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CONTENTS 2

L- L I F E

I N

E B E R R O N

6

The Wor ld 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 Deit ies 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 Wayf inde r 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 Whispers 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 Winds 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 d ragons 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 for 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 t s d e s t i n 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 st i 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 in 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

"—should f i t r ight in to your

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 l o 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 . Tone an d a t ti tu 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 in 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 r e i s n ' t a l w a y s a r i g h t a n s w e r t o e v e r y

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 li 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 it y , s tr 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 th 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 l e 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 fo 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 t h 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 e r 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

the

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 l v 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 r t l y ,

th e

p e a c e

has

h e l d f o 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 ,

a nd 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 wa r 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 p a t

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 ha s 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 , the 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 vi l iz a

t i o n s on the 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 f iv 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 ro y e d b e f o r e the 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 now k n o w n as the M o u r n la n d . A c o m m o n

o a t h or e x c l a 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 l e 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.

Th e war

is o v e r ,

and 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

o f

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

the

w o r ld 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 l s — e c o n o m i c

m i g h t , p o l i t i ca l i n f l u e n c e , t e r r it o 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 tu 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

f o r p o s i t i o n

in

the a f t e r g l o w of t h 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 . Dragonmark dynasties.

The

g r e a t d r a g o n m a r k e d

f a m i l i e s

are the

b a r o n s

of

i n d u s t r y

an d

c o m m e r c e

t h r o u g h o u t K h o r v a i r e

an d

b e y o n d . T h e i r i n f l u e n c e

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

an d

t h e y r e m a i n e d

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

th e

L a s t

War. The

h e a d s o f

e a c h h o u s e ,

not

t e c h n i c a l l y c i t i z e n s

of

a n y n a t i o n ,

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

an d

e m p o r i

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

h o u s e s o f c o m m e r c e d e r i v e t h e i r p o w e r fr o m

the

d r a g o n m a r k s — u n i q u e , h e r e d i t a r y a r c a n e s ig i ls — t ha t

m a n i f e s t on c e r t a i n i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h i n the f a m i l y ,

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

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

c o n t r o l s . D r a g o n m a r k s are s a i d to

b e

the P r o p h e c y

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

t h e d r a g o n s .

10 .

Dragonshards.

A n c i e n t l e g e n d s an d c r e a t i o n

m y t h s d e s c r i b e E b e r r o n

as a

w o r l d

in

t h r e e p a r t s :

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

t h e l a n d b e t w e e n . E a c h

of

t h e s e w o r l d s e c t i o n s

is

t i e d

to a

g r e a t d r a g o n of l e g e n d — S i b e r y s , K h y b e r ,

a n d E b e r r o n , r e s p e c t i v e l y . E a c h s e c t i o n of t h e w o r l d

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

w i t h a r c a n e p o w e r . W i t h the aid of d r a g o n s h a r d s ,

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

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

a l l s o r t s are c r a f t e d an d s h a p e d . T h e s e s h a r d s , h o w

e v e r , ar e r a r e and d i f f i c u l t to c o m e by, m a k i n g t h e m

e x p e n s i v e an d o f t e n the g o a l s o f g r e a t q u e s t s and

a d v e n t u r e s .

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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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

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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 i o 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 . I t 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 i s 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 ss 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 , i n 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 , i s 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 on 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 l s , 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 a t 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 t o 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 i ts 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 ' li 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 i d 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 , fo 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 ay , 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 i fe 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 if i 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 r s t d r a 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 d e v

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 g l e k i n g d o m , a n d t h u s it 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 ie s . 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 f t 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 ly 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 te r th 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 i s 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 b a c k i n t o t h e f i g h 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 lo w i ts 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 i e 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 a c r o s s K h o r v a i r e . B r e l a n d

m i g h t b e a b l e t o s u r v i v e w i t h o u t a k i n g , b u t t h e f a 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 is 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 rt u e a n d o rd 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 t o 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 lv e r 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 .

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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 ol d i e rs fr o m th 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 t a 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 f e 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 r e t e n d s t o d i s t r u s t v i s i t o r s a n d s t r a n g e r s . N e w s

t r a v e l s sl o w l y , a n d r u r a l p e o p l e a r e 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 .

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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

g o n e t o w o r k i n t h e b i 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 t o 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 rg 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 .

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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 to 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 li v 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 r t e d b y t a x e s ) f o r a l l w h o c a r e t o t a k e

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 .

M O N E Y

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 in 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 f e

s t y l es , 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 iv 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 ts 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 a s 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 o r

e x a m p l e , w o u l d d o w e l l to 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 ff i c ia l la 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 g i a n t s . I n a d d i t i o n , t h r e 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 i s 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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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 i f e , e s p e c i a l l y n e w l i 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 .

H e u r g e s h i s f o l l o w e r s t o :

• R e s p e c t a n 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 el 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 l d 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 t o 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 fo 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 i n 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 it 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 in 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 is 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

Fa i th ,

Panth eon, or Deity Alig nment Areas of Influence

The Sovere ign Host Good All the wor ld, focused prima rily on aspects of civilized life

• Arawai

Good

Agriculture, fertility, the wilderness as natural resources

4-Aureon

Unaligned Knowl edge, law, arcane lore and magic

• Balinor

Unal igne d 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 Korr an

Unaligned

Wea lth , trade, commerce

• Olladra f — 1

Good

Fortune, luck, success

4 Onatar

Unali gned Forges, crafts, industry, fire

The Dark Six

Evil

All the worl d, especially the primal wilderness and nature s destructive

forces

• The Devourer

Chaotic evil

Storm, flood, famine, other aspects of nature s wrath; also, the sea

• The Fury

Chaotic evil

Wrath, passion, vengeance

• The Keeper

Evil Gluttony, greed, necromancy

• The Mocke ry Evil

Violenc e, betrayal, dishonorable victory, love of carnage, wa r

• The Shadow

Chaotic evil

Ambition, dark magic, corruption

• The Traveler Unaligned

Change, cunning, innovation, deception

The Silver Flame

Lawful good

Prot ecti on, generosity, destru ction of evil and the unnat ural

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 igne d The elf people and society

• The Undy ing Court

Unaligned

Immor talit y, elven society, history

• The Spiri ts of the Past Unal igne d Glor y, elven history and heroes

Khyb er 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.

Ensu re th at if you fall, they survive.

4

Mak e your hom e your haven. Wei ght y and stress

ful affairs belong elsewhere, and violence in the

home is unconscionable.

4

Help other membe rs of your comm uni ty with no

thought of reco mpens e. 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

hearts of monsters. Legends say that Dol Dorn and

the Mock ery are her brot hers. 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 succo r to those who suffer.

4 Bri ng the light of truth and goodne ss to dark an d

evil places.

4

Brin g force of ar ms against all that is evil.

D O L

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 primary worshipers, 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 Shi rk your duty only if your char ges have bec om e

unworthy of it.

4

Achieve and maint ain physical perfection.

4

Test your physical powers in contests and in battle .

May the strongest prevail

KO L

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 , tr 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 ay 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 so 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 f in 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 la 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 to 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 is a y o u n g h a l f l i n g , a n o ld 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 o r 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 fa v 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

to enjoy her favor .

• 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 sa 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 iv e s m e a n i n g t o l i fe 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

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t h e l i g h t o f c i v i l i z a t io 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 ll 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 i l . 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 te 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 to 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 it .

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,

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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 ) .

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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 i s 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 e s , 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 i s 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 ts fe l lows.

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 f e r r e d , f o r i t s h o l y t e x t s a r e f e w . I t s t e n e t s a r e :

• R e v e a l i n g y o u r t r 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 l o 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 a n 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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THE SILVER FLAME

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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 l v e r F l a m e e s p o u s e s p u r i t y , s t e 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 ra 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 ce o f t h e F l a m e . S h e

s e rv e s as 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 lv e r 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 ts 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 i t 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 ly a b h o r r e n t t o 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 .

O f f e r a i d t o t h o s e w h o c a n .

THE BLOOD OE VOL

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T h e f a i t h f u l o f t h e B l o o d o f V o l a r e c a p t i v a t e d b y

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 i s 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 f a i r s o f d a y - t o - d a y l i f e , n o t o n a n i l l u s o r y 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 r c e o f l i f e , a n d , i f o n e ' s f a i t h i s s t r o 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 i n y o u r s e l f . A c o m m o n r e c i t a t i o 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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• W o r k t o i m p r o v e y o u r s e l f a n d y o u r c a p a c i t i e s . A

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 t h 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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Lawful Good

R a r e i n K h o r v a i r e b u t p r e v a l e n t a m o n g A d a r ' s

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 fo 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 th 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 l o 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 .

4- D o n o t l o o k t o 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 is

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 ll s 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 .

THE SPIRITS OE THE PAST

Unaligned

M a n y e l v es 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 i t 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 .

4- 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 l v 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 if 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 A e r e n i e l v e s a s i t s f o l l o w e r s , a s w e l l a s V a 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 i ts

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 DEITIES

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 l y

t o b a t t l 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 il a ss 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 .

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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 ts 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 i v 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 .

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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 i n 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 ry 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 .

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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 .

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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 st 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 .

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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 av e s 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 l ik e in t h e t i m e o f t h e

g i a n t s , it is 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 f o 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 ' f a ll , t h e i r s l a v e s 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

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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 ge 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 la 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 t s 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 if 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 .

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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 z i n g t h e l a 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 ed 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 iv 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 s t c o n q u e r

o r s — l a ck 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 t h 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 t o 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

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

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

b e e n d e s i g n a t e d Y K f o r t h e Y e a r s i n c e t h e f o u n d i n g

o f t h e K i n g d o m o f G a l i f a r . Y e a r s b e f o r e t h a t t i m e a r e

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 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

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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 r y .

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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 in 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 f o 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 .

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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 .

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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 ,

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

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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 it . 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 r s 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 i f 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 s e 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 t s l e a d e r s h i p s p l i t 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 th 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 , it 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

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

R A C E S , D R A G O N M A R K S , A N D

D R A G O N M A R K E D H O U S E S

Each dragonmark tends to appear on a specific race. The

list below shows which dragonmarks are associated with

particular races, and it identifies the house that usually

c la im s d rag o n m ark ed m em b er s o f th at race .

D r a g o n m a r k R ace H o u se

Mark of De tec tion Half-Elf

Medani

Mark of Finding Hum an and Half-Ore Thar ashk

Mark of Handling Hum an

Vadalis

Mark of Healing Halfling Jor as co

Mark of Hospitality Halfling Gha llanda

Mark of Making Hum an Cannith

Mark of Passage Hum an Orien

Mark of Scribing Gn om e

Sivls

Mark of Sentinel

H u m an D en ei th

Mark of Shadow

Elf

Phiarlan

Mark of Shadow

Elf Thuranni

Mark of Storm

Half-Elf

Lyrandar

Mark of War ding Dwa rf

Kundarak

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F i n a l l y , j u s t a s it 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 is 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 l y 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 i s 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 ts 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 i s 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 t s 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 i e 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 i n 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 t a 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 l c 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 it e 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 t i 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 t h 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

d e a r l y f o 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 it

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 a il 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 ss w e a l t h y t r a v e l e r s ri 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 l e 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 s o 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 i s 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 i ts 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 ow , 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 i s 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 ;

C H A P T E R

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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 . It s 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 l s 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 to 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 i ts 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 d y d e m a n d f o 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 lo t s 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 i t 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 , i ts 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 li t y

i n th 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 in 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 li n t e r e d , t h e r eg e n t s 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 f f 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 in t o 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 ic a 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 ir ' 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 in 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 to 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 i d e d f or 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 ra 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 iv 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 i l 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 l d 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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h a s p l e n t y o f u n d e r g r o u n d l o c a l e s to e x p l o r e . M a n y

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an Age o f

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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

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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 ,

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l a r l y 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

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o f M o n s t e r s , le a v i n g g o b l i n r u i n s

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o f m u c h i n t e r e s t

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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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c o n t i n e n t now lie v a c a n t (or, at l e a s t , v a c a t e d by t h e i r

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are now

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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 .

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ifek r o o t M o u n t a i n s ; a s a 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

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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

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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 .

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

h o l e up b e l o w the 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 e r

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 .

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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

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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

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as

f a n t a s y n o i r ,

and

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is one

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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 in 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 r u t a l i t y . M y s t e r i e s m u s t

be

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

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l o c a l g a n g s

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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 ;

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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 ,

and

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 .

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e a c h g o v e r n m e n t

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to

w r e s t

p o w e r for t h e m s e l v e s .

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in

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is

t e n s e and i n t r i

c a t e .

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for

a d v e n t u r e r s

w h o

are

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 s p i o n a g e s p e c i a l i s t s wh o 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 a t 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 i e s . T h e y m i g h t a l s o h a v e

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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 .

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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 or

t a l s ,

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

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 .

THE 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 k a y , b u t it ' s n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y f a s t . R i d i n g a n a n i m a 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 ly , m u n d a n e w a t e r v e s se l s 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 r a v e l t h e s e a s . A l t h o u g h n o t a s f a s t o r i m p r e 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 r a v e l .

ELEMENTAL GALLEONS

A s w i t h t h e a i r s h ip , 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 i t 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 at 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 t o 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 it i e s , a r c a n e c o l l e c t iv e s , a n d ro 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 e s i s

k n o w n t o f e w .

C H A P T E R

1 | Life

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T H I S C H A P T E R i n t ro d u c e s t h r e e n e w r a c e s -

c h a n g e l i n g s , k a l a s h t a r , 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 Handbook" a n d P l a y e r s Handbook 2, d e t a i l i n g

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 s u 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 in 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 .

K a l a s h t a r 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 g e r a t w a r .

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Anyone, a nywhere, hidden in plain sight

R A C IA L T R A IT S

A v e r a g e H e i g h t : 5 ' 7 ' - 6 ' 0 "

A v e r a g e W e i g h t : 1 2 0 - 1 6 0 l b .

A b il i ty S co res : +2 Dexter i ty or Intel l igence, +2

Char isma

S iz e :

Medium

S p e e d :

6 squar es

V isio n : Nor mal

L a n g u a g e s : C o m m o n

S k i l l B o n u ses : +2 Bluff,+2 Insight

S h a p e c h a n g e r : You ar e a shapechanger ; you can al ter

your appear ance. As such, you ar e subject to ef fects

and condit ions that af fect shapechanger s .

M e n t a l D e f e n s e : You have a +1 racial bon us to W ill .

C h a n g e S h a p e : You have the changeling disguise

power .

C h an g el in g T r ick : You have the changeling trick power .

C h a n g e l i n g D i s g u i s e

Change l ing Rac ia l Powe r

You alter your form to look like another person.

At-W i l l • Po l ymorp h

M ino r Ac t ion Pe r sona l

Effect: You alter your physical form to take on the appear

ance of any Med ium hum anoid . You retain your statist ics

in your new form, and your clothing, armor, and posses

sions do not chang e. The new form lasts unti l you change

form again.

Any creature that attempts to see through your ruse

makes an Insight check oppo sed by your Bluff check, and

you gain a +5 bonus to your ch eck.

C h a n g e l i n g T r i c k

t hangeling Ra< i.il Power

Your feint tricks a foe into giving you an advantage.

Encounte r

M ino r Ac t ion Me lee 1

Target: One creature

Effect: You make a Bluff check op posed by the target 's

passive Insight. I f your ch eck succeeds, you gain co mba t

advantage against the target unti l the end of your next

turn.

C h a n g e l i n g s a r e s h a p e c h a n g e r s , a p e o p le a b l e t o

a s s u m e t h e f e a t u 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 s o

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 r l d .




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 r e v e r y o u g o .

• 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 .

PHY SICA L QU A LIT IES

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 ie 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 ly 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 i d 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 ti e s s h o u ld 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 ve l 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 g h t g r a y t o n e s . I t s o v e r s i z e d e y e s a r e

o f t e n s u n k e n i n d a r k r in 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 li 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 ,

g r 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 m o 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 le or no hair .

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

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

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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

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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

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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 ,

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

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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

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t o i d e n t i f y 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 r e s i s v i ta 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

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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 .

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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 , fu r t i v e , i n s i g h t f u l ,

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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

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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 a s m a n y p e o p l e .

