p S o l h a r D a r i z n u , h a s

b e e n t o c r a c k d o w n w i t h e v e r m o r e s a v a g e r y . ( N o t e :

A P C n a t i v e t o T h a l i o s t g a i n s t h e r e g i o n a l b e n e f i t o f

A u n d a i r , r a t h e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e r e s t o f T h r a n e . )

PEOPLE OE THRANE

B e c a u s e t h e r e l i g i o n o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e a p p e a l s p r i

m a r i l y t o h u m a n s , T h r a n e i s t h e o n l y o n e o f t h e F i v e

N a t i o n s i n w h i c h h u m a n s a r e p r e d o m i n a n t . H a l f -

e l v e s ,

e l v e s , a n d d w a r v e s r e s i d e i n T h r a n e i n s m a l l

n u m b e r s , a n d o t h e r r a c e s c a n b e f o u n d i n d i v i d u a l l y

h e r e a n d t h e r e , b u t a n o v e r w h e l m i n g n u m b e r o f

T h r a n e ' s i n h a b i t a n t s a r e h u m a n .

E v e n t h o u g h t h e S i l v e r F l a m e i s d o m i n a n t i n

T h r a n e , t h e C h u r c h d o e s n o t f o r b i d o t h e r r e l i g i o u s

p r a c t i c e s . T e m p l e s t o t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t a r e n o t

u n c o m m o n , a n d o t h e r g o o d - a l i g n e d f a i t h s, s u c h

a s t h e P a t h o f L i g h t o r t h e o c c a s i o n a l d r u i d i c s e c t ,

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a p p e a r a s w e l l. W h i l e n o t w i d e l y e m b r a c e d i n

T h r a n e , t h e B l o o d o f V o l i s t o l e r a t e d . H o w e v e r ,

p e r m i t t i n g t h e s e o t h e r f a i t h s i s n o t t h e s a m e a s

f u l ly a c c e p t i n g t h e m . S o m e r e g i o n s o f T h r a n e a r e

c o s m o p o l i t a n i n t h i s r e g a r d , b u t o t h e r s a r e n o t s o

o p e n - m i n d e d , a n d p r a c t i t i o n e r s o f a l t e r n a t i v e f a i t h s

o f t e n f i n d t h e m s e l v e s p e r s e c u t e d b y t h e i r n e i g h b o r s .

O t h e r r e l i g i o n s , s u c h a s w o r s h i p o f t h e D a r k S i x , a r e

s q u e l c h e d u p o n d i s c o v e r y .

T h r a n e f a s h i o n is s o m e w h a t a s c e t i c . E v e n t h o u g h

t h e y d o n ' t f o c u s o n d a r k h u e s t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t t h e

K a r r n s d o , T h r a n e s f a v o r s i m p l e , u t i l i t a r i a n g a r b i n

r e l a t i v e l y m u t e d c o l o r s . F o l l o w e r s o f t h e F l a m e w e a r

a s y m b o l o f t h e i r f a i t h o p e n l y , s o m e w h e r e o n t h e i r

p e r s o n .

THRANE ADVENTURERS

A l t h o u g h s o m e T h r a n e s t a k e u p a d v e n t u r i n g f o r t h e

v a r i e t y o f r e a s o n s p r e s e n t e d e l s e w h e r e , m o s t o f t h e m

d o s o fo r t h e s a k e o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e .

T H R A N E A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from T hran e, you can ch oos e Int imidate or

Religion as your associated skill.

F l a m e I n q u i s it o r : O n e o f t h e p r e c e p t s o f t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e i s t o d e s t r o y e v i l , a n d y o u h a v e t a k e n

t h i s p r e c e p t t o h e a r t . Y o u m i g h t s e t o u t t o f i n d w h a t

e v e r e v i l y o u c a n , b u t y o u c a n a l s o c h o o s e a p a r t i c u l a r

f o r m o f e v i l o n w h i c h t o f o c u s y o u r e f f o r t s . Y o u c o u l d

b e s o m e t h i n g o f a C h u r c h - s a n c t i o n e d p o l i c e o f f ic e r ,

r o o t i n g o u t c r i m e a n d c o r r u p t i o n , b u t m o r e l i k e l y ,

y o u ' r e a h u n t e r o f u n d e a d o r a d e m o n s l a y er .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u a re de v o t e d to t h e h u n t ,

d e t e r m i n e d t o m a k e t h e w o r l d a b e t t e r p l a c e b y

e l i m i n a t i n g e v i l w h e r e v e r y o u f i n d i t. Y o u m i g h t p i c k

a p a r t i c u l a r t y p e o r o r i g i n o f c r e a t u r e o n w h i c h t o

f o c u s y o u r e f f o r t s . Y o u c a n b e s i n g l e - m i n d e d i n t h e

p u r s u i t o f y o u r c h o s e n t a r g e t s , a n d a t t i m e s y o u r z e a l

b o r d e r s o n o b s e s s i o n .

S i l v e r E v a n g e l i s t :

T h e w o r d o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e

m u s t b e s p r e a d f o r t h e b e t t e r m e n t o f e v e r y o n e .

A l t h o u g h s o m e p i l g r i m s s e t o u t t o s p r e a d t h e t e a c h

i n g s o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , y o u ' v e c h o s e n a m o r e a c t i v e

a p p r o a c h . Y o u s e e k t o p e r f o r m i m p r e s s i v e d e e d s , t o

d r a w p e o p l e ' s a t t e n t i o n s a s y o u h e l p t h e m i n t h e i r

t i m e o f n e e d i n o r d e r t o s h o w t h e m t h e w a y to t h e

S i l v e r F l a m e .

Rolevlaying Tips:

Y o u s e e k o u t e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y t o

d o g o o d f o r o t h e r s i n t h e n a m e o f t h e F l a m e a n d n o t

y o u r o w n . P r o s e l y t i z e w h e n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y a r i s e s ,

o f f e r p r a y e r s t o t h e F l a m e b e f o r e e v e r y e n d e a v o r , a n d

g i v e t h a n k s a f t e r e v e r y s u c c e s s . Y o u d o n ' t h a t e t h e

fo l l o w e rs o f o t h e r fa i t h s ; yo u fe e l s o rry fo r t h e i r m i s

g u i d e d b e l i e f s a n d h o p e t o s h o w t h e m t h e t r u e w a y .



G R E A T E R K H O R V A I R E *

A l t h o u g h t h e p e o p l e o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s s e e t h e m

s e l v e s a s t h e c u l t u r a l , h i s t o r i c a l , a n d e c o n o m i c h e a r t

o f K h o r v a i r e — a n d i n d e e d , t h i s o p i n i o n m i g h t b e

t r u e - t h e y a r e h a r d l y t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s o n l y p e o p l e .

A v a s t a r r a y o f n a t i o n s , k i n g d o m s , a n d r e g i o n s

s t r e t c h a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e , a n d t h e c o n t i n e n t t e e m s

w i t h s t r a n g e p e o p l e a n d m o n s t e r s ( p r e c i s e l y w h i c h

i s w h i c h d e p e n d s o n w h o m y o u a s k ) . T h e n a t i o n s

o u t s i d e t h e f i v e k i n g d o m s h a v e t h e i r o w n c u l t u r e s ,

t h e i r o w n b e l i e f s , t h e i r o w n a g e n d a s , a n d t h e i r o w n

a d v e n t u r e r s .

N o n e o f t h e s e r e g i o n s c a n e n t i r e l y e s c a p e t h e

i n f l u e n c e o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , b u t n e i t h e r a r e t h e y

n e c e s s a r i l y b o u n d t o t h o s e t r o u b l e d , t u m u l t u o u s

l a n d s . A n d i f a n o t h e r w a r b r e a k s o u t , t h e s e o u t s i d e

n a t i o n s c o u l d e n d u p t h e c o n f l i c t ' s t r u e v i c t o r s — o r i t s

g r e a t e s t v i c t i m s .

DARGUUN

D e p e n d i n g u p o n o n e ' s p o i n t o f v i e w , D a r g u u n i s

e i t h e r t h e s t r o n g r i g h t f u l h e i r o f a d e f e a t e d l a n d ,

o r i t ' s a s c a b g r o w i n g o v e r t h e w o u n d s o f d e c e p t i o n

a n d d e c e i t . A n a t i o n o f w a r r i o r s b u i l t o n t h e r u i n s o f

C y r a n s e t t l e m e n t s , D a r g u u n w a s b o r n l e s s t h a n t h r e e

d e c a d e s a g o in a s i n g l e m o m e n t o f b e t r a y a l . A h a r s h ,

d a n g e r o u s l a n d , D a r g u u n s t i l l s t r u g g l e s t o d e t e r m i n e

p re c i s e l y w h a t s o rt o f n a t i o n i t i s —a n d w h a t ki n d i t

w i l l b e c o m e .

COMMON

KNOWLEDGE

B e f o r e t h e L a s t W a r , th e r e g i o n n o w c a l l e d D a r g u u n

w a s a t e r r i t o r y o f C y r e . T h e g o b l i n s o f t h e n e a r b y

m o u n t a i n s w e r e r e t a i n e d a s m e r c e n a r i e s b y H o u s e

D e n e i t h a n d h i r e d o u t t o t h e v a r i o u s n a t i o n s ( m o s t l y

C y r e ) d u r i n g t h e w a r . T h e h o b g o b l i n w a r l o r d H a r u u c UJ

i n s t i g a t e d t h e s u d d e n , b l o o d y r e b e l l i o n a g a i n s t t h e

g o b l i n s ' C y r a n e m p l o y e r s , d r iv i n g t h e h u m a n s a n d

o t h e r r a c e s o u t o r e n sl a v i n g t h e m , H a r u u c d e c l a r e d zc

t h e t e r r i t o r y h e s e i z e d t o b e t h e i n d e p e n d e n t g o b l i n

0

n a t i o n o f D a r g u u n . T o d a y , D a r g u u n i s r u l e d b y t h e

L h e s h H a r u u c S h a a r a t ' k o r , t h e K i n g o f t h e C r i m s o n ^

B l a d e . H a r u u c i s o f t h e G h a a l ' d a r , t h e s t r o n g e s t o f

D a r g u u n ' s t r i b e s .

D a r g u u n g o b l i n s c o n d u c t s l a v i n g r a i d s o n n e a r b y 'T ,

c o m m u n i t i e s , a n d t r a v e le r s t h r o u g h t h e n a t i o n a r e

s u b j e c t t o a t t a c k a n d c a p t u r e u n l e s s t h e y c a r r y a

f l a g o f p a s s a g e p u r c h a s e d i n o n e o f D a r g u u n ' s m a j o r

c i t i e s o r a t a D a r g u u n e m b a s s y . I t is a l a w l e s s n a t i o n

b y o t h e r s ' s t a n d a r d s . H o w e v e r , t h e g o b l i n s d o h a v e a

c o d e o f r u l e ; it 's j u s t n o t o n e m o s t o u t s i d e r s g e n e r a l l y

r e c o g n i z e . T h e n a t i o n s o f K h o r v a i r e d e s p i s e D a r g u u n

b u t c o n s i d e r i t s e x i s t e n c e a n e c e s s a r y e v i l , p r e f e r r i n g

t h e c u r r e n t s i t u a t io n t o h a v i n g t h e m u l t i t u d e s o f g o b

l i n s c o m p l e t e l y u n c o n t r o l l e d a n d u n c o n t a i n e d a s t h e y

o n c e w e r e .

REGIONAL

FEATURES

D a r g u u n b o a s t s s e v e r a l m a j o r c o m m u n i t i e s , m o s t

b u i l t o n t h e r u i n s o f p r i o r s o c i e t i e s . H o w e v e r , t h e

m a j o r i t y o f g o b l i n s s t i l l d w e l l i n m o u n t a i n c a v e s o r

b e l o w g r o u n d . W i d e s t r e t c h e s o f f a r m l a n d s u r r o u n d

t h o s e c a v e s a n d u n d e r g r o u n d c i t i e s , t h e f i e l d s t i l l ed

p r i m a r i l y b y s l a v e s . R o a d s w i n d p a s t b r o k e n t o w e r s

a n d r u i n e d v i l l a g e s u n t o u c h e d s i n c e t h e d a y s o f t h e

L a s t W a r .

G o r g o n h o r n :

A n o u t p o s t i n t h e l a s t f e r t i l e g r o u n d

b e f o r e t h e M o u r n l a n d , G o r g o n h o r n i s D a r g u u n ' s f i r s t

l i n e o f d e f e n s e a g a i n s t t h e c r e a t u r e s t h a t e m e r g e f r o m

t h a t t e r r i b l e w a s t e l a n d .

R h u k a a n D r a a l : T h e l a r g e s t c i t y i n D a r g u u n ,

R h u k a a n D r a a l is t h e h o m e o f L h e s h H a r u u c a n d

h i s R a z o r C r o w n C l a n . A p a t c h w o r k m e t r o p o l i s o f

P C S A N D GOBLIN TRIBES

Goblin, hobgoblin, and bugbear PCs from Darguun should

de te rmine w hich of the va r ious c la ns a nd fa c t ions the y

come f rom. The thre e fa c t ions pre se nte d he re a re the

prima ry p ow e r groups of D a rguun, but pla yers a re f re e t o

discuss with their DM the possibility of playing a member

of a different tribe.

G ha a l ' da r : Curre nt ly the na t ion' s domina n t pow e r , the

va r ious G ha a l ' da r t r ibe s ha ve the le a s t focus on spe c if ic

goa ls a nd t ra di t ions a nd, thus , the gre a te s t pe rsona l f re e

d o m f o r m e m b e r s . A PC might be a n honora ble w a rr ior

t rying to ma ke a me nds for his pe ople ' s be tra ya l of Cyre ,

a prote ge of Lhe sh H a ruuc se e king to prove he r w orth ,

or a me rce na ry out to ma ke a l iving a mid a pe ople she

d o e s n ' t u n d e r s t a n d .

The Heirs of Dhakaan: Highly disciplined and devoted

t o t h e r e s t o r a t i o n o f t h e a n c i e n t g o b l i n e m p i r e , t h e

D ha ka a ni t r ibe s a re curre nt ly spl i t by inte rne c ine s t r i fe .

T h e y l o o k d o w n o n o t h e r g o b l i n s a n d c o n s i d e r t h e m

se lve s the t rue pre se rve rs o f a noble pa s t . A D ha ka a ni

PC might be a nob le conte nding for the le a de rship of he r

pe ople , a n a dve nture r se e king a nc ie nt re l ics to a id the

struggle, or a seeke r of lost symbols o f goblin culture tha t

could be use d to uni te the squa bbling c la ns .

Ma rguu l : Bugbe a rs ca n be full m e m be rs of the M a r-

guul t r ibe s , a nd the y posse ss a viole nt s t re a k to ma ke

e ve n othe r D a rguuls ta ke not ice . A Marguul PC might be

a s la ve r ( if the c a m pa ign a l low s for such o ccup a t ion s ) , a

bugbe a r or othe r gobl in se e king to prove he r w orth a nd

a dv a nce throu gh the cu t - thro a t ra nks of the t r ibe , or a n

e sca p e d s la ve t rying to s ta y one s te p a h e a d of his form e r

m a s t e r s .

C H A P T E R 5 [ W or l d o f Eber ron



ancient stone structures and canvas shantytowns

built on the ruins of a Cyran trade center, Rhukaan

Draal is a hotbed of violence and intrigue. Rep

resentatives of the various goblin clans, as well as

criminal fugitives from othe r nations, conduct busi

ness in the shadow of Haruuc's palace, the 1 0 0

- f o o t

tower of crimson granite c alle d Khaar Mbar'os t, or

the Red House.

Shae Joridal: A city of emerald spires, this eladrin

citadel remains under constant siege by the region's

goblin tribes. Great magic has allowed the eladrin to

survive thus far, but Lhesh Haruuc continues to mar

shal forces to wipe out the eladrin resistance.

Volaar Draal: An all but impenetra ble Dha kaan i

city buil t into the side of a mount ain and windin g

through its heart, Volaar Draal is the greatest source

of Dhakaani weapons. Its vaults are said to hold lore

and magic dating back to the Age of Demons.

Wyvernsk u ll : On e of the few goblin ports,

Wyvernskull is a major hub of the Darguun slave

trade.

P E O P L E

OE DARGUUN

Goblins and hobgoblins make up the greater portion

of Darguun's population; although bugbears hold a

great deal of power, they are not especially numerous.

Slaves—mostly human s, kobolds, and the occas ional

gnome—round out the populace. A few members

of thes e races remain free, either throu gh ha ving

made themselves useful or by winning their freedom

through skill at arms. Darguuls particularly despise

elves due to various grudges against Valenar, and

most consider orcs to be savages.

No common faith unites Darguuls. Many goblins,

including Lhesh Haruuc, worship a pantheon consist

ing of several Sovereign Host deities; others worship

the Dark Six, particularly the Shadow and the Mock

ery. Most Dhakaani goblins acknowledge no god at

all.

DARGUUN ADVENTURERS

Given their violent, militaristic culture, numerous

Darguu ls adopt an adventuring lifestyle. The major ity

remain within the borde rs of their own h omeland ,

but some travel far and wide, learning to operate

among the other peoples of the continent. Ventur

ing out into the world and living among other races

make Darguun adventurers the most likely to come

to understand and accept members of other races as

potential equals.

DARGUUN ASSOCIATED SKILLS

If you are from Darguun, you can choose Athletics or

Endurance as your associated skill.

Darguun Mercenary: The goblins' most frequent

involvement with other races through the years

has been as mercenaries, and although Darguun's

betrayal of Cyre has destroyed what little trust the

goblins might have enjoyed, others still find them

useful soldiers. You work privately or through the aus

pices of House De neit h or House Thar ash k; in either

case, you go where you're told and fight for whom

you're told—as long as the price is right.

Rolevlaying

Tips: You don't have a mora l age nda

per se, but you might cling to your own code of honor.

You ju st wa nt to fight or adventure as you're paid to

d o .

You know that outsiders don't trust goblin mer

cenaries, so you make every effort to abide by your

contracts, knowing that even one change of heart

could ruin your chanc es of ever being hired again.

Escaped Slave: You managed to escape your

oppressive Darguul masters, and now you seek to

make your way in the world while avoiding capture

and punishment. You might adventure to make a

living on the run, or you might be looking for a way

to achieve revenge or arrange the liberation of loved

ones back home.

Rolevlaying

Tips: You fear capture far more th an

death, and you resist any notion of cooperation

with your enslavers. That resistance doesn't have to

include all Darguun goblins-you might be a goblin

yourself—and it doesn't mean you object to slavery as

an institution (although you might). You're jus t deter

mined that it will never again happen to you.

P eace-Seek er : You recognize that Darguun must

find a way to live alongside the other nations, even

if the majority of Darguuls do not. The hatred that

humans and other races feel for goblins will one day

turn to violence, and though you know your people

are the greatest warriors in the world, you also know

that you could not stand against all of Khorvaire's

inhab itant s. Alth ough you do not tur n away from who

and what you are, you do what you can to prove to the

other nations that Darguun need not be an enemy.

Rolevlaying

Tips: Se ek out adventure alon gside

members of other races, and do not hesitate to prove

your worth to humans, dwarves, or gnomes in need.

You need not like the m and you don't put up with

mistreatment, but you do your best to work with

them, rather than against them. As much as possible,

you keep your word when you give it to th em, and

prevent your fellow goblins from har ming members

of other races without just cause.

THE DEMON WASTES

At the northwestern edge of Khorvaire, the blasted

lands for m a twisted window into the past. For here ,

where monsters roa m and barbaria n tribes eke out

an existence amid the horrors, is the loudest echo of

the Age of Demons, a land that hasn't fully recovered

even after thousands of

years.



COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e m a j o r i t y o f c r e a t u r e s n a t i v e t o t h e D e m o n

W a s t e s a r e m o n s t e r s , l e s s e r d e m o n s a n d f i e n d s w h o

h a v e s l i p p e d f r e e f r o m K h y b e r o r m o n s t r o u s h u m a n

o i d s w h o w o u l d s l a u g h t e r s t r a n g e r s r a t h e r t h a n s p e a k

t o t h e m . H u m a n a n d o r e b a r b a r i a n c l a n s — c a l l ed

C a r r i o n T r i b e s b y o u t s i d e r s - r o a m t h e b a d l a n d s . M o s t

t r i b e s a r e a s v i o l e n t a n d t w i s t e d a s t h e m o n s t e r s t h a t

d w e l l h e r e , a n d t h e y d e v o t e t h e m s e l v e s t o d e m o n i c

p o w e r s , b u t a r a r e f e w s t a n d f a s t a g a i n s t t h e c r u s h i n g

e v i l , s e e ki n g t o de fe a t i t o r a t l e a s t t o p re v e n t i t f ro m

s p r e a d i n g to t h e l a n d s b e y o n d . F o r e m o s t a m o n g t h e s e

a r e t h e G h a a s h ' k a l a , a c o n f e d e r a t i o n o f f o u r c l a n s o f

o r c s t h a t d e v o t e t h e m s e l v e s to c o n t a i n i n g t h e m a l i g n

i n f l u e n c e o f t h e D e m o n W a s t e s . O v e r t h e y e a r s , t h e

c l a n s h a v e a c c e p t e d h a l f - o r e s , h u m a n s , a n d t i e f l i n g s

a s m e m b e r s .

D e s p i t e t h e d a n g e r s , a d v e n t u r e r s a n d e x p e d i t i o n s

t r a v e l h e r e , s e e k i n g t o e x p l o i t t h e r i c h r e s o u r c e s , b o t h

m i n e r a l a n d m a g i c a l , t h a t t h e D e m o n W a s t e s h a v e

t o o f f e r . M a n y s u c h f o o l i s h e x p l o r e r s n e v e r r e t u r n ,

b u t t h o s e w h o d o b e c o m e r i c h . H o u s e T h a r a s h k i s

t h e o n l y c i v i l i z e d e n t i t y t o h a v e a p e r m a n e n t e n c l a v e

h e r e — t h a t a n y o n e k n o w s o f , a n y w a y .

REGIONAL FEATURES

T h e D e m o n W a s t e s co n s i s ts o f a g g e d m o u n t a i n s a n d

f o o t h i l l s , c r a c k e d a n d b l a s t e d b a d l a n d s , a n d s h a t

t e r e d d e s e r t s . V o l c a n o e s b e l c h t o x i c s m o k e i n t o t h e

a i r ,

a n d p o r t i o n s o f t h e l a n d a r e p o i s o n o u s .

A s h t a k a l a : A g re a t b r a s s a n d b a s a lt m e t r o p o l i s

s u r r o u n d e d b y a p e r m a n e n t , fl e s h - r i p p i n g s a n d

s t o r m , A s h t a k a l a i s s a i d t o b e a c i t y o f d e m o n s a n d

ra ks h a s a s l e f t o v e r f ro m a p r i o r a ge . I t i s a ba s t i o n o f

e v i l a n d v i o l e n c e , o n e o f t h e w o r s t p l a c e s K h o r v a i r e

h a s t o o f fe r .

B l o o d C r e s c e n t : T h i s s m a l l c o m m u n i t y i s a n

o u t p o s t o f H o u s e T h a r a s h k , w h i c h u s e s t h i s l o c a t i o n

t o l a u n c h e x p e d i t i o n s t o s e a r c h f o r d r a g o n s h a r d s a n d

o t h e r w e a l t h . C i t i z e n s h o l e u p h e r e a g a i n s t t h e o c c a

s i o n a l r a i d s b y C a r r i o n T r i b e s a n d o t h e r , f a r m o r e

f e a r s o m e f o e s .

F e s t e r i n g H o l t : O n e o f t h e f ew su r v i v i n g n a t iv e

c o m m u n i t i e s i n t h e D e m o n W a s t e s , F e s t e r i n g H o l t i s

a c o m m o n w a y s t a t i o n f o r a d v e n t u r e r s s e e k i n g A s h

t a k a l a o r o t h e r i n f a m o u s ( a n d s u p p o s e d l y w e a l t h y )

p l a c e s o f a d v e n t u r e . T h e p e o p l e h e r e a r e s l i g h t l y

m o r e c i v i l i z e d t h a n t h e C a r r i o n T r i b e s , b u t t r a v e l e r s

w h o s t o p h e r e o f t e n v a n i s h .

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m i l e m a z e o f b r o k e n c h a s m s , r o c k y o u t c r o p p i n g s ,

s h e e r w a l l s , a n d h a z a r d s s u c h a s g e y s e r s a n d r o c k -

s l i d e s . B a n d s o f d e m o n s a n d s a v a g e h u m a n o i d s

h u n t i t s p a s s a g e w a y s , b a r e l y h e l d a t b a y b y t h e

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PEOPLE OF THE DEMON WASTES

T r i b e s o f h u m a n s , o r c s , h a l f - o r e s , t i e f l i n g s , k o b o l d s ,

a n d g n o l l s w a n d e r t h e D e m o n W a s t e s , c o n s u m i n g

a n y t h i n g t h e y e n c o u n t e r - i n c l u d i n g o n e a n o t h e r .

D e m o n s s t a l k t h e b a d l a n d s a s w e l l , a n d e v e n t h e

m o s t f e a r s o m e o f t r i b e s k n o w t o g i v e t h e s e h o r r o r s a

w i d e b e r t h .

M o s t o f t h e C a r r i o n T r i b e s w o r s h i p a t r i b a l s p i r i t ;

m a n y o f t h e s e a r e f i e n d i s h p o w e r s f r o m t h e A g e o f

D e m o n s . E v e n t r i b e s t h a t d o n o t e n g a g e i n e v i l a ct i v i

t i e s s t i l l p r a c t i c e s p i r i t w o r s h i p a n d r e m a i n i g n o r a n t

o f t h e r e l ig i o n s o f K h o r v a i r e . T h e G h a a s h ' k a l a w o r

s h i p a v a r i a n t o f t h e S i l v e r F l a m e k n o w n a s t h e K a l o k

S h a s h . T h e f o u r c l a n s o f t h e G h a a s h ' k a l a a r e t h e J a a -

s a k a h , t h e K a s t a r , t h e M a r u k , a n d t h e V a a n k a .

WASTES ADVENTURERS

S u r v i v a l i s a n a d v e n t u r e i n t h e D e m o n W a s t e s . S t i l l , a

r a r e f e w d e v o t e t h e m s e l v e s t o a g r e a t e r p u r p o s e .

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Endurance or Religion as your associated skill.

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d e s t r o y t h e e v i l t h a t r a v a g e s t h e D e m o n W a s t e s , b u t

yo u a re n o t go i n g t o p e rmi t i t t o s p re a d t o t h e re s t o f

K h o r v a i r e . Y o u m i g h t b e o n e o f t h e G h a a s h ' k a l a , a

m e m b e r o f a C a r r i o n T r i b e , o r a n o u t s i d e r w h o d i s

c o v e r e d t h e e v i l h e r e a n d c h o s e t o s t a y t o c o m b a t i t .

W h a t e v e r t h e c a s e , y o u p a t r o l t h e p a s s a g e w a y s o f t h e

L a b y r i n t h , t h e S h a d o w c r a g s o r I c e h o r n M o u n t a i n s ,

o r o n e o f t h e o t h e r r o u t e s o u t o f t h i s h e l l o n E b e r r o n .

No n e s h a l l p a s s yo u r v i gi l .

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t h e D e m o n W a s t e s . A l l o w n o t h i n g t o p a s s o u t o f t h e

W a s t e s , u n l e s s y o u a r e c e r t a i n i t i s n o t e v i l . Y o u a r e

g r i m a n d d e t e r m i n e d ; y o u k n o w y o u ' l l e v e n t u a l l y

fa c e de a t h o r w o rs e a t t h e h a n ds o f t h e e v i l yo u f i gh t ,

bu t e a c h da y yo u c a n p u t t h a t o f f i s o n e m o r e da y t h e

p e o p l e b e y o n d t h e m o u n t a i n s n e e d n o t f e a r .