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t h a t p e r s o n u n t i l s h e ' s r e a d y f o r a n e w i d e n t i t y . S h 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 to 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 to m a t c h a

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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

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

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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 ,

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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

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b r a l w a y . P e r h a p s d u e to 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 .

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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 st i ll

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

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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 .

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KALASHTAR ADVENTURERS

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b e l o w .

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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 e v i ls . 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

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

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

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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

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t o a p e r s o n ' s s p i r i t u a l n e e d s i s t o s e e k o u t t h e r o 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 -

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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 .

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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

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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 i n w i t h h u m a n o i d s

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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

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w o r l d , h a v i n g s p e n t i ts 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 u ty . 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 is 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 i k 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 tu i t i v e l y u n d e r

s t a n d d u ty , 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 .

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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 ie 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 ve 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 s i 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 t h 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 le , 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

WA RFORGED A DV ENT U RERS

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b e l o w .

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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 t o 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 in 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 is t h e w a r

f o r g e d i d e a l .

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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 fa t h 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 t o u s e h e r

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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 st in 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 .

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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 fe 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 i e s a n d i s 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 i v 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

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a n d a b e r r a n t c r e a t u r e s .

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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

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D r a g o n b o r n o r i g i n a t e fr 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

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I n K h o r v a i r e , d r a g o n b o r n a r e s t r o n g ly a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h Q ' b a r r a . L o n g ag 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 , le 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 f i 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 fa 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 i e 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 ve 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 l i v in 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 fe 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 in 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 es 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 r o b a b l y t h e o n l y s u c h i n d i v i d u a l i n t h e w o r l d . S o

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 si 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 re a c h e d t h 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 , to 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 .

DWARVEN LANDS

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 K h o r v a i r e . T h e h o u s e i s p e e r l e s s i n i t s a b i 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 i ly 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 iv 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 l o 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 ta y , 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 ts 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 ca p 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

V ol .

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 f e y s p i r e s a r e a s f o 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 Z i l a r g o .

• 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 it 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 , is

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

C H A P T E R 2 | R a c e s —



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 ve s

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 e s 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 il 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 t r 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 e s 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 o f , 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 ly 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 l a 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 a t 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 l v 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 t o s e t t l e 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 ad 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 l v es 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 in 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 v es 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 i c 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 ft 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 ay , P h i a r l a n a n d T h u r a n n i a r e f i er c e c o m p e t i t o r s .

H i s t o r y te l 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 i s 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 te 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 t r 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 t s 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 rg o

t h r o u g h t h e f e y s p i re 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 l a 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 li 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 e n 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 .

C H A P T E R

2 I

R a c e s



DRAGONMARKED HOUSES

G n o m e s th 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 fy i n 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 , b u t t h e y p r o v e d t o b e 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 it y , f a i l e d to 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 es u l t , f e 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 fe 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 od 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 ia 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 e s l i v 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 l iv 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 lf - 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 ll y 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 ed 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 lv e 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 it 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 ra 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 l ty 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 in 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 i t 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 th 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 l s 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 l a 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 r e 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 i n 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 lo 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 ALF - O R C LAN 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 t h 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 f e 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 i n 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 l s 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 st

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 t h 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 i n 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 s t i ll 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 th 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 ti 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 t o 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 i t 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 te 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 th 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 .

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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 if 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 to 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 if 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 e r 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 su 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 i f 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 is 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 .

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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 , t i 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 ri 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 i e 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 i t 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 t h 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 t h 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 l i 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 s ay 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 i t 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 la v 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 ld 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 t h 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

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h a v e h a d p r o l o n g e d e x p o s u r e to 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 in 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 ie 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 f o 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 as 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 fo 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 .

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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 i n t h e

D e m o n W a s t e s , a l t h o u g h s i z a b l e 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 .

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B e f o r e t h e r is 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 i n s a n d b u g b e a r s

a s s l av 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 s w 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 rl 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 l l 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 i n 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 d e n t i t y d r i v e s t h e i r r a c e . O r a t l e a s t , t h e r e i s n ' t o n e

t h a t t h e c i v i l i z ed 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

able to identi 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 is t s 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 ve 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 i n 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 io 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 i o 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 th e m i l i ti 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 fo 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 e w t h a t l i v e i n 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 t r i b e s i n 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 , an d t h e w i l 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 s a 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 ti 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 t y 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 th 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 BE RRON IS 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

m y s t e r y . I t s h e r o e s a r e a d i v e r s e l o t , t i e d t o t h e d e 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

Handbook and Player ' 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 rs G u id 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 i e 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 t h 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 in 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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A R T I F I C E R

" MUM

^^•BK^ K ft

" I see th e secret pat terns of ma gic , and th rough th e

i t ems I ca r r y , I can use tha t mag ic to p ro tect

you ,

hea l you o r mak e you exp lode .

C L AS S T R AIT S

Ro l e :

L eader. You chan nel arc ane p owe r into items that

em pow er your al lies and hinder your enem ies . You

lean toward controller as a secondary role.

P o w e r S o u r c e : A rcane. The cryptic formulas of arcane

magic and the complex recipes of alchemy appeal to

you. You also know a great deal about magic items.

Key Abili t ies : Intel l igence, Constitution, Wisdom

A r m o r P r o f i c i e n c i e 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, s imple 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 Forti tude,+1 Will

Hit Points at 1 s t L evel : 12 + Constitution score

Hit Points per Level Gained: 5

Heal i n g S u rges p er Day: 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), Diplomacy (Cha) , Dun-

geoneering (Wis) , Heal (Wis) , History (Int),

Perception (W is) , Thievery (De x)

C l a s s F e a t u r e s : A r c a n e E m p o w e r m e n t , A r c a n e R e j u

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 to 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 i n t o i t e 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 i g il s . 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 de 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 t e 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 i o 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 to 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 dg 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

day,

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 EM PO W ER M EN T

Y o u r s t u dy 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 da 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 de r t o

e m p o w e r i t. 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

day 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 t h 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 de 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 to 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 ll i e s u s e s a m a g i c

C h arac t er i s t i cs : Your powers combine area and ranged

attacks to impede foes while bolstering al l ies . Your spells

de a l m o de r a t e da m a g e , a n d y o u h a v e p o w e r s t h a t h e a l

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 de f e n s e s o f y o u r c o m

panions. You can also create magical art i f ices that can aid

you over the course of a batt le .

R e l i g i o n : A r t i f i c e r s f a v o r k n o w l e dg e o v e r f a i t h ; o n l y

a few artif icers worship a specif ic deity. Artif icers some

times pay homage to Onatar for his inf luence on craf t and

C H A P T E R 3 [ C l a s s e s

industry and to Aureon for his favor of arcane knowledge.

Many art i f icers also respect the innovation and creativity

t h a t t h e Tr a v e l e r r e p r e s e n t s .

R a c e s : H u m a n s o f H o u s e C a n n i t h c o m p r i s e t h e l a r g e s t

contingent of art i f icers in Eberron. Artif icers also count

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

o f t h e M r o r H o l ds 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

forged become art i f icers in an attempt to understand their

c r e a t i o n .



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 create healing infusions for later use. At the

end of an exte nded re st, you crea te two healing infu

sions that last until the end of your nex t ext end ed

rest. At 16th level, you instead cre ate th ree healing

infusions.

You deter mine the effect o f a healing infusion

at the time you use the power, not at the time you

creat e it. Wh e n you use a Heal ing Infu sion power,

you ex pend 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:

Artif icer Feature

Curative Admixture

You use the magic of your infusion to heal the wounds of your

target.

Encounter (Spec ia l ) • A r cane , Hea l i ng

Mino r Act ion Close 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 equa l to its heal ing

surge value + your W is do m modif ier, and you expend an

infusion crafted wit h you r H ealing Infusion class feature.

Level 6: Healing surge value + your Wi sd om modif ier + 2.

Level 1 1 :

Hea l ing surge va lue + your Wisd om modi f ier +

4.

Level

16: Hea l ing surge va lue + your Wis do m modi f ier +

6.

Level

2 1 :

Hea l ing surge va lue + your Wis do m modi f ier + 8.

Level 26: Healing surge value + your Wis do m modif ier + 10 .

Spec ia l : You can use two Hea l ing Infusion powers per

encounter, but only one per round. At 16th

level ,

y ou can

use three Healing Infusion powers per encounter,

but

only one

per

round.

Healing Infusion: Artif icer Feature

Resistive Formula

You channel the energy of your infusion into your target's ar

mor. providing lasting protection.

Encounte r ( Spec i a l) • A r cane

Min or Act io n Close burst

5

(1 0 a t 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 unti l the

end of the encounter, and you expend an infusion crafted

with your H ealing Infusion class feature. The target can

end th e bonus as a free action to ga in tem porary hit

points equal to its heal ing surge value + your Constitu

tion modifier.

Level 11 : Temporary hit points equa l to the target 's heal ing

surge value + twic e your C onstitution modif ier.

Level 2 1 : Temporary hit points eq ual to the target 's heal ing

surge value + three t imes your Constitution modif ier.

Special : You can use two Healing Infusion powers

per

encounter, but only one per round. At 16th level , y ou can

use three Healing 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 t a 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 l s . 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 it s e n h a n c e m e n t b o n u s to t h e a t t a c k r o l ls 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 t h 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 fi 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 r e 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 in 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 l y 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 r k o f l i f e , 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 ty 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 h o u ld 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 ty 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 l s ' d a m a g e a n d d e f e n s e

b o o s t s , s o i t s h o u l d b e y o u r s e c o n d h i g h e s t a b i 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 st 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 ll 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 rt i fi 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

r e 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 ty . I f t h e c o n

s t r u c t is 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 k e 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 r e 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

y o u i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s .

S U M M O N E D C R E A T U R E

A cr eatur e you summon uses these r ules , unless a

power descr ipt ion says other wise.

• A l li ed C r e a t u r e : W h e n y ou u s e a s u m m o n i n g

power, you create a creature that is an ally to you

and your al l ies . Th e p ower deter m ines wh er e the

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

• Y o u r D e f e n s e s : T h e s u m m o n e d c r e a t u r e ' s d e f e n s e s

equal yours when you summon it , not including any

temp or ar y b onus es or penal t ies to your stat is t ics .

• H i t P o in ts : T h e s u m m o n e d c r e a t u r e 's m a x i m u 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 have

no healing surges left , you instead take damage

equa l to half your bloodied value.

• N o H eal in g S u rg es : T h e s u m m o n e d c r e a t u r e l a c k s

healing surges, but if

a

power allows it to spend a

healing surge, you can spend a healing surge for it .

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

the healing surge, instead of your gaining it .

• S p e e d : T h e s u m m o n i n g p o w e r d e t e r m i n e s t h e

s u m m o n e d c r e a t u r e ' s s p e e d .

C H A P T E R 3 | C l a s s e s



• 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

creatur e, the t wo 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, esca pe, 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 the 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 statis tics.

• Duration:

Unless the summoning power states

o t h e r w i s e ,

the summoned creature lasts until the

end of the encounter and then disappears. As

a minor action, you can dismiss the summoned

cr eatur e.

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 objects and co mpounds you

need for your arcane powers, which are call ed sp ells.

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


Attack: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit: 1 [W] + Intelligence modifier force damage, and

the

next ally

to

attack the target before

t he

end

of

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


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

t he

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

Standard Action Melee 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

of

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

Stan dard Acti on Close burst

10

Primary Target: You or one ally in burst

Effect: The primary target gains

a

+1 power bonus

to AC

until

t he

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

the

secondary target 1 square away from

the

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


Target:

One

creature

Attack: Intelligence vs.

AC

Hit: 1 [W ] + Intelligence modifier fire damage. Unti l 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 at tacks.

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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




AC

Hit: 2[W] + Intelligence modifier acid damage, and the

target takes

a

-2 penalty

to AC

until

the

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, Implement

Standard Action Ranged 10



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

Standard Action Ranged

10

Target:

One

creature


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 SPELL S

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

10

squares

Effect: You conjure

a

wall

of

acidic fumes. The wall can

be

up to 2 squares high and must rest on a solid surface, and

it lasts until

the

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 Intel ligence 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 freeze

foes.

Daily • Arcane, Cold

Minor Acti on 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 implement deals extra cold

damage equal to your Consti tution modifier.

As

a

free action, the target s wielder can end

the

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




Hit:

2d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and one ally

within

10

squares

of

you gains

10

temporary

hit

points.

Miss : Half damage, and one ally within 10 squares of you

gains 5 temporary

hi t

points.

Artificer Attack 1

bedient

Servant

You in/use

a construct with an elemental animus and then

throw

it info the

fray to

aid vour allies.

Daily

•

Arcane, Implemen t, Summoning

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 Wisdom modifier.

You can give

the

obedient servant the following special

commands.

Standard Acti on: 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 the target is marked until th e end of your

next turn.

Artificer Utility

2

L E V E L 2 UTILITY SPELLS

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 t h

in range. The springboard lasts until

the

end

of

your next

turn. You or any ally who enters the square can jump a

number

of

squares equal

to


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.

Sustain Minor: The conjuration persists.

Bolster

Armor

Artificer Utility 2

You touch some

armor, causing it to glow as you

enhance its

defenses.

Daily • Arcane

Minor Action Melee touch

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 attack.

C H A P T E R 3 | Cl asses



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

^

Immediate 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 hi t 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 SPELLS

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 th e end of your

next

turn.

Effect: One ally within

the

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 the 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 Arcane, Force, Weapon

Standard Action Melee o r Ranged weapon



Hit: 1

[W] + Intelligence modifier + Constitution modifier

force damage.

Effect: Until

the

end

of

your next turn, whenever

any

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

Standard 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 the 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 • Arcane, Force, 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

A c i d ,

Arcane


Target: One weapon

Effect: Until

the

end

of

the encounter,

any

attack that uses

the target as

a

weapon deals ongoing

5

acid damage

(save ends).

As

a


the

effect when

he or

she hits

a

creature using the target

in

order

to

give that creature

a

penalty

to AC

equal

to

your

Constitution modifier (save ends).

C H A P T E R

3 |

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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



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


Target: Each enemy

in

burst


Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier damage. Choose a d a m

age type: acid, cold,

fire, or

lightning. The attack deals

damage

of

that type

to

each target.

Effect: Choose a damage type: acid, cold , f ire, 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, Weapon


or

Ranged weapon



Hit:

1 |W| + Intelligence modifier necrotic damage. Each

ally within

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

Standard Action Close burst

3

Target: Each enemy

in

burst


Hit:

2d6 + Intelligence modifier lightning damage, and

the

target

is

dazed (save ends).

Each Fai led Sav ing Throw: The target takes 5 lightning

damage.

Aftereffect: The target takes ongoing

5

lightning damage

(save ends).

Miss : 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


Target: One weapon

o r

implement

Effect: Until the end of the encounter, any attack that uses

the target as a weapon or an implement deals radiant

damage.

Whenever any attack power using the target

hits, the target s wielder regains

hit

points equal

to

your


As

a


the ef

fect when

he or

she hits

a

creature. That creature

is

then

dazed (save ends).

In

addition, the wielder can spend

a

healing surge and regain additional h it points equal to

your Constitution modifier.




Relentless

Harrier

Artificer Attack

9

Slick Concoction

Artificer Utility

10

You

grant

animation to a nimble

construct.

Daily 4- Arcane, Impl ement , Summoni ng


5

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 Acti on: 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 ;


Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 1d8 + Intelligence modifier

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 the end of the encounter or until you move

the shield. As a minor action, you can move the shield to

a new target within 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


5

Effect: You create a Small heal ing figurine in an unoc

cupied square with in range. The heal ing 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

the

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 heal ing figurine

the

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 or implement

Effect: Until

the

end

of

the encounter,

any

attack that uses

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 him 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

th e

end

of

your next

turn.

L E V E L

13 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 th e end of your next turn . An y enemy

that enters a space adjacent to the automaton or starts

its turn there

is

subject

to

the following attack.


Hit: 1d8

+ Intelligence modifier + Wisdom 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

Standard Action Close burst

2

Primary Target: You and each ally

in

burst

Effect: Until the end of your next tu rn , 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:

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


or

Ranged weapon

Target:

One

creature


AC

Hit: 2[ W] + Intelligence modifier damage, and you push

the target a number of squares equal to your Consti tu

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


or

Ranged weapon

Target:

One

creature

Atta ck: Intelligence vs. AC

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

h it

points equal

to

your Constitution modifier.