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h a v e s p e n t a l i f e t i m e a v o i d i n g o r d e f e a t i n g , p e o p l e

s t i l l c o m e to t h e W a s t e s f r o m o u t s i d e , s e a r c h i n g

f o r g o l d o r g l o r y . Y o u ' r e h a p p y t o a c c o m p a n y t h e m ,

d o i n g y o u r b e s t t o g u i d e t h e m a r o u n d t h e d a n g e r s , o r

a t l e a s t s h o w i n g t h e s e i g n o r a n t o u t l a n d e r s h o w b e s t

t o b a t t l e t h e m . Y o u m i g h t b e a g u i d e f o r p a y m e n t , o r

yo u mi g h t s e e i t a s a m i n o r w a y yo u c a n f igh t b a c k

a g a i n s t t h e e v i ls o f y o u r l a n d , f a c i n g t h e m a l o n g s i d e

p e o p l e w i t h p o w e r s a n d r e s o u r c e s y o u r f e l l o w t r i b e

m e m b e r s l a c k .

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c o n s t a n t l y a n d a s s u m e th a t— a t l e a s t i n t h e D e m o n

W a s t e s — y o u k n o w b e t t e r t h a n y o u r c o m p a n i o n s .

A l t h o u g h y o u d i s p a r a g e t h e i r p o o r d e c i s i o n s , y o u

n e v e r h e s i t a t e t o h e l p y o u r a l l i e s o u t o f a j a m . E v e n

t h o u g h y o u s c o f f a t t h e i r i g n o r a n c e a n d f o o l i s h n e s s i n

c o m i n g h e r e , y o u a ls o a d m i r e t h e i r c o u r a g e a n d e n v y

t h e i r l i v es b e y o n d t h e W a s t e s .

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o r p r o t e c t i n g t h e w o r l d , y o u ' r e j u s t h a p p y t o h a v e

s u r v i v e d t h e D e m o n W a s t e s . Y o u m i g h t b e a s

a d v e n t u r o u s a s a n y o n e e l s e , b u t y o u ' r e s e a r c h i n g f o r

m o r e t o o l s a n d p o w e r s t o a i d i n y o u r t r i b e ' s o r f a m

i l y 's s u r v i v a l , n o t a d v e n t u r i n g o u t o f a n y d e s i r e t o

s e e j u s t i c e d o n e .

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p o s s i b l e , b u t w h e n y o u m u s t f i g h t , y o u s t r i k e h a r d

a n d f a s t , w i t h o u t m e r c y o r r e m o r s e . Y o u u n d e r t a k e

a d v e n t u r e s o n l y w h e n y o u t h i n k t h e r e w a r d s o u t

w e i gh t h e r i s ks .

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D r o a a m i s a l a n d o f m o n s t e r s , c r e a t u r e s t h a t— t o t h e

o u t s i d e e y e - m a k e e v e n t h e g o b l i n t r i b e s o f D a r g u u n

l o o k ci v i l iz e d . T h e m o u n t a i n p a s s e s o f D r o a a m t e e m

w i t h g i a n t s a n d g a r g o y l e s , a n d t h e f o r e s t s a r e t h i c k

w i t h t r o l l s a n d o r c s m o r e s a v a g e t h a n t h e f i e r c e s t

t r i b e s o f t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s .

Y e t t h e r e g i o n c o n t a i n s m o r e t h a n r a n d o m h o r

r o r s . R u l e d b y t h e m y s t e r i o u s D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a K e l l ,

D r o a a m g r o w s e v e r m o r e d i s c ip l i n e d , ev e r m o r e

s t r u c t u r e d - a n d t h e p e o p l e o f K h o r v a i r e g r o w e v er

m o r e f r i g h t e n e d .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d d o e s n o t r e c o g n i z e D r o a a m

a s a n a t i o n . B u t i ts r u l e r s , t h e D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a

Ke l l —a c o v e y o f h a gs —g o v e rn i t a s o n e . A d e c a de a go ,

D r o a a m w a s a r e g i o n i n a n a r c h y , i t s m o n s t r o u s t r i b e s

a n d p e o p l e w a r r i n g a g a i n s t o n e a n o t h e r . T o d a y , a

n u m b e r o f r e g i o n a l w a r lo r d s , i n c l u d i n g t h e m e d u s a

S h e s h k a ( t h e Q u e e n o f S t o n e ) a n d t h e o n i m a g e D r u l

K a n t a r , r u l e r e g i o n s o f D r o a a m , a n d a l l s w e a r f e a l t y

t o t h e D a u g h t e r s . T h e n a t i o n f u n c t i o n s , r o u g h l y b u t

e f fe c t i v e l y , a s a c o h e s i v e w h o l e de s p i t e t h e v i o l e n c e ,

c h a o s , a n d b l o o d s h e d t h a t i s s t i l l t h e n o r m w i t h i n

i n d i v i d u a l t e r r i t o r i e s .

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c a l l e d D r o a a m , b u t f e w h u m a n s e v e r a t te m p t e d t o

e s t a b l i s h c o l o n i e s t h e r e ; i t i s t h e a b o d e o f m o n s t e r s .

D r o a a m i s h m e r c e n a r i e s w e r e e f f e c t i v e d u r i n g t h e

L a s t W a r , a n d f e a r o f t h e i r s t r e n g t h — a n d t h e h o p e

t h a t t h e D r o a a m i t e s m i g h t p r o v e v a l u a b l e a l l i e s

s h o u l d w a r c o m e a g a i n — h a s p r e v e n t e d t h e F i v e

N a t i o n s f r o m m o v i n g a g a i n s t t h e m . T h i s h a s n o t

c a l m e d p u b l i c n e r v o u s n e s s a t h a v i n g m o n s t e r s o n

B r e l a n d ' s b o r d e r s , o r h a l t e d t h o s e m o n s t e r s ' o c c a

s i o n a l r a i d s i n t o c i v i l i z e d l a n d s .

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REGIONAL FEATURES

T h e D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a K e l l o r g a n i z e d t h e c o n s t r u c

t i o n o f t h e m a j o r D r o a a m i s h f o r t r e s s e s a n d c i t ie s

o v e r t h e p a s t te n y e a r s ; m a n y o f t h e s e c o m m u n i t i e s

a r e b u i l t o n t h e r u i n s o f a n c i e n t D h a k a a n i g o b l i n

e n c l a v e s . M o s t D r o a a m i t e s d w e l l i n t i n y v i l la g e s ,

w i t h o u t e v e n f o r m a l r o a d s t o p r o v i d e c o n n e c t i o n s

b e t w e e n t o w n s .

C a z h a a k D r a a l :

T h e s e a t o f S h e s h k a ' s p o w e r , t h e

S t o n e l a n d s is a r o c k y r e g i o n s u r r o u n d i n g a n a n c i e n t

h o b g o b l i n r u i n . A g r e a t e v i l i n e o n s p a s t p e t r i f i e d a l l

l i f e i n t h e r e g i o n , l e a v i n g s t a t u e s o f h o b g o b l i n s , o t h e r

g o b l i n s , h u m a n o i d s l a v e s , a n d e v e n p l a n t s . T o d a y , t h e

c i t y i s o c c u p i e d p r i m a r i l y b y m e d u s a s a n d t h e i r b a s i

l i s k h o u n d s .

G r a y w a l l :

T h e ga t ew a y b e t w e e n D r o a a m a n d

B r e l a n d , G r a y w a l l h a s a q u a r t e r d e v o t e d t o h u m a n s

a n d o t h e r n o n m o n s t r o u s h u m a n o i d s f r o m b e y o n d

t h e m o u n t a i n s . L e g i t i m a t e m e r c h a n t s , m e r c e n a r y

e m p l o y e r s , a n d c r i m i n a l s f r o m a l l o v e r K h o r v a i r e

c a n b e f o u n d h e r e a m i d t h e n a t i v e g o b l i n s , o r c s , a n d

g n o l l s .

T h e G r e a t C r a g : T h e c a p i t a l o f D r o a a m i s a

w i n d i n g c i ty o f n e w c o n s t r u c t i o n , o l d g o b l i n r u i n s ,

a n d w a r r e n s r u n n i n g t h r o u g h t h e m o u n t a i n a t t h e

n a t i o n ' s c e n t e r . T h e D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a K e l l r u l e a

p o p u l a t i o n o f h a r p i e s , g a r g o y l e s , a n d o t h e r m o n s t r o u s

h u m a n o i d s . H o u s e T h a r a s h k m a i n t a i n s a n e n c la v e

h e r e , f r o m w h i c h i t n e g o t i a t e s m e r c e n a r y c o n t r a c t s

w i t h t h e D r o a a m i t e s .

L o s t :

T h e l e g e n d a r y c i t y o f t h e d o p p e l g a n g e r s ,

L o s t i s s a i d t o b e a b l e t o c h a n g e t h e s h a p e o f i t s b u i l d

i n g s a n d e v e n i t s r o a d s a s e a s i l y a s i t s i n h a b i t a n t s

c h a n g e t h e i r s . O n l y t h e c i t y ' s i n h a b i t a n t s a n d t h e

D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a K e l l k n o w it s l o c a t i o n .

T h e V e n o m o u s D e m e s n e : Th i s re gi o n i s a t i e f

l i n g f i e f d o m , r u l e d b y L o r d B a l M o l e s h . R e c e n t l y

d i s c o v e r e d b y t h e D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a K e l l , t h e s e t i ef

l i n g s a r e s lo w l y i n t e g r a t i n g i n t o t h e f e u d a l s t r u c t u r e

o f D r o a a m , a d d i n g t h e i r e l d r i t c h m i g h t t o t h e p h y si

c a l s t r e n g t h o f t h e o t h e r n a t i v e s .

Z n i r :

T h e D r o a a m i s h g n o l l t r i b e s m e e t i n

Z n i r — o n e o f t h e p r i m a r y g n o l l c o m m u n i t i e s i n

D r o a a m — o n c e a y e a r to h o n o r t h e i r a n c e s t o r s a n d

r e n e w t h e i r p a c t t o a v o id t h e d e m o n i c i n f l u e n c e s t h a t

r u l e t h e g n o l l s o f o t h e r l a n d s .

P E O P L E O E D R O A A M

T h e i n h a b i t a n t s o f D r o a a m a r e m o s t l y m o n s t e r s :

G n o l l s , o r c s , a n d g o b l i n s m a k e u p t h e g r e a t e r p o r t i o n

o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n . S h i f t e r s a n d d o p p e l g a n g e r s a r e

n o t u n c o m m o n , a n d t r o l l s, o g r e s , p r i m i t i v e g i a n t s ,

h a r p i e s , g a r g o y le s , m i n o t a u r s , a n d e v e n m o r e e x o t i c

b e a s t s — a s w e l l a s s m a l l p o p u l a t i o n s o f h u m a n s a n d

t i e f l i n g s — a r e f o u n d i n r e a s o n a b l e n u m b e r s a s w e l l .

A p o p u l a c e t h i s d i v e r s e h a s n o s i n g l e , d e f i n i n g s t y l e ;

t h e c i t i z e n s o f D r o a a m d r e s s i n w h a t e v e r f i n e r y a n d

c a r r y w h a t e v e r g o o d s t h e y c a n a f f o r d a n d a r e s t r o n g U J

e n o u g h t o k e e p .

M u c h o f D r o a a m ' s p o p u l a t i o n r e j e c t s g o d s e n t i r e ly . ^

O t h e r s w o r s h i p t h e D a r k S i x o r , m o r e r a r e l y , f o r m

c u l t s o f K h y b e r . T h e w o r s h i p o f t h e D a r k S i x i n

D r o a a m i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m e l s e w h e r e , f o c u s i n g o n b o t h ;~

t h e p o s i t i v e a n d t h e n e g a t i v e a s p e c t s o f t h o s e d e i t i e s . ^

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m o n s t r o u s p o w e r s s u c h a s th e s o n g s o f h a r p i e s a n d

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a n d d e s p i s e t h e S i l v e r F l a m e .

DROAAMISH ADVENTURERS

P l e n t y o f o p p o r t u n i t y f o r a d v e n t u r e e x i s t s i n t h e s e

w i l d , m o n s t e r - c l a i m e d l a n d s . T h e t r i c k , o f c o u r s e , i s

f o r t h e m o n s t e r s o f D r o a a m t o b e t h e i n s t i g a t o r s o f

a d v e n t u r e , r a t h e r t h a n t h e v i c t i m s o f i t .

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geoneering or Nature as your associated skil l .

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T h e a s c e n s i o n o f t h e

D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a K e l l h a s r e d u c e d t h e i n t e r n e c i n e

b l o o d s h e d w i t h i n D r o a a m b u t h a s n ' t s t o p p e d i t .

F a m i l y , t r i b a l , r a c i a l , a n d r e g i o n a l c o n f l i c t s r a g e n o n

s t o p , a n d l o s e r s c a n n o t e x p e c t m e r c y . Y o u t r a v e l t o

e s c a p e s u c h a f e u d , t r y i n g t o s t a y a s t e p a h e a d o f y o u r

f o e s o r s e e k i n g a w a y t o g o b a c k a n d s n a t c h v i c t o r y

f r o m t h e j a w s o f y o u r n e i g h b o r s .

Rolevlaying

T i p s : Y o u ' r e p a r a n o i d , w a i t i n g f o r t h e

d a y y o u r e n e m y c a t c h e s u p w i t h y o u . Y o u a s s u m e

t h a t e v e r y o n e i s l y i n g t o y o u u n t i l p r o v e n o t h e r w i s e ,

a n d y o u t r y t o k e e p a n e y e o u t f o r d a n g e r a t a l l t i m e s .

O n c e y o u ' r e c e r t a i n y o u c a n t r u s t s o m e o n e , y o u r e l y

o n t h a t p e r s o n h e a v i l y a n d d o e v e r y t h i n g y o u c a n t o

k e e p h i m o r h e r a l i v e , g r a t e f u l t h a t y o u ' r e n o l o n g e r

a l o n e .

L o y a l S e r v a n t : Y o u ' v e f o u n d a p u r p o s e f i g h t i n g

a n d a d v e n t u r i n g i n t h e n a m e o f o n e o f D r o a a m ' s l e ad

e r s . Y o u m i g h t f o l lo w a r e g i o n a l w a r l o r d , o r y o u c o u l d

s e r v e o n e o f t h e D a u g h t e r s ; y o u m i g h t b e a w a r r i o r ,

a s p y i n t h e s e r v i c e o f S o r a K a t r a ' s g r o w i n g c r i m i n a l

e m p i r e , o r a h u n t e r o f a n c i e n t m a g i c .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u ' re s t i l l a d j u s t i n g t o t h e i de a

t h a t li f e i n D r o a a m c a n h a v e a l a r g e r p u r p o s e . Y o u ' r e

u n s h a k a b l y l o y a l t o w h a t e v e r p o w e r y o u s e r v e , e v e n

w h e n y o u d o n 't e n t ir e l y u n d e r s t a n d w h y s o m e t h i n g i s

b e i n g a s k e d o f y o u .

I n n e r B e a s t : Y o u h a v e a m o n s t r o u s s i d e . Y o u

a d v e n t u r e b e c a u s e i t g i v e s y o u t h e c h a n c e t o k i l l

m o n s t e r s a n d t a k e t r e a s u r e ; y o u d o n ' t c a r e a l l t h a t

m u c h a b o u t w h o o r w h a t y o u ' r e k i l l i n g .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u s n a r l a n d g r o w l a l o t . V i o l e n c e

i s y o u r f i r s t r e c o u r s e . T h e o n l y r e a s o n y o u h o l d y o u r

s e l f i n c h e c k i s t o s t a y o n yo u r a l l i e s ' go o d s i de s .

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T h a r a s h k M e r c e n a r y : P e r h a p s y o u f o ug h t i n

t h e L a s t W a r , o r m a y b e y o u ' r e j u s t g o o d a t b a t t l e ;

a t a n y ra t e , yo u ' v e a t t ra c t e d t h e a t t e n t i o n o f Ho u s e

T h a r a s h k . F i g h t i n g i s i n y o u r b l o o d , a n d i f y o u c a n

e a r n m o n e y d o i n g i t — f a r m o r e t h a n y o u e v e r w o u l d

w o r k i n g fo r a n o t h e r D r o a a m i t e — s o m u c h t h e b e t t e r .

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a n d t h e c h a n c e t o w a g e b a t t l e . A s y o u e x p e r i e n c e t h e

o u t s i d e w o r l d , h o w e v e r , y o u m i g h t c o m e t o u n d e r

s t a n d h o w c o m p l i c a t e d l i f e i s a n d f i n d s o m e t h i n g

m o r e t o b e l i e v e i n— o r y o u m i g h t r e a c t t o t h e h a t r e d

a n d m i s t r u s t y o u e n c o u n t e r b y r e t r e a t i n g e v e n f u r

t h e r i n t o y o u r b l o o d l u s t .

THE E L DE E N RE ACHE S

A l a r g e ly u n t a m e d r e g i o n , t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s i s

h o m e t o b o t h s i m p l e f a r m e r s , p r a c t i t i o n e r s o f t h e

m o s t p r i m a l m a g i c , f r i e n d l y v i l l a g e r s , a n d s a v a g e

t r i b e s . I t i s a fo u n t a i n o f l i fe , a l a n d w h e re n a t u r e ,

u n c h e c k e d b y t h e w a l l s o f c i v i l i z a t i o n , s p r e a d s i n a l l

i t s be a u t i fu l —a n d t e rr i bl e —g l o ry.

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

A u n d a i r o n c e c l a i m e d m u c h o f t h e R e a c h e s . D u r i n g

t h e L a s t W a r , w h e n A u n d a i r m o v e d it s f o r c e s f a r t h e r

e a s t a n d l e f t t h i s r e g i o n u n p r o t e c t e d , t h e p e o p l e s u f

f e r e d g r e a t d e p r e d a t i o n a t t h e h a n d s o f b a n d i t s . T h e

d r u i d i c W a r d e n s o f t h e W o o d e v e n t u a l l y s t e p p e d

f o r t h t o p r o t e c t t h e p e o p l e , a n d t h e R e a c h e r s a n g r i l y

p r o c l a i m e d t h e i r i n d e p e n d e n c e f r o m A u n d a i r . T o d a y ,

T h r o n e h o l d r e c o g n i z e s t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s a s a n

i n d e p e n d e n t l a n d , a l t h o u g h m a n y A u n d a i r i a n s s e e k

t o r e c l a i m t h e t e r r i t o r y .

T h e d r u i d s h a v e b e e n t h e g r e a t e s t p o w e r i n t h e

E l d e e n R e a c h e s f or h u n d r e d s o f g e n e r a t i o n s . T h e y

s t a n d g u a r d a g a i n s t n a t u r a l t h r e a t s a n d w a r r i n g

f a c t i o n s , a s w e l l a s a v a st a r r a y o f a b e r r a n t h o r r o r s

t h a t l u r k in t h e d e p t h s o f E l d e e n ' s w o o d s , s p a w n e d

b y a n c i e n t h o r r o r s i m p r i s o n e d t h e r e s i n c e t i m e

i m m e m o r i a l .

REGIONAL EEATURES

T h e e a s t e r n R e a c h e s l o o k s i m i l a r t o w e s t e r n A u n d a i r ,

w i t h w i d e e x p a n s e s o f f a r m l a n d a n d s m a l l , c l u s t e r e d

c o m m u n i t i e s . F a r t h e r w e s t , t o w n s a r e u n c o m m o n ,

t h e ro a ds fa de a w a y, a n d E be rr o n ' s fo re s t s re p l a c e

o p e n f i e l ds .

T h e G l o a m i n g : A s e m i m y t h i c a l r eg i o n i n th e

m i d s t o f t h e T o w e r i n g W o o d , t h e G l o a m i n g i s a

r e g i o n w h e r e n a t u r e r e v e l s i n it s u g l i n e s s . S i c k e n e d

t r e e s d r o o p o v e r p a r a s i t e - i n f e s t e d s o i l , a n d d i s e a s e -

l a d e n b i t i n g i n s e c t s f i l l t h e a i r w i t h d r o n i n g . S o m e

b e l i e v e t h a t t h e G l o a m i n g f o r m e d a r o u n d a m a n i f e s t

z o n e l i n k e d t o a c o r r u p t e d p l a n e .

G r e e n h e a r t : T h e c e n t er o f g o v e r n m e n t o f t h e

E l d e e n R e a c h e s , G r e e n h e a r t i s a l s o t h e s e a t o f p o w e r

o f t h e W a r d e n s o f t h e W o o d , t h e m o s t p o te n t a n d

b e s t l o v e d o f E l d e e n ' s d r u i d i c s e c t s . T h e c i t y ' s p o p u l a

t i o n s w e l l s d u r i n g r e l i g i o u s c e r e m o n i e s , a n d a l t h o u g h

t h e d r u i d s a l l o w n o t r a d e w i t h o u t s i d e r s w i t h i n t h e

t o w n ' s b o r d e r s , t h e y h a p p i l y p r o v i d e r o o m a n d b o a r d

t o m e r c h a n t s w h o c o n d u c t b u s i n e s s e l s e w h e r e i n t h e

E l d e e n R e a c h e s .

S h a e L o r a l y n d a r : A m a g n i f i c e n t c i t y o f e l a d r i n ,

S h a e L o r a l y n d a r a p p e a r e d i n t h e T o w e r i n g W o o d a t

t i m e s t h r o u g h o u t h i s t o r y . A f t e r t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g

r o c k e d t h e n a t u r a l w o r l d , h o w e v e r , t h e c i t y a p p e a r e d

o n c e m o r e a n d h a s s i n c e p r o v e d u n a b l e t o r e t u r n t o

t h e F e yw i l d, l e a v i n g i t s c i t i z e n s t o di s t ru s t fu l l y a da p t

t o t h e w o r l d a r o u n d t h e m .

T h e T o w e r i n g W o o d : Th e l a rge s t fo re s t i n a l l o f

K h o r v a i r e , t h e T o w e r i n g W o o d o c c u p i e s o v e r h a l f o f

t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , c o v e r i n g i t s e n t i r e w e s t e r n s i d e .

E v e r y o n e k n o w s t h a t t h e T o w e r i n g W o o d i s h o m e

t o b e a u t i f u l , m i s c h i e v o u s f ey , v a r i o u s p r e d a t o r s , a n d

a n c i e n t h o r r o r s f r o m a b y g o n e a g e .

T h e T w i l i g h t D e m e s n e :

Th i s l a rge s yl v a n gro v e

i s s a c r e d t o b o t h f e y a n d d r u i d s . F e y g a t h e r h e r e t o

p a y h o m a g e t o t h e c o u r t o f S h a e L o r a l y n d a r a n d f o r a

w i d e v a r i e t y o f c e r e m o n i e s .

V a r n a :

V a r n a i s t h e t r a d i n g c e n t e r o f t h e E l d e e n

R e a c h e s a n d t h e d o o r w a y t o A u n d a i r . M e r c h a n t s

t r a v e l h e r e t o s e l l a n d p u r c h a s e g o o d s , i n c l u d i n g r a w

m a t e r i a l s f r o m t h e w o o d s a n d e x o t i c c r e a t u r e s s u c h

a s m a g e b r e d a n i m a l s a n d h ip p o g r i f f s . M u c h o f t h i s

b u s i n e s s o c c u r s t h r o u g h t h e t o w n ' s H o u s e V a d a l i s

e n c l a v e . H o u s e V a d a l i s a n d t h e W a r d e n s o f t h e

W o o d s c o o p e r a t e i n t h e e f f o r t t o r i d t h e t o w n a n d i t s

s u r r o u n d i n g s o f p o a c h e r s .

P E O P L E O E T H E E L D E E N R E A C H E S

H u m a n s m a k e u p le s s t h a n h a l f o f a l l R e a c h e r s , a n d

t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e a r e d e s c e n d e d f r o m A u n d a i r -

i a n c i t i z e n s , a l t h o u g h s o m e c a n t r a c e t h e i r a n c e s t r y

b a c k t o t h e o r i g i n a l S a r l o n a n i m m i g r a n t s . H a l f - e l v e s

a n d s h i f t e r s e a c h m a k e u p a s i g n i f i c a n t m i n o r i t y ,

f o l l o w e d b y g n o m e s , h a l f l i n g s , h a l f - o r e s , o r c s , a n d

e l v e s . T h e d r u i d i c s e c t s a r e m a d e u p o f o r c s a n d

S a r l o n a n - d e s c e n d e d h u m a n s , a l t h o u g h o t h e r r a c e s

a p p e a r i n t h e i r r a n k s f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . A f e w p a r

t i c u l a r l y w e a l t h y R e a c h e r s d r e s s i n o l d A u n d a i r i a n

f a s h i o n s , b u t t h e m a j o r i t y d r e s s i n h e a v y w o o l s ,

f a b r i c s , a n d l e a t h e r s — w h a t e v e r s e r v e s t h e m b e s t i n

t h e i r d a i l y l a b o r s .

W e s t e r n E l d e e n i s t h e d o m a i n o f t h e d r u i d i c

f a i t h s , a l t h o u g h t h e W a r d e n s d o n o t p r e v e n t c i t i z e n s

f r o m f o l l o w i n g o t h e r r e l i g i o n s . N e a r t h e A u n d a i r

b o r d e r , w o r s h i p o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t i s c o m m o n .

ELDEEN ADVENTURERS

M o s t R e a c h e r s a r e s i m p l e f a r m e r s , b u t t h e d a n g e r s o f

t h e w i l d a r e m o r e t h a n s u f f i c i e n t t o i n s p i r e s o m e t o

t a k e u p m o r e a d v e n t u r e s o m e l i f e s t y l e s .

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B o r d e r D e f e n d e r :

T h e D e m o n W a s t e s , t h e

S h a d o w M a r c h e s , D r o a a m , a n d — o f c o u r s e — A u n d a i r ,

w i t h i t s l i n g e r i n g r e s e n t m e n t o f y o u r f r e e d o m , s u r

r o u n d y o u r b o r d e r s . Y o u a r e d e t e r m i n e d t o s e e t h e

E l d e e n R e a c h e s r e m a i n f r e e a n d ( r e l a t i v e l y ) s a f e . A n d

i f t h a t r e q u i r e s b l o o d s h e d a t t h e b o r d e r s , s o b e i t .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u m i s t r u s t a ll o f E l d e e n ' s n e i g h

b o r s , c o n v i n c e d t h a t e a c h h a s u l t e r i o r d e s i g n s o n

y o u r n e w l y f r e e d l a n d . Y o u d o n o t a u t o m a t i c a l l y h a t e

e v e r y o n e w h o c o m e s f r o m t h e s e a r e a s , b u t y o u d o n o t

e a s i l y a c c e p t t h e i r p r e s e n c e . Y o u a v o i d a d v e n t u r e s

t h a t t a k e y o u t o o f a r f r o m h o m e u n l e s s y o u h a v e

r e a s o n t o t h i n k t h a t y o u c a n u s e t h e e x p e r i e n c e a n d

t r e a s u r e s y o u f i n d t o f u r t h e r y o u r o w n c a u s e .

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n a t u r e a n d t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s fr o m t h e a b e r r a n t

e v i l s l u r k i n g i n i t s m i d s t . Y o u m i g h t b e a m e m b e r ,

o r a t l e a s t a n a l ly , o f t h e W a r d e n s o f t h e W o o d , b u t

y o u c o u l d j u s t b e a l o n e a d v e n t u r e r w i t h a c a u s e . Y o u

m i g h t e v e n b e a m e m b e r o f o n e o f t h e o t h e r d r u i d i c

s e c t s , a l t h o u g h s u c h s e c t s a r e c o n s i d e r e d d a r k e r t h a n

t h e W a r d e n s .

Rolevlaying T i p s : T h e n a t u r a l w o r l d i s s a c r e d . Y o u

d o n ' t o b j e c t t o p e o p l e c u t t i n g d o w n t r e e s f o r f i r e

w o o d , b u t E b e r r o n m u s t b e p r o t e c t e d f r o m u n n a t u r a l

e v i l s s u c h a s a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e s a n d d e m o n s . Y o u ' l l

f i g h t a n y e v i l y o u c o m e a c r o s s , b u t y o u 'r e t r u l y d r i v e n

w h e n t h o s e f o r c e s a r e c l e a r l y a b e r r a n t .