C H A P T E R 3 |

Classes




L E V E L 16 UTILITY SPELLS

Animate Arbalester

Art i f icer At tack 15

I I

Good Luck Charm

Artif icer Uti 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 tanda rd Ac t ion Ranged

5

Requ i r em ent : You must be ho ldin gs crossbow.

Ef fec t : You throw a crossbow you are holding into an un

occupied square with in range. Th e crossbow has speed

0 an d f ly 6 (hover) . Th e crossbow is considered to be a

Smal l c reature. W h en the animate arba les ter drops to 0

hit points, it is not destroyed, and you d on't lose a hea l

ing surge. Instead, the crossbow returns to your hand.

The anim ate arba lester cannot open or close a door or

container, or pick up or drop an i tem. You can give the

animate arba les ter the fo l lowing specia l comma nd.

Mino r Act ion: Ranged 15/30 ; ta rgets one creature ;

Intel l igence vs. AC ; 2[ W ] + Intel l igence modif ier damag e.

Clockroach Sw arm

Art i f i cer At tack 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 , Z o n e

Stand ard Act io n Close blas t 5

Target : Each enem y in blast

Attack: Intel l igence vs. Reflex

Hi t : 2d8 + Intel l igence modif ier damage, and ongoing 5

damage (save ends).

Effect: You create a zone of t iny m echanica l co ckroaches

that lasts until the end of the encoun ter. Any enemy w i th in

the zone grants combat advantage.

Ar t i f i cer At tack 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

•

A r cane , L igh tn ing

M ino r Ac t ion Me lee touch

Ta rget : One weap on o r imp lement

Effect: Unti l the end of the en counter, any attack that uses

the target as a w e a p o n or an im plem ent deals extra l ight

ning damage equa l to 5 + your Constitution modif ier.

As a free action, the target 's wield er can end the ef

fec t when he or she hits a creature. That creature is then

dazed (save ends).

Ar t i f i cer At tac k 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 , S u m m o n i n g

S tanda rd Ac t ion Ranged 5

Effect: You create a Smal l s ta lwar t defender in an unoc

cupied square within range. The stalw art defende r has

speed 6 a nd a +2 bonus to AC . Any en emy that s tar ts its

turn adjacent to the stalwa rt defend er is marked by the

defender unti l the end of your next

turn.

You can give the

stalwart defender the fol lowing special commands.

Standard Act ion: Melee 1 ; targets one creature;

Intelligence + 2 vs. AC; 2d8 + Intell igence modif ier damage,

and the target is imm obilized until the end of your next turn.

Oppor tun i t y A t t a ck : Me lee

1 ;


Intelligence + 2 vs. AC ; 2d8 + Intel l igence m odif ier damage.

You infuse a small object with luck.

Da i l y • A r cane

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee touch

Target : One object

Effect: You charge the target wi th luck that lasts until the

end of your next extend ed rest. An y al ly who is holding

or wearing the target can expend the charge to gain a

bonus equa l to your Wisd om modi f ier 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


16

You crush a bit of iron in your hand, infusing it with protective

magic. You then cast the dust onto your allies' armor.

Encounte r • A r cane

Min or Act io n Close burs t 5

Target: You and each al ly in burst

Effect: Each target gains

a

+4 bonus

to AC

until

the

en d

of

your next

turn.

Protection from Elements Artif icer Uti l i ty 16

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 cane

M ino r Ac t ion

Target : On e a l ly

Ef fec t : Choose a damage type : acid, cold, fire, lightning, or

thunder. The target gains resist 1 5 to that damage type

unti l the end of the encounter. In addi t ion, whi le you or

any ally is adjacent to the target, you or that ally gains

resist

10 to

the chosen damage type.

Vorpal Edge


16

The deadly parts of the weapon you touch become suffused with

magic, making them sharper and deadlier.

Da i l y • A r cane

M ino r Ac t ion Me lee touch

Target : One me lee weapon

Effect: Unti l the end

of

the encounter, attacks w ith

the

target score critical hits

on

rolls

of

18

or

higher.

L E V E L 17 ENCOUNTER SPE LLS

Earth's Embrace

Artificer Attack 1

7

You transpose a glowing rune of force onto an ally's armor

and send that ally skating across the battlefield, crashing into

nearby foes.

Encounte r • A r cane , For ce, Imp lem ent


Pr imary Target : One a l ly

Effect: You sl ide the prim ary target

a

number

of

squares

equa l

to

your Wis do m modi fier. You then make

an

attack

that

is an

area burst

1

centered

on the

primary target

Secondary Target : Each enemy

in

burst

Attack: Intel l igence vs. Fortitude

Hit: 2d10 + Intel l igence modif ier force damage, and

yo

sl ide the secon dary target

1

square

or

immobil ize

it

until

the en d of your next

turn.

C II A P T E K 3 | C l a s s e s

ou

ltil



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, Heal ing, Implement , Radiant


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


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.

Effect: 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

Standard Acti on Close blast 3

Target: Each creature in blast


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




Hit: 3|W] + Intelligence modifier 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 within 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, Summonin g


Effect: You create a Small clockwork acid wasp in an un

occupied square with in range. The wasp has speed 4

and fly 8 (hover). It has a +2 bonus to AC and to Reflex.

When the clockwork wasp drops to 0 hit points, you

don t lose a healing surge. You can give the clockwork

acid wasp the following special commands.

Standard Action: 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 + Wisdom 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

Standard Act ion Area burst 2 within 10 squares



Hit: 3d10 + Intelligence modifier damage, and the target

is immobilized (save ends).

Miss :

Half damage, and the target is slowed until the end of

your next turn.

Effect: 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



Effect: Until the end of the encounter, any attack that uses

the target as a weapon or an implement deals extra fire

damage equal to 1d8 + your Constitution 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 wit h 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.

C H A P T E R 3 ] Cl as se s



L E V E L

2 2

UTILITY SPELLS

Bag of the Four

Winds Artificer Utility 22

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 Act ion Close burst 5

Target: You and each ally in burst

Effect: You slide each target

a

number

of

squares equal

to


Cure-All

Admixture

Artificer Utility

22

Your concoction provides the perfect remedy.

Daily

•

Arcane, Healing

Minor Actio n Melee touch

Effect: The target regains hi t points as if he or she had

spent

a

healing surge, and

th e

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

Standard Actio n Ranged 5

Effect: You create

a

Small diminutive bodyguard

in an

un

occupied square within 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: Wh en an ally with in 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 2 2

You

transmute a small vial of water into a potent healing draft.

Daily • Arcane, Healing

Minor Actio n Melee touch

Target: You or one ally

Effect: The target spends one healing surge and

is

restored

to the maximum number of hit points possible. If the

target cannot spend a healing surge, the target instead

regains

hi t

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 Actio n Area burst

1

centered

on

you

or

one ally within 10 squares


Atta ck: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit: 3d8 + Intelligence modifier acid damage.

Effect: Until

the

end

of

your next

turn ,

the ally

in the

attack s

origin square gains resist

15 acid,

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


10

Primary Target: One creature

Primary Attack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude

Hit:

1

d8 + Intelligence modifier force damage, and you

push th e primary target 6 squares.

Effect: Make

a

secondary attack that

is an

area burst

2

centered on the primary target.

Secondary Target: Each creature

in

burst

Secondary 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, Wea pon ; Varies




AC

Hit: 2[W] + Intelligence modifier damage. Choose a d a m

age type:

acid, cold,

Are, force, lightning,

or

thunder.

The

attack deals damage of this type to the target. Until 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.




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 po n



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 hi t 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 (Wi ll ): 1 [W] + Intelligence modifier fire damage, and

the target takes a penalty to attack rolls equal to your

Wisdom 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

flames. /

Daily • Arcane, Fire, We ap on




Hit: 3[W] + Intelligence modifier fire damage, and ongoing

10 fire damage (save ends).

First Failed Saving Throw: The target takes ongoing 15

fire damage (save ends).

Second Failed Sav ing Throw: The target takes ongoing

20 fire damage (save ends).

Miss : Half damage, and ongoing 5 fire damage (save ends).

First Fai led Sav ing Throw: The target takes ongoing 10


Second Failed Saving Throw : The target takes ongoing 1 5


Dimensional

Shifter

Artificer Attack 25

You

bind

a powerful elemental

to your

construct, giving the

artifice

the power to alter space around it.

Daily • Arcane, Implement , Summon ing


Effect: You create a Small dimensional shifter in an unoc

cupied square within range. The dimensional 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.


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



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.

Daily • Arcane, Implement

Standard Acti on Ranged 10



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).

Miss : 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 • Arc ane, Healing, Implement , Necrotic




Hit: 1d10 + Intelligence modifier necrotic damage. Each

ally in the burst gains a +1 power bonus to attack rolls

and to all defenses until 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, Impl ement , Necrotic

Standard Act ion Close burst 2

Primary 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.

C H A P T E R 3 1 C l a s s e s



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, Zon e

Stand ard Act ion Area burst

1

within 10 squares

Target: Each creature

in

burst

Atta ck: Intelligence vs. Reflex

Hit: 3d8 + Intelligence modifier damage.

Effect: The burst creates

a

zone

of

animate caltrops that

lasts until the end of your next turn. Any enemy within the

zone grants combat advantage

to

you and your allies.

Any

creature within the zone at the end of your next turn takes

fire damage equal

to

2d10 + your Wisd om 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 • Arc ane, Thunder, Weap on


or

Ranged weapon



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, Wea pon

Standard Actio n Melee or Ranged weapon

Target:

One

creature


Hit: 3[W]

+

Intelligence modifier cold damage, and

the

target is immobilized and gains vulnerable 10 to all dam

age (save ends both).

Aftereff ect: The target

is

slowed and gains vulnerable

5 to

all damage (save ends both).

Mis s :

Half damage, and the target

is

slowed and gains

vul

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 the end of the encounter, th e creature wield

ing the target gains

a

+3 power bonus

to

speed.

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 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.

Daily • Arcane, Implement

Standard Act ion 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 Saving Throw: You slide

the

target 1 square.

Mis s : Half damage, and the target is blinded (save ends).

Effect: Until

the

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, Summoning

Minor Actio n Ranged 5

Effect: You create

a

Medium simulacrum

in an

unoccu

pied square within range. The simulacrum has whateve r

speed and modes of movement you have without bonus

es

or

penalties. The simulacrum has nonmagical copies

of any implements or weapons you possessed at the time

of its creation. These disappear when this power ends

or

whe n they are removed from th e simulacrum. You can

give

th e

simulacrum the following special commands.

Standard Action: 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 the power. It can use each

encounter attack power only once

for

each use of this

power.

Standard Action: 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 daily

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.

Opportunity Attack: The simulacrum uses your melee

basic attack when making opportunity attacks.

C H A P T E R 3 | l asses

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D R A G O N P A T H S

a

Secret Recipe

Alchemist Savant Ut i l i t y 1 2

T h e f o ll ow i ng 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 in 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

"There ' 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 l e t o 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 to r y , a ll 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

m u s t b e o f y o 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 as 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 i s 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 v e l ) : 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 ls 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 ly • Arca ne

Free Act ion Person al

Trigger: You use an alchemical i tem of your level or low er

Effect : You create a dupl icate of the triggering alchem ical

i tem. The dupl icate lasts unti l the en d of the encounter.

A l chemi s t Savant A t t ack 2 0

pell Magnet

A lodestone painted with sigils leaps from your outstretched

hand, drawing arcane currents into a maelstrom.

Da i l y • A rcane , Con jura t i on , Imp l em ent , L i gh tn ing

M inor Ac t i on Ranged 10

Effect : You throw a stone into an unoccup ied square

with in range. The stone creates a spell magn et, a rune-

covered pi l lar

2

squares high that occupies the square.

Any enemy wi thin 3 squares of the spel l magne t takes a

-1

penalty to al l defenses against your arcane attacks and

a - 2 penalty to saving throw s against ongoing dama ge.

Th e spel l magn et lasts unti l the end of the encou nter 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 C lose burst 5



Hit : The target takes ongoing 10 l ightning dama ge

(save ends). The spel l magnet pul ls the target 5 squares.

A lchem ist Savan t At tack 11

uick Admixture

In the blink

of an eye, you use a prepared alchemical item.

Encounte r • A rcane

M inor Ac t i on Persona l

Effect : You use an alchemical i tem without spending i ts

required act ion.




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. These artificers

were battle engineers, and they carried their skills

into battle. Battle e ngine ers proved a vital addition to

the arm ies o f the Last Wa r. 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 att acks deal l d 6

extra dam age until the en d of your next t urn.

Br u ta l E n ch a n tme n t (1 1 th le ve l ) :

Whenever

one of your artif icer or battle engi neer power s 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.

Accu r a te E n h a n ce me n t (1 6 th le ve l ) :

Whenever

one of your artific er or battle engin eer powers gra nts

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



Atta ck: 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 W isdo m

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 the 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 Batt le 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, Weapon , 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 weapon. When rolling the weapon s damage,

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.


H ^



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 changel ing, you alter appear ances and identities

to suit your purpose. As a c hameleon, you take versa

tility

to a new level. You absorb the mannerisms and

actions o f those

aroun d you through careful observa

t i o n .

You not only change your appearance, you alter

your

powers and are able to perform an astonish ing

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 , th e more acc urat ely 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

an

ally spends an act ion point to take an ext ra action,

yo 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 from his or her action point.

Shifting Skill (11th level): During an extend ed

r e s t ,

choose one skill in which an ally is trained. At

th e

end

o f t h e

ext end ed rest, you gain training in that

skill

until the end

o f your

ne xt extended rest. Th e 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

all ies' class or paragon path

encounter

attack powers of 11th level or lower. At

t h e end o f t h e short rest, you can swap the encounte 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 c ry

as you perfectly imitate

Daily

Standard Action Personal

Requirement: 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



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



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 ent ire 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.

C H A P T E R 3 I C l a s s e s



CLOCKWORK ENGINEER

"I make my friends. Let's call it a hobby.


Artificer

The Last War saw incredible advances in artifice.

Wi th the creati on of the warforged and the perfe ction

of war mach ines, artificers attained a deeper 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 creatio ns,

lamenting when they become damaged, and even

avenging their destruction.

Outside of combat, harml ess 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 Artif ice (11th level) : Creatures you

summ on with artificer or clockwork engineer powers

have a +2 power bonus to all defenses.

Superior Minions (16 th level): Creatures you

summo n with artificer or clockwork engineer powers

have a +2 bonus to speed and a +1 bonus to attack rolls.

CLOCKWORK ENGINEER SPELLS

Clockwork Soldiers Clockwork Engineer Attack 11

Scores of tiny metal sol

foe.

diers drop off your body and swarm a

Encounter • Arcane, Implement, Zone

Standard Act ion 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

Immediat e Inter rupt 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 Act ion : Melee 1; targets one creature;


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.



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.

C H A P T E R

3 | C l a s s e s



EXORCIST OF THE

SILVER ELAME

"Fi l thy demon, I abjure

you

Leave this place and never

return "


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 force s tands in greater opposit ion to the world 's evi ls

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 . I t s h o l y w a r r i o r s

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

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

t h e i r l i v e s t o d e e d s t h a t e x e m p l i f y t h e f a i t h 's p r e 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 li 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 c e o f t h e F l a m e s p e c i f i c a l l y

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

S i lv e 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

rol l of 1 or 2 .

EXORCIST OF THE SILVER FLAME

P R A Y E R S

Flame Exorcist of the Si lver Flam e Attack 11

of Censure

You unleash a wave o f

flames that incinerates

the unrighteous.

Encoun ter • Div ine , F i re , Imple me nt , Rad iant

Stand ard Act ion C lose b last 3

Target: Each enemy in blast

At tack : W isdom vs. Fort i tude

Hit : 2d6 + W isd om modifier fi re and radiant damage, an d

the target is blinded until the end of your next turn. If the

target is a dem on, a devi l , a shapechanger, or an unde ad,

i t takes 2d6 extra fi re and radiant dam age and a penalty

to AC equal to your Charisma modifier unti l the end of

your next turn.

Ward ing Flame

Exorcist of the Si lver Flam e Uti l i ty 1 2

You summon a silver flame that bolsters allies and punishes foes.