V e n g e a n c e - S e e k e r : T h e h o r r o r s o f p a s t a g e s

e m e r g e d f r o m t h e w o o d t o s l a y y o u r f a m i l y o n t h e i r

f a r m . A n a n c e s t o r o f y o u r s w a s s l a i n d u r i n g t h e S i l v e r

F l a m e ' s p u r g e o f l y c a n t h r o p e s m o r e t h a n 1 5 0 y e a r s

a g o . T h e d r u i d i c C h i l d r e n o f W i n t e r c a u s e d a f a m i n e

t h a t n e a r l y w i p e d o u t y o u r h o m e t o w n . Y o u w e r e a l o y a l

s o l di e r du ri n g t h e w a r a n d a re s t i l l b i t t e r a bo u t be i n g

a b a n d o n e d b y A u n d a i r . A n y o n e o f t h e s e s c e n a r i o s , o r

s o m e t h i n g e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t , h a s d r i v e n y o u to s e e k

v e n g e a n c e a g a i n s t t h o s e w h o h a v e c a u s e d y o u h a r m .

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T i p s : N o t e v e r y a dv e n t u re h a s t o re v o l v e

a r o u n d t h e o b j e c t o f y o u r v e n d e t t a , b e c a u s e e a c h

n e w s k i l l y o u g a i n i s o n e m o r e s t e p to w a r d t h e f i n a l

c o n f r o n t a t i o n . Y o u ' r e n o t s h y a b o u t e x p r e s s i n g y o u r

h a t r e d , h o w e v e r , a n d y o u t a k e e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y t o

h u r t o r i m p e d e y o u r f o e .

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PRINCIPALITIES

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l a w s , m u r d e r e r s , a n d b r a w l e r s , o r t h e h o m e o f t h e

w o r l d ' s b e s t m a r i n e r s a n d r i c h e s t s e a g o i n g m e r

c h a n t s , d e p e n d i n g o n w h o y o u a s k — o r , f o r t h a t m a t t e r ,

w h e r e y o u ' r e s t a n d i n g . C o n s i s t i n g o f a t i n y s t r i p o f

K h o r v a i r e p r o p e r a n d a v a s t a r c h i p e l a g o , t h e L h a z a a r

P r i n c i p a l i t i e s s t a n d a t t h e e d g e o f c i v i l i z a t i o n , a n d o f

c i v i l i z e d l a w .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s a r e n o t a f u l l y u n i f i e d

n a t i o n b u t a r e i n s t e a d a s e r i e s o f t e r r i t o r i e s , e a c h

r u l e d b y a s o - c a l l e d s e a p r i n c e . T h e r e g i o n r e m a i n e d

l a r g e l y u n t o u c h e d d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r . I n d i v i d u a l

s e a p r i n c e s a l l i e d w i t h v a r i o u s n a t i o n s , b u t t h e v i o

l e n c e r a r e l y r e a c h e d t h e m d i r e c t l y , a n d t h i s s t a t u s

m a d e t h e P r i n c i p a l i t i e s a f a v o r e d h a v e n f o r o u t l a w s

a n d d e s e r t e r s . T h e P r i n c i p a l i t i e s s t r u g g l e t o b e

a c c e p t e d a s l e g i t i m a t e t r a d i n g p a r t n e r s t o d a y b e c a u s e

t h e y h a v e b e e n u n s u c c e s s f u l i n s h a k i n g t h e i r r a m

b u n c t i o u s a n d v i o l e n t r e p u t a t i o n a n d i n d r i v i n g t h e

p i r a t e s f r o m t h e i r m i d s t .

L a w s a n d s t a t u te s v a r y d r a m a t i c a l l y b e t w e e n

d i f f e r e n t p r o v i n c e s o f L h a z a a r , m a k i n g v i o l e n c e o r

a r r e s t a d i s t i n c t p o s s i b i l i t y o v e r e v e n m i n o r m i s u n

d e r s t a n d i n g s , b u t m a s t e r s o f t h e r e g i o n ' s i n t r i c a c i e s

c a n mo v e a bo u t f re e l y . Su c h fo l k ma ke a s o l i d l i v i n g

h e r e , e i t h e r t h r o u g h t r a d e o r t h r o u g h o t h e r , i l l e g i t i

m a t e e n t e r p r i s e s .

REGIONAL EEATURES

T h e v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s o n t h e i s l a n d s o f t h e a r c h i

p e l a g o c o m e a n d g o ; o n e v i l l a g e s p r i n g s u p e v e n a s

a n o t h e r i s a b a n d o n e d . N o m a p o r c a ta l o g c o n t a i n s

t h e m a l l , b u t t h e P r i n c i p a l i t i e s ' m a j o r s i t e s a n d f e a

t u r e s i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g .

D r e a d h o l d :

T h e m o s t i n f a m o u s p r i s o n i n a l l o f

K h o r v a i r e , D r e a d h o l d c o n t a i n s c r i m i n a l s f r o m a c r o s s

t h e F i v e N a t i o n s . I t s t a n d s o n a t i n y i s la n d j u s t b e y o n d

t h e t i p o f C a p e F a r .

T h e G r a y T i d e : A r o l l i n g g r a y m i s t c l o a k s t h e

w a t e r s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e I s l e o f L a s t p o i n t . T h i s h a z e

c l i n g s t o w o o d , f l e s h , a n d s a i l , a n d i t c h i l l s t h e b o n e

a n d s h i v e r s t h e s o u l . N o o n e h a s e v e r e x p l o r e d t h e

c e n t e r o f t h e m i s t s , b u t tr a v e l e r s w h o p a s s n e a r i t

r e p o r t s t r a n g e n o i s e s a n d v i l e , s t e n c h - l a d e n w i n d s .

T h e P i r a t e E x c h a n g e : D e s p i t e t h e n a m e , t h e

P i r a t e E x c h a n g e i s n o c r i m i n a l g a t h e r i n g ; i t i s t h e

l a r g e s t l e g i t i m a t e m a r k e t i n t h i s r e g i o n o f K h o r v a i r e .

L o c a t e d i n R e g a l p o r t , i t i s t h e b e s t p l a c e t o p u r c h a s e

a n y l o c a l g o o d i m a g i n a b l e , a s w e l l a s w o n d e r s f r o m

S a r l o n a a n d e v e n A r g o n n e s s e n .

P o r t K r e z : O n e o f t h e t r u e p i r a t e h a v e n s o f t h e

P r i n c i p a l i t i e s , v i o l e n t a n d v i c e - r i d d l e d P o r t K r e z s i t s

o n t h e o u t e r m o s t e d g e o f t h e r e g i o n , s t a r i n g o u t o v e r

t h e e m p t y s e a . P i r a t e f l e e t s l a u n c h t h e i r a t t a c k s f r o m

h e r e , k n o w i n g t h a t n o o u t s i d e l a w c a n t o u c h t h e m .

P o r t V e r g e : T h e s e a t o f p o w e r f o r o n e o f t h e s e a

p r i n c e s , P o r t V e r g e i s n o t y e t a m a j o r t r a d i n g c e n t e r .

B u t P o r t V e r g e i s o n t h e b r i n k o f b e c o m i n g a p o w e r

t o r i v a l R e g a l p o r t ; N o b l e s a n d m e r c h a n t s a r e p o u r i n g

m o r e m o n e y i n t o t h e P o r t , a n d i t s a m b i t i o u s p r i n c e

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c o n t i n u e s t o m a k e d e a l s w i t h H o u s e L y r a n d a r ( w h i c h

h o p e s t o c u t i n t o H o u s e T h u r a n n i ' s d o m i n a n c e i n t h e

r e g i o n ) .

R e g a l p o r t : T h e c a p i t a l o f t h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i

t i e s ( i n s o m u c h a s i t s i n h a b i t a n t s a c k n o w l e d g e o n e )

a n d h o m e t o H i g h P r i n c e R y g e r , R e g a l p o r t i s e v e r y

t h i n g a r i c h a n d r e l a t i v e l y l a w - a b i d i n g s e a p o r t s h o u l d

b e . T h e c o u r t s a r e f a i r , t h e w a t c h i s m o r e o r l e s s

h o n e s t , a n d p i r a t e s f i n d i t e a s i e r t o b o t h e r o t h e r c i t i e s .

T e m p e s t I s l e :

A m o u n t a i n o u s i s l a n d c o v e r e d i n

p e r p e t u a l s t o r m s , T e m p e s t I s l e i s s a i d t o h o l d t h e

h i d d e n t r e a s u r e s o f w h o l e g e n e r a t i o n s o f p i r a t e s . S t i l l ,

g i v e n t h a t n o o n e k n o w s w h a t c a u s e s t h e s t o r m s a n d

t h a t f e w w h o g o t h e r e e v e r r e t u r n , n o t m a n y a d v e n

t u r e r s a r e i n c l i n e d t o s e a r c h f o r t h o s e t r e a s u r e s .

PEOPLE OE THE

LHAZAAR PRINCIPALITIES

T h e h u m a n m a j o r i t y o f L h a z a a r i s j o i n e d b y a

s u b s t a n t i a l p o p u l a t i o n o f g n o m e s , h a l f - e l v e s , a n d d o p

p e l g a n g e r s . S m a l l e r b u t s t il l n o t a b l e n u m b e r s o f e l v e s ,

d w a r v e s , h a l f l i n g s , a n d d r a g o n b o r n r o u n d o u t t h e

p o p u l a c e , s t a n d i n g o u t b u t f u l l y a c c e p t e d f o r t h e v a r i

o u s s t re n gt h s a n d s ki l l s t h e y h a v e t o o f fe r .

T h e s t y l e s o f t h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s v a r y f r o m

i s le t o i s l e , b u t t h e y t e n d t o w a r d t h e s t e r e o t y p i c a l

" m a r i n e r " l o o k . L o n g c o a t s a n d p l u m e d h a t s a r e

fa v o re d, a s a re l o o s e p a n t s a n d t u n i c s fo r e a s e o f

m o b i l i t y ; t h e r i c h w e a r h i g h b o o t s , a n d t h e w o r k i n g

c l a s s t e n d t o w a r d s i m p l e s a n d a l s o r b a r e f e e t . B r i g h t

o r r i c h c o l o rs a re i n s t yl e , p a rt l y t o s h o w t h a t o n e

c a n a f f o r d t h e d y e s a n d p a r t l y b e c a u s e t h e y s h o w u p

b e t t e r t h a n d a r k c o l o r s i f o n e f a l l s o v e r b o a r d .

M o s t L h a z a a r i t e s h a v e l i t t l e t i m e f o r r e l i g i o n . R e l i

g i o u s f o l lo w e r s t e n d t o w a r d w o r s h i p o f t h e S o v e r e i g n

H o s t , p a r t i c u l a r l y K o l K o r r a n , w i t h t h e o c c a s i o n a l

p r a y e r t o p r o p i t i a t e t h e D e v o u r e r t h r o w n i n f o r

g o o d m e a s u r e . A r a r e f e w w o r s h i p t h e B l o o d o f

Vol ,

a l t h o u g h t h e m a j o r i t y o f L h a z a a r i t e s f e a r th a t f a i t h

a n d i t s s t r a n g e p r a c t i c e s .

LHAZAAR ADVENTURERS

L h a z a a r i s a h a v e n f o r f u g i ti v e s a n d c r i m i n a l s f l e e

i n g f r o m o t h e r j u r i s d i c t i o n s . I t is a r e la t i v e l y l a w l e s s

r e g i o n w h e r e t h e b r a v e a n d t h e s k i l l e d c a n m a k e

a h e f t y a m o u n t o f c o i n , s o i t c o m e s a s n o s u r p r i s e

t h a t L h a z a a r b o t h d r a w s a n d c r e a t e s i t s f a i r s h a r e o f

a d v e n t u r e r s .

L H A Z A A R P R I N C I P A L I T I E S A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from t he Lhazaar P rincipalities, you can

choose Athlet ics or Thievery as your associated skil l .

F u g i t i v e o n t h e R u n : Y o u h a v e f l e d y o u r

h o m e l a n d a n d a r e o n e s t e p a h e a d o f t h e l a w ( o r a n

i n f l u e n t i a l t e m p l e , d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e , o r o t h e r

p o w e r t h a t h o l d s a g r u d g e a g a i n s t y o u ) . L h a z a a r

mi gh t n o t h a v e a l l t h e c o m fo r t s o f h o m e , bu t it i s at

l e a s t r e l a ti v e l y c i v i l i z e d , a n d y o u a r e c e r t a i n y o u ' l l

s e e y o u r e n e m i e s c o m i n g b e f o r e t h e y s p o t y o u . A n d

i f w o r s t c o m e s t o w o rs t , it 's e a s y e n o u gh t o h o p a s h i p

a n d s t a r t r u n n i n g a g a i n .

Roleplaying T i p s : Y o u n e v e r le t d o w n y o u r g u a r d .

Y o u m i g h t b e m o s t l y s a f e f r o m t h e h u n t e r s w h o

s e e k y o u , b u t " m o s t l y " f i n d s a l o t o f p e o p l e h a n g e d .

E n o u g h c r i m i n a l s a n d p i r a t e s d w e l l h e r e t h a t t h e

k n i f e i n y o u r g u t m i g h t n o t e v e n b e l o n g t o y o u r o l d

e n e m i e s . Y o u a d v e n t u r e t o e a r n c o i n b u t t r y t o k e e p a

l o w p r o f i l e .

H i g h - S e a s C o r s a i r : Y o u ' r e n o t c o m f o r t a b l e u n l e s s

y o u c a n f e e l t h e d e c k o f a s h i p m o v i n g b e n e a t h y o u r

f e e t a n d t a s t e t h e s a l t i n t h e b r e e z e . Y o u m i g h t b e

a n u n s c r u p u l o u s p i r a t e , o u t f o r p r o f i t , o r y o u c o u l d

b e a h e r o o f t h e s e a s , t r a c k i n g d o w n c r i m i n a l s a n d

p r o t e c t i n g m e r c h a n t s a n d p a s s e n g e r s h i p s f r o m s e a

m o n s t e r s a n d o t h e r p i r a t e s . Y o u m i g h t e v e n b e a n

e x p l o r e r , s e e i n g w h a t s t r a n g e l a n d s a n d s t r a n g e r

p e o p l e s e x i s t b e y o n d t h e h o r i z o n .

Ro l e p l a yi n g Ti p s : Yo u c h o o s e a dv e n t u re s t h a t t a ke

yo u o u t t o , o r a t l e a s t n e a r , t h e s e a . Yo u s p e a k o f t h e

o c e a n a t e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y a n d r e g a l e y o u r a l l i e s

w i t h t a l l t a l e s o f y o u r a d v e n t u r e s o n t h e h i g h s e a s .

Y o u m i g h t a l s o c u r s e f r e q u e n t l y a n d u s e c o l l o q u i a l

i s m s s u c h a s " m a t e y " a n d " a h o y . "

A s p i r i n g U n i f i e r : Y o u s u p p o r t t h e e f f o r t s o f o n e

o f t h e s e a p r i n c e s t o t a k e p o w e r f r o m H i g h P r i n c e

R y g e r a n d t r a n s f o r m L h a z a a r i n t o a u n i f i e d n a t i o n .

Y o u k n o w i t ' l l b e d i f f i c u l t , b u t y o u t r u l y b e l i e v e

t h a t l i f e h e r e w o u l d b e b e t t e r a n d m o r e s t a b l e — a n d

c r i m i n a l s a n d p i r a t e s m o r e e a s i l y r o o t e d o u t — u n d e r a

s i n gl e a u t h o r i t y .

Ro l e p l a yi n g Ti p s : Yo u t o u t t h e v i r t u e s o f l a w a n d

o r d e r , e v e n w h e n d o i n g s o m a k e s y o u u n p o p u l a r .

Y o u r e f f o r t s a r e f o c u s e d o n t h e e v il s w i t h i n L h a z a a r ,

i n c l u d i n g c r i m i n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d p i r a te g r o u p s .

THE

M R O R H O L D S

A n c e s t r a l h o m e t o a l l o f K h o r v a i r e ' s d w a r v e s , t h e

M r o r H o l d s a r e l o c a t e d i n a r u g g e d f r o n t i e r r e g i o n o f

r o c k y p l a i n s a n d c r a g g y m o u n t a i n s . H e r e , d w a r v e n

c l a n s c o m p e t e t o m i n e t h e r i c h v e i n s o f o r e a n d f o r

t h e m o n e y a n d t r a d e o f t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s n a t i o n s .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e M r o r H o l d s i s n o t a s i n g l e n a t i o n b u t a c o n f e d e r

a t i o n o f d w a r v e n c l a n s . G a l i f a r c o n q u e r e d t h e M r o r

H o l d s n e a r l y a t h o u s a n d y e a r s a g o , a v i c t o r y p a r t l y

d u e to t h e c l a n s ' c e a s e l e s s i n t e r n e c i n e w a r s , a n d

t h e d w a r v e s d e c l a r e d t h e i r i n d e p e n d e n c e d u r i n g

t h e L a s t W a r . T h e c l a n s st i l l c o m p e t e a n d e n g a g e i n

f e u d s , b u t t h e s e c o n f l i c t s n o w t a k e t h e f o r m o f p o l i t i

c a l m a c h i n a t i o n s a n d e c o n o m i c s t r u g g l e s , r a t h e r

t h a n o p e n w a r .

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T h e I r o n C o u n c i l , a b o d y c o n s i s t i n g o f r e p r e s e n t a

t iv e s o f e v e r y c l a n e x c e p t H o u s e K u n d a r a k ( w h i c h

r e m a i n s n e u t r a l ) , g o v e r n s t h e M r o r H o l d s . T h e

c o u n c i l ' s p r i m a r y p u r p o s e i s t o m e d i a t e d i s p u t e s a n d

m a k e d e c i s i o n s t h a t a f f e c t a l l c l a n s e q u a l l y . O t h e r

t h a n t h e s e i s s u e s , h o w e v e r , t h e c l a n s g o v e r n t h e m

s e l v e s , m a k i n g a l l i a n c e s w i t h o u t s i d e n a t i o n s , s e l l i n g

t h e f i n e s t o r e s a v a i l a b l e o n K h o r v a i r e , a n d ( t h r o u g h

H o u s e K u n d a r a k ) p r o v i d i n g b a n k i n g s e r v i c e s .

REGIONAL FEATURES

T h e I r o n r o o t M o u n t a i n s a r e t h e s o u r c e o f M r o r ' s r i c h

o r e s ; a s p e c i f i c c l a n c l a i m s e a c h v e i n . M i n e s l i t e r a l l y

h o n e y c o m b t h e m o u n t a i n s , a n d t h e s l o p e s a r e d o t t e d

w i t h c i t i e s , f o r t r e s s e s , a n d c a m p s .

F e r r o u s H o u s e : T h e m e e t i n g h a l l o f t h e I r o n

C o u n c i l w i t h i n t h e c a p i ta l o f K r o n a P e a k , F e r r o u s

H o u s e i s a c e n t e r o f p o w e r a n d c o n t r o v e r s y . T h e h a l l

s t a n d s o n C l a n M r o r a n o n l a n d s , j u s t b e l o w t h e c l a n

e s t a t e , c a u s i n g o t h e r c l a n s t o f e e l C l a n M r o r a n o n

i s s y m b o l i c a l l y a s s e r t i n g a u t h o r i t y o v e r t h e e n t i r e

n a t i o n .

T h e F i s t o f O n a t a r : T h i s a c t i v e v o l c a n o i n t h e

s o u t h e r n r e a c h e s o f t h e I r o n r o o t M o u n t a i n s i s a h o ly

s i te to fo l l o w e r s o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , p a r t i c u l a r l y

O n a t a r .

T h e G o r a d r a G a p : A g a s h i n t h e e a r t h o v e r a

h u n d r e d m i l e s lo n g , t h i s h o r r i d c h a s m i s h o m e t o

m o n s t r o u s b e a s t s . L e g e n d c l a i m s t h a t it l e a d s t o

K h y b e r .

K o r u n d a ' s G a t e :

T h e h o m e o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k ,

K o r u n d a ' s G a t e w a s o n c e o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t m i n i n g

a n d p o l i t i c a l p o w e r s i n t h e r e g i o n . T h e H o u s e h a s

s i n c e s t e p p e d o u t o f p o l i t i c s ( o f f i c ia l l y ) a n d l e a s e s

m i n i n g r i t e s t o o t h e r c l a n s . M a n y o f t h e K o r u n d a ' s

G a t e m i n e s h a v e b e e n t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o t h e f a m o u s

K u n d a r a k v a u l ts , w h e r e t r e a s u r e s a n d f u n d s f r o m

a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t a r e s t o r e d u n d e r g r e a t s e c u r i t y —

fo r a fe e , o f c o u rs e .

K r o n a P e a k : C l a n M r o r a n o n ' s a n c e s t r a l h o m e

h a s — w i t h t h a t c l a n ' s r i s e i n w e a l t h a n d p o w e r -

b e c o m e t h e s e a t o f g o v e r n m e n t f o r t h e e n t i r e H o l d s .

T h e c i t y i s a l s o t h e r e g i o n ' s g r e a t e s t t r a d i n g h u b

b e c a u s e i t s i t s o n t h e m a j o r t r a d i n g r o u t e t o t h e w e s t .

O f a l l t h e c i t i e s o f t h e M r o r H o l d s , i t i s h e r e t h a t o n e

c a n f i n d t h e g r e a t e s t n u m b e r o f r a c e s o t h e r t h a n

d w a r v e s , o r o p e r a t i v e s o f d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s o t h e r

t h a n H o u s e K u n d a r a k .

N o l d r u n t h r o n e :

A n e m p t y g h o s t t o w n , N o l -

d r u n t h r o n e w a s t h e h o m e o f C l a n N o l d r u n , w h i c h

d i s a p p e a r e d f i v e c e n t u r i e s a g o . E f f o r t s t o l e a r n w h a t

h a p p e n e d t o t h e m , o r t o r e t a k e t h e c i t y , h a v e a l l m e t

w i t h f a i l u r e .

P E O P L E O E T H E M R O R H O L D S

T h e d w a r v e n c l a n s o f t h e M r o r H o l d s m a k e u p o v e r

h a l f o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f t h i s r i c h m i n i n g r e g i o n .

H u m a n s a n d g n o m e s a c c o u n t fo r a s i g n i f i c a n t m i n o r

i ty : m e r c h a n t s a n d m i n e r s w h o c a m e h e r e s e e k i n g

o p p o r t u n i t y a n d w e r e a l l o w e d t o s t a y u n d e r t h e a u s

p i c e s o f o n e o f t h e c l a n s . T h e i n f a m o u s J h o r a s h ' t a r

o r e t r i b e s l u r k i n t h e w i l d s a n d t h e u n m a p p e d c a v

e r n s . T h e i r h a t r e d o f d w a r v e s h a s g r o w n t o a b u r n i n g

h a t r e d f o r a ll h u m a n o i d s o t h e r t h a n o r c s .

D w a r v e n s t y l e s d o m i n a t e t h e r e g i o n , i n c l u d i n g

i n t r i c a t e k n o t - w o r k d e s i g n s a n d s t r a i g h t , s h a r p e d g e s

o n b o t h d e c o r a t i o n a n d c l o t h i n g . W o r k o u t f it s a r e

s i m p l e t u n i c s w i t h h e a v y l e g g i n g s a n d b o o t s , w i t h n o

r e a l a t t e n t i o n g i v e n t o c o l o r o r f a s h i o n . T h e r i c h , h o w

e v e r , d r e s s i n d e e p - h u e d r o b e s a n d c l o a k s , a n d l a r g e

g e m s a r e f a v o r e d a s t h e c e n t e r p i e c e s o f j e w e l r y .

T h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t i s t h e m a i n r e l i g i o n r e g u l a r l y

p r a c t i c e d w i t h i n t h e M r o r H o l d s ; a f e w d w a r v e s a l s o

p r a y t o t h e D a r k S ix — t o a p p e a s e m o r e t h a n t o h o n o r

t h e m .

MRORIAN ADVENTURERS

T h e g r e a t m a r t i a l t r a d i t io n o f t h e d w a r v e s , c o m b i n e d

w i t h t h e c l a n s t r u g g l e s a n d g r e a t r i c h e s o f t h e r e g i o n ,

s p a w n a n y n u m b e r o f a d v e n t u r e s o m e f ol ks .

M R O R H O L D S A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from the Mror H olds, you can cho ose Dun-

geoneering or Endurance as your associated skil l .

D e e p S e n t i n e l : T h e m i n e s o f t h e c l a n s , a n d t h e

v a u l ts a n d s e c u r e h o l d i n g s o f H o u s e K u n d a r a k , a r e a

t e m p t i n g p r i z e f or a l l m a n n e r o f t h i e v e s , r a i d e r s , a n d

m o n s t e r s . S o m e o n e m u s t s t a n d b e t w e e n t h e m i n e r s

a n d t h e b e a s t s o f t h e U n d e r d a r k t h a t c r e e p f r o m

b e l o w , a n d s o m e o n e m u s t e n s u r e t h a t K u n d a r a k ' s

r e p u t a t i o n f o r a b s o l u t e i m p r e g n a b i l i t y r e m a i n s i n t a c t .

T h a t s o m e o n e i s y o u .

Rolevlaying Tins:

Y o u n e e d n o t a c t a s a p a s s i v e

g u a r d , w a i t i n g f o r t r o u b l e t o c o m e t o y o u , a l t h o u g h

y o u d o s t a n d v i g i l w h e n t h e n e e d a r i s e s . I n s t e a d , y o u

a r e a c t i v e i n p r o t e c t i n g y o u r f e l l o w s f r o m v a r i o u s

t h r e a t s , s u c h a s c r i m i n a l c o n s p i r a c i e s a g a i n s t t h e

v a u l ts o r m o n s t e r s h u n t i n g v u l n e r a b l e m i n e r s .

H i r e d H a n d : T h e c l a n s s t i l l c o m p e t e w i t h o n e

a n o t h e r , a n d w h e n e c o n o m i c a n d p o l i t i c a l m a n e u v e r

i n g w o n ' t d o t h e t r i c k , e s p i o n a g e a n d s a b o t a g e a r e t h e

o r d e r o f t h e d a y . S i n c e t h e c l a n s c a n n o t a f f o r d t o b e

l i n k e d t o s u c h a c t i v i t i e s d i r e c t l y l e s t t h e y r i s k a r e t u r n

t o t h e d a y s o f o p e n c o n f l i c t , t h e y h i r e o u t s i d e r s — o t h e r

d w a r v e s a n d e v e n m e m b e r s o f o t h e r ra c e s — t o d o t h e i r

d i r t y w o r k .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u ' r e s o m e t h i n g o f a m e r c e n a r y ,

b u t t h a t d o e s n ' t m e a n y o u ' r e a n e v i l p e r s o n . Y o u ' r e

h i r e d f o r s p y i n g , f o r s a b o t a g e , a n d p o s s i b l y f o r g u a r d

i n g a g a i n s t t h o s e t h i n g s , o r f o r p r o t e c t i n g a c l a n ' s

p e o p l e , b u t y o u ' r e n o h i r e d a s s a s s i n .

W e a l t h : B e t w e e n t h e r i c h v e i n s o f o r e a n d t h e

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e v e n i f it d o e s n ' t a l l b e l o n g t o t h e H o l d s p e r s e .