Dai ly • Div ine, Zone

Standa rd Act io n Area burst 2 wi thin 10 squares

Effe ct: The burst crea tes a zone of silver flame th at lasts

unti l the end of your next turn. You and ea ch al ly within

the zone gain resist 10 fire, resist 10 radiant, and a +2

pow er bonus to al l defenses. Each enem y with in th e

zone gains vulnerable 5 fi re and vulnerable 5 radiant,

and takes a -2 penalty to all defenses.


Silver Brand Exorcist of the Si lver Flam e Atta ck 20

A ton gue o f fire erupts on your foe's brow.

Dai ly • Div in e, F i re , Imple me nt , Rad iant

Standa rd Act ion Ranged 10

Target : One creature

At tack : W isdom vs. Fort i tude

Hit : 2d6 + Wi sd om modifier fire and radiant damage, an d

the target is blinded and dazed (save ends both). If the

target is a demo n, a devi l , a shapechanger, or an undea d,

i t also takes ongoing 10 fire damage and ongoing 10

radiant damage (save ends both).

Miss: Half damage, and the target is bl inded and dazed unti l

the end of your next turn.



GATEKEEPER MYSTAGOGUE

"They breached

our

world once,

but as

long

as I

live, they

shall not do so again."

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 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 th 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 the 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 , the a b e r r a n t h o / ro 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 g h r e 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 . Th e

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 , the 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 ed 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 and 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 f o r g e 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 the 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 sp e n 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 , y o u and 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

r o 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 ls o s t u n n e d u n t i l the end o f y o u r

n e x t t u r n .


EVOCATIONS

Nature's Balance

Gatek eep er Mystagogue Attack

11

Nature corrects imbalances;you merely speed the process

by

evoking venomous vines to weaken your

joes.

Encounte r

•

Po i son , P r ima l

Stand ard Act io n Close burst 5

Target : One creature in burst

Attac k: S t rength

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 : 2d8 + Constitution mod if ier poison damag e. The tar

get and each enemy adjacent to it gain vulnerable 5 to all

dam age unti l the end of your next

turn.

Gate Seal

Gate keep er Mystagogue Ut i l i ty 12

You deny those who circumvent the natural methods of travel.

Da i l y • P r im a l , Zone

Min or Act ion Close burst 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 cann ot teleport unti l the

start

of

its n ext

turn.

Each al ly wh o starts his

or

her turn

within the zone gains a +2 power bonus to speed u nti l

the start of his or her next turn.

Susta in M in or The zone persists .

Nature's Purge

Ga tekee pe r Mys tagogue At ta ck 2 0

Poisonous fumes spill out from your hands, flowing across foes

and scouring those that oppose

the

natural order.

Da i l y • Po i son , P r ima l

Stan dard Act io n Close burst

3

Target : Each enemy in burst

Attack: S t rength 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 + Constitution modif ier poison damage, and the

target is dazed and slo wed (save ends both). If the target

is an aberrant c reature , then whe never it uses a psychic

attack before the end of the encounter,

it

takes ongoing

10 poison dam age (save ends).

Miss :

Half damage, and the target

is

dazed and slo wed unti l

the end of your next 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."


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

L i g h 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 er s tr a v el 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 ig 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 i e 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 t o 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 ev 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 Ad versary Lightw alker Attack 11

A

golden beam of light shoots from your implement and strikes

your foe,

which

continues to emit sparks for several seconds.

Encounte r • D i v i ne , Imp l eme nt , Rad i an t

S t andard Ac t i on Ranged 10

Target : On e creature

At tack : W isdom vs. Ref lex

Hit : 2d6 + Wi sd om modifier radiant damage, and the tar

get takes a -2 penalty to AC and Reflex unti l the end of

your next turn. In addit ion, squares within 10 squares of

the target are i l luminated with bright l ight unti l the end

of your next turn.

Path of Light Lightw alker Ut i l i ty 12

Sunlight bursts from a crack in the earth and hardens into a

tangible, solid path that can also sustain you in times of need.

Dai ly • Conjurat ion, D iv ine

Min or Act io n Area wal l 8 wi thin 10 squares

Effect : You conjure a path of sol id l ight in unoccu pied

squares within range. The path is flat , can support any

weight, and must have at least 1 square on a sol id sur

face. The pa th can ascend or descend 1 square vert ical ly

for each square it traverse s horizontally. The pa th lasts

unti l the end of your next turn.

Any bloodied al ly gains regenerat ion 10 whi le occupy

ing one of the path's squares.

Sustain Minor: The path persists.

Call the Light L ightwalker At tack 20

You

draw streams of light rom nearby sources, using it to sear

the flesh of your en emies while healing an ally.

Da i l y • D i v i ne , Hea l i ng , Imp l em ent , Rad i an t

S t andard Ac t i on Ranged 1 0

Target: On e, two, or three creatures

A t t ack : W i sdom vs . W i l l

H i t : 2d1 0 + Wis do m modi f ier rad iant damage, and you or

one al ly within 5 squares of you regains 10 hit points.

Miss: Half damage, and you or one al ly within 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 to 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 th e i r o w n f o r m s b y i n s t a l li n g m e c h a n i c a l

a u g m e n t a t i o n s in t o t h e i r f l e s h .

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

p o r a r y h i t p o i n t s e q u a l t o 5 + o n e - h a l f y o 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 ) : Y o u h a v e a b a 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 is 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

m e n t ( A d v e nt u re r 's V a ul t, p a g e 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 d o e s n o t d e s t r o 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 rg e d (s e 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 yo 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

y o u r d i e r o l l o r 1 0 .

SELF-FORGED SPELLS

Battlefist Sm ash

Self-Forged Att ack 11

Channeling arcane power

into

your battlefist, you smash it into

your enemy with such force that you leave your foe staggering.

Encounte r • Ar cane , W ea po n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me le e weapon

Requirement: Your battlef ist hand must be free.


Attack: Intel l igence vs. AC

Hit: 3 [W ] + Intel l igence mod if ier damag e, and you push

the target a num ber of squares equal to your C onstitution

modif ier. The target grants combat advan tage to you a nd

your allies until the start of your next turn.

Self-Repair

Self-Forged Uti l i ty 1 2

Your magic quickly repairs your damaged components.

Da i l y • Ar cane , Hea l i ng

S tanda rd Ac t ion Pe r sona l

Effect: You regain hit points equal to twice your healing

surge value.

Flailing Gaun tlet

Self-Forged Atta ck 20

Your metal hand detaches from your arm and shoots toward a

foe, remaining connected to you by a chain of forc e.

Da i l y • Ar cane , W ea po n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee 2

Requirement: Your battlef ist hand must be free.


Attack: Intel l igence vs. Fortitude

Hit: 4[ W ] + Intel l igence modif ier damage, and you knock

the target prone.

Miss : H a l f damage.

Effect: Your battlef ist gains the reach w eap on property

unti l the end of the encoun ter.

C H A P T E R 3 |

C lasses



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 t o

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 ro w

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 ty 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 y o 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 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 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 i t, 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 t a 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 in g th 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

War fo rg ed Jugge rnau t A t t a ck 11

uinous

Onslaught

You

end your reckless charge with a brutal blow that throws

your enemy backward, rattling its nerves.

E n c o u n te r • W e a p o n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee weapo n


Atta ck: S t rength vs . AC

Hit: 2 [W ] + Strength mod if ier dam age, and the target is

dazed un ti l the en d of your next turn.

Spec i a l :

W h e n ch arging, you can use this pow er in place of a

melee basic attack.

Warforged Juggernaut Ut i l i ty 1 2

nexorable

Momentum

To

attack your chosen adversary, you hurtle across the battle

field, shrugging off attacks.

Encounte r


Effect: Unti l th e end of your next turn, you ignore difficult

terrain,

can move through e nem y spaces, and gain a +2

power bonus to AC against opportunity attacks.

Crag of Steel

War fo rged Jugge rnau t A t t a ck 20

You lock yourself into position, holding your ground with a de

fensive posture and a series of deadly attacks.

D a i l y • S t a n c e , W e a p o n


Effect: U nti l the stance en ds, you gain resist 5 to al l dam

age,

and whenever this reduces an attack's damage to 0,

you also negate that attack's effect on you. Add itionally,

unti l the stance ends, you can reduce th e distance you

are pulled, pushed , or s lid by 5 squares, and any enem y

that starts its turn adjacent to you takes

1

[W ] damage

while 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 power residing within

certain items. Of course, in my hands, that power doesn't

stay latent for long."


M a r k o f M a k i n g f e a t

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 th 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 e v el ) : 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

d a y . A t 2 1 s t l e v e l , y o u c a n u s e f i v e m a g i c i t e m d a 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 te rmaker A t t a ck 11

ower Siphon

You blast your foe with a golden ray, and streaming wisps of

power flow from your enemy into your equipment and into the

equipment of nearby allies.

Encounte r • Ar cane , Imp lem ent , Rad ian t




Hit: 4 d6 + Intel l igence modif ier radiant dam age, and you

and eac h al ly with in 1 0 squares of you gain a +2 p ow er

bonus to attack rolls or a +2 power bonus to all defenses

unti l the end of your next

turn.

Item Resurgence

Cann i th Maste rmak er Ut i l i ty

1

2

You channel arcane energy into a nearby item, using your ar

cane reservoir of

power to

activate it.

Dai ly • Ar cane

Imm edia te Inter rup t Close burst 10

Trigger: An al ly with in 1 0 squares of you uses a magic item

daily power

Targe t: The tr iggering al ly

Effect: The target does not count th e tr iggering magic item

pow er toward his or her l imit of magic item daily p owe r

uses.

Lightning Infusion

Cann i th Mas te rmaker A t t a ck 20

With a blast of eldritch lightning, you assault your enemies and

bolster summoned creatures.

Da i l y • Ar can e , Imp le men t , L igh tn ing

Stand ard Act io n Close blast 5

Target: Each enemy in blast


Hit: 4d 8 + Intell igence m odif ier l ightning damage, and you

push the target 1 square.

Miss : H a l f damage.

Effect: Any summoned creature in the blast gains tempo

rary hit points equal to 5 + your Int elligenc e m odifier.




GHALLANDA

SANCTUARY GUARDIAN

" I recommend you back away now. Then again?a part of

me wants to see what happens if you don't."


M a r k o f H o s p i t a l i t y f e a t

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

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

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

H o u s e G h a l l a n d a h a s e n c l a v e s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d

t h a t a r e b e s e t b y h a z a r d s s u c h a s o v e r z e a l o u s l o c a l

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

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

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 s e t t h e

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

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

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

l e n g e yo u o r y o u r c o m r a d e s q u i c k l y l e a r n t h a t H o u s e

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

o f c o m f o r t a n d c o n v e n i e n c e .

GHALLANDA SANCTUARY GUARDIAN

PATH FEATURES

S w i f t A c t i o n ( 1 1 t h le 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 , e a c h 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 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 .

H o s p i t a b l e S u r g e ( 1 1 t h l e v e l ) :


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 a d j a c e n t t o y o u c a n

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

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

G h a l l a n d a ' s S a n c t u a r y ( 1 6 t h l e v e l ) :

W h e n 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 t a k e s a t o t a l d e f e n s e o r

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

p o i n t s e q u a l t o 5 + y o u r C h a r i s m a m o d i f i e r .

T h e n u m b e r o f t e m p o r a r y h i t p o i n t s e q u a l s 1 0 +

y o u r C h a r i s m a m o d i f i e r a t 2 1 s t l e v e l .

GHALLANDA SANCTUARY GUARDIAN

P O W E R S

Scatter

G h a l l a n d a S a n c t u a r y G u a r d i a n A t t a c k

11

the Invaders

You strike out at one foe and send it staggering into oth er

nearby enemies.

E n c o u n te r • W e a p o n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee weapon

Pr im ary Target : On e creature

Pr im ary A ttack : S t rength vs . AC

Hit : 2 [W ] + Strength modi f ier damage. Make a secondary

attack.

Secon dary Target : Each enemy adjacent to the pr imary

target

Seco ndar y A ttack : S t rength vs . For t itude

Hi t : You push the secondary target 1 square.

Guardian's G h a l l a n d a S a n c t u a r y G u a r d i a n U t i l i t y

1 .

Word

Your dragonmark glows and empowers your healing.

Encounte r

Free Act ion Persona l

Effect: The next healing pow er you use before the start

of your next turn restores the maxim um num ber of hit

points possible.

Sanctuary

Strike

Gha l l anda Sanc tua r y Gua rd i an At ta ck 20

You swing, striking your foes and emitting a shower of energy

from your dragonmark to empower your allies.

D a i l y • W e a p o n

Stan dard Act io n Close burst 1


Attack: Strength vs. Reflex

Hi t : 3 [W ] + Strength modi f ier damage.

Miss: Half damage.

Effect: Un ti l the end of your next

turn,

any ally can use

his or her second wind as a minor action while within 3

squares of you.

Sustain Minor: The effect persists.

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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 li 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 is 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 , " s o 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 er

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 ou

g r a n t a n a l l y a s a v i n g t h r o w , t h a t a l l y c a n 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 .

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 Jo rasco Jade han d Attack 11

When an enemy attacks your friend, lightning arcs from your

dragonm ark into the enemy, shocking it and healing your ally.

Encounte r • Hea l i ng , Imp lem ent , L igh tn ing

Imm edia te I n te r rupt Ranged 5

Trigger: An en emy with in 5 squares of you hits an al ly

Target: The tr iggering enemy

Attac k: Wi sdo m vs . Ref lex

Hi t :

2 d10 + W isd om modi f ier l ightn ing damage, and the

tr iggering al ly can sp end a healing surge and gain an ad

ditional 2d6 hit points.

Jade Rejuvenation

Jo rasco Jad eha nd Ut i l i ty 12

Your dragonm ark glows a faint green. Sigils identical to the

mark then appear over the heads of your friends.

Dai ly • H ea l ing

Mino r Act io n Close burst 5


Effect: You lose one healing surge, and e ach target gains

regeneration 5 un ti l the end of your next turn.


Dawn Burst J o r a s co J adeha nd At ta ck 20

The sun seems to flare from your dragon mark, flashing its light

on friend and foe alike.

Da i l y • Hea l i ng , Imp lem ent , Rad ian t

Stand ard Act io n Area burst 2 wi th in 10 squares


Attack: Wisdom vs . For t i tude

Hi t : 2d1 0 + Wi sdo m modi f ier radiant damage.

Effect: Each al ly in the burst can spend a healing surge or

mak e a saving throw.

C H A I ' T E R 3 | C l a s s e s



KUNDARAK GHORAD'DIN

" S t 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."


M a r k o f W a r d i n g f e at

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 e n 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 a r e l y ,

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 t i 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 r y t o 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 i ll 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 so t e 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 to 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 le v 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 ) :


m a k e a T h i e v e r y c h e c k , y o u 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 .

KUNDARAK GHORAD'DIN POWERS

Befuddling Bypass

Kundarak Ghora d'din Attack 11

Empowered by your dragonmark, your shot befuddles your foe,

allowing you to pass by

i t

before the creature realizes you are

gone.

E n c o u n te r • C h a r m , W e a p o n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Ranged weapon


Attack: Strength or Dexterity vs. Reflex

Hi t :

2[ W ] + Strength or Dexterity mod if ier dam age, and

the target is immo bil ized unti l the e nd of your next turn.

You can then m ove your speed. This movem ent does not

provoke opportunity attacks from the target.

Thwart the Walls Kundarak Ghorad 'din Ut i l i ty 1 2

You sta rt

to fade out of existence, gaining the

ability to

step

through walls and obstacles.

Encounte r


Effect: You gain insubstantial and ph asing unti l the e nd of

your next

turn.

W ar d Unleashed

Kunda rak Gho rad 'd in A t ta ck 20

With the

power of your dragonmark, you dispel nearby wards

and use their

power to

impede your

enemies.

Dai ly

Stan dard Act io n Area burst 2 wi th in 10 squares


At tac k: Strength or Dexterity + 4 vs. Fortitude

Level 27: Strength or D exterity + 6 vs. Fortitude

Hi t :

3d 10 + Strength or Dexterity mo dif ier dam age, and

the target is s low ed (save ends).

Miss : Ha l f damage.

Effect: Any enem y zones or conjurations in the burst end.




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 o u 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 .

LY R AN D AR W I N D - R I D ER

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 f l 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 ta 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 li 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

ter ,

y o u c a n u s e t h e w i z a r d 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 ) .