Y o u m i g h t m a k e a l i v i n g b y g u a r d i n g t h e w e a l t h o f

o t h e r s , o r y o u c o u l d b e t r y i n g t o f i n d s o m e f o r y o u r

s e l f , h e f t i n g a p i c k a x e a n d a s h o v e l w h e n y o u a r e n ' t

w i e l d i n g a s w o r d o r a s t a f f . Y o u m i g h t e v e n b e a

t h i e f o r a c o n a r t i s t , t r y i n g t o f i n d y o u r w a y i n t o t h e

w o r l d 's m o s t i m p r e g n a b l e b a n k . W h a t e v e r t h e c a s e ,

m o n e y d r i v e s y o u , a n d y o u w o n ' t s t o p u n t i l y o u h a v e

a lot of i t .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u ke e p a n e ye o u t fo r yo u r bi g

c h a n c e . Y o u o f f e r y o u r s e r v i c e s t o t h e w e a l t h y — p o s s i

bl y t o e a rn yo u r p a y, p o s s i bl y t o l e a rn t h e i n s a n d o u t s

o f t h e i r s e c u r i t y . Yo u do n ' t t ru s t a n y o n e a t f i rs t , s i n c e

t h e y m i g h t b e t r y i n g t o c o n y o u .

Q ' B A R R A

A w i l d l a n d o f u n t a m e d f r o n t i e r s e x t e n d s b e y o n d t h e

E n d w o r l d M o u n t a i n s . H e r e , f u g i t i v e s f r o m t h e L a s t

W a r f o u n d a n u n c l a i m e d r e gi o n— a t l e a s t, u n c l a i m e d

b y o t h e r h u m a n s , d w a r v e s , o r e l v es — i n w h i c h t h e y

c o u l d e s c a p e t h e b l o o d s h e d b a c k h o m e .

L i z a r d f o l k , d r a g o n b o r n , a n d k o b o l d c o m m u n i t i e s

c a n b e f o u n d h e r e . T h e s e b e i n g s h a v e t i e s s t r e t c h i n g

b a c k t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s a n d n o d e s i r e t o l o s e t h e i r

l a n d s to t h e m a m m a l s o f t h e w e s t .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

Q ' b a r r a i s d i v i d e d i n t o t w o g e n e r a l r e g i o n s . N e w G a l i

fa r w a s fo u n de d by fu gi t i v e s w h o f l e d t h e e a r l y ye a rs o f

t h e L a s t W a r r a t h e r t h a n s h e d t h e b l o o d o f t h e i r n e i g h

b o r s , a n d H o p e w a s f o u n d e d b y m o r e r e c e n t e x p l o r e r s

a n d fu gi t i v e s . Th e fo rme r i s a fe u da l , h i gh l y o rde re d

r e a l m , w h e r e a s t h e l a t t e r c o n s i s t s o f l a r g e l y i n d e

p e n d e n t , s e l f - g o v e r n e d c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e T r e a t y o f

T h r o n e h o l d r e c o g n i z e s Q ' b a r r a a s a n a t i o n b u t m a k e s

n o d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s e t w o d i s p a r a t e t e r r i t o r i e s .

T h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e r e g i o n i s o c c u p i e d b y r e p t i l i a n

t r i b e s . S o m e l i z a r d f o l k a n d d r a g o n b o r n a r e w i l l i n g t o

t r a d e w i t h N e w G a l i f a r a n d H o p e , b u t o t h e r s u s e f o r c e

t o dr i v e t h e i n v a de rs o u t o f t h e i r t e rr i t o r i e s .

REGIONAL FEATURES

Q ' b a r r a i s l u s h a n d i n c r e d i b l y d a n g e r o u s . I t i s a l a n d

o f t h i c k f o r e s t s , j u n g l e f o l i a g e , r i c h s o i l , a n d m u r k y

s w a m p s - a l l o f w h i c h s w a r m w i t h li f e , p a r t i c u l a r l y

w i t h r e p t i l e s t h a t c a n b e d e a d l y t o t h e u n p r e p a r e d

e x p l o r e r .

H a k a ' t o r v h a k : A n e n o r m o u s ci ta d e l c a r v e d i nt o

t h e s i d e o f a v o l c a n o , H a k a ' t o r v h a k i s s a id t o h a v e

b e e n c r e a t e d b y d e m o n s i n a b y g o n e a g e . I t i s t h e

c e n t e r o f a p r i m i t i v e r e l i g i o n p r a c t i c e d b y s e v e r a l

l i z a r d f o l k a n d k o b o l d t r i b e s a s w e l l a s b y t h e o c c a

s i o n a l d r a g o n b o r n .



K a ' r h a s h a n : K a ' r h a s h a n i s b o t h t h e l a r g e s t

d r a g o n b o r n c o m m u n i t y o n K h o r v a i r e a n d a s i t e h o l y

t o t h a t r a c e . T h e v o l c a n i c g l a s s a n d s t o n e b u i l d i n g s

t r i m m e d i n b r a s s g l e a m i n t h e l i g h t. T h i s c o m m u n i t y

p e r m i t s o u t s i d e r s t o e n t e r , b u t a d r a g o n b o r n m u s t

a c c o m p a n y n o n d r a g o n b o r n v is i t o r s t o p r e v e n t t h e

o c c a s i o n a l , f o o l i s h a d v e n t u r e r f r o m a t t e m p t i n g t o l o o t

t h e c i t y ' s s a c re d s i t e s .

M a r ' s a v a l :

A s u n k e n c i t y w h o s e t o w e r s p r o t r u d e

f r o m f o u l w a t e r s , M a r ' s a v a l i s a t r u l y a n c i e n t r u i n s a i d

t o b e f i l l e d w i t h h o r r i d m a g i c , l o s t t r e a s u r e s , a n d c o r

r u p t e d l i z a r d f o l k .

N e w t h r o n e : N e w t h r o n e i s a f o r t i f i e d p o r t a l o n g

t h e W h i t e c l i f f R i v e r , t h e s e a t o f p o w e r o f N e w G a l i f a r

a n d t h e c a p i t a l o f t h e r e c o g n i z e d n a t i o n o f Q ' b a r r a .

I t ' s s u rp r i s i n gl y c i v i l i z e d fo r t h e re gi o n , o f fe r i n g c o m

f o r t s s u c h a s H o u s e G h a l l a n d a i n n s a n d t a v e r n s a s

w e l l as m u l t ip l e m a r k e t p l a c e s w h e r e h u m a n s , h a l f

l i n g s ,

l i za r d f o l k , a n d d r a g o n b o r n m i n g l e .

W y r m w a t c h :

T h e h e a r t o f H o p e , W y r m w a t c h

i s a s ma l l bu t gro w i n g v i l l a ge . I t h a s i t s o w n mi n e s

a n d f a r m s , m a k i n g it a v i a b l e e c o n o m i c p o w e r i n t h e

r e g i o n . W y r m w a t c h i s a t h e o c r a c y , r u l e d b y p u r i t a n i

c a l S i l v e r F l a m e e x t r e m i s t s w h o d e s p i s e l i z a r d f o l k

a n d d i s t r u s t d r a g o n b o r n .

P E O P L E O E Q 'B A R R A

L i z a r d f o l k o u t n u m b e r h u m a n s i n Q ' b a r r a ; d r a g o n

b o r n a n d k o b o l d s e x i s t i n r o u g h l y h a l f o f h u m a n i t y ' s

n u m b e r s . A f e w o t h e r r a c e s — h a l f l i n g s a n d h a l f - e l v e s ,

i n p a r t i c u l a r — a p p e a r o n o c c a s i o n , b u t t h e y r e p r e s e n t

a s m a l l m i n o r i t y . S o m e C h o s e n a n d I n s p i r e d o f S a r

l o n a d w e l l in a R i e d r a n q u a r t e r i n N e w t h r o n e , a l o n g

w i t h a ti n y n u m b e r o f k a l a s h t a r w h o a r e k e e p i n g a n

e y e o n t h e i r t r a d i t i o n a l e n e m y . T h e w e a l t h y o f N e w

G a l i f a r a t t e m p t t o r e p l i c a t e t h e f a s h i o n s o f G a l i f a r

w i t h f l o w i n g g o w n s a n d r u f f l e d t u n i c s , b u t t h e m a j o r

i ty o f Q b a r r a n s d r e s s i n w h a t e v e r h e a v y g a r m e n t s

c a n s t a n d u p t o t h e r i g o rs o f l i fe o n t h e f ro n t i e r .

M o s t o f t h e h u m a n s in Q ' b a r r a w o r s h i p t h e S o v e r

e i g n H o s t o r t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , t h e f o r m e r b e i n g m o r e

c o m m o n i n N e w G a l i f a r a n d t h e l a t te r b e i n g m o r e

c o m m o n i n H o p e . D r a g o n b o r n a r e k n o w n to w o r s h i p

t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t i n t h e i r i n c a r n a t i o n s a s d r a g o n

s o v e r e i g n s , w h e r e a s t h e l i z a r d f o l k a n d k o b o l d t r i b e s

r e v e r e v a r i o u s s p i r i t s o r d e m o n s .

Q'BARRAN ADVENTURERS

G i v e n t h e u n t a m e d n a t u r e o f t h e f r o n t i e r , o n e c o u l d

a r g u e t h a t e v e r y o n e w h o d w e l l s i n Q ' b a r r a i s a n

a d v e n t u r e r o f s o m e s o r t .

Q ' B A R R A A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from Q 'barra, you can choo se Endu rance

or Nature as your associated skill.

L o n g A r m o f t h e L a w : Q ' b a r r a i s a f a v o r e d

r e f u g e o f f u g i t i v es f r o m a l l n a t i o n s . S o m e o n e h a s t o

t r a c k t h e s e f o l k s d o w n t o e n s u r e t h e y f a c e j u s t i c e

a n d t o p r e v e n t c r i m i n a l s f r o m o v e r r u n n i n g N e w

G a l i f a r a n d H o p e . Y o u m i g h t b e a l i c e n s e d o f f i c e r o f

t h e l a w , s u c h a s a D e n e i t h M a r s h a l , o r y o u c o u l d b e

a b o u n t y h u n t e r ; i n e i t h e r c a s e , Q ' b a r r a i s n o t h i n g

m o r e t o y o u t h a n a h u n t i n g g r o u n d o f d a n g e r o u s — b u t

v a l u a bl e —p re y.

Rolevlaying Tins: Y o u d o n ' t w a n t y o u r q u a r r y t o s e e

y o u c o m i n g . Y o u t r y t o s e e m i n n o c u o u s , a l l t h e w h i l e

a s k i n g q u e s t i o n s a n d s u b t l y p r o b i n g f o r i n f o r m a t i o n .

L o v e r o f S o l i t u d e : Yo u h a v e n o i n t e re s t i n be i n g

p a r t o f a n y s o c i e t y . Yo u do n ' t h a t e p e o p l e , a n d yo u ' re

w i l l i n g t o g o i n t o t o w n t o t r a d e a n d h a v e t h e o c c a

s i o n a l c o n v e r s a t i o n , b u t y o u ' d r a t h e r b e o n y o u r

o w n — o r a t l e a s t w i t h a s m a l l , t r u s t e d g r o u p . Y o u

l i v e o u t s i de c i v i l i z a t i o n , a n d yo u ma ke a l i v i n g a s a

h u n t e r , a g u i d e , o r t r e a s u r e s e e k e r .

Rolevlaying

T i p s : Yo u ra re l y s p e a k, a n d yo u do n ' t

w a s t e w o r d s w h e n y o u d o . Y o u a r e n ' t d e l i b e r a t e l y

r u d e , b u t y o u h a v e n o p a t i e n c e f o r t h e n i c e t i e s o f

s o c i a l i n t e r a c t i o n .

P r e s e r v e r o f t h e P a s t :

N e w G a l i f a r w a s f o u n d e d

t o p r e s e r v e t h e c u l t u r e o f s h a t t e r e d G a l i f a r , a n d t h e

d r a g o n b o r n o f Q ' b a r r a p r o t e c t t h e i r r u i n e d c i t i e s a s

r e m n a n t s o f a n e m p i r e l o n g l o s t. Y o u m i g h t h o l d s u c h

b e l i e f s , o r y o u m i g h t b e a p i l g r i m h e r e t o r e c a p t u r e

s o m e t h i n g l o s t i n t h e w a r . Y o u ' r e d e t e r m i n e d t h a t a

p a s t , a h i s t o ry, a n d a c u l t u re , a l l o f w h i c h t h e re s t o f

t h e c o n t i n e n t h a s a b a n d o n e d , w i l l n e v e r f u l l y d i e .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u l i v e yo u r l i fe by t h e p re c e p t s

o f a la r g e l y d e a d c u l t u r e , a d h e r i n g t o o ld f a s h i o n s ,

c u s t o m s , a n d p o l i t i c a l v i e w s . Y o u s p e a k o f t e n o f p a s t

g l o r ie s a n d o f h o w b a d c i r c u m s t a n c e s h a v e b e c o m e

i n t h e m o d e r n w o r l d . R e l i c s o f t h e p a s t a r e f a r m o r e

v a l u a b l e t o y o u t h a n m o r e l u c r a t i v e t r e a s u r e s .

THE SHADOW MARCHES

A l a n d o f fe t i d m a r s h e s a n d b i t i n g i n s e c t s , p r i m i t i v e

t r i b e s a n d s l i t h e r i n g s e r p e n t s , t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s i s

a r e g io n t h e r e s t o f K h o r v a i r e c o u l d h a p p i ly i g n o r e -

w e r e i t n o t s t a r t l i n g l y r i c h i n d r a g o n s h a r d s , a n d w e r e

i t n o t t h e l o c a t i o n o f a d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e ' s e n c l a v e .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

A l t h o u g h n o t e v e r y l a s t i n c h o f t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s

i s s w a m p l a n d , it ' s t ru e t h a t mo s t o f i t i s —a n d t h o s e

r e g i o n s t h a t a r e n ' t a r e e i t h e r t h i c k w o o d s o r a l r e a d y

h e a v i l y f a r m e d . T h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s i s n o t a re c o g

n i z e d n a t i o n a n d h a v e n o o v e r a r c h i n g a u t h o r i t y , s o

n o l a w e x i s t s t o p r e v e n t t h e f e w a r a b l e r e g i o n s f r o m

b e i n g r a p i d l y e x h a u s t e d . M o s t i n h a b i t a n t s d w e l l o n

a s u b s i s t e n c e l e v e l . T h e y c o n s t r u c t h o m e s o n s t i l ts

a n d r a i s e t h e f e w f o o d c r o p s — r i c e b e i n g t h e m o s t

c o m m o n - t h a t t h r iv e i n t h e m a r s h .

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T h e m a j o r i t y o f M a r c h e r s li v e i n c l a n s s c a t t e r e d

a c r o s s t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s . A l t h o u g h a l l a r e p r i m i

t i v e b y t h e s t a n d a r d s o f t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , m a n y h a v e

i n t r i c a t e c r a f t s , a n c i e n t t r a d i t i o n s , a n d a w i l l i n g

n e s s t o i n t e r a c t w i t h o u t s i d e r s . O t h e r s , h o w e v e r , a r e

s a v a g e s i n t h e w o r s t s e n s e s o f t h e w o r d , a t t a c k i n g

o u t s i d e r s o n s i g h t a n d w o r s h i p i n g s t r a n g e s p i r i t s o f

t h e w i l d . T h e f o r m e r d w e l l o n t h e o u t s k i r t s o f t h e

s w a m p s , w h e r e a s t h e l a t t e r m a k e t h e i r h o m e s d e e p e r

i n t h e b o g , b u t t h i s t e n d e n c y i s n o t a f i x e d r u l e .

REGIONAL FEATURES

T h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s b o a s t s f e w m a j o r f e a tu r e s o r

c o m m u n i t i e s . S m a l l v i l l a g e s a r e s c a t t e r e d a c r o s s

t h e s w a m p . B u i l t o n s t i l t s o r o n t h e r a r e p a t c h o f

d r y g r o u n d , t h e s e t o w n s a r e h o m e t o t h e r e g i o n ' s

m o r e c i v i l i z e d t r i b e s o r t o m i n e r s a n d p r o s p e c t o r s

s e a r c h i n g f o r d r a g o n s h a r d s ( u s u a l l y u n d e r t h e a e g i s

o f H o u s e T h a r a s h k ) . A f e w r u i n s , r e m a i n s f r o m t h e

a g e w h e n d e m o n s w a l k e d t h e s u r f a c e o f E b e r r o n ,

p r o t r u d e f r o m t h e s w a m p s a s w e l l , a l t h o u g h o n l y

t h e m o s t d e g e n e r a t e t r i b e s a r e w i l l i n g t o m a k e t h e i r

h o m e s t h e r e .

D r a g o n s h a r d F i e l d s : S c a t t e r e d a c r o s s t h e

M a r c h e s a r e r e g i o n s w h e r e d r a g o n s h a r d s c a n b e

f o u n d c o n c e a l e d w i t h i n t h e l o c a l r o c k i n g r e a t q u a n t i

t i e s .

H o u s e T h a r a s h k h a s c a t a l o g e d a n d c l a i m e d t h e

k n o w n f i e l d s , b u t o t h e r s s u r e l y a w a i t d i s c o v e r y .

S l u g K e e p : A r u i n e d c a s t l e f r o m t h e e a r l i e s t d a y s

o f G a l i f a r , S l u g K e e p g o t i t s n a m e f r o m t h e m a s s e s o f

s l u g s , s n a i l s , a n d s i m i l a r c r e a t u r e s t h a t c r a w l a c r o s s

i ts w a l l s o n c e r t a i n n i g h t s w h e n t h e s t a r s a n d t h e

R i n g o f S i b e r y s a l i g n .

Z a r a s h ' a k : H o u s e T h a r a s h k c o n s t r u c t e d

Z a r a s h ' a k , t h e l a r g e s t s e t t l e m e n t i n t h e S h a d o w

M a r c h e s , t o e n a b l e t r a d e i n t h e r e g i o n . B e c a u s e i t s i t s

f a r f r o m Z a r a s h B a y , m e r c h a n t s u s e s k i f f s t o m o v e

t h e i r g o o d s t o a n d f r o m t h e s o - c a l l e d C i t y o f S t i l t s .

T h i s p r a c t i c e h a s c r e a t e d a t h r i v i n g l o c a l e c o n o m y i n

s k i f f b u i l d i n g , s a l e s , a n d s t e e r i n g .

PEOPLE OE THE SHADOW MARCHES

W h e t h e r t h e y ' r e w a n d e r e r s o r d w e l l er s i n t h e r e g i o n ' s

f a r - f l u n g v i l l a g e s , M a r c h e r s a r e a n i n s u l a r , t r a d i t i o n -

d r i v e n p e o p l e w h o t r u s t t h e i r f e l l o w t r i b e m a t e s a n d

f a m i l y m e m b e r s , a n d n o b o d y e l s e . O v e r h a l f t h e

p o p u l a t i o n c o n s i st s o f o r c s , w h o o u t n u m b e r h u m a n s

m o r e t h a n t w o to o n e . G o b l i n s a n d h a l f - o r e s m a k e u p

t h e o t h e r s i g n i f i c a n t p e o p l e s o f t h e r e g i o n . V i l l a g e r s

d r e s s i n l o o s e - f i t t i n g , u n d y e d t u n i c s a n d l e g g i n g s t o

m a k e w o r k m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e , a n d t h e y w e a r b r o a d -

b r i m m e d h a t s a n d w o o d e n s a n d a l s o r s t i l t s w h i l e

t i l l i n g t h e f i e l d s i n t h e m a r s h . T h e m o r e p r i m i t i v e

t r i b e s f a v o r l e a t h e r s o r h e a v y f a b r i c s t h a t k e e p o u t t h e

i n s e c t s , r e p e l a t l e a s t s o m e w a t e r , a n d s e r v e a s m a k e

s h i f t a r m o r .

T h e c i t i z e n s o f Z a r a s h ' a k w o r s h i p a v a r i e t y o f

f a i t h s . M o s t o t h e r M a r c h e r s f o ll o w t h e t e a c h i n g s o f

t h e G a t e k e e p e r d r u i d s , a l t h o u g h a f e w o t h e r s g r a n t

t h e i r d e v o t i o n t o v a r i o u s c u l t s o f t h e D r a g o n B e l o w .

M o s t d e v o t e e s o f K h y b e r c u l t s k e e p t h e i r r i t e s a n d

b e l i e f s h i d d e n , b u t t h e r e a r e p l a c e s i n t h e S h a d o w

M a r c h e s w h e r e s u c h w o r s h i p i s c o n d u c t e d o p e n l y .

MARCHER ADVENTURERS

F e w c o m e t o t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s f o r a n y l e n g t h

o f t i m e u n l e s s t h e y a r e a d v e n t u r e r s , a n d f e w n a t i v e

M a r c h e r s a r e m o r e t h a n s u b s i s t e n c e f a r m e r s o r t r i b a l

h u n t e r s u n l e s s t h e y b e c o m e t h e s a m e .

S H A D O W M A R C H E S A S S O C I A T E D S KI LL S

If you are from the S hado w M arches , you can ch oos e

Heal or N ature as your associated skil l.

C u l t H u n t e r : Y o u ' r e d e t e r m i n e d t o u p r o o t a n d

d e s t r o y t h e r e g i o n ' s K h y b e r c u l t s . T h i s r e s o l u t i o n

c o u l d b e f o r t h e s a k e o f t h e l a n d s b e y o n d t h e S h a d o w

M a r c h e s , o r y o u m i g h t b e a m e m b e r o f a l o c a l t r i b e

w h o h a t e s t h e s e c u l t i s t s . I n e i t h e r c a s e , y o u w o n ' t

s t o p u n t i l y o u ' v e e x t e r m i n a t e d e v e r y c u l t i s t i n t h e

M a r c h e s .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u a s s u m e t h a t a n y e v i l , a n y

t h r e a t , i s r e l a t e d t o a K h y b e r c u l t u n t i l p r o v e n o t h e r

w i s e . Y o u ' r e n o t sh y a b o u t y o u r h a t r e d o f t h e m ; y o u

k n o w t h a t t h i s b e h a v i o r m i g h t d r a w t h e i r a t t e n t i o n ,

b u t s o b e i t . I t j u s t m a k e s i t e a s i e r t o i d e n t i f y t h e m

w h e n t h e y t ry t o ki l l yo u .

D r a g o n s h a r d P r o s p e c t o r : I f o u t s i d e rs a re go i n g

t o b e c o m e w e a l t h y f r o m t h e r e s o u r c e s o f y o u r h o m e

l a n d , y o u ' r e g o i n g t o d o t h e s a m e . Y o u m i g h t h u n t

f o r d r a g o n s h a r d s , o r y o u m i g h t s e r v e a s a l o c a l g u i d e

a n d g u a r d f o r a d v e n t u r e r s w h o d o ; e i t h e r w a y , y o u ' r e

d e t e r m i n e d t o t a k e y o u r s h a r e .

Rolevlaying T i p s: Y o u a r e v e r y f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e

k n o w n d r a g o n s h a r d f i e ld s , a n d s t u d y t h e k n o w l e d g e

o f y o u r t r i b e o r v i l l a g e t o f in d o t h e r s . Y o u ' r e f r i e n d l y

t o o u t s i d e r s , s i n c e y o u k n o w t h a t y o u c a n m a k e a l o t

m o r e w o r k i n g w i t h t h e m t h a n a g a i n s t t h e m .

E x p l o r e r o f C i v i l i z a t io n : Y o u ' r e f a s c i n a t e d w i t h

t h e n o t i o n o f l i f e b e y o n d a ti n y v i l l a g e o r t r i b a l h u n t

i n g g r o u n d . Y o u d o n ' t n e c e s s a r i l y t h i n k t h e w o r l d

b e y o n d i s b e t t e r , b u t i t' s d i f f e r e n t a n d i n t e r e s t i n g ,

a n d y o u m i g h t l e a r n s e c r e t s a n d m a k e a l l i e s t o s u p

p o r t y o u r f a m i l y . Y o u t r a v e l t h e M a r c h e s b e y o n d y o u r

t r a d i t i o n a l h o m e r e g i o n , i n t e r a c t w i t h o u t s i d e r s , a n d

a d v e n t u r e i n t o t h e o t h e r n a t i o n s o f K h o r v a i r e . Y o u

s e e k w e a l t h a n d p o w e r , y e s , b u t a l s o a n u n d e r s t a n d

i n g o f t h e l a r g e r w o r l d .

Rolevlaying T i p s : E v e r y t h i n g is f a s c i n a t i n g to y o u .

Y o u a s k q u e s t i o n s a b o u t h o w t h e w o r l d w o r k s a n d

s t u d y y o u r c o m p a n i o n s a s t h e y i n t e r a c t w i t h o t h e r s .

Y o u d o n ' t n e c e s s a r i l y a p p r o v e o f e v e r y t h i n g y o u s e e ,

b u t y o u ' r e d e t e r m i n e d t o t a k e i t a l l i n .

C H A P T E R 5 |




THE

TALENTA PLAINS

A n e n o r m o u s s t r e t c h o f p r i s t i n e g r a s s l a n d s a n d r o l l

i n g h i l l s t h a t f a d e s l o w l y i n t o t h e w a s t e s o f t h e B l a d e

D e s e r t , t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s r e m a i n l a r g e l y u n t o u c h e d

b y t h e s p r e a d o f c i v i l i z a t i o n . A l t h o u g h m i l i t a r y t r a i n s

a n d t h e l i g h t n i n g r a i l w e n d t h e i r w a y a c r o s s t h e

g r a s s e s , t h e b u l k o f t h e n a t i o n r e m a i n s a s it w a s s i n c e

b e f o r e t h e e m p i r e o f G a l i f a r w a s b o r n .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

A l t h o u g h r e c o g n i z e d a s a s o v e r e ig n n a t i o n b y t h e

T r e a t y o f T h r o n e h o l d , t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s l a c k a n y

s o r t o f t r a d i t i o n a l g o v e r n i n g b o d y . T h e h a l f l i n g s o f

t h e r e g i o n l i v e a s t h e y h a v e f o r t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s — i n

s m a l l n o m a d i c c l a n s , t r a v e l in g a b o u t t h e g r a s s l a n d s

a s t h e y h u n t , g a t h e r , t r a d e , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y s k i r m i s h

w i t h o n e a n o t h e r . A c h i e f t a i n c a l l e d a l a t h , w h o i s

e l e c t e d b y e v e r y a d u l t m e m b e r o f t h e f a m i l y , l e a d s

e a c h t r i b e . O t h e r t h a n t h e l a th , a d u l t m e m b e r s o f a

t r i b e a r e c o n s i d e r e d e q u a l s .

T h e t r i b e s w a n d e r f i xe d r a n g e s , s e t t l i n g o n o c c a

s i o n i n t e n t v i ll a g e s f o r a f e w w e e k s b e f o r e m o v i n g o n .

E a c h o f t h e c l a n s k e e p s h e r d s o f d i n o s a u r s a s m o u n t s ,

b e a s t s o f b u r d e n , a n d f o o d a n i m a l s . T h e b o n d

b e t w e e n a h a l f l i n g a n d h e r d i n o s a u r m o u n t o r c o m

p a n i o n i s a s a c r e d o n e , a n d t h e t r i b e s f o l k c o n s i d e r t h e

d i n o s a u r s i n v a l u a b l e p a r t s o f t h e i r f a m i l i e s .

REGIONAL FEATURES

W i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f G a t h e r h o l d , th e T a l e n t a P l a i n s

b o a s t n o p e r m a n e n t s e t t le m e n t s . H a l f l i n g t r i b a l

v i l l a g e s m o v e w i t h t h e s e a s o n s o r w i t h w a n d e r i n g

g a m e , a n d a l t h o u g h t r e a t y p e r m i t s K a r r n a t h t o k e e p

f o r t r e s s e s a l o n g t h e b o r d e r s , e v e n t h o s e s e t t l e m e n t s

m o v e a t l e a s t o n c e e v e r y f e w y e a r s .

T h e B o n e y a r d : T h e h a l f l i n g s c o n s i d e r t h i s r e g i o n

o f t h e B l a d e D e s e r t t o b e c u r s e d , a n d t h e y p r e v e n t

a l l e n t i t i e s t h a t a r e n o t d r a c o n i c f r o m e n t e r i n g . T h e

r e g i o n i s r e p l e t e w i t h d r a g o n b o n e s , j u t t i n g l i k e d y i n g

t r e e s f r o m t h e d e s o l a t e e a r t h .

G a t h e r h o l d : B u i l t a l o n g t h e c o a s t o f L a k e C y r e ,

G a t h e r h o l d i s t h e l a r g e s t T a l e n t a c o m m u n i t y , b u t

i t s p o p u l a t i o n i s m o d e s t a t b e s t . T h e T r i b a l C o u n c i l

m e e t s a t l e a s t t h r e e t i m e s a y e a r t o d e c i d e m a t t e r s

t h a t a f f e c t a l l T a l e n t a n c l a n s , a n d d u r i n g t h e s e t i m e s

t h e c i t y ' s p o p u l a t i o n s w e l l s t o s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d . G a t h

e r h o l d is al s o t h e h e a r t o f H o u s e G h a l l a n d a , w h i c h

k e e p s s e v e r a l h u n d r e d m e m b e r s h e r e e v e n b e t w e e n

c o u n c i l g a t h e r i n g s .

K r e z e n t : P e r h a p s t h e o n l y s u r v i v i n g s t r u c t u r e

o n t h e fa c e o f E b e r r o n c o n s t r u c t e d b y t h e a n c i e n t

c o u a t l s , K r e z e n t h a s s i n c e b e e n c l a i m e d a n d o c c u

p i e d b y a t r i b e o f y u a n - t i .

T h e W a n d e r i n g I n n : A n e n o r m o u s t r a v e l i n g

f a i r a n d m a r k e t , t h e W a n d e r i n g I n n i s H o u s e G h a l -

l a n d a ' s m e a n s o f p r o v i d i n g s e r v i c e s a n d n e w s t o t h e

r o v i n g h a l f l i n g t r i b e s . I t s b r i g h t l y h u e d t e n t s a p p e a r

o v e r n i g h t , r i p p l e i n t h e b r e e z e f o r a f e w d a y s , a n d

t h e n v a n i s h a s s w i f t l y a s t h e y a p p e a r e d .

PEOPLE OE THE TALENTA PLAINS

T h e T a l e n t a t r i b e s a r e a l l h a l f l i n g s , a n d a l t h o u g h

h a l f l i n g s d w e l l e l s e w h e r e o n t h e c o n t i n e n t , t h e

g r e a t e r p o r t i o n o f t h e m l i v e h e r e , j u s t a s t h e i r a n c e s

t o r s h a v e d o n e f or m i l l e n n i a . H u m a n s , c h a n g e l i n g s ,

a n d d w a r v e s c o m p r i s e t h e m a j o r i t y o f T a l e n t a ' s

n o n h a l f l i n g p o p u l a t i o n , f o u n d p r i m a r i l y i n G a t h e r

h o l d a n d t h e K a r r n g a r r i s o n s .

H a l f l i n g t r i b e s m a k e n o c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t a t u n i f i e d

s t y l es o f d r e s s , c u i s i n e , o r a d o r n m e n t , b u t t h e l i f e s t y l e

o f t h e p l a i n s t e n d s t o m a k e t h e m l o o k a l i k e . T r i b e

m e m b e r s p r e f e r o u t fi t s m a d e o f f u r s a n d l e a t h e r s ,

w i t h a t h i c k n e s s a n d d e g r e e o f r u g g e d n e s s d e p e n d e n t

e n t i r e l y o n t h e s e a s o n a n d t h e t r i b e ' s t e r r i t o r y . D e c o

r a t i o n t e n d s to t a k e t h e f o r m o f s m a l l , m u l t i c o l o r e d

b e a d s , i n t r i c a t e k n o t s , a n d d y e d f u r s .

T r i b e s c o m b i n e a n i m a l s p ir i t a n d a n c e s t o r w o r s h i p

w i t h a r e v e r e n c e fo r B a l i n o r o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t i n

h i s a s p e c t o f g o d o f b e a s t s a n d t h e h u n t .

TALENTAN ADVENTURERS

T h e l iv e s o f a l l m e m b e r s o f t h e T a l e n t a t r i b e s a r e

a d v e n t u r o u s i n s o m e w a y s . T h e y r a r e l y s l e e p i n t h e

s a m e s p o t f o r m o r e t h a n a f e w n i g h t s , t h e y h u n t f o r

s u r v i v a l , a n d t h e y p r o t e c t t h e i r f a m i l i e s a g a i n s t p r e d

a t o rs ,

b u t s o m e n a t i v e s t a k e u p a m o r e d e l i b e r a t e l y

a d v e n t u r e s o m e e x i s t e n c e .

T A L E N T A P L A I N S A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from the Talenta Plains, you can cho ose

Athlet ics or Endurance as your associated skil l .

G h a l l a n d a G u a r d i a n : K n o w n f o r c o m f o r t , h o s p i

t a l i t y , a n d e l e g a n c e , H o u s e G h a l l a n d a i s c o n s i d e r e d

o n e o f t h e l e a s t m a r t i a l o f t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s .

Y e t s o m e o n e h a s t o d o t h e j o b o f g u a r d i n g G h a l l a n -

d a n i n s t i tu t i o n s a n d e n s u r i n g t h a t m e r c h a n t s d e l i v er

p r o m i s e d g o o d s , i n n s a n d t a v e r n s r e m a i n p e a c e f u l ,

a n d c a r n i v a l s a n d p a r t i e s r e a c h t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n s . A s

a T a l e n t a h a l f l i n g , y o u f e e l o b l i g a t e d t o H o u s e G h a l

l a n d a ( w h e t h e r o r n o t y o u ' r e a m e m b e r ) , a n d y o u t a k e

i t u p o n y o u r s e l f t o d o w h a t y o u c a n t o k e e p i t s p e o p l e

a n d p l a c e s s a f e .

Rolevlaying Tips: Y o u t h i n k s o m e o f t h e l u x u r i e s

t h a t s o - c a l l e d c i v i l i z e d f o l k e n j o y a r e s i l l y , m a k i n g

t h e m s o f t. T h a t s a i d , y o u f u l ly u n d e r s t a n d h o w i m p o r

t a n t t h e i r p a t r o n a g e i s t o H o u s e G h a l l a n d a — a n d , i n

t u r n , t o t h e e c o n o m y o f G a t h e rh o l d — s o y o u k e e p y o u r

o p i n i o n s t o y o u r s e l f . Y o u ' r e q u i c k t o r e s o r t t o v i o l e n c e

t o p r o t e c t y o u r c h a r g e s , w h i c h c a n s o m e t i m e s c a u s e

p r o b l e m s w h e n y o u r e a c t m o r e s e r i o u s l y t o a n i n s u l t

t h a n s o c i e t y ' s r u l e s n o r m a l l y s u g g e s t .

H u n t e r a n d T h e n S o m e : T a l e n t a t r i b e s f o l k h u n t

f o r t h e s a k e o f t h e i r t r i b e s - t o o b t a i n f o o d , f u r , t o o l s ,

C H A P T E R 5 I




a n d t h e l i k e . Y o u ' v e t a k e n i t a s t e p f u r t h e r . R a t h e r

t h a n g a m e a n i m a l s , y o u h u n t m o n s t e r s , p r o t e c t i n g

y o u r t r i b e f ro m m o n s t r o u s r a m p a g e s a n d b r i n g i n g

b a c k a n y t r e a s u r e s y o u ' v e g a t h e r e d f o r y o u r p e o p l e t o

t r a d e a t t h e n e x t c l a n m e e t i n g .

Rolevlaying T i ps : Y ou 'r e a l er t for s i g ns or ta l e s of

m o n s t e r s , h i d d e n l a i r s , a n d a n c i e n t r u i n s . Y o u p r e f e r

a d v e n t u r e s t h a t k e e p y o u c l o s e t o h o m e s o t h a t y o u

c a n b e t t e r p r o t e c t y o u r t r i b e - b u t y o u ' l l w a n d e r p r e t t y

f a r a f i e l d i f y o u b e l i e v e d o i n g s o is o f s u f f i c i e n t b e n e f i t

t o t h e f a m i l y .

W o r l d T r a v e l e r : T h e o u t s i d e w o r l d m i g h t n o t

h a v e m u c h i m p a c t o n t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s , b u t it d o e s

i n t r u d e o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s - t h e o p e r a t i v e s o f H o u s e

G h a l l a n d a a n d H o u s e J o r a s c o , t h e l i g h t n i n g r ai l , a n d

t h e s o l d i e rs o f K a r r n a t h , t o n a m e a f e w e x a m p l e s .

Y o u d o n ' t h a v e t h e s a m e f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h a s p e c t s o f

c i v i l i z a t i o n a s d o s o m e a d v e n t u r e r s f r o m r e g i o n s s u c h

a s th e S h a d o w M a r c h e s . R a t h e r , y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n

s e e i n g h o w s o c i e t i e s f u n c t i o n s o t h a t y o u c a n i n t r o

d u c e a n y a d v a n c e s t h a t m i g h t m a k e y o u r o w n t r i b e ' s

l i f e e a s i e r w h i l e a v o i d i n g t h e p i t f a l l s t h a t m a k e m e m

b e r s o f t h o s e s o c i e t i e s s o f t a n d w e a k .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u s e e k o u t o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o

i n t e r a c t w i t h p e o p l e f r o m b e y o n d T a l e n t a a n d t o

a d v e n t u r e o u t s i d e it s b o r d e r s . Y o u ' r e u n i n t e r e s t e d

i n t h e l a r g e r w o r k i n g s o f c i v i l i z a t i o n a n d m o r e

i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e l i t tl e d e t a i l s : m a g i c a n d t e c h n i c a l

a d v a n c e m e n t s , w e a p o n r y , c r o p g r o w t h , a n d a n y t h i n g

e l s e t h a t m i g h t t r a n s l a t e t o t r i b a l u s e w i t h o u t r e q u i r

i n g y o u r p e o p l e t o g i v e u p y o u r t r a d i t i o n s .

VALENAR

T h e o n l y t r u e e l v e n n a t i o n i n K h o r v a i r e , V a l e n a r

i s a l s o o n e o f t h e y o u n g e s t . I n h a b i t e d b y a w a r r i o r

p e o p l e w i t h n o d e s i r e to m a i n t a i n a n y c o n n e c t i o n

w i t h t h e i r h o m e l a n d , V a l e n a r i s i n a st a t e o f c o n s t a n t

c o n f l i c t w i t h i t s n e i g h b o r s . V a l e n a r m i g h t b e t h e

s p a r k t h a t i g n i t e s t h e n e x t w a r .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e r e g io n n o w k n o w n a s V a l e n a r w a s o n c e c l a i m e d

b y C y r e . A n u m b e r o f A e r e n a l e l v e s w h o c a m e t o

K h o r v a i r e a s m e r c e n a r i e s t o f i gh t in t h e L a s t W a r

s t a k e d a c l a i m t o t h e t e r r i t o r y a s t h e c o n f l i c t p r o

g r e s s e d . T h e s e e l v e s a r e m o r e m a r t i a l i n n a t u r e t h a n

t h e i r c o m r a d e s w h o w o r s h i p t h e U n d y i n g C o u r t , a n d

t h e y w a n t l i t t le m o r e f r o m l if e t h a n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y

f o r g l o r i o u s b l o o d s h e d .

T h e e l v e s o f V a l e n a r a r e d i v i d e d i n t o w a r c l a n s .

S o m e c l a n s s e r v e a s m e r c e n a r i e s f o r o t h e r n a t i o n s ,

a n d o t h e r s p r a c t i c e a n d s p a r c o n s t a n t l y w i t h o n e

a n o t h e r a c r o s s V a l e n a r . S t i l l o t h e r s w a n d e r t h e w i l d s

i n s e a r c h o f g l o r i o u s b a t t le — a n d t h e y c h a f e t h a t t h e

c l o s e o f h o s t i l i t ie s o f t h e L a s t W a r h a s m a d e t h e i r s p o r t

t h a t m u c h m o r e d i f f i c u l t . H i g h K i n g V a d a l l i a , w h o

l e d a c o n t i n g e n t o f el v e s i n K h o r v a i r e d u r i n g t h e L a s t

W a r , r u l e s t h e n a t i o n , b u t V a l e n a r r e m a i n s p r i m a r i l y

a c o l l e c t i o n o f w a r c l a n s . T h e e l v e s h a v e l i tt l e d e s i r e t o

e s t a b l i s h e x t e n s i v e b o d i e s o f l a w s o r a n y c u l t u r a l i d e n

t i ty b e y o n d t h e i r r e l i g io u s a n d m a r t i a l a c t i v i t i e s .

V a l e n a r is w e l l k n o w n f o r t h e m a g n i f i c e n t w a r -

h o r s e s b r e d , t r a i n e d , a n d r i d d e n i n t o b a t t l e b y t h e

e l v e s . O r i g i n a l l y b ro u g h t f r o m A e r e n a l , t h i s b r e e d o f

w a r h o r s e i s t h e e n v y o f a l l K h o r v a i r e , a n d t h e e l v e s

t a k e g r e a t p r e c a u t i o n s t o e n s u r e t h a t n o b r e e d i n g

s t o c k l e a v e s t h e i r b o r d e r s .

REGIONAL FEATURES

W a r c l a n s o f V a l e n a r d w e l l i n t e m p o r a r y c a m p s , se t

t i n g u p w h e r e v e r t h e i r m a n e u v e r s t a k e t h e m . T h e

m a j o r i t y o f V a l e n a r ' s p e r m a n e n t s e t t l e m e n t s a r e

f a r m i n g c o m m u n i t i e s o r s t r a t e g i c a l l y p l a c e d k e e p s i n

w h i c h t h e e l v e s c a n t a k e s h e l t e r i f a t t a c k e d .

P e a s a n t s ' M a r k e t : T h e s i n g l e l a r g e s t m a r k e t i n

V a l e n a r i s t h e P e a s a n t s ' M a r k e t , lo c a t e d w i t h i n T a e r

V a l a e s t a s . T h i s i s t h e b e s t p l a c e i n t h e n a t i o n t o b u y

g o o d s fr o m a n y w h e r e i n K h o r v a i r e . W h i l e t h e e l v e s

t h e m s e l v e s r a r e l y e n g a g e i n s u c h m u n d a n e a c t i v i

t i e s a s s h o p p i n g a t a m a r k e t , t h e h u m a n a n d h a l f - e l f

i n h a b i t a n t s o f V a l e n a r f r e q u e n t l y v i si t t h e m a r k e t o n

b e h a l f o f t h e i r f e u d a l l o r d s .

T h e R o y a l P a l a c e : T h e h o m e o f H i g h K i n g

V a d a l l i a , t h i s b u i l d i n g i n T a e r V a l a e s t a s i s t h e l a r g e s t

p e r m a n e n t s t r u c t u r e i n V a l e n a r . D e s p i t e i t s s i z e , t h e

R o y a l P a l a c e i s a m i l i t a r y k e e p f ir st a n d f o r e m o s t .

T a e r V a l a e s t a s : A w a ll e d c o m m u n i t y b u il t w i t h

m i l i t a r y p r e c i s i o n , T a e r V a l a e s t a s w a s c o n s t r u c t e d

b e c a u s e t h e e l v es o f V a l e n a r r e c o g n i z e d t h a t a n a t i o n

r e q u i r e s a c a p i t a l c i t y .

T h e T e m p l e o f t h e A g e s : T h e c e n t e r o f V a l e n a r

r e l i g i o n , t h e T e m p l e s e r v e s a s a p l a c e o f w o r s h i p a n d

t r a i n i n g f o r t h e K e e p e r s o f t h e P a s t , t h e p r i e s t s o f t h e

S p i r i t s o f t h e P a s t .

PEOPLE OE VALENAR

A n u m b e r o f h u m a n s , h a l f -e l v e s , h a l f l i n g s , a n d h o b

g o b l i n s r e m a i n i n V a l e n a r f r o m t h e d a y s b e f o r e e l v e n

r u l e . T h e e l v e s, h o w e v e r , w h o n u m b e r n e a r l y h a l f t h e

t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n , c o n s i d e r t h e m s e l v e s t h e o n l y t r u e

c i t i z e n s . M e m b e r s o f a l l o t h e r r a c e s a r e p e a s a n t s a n d

s e r f s w h o p r i m a r i l y p e r f o r m t h e f a r m i n g , p h y s i c a l

l a b o r , a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e d u t i e s w i t h w h i c h t h e e l v e s

c a n n o t b e b o t h e r e d . A s a m i l i t a r y p e o p l e , V a l e n a r ' s

c i t i z e n s h a v e l i t t l e i n t e r e s t i n t h e a r t s , i n f a s h i o n , o r

i n a r c h i t e c t u r e t h a t s e r v e s n o m i l i t a r y p u r p o s e . B a t t l e

d r e s s a n d f a n c y d r e s s a r e o n e a n d t h e s a m e , a n d d e c

o r a t i o n c o n s i s t s o f t r o p h i e s w o n f r o m f o e s o r p a s s e d

d o w n t h r o u g h t h e g e n e r a t i o n s .

V a l e n a r ' s e l v e s w o r s h i p t h e s p i r i t s o f t h e i r

a n c e s t o r s — p a r t i c u l a rl y g r e a t w a r r i o r s o r c h a m p i o n s

o f t h e p e o p l e . A f e w c l i n g t o t h e b e l i e f s o f t h e U n d y

i n g C o u r t , a l b e i t w i t h a h e a v i e r f o c u s o n s p e c i f i c p a s t

h e r o e s . T h e e l v e s d o n ' t c a r e w h o o r w h a t V a l e n a r ' s

C H A P T E R 5 | W o r l d o f Eber r on



o t h e r i n h a b i t a n t s w o r s h i p , a s l o n g a s t h e y ' r e q u i e t

a bo u t i t .

VALENAR ADVENTURERS

J u s t a b o u t a l l V a l e n a r e l v e s a r e s o l d i e r s o f s o m e s o r t

o r a n o t h e r . T h e q u e s t i o n i s n o t w h a t s o r t s o f a d v e n t u r

e r s d o e s V a l e n a r p r o d u c e , b u t w h a t s o r t s t a n d s o u t ?

V A L E N A R A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from Valenar, you can ch oos e A croba tics or

A thlet ics as your associated skil l.

H o n o r a b l e M e r c e n a r y : Y o u ' r e n o l e s s a n x i o u s f o r

e x c u s e s t o f i g h t t h a n y o u r c o m r a d e s a r e , b u t y o u ' r e

d e t e r m i n e d t o l i f t a b l a d e o r f l i n g a s p e l l s t r i c t l y f o r

h o n o r a b l e c a u s e s . Y o u f i r m l y b e l ie v e t h a t y o u r a n c e s

t o r s w o u l d d i s a p p r o v e o f r a n d o m b l o o d s h e d , a n d y o u

s t r u g g l e i n s t e a d t o f i n d a d v e n t u r e s a n d t a k e m e r c e

n a r y c o m m i s s i o n s t h a t m e e t y o u r e t h i c a l s t a n d a r d s .

Roleplaying T i p s: I n y o u r s e a r c h fo r m e r c e n a r y

c o n t r a c t s o r a d v e n t u r e q u e s t s , t h e c a u s e i s a t l e a s t

a s i m p o r t a n t t o y o u a s t h e m o n e y . Y o u l o o k d o w n o n

o t h e r V a l e n a r e l v e s w h o f i g h t w i t h o u t c o n c e r n f o r

c a u s e , a n d y o u ' r e q u i c k t o d e f e n d t h e w e a k — n o t n e c

e s s a r i l y b e c a u s e y o u b e l i e v e i t ' s t h e r i g h t t h i n g t o d o

( a l t h o u g h y o u m i g h t ) b u t b e c a u s e y o u f e e l d o i n g s o

i m p r e s s e s t h e a n c e s t o r s .

M i l i t a n t I n s t i g a t o r : T h e w a y fo r y o u r p e o p l e t o

p r o v e th e m s e l v e s i s t h r o u g h w a r , a n d i f t h e h u m a n

n a t i o n s w o n ' t s t a r t o n e o n t h e i r o w n , y o u ' l l h a v e t o

h e l p t h e m a l o n g . Y o u c o n d u c t r a i d s o n n e i g h b o r i n g

m i l i t a r y c o m m u n i t i e s , a m b u s h su p p l y c a r a v a n s , a n d

d o e v e r y t h i n g i n y o u r p o w e r t o p r o v o k e y o u r n e i g h

b o r s i n t o a t t a c k i n g V a l e n a r d i r e c t l y .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Yo u s e e k o u t m i l i t a r y t a rge t s f ro m

o t h e r n a t i o n s , a n d u n d e r t a k e a d v e n t u r e s t h a t a l l o w

y o u t o r e m o v e g r e a t t r e a s u r e s f r o m a c r o s s t h e b o r d e r .

Y o u m i g h t r e s t r i c t y o u r s e l f to m i l i t a r y c a s u a l t i e s , o r i n

a d a r k e r c a m p a i g n , y o u m i g h t b e w i l l i n g t o s h e d c i v i l

i a n b l o o d i n o r d e r t o s o w c o n f l i c t .

P e a s a n t

H e r o : Y o u r e l v e n l o r d s t h i n k t h a t y o u r

p e o p l e a r e g o o d o n l y f o r f a r m i n g a n d m a n u a l l a b o r ,

b u t y o u i n t e n d t o t e a c h t h e m o t h e r w i s e . Y o u l i v e d i n

V a l e n a r b u t w e r e n o t a n e lf , s o y o u r o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r

p r o v i n g y o u r s e l f w e r e f e w . N o w y o u 'v e t a k e n u p b l a d e

o r s p e l l a n d g o n e o u t i n s e a r c h o f f a m e a n d f o r t u n e .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u t a k e e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y t o

s h o w c a s e y o u r p r o w e s s . Y o u ' r e n o t s u i c i d a l , b u t o n l y

e x t r e m e r i s k w i l l k e e p y o u o u t o f a fi g h t o r a n a d v e n

t u r e . I t m i g h t l o o k l i k e y o u ' r e s h o w i n g o f f , b u t y o u ' r e

t ryi n g t o p ro v e yo u rs e l f—t o t h e e l v e s , t o t h e w o rl d,

a n d p e r h a p s t o y o u r s e l f .

ZILARGO

H o m e l a n d t o a g n o m e c u l t u r e t h a t p r e d a t e s t h e r i s e

o f G a l i f a r , Z i l a r g o a p p e a r s t o b e a l a n d o f p l e n t y , o f

p e a c e a n d p r o s p e r i t y , a n d o f l u s h f a r m s a n d w e l l -

o r d e r e d c i t i e s . T h o s e w h o o b s e r v e Z i l a r g o ' s l a w s

n e v e r h a v e r e a s o n t o s e e i t a s a n y t h i n g e l s e . B u t e n e

m i e s o f Z i l a r g o f i n d t h e i r s e c r e t s e x p o s e d a n d t h e i r

p l a n s c o u n t e r e d b e f o r e t h e y ' r e e x e c u t e d . A n d i n d i

v i d u a l s w h o b r e a k t h e p e a c e o r i n c i t e u n r e s t v a n i s h

s w i f t l y a n d c o m p l e t e l y .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

Z i l a r g o i s r u l e d b y a c o u n c i l o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m

a l l i t s m a j o r c i t i e s r a t h e r t h a n b y a s i n g l e s o v e r e i g n .

I t h a s m a i n t a i n e d i t s i n d e p e n d e n c e o v e r t h e y e a r s

t h r o u g h d i p l o m a c y a n d , o n o c c a s i o n , t h e j u d i c i o u s

u s e o f b l a c k m a i l i n s t e a d o f t h r o u g h m i l i t a r y m i g h t .

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e s t i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d s p y n e t w o r k i n E b e r r o n . E v e n

t h o u g h o t h e r n a t i o n s c o u l d p r o b a b l y c o n q u e r Z i l a r g o ,

t h e c o s t i n i n f o r m a t i o n s p r e a d t o i ts e n e m i e s a n d

a r c a n e s e c r e t s l o s t w o u l d f a r o u t w e i g h a n y b e n e f i t .

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e l e m e n t a l - b o u n d v e s s e l s a r e i n d e m a n d a c r o s s K h o r

v a i r e . U n o f f i c i a l l y , g n o m e s a n d Z i l o r g a n i z a t i o n s a l s o

m a k e m o n e y b y p r o v i d i n g i n t e l l i g e n c e g a t h e r i n g s e r

v i c e s t o o u t s i de p o w e rs .

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Zi l a r go i s a be a u t i f u l n a t i o n ; i t s bu i l di n g s a re fa n t a s t i c

m e l d i n g s o f w o o d a n d s t o n e , b u i l t t o o f f e r c o m f o r t

t o b o t h g n o m e s a n d l a r g e r c r e a t u r e s l i k e h u m a n s

a n d e l v e s . E v e n t h e s m a l l e s t v i l l a g e s a r e b r i g h t a n d

b e d e c k e d w i t h m i n o r m a g i c .

K o r r a n b e r g : T h e C i t y o f K n o w l e d g e i s t h e a n c e s

t r a l h o m e o f H o u s e S i v i s a n d a r e p o s i t o r y o f l o r e a n d

t e x t s f r o m a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e a n d t h r o u g h o u t h i s t o r y .

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l e a r n a n y t h i n g h e r e . T h i s c i t y i s a l s o t h e h o m e o f t h e

Korranberg Chronicle, t h e m o s t r e l i a b l e n e w s s h e e t i n

K h o r v a i r e .

T h e L i b r a r y o f K o r r a n b e r g : O c c u p y i n g n e a r l y

a q u a r t e r o f K o r r a n b e r g , t h e l i b r a r y c o n s i s t s o f e n o r

m o u s u n d e r g r o u n d v a u l t s o f l o r e a n d a c o l l e g e a l m o s t

a s p r e s t i g i o u s a s W y n a r n U n i v e r s i ty .

P y l a s P y r i a l : A g l i t t e r i n g t o w e r a l s o c a l l e d t h e

G a t e o f J o y , P y l a s P y r i a l a p p e a r e d a l o n g w i t h t h e

o t h e r f e y s p i r e s i n r e c e n t h i s t o r y . G n o m e s n a t i v e t o t h e

F e y w i l d o u t n u m b e r t h e e l a d r i n p o p u l a t i o n h e r e .

T h e S t r e e t o f a H u n d r e d T e m p l e s : T h i s d i s t r i c t

o f K o r r a n b e r g b o a s t s m o r e t e m p l e s t h a n a n y o t h e r

c i t y i n K h o r v a i r e , a n d i t i n c l u d e s s h r i n e s t o e v e r y

i m a g i n a b l e r e l i g i o n .

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t r a d e , T r o l a n p o r t i s a l s o Z i l a rg o ' s c a p i t a l a n d c o n t a i n s

t h e t o w e r o f t h e T r i u m v i r a t e , t h e n a t i o n ' s r u l i n g c o u n

c i l . I t is s a i d t h a t t h e g o o d s i n T r o l a n p o r t ' s m a r k e t s

a r e a s m a n y a n d a s v a r i e d a s t h e l o r e i n K o r r a n b e r g ' s

l i b r a r y , a n d H o u s e s L y r a n d a r , C a n n i t h , a n d K u n

d a r a k a l l h a v e m a j o r e n c l a v e s h e r e .

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c i t i e s , Z o l a n b e r g m a i n t a i n s it s w e a l t h a n d p o w e r b y

m i n i n g t h e r i c h v e i n s o f o r e a n d g e m s i n t h e S e a w a l l

M o u n t a i n s . I t i s t h e m o s t m a r t i a l o f g n o m e c i t i e s

b e c a u s e i t s p e o p l e m o s t f r e q u e n t l y r e p e l k o b o l d r a i d s

f r o m t h e S e a w a l l M o u n t a i n s .

PEOPLE OE ZILARGO

Z i l a r g o i s k n o w n a s t h e g n o m e h o m e l a n d , a n d

g n o m e s m a k e u p w e l l o v e r h a l f t h e p o p u l a t i o n .

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d w a r v e s a n d s m a l l e r n u m b e r s o f k o b o l d s a n d e l a d r i n .