LY R AN D AR W I N D - R I D ER PO W ER S

W ind Burst L y r anda r W ind- R ide r A t t a ck 11

W ith the power of your dragonmark, you call forth a column

of wind that lands on your enemies, scattering them in all

directions.

Encounte r 4 Implem ent

Stan dard Act ion Area burst 2 wi th in 10 squares

Target: Each creature in burst

Attack: Charisma or Constitution vs. Fortitude

Hi t :

3d6 + Charisma or Constitution m odif ier dam age,

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 Win gs Lyrandar Win d-R ider Ut i l i ty 12

You feel a rush of wind at your back , and you're carried aloft.

Dai ly


Effect: You gain a fly speed eq ual to your speed unti l the

end of your next turn.


Unruly Cyclone L y r anda r W ind- R ide r A t t a ck 20

Your dragonmark flares as you struggle to control a powerful

tornado and blast your foes.

Da i l y 4 Im plem ent , Zone

Stand ard Ac t ion Area burst 1 wi th in 10 squares

Effect: Th e burst creates a zone of violent w ind that lasts

unti l the end of your next turn. As a move a ction, you can

mov e the zone 4 squares. Each creature that starts its

turn wit hin the zo ne is subject to the fol lowing attack.

Attack: Charisma or Constitution vs. Fortitude.

Hit: 3d 10 + Charisma or Constitution m odif ier, and you

push the target 4 squares awa y from the burst 's origin

square.





MEDANI TRUESEER

" I

knew you were going to do that. And now, 1 know you're

going to pay."


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 he /

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 le f o 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 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 , 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 to 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

Med ani True Strike

Med ani Trueseer Attack 11

Your Mark of Detection flares, sending out darts of energy to

hunt down hidden foes and reveal their

locations.

Encounte r


Effect: You can see invis ible creatures within 10 squares of

you and with in your l ine of s ight unti l you hit or miss wit h

this power.


Atta ck: C har isma or Wisd om + 4 vs . Reflex . The a t tack

ignores any cover and an y con cealm ent if the target is

with in 1 0 squares of you.

Hi t : 2d 10 + Char isma or Wisd om modi fier.

Meda ni Foretelling

Med ani Trueseer Ut i l i ty 1 2

The

power of your dragonmark

allows you to

take

a quick

glance into the future to help you decide what to do.

Encounte r

Free Act ion Person a l

Effect: You rol l a d2 0. I f you attack during this

turn,

you

can choose to use this roll as the first attack roll of the

attack.

Disruptive Me dan i Trueseer Attack 20

Premonition

Before your enemy can strike, you let loose a debilitating sting

that inhibits its defenses and ability to attack.


Imm edia te I n te r rupt Ranged 10

Trigger: An en em y wi thin 10 squares of you hits or misses

you or an ally

Target: The tr iggering enemy

Atta ck: Char isma or Wisd om vs . Ref lex

Hi t :

3d 10 + Char isma or Wisd om modi f ier damage, and

the target takes a -4 penalty to attack rolls against you

(save ends).

Miss :

H a l f damage.

Effect: The target grants combat advantage to you unti l the

end of your next turn.




ORIEN SWIFT B LA DE

"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

P a s s a g e f e 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 d e o f t h e b a 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 g h 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 . Th e

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 st i c a t e d d e m e a n o r , s w i f t b la 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 wh o 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 ca n

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

( 1 6 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 .

O R I E N S W I F T B L A D E P O W E R S

Shifting Charge Or i en Sw i f tb l ade At ta ck 11

Brandishing your

weapon, you charge forward, dashing among

your enemies before they can react.

Encounte r • W e a p o n


Effect: Before

the

attack,

you

shift your spee d.


Attack: S t rength or Intel l igence + 1 vs. AC

Hit :

3[W] + Strength or Intel l igence modif ier damage.

Orien Unbound

Or ie n Swi f tblade Ut i l i ty 1 2

Your Mark of Passage flares, and you teleport away from your

bonds.

Encounte r • Te leporta t ion

Move Ac t ion Pe r sona l

Effect: You end any immobil ized or marked effects on you.

You then teleport your speed.

Flurry of Teleportation Or i en Sw i f tb l ade At ta ck 20

You blink from place to place on the battlefield, stabbing a foe

before disappearing again.

Da i l y • Te l epo r ta t i on , Weapon


P r im a ry Ta rge t: One creature

Pr imary Attack: S t rength or Intel l igence vs. AC

Hit : 2[W] + Strength or Intel ligence m odif ier damage.

Ef fec t : You te lepor t 4 squares and then m ake a secondary

attack.

Seconda ry Ta rge t:

On e

creature other than

the

primary

target

Secondary Attack: S t rength

or

Intel l igence vs.

AC

Hit :

1 [W] + Strength or Intell igence mod if ier damage.

Effect: You teleport 4 squares and then m ake a tertiary

attack.

Ter t ia ry Target : One creature other than the primary

and secondary targets

Ter t ia ry Atta ck: S t rength or Intel l igence vs. AC

Hit : 1

[W] +

Strength

or

Intell igence m odif ier damage.

Ef fec t : You teleport 4 squares.

C H A P T E R

3 | C l a s s e s



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 is i t e : Mar k of Sh adow feat

Th e ent ert ainer s and artisa ns of House Phiarla n

employ a variet y of media an d tec hn ique s to expre ss

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 cl oak your se lf in shadows or tric k foes

with illusory forms. W h e n you perf ect your art, you

even gain the power to make an illusion into a deadly

reality.

PHIARLAN PHANTASMIST

PATH FEATURES

Phantasmist Action (11th level) : 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 turn .

Mind Fire (11th level):

Any ene my affecte d by

one o f your c ha rm, fear, illus ion, or psychic powers

takes a -2 penalt y to saving thr ows aga inst that pow

er's effect.

Phase-Mist Shroud (16th level) : Whe neve r you

use an illusion power, you gain co nc ea lment and a

+1 bonus to attacks rolls with charm, fear, illusion, or

psychic powers until the e nd of you r next t urn .

PHIARLAN PHANTASMIST POWERS

Disturbing Visions

Ph iar lan Phantasm is t At tack

Terrible illusions

plague your enemies'

minds,

causing them to

flee in fright.

Encounte r 4 Fear, I l lus ion, Im plem ent , Psychic

S tanda rd Ac t ion Area burs t 1 wi th in 10 squares

Target : Each enemy in burst

Atta ck: Inte ll igence

or

Char isma vs . W i l l

H i t : 2d6 + Intel l igence or Charism a m odif ier psychic

damage, and you sl ide the target 2 squares. In add i t ion,

the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end

of your next turn.

Taunting Decoy

Phiar lan Phantasmis 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 Conjura t ion, Te leporta t ion


Effect: You conjure a decoy of yourself in an unoccupied

square with in range. The dec oy occupies

1

square, and

it

lasts unti l the en d of your next

turn.

Wh en you con ju re

the decoy, it marks one enemy w i th in 5 squares of it until

the end of your next turn. The decoy can be a t tacked,

and when the enemy m arked by the decoy hits it , the

mark ends and

the

decoy teleports

5

squares.

As a

move

action, you can move the decoy

3

squares.

Sustain Minor: The decoy persists, and it marks one enem y

wi th in 5 squares of it.

Phantasmist Stalker

Ph iar lan Phantasmis t At tack 2 0

You summon a feral, gangly creature of shadow and mist to do

your bidding.

Da i l y

4

I m p l e m e n t , P s yc h i c , S u m m o n i n g


Ef fec t : You summ on a Medium phantasmis t s ta lker in an

unoccu pied square with in range. The stalker has speed

7. It has a +4 bonus to AC an d to Reflex and a +5 bo nus

to saving throws against fear effects and ch arm effects.

Whenever the s ta lker h i ts

a

creature granting combat

advantage to i t, that creature takes ongo ing 5 psychic

dam age (save ends). You can give the p hantasmist stalker

the fo l lowing spec ial com mands .

Min or A ct io n: The phantasmis t s ta lker moves 7

squares. It has insubstantial wh ile m oving.

Stan dard Act ion: Close blas t 3 ; ta rgets each creature in

blast ; Intel l igence or Char isma vs . W i l l ; 1 d10 + Intel l igence

or Charisma modif ier psychic damage, and the target is

dazed (save ends).

S t anda rd Ac t ion : Me lee 1 ; targets one creature;

Intel l igence

or

Charisma vs. Reflex;

1d8 +

Intel l igence

or

Charisma modif ier psychic damage.

Oppor tun i t y A t t a ck : Me lee 1 ; targets one creature;

Intel l igence or Charisma vs. Reflex; 1 d 8 + Intel l igence or


(

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

mahanaprill-katarnah. And heed this word: Quarran

quatalli'voreshathayue "


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 or la 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 il l 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 le v e l) :

W h e n y o u


r e g a in 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 to 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 el ) :

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.

Encounte r 4- Ch a rm , Imp lemen t



Atta ck: Inte ll igence or Char isma vs . Wi l l

Hit: As a free action, the target makes a basic attack against

itself and

hits.

If the target has multiple basic attacks, you

choose wh ich attack it uses.

Sigil of Repulsion S iv is Truenam er Ut i l i ty

1

2

You

utter ancient words of Supernal, conjuring a silvery glyph

that repels your foes.

Dai ly 4 C onjura t ion

M ino r Ac t ion Ranged 20

Effect: You conjure a glowin g sigi l in an unoccupied square

with in range. An y en em y with in 5 squares of the sigil

must spend 2 extra squares of movem ent for each space

it moves closer to the sigil.

Sustain Minor: The sigi l persists.

Utterance

S iv is Truen ame r Attack 20

of Domination

You speak the true name of your enemy, giving you temporary

dominion over it.

Da i l y 4 Ch a rm , Implem ent , P s ych i c



Atta ck: Inte ll igence or Char isma vs . W i l l

H i t :

The target is dom inated (save ends).

Aftere ffect: The target takes 4d 10 + Intel l igence or


Miss :

The target takes 2d 10 + Intel l igence or Charisma

modif ier psychic damag e and is dazed unti l 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 so 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 l a 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 el ) :

W h e n y o u s p e nd

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 re a

t u r e is 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 Tha rashk Way f inde r A t t a ck 11

Resistance

The power

of your dragonmark guides your strike, and its m agic

lingers in the

wound, weakening your foe's defenses.

E n c o u n t er • W e a p o n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee o r Ranged weapon


Attack: Strength vs. lowest of Fortitude, Reflex, or Wil l

(mele e) or Dexterity vs. lowest of Fortitude, Reflex, or W il l

(ranged)

H i t :

2[ W ] + Strength modi f ier damage (melee) or 2 [W ]

+ Dexterity modif ier damage (ranged). Unti l the start

of your next

turn,

the target takes a -2 penalty to the

defense you hit.

Distant Quarry Tharashk Wa yf in der Ut i l i ty 1 2

Your

dragonmark pulses with energy as you identify a distant

foe as your quarry.

Encounte r


Effect: You designate one enemy that you can see as your

quarry.

Path of Destruction

Tha ra shk Way f in de r A t t a ck 20

Your

dragonmark flashes as you

deliver

a devastating attack.

You then take a couple of steps and

unleash

another

crippling

assault.


S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee o r Ranged weapon


Pr im ary Atta ck: S t rength vs . AC (melee) or Dexter ity vs . AC

(ranged)

H i t :

2 [W ] + Strength modi fier damage (melee) or 2[W ] +

Dexterity m odif ier damag e (ranged). Th e target gains

vul

nerable 1 to al l damage unti l the end of the encounter.

Effect: Shift 2 squares and m ake a secondary attack.

Secondary Target : One creature

Seco nda ry A ttack : S t rength vs . AC (m elee) or Dexter ity

vs . AC (ranged)

Hi t : 2[ W] + Strength modi f ier damage (melee) or 2[ W ]

+ Dexterity mod if ier dam age (ranged). Th e second ary

target gains vulnerab le 1 to al l dam age unti l the end of

the encounter. I f you hit the same creature with both the

primary and second ary attacks, it gains vulnerab le 2 to

al l damage unti l the en d of the e ncounter.

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 f e 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

w ho has

e n e m i e s w i th

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 il t r a t in 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 who 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 th c h e c k s .

S h a d o w W o u n d ( 1 6 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 v e e n d s ) .

You

d e c id 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 er 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

Thuranni Shadow Ki l ler At 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.

Encounte r • W e a p o n



Attack: Dexterity 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 , depending on wh i ch

defenses a re hit.

Hit (Ref lex ) : 1

[W] +

Dexterity mo dif ier dam age,

and the

target is s lowe d unti l the end of your next

turn.

Hi t (W i l l ) : 1

[W] +

Dexterity m odif ier damag e,

and the

target

is bl inded unti l the end of your next turn.

Shadowstep

Thuranni Shadow Ki l ler Ut i l i ty

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 l epo r ta t i on , Zone

Stand ard Act ion Area burst 1 w i th in 10 squares

Ef fec t : The burst creates a zone of darkn ess that lasts until

th e end of your next

turn.

The zone blocks line of sight

for creatures without darkvis ion. You gain darkvis ion

unti l

the end of

your next turn

and

teleport

to the

burst's

origin square.

Sus ta in M ino r : The darkvis ion and the zone persist.

Spectral Garrote 11

uranni Shadow Ki l ler At tack 20

A translucent

garrote forms

foe to use as your shield.

between your hands as you snare a

Da i l y • R e l ia b l e , W e a p o n

S tanda rd Ac t ion Me lee 1

Target :

One

creature granting combat advantage

to you

Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex

Hi t : 3d8 + Dexterity m odif ier damage , and you grab the

target. Unti l the grab end s, you have cover and can use

the fol lowing action.

Imme dia te I n te r rupt Pe r sona l

Trigger: An enem y makes a melee or ranged attack roll

against you that targets AC or Reflex

Effect: The tr iggering attack targets the creature grabbed

by

you.

Sus ta in M ino r : You sustain the grab, and the target takes

2d8 + Dexterity m odif ier 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

(see

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 ' ve 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 Pu ll

Vada l is Gr i f fonmaster At tack 11

Your griffon reaches out with its beak and pulls your enemies

close. You then seize the opportunity to attack.

Encounte r • Beas t , Ma r t i a l , We ap on

Stand ard Act ion Me lee weap on (beast 2)


Pr im ary Atta ck: Beast 's a t tack bonus vs . Ref lex

Hi t :

1 [B] + beast 's Strength m odif ier dam age, and you

slide the target 3 squares into a space adjacent to y our

Vadalis-bred griffon beast comp anion. Ma ke a se condary

attack that is a melee w eap on attack.

Seco nda ry Target : On e creature that was a pr imary ta rget

Seco nda ry At tack: S t rength vs . AC. You have combat

advantage against the secondary target.

H i t : 1 [W ] + Strength m odi f ier damage.

Level

2 1 :

2[ W ] + Strength modif ier damage.

Invigorating D ive Vada l is Gr i f fonmaster Ut i l i ty 1 2

The rush of the wind and the anticipation of attacking your prey

give you and your griffon a surge of vigor.

Dai ly • B east , Hea l ing, Mart ia l

Free Act io n Close burs t 1

Req uirem ent : You must be mou nted on a c reature that is

flying.

Trigger: You charge

Target : You and your beast com panion

Effect: Each target regains hit points equal to your healing

surge value.

V A D A L IS B R E D G R IF F O N S T A T IS T IC S

A b i l it y S c o r e s :

Strength 20 , Con st i tut ion 18 , Dexter i ty

1 6 ,

Inte l ligence 2 , W isdom 12 , Charisma 6

S iz e :

Large

S p e e d :

6 squares, fly 8 squares

D e f e n s e s :

AC 13 + level, Fortitude 14 + level, Reflex

12 + level, Will 12 + level

H it P o in ts :

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 +

Strength modifier damage.

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 claw attack as

a free action in addition to its rider's charge attack.

Trained Skills :

Athle t ics , Endurance , Perception

Snatching Assault Vada l is Gr i f fonmaster At tack 20

Your griffon grabs your enemy in its talons and whisks it away.

Dai ly • Bea st , Mar t ia l

S t anda rd Ac t ion Me lee beas t 1


Atta ck: Beast 's at tack bonus vs . AC

Hit : 2[B] + beast Strength's modif ier dam age, and the

target is grabbed. Unti l the grab en ds, your Vadalis-bred

griffon beast companion can move the target without

needing to make a Strength attack.

M i s s :

2[B] + beast's Strength modif ier dama ge.

Effect: After th e attack, your Vadalis-bred griffon beast

comp anion can move half its spee d.




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 in 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 i n g .

CHAMPION OF PROPHECY

N o t h i n g

can stop you. You were born for this. It's who you

are.

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 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 f e lt 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 i n 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

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

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 e l ) : 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 .

CHAMPION OF PROPHECY POWER

Cha mp ion of Prophe cy Ut i l it y 26

rophetic

Certainty

Buoyed by a succession of victories, you unleash a potent attack.

Encounter

M inor Ac t i on 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 mile

stone that you've reached 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.

P r e r e q u is i t e :

21s t l e v e l

T h e L a s t W a r ' s s c a rs a r e f e l t d e e p l y . C i t i e s an d

n a t i o n s s t i l l r e e l f r o m the 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 i c 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 g n 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 r e

st i l l a d r i f t , s e a r c h i n g

for a

h o m e

an d

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 n ew 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 e n

or

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 fa t 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 te . 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 e d

y o u

to

b i n d

y o u r s e l f t o

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 ss e s s e d p e o p l e , a n d y o u i n t e n d t o

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 s h i p .

IMMORTALITY

L o n g a ft 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 c h a m p i o n . W h e n y o u s e l e c t t h i s e p i c d e 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 rs , 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 in g s ,

or 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

t h i s g r o u p .

A s

t h e c a m p a i g n p r og r e s s e s t h r o u g h

the

ep i c t i e r , s ee 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 he

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

e c y

a n d

f r o m

t he

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 ce 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 ea r , a n d yo u

h a v e s i n c e so 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 rt s 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 le ' 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 ea t , y o u c a n a t t a i n t he s a l v a t i o n t h a t you

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 y ou u p as

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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 .

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w i l l r e m a i n a n e te 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

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t h e s h i f t c l o s e r to yo u t h a n he 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 ):

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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 to 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 to a l l o w t h a t a l l y to r e g a i n

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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 a f t e r a n e x t e n d e d

r e s t , y ou can 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 . A n y a l l y w h o ca n see yo u r e g a i n s 2d6 hit

p o i n t s . A n y h i t p o i n t s i n e x c e s s o f a n a ll y ' s m a x i m u m

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DISPOSSESSED CHAMPION POWER

Dispossessed Champion Ut i l i ty 26

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Your selfless comm itment to your people is legendary.

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MOURNING SAVIOR

Nothing less than the complete restoration of Cyre will sat

isfy

you.

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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 er s 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 l v 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 id , 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 i o r t h e f o r e t e l 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 i t 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 rg 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 l e v e l) : Y o u a r e

a c c u s t o m e d t o t h 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 to 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 ly 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 to 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 e v 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 to 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 rning 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 • H ea l i ng

Stand ard Act ion Close burst 20

Targe t: Each al ly in burst

Effect: Eac h target can spend a healing surge. An y h it

points in excess of the target 's ma ximu m num ber of hit

points become temporary hit points.

In addition, you perm anently negate the effect of fan

tastic terrain with in th e burst that has a magical or super

natural origin, including but not l imited to blood rock,

fonts of pow er, illusions, loadstone s, mirror crystals, pillars

of l ife, sacred circles, permane nt portals, 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 l v 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 , i t 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 ly

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 ra 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

b e 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 ly ,

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 ig 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 ts 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

d i s e i n t h e w o r l 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 i r 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 lv e r F l a m e ( 3 0 t h l e 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 .

SUB LI M E F LAM E PO W ER

Silver Flame's Embrace Subl im e F lame Ut i l i ty 26

You erupt into a

column of living silver flame.

Da i l y • D i v ine , S t ance

Imm edia te Reac t ion Pe r sona l

Tr igger : An e nem y bloodies you

Effect: Un ti l the stance en ds, you gain a +2 bonus to al l de

fenses and to saving throws. In addition , unti l the stance

ends , wh enev er an enem y h i ts you wi th a melee a t tack,

it must succeed on a saving throw or become blinded

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 ie 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 e t 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 t ie 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 l e 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

Cha rac te 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

Some feats in this section have the

[

Dra gonmark

|"

expression. These feats are associated with Eberron's

dragonmarks. A character can have only one such

dragonmarked feat. Each nonaberrant dragonmark

allows you to mast er ce rtain r ituals as if you had the

Ritual Cas ter 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 hea rt of the dra gonmarked houses of Eber ron

are bloodl ines of drag onmarked heirs that are each

of a single race . Th e Mar k of Heal ing appear s almost

exclusively among the halflings of House Jorasco, for

exa mple, and the mar ked heirs of Hous e Can nit h a re

all humans of a single line. As a player character, you

may choose to be an exception, because heroes are

uniquely significant individuals.

I f you cho ose a drag onmark 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 oth er drag onmarked heirs of the hous e. In this

case, you have much in co mmon with the N PC heirs

of House Lyrandar. You will be influenced by the

action s and 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 characte r advan cement. In the latter

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 dista nt 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 St orm but without ties to Hous e

Lyrandar. You'd be an anomaly ; if House Lyranda r

be ca me a ware o f you, it would ta ke steps to bring you

and your wayward bloodline into the house.

• You could cho ose to be a membe r of some oth er

race , even a rac e that has no dr ago nmarked hou se of

its own. You can choose to bear the Mark of Storm

even if you're an elf, a human, or a warfor ged. I n t his

case, your drago nmark is a direct manifesta tion of

the Prophecy and has nothing to do with the blood

line of the house . You'll probabl y never meet an NPC

in the world like you, and House Lyrandar would not

claim you.

•

You could choose to bea r an aberrant drag 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 ence of an aber ran t drago nmark on a membe r of

any race is disturbing to the houses, and you would

be wise to avoid their attention.

HEROIC

T IER

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 encount er.

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.

C H A P T E R

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Ch a r a c t er O p t i o n s



B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r y ou h i t a n e n e m y w i t h a d a i ly

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

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 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

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

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 .

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 e n e f i t : C h o o s e o n e a r c a n e u t i l i ty p o w e r o f e v e r y

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

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 ty

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

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 , o n e o f w h i c h y o u

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 ,

i c h 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

T h i s f e a t d o e s n ' t c h a n g e t h e

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

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

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

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

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

n .

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

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

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

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 ,

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 t h e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

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.

Encounter • D i v ine

Free Ac t io n Persona l

Trigger: You m ake a ski l l check and disl ike the result

Effec t: You gain a po wer bonus to the triggering rol l equal

to your Wis do m modifier.

ARAWAI'S ABUNDANCE [DIVINITY]


m u s t w o r s h i p A r a w a i


Arawai s abundance.


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 blessings.

Encounter • D i v ine , Hea l ing

Mino r Ac t io n C lose burs t 10

Target: One al ly in burst

Effect: The target can spend a healing surge and gains a +2

power bonus to al l defenses unti 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 Persona l

Effect : Unti l the end of your next turn, whe n you make a

knowledge or monster knowledge check you make two

rolls and use th e higher result.

BALINOR'S PREY [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 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 it 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.


Mino r Ac t io n Range d 5


Effect: The next melee or ranged attack that hits the target

before the en d of your next turn dea ls 1 d6 extra damage.

Level

11 :

2d6 extra dam age.

Level 2 1 : 3d6 extra damage.

C H A P T E R 4 | Cha r ac t er Op t i ons



H E R O IC T IE R F E A T S

N a m e

Pre requ 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 of Con tag ion

E n e m y hi t w i t h da i l y po wer t akes -2 pena l t y to s a v ing th rows

aga ins t ongo ing damage

A b e r r a n t M a r k of M a d n e s s

-

E n e m y hi t w i th da i l y p owe r t akes -2 pena l t y to W i l l

Ab e r r an t Ma rk o f Te r ro r

—

E n e m y hi t w i th da i l y pow er t akes a -1 pen a l ty to a t tac k ro l ls

aga ins t you

A c c u r a t e M a g i c W e a p o n A r t i f i c e r

E n h a n c e d w e a p o n s or imp leme nts ga in +2 bonus to next

a t tack ro l l

Ae rena l Ar can i s t

E l f , a rcane power source ,

Ae rena l background

Learn extra ut i l i ty spe l ls

Ae r ena l Ha l f-L if e E l f, Ae re na l backgroun d +1 dam age w i t h nec ro t i c power , +1 a t t a ck w i th a c t i on po in t

w h e n u s i n g a nec ro t i c p ower

A l c h e m i s t

HHHHHHHHHHHH

You can c r a f t a l chemica l i t em s o f you r l e ve l or l ower

Ance s t r a l Gu id ance Cha nne l D i v in i t y , mu s t

worsh ip Sp i r i t s o f the Pas t

Use Channe l D i v in i t y power ances t r a l guidance

A r a w a i ' s A b u n d a n c e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y ,

m u s t w o r s h i p A r a w a i

Us e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r Arawai s abundance

Aureon ' s I ns t ruc t ion

Channe l D i v in i t y ,

m u s t w o r s h i p A u r e o n

Us e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r Aureon s nstruction

Ba l i no r ' s P r ey Chan ne l D i v in i t y ,

mu s t wo rsh ip Ba l i no r

Use Channe l D i v in i t y power Ba l i no r ' s

prey

B e a c o n of D o l A r r a h


m u s t w o r s h i p Dol A r r a h

Us e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r beacon of D o l Arrah

Bo ldre i ' s She l t e r Cha nne l D i v in i t y ,

mu s t wo rsh ip Bo ldre i

Use Channel Div in i ty power Bo ldre i ' s she l ter

C o m p o n e n t M o d i f i c a t i o n W a r f o r g e d W i t h w arfor ged resolv e power , ea ch component g ran ts you

1 ex t r a t empora r y hi t po int

De fens i ve M in ion s Ar t i f i c e r +2 to all de f enses of s u m m o n e d c r e a tu r e s

E ldeen Com pan io n Sh i f t e r , Beas t Mas te r y

c lass fea ture

Beas t com pan ion ga ins bene f i t f r om your sh if t e r r a c ia l po wers

Fo r ce fu l De fense

Ar t i f i c e r

+1 to a l ly 's A C w h e n y o u hi t w i th f o r ce po wer

Grou p M ind l ink Ka l a sh ta r A l l a l l ie s c an comm un ica te t e l ep a th i c a l l y

I m m u t a b i l i t y I m p r o v e d W a r f o r g e d

Reso l ve

Ga in +2 to s av i n g t h r o w w h e n u s i n g war forged r esolve p o w e r

I m p r o v e d W a r f o r g e d Re s o l v e W a r f o r g e d G a i n 5 ext r a t empo ra r y hi t po int s w i t h arfor ged resolve power

Kol Korran 's Boon


m u s t w o r s h i p Ko l Ko r r an

Us e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r

K o l

or ran s boon

L i g h t W i t h i n


mu st wors hip i f-Yannah

Us e C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y p o w e r l ight w i th in

M a r k of De tec t i on

—

Ro l l t wo d 2 0 s on P e r cep t ion checks , s ense mag i c , pe r fo rm

cer ta in r i tua ls

M a r k of F ind ing

—

S h i f t w h e n e n e m y w h o g r a n t s c o m b a t a d v a n t a g e to you

shi f ts ,

pe r fo rm ce r ta in r i tua l s

M a r k of Ha n d l i n g

—

Ga in a c ces s to the spec ia l abi l i t ies o f you r mo unt , improve

beas t compan ion ab i l i t i e s , pe r fo rm ce r ta in r i tua ls

M a r k of He a l i n g

—

G r a n t s a v i n g t h r o w to a l ly yo u h e a l , pe r fo rm res to ra t ion

r i tua ls

M a r k of H osp i t a l i t y

HHHHHHHHHHHi

Enhan ced hea l i ng powe rs , pe r fo rm ce r ta in r i tua ls

M a r k of M a k i n g

—

Crea te mag i c i t ems o f your leve l + 2 or lower , pe r fo rm ce r ta in

rituals

M a r k of Passage

—

Move ex t r a squa re when sh i f t i ng or t e l epo r t ing , pe r fo rm


M a r k of S c r ib ing

—

Ga in ad d i t i ona l l anguages , +2 to D i p l o m a c y c h e c k s , p e r f o r m


M a r k

of

Sen t ine l

—

Sh i f t be fo re

or

a f ter us ing

an

oppo r tu n i t y a t t a ck , pe r fo rm


M a r k of S h a d o w

—

Rem a in h idden a f t e r m is sed a t t a ck , pe r fo rm ce r ta in r i tua l s

C H A P T E R

4 ] Ch a r a c t er Op t i o n s



C O I M T .

Prerequ i s i tes

Benef i t

of S t o r m

S l i de t a rg e t s w i t h t h u n d e r or li gh tn ing powe rs , ga in bonus to

f l y speed , per form cer ta in r i tua l s

of W a r d i n g

Increase all defense bonuses by 1, enha nced ma rk pena l ty ,

per form cer ta in r i tua l s

Ar t i f i cer

C r ea t e mag i c i t ems

o f

your l eve l

+

your I n te ll i gence m odi f i e r

or l ower

Ar t i f i cer

Crea te a l chemica l i t ems of your l eve l + 3 o r l ower

of Do l Do r n


mu s t wo r s h i p Dol Do r n

Us e Ch an n e l D i v i n i t y power mi ght of

D o l

Dorn

Dwar f , M r o r Ho l d s

back g r ou n d

+1 a t ta ck us ing axes and ham me rs before you mo ve

tar ' s G i f t Cha nne l D i v in i t y ,

mu s t wo r s h i p On a t a r

Us e Ch an n e l D i v i n i t y power Onatar s gif t

Ar t i f i cer

Targets o f hea l ing pow ers rega in 2 ext ra hit po in ts

Ka lash tar

Gain res ist psychic

5 +

one-hal f level

sh i f t i ng Conto r t ion i s t Dopp elganger Escape a s a m i n o r a c t i on , no pena l t i es for squeez ing

o f

the S i l ver F l am e Cha nne l D i v in i t y , mus t

wor s h i p

the

S i l ver F l am e

Use Channe l D i v in i t y power sh ie ld

of he Si l ver Flame

Sh i f ter +5 to Acrob at i cs and Ath le t i cs whe n us ing rac i a l pow er

re ign Jus t i c e Cha nne l D i v in i t y , mus t

worsh ip the Sovere ign Hos t

Us e Ch an n e l D i v i n i t y power soverei gn usti ce

Sh i f t e r Sh i f t e r G a i n t empo r a r y hit po in ts whe n us ing rac ia l p owe r

H a l f l i n g ,

Ta l en ta P l a ins +2 dam age and prof i c i ency w i th Ta len ta boo me rang , Ta len ta

back g r ou n d

sh a r r a sh ,

and Ta len ta tangat

Sens i t i v i t y Ka las h tar +5 to P e r c ep t ion w h e n de t ec t i n g c r ea tu r es

G i f t Cha nne l D i v in i t y , mus t

worsh ip the Trave ler

Us e Ch an n e l D i v i n i t y powerTraveler s gift

Com ma n d Ch an n e l D i v i n i t y , mu s t

s e r ve t he Un d y i n g C ou r t

Us e Ch an n e l D i v i n i t y power

undyi ng s command

f o r g e d Tac t ic s W a r f o r g ed +1 a t tack bonus aga ins t ta rgets ad jacen t t o a l l ies

W ea po n Tra in ing Dr ow +2 dam age and prof i c i ency w i th drow long kn i f e and Xen 'dr i k

b o o m e r a n g

OF

DO L ARR AH [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 ,

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

th e

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 lo s e b urs t

1

Dol Arrah.

Targets: You and each al ly in burst

Effect: Ea ch target gains a +2 power bonus to all defenses

Channel D ivinity:

Feat 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 lve r a c i a l po w er g r an t s

1 e x t r a 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.



B e n e f i t :

F o r






Min or Ac t ion Close burst 5


Effect: Unti l the end of your next turn, each target can

rerol l any damage

d ie

roll

of 1 or 2

wh en using a radiant

attack power.



B e n e f i t :

F o r





In addition, all squares w i th in 5 squares of you are

i l luminated by bright light until the en d of your next

turn.