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\ o u s i n t h e i r t h i r s t f o r k n o w l e d g e a n d l o c a l i n t r i g u e s ,

m o s t w h o d w e l l h e r e d e v e l o p s o m e t h i n g o f a t a s t e f o r

s e c r e t s a n d m a n i p u l a t i o n s . G n o m i s h s t y l e s f a v o r l o n g

c o a t s o r c l o a ks a n d h e a v y bo o t s , a l l i n br i gh t c o l o rs

t h a t w o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d g a r i s h i n o t h e r c u l t u r e s .

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t h i s n a t i o n a r e f r e e t o w o r s h i p w h a t e v e r p a n t h e o n s

t h e y p r e f e r . M e m b e r s o f a l l m a j o r f a i t h s — i n c l u d i n g

t h e B l o o d o f V o l , t h e D a r k S i x , a n d K h y b e r c u l t s -

p r a c t i c e w i t h o u t p e r s e c u t i o n ( a s l o n g a s t h e y d o n ' t

d i s t u r b t h e p e a c e ) .

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ADVENTURERS

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s u b s t a n t i a l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r a d v e n t u r e .

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If you are from Zilargo, you can c ho os e Bluff or

Insight as your associated skill.

A g e n t o f t h e T r u s t : Z il a rg o ' s c i t i z e n s k e e p t h e

p e a c e n o t b e c a u s e t h e y w a n t t o , b u t b e c a u s e t h e y

n e v e r k n o w w h o ' s w a t c h i n g . I n f a c t , y o u a r e . Y o u a r e

a n a g e n t o f t h e T r u s t , t h e s h a d o w y c a b a l t h a t r u n s

b o t h Z i l a r g o ' s e s p i o n a g e s e r v i c e s a n d i t s l a w e n f o r c e

m e n t . W h e n s o m e t h i n g h a p p e n s to t h r e a t e n t h e

p e a c e , b e i t a c o n s p i r a c y a g a i n s t t h e g o v e r n m e n t ,

o r g a n i z e d c r i m e , o r m o n s t e r s f r o m t h e c o a s t , i t ' s y o u r

j o b t o de a l w i t h i t —q u i e t l y .

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t h a n yo u a p p e a r , bu t yo u ke e p a n e ye o u t fo r t ro u bl e .

Y o u ' r e a n o b s e s s i v e c o l l e c t o r o f i n f o r m a t i o n , n o t j u s t

o u t o f c u r i o s i t y , bu t i n c a s e i t be c o m e s re l e v a n t l a t e r .

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o f t h e T r u s t ; y o u r a s s i g n m e n t i s t o t a k e o r d e r s a n d

r e p o r t b a c k .

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w e a l t h , fo r fa me , o r fo r gl o ry; yo u a dv e n t u re s o yo u c a n

w ri t e a bo u t i t . Yo u ' re a c h ro n i c l e r fo r t h e Korranberg

Chronicle (o r a s i m i l a r o rga n i z a t i o n ) . I t 's yo u r j o b t o

k e e p p e o p l e i n f o r m e d a b o u t w h a t ' s h a p p e n i n g i n t h e

w o rl d, a n d t h a t me a n s t ra v e l i n g t h e w o rl d a n d s e e i n g

e v e n i t s mo s t da n ge ro u s t ro u bl e s p o t s fo r yo u rs e l f .

Rolevlaying Tips: Y o u w a n t t h e t r u t h , a n d n o t h i n g i s

go i n g t o s t o p yo u . Yo u a re w i l l i n g t o do w h a t e v e r t h e

p u r s u i t o f t h e s t o r y r e q u i r e s .

T h i r s t f o r K n o w l e d g e : L i k e m o s t g n o m e s ,

y o u c o n s i d e r e v e n t h e t i n i e s t p i e c e o f i n f o r m a t i o n

v a l u a b l e , o r at l e a st p o t e n t i a l l y s o . W h e t h e r y o u ' r e

s n e a k i n g i n t o s e c u r e d b u i l d i n g s t o e a v e s d r o p o n t h e

r i c h a n d p o w e r f u l o r d e l v i n g i n t o a n c i e n t r u i n s f o r

t h a t o n e w a l l o f h i e r o g l y p h i c s t h a t n o b o d y e l s e h a s

s e e n , y o u ' r e h a p p y o n l y w h e n y o u ' r e l e a r n i n g s o m e

t h i n g y o u d i d n ' t k n o w b e f o r e .

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T i p s : Yo u p a y c l o s e a t t e n t i o n t o

e v e r y t h i n g , f d i n g i t a w a y f o r f u t u r e u s e . N o t h i n g i s

u n i m p o r t a n t , n o m a t t e r h o w t r i v i a l i t m i g h t s e e m a t

t h e t i m e .

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B E Y O N D K H O R V A I R E

A l t h o u g h K h o r v a i r e r e p r e s e n t s t h e h e a r t o f E b e r r o n ,

i t i s o n l y o n e o f s i x c o n t i n e n t s . M a n y e x o t i c l a n d s l i e

b e y o n d K h o r v a i r e ' s s h o r e s , w a i t i n g t o b e e x p l o r e d .

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T h e a n c e s t r a l h o m e l a n d o f E b e r r o n ' s el v e s, A e r e n a l

i s a r e a l m t h a t i s a l i e n t o m o s t o f K h o r v a i r e ' s i n h a b i t

a n t s . T h i c k j u n g l e s a n d e x o t i c f l o r a c a s t d e e p s h a d o w s

a c r o s s t h e l a n d , s h r o u d i n g a s o c i e t y s t e e p e d i n a f a s c i

n a t i o n w i t h d e a t h .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

A e r e n a l i s o p e n t o t r a v e l e r s a n d t r a d e r s , a l t h o u g h t h e

A e r e n i r a r e l y o f f e r a w a r m w e l c o m e t o f o r e i g n e r s .

T h e U n d y i n g C o u r t , a c o u n c i l o f r e l i g i o u s a n d

n o b l e l e a d e r s f r o m p r i o r g e n e r a t i o n s , r u l e s t h e e l v e s

o f A e r e n a l . T h e m e m b e r s o f t h i s c o u n c i l a r e u n d e a d ;

t h e A e r e n i r e f e r t o t h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s a s t h e u n d y i n g .

T h e U n d y i n g C o u r t s e l e c t s t h e S i b l i n g K i n g s —

c u r r e n t l y B a l a e r e t h a n d T e z a e r a o f t h e M e n d y r i a n

l i n e— t o h a n d l e d a y - t o - d a y g o v e r n m e n t b u s i n e s s . T h e

A e r e n i r e s p e c t t h e w i s d o m o f t h e U n d y i n g C o u r t ,

a n d t h e i r f a i t h r e c o g n i z e s i ts m e m b e r s a s e m i s s a r i e s

o f t h e i r a n c e s t o r s . D e a t h f a s c i n a t e s t h e A e r e n i , a n d

i t i n f o r m s t h e i r f a s h i o n s a n d a r t s ; t h e y a l s o h a v e a

p r o p e n s i t y f o r t h e s t u d y o f n e c r o m a n t i c a n d p l a n a r

m a g i c . S o m e A e r e n i e v e n u n d e r g o a l c h e m i c a l p r o

c e s s e s a n d m y s t i c r i t e s i n o r d e r t o a p p e a r d e a d . M o s t

e l v es o f A e r e n a l a r e m e m b e r s o f v a s t e x t e n d e d f a m i

l i e s , c a l l e d l i n e s , t h a t h a v e t i e s t o c o u n s e l o r s o f t h e

U n d y i n g C o u r t .

T h e T a i r n a d a l e l v es o f A e r e n a l ' s n o r t h e r n p l a i n s

h a v e a w a r r i o r c u l t u r e s i m i l a r t o t h a t o f t h e V a l e n a r

e l v e s . T a i r n a d a l f a m i l y d i v i s i o n s a r e c a l l e d w a r c l a n s ,

a n d t h e y a r e l e s s d e v o t e d t o t h e U n d y i n g C o u r t t h a n

a r e o t h e r A e r e n i .

MAJOR REGIONAL FEATURES

M o s t A e r e n i d w e l l o n p r i v a t e e s t a t e s i n t h e j u n g l e -

s m a l l f a m i l y v i l l a s r u l e d b y a n o b l e l i n e . I n t h e n o r t h ,

t h e w a n d e r i n g e l v e n w a r c l a n s p r a c t i c e a n o m a d i c

l i f e s t y l e , m a i n t a i n i n g o n l y a f e w f o r t r e s s e s a n d

s e t t l e m e n t s .

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g a t e w a y b y w h i c h o u t s i d e r s v i s it A e r e n a l , a l t h o u g h

f e w t r a d e r s e v e r t r a v e l b e y o n d t h e c i ty . T h e r e s i d e n t s

o f P y l a s T a l a e a r a r e m o r e t o l e r a n t o f o u t s i d e r s t h a n

a r e o t h e r A e r e n a l e l v e s , a n d f e w u n d y i n g d w e l l i n

t h e c i t y .

S h a e C a i r d a l : T h i s c it y i s t h e c a p i ta l o f A e r e n a l

a n d t h e h o m e o f t h e S i b l i n g K i n g s . M u c h o f t h e

c i t y s t a n d s a t o p e n o r m o u s t r e e s , a n d m a n y o f i t s

s t r u c t u r e s a r e s h a p e d f r o m l i v i n g t r e e t r u n k s . S h a e

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i n A e r e n a l .

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o f A e r e n a l . I t i s t h e h o m e o f t h e U n d y i n g C o u r t a n d cc

c o n t a i n s t h e l a r g e s t p o p u l a t i o n o f u n d y i n g i n A e r e n a l . 0

S h a e T h o r i d o r : S h a e T h o r i d o r i s A e r e n a l ' s o t h e r ^

m a j o r p o r t b e s i d e s P y l a s T a l a e a r . T h e T a i r n a d a l a l s o

Q

c o n t r o l t h e c i t y , a n d n o u n d y i n g d w e l l t h e r e . T h e

c i t y ' s c o m b a t i v e e l v e n o c c u p a n t s a r e a l w a y s e a g e r

t o p r o v e t h e i r w a r r i o r s k i l l s , a n d t h e y c a n p r e s e n t a [j]

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o f A e r e n a l c o m p r i s e o v e r tw o - t h i r d s o f t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s

p o p u l a t i o n ; t h e u n d y i n g a c c o u n t f o r m o s t o f t h e

r e m a i n i n g o n e - t h i r d . A s m a l l n u m b e r o f h a l f - e l v e s

a n d t r a d e r s o f o t h e r r a c e s a r e a l s o p e r m a n e n t r e s i

d e n t s o f A e r e n a l .

A l l o f A e r e n a l ' s e l f i n h a b i t a n t s w o r s h i p t h e U n d y

i n g C o u r t , t h e S p i r i t s o f t h e P a s t , o r b o t h . N o o t h e r

r e l ig i o n is a c c e p t e d a m o n g t h e p e r m a n e n t p o p u l a

t i o n , a l t h o u g h f o r e i g n e r s a r e n o t p e r s e c u t e d f o r

p r a c t i c i n g o t h e r b e l i e f s .

T h e e l v e s o f A e r e n a l r e v e r e t h e u n d y i n g , b u t t h e y

h a r b o r a h a t r e d f o r o t h e r f o r m s o f u n d e a d , p a r t i c u

l a r l y t h o s e t h a t f e e d o n t h e l i v i n g . D e s t r o y i n g s u c h

c r e a t u r e s i s c o n s i d e r e d t o b e a r e l i g i o u s d u t y .

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ARGONNESSEN

T h e n a m e A r g o n n e s s e n b r i n g s a s h u d d e r t o e v e n t h e

bra v e s t e xp l o re rs , fo r it i s a l a n d o f my s t e r y a n d fe a r .

V i c i o u s t i d e s a n d m u r d e r o u s r o c k s s u r r o u n d i t , a n d

f i e r c e b a r b a r i a n t r i b e s i n h a b i t i t s s h o r e s . Y e t m u c h

g r e a t e r p e r i l s l i e b e y o n d i t s b e a c h e s .

A r g o n n e s s e n i s t h e a n c e s t r a l h o m e o f E b e r r o n ' s

d r a g o n s , w h i c h g u a r d t h e l a n d ' s l e g e n d a r y w o n

d e r s . A n c i e n t c i t i e s , e n o r m o u s s t r u c t u r e s , a n d v a s t

t r e a s u r e s l i e w i t h i n A r g o n n e s s e n . A f e w e x p l o r e r s ,

a d v e n t u r e r s , s c h o l a r s , a n d m e r c h a n t s h a v e b r a v e d t h e

D r a g o n r e a c h t o l a n d o n t h e b e a c h e s o f S e r e n I s l a n d

o r u p o n t h e c o a s t o f A r g o n n e s s e n . I f a n y o n e h a s e v e r

t r a v e l e d b e y o n d t h e s e l a n d s ' b o r d e r s , t h o u g h , t h e y

h a v e l e f t n o e v i d e n c e o f t h e i r d i s c o v e r i e s .

T h e o n l y r e g i o n o f A r g o n n e s s e n k n o w n t o o u t s i d

e r s i s T o t e m B e a c h , w h e r e m o s t s h i p s m a k e l a n d f a l l .

H u g e s t o n e m o n u m e n t s , b u i lt b y u n k n o w n p o w e r s

i n a b y g o n e a g e , j u t f r o m t h e s a n d s , l o o k i n g o u t o v e r

t h e s e a . B e y o n d , a t h i c k j u n g l e a n d t h e G r e a t B a r

r i e r M o u n t a i n s b l o c k a n y v i e w o f t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s

i n t e r i o r .

S a i l o r s f r o m t h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s c l a s h f r e

q u e n t l y w i t h t h e b a r b a r i a n s o f S e r e n , w h o a t t e m p t

C H A P T E R 5 |




t o r a i d p a s s i n g s h i p s . M o s t S e r e n b a r b a r i a n s a r e

h u m a n , b u t a f e w d r a g o n b o r n t r i b e s e x i s t a s w e l l .

M o s t d r a g o n b o r n b e l i e v e t h a t A r g o n n e s s e n i s t h e i r

a n c e s t r a l h o m e , b u t t h e d r a g o n b o r n o f Q ' b a r r a c a m e

t o K h o r v a i r e s o l o n g a g o t h a t t h e y h a v e n o b e t t e r

k n o w l e d g e o f A r g o n n e s s e n t h a n a n y o n e e l s e .

A R G O N N E S S E N A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from A rgonn essen, you can cho ose Athlet

ics or Arcana as your associated skill.

THE

FROSTEELL

T h e F r o s t f e l l s t r e t c h e s a c r o s s E b e r r o n ' s n o r t h e r n

r e a c h e s a n d i s a l a n d o f b l i n d i n g s n o w , c r e a k i n g g l a

c i e r s , a n d j a g g e d p e a k s . W i t h i t s a n c i e n t t r e a s u r e s

a n d u n t o u c h e d l a n d s , t h e F r o s t f e l l b e c k o n s t o a d v e n

t u r e r s a n d e x p l o r e r s l i k e a g l e a m i n g , u n c u t j e w e l .

F o r a l l t h e a t t e m p t e d e x p e d i t i o n s t o t h e F r o s t f e l l,

l i t t l e i s kn o w n o f t h i s

e n i g m a t i c r e g i o n . F e w

g r o u p s h a v e r e t u r n e d

s a f e l y f r o m e x p l o r a t i o n o f t h e

r e g i o n . O n e s u c h g r o u p i s t h e W a y

f i n d e r F o u n d a t i o n , a n o r g a n i z a t i o n o f

e x p l o r a t i o n a n d p h i l a n t h r o p y l e d b y t h e

h a l f l i n g B o r o m a n i r ' D a y n e . T h e f o u n d a t i o n 's

m e m b e r s h a v e r e p o r t e d g r e a t d e v i l - r u l e d c i t i e s i n

t h e i c e , t o w e r s o f f r o z e n b o n e , a n d w a r m o a s e s i n t h e

m i d s t o f f r o s t y v a l e s . H o w e v e r , m o s t o f t h e i r a c c o u n t s

a r e c o n t r a d i c t o r y .

T h e d w a r v e n c l a n s o f t h e M r o r H o l d s b e l i e v e t h a t

t h e y o r i g i n a l l y h a i l f r o m t h e F r o s t f e l l .

F R O S T F E L L A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from the Frostfell , you can c hoo se Endur

ance or Nature as your associated skill.

K H Y B E R

I t is a r e a l m w i t h o u t h o p e , w i t h o u t s a n i t y , w i t h o u t

l i g h t — b u t n o t w i t h o u t l i f e . E n d l e s s d a r k n e s s , c r u s h i n g

r o c k , w i n d i n g c o r r i d o r s , a n d s u n l e s s s e a s f i l l t h e v a s t -

n e s s b e n e a t h t h e s u r f a c e o f E b e r r o n . T h i s r e a l m i s

K h y b e r , t h e D r a g o n B e l o w , a n U n d e r d a r k w o r l d t h a t

l u r k l i k e s a r a v e n o u s m a w b e n e a t h t h e f e e t o f s u r f a c e

d w e l l e r s .

K h y b e r i s a r e a l m o f n i g h t m a r e . D e m o n s t h a t

s t a l k e d E b e r r o n a t h o u s a n d g e n e r a t i o n s a g o li e

i m p r i s o n e d w i t h i n i t s d e p t h s , a n d b e i n g s o f m a d n e s s

s l i t h e r t h r o u g h i t s t w i s t e d p a s s a g e w a y s . F o u l s p a w n

a n d o t h e r a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e s l u r k i n K h y b e r , o r c h e s

t r a t i n g p l a n s t o u n l e a s h d e s t r u c t i o n a n d m a d n e s s

u p o n E b e r r o n .

T h e p a s s a g e w a y s t o K h y b e r a r e f e w , a l t h o u g h

r u m o r s a n d a n c i e n t t e x t s t e l l o f g a p i n g p i t s o n t h e

f a c e o f E b e r r o n t h a t l e a d i n t o it s d e p t h s . D e s p i t e

K h y b e r ' s h o r r o r s , m a n y s u r f a c e d w e l l e r s h a v e a n

u n h e a l t h y f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h t h e d e n i z e n s o f t h e

D r a g o n B e l o w . K h y b e r c u l t i s t s g r a n t t h e i r d e v o

t i o n a n d t h e i r s a n i t y t o t h e fo u l be i n gs t h a t dw e l l i n

t h e U n d e r d a r k , h a t c h i n g v i l e p l o t s t o e m p o w e r t h e

o b j e c t s o f t h e i r w o r s h i p t h r o u g h s a c r i f i c e s o f b l o o d ;

t h e y e v e n c o n s p i r e t o l o o s e t h e s e c r e a t u r e s u p o n

E b e r r o n ' s o t h e r i n h a b i t a n t s .

A f e w i n d i v i d u a l s b r a v e K h y b e r ' s d e p t h s i n s e a r c h

o f fo r t u n e o r t o de s t ro y t h e e v i l t h a t dw e l l s t h e re .

T r e a s u r e h u n t e r s s e e k v a l u a b l e m i d n i g h t b l u e a n d

o i l y b l a c k K h y b e r d r a g o n s h a r d s , o b t a i n a b l e o n l y in

C H A P T E R 5 |




t h e d a r k e s t d e p t h s . A d v e n t u r e r s s t r i v e t o d e s t r o y

a n c i e n t be i n g s o f e v i l , fo r t h e go o d o f a l l o r in o rd e r t o

e n s u r e t h e i r p l a c e i n t h e l e g e n d s o f a g e s t o c o m e .

K H Y B E R A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you have sp ent a s ignificant amou nt o f t ime in

Khyber, you can choose Dungeoneering or Endur

ance as your associated skil l.

SARLONA

T o r n b y a g e s o f w a r , p a r a n o i a , r a m p a n t m a g i c , a n d

h u m a n e x o d u s , S a r l o n a i s a c o n t i n e n t d e e p l y a f f e c t e d

b y t h e r a v a g e s o f t h e p a s t . A l t h o u g h l a r g e r t h a n K h o r

v a i r e , i t s s t r u g g l e s h a v e r e d u c e d t h e p o p u l a t i o n t o

t w o p r i m a r y c u l t u r e s : o n e t h a t i s g r a t e f u l f o r t h e p r o s

p e r i t y g r a n t e d b y i t s s p i r i t u a l o v e r s e e r s a n d o n e t h a t

b e l i e v e s t h o s e s p i r i t s t o b e c o r r u p t .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e c o n t i n e n t o f S a r l o n a i s r e l a t i v e l y f l a t , c o n s i s t i n g

o f b r o a d p l a i n s , t h e g r e a t T a s h a n a T u n d r a , a n d a v a s t

d e s e r t . T h e w e a t h e r i s h a r s h , a n d f i e r c e s t o r m s f l a y

t h e l a n d , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n A d a r .

M a n y d e t a i l s o f S a r l o n a n h i s t o r y h a v e b e e n l o s t

t h r o u g h w a r a n d c a t a s t r o p h e . I t i s w i d e l y b e l i e v e d

t h a t t h e c u r r e n t c i v i l i z a t i o n a r o s e t h r o u g h t h e g u i d

a n c e o f o t h e r w o r l d l y s p i r i ts , w h i c h s t e e r e d h u m a n i t y

a w a y f r o m t o t a l d e s t r u c t i o n . T h u s , t h e n a t i o n s o f S a r

l o n a h a v e c o a l e s c e d i n t o t w o d i s t i n c t r e g i o n s .

R e s i d e n t s o f R i e d r a b e l i e v e t h a t t h e y r e p r e s e n t t h e

c r o w n o f c i v i l i z a t i o n . T h e I n s p i r e d , f o r t u n a t e i n d i

v i d u a l s p o s s e s s e d a n d g u i d e d b y s p i r i t s , s e r v e a s b o t h

r e l i g i o u s a n d s e c u l a r le a d e r s . V i o l e n c e a n d c r i m e

a r e r a r e e x c e p t f o r a c t s o f s e d i t i o n , w h i c h , a c c o r d i n g

t o t h e I n s p i r e d , a r e c o m m i t t e d b y t h o s e w h o h a v e

b e e n m i s l e d b y e v il s p ir i t s t o t u r n a g a i n s t t h e P a t h o f

I n s p i r a t i o n .

I n d i r e c t o p p o s i t i o n t o R i e d r a i s A d a r , a m o u n t a i n

o u s , r o c k y l a n d — o n e o f t h e f e w s u c h a r e a s o n t h e

e n t i r e c o n t i n e n t . S t o r m - b l a s t e d a n d d e s o l a t e , A d a r

i s h o m e t o t h o s e w h o r e f u s e t h e p e a c e o f R i e d r a , f o r

t h e y b e l i e v e i t t o b e a l i e . H e r e , n o m a d i c t r i b e s a n d

s m a l l c o m m u n i t i e s s t r u g g l e t o s u r v i v e , s e e k i n g t o

a d h e r e t o t h e P a t h o f L i g h t a n d t o a i d o t h e r s i n t h r o w

i n g o f f t h e y o k e o f t h e P a t h o f I n s p i r a t i o n .

MAJOR REGIONAL FEATURES

R i e d r a ' s p o p u l a t i o n d w e l l s i n m a s s i v e c i t i e s a n d

m i l i t a r y b a s t i o n s , w h e r e t h e y l i v e u n d e r t h e w a t c h

f u l p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e I n s p i r e d . E a c h s u c h c o m m u n i t y

b o a s t s a t l e a s t o n e m o n o l i t h ; t h e s e m o n o l i t h s a r e

c e n t r a l t o R i e d r a n c i v i l i z a t i o n a n d t o t h e P a t h o f

I n s p i r a t i o n .

A d a r b o a s t s f e w e r p o p u l a t i o n c e n t e r s , b e c a u s e t h e

l a n d w o n ' t s u p p o r t t h e m a n d b e c a u s e l i v i n g i n d i s

p e r s e d c o m m u n i t i e s m a k e s A d a r a n s l e s s v u l n e r a b l e

t o a t t a c k f r o m R i e d r a .

D a r J i n ( R i e d r a ) : R i e d r a ' s m o s t r e n o w n e d p o r t

a n d o n e o f i ts l a rge s t me t ro p o l i s e s , Da r J i n re c e i v e s t h e

b u l k o f t r a d e w i t h K h o r v a i r e a n d S t o r m r e a c h . L i k e

mo s t Ri e dra n c i t i e s , i t i s d i v i de d i n t o di s t r i c t s , a n d fe w

o u t s i de rs a re p e rmi t t e d t o l e a v e t h e F o re i gn Qu a rt e r .

D v a a r n a v a ( A d a r ) : T h i s h i d d e n p o r t i s t h e o n l y

s p o t i n a l l o f A d a r w h e r e s h i p s c a n d o c k . T h e p e o p l e

h e r e d o b u s i n e s s w i t h f o r e i g n e r s , b u t t h e y r e m a i n

a l e r t f o r R i e d r a n i n f i l t r a t o r s .

K a s s h t a K e e p ( A d a r ) : Bu i l t i n t o t h e s i de o f a

g r e a t m o u n t a i n o v e r l o o k i n g t h e s e a , K a s s h t a K e e p

i s t h e h o m e o f t h e K e e p e r s o f t h e W o r d , t h e g r e a t e s t

r e l i g i o u s f i g u r e s o f t h e P a t h o f L i g h t . T h e p e o p l e o f

t h e k e e p t r a d e w i t h o u t s i d e r s b y u s i n g m a g i c a l l i f t s

C H A P T E R 5 j

W or l d o f Eber ron . .



t h a t c a n h a u l c a r g o s o r e n t i r e s h i p s u p t o t h e c i t y

f r o m t h e w a t e r b e l o w .

PEOPLE OE SARLONA

I n R i e d r a , h u m a n s a n d t h e I n s p i r e d a r e th e d o m i n a n t

r a c e . S a r l o n a i s b e l i e v e d t o b e t h e b i r t h p l a c e o f h u m a n

ity.

N o n h u m a n s — s u c h a s s h i f t e r s , c h a n g e l i n g s , a n d t h e

o c c a s i o n a l go l i a t h a n d o gre —dw e l l i n t h e re gi o n bu t

a r e s e c o n d - c la s s c i ti z e n s . M e m b e r s o f n o n h u m a n r a c e s

o f t e n j o i n t h e m i l i t a r y b e c a u s e s u c h s e r v i c e i s o n e o f

t h e fe w w a ys fo r t h e m t o o bt a i n re s p e c t o r p o s i t i o n i n

R i e d r a n s o c i e t y . A d a r a l s o c o n s i s t s l a r g e l y o f h u m a n s ,

a l t h o u gh i t s s o c i e t y i s n o t a s ra c i a l l y di v i de d a s i s R i e

dra ' s . Ada r ' s p o p u l a t i o n i n c l u de s t h e s a me ra c e s a s

Ri e dra ' s , a l o n g w i t h a s i z a bl e p o p u l a t i o n o f ka l a s h t a r ,

w h o h i d e f r o m t h e a g e n t s o f t h e I n s p i r e d .

T h e P a t h o f I n s p i r a t i o n i s t h e o n l y f a it h p e r m i t t e d

i n R i e d r a . P r a c t i c e o f o t h e r r e l i g i o n s i s a c r i m i n a l

o f f e n s e . I n A d a r , t h e m o s t c o m m o n f a i t h s a r e t h e

P a t h o f L i g h t a n d a n o l d f o r m o f w o r s h i p o f t h e S o v e r

e i g n H o s t .

S A R L O N A A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are from Sarlo na, you can choo se D iploma cy

or Endurance as your associated skil l .

XEN'DRIK

S o u t h o f K h o r v a i r e , b e y o n d t h e T h u n d e r S e a ,

X e n ' d r i k r i s e s f r o m t h e w a v e s , b e c k o n i n g t o s a g e

a n d e x p l o r e r , m e r c h a n t a n d a d v e n t u r e r . D e e p i n

j u n g l e s t h i c k w i t h f o u l c r e a t u r e s , t h e i v y - c o v e r e d

c y c l o p e a n r u i n s f r o m t h e e m p i r e o f g i a n t s s t il l s t a n d ,

t h e i r g r e a t s e c r e t s w a i t i n g t o b e r e v e a l e d a n d t h e i r

f a b u l o u s m a g i c a l t r e a s u r e s w a i t in g t o b e u n e a r t h e d .