DEFENSIVE MINIONS

P r e r e q u i s i t e : A r t i f ic e r

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 t ur e ,

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 ng a n

a r t i

ficer s u m m o n i n g p o w e r ha s a +2 fea t bon u s to al l

de f en s es .

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

C H A P T E R

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Cha r ac t er Op t i ons ^



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

f e a t u r e ^

B e n e f i t : W h e n e v e r yo 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

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 h i t a n e n e m y w i t h a f o rc 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 ly 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

R e s o l v e f e 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:

Feat Power

Kol Korran's Boon

No healing is wasted.

Encounte r • D i v ine

Free Ac tion Close burst 5

Trigger: A healing po wer restores an al ly within 5 squares of

you to his or her maxim um hit points

Target: Th e al ly targeted by the tr iggering pow er

Effect: The target gains tem porary hit points equal to any

hit points the triggering power restored in excess of the

target 's maximum number 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 ,

m u s t w o r s h i p i l - Y a n n a h

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

light

within.

Channel Divinity: Light Wit hi n

Feat Power

An arc of light shoots from your chest and brighte ns the gro und.

Encounte r • D i v ine , Imp lem ent , Hea l i ng , Zone

M ino r Ac t ion Ranged 5

Effect: You spend a healing surge, and a zone of h eal ing

light appears in an unoccupied sq uare within range. Unti l

the en d of your next turn, each al ly that end s its turn

with in the zone regains hit points equal to your h ealing

surge value.

In addition, all squares wit hin 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 ou

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 y o u i s a d j a c e n t t o y o u a n d

s h i f t s , 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 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 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 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 f e a t b o 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 f e a t b o 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 Cha r a c t e r Op t i o n s



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 l y 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 pend hi s o r her

s e c o n d w i n d , t h a t a ll y 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 t he r es t o r a t i o n ca t eg o r y a nd t he

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 ha d t he R i t ua l C a s t er f ea 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 to 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


\ 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 ic 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 tu 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

pe r f o r m i t a s i f y o u w e r e t w o l evel 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 ) ri 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 y o 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 ua l s i n t he t r a vel ca t eg o r y a nd

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 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 .

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

po w er , o r a s k i l l .

Y o u g a in a + 2 b o n u s to 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 es cr ea t e a r i t ua 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 ca n s hi f t 1 s q ua r e a s a f r ee

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 ) , an d M a g i c

C i r c l e ( P H 3 0 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 .

MARK

OF SHADOW [DRAGONMARK]

B e n e f i t :

W h e n e v e r y o u m a k e a n a t ta 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 y ou m a k e a n a t ta 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

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 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 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 i g 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

Cha r a c t er 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 b o n u s b y 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 r o l l s f o r

a t t a c k s t h a t d o n ' t t a r g e t y o 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 i d 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


A r t i f i c e r

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 l e 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

lower .

MASTER MIXER


A r t i f i c e r

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 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

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 D orn's strength, and you shall know victory.


Free Act ion Persona l

Trigger: You hit an enemy with a melee attack

Effect: You gain 5 temporary hit points and a +5 power bo

nus to Athletics checks u nti l the end of your next

turn.

Level 71:10 temporary hit points.

Level

21 :

1 5 tem porary 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 in t h 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.

Encou nter • Div ine , F i re

Free Ac tio n Close burst 2

Trigger. You miss an enemy with a melee or ranged attack

Targe t: You or one al ly in burst

Effect: Unti l th e end of your next

turn,

the target gains a

+2 bonus to W il l an d the target 's attacks deal 2 extra f ire

damage.

Level 11 :5 extra f ire dam age.

Level 21 :1 0 extra f ire damage.

POTENT RESTORABLES


A r t i f i c e r

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 at 6 t h l e v e l ,

to 4 a t 11 th level , to 5 a t 16 th lev el , to 6 a t 21 s t leve 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 t o 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


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]



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.


Min or Act io n Close burst 3

(5 a t 11th

level ,

7 at 21st level)

Targe t: You and each al ly in burst

Effect: Each target can make a saving throw against a

char m effect, a fear effect, or a psychic effect. A target

that saves gains temporary hit points equal to your

Charisma modif ier.

C H A P T E R 4 | C h a r a c t e r

O p t i o n s



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 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 ,

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

s u n t il

th e

r a c i a l p o w e r e n d s .


the 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

gn just ic e.

Channel Divinity: Sovereign Justice

F e a t P o w e r

Through

you r allies'

exploits,

you can attain victory even if you

fall


Imm edia te Reac t ion C lose burs t

10

Trigger: An enem y damages you

Target : One al ly

in

burst

Effect: The target gains

5

t emporary

hit

points.

Level 17 :10 temporary hit points.

Level 27:15 temporary hit points.

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 ou use y o u r s h i f t e r r a c i a l

5 t e m p o r a r y hit p o i n t s . T he t e m p o

hit

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

to 10 at 11th

l eve l

an d 2 0 at

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 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

the T a l e n t a b o o m e r a n g , the T a l

the T a l e n t a t a n g a t .

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 a y t h o u g h t s

of

a +5 f e a t b o n u s to P e r c e p

by a c r e a t u r e ' s S t e a l t h c h e c k .



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 it y p o w e r

Prerequ i s i tes

Ar t i f i cer , heali ng infusion

class feature

Ka lash tar

I mmu tab i l i t y

Ka lash tar

Chann el Divinity: Traveler's Gift

F e a t P o w e r

The enigmatic god of change lifts your burden s.


Stan dard Act ion Close burst 3

Target: Each al ly in burst

Effect: Each target is no longer m arked a nd can shift 1

square as a free action.

UNDYING'S COMMAND [DIVINITY]


C h a n n e l D i v i n i t y c l a s s f e a tu 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 it 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

•

Ch a r m , D i v i n e , I mp l emen t

Stan dard Act ion Close blast 3

(5 at 11th level, 7 at 21st level)

Target : On e undead creature in blast

At tack : W i sd om vs . W i l l

Hit: The target is dom inated unti l the en d 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

fe a t b o n u s

t o d a m a g e r o l l s w i t h the 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 the f ea t ' s o t he 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 e si st iv e / or m u la 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 o r an a l l y , t h a t c h a r a c t e r ca n

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 .

Benef i t

Target and a l l y ga in tem pora ry hi t points f ro m res ist ive

f o rm u l a

power

I n c rease te l epathy range to 10

Ga in improved imm utabi l i ty pow er, +2

to

sav ing th row s

af ter us ing second wi nd

Dea l p s y ch i c damag e w h e n y ou t ak e p s ych i c dama g e , are

da z e d , or a r e dom i n a t ed




EPIC TIER FEATS

N a m e

Pre requ i s i t e s

Bene f i t

F l u id A n a t o m y

D o p p e l g a n g e r

C h a n c e t o conve r t c r i t i c a l hit to r egu la r hit

Quor i Despe ra t ion

Ka la sh ta r

Rema in consc ious

for a

r o u nd w h e n d y i n g

Re in fo r c ing Hea l i ng

Ar t i f i c e r

+2

to all

de f enses

o f

t a rge t

of

you r hea l i ng pow ers

War fo rged Fo r t i f i c a t i on

I m p r o v e d I m m u t a b i l i t y

Ga in

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power

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a r t i f i c e r implements

EXTENDED TELEPATHY

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

ity feat

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n the improved imm utabi l i ty feat

p o w e r , w h i c h r e p l a c e s a u t il i ty p o w e r at l e v e l 12, level

1 6 , l e v e l 22, or l e v e l 26 .

I n a d d i t i o n , w h e n e v e r y o u use y o u r s e c o n d w i n d ,

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

y o u r t u r n .

Feat Power

mproved Immu tability

Seeming ly through your determination alone, your living con

struct body

proves inviolate.

Dai ly

Imm edia te I n te r rupt Pe r sona l

Trigger: You are subjected to an effect th at a save can end

Effect: You e nd t he tr iggering effect.

QUORI BACKLASH

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 es 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 b l e

to a

c h a r a c t e r o f 2 1 s t

level or h i g h e r w h o m e e t s t h e f e a t ' s o t h e r p r e r e 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 , the 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 h e

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 d o n ' t d i e , y o 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 l l u n c o n s c i o u s i f y o u are

s t i l l d y i 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

B e n e f i t :

W h e n e v e r y ou r e s to r e

hit

p o i n t s

to an

a l l y , t h a t a l l y g a i n s a +2 b o n u s to all d e f e n s e s u n t i l the

e n d o f y o u r n e x t t u r n .

WARFORGED FORTIFICATION

P r e r e q u i s i t e : 2 2 n d l ev e l, I m p r o v e d I m m u t a b i l i t y

feat

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n the

warforgedfortification

feat

p o w e r , w h i c h r e p l a c e s y o u r l e v e l

22

u t i l i t y p o w e r .

Feat Power

arforg ed Fortification

You're so tough, sometimes even the worst hits don't daunt you.

Encounte r

Imm edia te I n te r rupt Pe r sona l

Trigger: A creature scores a critical h it against y ou

Effect: The tr iggering attack is instead a normal hit.

MULTICLASS FEAT

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 . S ee 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 as a m e m b e r of t h a t c l a s s for the p u r p o s e of

m e e t i n g p r e r e q u i s i te s , i n c lu d i n g p r e r e q u i s i te s for

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 , and r i t u a l s .

STUDENT OF ARTIFICE

[MULTICLASS ARTIFICER]

P r e r e q u i s i t e : Int 13

B e n e f i t : Y o u g a i n t r a i n in g in A r c a n a .

O n c e per d a y , y o 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 i o 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 |

C h a r a c t e r O p t i o n s



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

erty that f i rs t appeared in Adventurer ' s Vault . 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 i n 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 i n 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

with 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 r of . D a m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e W e i g h t G r o u p P r o p e r t i e s

Cu t t in g wh ee l +2 1d6 10 gp 1 lb . L igh t b l ade De fen s i ve , o f f-hand

D ro w long kni fe +3 1d6 5/10

15 gp

2 lb . He avy b l ade He avy th r ow n , o f f-hand

Ta len ta tanga t* +2 1d8 20 gp

81b.

He avy b l ade H igh c r i t , ve r sa t i l e

Th i s wea po n can be w ie lded one-handed by

a smal l character .

Tw o -Handed

W e a p o n P r of . D a m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e W e i g h t

G r o u p

P rope r t i e s

Ta l en ta sha r r a sh* +3 1d8 30 gp

101b.

He avy b l ade , po lea rm H igh c r i t

T h i s w e a p o n c a n b e w i e l d e d t w o - h a n d e d b y a s m a l l c h ar a c t er .

Double

W eapons

W e a p o n P r of . D a m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e W e i g h t G r o u p P r o p e r t i e s

Dou b le s c im i ta r +2 1d6/1d6 4 0 gp

15 1b. He av y blad e

Defens ive , h igh cr i t , o f f-hand

Zu la a t +2 2d4 /2d4 30 gp 12 lb . He avy b l ade , po lea rm De fen s i ve , o f f-hand

R AN G ED W EAPO N S

SUPERIOR RANGED WEAPONS

One -Handed

W e a p o n P r o f . D a m a g e Ra n g e P r i c e W e i g h t G r o u p P r o p e r t i e s

Ta l en ta boom erang +2 1d4

10/20

5 gP

1 lb . L igh t b l ade L igh t th r ow n

Xen 'd r i k boo me rang +2 1d6 6/12

10 gp

2 lb.

L ight blade

L igh t th rown

C H A P T E R 4 | C ha r a ct e r 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 to 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 lv 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 t u 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 f r 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 in 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

s w o r d a n d t o o b i g f o r a d a g g e r , i t ' s k n o w n a s a l o n g

k n i f e .

T a l e n t a 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 l e 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 i s m o u n t e d o n a

s h o r t h a f t .

X e n ' d r ik 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 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 .

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 i g 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 si b 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 it 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 is 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 is 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 l l 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 i tu 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 t s

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 l e 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

MUND ANE I TEMS

Item Price Weight

Arcan e s igne t r i ng 15 0g p

-

Hun ter 's k i t 50 gp 5 lb.

I den t i f i c a ti on pap e r s , s t anda rd

2 g P

HHHH

I den t i f i c a t i on pape r s , w i th po r t r a i t

5 g P

Inquis i t ive 's k i t 4 0 gp

4 lb.

Le t t e r o f ma rq ue 500 gp

-

Spe l l sha rd 10 0 gp 1/2 lb.

Trave l ing pap ers 2 sp

a b o u t t h e t r a v e le r — 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 . )

DRAGONMARKED

HOUSE SERVICES

K h o r v a i r e ' s e c o n o m y a n d p r o s p e r i t y w o u l d n o t

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 ll o 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 .

DRAGONMARKED HOUSE SERV ICES

Service Price

House L y randa r 50 gp fo r go ing f rom one

a i rsh ip k ing dom to an adjacen t

k i n g d o m ,

up to 300 gp for

t r ips to o ther cont inents

Hou se Lyrand ar e lem enta l 10 gp to the c losest por t

of ca l l , up to 150 gp for

t r ips to o ther cont inents

Hou se Or ien coach/c aravan 1 gp per s top

House Or ien l ightn ing ra i l

5 gp per rai l stop

House Or i en ma i l s e r v i c e

5 cp per mai l s top

Hou se S iv is messag e s ta t ion 5 gp per page t ran sm it ted

Hou se S iv is t rans la t ion r i tua ls 2 gp per page t rans la ted ;

Cos t o f comp onents p lus

1 0 % o f market pr ice

S k y c o a c h , across city

1

g P

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 r s 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 av e l 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 l i 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 .

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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

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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 is 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 ( se 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 ) . 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 c e 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

Adventurer'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 t h a t d e f i n e s

t h e t y p e o f i t e m i t c r e 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 t o 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 Adventurer'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 or 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 t em is 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 b o w , a c r o s s b o w , o r a s l i n g . T h e i t e m ' s r a n g e

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 ice (gp)

Key Ski l l s

Ac idic f i re

200 A r c a n a , Th i e v e r y

A l chemis t ' s spa rk


Clear-path mis t 375

Arcana , Na tu re

C l o c k w o r k b o m b


G r a y f l o w e r p e r f u m e 80 0

H e a l ,

Na tu re

He a r t f l o w 90

Na tu re , Th ieve r y

In f e rno o i l 20 0 Ar ca na , Na tu r e ,

Th i e v e r y

Keen o i l 60 0

A r c a n a , Th i e v e r y

Lodret lea f 200

H e a l ,

N a t u r e

Nox ious g renade


Pan the r t ea r s

100 H e a l , N a t u r e

Resonance c r ys ta l

160 Ar can a , Na tu re

S p o t t e d t o a d s t o ol v e n o m 60 0

Na tu re , Th ieve r y

Suppress ion c r ys ta l 120

Arcana , Na tu re

Tens ion wh ee l 120

A r c a n a , Th i e v e r y

Te the r co rd 120 Ar can a , Na tu re ,

Th i e v e r y

W o u n d p a t c h 120

H e a l ,

Na tu 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 :

V o l a t i l e

T i m e : 3 0 m i n u t e s

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 ( n o 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 e x p l o si v 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 l

d i r e c t i o n s .

C H A P T E R

4

Ch a r a c t er Op t i o n s



Acidic Fire

Leve l 5+

Alchemist's Spark Ammunition

Green flames burn and spread boiling acid in all directions.

L v l 5 50 gp L v l 2 0 5,000 gp

L v M O 2 0 0 gp L v l 2 5 25 ,000 gp

Lv l 15 1,000 gp L v l 3 0 125 ,000 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Pow er ( Con s u mab le • Ac id , F i re) : Standard Act ion. Mak e

an attack: Area burst 1 within 10; +8 vs. Reflex; 1 d6 fire

damage ,

and ongoing

2

acid damag e (save ends).

Level 10: +13 vs. Reflex; 1 d6 f ire damage, and ongoing 5

acid damage (save ends).

Level 15: +18 vs. Reflex; 2d 6 fire dama ge, and on going

5


Level 20: +23 vs. Reflex; 2d 6 fire dam age, and ongoing 10


Level 25 : +28 vs. Reflex; 3d 6 fire dam age, and ongoing 10


Level 30: +33 vs . Reflex; 3d6 fire dam age, and ongoing 1 5


ALCHEMIST'S

SPA RK

L e ve l : 3

Category: Volatile

T i m e : 30 minutes

Component Cost: See below

Mark e t P r ic e : 1 2 0 gp

Key Skill: Arca na or Thievery (no ch eck)

The ceramic container holding alchemist's spark has

two cha mber s. W h e n shat tered, the che micals vapor

ize and mix to create a bright discharge of lightning.