V a s t d e s e r t s s t r e t c h o u t l i k e c u p p e d h a n d s t o c a t c h

t h e d r a g o n s h a r d s t h a t f a l l t o E b e r r o n f r o m t h e R i n g

o f S i b e r y s , a n d g r e a t m o u n t a i n s h i d e w i n d i n g t u n

n e l s a n d v a s t c h a s m s t h a t s h e l t e r t h e t r i b e s o f t h e

s c o r p i o n - w o r s h i p i n g d r o w .

C a r t o g r a p h e r s t a k e i n c r e d i b l e r i s k s t o c r e a t e

a c c u r a t e m a p s o f X e n ' d r i k , b u t n o m o d e r n e x p l o r e r

h a s s u c c e ss f u l l y m a p p e d t h e h e a r t o f t h e C o n t i n e n t

o f M y s t e r i e s . G i a n t s , t h e d e s c e n d a n t s o f a n c i e n t

e m p i r e s , m a k e t h e i r h o m e s a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t ,

w o r s h i p i n g s t r a n g e , a r c a n e p o w e r s o r v i o l e n t p r i m a l

s p i r i t s . R e l i c s a n d r u i n s o f a p a s t d e m o n i c a g e o c c a

s i o n a l l y b i r t h h o r r o r s f a r w o r s e t h a n g i a n t s .

Y e t f o r a l l i t s d a n g e r s , X e n ' d r i k a t t r a c t s t h e i n t e r

e s t o f m a n y o f K h o r v a i r e ' s i n h a b i t a n t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y

t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s . M a n y o f E b e r r o n ' s

p e o p l e — i n c l u d i n g e l v e s a n d w a r f o r g e d — c a n t r a c e

t h e i r l i n e a g e t o t h i s f o r g o t t e n l a n d , a n d t h e y s e e k t o

f i l l i n t h e g a p s o f t h e i r o w n h i s t o r y . T h e r i c h e s o f t h e

g i a n t s ' e m p i r e w a i t f o r e x p l o r e r s , a s d o t h e v a s t f i e l d s

o f d r a g o n s h a r d s . T h e j u n g l e l a n d s a r e v e r d a n t , a n d i f

t h e y c o u l d b e t a m e d , t h e y w o u l d o f f e r g r a n d o p p o r t u

n i t i e s f o r f a r m i n g a n d s e t t l e m e n t .

O n l y a s m a l l n u m b e r o f s e t t l e m e n t s e s t a b l i s h e d

b y f o r e i g n e r s h a v e s u r v i v e d o n X e n ' d r i k . M o s t a r e

t i n y f r o n t i e r t o w n s , m a i n t a i n e d b y a r i c h p a t r o n o r a

d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e . T h e f a m o u s p o r t o f S t o r m r e a c h

i s t h e o n l y o n e o f t h e m t h a t h a s m a n a g e d t o b e c o m e a

fu l l - f l e dge d c i t y .

X E N ' D R I K A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L

If you are from Xen'drik, you can cho ose Nature as

your associated skill.

STORMREACH

A n o a s i s o f c i v i l i z a t i o n b e f o r e o n e r e a c h e s t h e w i l d s ,

S t o r m r e a c h i s k n o w n a s th e G a t e w a y t o X e n ' d r i k . I t

i s t h e s t a r t i n g p o i n t f o r n e a r l y a l l e x p l o r a t i o n i n t o t h e

C o n t i n e n t o f M y s t e r i e s .

S t o r m r e a c h ' s p o p u l a t i o n i s a n e c l e c t i c m i x o f

r a c e s , w i t h s t y l e s a n d f a s h i o n s f r o m a c r o s s t h e w o r l d .

N a t i v e s o f X e n ' d r i k p r e f e r v a r i o u s f o r m s o f s p i r i t o r

a n c e s t o r w o r s h i p , w h e r e a s i m m i g r a n t s f r o m K h o r

v a i r e c o n t i n u e t h e i r w o r s h i p o f t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t ,

t h e S i l v e r F l a m e , o r o c c a s i o n a l l y t h e B l o o d o f V o l .

A c o m m u n i t y o f s o m e s o r t h a s e x i s t e d in S t o r m

r e a c h ' s l o c a t i o n s i n c e t i m e i m m e m o r i a l . T h e c u r r e n t

c i t y w a s c o n s t r u c t e d u n d e r t h e a e g i s o f t h e K i n g d o m

o f G a l i f a r a n d t h e d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s a f t e r t h e y

m a n a g e d t o c l e a r o u t a p i r a t e s a n c t u a r y , w h i c h i n

t u r n w a s b u i l t o n a n c i e n t g i a n t r u i n s t h a t s t i l l p r o

t r u d e f r o m t h e c i t y ' s f o u n d a t i o n . B u i l d i n g s o f w o o d

a n d s t o n e t h a t w o u l d s e e m a t h o m e i n a n y c i t y o n

K h o r v a i r e s t a n d b e s i d e a n c i e n t m o n o l i t h s a n d r e p u r -

p o s e d p y r a m i d s . T h e c i t y is d i v i d e d i n t o d i s t r i c t s a n d

w a r d s , e a c h w i t h a u n i q u e c u l t u r e a n d s t o r y .

A l l t h i r t e e n d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s h a v e e n c l a v e s

h e r e , h o p i n g t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f a n y d i s c o v e r i e s

m a d e w i t h i n t h e d e p t h s o f X e n ' d r i k .

S T O R M R E A C H : T H E G A T E W A Y T O X E N ' D R I K

P o p u l a t i o n : Ap p ro xi ma t e l y 1 1 , 0 0 0 . No s i n gl e ra c e

holds a c lear majority here ; humans, dwarves, half

lings, elves, half-elves, and changelings walk side by

side with half-giants, goliaths, ogres, drow, and thri-

kreen, a humanoid insect l ike race .

G o v e r n m e n t :

Th e Storm Lords, a council m ade

up of representat ives of Stormreach's f ive founding

families , govern the city with substantial advice from

t h e dra go n ma rke d h o u s e s .

D e f e n s e : The Stormreach Guard offic ial ly keeps

the peace. Many members are ruffians and former

criminals , and corruption runs rampant throughout

the organization, making the Guard far better at

defending the city from outside threats than at keep

ing the pea ce within. Th e Iron Wa tch , an el i te unit

of warfor ged, and the Inquisitives, private detec t ives

l icensed by the F inders Guild or House T harashk, are

better at stopping crime.



D R A G O N M A R K E D H O U S E S B A C K G R O U N D S

I n E b e r r o n , a c h a r a c t e r ' s d r a g o n m a r k ( o r l a c k o f o n e )

i s a t l e a s t a s i mp o rt a n t a s t h e n a t i o n i n w h i c h h e o r

s h e d w e l l s . ( S e e p a g e 2 1 fo r a t a bl e o f w h i c h ra c e s

e a c h d r a g o n m a r k i s m o s t c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h . )

HOUSE CANNITH

C a n n i t h I n v e n t o r : Y o u c a n ' t h e l p t h i n k i n g u p

n e w i n v e n t i o n s — w h e t h e r t h e y ' r e m e c h a n i c a l , m a g i

c a l , o r a s t r a n g e m i x o f t h e t w o . W h a t ' s t h e c l e v e r

i n v e n t i o n o r t e c h n i q u e t h a t g o t y o u n o t i c e d w i t h i n

t h e H o u s e ? D o y o u h a v e a r i v a l w h o c l a i m e d c r e d i t

f o r o n e o f y o u r i d e a s ? A n d w h a t g r e a t i n v e n t i o n i s i n

y o u r h e a d r i g h t n o w , a w a i t i n g t h e r i g h t r a r e m a t e r i a l s

o r p o w e r f u l m a g i c t o m a k e i t a r e a l i t y ?

A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L

If you are a Cannith inventor, you can c hoo se Arcana

as your associated skill.

C a n n i t h T i n k e r : Y o u s e r v e d a s t i n t w i t h C a n -

n i t h ' s T i n k e r s G u i l d , t r a v e l i n g f r o m t o w n t o t o w n

a n d e a r n i n g c o i n f o r H o u s e C a n n i t h b y f i x i n g c o u n t

l e ss b r o k e n i t e m s . W h a t s t r a n g e c o m m u n i t i e s d i d

yo u v i s i t ? Di d yo u e n j o y l i fe o n t h e ro a d, o r w e re yo u

b u c k i n g f o r a d i f f e r e n t p o s t w i t h i n t h e H o u s e ? A n d

g i v e n t h a t t h e T i n k e r s G u i l d i s l e s s h i e r a r c h i c a l t h a n

t h e r e s t o f t h e H o u s e , d i d y o u f i n d t h e e g a l i t a r i a n

n a t u r e o f t h e T i n k e r s l i b e r a t i n g o r f r u s t r a t i n g ?

A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

If you are a Cannith t inker, you can ch oos e Street

wise or Thievery as your associated skil l.

C a n n i t h W a r f o r g e d : Y o u ' r e o n e o f t h e w a r f o r g e d

t h a t H o u s e C a n n i t h k e p t r a t h e r t h a n s o l d t o o n e o f

t h e F i v e N a t i o n s . W h a t m a d e y o u w o r t h k e e p i n g -

w e r e y o u u n u s u a l l y c a p a b l e , o r u n l i k e l y t o d o w e l l i n

a m i l i t a r y e n v i r o n m e n t ? H o w d o y o u f e el a b o u t y o u r

c r e a t o r s s e l l i n g y o u r f e l l o w w a r f o r g e d a s p r o p e r t y ?

A n d m o r e b r o a d l y , h o w d o y o u r e c o n c i l e y o u r l o y a l t y

t o t h e H o u s e w i t h y o u r n e w f o u n d l e g a l f r e e d o m ?


If you are a Cann ith warforg ed, you can cho ose

D iplomacy or Insight as your associated skil l.

HOUSE DENEITH

D e n e i t h M e r c e n a r y : Y o u s e r v e d w i t h H o u s e

D e n e i t h ' s B l a d e m a r k s G u i l d d u r i n g t h e L a st W a r .

W h a t m a j o r b a t t l e s d i d y o u t a k e p a r t i n , a n d o n

w h i c h s i d e ? W e r e y o u e v e r w o u n d e d , a n d d o y o u s ti l l

b e a r t h e p h y s i c a l o r m e n t a l s c a r s ? W e r e y o u e v e r c a p

t u r e d , b e s ie g e d , o r c a u g h t b e h i n d e n e m y l i n e s? H o w

w o u l d y o u c h a r a c t e r i z e y o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h y o u r

c o m m a n d i n g o f f i c e r ?


If you are a D eneith mercenary, you can choose

His

tory or Intimidate as your associated skill.

D e n e i t h B o d y g u a r d : A m e m b e r o f H o u s e

D e n e i t h ' s D e f e n d e r s G u i l d , y o u g a v e u p a l i f e a m o n g

t h e B l a d e m a r k s t o g u a r d a n i m p o r t a n t p e r s o n a g e ,

s u c h a s a n o b l e , a g e n e r a l , o r t h e s c i o n o f a n o t h e r

d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e . W h o m h a v e y o u g u a r d e d ,

a n d d i d y o u e v e r c o m e u n d e r a t t a c k ? W e r e y o u o n

f r i e n d l y t e r m s w i t h a n y o n e y o u g u a r d e d ? W h a t

e v e n t s d i d y o u w i t n e s s w h i l e a c t i n g a s a b o d y g u a r d -

i n c l u d i n g e m b a r r a s s i n g , c r i m i n a l , t r a i t o r o u s , o r

o t h e r w i s e s i n i s t e r d e e d s t h a t o n l y t h e b o d y g u a r d ' s

c o d e o f s i l e n c e p r e v e n t s y o u f r o m r e v e a l i n g ?


If you are a Deneith bodyguard, you can choose

Insight or Perception as your associated skill.

M a r s h a l ' s D e p u t y :

A s a S e n t i n e l M a r s h a l , y o u

r o d e t h e t r a i l s w i t h t h e b e s t H o u s e D e n e i t h h a s

t o o f f e r , l e a r n i n g w h a t y o u c o u l d w h i l e h e l p i n g t o

a p p r e h e n d K h o r v a i r e ' s m o s t d a n g e r o u s c r i m i n a l s .

W h a t f u g it i ve s a n d w a r c r i m i n a l s h a v e y ou b r o u g h t

t o j u s t i c e — a n d d i d a n y e s c a p e y o u ? D o a n y c o n v i c t e d

c r i m i n a l s h a v e v en g e f u l f a m i l i e s o r g a n g s ? W h i c h

S e n t i n e l M a r s h a l d i d y o u s er v e u n d e r ? W h y a r e n ' t

yo u s t i l l h i s o r h e r de p u t y?


If you are a M arshal s deputy, you can choose Intimi

date or Street wise as your associated skill.

HOUSE GHALLANDA

G h a l l a n d a E n c l a v e G u a r d : Y o u w e r e r e s p o n s i b l e

f o r k e e p i n g e v e r y o n e s a f e w i t h i n a G h a l l a n d a e n c l a v e ,

n o m a t t e r w h a t n a t i o n s , H o u s e s , o r m y s t e r i o u s o r g a

n i z a t i o n s w a n t e d t o v i o l a t e t h e s a n c t u a r y o f y o u r

h o u s e . W h i c h e n c l a v e d id y o u g u a r d ? W h a t u n u s u a l

o r f a m o u s f u g i t i v e s d i d y o u m e e t w h i l e g u a r d i n g t h e

e n c l a v e ? D i d y o u e v e r b r e a k u p a c o n f l i c t a m o n g t h o s e

w h o s o u g h t G h a l l a n d a ' s h o s p i t a l i t y , a n d d o e s s o m e o n e

o w e y o u t h a n k s o r b e a r a g r u d g e a s a r e s u l t ? D i d y o u

e v e r s m u g g l e p e o p l e o u t o f y o u r e n c l a v e — o r k i c k t h e m

o u t b e c a u s e t h e y w e r e t h r e a t e n i n g o t h e r s ?


If

you

are a Ghallanda en clave

guard,

you can choose

Perception or Insight as your associated skill.

C H A P T E R 5 j

W or l d o f Eber ron . .



G h a l l a n d a D a w n - B u i l d e r : Y o u w e r e p a r t o f

C h e r v i n a t h e A r c h i t e c t ' s D a w n - B u i l d e r r e t i n u e , c o n

s t r u c t i n g n e w H o u s e G h a l l a n d a e n c l a v e s f a r f r o m

c i v i l i z a t i o n . W h a t e n c l a v e s b e a r t h e s w e a t o f y o u r

b r o w , a n d w h a t d a n g e r s d i d y o u f a c e w h i l e m a k i n g

t h e m ? D i d y o u in t e r a c t w i t h C h e r v i n a p e r s o n a l ly , a n d

d i d y o u b e l i e v e t h a t s h e w a s g u i d e d b y p r o p h e c y — o r

t o u c h e d b y m a d n e s s ?


If you are a Ghallanda D awn-B uilder, you can c hoo se

Diplomacy or History as your associated skil l .

W a n d e r i n g I n n T r a v e l er :

Y o u s p e n t m u c h o f

y o u r a d o l e s c e n c e i n th e h a l f l i n g s ' a n c e s t r a l h o m e

l a n d , t h e T a l e n t a P l a i n s . Y o u t r a v e l e d a s p a r t o f a

m a s s i v e G h a l l a n d a c a r a v a n , o f f e r i n g a c o m f o r t a b l e

r e s p i t e to t h e n o m a d i c t r i b e s o f t h e p l a i n s . W h y a r e n ' t

y o u s t il l t h e r e ? W h a t g r e a t s i g h t s d i d y o u s e e o n t h e

p l a i n s ( t h i n k e s p e c i a l l y o f e v e n t s o r p l a c e s t h a t n o o n e

i n G h a l l a n d a ' s u r b a n e n c l a v e s w o u l d b e l i e v e ) ?


If you are a W anderin g Inn traveler, you can cho ose

Endurance or Streetwise as your associated skil l .

HOUSE JORASCO

J o r a s c o M e d i c : H o u s e J o r a s c o s o l d i t s s e r v i c e s t o

a l l t h e m a j o r c o m b a t a n t s i n th e L a s t W a r , a n d y o u

t e n d e d t o w o u n d e d s o l d i e r s i n t h e a f t e r m a t h o f m a j o r

b a t t l e s . I n w h a t b a t t l e s w e r e y o u a m e d i c , a n d h o w

c l o s e w e r e y o u t o t h e a c t u a l f i g h t i n g ? W e r e y o u e v e r

t e m p t e d t o t a k e p a r t i n t h e b a t t l e ?

A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L

If you are a Jora sco med ic, you can ch oo se Heal as

your associated skill.

J o r a s c o I n v e s t i g a t o r : Y o u h a v e a k e e n i n t e r e s t

i n r a r e p o i s o n s , e x o t i c d i s e a s e s , a n d m y s t e r i o u s a i l

m e n t s t h a t h a v e n o k n o w n c a u s e . I n t h e c o m p a n y o f

m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d h e a l e r s , y o u h a v e t r a v e l e d a c r o s s

K h o r v a i r e l o o k i n g f o r r a r e h e r b s o r m a g i c a l r e a g e n t s

t h a t w o u l d s o lv e t h e m y s t e r y o f t h e s e a i l m e n t s a n d

m a k e h e a l i n g p o s s i b le . W h a t a r e t h e n a m e s o f t h e

p o i s o n s , d i s e a s e o u t b r e a k s , o r e p i d e m i c s y o u ' v e d e a l t

w i t h , a n d w h e r e d i d t h e y t a k e p l a c e ? I s t h e r e a m y s

t e r i o u s a i l m e n t t h a t h a s v e x e d y o u r e v e r y e f f o r t ? A n d

h a v e y o u e v e r b e e n a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e s a m e c o n d i t i o n

y o u ' r e t r y i n g t o c u r e ?


If you are a Jor asco invest igator, you can c hoo se Heal

or Insight as your associated skill.

F o l l o w e r o f S a h e m i : S a h e m i t h e E m i s s a r y i s a

H o u s e J o r a s c o h a l f l i n g w h o c a m e b a c k to t h e H o u s e

a f t e r a s o j o u r n i n t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s , c o n t e n d i n g

t h a t t h e M a r k o f H e a l i n g c o u l d b e u s e d n o t j u s t t o

h e a l p e o p l e b u t t o h e a l t h e l a n d — s p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e

M o u r n l a n d . Y o u w e r e o n e o f h i s fi r s t r e c r u i t s , a n d

y o u l e a r n e d t h e w a y s o f t h e d r u i d s a n d s h a m a n s o f

t h e R e a c h e s . H o w d i d S a h e m i r e c r u i t y o u ? W h a t

p a r t o f h i s m e s s a g e r e s o n a t e d w i t h y o u ? D o y o u

s t i ll b e l i e v e i n S a h e m i ' s c r u s a d e t o h e a l t h e l a n d ,

o r h a v e y o u b e c o m e d i s i l l u s i o n e d a l o n g t h e w a y ?

H a v e y o u b e e n i n s i d e t h e M o u r n l a n d a n d s e e n i t

f i r s t h a n d ?


If you are a fol lower of Sahem i, you can c hoo se Heal

or Nature as your associated skill.

HOUSE KUNDARAK

I r o n G a t e k e e p e r : T h e I r o n G a t e , p a r t o f t h e

W a r d i n g G u i l d , is a s e l e c t g r o u p o f d w a r f g u a r d s w h o

s u p p l e m e n t H o u s e K u n d a r a k ' s m a g i c w a r d s , t r a p s ,

a n d d e f e n s e s . W h a t w e r e y o u a s s ig n e d t o g u a r d , a n d

w h a t h a p p e n e d t o t h e u n l u c k y t h i e v e s w h o t e s t e d

H o u s e K u n d a r a k ' s d e f e n s e s ? D i d y o u h a v e a h a n d i n

t h e c r e a t i o n o r m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e m a g i c t r a p s ? A n d

a r e y o u a w a r e o f a n y f l a w s i n t h e H o u s e ' s p r o t e c t i v e

s c h e m e s ?


If you are an Iron Gate keep er, you can ch oos e

Arcana or Thievery as your associated skil l.

G h o r a d ' d i n R e c r u i t : Yo u re c e i v e d e xt e n s i v e

t ra i n i n g i n t h e a r t s o f s t e a l t h a n d s u bt e rfu ge f ro m t h e

Gh o ra d' di n , a s e c re t i v e o rde r t h a t a n s w e rs o n l y t o Lo rd

M o r r i k a n d ' K u n d a r a k . Y o u le f t y o u r t r a i n i n g b e f o r e

a t t a i n i n g fu l l m e m b e r s h i p i n t h i s s h a d o w y g r o u p : W h y

d i d y o u l e av e ? W h a t d r e w y o u t o t h e G h o r a d ' d i n i n t h e

f i rs t p l a c e -o r di d t h e y s e e k yo u o u t ? Ca n yo u s t i l l c o u n t

o n t h e a i d o f t h e G h o r a d' d i n ? O r do yo u fe a r th e y' l l t ry

t o kn i fe yo u i n t h e s h a do w s s o me da y?


If you are a Gho rad'din recruit , you can ch oo se Bluff

or Stealth as your associated skill.

K o r u n d a V a u lt - K e e p e r: Y o u s p e n t y o u r y o u t h

g u a r d i n g t h e c o u n t l e s s u n d e r g r o u n d v a u l t s b e l o w

K o r u n d a G a t e , t h e l a r g e s t e n c l a v e o f H o u s e K u n

d a r a k . M a n y o f t h e v a u l ts c o n t a i n s p e c t a c u l a r b u t

m u n d a n e t r e a s u r e : p i le s o f g o l d , p l a t i n u m , g e m s , a n d

j e w e l r y . O t h e r v a u l ts c o n t a i n p o w e r f u l w e a p o n s a n d

a r m o r — e i t h e r l e g a c i e s o f b y g o n e a g e s o r e x a m p l e s o f

t h e b e s t i n m o d e r n d w a r v e n c r a f t s m a n s h i p . W h a t

w o n d e r s d i d y o u s e e in t h e c h a m b e r s y o u g u a r d e d ?

Di d yo u e v e r h a v e t o de a l w i t h t h i e v e s o r ra i de rs ?

C H A P T E R 5 |




W e r e y o u e v e r t e m p t e d t o t a k e s o m e t h i n g f r o m t h e

v a u l t s— a n d d i d y o u r e s i s t t h e t e m p t a t i o n ?


If you are a Korunda vault-keeper, you can choose

Dungeo neering or H istory as your associated skill.

HOUSE LYRANDAR

L y r a n d a r A i r s h i p S a i l o r : Y o u a r e a t h o m e o n

t h e d e c k o f a n a i r s h i p , t r a v e r s i n g t h e s k i e s o f E b e r

r o n . Y o u h a v e f lo w n t h r o u g h m a s s i v e t h u n d e r s t o r m s

a n d f o u g h t o f f e v e r y t h i n g f r o m h u n g r y w y v e r n s t o

m u r d e r o u s s k y p i r a t e s . W h a t s t r i n g s d i d y o u p u l l t o

r e c e i v e s u c h a p l u m a s s i g n m e n t ? W h y d i d y o u l e a v e

t h e a i r s h i p f o r t h e l i f e o f a n a d v e n t u r e r ?


If you are a Lyrandar airship sailor, you ca n ch oose

Athletics or P erception as your associated skill.

L y r a n d a r R a i n c a l l e r : Y o u t r a v e l e d w i t h a c r e w

o f r a i n c a l l e r s , p e r f o r m i n g w e a t h e r - i m p r o v i n g r i tu

a l s f o r l a n d e d n o b l e s , a r m i e s , a n d g o v e r n m e n t s

w i t h t h e c o i n t o a f f o r d H o u s e L y r a n d a r ' s s e r v i c e s .

W h a t p l a c e s h a v e y o u v i s i te d w h i l e p e r f o r m i n g y o u r

d u t i e s ? W e r e y o u e v e r c l o s e to t h e a c t i o n d u r i n g t h e

L a s t W a r ?


If you are a Lyrandar raincaller, you can choose Ath

letics or Nature as your associated skill.

L y r a n d a r P r i v a t e e r :

Y o u s e r v e d o n H o u s e L y r a n

d a r ' s e l e m e n t a l g a l l e o n s , k e e p i n g s h i p p i n g r o u t e s

s a f e f r o m p i r a c y a n d m o n s t e r a t t a c k s . W h a t w a s y o u r

s p e c i f i c r a n k a n d d u t y a b o a r d y o u r s h i p : l o o k o u t , c a t

a p u l t o p e r a t o r , b o a r d i n g m a r i n e , o r n a v i g a t o r ? W a s

y o u r s h i p e v e r c a p s i z e d , o r w e r e y o u m a r o o n e d o n a n

i s l a n d o r c o n f r o n t e d w i t h m u t i n y ? W h a t K h o r v a i r i a n

p o r t s o f c a l l d id y o u lo o k f o r w a r d t o - o r d r e a d ?


If

you

are a Lyrandar privateer, you can choose A cro

batics or Athletics as your associated skill.

HOUSE MEDANI

T h o u s a n d Y a r d S t a r e :

Y o u ' v e b e e n w h e r e f e w

p e o p l e d a r e g o : i n s i d e t h e M o u r n l a n d . A s p a r t o f a

h e a v i l y a r m e d , m o u n t e d c o l u m n , y o u p a t r o l l e d t h e

p e r i p h e r y o f w h a t w a s o n c e C y r e , t r y i n g to e n s u r e

t h a t t h e T h r a n e a n d B r e l i s h c o m m u n i t i e s t o t h e

w e s t s t ay e d s a f e . W h a t m a d e y o u s e e k o u t s u c h a

p o s t ? W h a t w a s y o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h C h a n n a r a

d ' M e d a n i , h e a d o f t h e T h o u s a n d Y a r d S t a r e ? W h a t

<

w a s t h e w o r s t i n c i d e n t y o u e v e r s a w o n p a t r o l ?


If

you

are a mem ber of the Thousand Yard Stare, you

can choose Endurance or Perception as your associ

ated skill.

B a s i l i s k 's G a z e : T a l d o r d ' M e d a n i g a v e y o u

m e n t a l t r a i n i n g i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r j o i n i n g t h e B a s i

l i s k 's G a z e , a H o u s e M e d a n i g r o u p t h a t h u n t s d o w n

w a r c r i m i n a l s . T h e B a s i l i s k ' s G a z e g a v e y o u e s o t e r i c

t r a i n i n g i n o b s e r v a t i o n a n d r e a s o n , b u t w h a t w a s t h e

a c t u a l t r a i n i n g l i k e ? H o w d i d y o u w i n d u p l e a r n i n g

f r o m T a l d o r i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e ? A n d w h y d i d y o u s u s

p e n d y o u r t r a i n i n g ?


If you are a m emb er of the Basilisk s Gaz e, you can

choose Arcan a or Perc eption as your associated skill.

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H O U S E O R I E N

O r i e n C o u r i e r : Y o u t o o k p a r t i n d e l i v e r i n g

t i m e - s e n s i t i v e o r h i g h - r i s k p a r c e l s f o r H o u s e O r i e n ,

i n c l u d i n g d i p l o m a t i c p a c k e t s , r a r e m a g i c i t e m s , a n d

s e a l e d c o n t a i n e r s a b o u t w h i c h n o q u e s t i o n s w e r e

a s k e d . W h a t p l a c e s d i d y o u g o , a n d h o w d i d y o u

t ra v e l t h e re : a fa s t h o rs e o r gr i f fo n , a l i gh t n i n g ra i l ,

o r a t e l e p o r t a t i o n p o r t a l ? D i d y o u e v e r f a i l t o m a k e

a d e l i v e r y , o r f i n d y o u r s e l f u n a b l e t o b e c a u s e s o m e

t h i n g s i n i s t e r h a p p e n e d t o t h e r e c i p i e n t ?


If you are an Orien courier, you can cho ose A crobatics

or Stealth as your associated skill.

O r i e n S m u g g l e r :

Yo u w o r k i n t h e p a rt o f t h e h o u s e

t h a t do e s n ' t o f f i c i a l l y e xi s t —t h o s e w h o u s e t h e M a rk

o f Pa s s a g e t o p a s s t h ro u gh bo rde r s w i t h o u t a t t ra c t i n g

l e g al e n t a n g l e m e n t s . W h a t g o o d s d id y o u s m u g g l e , a n d

w h a t w a s t h e m o s t c o m m o n o r i g i n a n d d e s t i n a t i o n ?

D i d y o u e l u d e b o r d e r p a t r o l s, p a y o f f g u a r d s , b e f u d d l e

t h e m w i t h c h a r m m a g i c , o r s li p d i s g u i s e d g o o d s r i g h t

u n d e r t h e i r n o s e s ? W e r e y o u e v e r c a u g h t ?


If you are an Orien smuggler, you can ch oos e Bluff or

Stealth as your associated skill.

C a r a v a n S c o u t :

Y o u ' r e a c c u s t o m e d t o s c o u t i n g o u t

a h e a d o f e v e ry o n e e l s e , m a k i n g s u re t h e ro a d i s s a fe

f o r t h e v a l u a b l e s a b o a r d a H o u s e O r i e n t r a d e c a r a v a n ,

n o t t o m e n t i o n y o u r c o m r a d e s a n d t h e p a s s e n g e r s

t r a v e l in g w i t h t h e c a r a v a n . W h a t r o u t e s d o y o u k n o w

l i k e t h e b a c k o f y o u r h a n d ? W h a t m o n s t e r s a n d b a n d i t

ga n gs h a v e yo u h a d t o de a l w i t h ? W e r e yo u e v e r lo s t i n

t h e w i l d e r n e s s , w i t h o r w i t h o u t y o u r c a r a v a n ?


If you are an Orien caravan scout , you can cho ose

Athlet ics or Perception as your associated skil l .

H O U S E P H I A R L A N

S h a d o w A c r o b a t :

Y o u w e r e p a r t o f t h e t r a v e l i n g

t r o u p e k n o w n a s t h e C a r n i v a l o f S h a d o w s , a g r o u p

o f d a n c e r s , a c r o b a t s , a n d m u s i c i a n s w h o e n g a g e i n

c l o a k - a n d - d a g g e r w o r k fo r H o u s e P h i a r l a n u n d e r

t h e g u i s e o f n o m a d i c e n t e r t a i n e r s . W h a t w a s y o u r

p e r f o r m e r ' s r o l e i n t h e c a r a v a n — a n d w h a t d i d y o u

r e a l l y d o w h e n e v e r y o n e w a s d i s t r a c t e d b y y o u r

c o m p a t r i o t s ? D i d y o u h a v e a n y p a r t i c u l a r r i v a l r i e s o r

f r i e n d s h i p s a m o n g t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e C a r n i

v a l ? D o y o u m i s s p e r f o r m i n g b e f o r e a c r o w d ?


If you are a Sha dow acrob at , you can cho ose Acro

batics or A thlet ics as your associated skil l.

P h i a r l a n A r c h i v i s t : T h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f H o u s e

P h i a r l a n ' s D e m e s n e o f M e m o r y i n F a i r h a v e n h a s a

l i b r a r y c o n t a i n i n g m u c h o f t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e t h a t t h e

H o u s e o b t a i n e d d u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r . Y o u r j o b w a s t o

c a t a l o g , c o l l a t e , a n d a n a l y z e a l l t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f o u n d

i n v a r i o u s s o u r c e s : t a t t e r e d t o m e s , p r e c i s e m i l i t a r y

o r d e r s , o r h a s t i l y s c r i b b l e d n o t e s i n k e d i n a s p y ' s o w n

b l o o d . W h a t w a s t h e m o s t i n c e n d i a r y i n f o r m a t i o n

y o u s a w w h i l e r e s e a r c h i n g i n t h e T o w e r o f M e m o r y ,

a n d u n d e r w h a t c o n d i t i o n s w o u l d y o u r e v e a l i t ?

W h a t w a s t h e k e y p i e c e o f i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t y o u w e r e

u n a b l e t o f i n d f o r y o u r m a s t e r s ? M i g h t a m o r e d i r e c t

a p p r o a c h o b t a i n t h e m i s s i n g s e c r e t ?


If you are a Phiarlan archivist, you can ch oose Arcana

or H istory as your associated skill.

HOUSE SIVIS

P r o p h e c y S a g e : H o u s e S i v i s t r i e s t o k e e p t r a c k

o f t h e D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y , a n d y o u w e r e p a r t o f

t h a t e f f o r t . Y o u t o o k p a r t i n d i p l o m a t i c m i s s i o n s

t o s p e a k w i t h d r a g o n s , a n d y o u s t u d i e d h i s t o r i c a l

r e c o r d s a n d m y s t i c a l t e x t s t o l e a r n w h a t t h e f u t u r e

m i g h t h o l d . W e r e y o u i n t e r e s t e d i n w h a t t h e P r o p h

e c y m e a n s f o r t h e w o r l d , f o r H o u s e S i v i s , o r f o r y o u

p e r s o n a l l y ? W e r e y o u p a r t o f a n y s i g n i f i c a n t d i s

c o v e r i e s ? D o f e e l t h e D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y i s a f f e c t e d

b y t h e a c t i o n s o f a f e w k e y d r a g o n m a r k e d p e o p l e -

i n c l u d i n g y o u ?


If

you

are a Prophecy sage, you can choose Arcan a or

Diplom acy as your associated skill.

T a s k e r' s D r e a m :

Y o u w e r e i n v o l v e d w i t h H o u s e

S i v i s ' s p s i o n i c s a n d l i n g u i s t i c r e s e a r c h h e a d q u a r t e r s

i n K r o n a P e a k . W h a t i n q u i r i e s w e r e y o u p a r t o f ?

W h a t d i d y o u s e e t o j u s t i f y t h e e x t e n s i v e t w o - w a y

w a r d s t h a t s u r r o u n d t h e K r o n a P e a k e n c l a v e ? A n d

w h a t t r a n s l a t i o n s — w r i t t e n o r v e r b a l — d i d y o u d o ?

D i d y o u l e a r n a n y t h i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y s e n s i t i v e o r

d a n g e r o u s ?


If you are a mem ber of Tasker s Drea m, you can

choose Arcana or Insight as your associated skill.

W a r C o u r i e r :

D u r i n g t h e L a s t W a r , y o u w e r e

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r d e l i v e r i n g t o p - s e c r e t o r d e r s t o a r m i e s

i n t h e f i e l d . W h i c h a r m y d i d y o u w o r k f o r, a n d w h a t

k i n d o f r e l a t i o n s h i p d i d y o u h a v e w i t h i ts g e n e r a l s ?

D i d y o u e v e r c o m e u n d e r a t t a c k o r a r r i v e i n t h e

a f t e r m a t h o f a m a j o r b a t t l e ? D i d y o u e v e r p e e k a t t h e

o r d e r s b e f o r e d e l i v e r i n g t h e m — a n d i f

so ,

w h a t d i d y o u

l e a r n ?

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If you are a wa r courier, you can choose Athletics or

Stealth as your associated

skill.

HOUSE THARASHK

T h a r a s h k P r o s p e c t o r : D r a g o n s h a r d s h a v e h a d a

g r i p o n y o u r h e a r t s i n c e y o u w e r e a c h i l d , a n d y o u ' v e

s c o u r e d t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s i n s e a r c h o f E b e r r o n ' s

m o s t v a l u a b l e c o m m o d i t y . H a v e y o u e v e r s t r u c k i t

r i c h , o n l y t o l o s e y o u r f o r t u n e t h r o u g h f r a u d , b a d

l u c k , o r d i s s o lu t e l i v i n g ? W o u l d y o u l i k e to r e p a y a n y

r i v a ls fo r j u m p i n g o n e o f y o u r c l a i m s ? W h a t m o n s t e r s

a n d n a t u r a l h a z a r d s o f t h e S h a d o w M a r c h e s h a v e y o u

h a d t o d e a l w i t h ?


If you are a Tharashk prospector, you can ch oose

Dunge oneering or N ature as your associated

skill.

L i o n d r a k e ' s R o a r M e r c e n a r y :

D u r i n g t h e l a t t e r

d a y s o f t h e L a s t W a r , y o u s e r v e d w i t h t h e L i o n d r a k e ' s

R o a r , a H o u s e T h a r a s h k m e r c e n a r y o u tf it c o m p o s e d

o f g n o l l s , o g r e s , m i n o t a u r s , g a r g o y l e s , h a r p i e s , a n d

o t h e r m o n s t e r s . H o w d i d y o u f e e l a b o u t f i g h t i n g w i t h

t h e s e m o n s t r o u s t r o o p s ? D o y o u d r e a d f a c i n g a n y p a r

t i c u l a r m o n s t e r s i n b a t t l e b e c a u s e o f y o u r e x p e r i e n c e ?


If you are a Liondrake s Roar mercenary, you can

choose Nature or Du ngeoneering as your associated

skill.

T h a r a s h k G a t e k e e p e r : Y o u t r a i n e d w i t h t h e

d r u i d i c a r m o f H o u s e T h a r a s h k , u s i n g t h e M a r k o f

F i n d i n g t o d i s c o v e r a n d s e c u r e t h e s e a l s t h a t b i n d t h e

h o r r o r s f r o m X o r i a t . W h e t h e r o r n o t y o u ' r e a d r u i d ,

y o u ' re a c c u s t o m e d t o w o r k i n g w i t h d r u i d s a n d i n

t h e w i l d p l a c e s o f t h e w o r l d . H o w d i d i t f e e l t h e f i r s t

t i m e y o u e n c o u n t e r e d a s e a l y o u k n e w h a d a r e s t i v e ,

e o n s - o l d d e m o n b e h i n d i t ? W e r e y o u f r i e n d l y w i t h

t h e G a t e k e e p e r d r u i d s ? I s t h e r e a p a r t i c u l a r l o s t s e a l

y o u ' r e s t i l l l o o k i n g f o r a n d h o p i n g t o s e c u r e b e f o r e

t h e r a v a g es o f t i m e u n l o c k t h e d e m o n b e y o n d ?


If you are a Tharashk Gateke eper, you can choose

Arcana or Nature as your associated

skill.

HOUSE THURANNI

T h u r a n n i S t o n e s p u r R e c r u i t :

Y o u r e c e i v e d

a s s a ss i n 's t r a i n i n g i n t h e w a r r e n s b e n e a t h S t o n e s p u r

I s l a n d i n t h e L h a z a a r P r i n c i p a l i t i e s . B u t y o u l e f t

b e f o r e j o i n i n g t h e S h a d o w N e t w o r k . D i d y o u h a v e

q u a l m s a b o u t s o m e t h i n g y o u w e r e a s k e d t o d o ? D i d a

r i v a l o r c h e s t r a t e y o u r w a s h i n g o u t o f t h e p r o g r a m ? O r

d i d a h i g h - r a n k i n g m e m b e r o f t h e H o u s e a s k y o u t o

l e a v e S t o n e s p u r b u t r e f u s e t o s a y w h y ?


If you are a Thu ranni Stonespur recruit, you can

choose Acrobatics or Stealth as your associated

skill.

C l a n d e s t i n e C o u r t i e r :

T o t h e g o s s i p t r a d e r s

i n K h o r v a i r e ' s n o b l e c o u r t s , y o u w e r e j u s t a n o t h e r

T h u r a n n i h a n g e r - o n , p o s s e s s e d o f e n o u g h m o n e y a n d

p e r s o n a l m a g n e t i s m t o m a k e y o u a w e l c o m e g u e s t

a t n o b l e c o u r t s a c r o s s t h e l a n d , o f t e n f o r m o n t h s a t a

t i m e . B u t y o u r m a s t e r s i n H o u s e T h u r a n n i k n e w t h e

t r u t h : Y o u w e r e e n g a g e d i n e s p i o n a g e a t e v e r y s t o p

o n t h e s o c i a l c a l e n d a r . T h e s e c r e t s y o u l e a r n e d i n

A u n d a i r i n s u m m e r w e r e s o l d t o t h e h i g h e s t b i d d e r

i n K a r r n a t h b e f o r e t h e l e a v e s f e l l — o r b e t t e r y e t ,

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e x c h a n g e d f o r e v e n m o r e v a l u a b l e s e c r e t s . A t w h a t

c o u r t s d i d y o u l i n g e r a s y o u m a d e t h e c i r c u i t f r o m

m a n o r t o m a n o r ? D i d y o u h a v e t o d e a l w i t h r i v a l s

f r o m H o u s e P h i a r l a n ?


If you are a c land est ine court ier, you can cho ose

Bluff or Insight as your associated skill.

D r a g o n ' s P a t h : T h i s m y s t i c a l o r d e r w i t h i n H o u s e

T h u r a n n i t r i e s t o u n c o v e r t h e s e c r e t s o f t h e D r a c o n i c

P r o p h e c y , b u t u n l i k e t h e p r o p h e c y s a g e s o f H o u s e

Si v i s ,

t h e D r a g o n ' s P a t h w a n t s t o s h i n e b r i g h t d a y l i g h t

o n t h e D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y a n d , i f p o s s i b l e , b r e a k

i t. W h a t w o r r i e s y o u a b o u t t h e P r o p h e c y , o r w h a t

b r o u g h t y o u t o t h e D r a g o n ' s P a t h i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e ?

D i d y o u s e e s i g n s o f t h e D r a c o n i c P r o p h e c y i n y o u r

o w n l i f e ? D i d y o u f e e l t r a p p e d b y f a t e a n d w a n t t o

f i n d a w a y o u t ? I s t h e r e s t i l l a s p e c i f i c a s p e c t o f t h e

P r o p h e c y y o u t r y to t h w a r t ?


If you are a mem be r of the D ragon's Path, you can

choose Arcana or History as your associated skil l .

HOUSE VADALIS

V a d a l i s H a n d l e r : A t t h e h o u s e 's E r l a s k a r M a n o r

e n c l a v e , y o u s a w d o z e n s o f m o n s t e r s g a t h e r e d f r o m

a l l o v e r K h o r v a i r e . Y o u r j o b w a s t o s t u d y t h e m , l e a r n

h o w t h e y c o u l d b e p u t t o u s e , t r a i n t h e m , a n d e v e n t u

a l l y r a i s e t h e i r o f f s p r i n g i n c a p t i v i t y . W h a t s p e c i f i c

m o n s t e r s d i d y o u w o r k w i t h ? D i d y o u f e e l a t e a s e

a r o u n d t h e m , o r w e r e y o u c a u t i o u s o f t h e i r i n h e r e n t

d a n g e r ? D i d t h e m o n s t e r s e v e r e s c a p e o r o t h e r w i s e

p o s e a d a n g e r t o y o u a n d y o u r f e l l o w h a n d l e r s ?


If you are a Vadalis handler, you can cho ose Dun

geoneering or Nature as your associated skil l .

V a d a l i s G r i f f o n R i d e r : I n t h e f i n a l d a y s o f t h e

L a s t W a r , a r m i e s s t a r t e d d e p l o y i n g V a d a l i s g r i f f o n

r i d e r s a g a i n s t o t h e r g r i f f o n r i d e r s . A n d u n l i k e t h e

o t h e r d r a g o n m a r k e d h o u s e s d o i n g b u s i n e s s w i t h

t h e w a r r i n g s t a t e s , H o u s e V a d a l i s h a d a b r i e f i n t e r

n a l b a t t l e . Y o u f l e w o n e o f t h o s e g r i f f o n s i n t o b a t t l e :

W h a t h a p p e n e d ? D i d y o u d o w n a n y e n e m y r i d e r s -

a n d d i d t h e y s u r v i v e t h e b a t t l e t o s e e k v e n g e a n c e ?

W h a t o t h e r d a n g e r s d i d y o u fa c e f r o m t h e g r o u n d ?

D o y o u m i s s t h e s e n s a t i o n o f f l i g h t , o r a r e y o u g l a d t o

b e o n t h e g r o u n d ?


If you are a Vadalis griffon rider, you can ch oo se

Acrobatics or Nature as your associated skil l .

V a d a l i s B o t a n i s t : H o u s e V a d a l i s s e n d s y o u o n

e x p e d i t i o n s a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e t o f i n d r a r e h e r b s ,

s t r a n g e f r u i t s , a n d o t h e r o f t h e b o t a n i c a l w o n d e r s t h a t

i t t e n d s i n t h e g r e e n h o u s e s o f i ts F o a l s w o o d e n c l a v e

j u s t o u t s i d e o f V a r n a . W h e r e d i d y o u g o o n t h e H o u s e ' s

b e h a l f , a n d w h a t d a n g e r s d i d y o u f a c e w h i l e s e a r c h i n g

t h e w i l d e r n e s s ? D i d y o u e v e r h a v e t o u s e t h e r a r e h e r b s

y o u w e r e s e e k i n g o n y o u r o w n b e h a l f ? A n d i s t h e r e a

p a rt i c u l a r l y p o t e n t p l a n t yo u s t i l l s e e k t o da y?


If

you

are a Vadalis botanist, you can choose Heal or

Nature as your associated

skill.

O T H E R B A C K G R O U N D S

T h e s e b a c k g r o u n d s d e t a i l s o m e o f t h e a s p e c t s o f y o u r

b i r t h , u p b r i n g i n g , a n d h i s t o r y t h a t m i g h t a f f e c t y o u r

p e r s o n a l i t y a n d c a r e e r t o d a y .

BIRTH AND YOUTH

C h i l d o f T w o W o r l d s : Y o u w e r e e i t h e r b o r n t o

p a r e n t s o n t w o d i f f e r e n t s i d e s o f t h e L a s t W a r , o r y o u

w e r e r a i s e d h a l f y o u r l if e i n o n e p l a c e a n d h a l f i n a

r i v a l r e g i o n . Y o u n e v e r f e l t t r u l y a t h o m e i n e i t h e r

l a n d , b u t y o u l e a r n e d q u i c k l y h o w t o b l e n d i n w i t h

t h e p e o p l e o f b o t h o f y o u r h o m e s .


If you are a child of tw o w orlds, you can choose an

associated skill from e ither region of your origin.

ADULTHOOD

D e s e r t e r : Y o u r e f u s e d t o v o l u n t e e r t o f i g h t i n t h e

L a s t W a r , a n d i n t h e l a t t e r y e a r s , w h e n m a n y o f t h e

n a t i o n s p a s s e d l a w s r e q u i r i n g s e r v i c e , y o u f l e d r a t h e r

t h a n b e p r e s s e d i n t o t h e f r o n t l i n e s — o r m a y b e y o u

w e r e a s o l d i e r a t o n e t i m e , b u t y o u a b a n d o n e d y o u r

s e r v i c e . A r e y o u s ti l l a w a n t e d c r i m i n a l , o r h a s y o u r

h o m e r e g i o n o f f e r e d a m n e s t y f o r d e s e r t e r s ? W h y d i d

y o u r u n ? W a s i t c o w a r d i c e o r a m o r a l o b j e c t i o n t o t h e

b a t t l e ? I f y o u r i s k e d i m p r i s o n m e n t t o a v o i d v i o l e n c e ,

t h e n w h y d i d y o u b e c o m e a n a d v e n t u r e r ?


If you are a deserter, you can choose Endurance or

Bluff as your associated

skill.

M i s t - T o u c h e d :

Y o u h a v e b e e n t o u c h e d , b o d y a n d

s o u l , b y t h e d e a d - g r a y m i s t s o f t h e M o u r n l a n d . D i d

y o u w i t n e s s t h e D a y o f M o u r n i n g ? H a v e y o u s p e n t

l o n g e r i n t h e M o u r n l a n d t h a n o t h e r a d v e n t u r e r s ? O r

a r e y o u , f o r s o m e r e a s o n , m o r e s u s c e p t i b l e t o i t s t o u c h

t h a n o t h e r s ?

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If you are mist-to uched , you can choo se Endu rance

or Intimidate as your associated skill.

R e f u g e e : Y o u r h o m e i s g o n e , d e s t r o y e d i n t h e L a s t

W a r , o r p e r h a p s a n n e x e d b y a n a t i o n w h o s e o v e r s i g h t

y o u r e f u s e t o a c c e p t . ( C y r e i s o n e e x a m p l e , a n d p l e n t y

o f o t h e r s e x i st , f r o m T h r a n e - c l a i m e d T h a l i o s t t o t h e

h u n d r e d s o f n a m e l e s s h a m l e t s d e v a s t a te d b y t h e

w a r . ) Y o u h a v e t u r n e d t o a li f e o f w a n d e r i n g . B u t a r e

y o u s e a r c h i n g f o r a n e w h o m e , o r f o r a w a y t o r e b u i l d

o r r e c l a i m y o u r o l d o n e ? D o y o u a d v e n t u r e b e c a u s e

t h e re ' s n o t h i n g e l s e l e f t fo r yo u ?


If you are a refugee, you can cho ose End urance or


OCCUPATION

C o m m i s s i o n e d O f f i c e r : Y o u h e l d r a n k i n o n e o f

t h e v a r i o u s m i l i t a r i e s i n v o l v e d i n t h e L a s t W a r , a n d

y o u d i r e c t e d s o l d i e r s i n t h e t h i c k o f c o m b a t . D i d y o u

r e s i g n y o u r c o m m i s s i o n ? W e r e y o u d i s c h a r g e d f r o m

t h e a r m y ? I n e i t h e r c a s e , w h y ?


If you are a com missio ned officer, you can cho ose

Insight or Intimidate as your associated skill.

E n l i s t e d S o l d i e r :

Y o u s e r v e d o n t h e f r o n t l i n e s o f

t h e L a s t W a r , s h o u l d e r t o s h o u l d e r w i t h d o z e n s , e v e n

h u n d r e d s , o f o t h e r s . F o r y e a r s , a l l y o u k n e w w e r e

l o n g , a g o n i z i n g d a y s o f w a i t i n g , f o l l o w e d b y m i n u t e s

o r h o u r s o f s w i n gi n g a bl a de o r s l i n gi n g a s p e l l a t yo u r

f o e s , t r y i n g t o k i l l t h e m b e f o r e t h e y c o u l d k i l l y o u .


If you are an enlisted soldier, you can ch oo se A thlet

ics or Endu rance as your associate d skill .

I n q u i s i t i v e : F o r y o u , a d v e n t u r i n g i s n 't a b o u t

g r e a t w e a l t h o r f i g h t i n g b l a t a n t , m o n s t r o u s e v i l s i n

t h e w i l d — i t ' s a b o u t p r o t e c t i n g s o c i e t y f r o m t h e m o r e

s u b t l e e v i l s w i t h i n . Y o u c o u l d b e a c i t y g u a r d , a

H o u s e D e n e i t h M a r s h a l , o r j u s t a p r i v a t e c i t i z e n ; y o u r

g o a l is t o s o l ve c r i m e s a n d p r o t e c t t h o s e w h o c a n n o t

p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s .


If you are an inquisitive, you can ch oo se Insight or


RACE-SPECIFIC BACKGROUNDS

Player's Handbook a n d Player's Handbook 2 o f f e r b a c k

g r o u n d o p t i o n s f o r t h e r a c e s p r e s e n t e d i n t h o s e b o o k s .

T h o s e r a c e s p a r t i c u l a r t o E b e r r o n a r e p r e s e n t e d h e r e .

C u l t u r a l A s s i m i l a t o r ( C h a n g e l i n g ) :

L i k e m o s t

c h a n g e l i n g s , y o u ' v e s p e n t y o u r t i m e d w e l l i n g a m o n g

t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e o t h e r r a c e s . Y o u ' v e p a i d m o r e

a t t e n t i o n t h a n m o s t , h o w e v e r , o r p e r h a p s y o u ' r e a b n o r

m a l l y f a s c i n a t e d b y o t h e r p e o p l e s . W h a t e v e r t h e c a s e ,

y o u ' v e b e c o m e s k i l l e d a t i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h t h e m .


If you are a chang eling cultural assimilator, you can

choose Diplomacy or Insight as your associated skil l .

N a t u r a l C h a m e l e o n ( C h a n g e l i n g ) : D u r i n g y o u r

y o u t h , y o u w e r e f o r c e d t o h i d e r a t h e r t h a n r e l y o n

y o u r a b i l i t y t o c h a n g e s h a p e , a n d y o u a d a p t e d a c c o r d

i n g l y . W a s y o u r f a m i l y a t w a r w i t h o t h e r c h a n g e l i n g s ?

D i d y o u o r a re l a t i v e m a k e a n e n e m y o f a c a s t e r o r

c r e a t u r e c a p a b l e o f s e e i n g t h r o u g h y o u r d i s g u i s e ? D i d

o t h e r s o f y o u r o w n f a m i l y t o r m e n t y o u ? A n d d o a n y o f

t h e s e e n m i t i e s l i n g e r t o d a y ?


If you are a changeling natural cha me leon , you can

choose Bluff or Stealth as your associated skil l .

V i g i l a n t ( K a l a s h t a r ) : T h e k a l a s h t a r a r e w a t c h f u l

f o r a g e n t s o f t h e q u o r i , t h e I n s p i r e d , o r o t h e r e n e m i e s

o f t h e L i g h t . W h e t h e r y o u ' v e s u f f e r e d a t t a c k s f r o m

t h o s e g r o u p s i n t h e p a s t o r a r e j u s t n a t u r a l l y p a r a

n o i d ,

y o u a r e w a t c h f u l a n d a l e r t . Y o u p a y c a r e f u l

a t t e n t i o n t o t h e b o d y l a n g u a g e a n d w o r d s o f e v e r y o n e

y o u i n t e r a c t w i t h .


If you are a kalas htar vigilant, you can ch oo se Insight

or Intimidate as your associated skill.

M e n t a l B a s t i o n ( K a l a s h t a r ) : T h e d u a l s p i r i t u a l

n a t u r e o f y o u r m i n d i s a b n o r m a l l y s t r o n g , p e r h a p s

b e c a u s e y o u a r e d e s c e n d e d f r o m a p a r t i c u l a r l y p o t e n t

q u o ri . I t ' s fa r mo re di f f i c u l t fo r o t h e rs t o fo rc e yo u t o

a c t o u t s i d e y o u r i n t e n t i o n s .


If you are a kalashtar men tal bast ion, you can cho ose

Arcana or Insight as your associated skill.

U n s t o p p a b l e S o l d i e r ( W a r f o r g e d ) : Y o u 'v e b e e n

t r a i n e d — o r b u i l t — t o b e t h e p e r f e c t k i l l i n g m a c h i n e .

Y o u a r e q u i c k t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f a n y o p p o r t u n i t y o r

o p e n i n g y o u r f o e s o f f e r . Y o u c a n n o t b e s t o p p e d u n t i l

y o u c o m p l e t e y o u r m i s s i o n .


If you are a warforged unsto ppab le soldier, you can

choose Athletics or Endurance as your associated skill.

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Exp l o re a w o rl d o f a c t i o n a n d i n t r i gu e , a w o rl d i n w h i c h

gl o ry a n d p e r i l w a l k h a n d i n h a n d , a w o rl d i n di re n e e d o f

h e ro e s w h o s e n a me s s t r i ke fe a r i n t o t h e v e ry h e a rt o f e v i l .

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Th i s s u p p l e me n t gi v e s p l a ye rs ru l e s , a dv i c e , a n d o p t i o n s

fo r t h e i r Ebe rro n c h a ra c t e rs , i n c l u di n g v i t a l i n fo rma t i o n

a b o u t th e w o r l d o f E b e r r o n a n d c h a r a c t e r b a c k g r o u n d s

a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e v a r i o u s re gi o n s a n d dra go n ma rke d

h o u s e s . T h e bo o k i n c l u d e s t h e a r t i fi c e r c l a s s , t h re e n e w

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