Leve l 3+

The shattered flask releases two clouds that quickly coalesce and

release a dazzling blast of energy.

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 gp Lvl 28 85 ,000 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Po we r (Consu ma ble 4- L ightn ing) : Standard Act ion. Make

an attack: Area burst 1 within 10; targets each creature

in burst; +6 vs. Fortitude; 1 d6 l ightning damage , and the

target takes a -1 penalty to attac k rolls until the start of

your next

turn.

Level 8: +11 vs. Reflex; 2d6 l ightning dam age a nd a -1

penalty to attac k rolls.

Level 13: +16 vs. Reflex; 3d6 l ightning dama ge and a -1

penalty

to

attack rolls.

Level 18: +21 vs. Reflex; 4d 6 l ightning damage and a -1

penalty to attack rolls.

Level 23: +26 vs. Reflex; 5d6 l ightning dama ge and a -1

penal ty to attack rolls.

Level 28: +31 v s. Reflex; 6d6 l ightning dam age a nd a -1

penalty to attack rolls.

Modification: Ammuni ti on (level +1). T he item's

component cost corresponds to the table below.

Lv l 4

Lv l 9

40 gp

1 6 0 g p

Lv l 14 800 gp

Lv l 19

Lv l 24

Lv l 29

4,200

gp

21,000 gp

105,000 gp

5

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CLEA R-PA T H MIST

L e ve l : 8

Category:

Other

T i m e : 30 minute s


Mark e t P r ic e : 37 5 gp

Key Skill: Arcana or Nature (no check)

Ordinary undergrowth cannot stand against this

concoction—a mere dusting causes plants to wither

and die.

Clear-Path Mist

Level 8+

The

mist

clears out the underbrush, making your path easier to

travel.

Lv l 8 1 2 5 g p Lvl 23 17,000 gp

Lv l 13 650 gp Lvl 28 85 ,000 gp

Lv l 18 3,400 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Pow er ( Con s u mab le • Poison) : Standard Act ion. Make

an attack: Close blast 3; targets plants; +11 vs . Reflex;

1d4 poison damage, and ongoing 5 poison dama ge (save

ends) .

In addition, you rem ove a ny d ifficult terrain cre

ated by flora such as foliage

or

undergrowth w i th in

the

area of the attack.

Level 13: Clos e blast

5;

+16 vs. Reflex; 1 d4 poison damage,

and ongoing

5

poison damag e (save ends).

Level 18: Clos e b last 5; +21 v s. Reflex; 2d4 poison dam age,

and ongoing 5 poison damage (save ends).

Level 23: Close blast 5; +26 vs. Reflex; 2d 4 p oison dam age,

and ongoing 10 poison dam age (save ends).

Level 28 : Close b last 5; +31 vs. Reflex; 3d 4 p oison dam age,

and ongoing 10 poison dam age (save ends).

CLOCK WORK B OMB

L e ve l : 4

Category: Volatile



Mark e t P r ic e : 160 gp

Key Skill: Arcana or Thievery (no check)

A clockwork bomb is a small box, about a foot on a

side, covered with springs, dials, gauges, and knobs.

It issues an unnerving ticking sound, and vibrates so

violently that it moves about. Wh e n the t imer goes

off, the device explodes.




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 00 gp Lvl 29 105 , 000 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Power (Consumable

•

Fire) : Minor Actio n. Place the clock

work bomb

in

your space

or in a

square adjacent

to

you,

and decide how many rounds pass before the bomb goes

off (6 rounds m aximum ). Each round,

at

the start of your

turn,

move the c lockwork bom b one square

in a

direction

of your choosing and roll

a

d6 .

On a

roll

of

6, the bom b

detonates p rematurely.

If

the c lockwork bomb

is hit by

an attack (the bomb has the sam e defenses

as its

user),

it

a lso explodes . W h en the bomb detonates , make

an at

tack: Area burst

1

centered

on

the bomb's space; targets

each creature

in

burst; +7 vs. Reflex;

1 d l 0

f ire dam age.

Spec ia l : Once the bomb is set, it ca n be disabled w ith a DC

17 Thievery check.

Level 9: +12 vs. Reflex; 2d1 0 f ire dam age; D C 19 Thievery.

Level 14: +17 vs. Reflex; 3d 10 f ire dam age; DC 23 Th ievery.

Level 19: +22 vs. Reflex; 4d1 2 f ire dam age; DC 27 Thievery.

Level 24 : +27 vs. Reflex; 4d 1 2 fire damag e; D C 29 Thievery.

Level 29: +3 2 vs. Reflex; 5d 1 2 fire damag e; D C 33 Thievery.

G R AY F LO W ER PER EUM E

Level : 10

Category: Other

T im e : 15 minutes

Component Cost: 20 0 gp

Market Price : 80 0 gp

Key Skill: Heal or Nature

Th is per fu me is made f rom the rar e gr ayfl ower,

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.

Alchem ica l I t em 200 gp

Pow er (Consum able ) : M ino r Ac t ion . You are invisible to

creatures that see using blindsight until the start of your

next turn.

HEARTELOW

Level : 3

Category: Poison

T im e : 15 minutes


Market Price : 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 gp Lvl 28 85 ,000 gp

Alchemica l I t em

Powe r (Consumable

•

Poison): Minor Action. Apply heart-

f low to an adjacent item of

food or

drink;

it

retains poten cy

until the end of the encounter. To administer the poison

witho ut the target notic ing, make

a

Thievery check against

the target 's Perception check.

A

creature that con sumes

food or drink con taining he artflow is subject to an attack:

+6 vs. Fortitude; the target takes a -5 penalty to Insight

checks and a -2 penalty to Wi l l defense (save ends both).

Level 8: +11 vs. Fortitude.





INFERNO OIL

Level : 5

Category: Oil

T im e : 1 hour


M a r k e t P r ic e : 20 0 gp

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 blo ck light and prevent th e subs tan ce f rom igniting.

Inferno Oil

Leve l 5+

Your weapon leaves behind a faint 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

Alchemica l I t em

Po we r (Consum able ) : S tandard Act ion. Apply inferno oil

to your weapo n or to one piece of ammun i t i on . Make a

secondary attack against the next creature you hit with

the coated weapon or amm unit ion: +8 vs . Ref lex ; the

target gains vulnerab le 5 fire (save en ds).

Level 10: +13 vs. Reflex; vulnerable 5 fire.

Level 15 : +18 vs. Reflex; vulnerable 10 fire.

Level 20: +23 vs. Reflex; vulnerab le

10

fire

Level 25: +28 vs. Reflex; vulnerab le 15 fire.

Level 30: +33 vs. Reflex; vulnerab le 15 fire.

KEEN OIL

Level : 10

Category: Oil

T im e : 1 hour

Component Cost: 20 0 gp

M a r k e t P r ic e : 60 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 4 |




ALCHEMICAL ITEMS

Lvl

N a m e C o m p o n e n t C o st (gp)

2 Pan the r tea rs

2 5

3

A lchemis t ' s spark

3 0

3

H e a r t f l o w

3 0

3 Tethercord

3 0

3

W o u n d p a t c h

3 0

4 A lchemis 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 Reson ance c ry s ta l

4 0

4 Suppres s ion c ry s ta l

4 0

4

T ens i o n w hee l

4 0

5 Acid ic f i re

5 0

5

I n f e r no

oil

5 0

5

Lodr et leaf 50

8 A lche mis t ' s spark

125

8

C lear-pa th m is t

125

8

H ea r t f l o w

125

8

Tethercord

125

9 A lche mis t ' s spark ( amm uni t ion ) 160

9


160

9

Resonance c ry s ta l

160

10

Ac id i c t i r e 20 0

10

Gr a y f l o w e r p e r f um e

2 0 0

10

I n f e r no oil

2 0 0

10

K e e n oil 2 0 0

10

Sp o t t ed t o a d s to o l v eno m 2 0 0

11 Nox ious g rena de

350

13


6 5 0

13

C lear-pa th m is t

6 5 0

13

H e a r t f l o w

6 5 0

13 Tethercord

650

13

W o u n d p a t c h

650

14

A lche mis t ' s spark ( amm uni t ion ) 80 0

14

C l o c k w o r k b o m b 8 0 0

14 Reso nance c ry s ta l

8 0 0

14 Suppre ss ion c ry s ta l

8 0 0

1 4 T ens i o n w h ee l

8 0 0

15

Acid ic f i re

1,000

15

I n f e r no oil

1,000

15

Lod ret leaf 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 hem i c a l I t em 2 0 0 gp

Po we r (Consu mab le) : Minor Act ion. Apply keen oil

to an

axe, a heavy b lade, a l ight blade, a po lea rm, or a spear.

Unt i l the end of your next

turn,

you can score a critical hit

wi th th i s weapon on a roll of 19-20.

LODRET LEAE

Level : 5

Category: Curative

T i m e: 15 minutes


Market Price: 20 0 gp

Key Skill : Heal or Nature (no check)

ALCHEMICAL ITEMS C O I M T .

Lvl

Na m e C o m p o ne n t C o s t ( g p )

I

1 5 Sp o t t ed t o a d s to o l v en o m

1,000

16 Nox ious g renad e

1,800

18 A lche mis t ' s spark

3,400

18

C lear-pa th m is t

3,400

1 8 H ea r t f l o w

3,400

18 Tethercord

3,400

19

A lchemis t ' s spark ( ammuni t ion )

4,200

1 9 C l o c k w o r k b o m b

4,200

19 Reson ance c ry s ta l

4,200

2 0

Ac id i c f i r e

5,000

2 0

I n f e r no oil

5,000

2 0 Sp o t t ed t o a d s to o l v en o m

5,000

21 Nox ious g renad e

9,000

2 3


17 ,000

2 3

Clear-path mist

17 ,000

2 3

H ea 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 hem i s t ' s s p a r k ( a m m un i t i o n ) 2 1 , 0 0 0

2 4 C l o c k w o r k b o m b

2 1 , 0 0 0

24 Reso nance c ry s ta l

2 1 , 0 0 0

2 4

Suppress ion c ry s ta l

2 1 , 0 0 0

2 4 T ens i o n w h ee l

2 1 , 0 0 0

25 Ac id i c f i r e

2 5 , 0 0 0

2 5

I n f e r no oil

2 5 , 0 0 0

25 Lodre t l ea f

2 5 , 0 0 0

2 5

Sp o t t ed t o a d s to o l v en o m

2 5 , 0 0 0

26 Nox ious g rena de

4 5 , 0 0 0

2 8


8 5 , 0 0 0

2 8

C lear-pa th m is t

8 5 , 0 0 0

2 8 H ea r t f l o w

8 5 , 0 0 0

2 8

Tethercord

8 5 , 0 0 0

2 9

A l c hem i s t ' s s p a r k ( a m m u n i t i o n )

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 9


1 0 5 , 0 0 0

29 Reso nan ce c ry s ta l

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

30 Ac id i c f i r e

1 2 5 , 0 0 0

3 0

Inferno oil

1 2 5 , 0 0 0

3 0

Sp o t t ed t o a d s to o l v en o m

1 2 5 , 0 0 0

The denizens of OJbarra's wilderness sometimes use

lodret leaves as a preventative when moving through

areas famous for spawning disease. Mixing the leaves

with special reage nts gives you protect ion agains t

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

A l c hem i c a l I t em

Pow er (Consum ab le ) : M inor Ac tion . Ga in a +2 bonus to

Fortitude defense against attacks made

by

diseases

of

10th level or lower. This effect lasts until the e nd of the

encounter.

Level 1 5: Diseases of 20th level or lower.

Level 25 : Diseases of 30th level or lower.

C H A P T E R

4 | C ha r a c t er O p t i o n s



4

a t e g o r y : O t h e r

1 h o u r

o m p o n e n t C o s t : S e e b e l o w

a r k e t P r i c e 1 2 0 g p

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 )

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 C rystal Level 4+

The crystal diminishes the lightning holt

an d

silences the

thunder.

Lvl 4 4 0 gp Lvl 24 21,000 gp

Lvl 14 80 0 gp

A l ch emi ca l I t em

Po we r (Con sum able) : Mino r Act ion. Unt i l it t r iggers or

unti l the end of the en counter, you are protected by the

suppression crystal. As an imm ediat e interrupt that oc

curs automatical ly when you are f irst hit by a thunder or

a l ightning attack, you gain resist 5 thund er an d resist 5

l ightning until the en d of your next

turn.

If this power is

used but the resistance is not triggered before the en d of

the enco unter, the crystal is sti ll consum ed.

Level 14: Gain resist 10 thu nde r and resist 10 l ightning.

Level 24 : Gain resist 15 thu nde r and 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


S e e b e l o w

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 t o 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 W he el

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 14 800 gp


Re quire m ent: You must be holding a crossbow.

Power (Consumable) : Minor Act ion. P lace the tension

wh eel o n your crossbow. The next t ime you make an

attack wi th the crossbow , its normal and long ranges

increase by 2 squares and it deals 2 extra dam age.

Level 12: 4 extra dam age.

Level 22 : 6 extra dam age.

TETHERCORD

L e v e l : 3

C a t e g o r y : O t h e r

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 : 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 , o r 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 is 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

gp

Lvl 8 125 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. Ref lex; the target cannot move

more than 3 squares from the space it occupies when it

is hit (save ends).

Level 8: +11 vs. Reflex.

Level 13 :+1 7 vs . Reflex.

Level 18 :+ 21 vs. Reflex.

Level 23 : +26 vs . Reflex.

Level 28 :+ 31 vs. 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

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 : 1 2 0 g p

K e y S k i l l : H e a l or 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 l i 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

Alchemica l I t em

Pow er (Consum able • Hea l ing ) : M inor Ac t ion . P l ace the

wo und pa tch on yourself or another l iving creature . Unti l

the en d of the enco unter, the next time the creature

spends a healing surge, it regains 5 extra hit points.

Level 13 :1 0 extra hit points.

Level 2 3: 1 5 extra hit points.




M A G I C I T E M S

Like any world, Eberron is full of all kinds of magic

items. Alt hou gh the items in this sect ion are rel ated

to the faiths and practices of Eber ron's inhabitan ts,

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 ter se rves. Sy mbols

of devotee s of the S ilver Fl ame are c overe d with a sil

very color and gain stylized fire imagery, while those

worn by ch ampion s of th e Sover eign Host 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. They never change shape.

HOLY SYMBOLS

2 N o n a g o n of Ko l Ko r r a n +1 520

2 On atar '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 igh t j ew e l of

l -Yannah

+1 680

3 Leaves o f death+1 680

3 Oc t o g r a m

of

the Sove re ig n Ho s t

+1 680

3 Psa l t e r of Au re on +1 680

4 Icon o f the S i l ve r F l ame +1 840

7 Meda l l i on

of

D o l A r r a h + 2

2,600

7 N o n a g o n of Ko l Ko r r a n + 2

2,600

7 On a t a r ' s f o r g e + 2 2,600

7 Spi r i t re l iqua ry +2

2,600

8 B o n e s o f the Tra ve ler +2 3,400


l - Y a n n ah

+2

3,400

8 E m b l e m

of

D o l D o r n + 2 3,400

8 He a r t h of B o l d r e i + 2 3,400

8 Ho r n s o f B a l i n o r + 2

3,400

8 Leaves of d e a t h + 2

3,400

8 Oc t o g r a m of the So ve re ign Hos t +2 3,400

8 Psa l t e r of A u r e o n + 2

3,400

8 S h e a f

o f

A r a w a i + 2

3,400

9 Icon

o f

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 Meda l l i on of D o l A r r a h + 3 1 3 , 0 0 0

12 N o n a g o n

of

Ko l Ko r r a n +3 13,0 00

12 On a t a r ' s f o r g e + 3 13 , 000

12 Sp i r i t r e l i qu a r y+ 3 13,0 00

13 Bones

of

the Trave l e r +3 17,00 0


l -Yannah

+3 17 ,000

1 3 E m b l e m o f D o l D o r n + 3 17 , 000

13 He a r t h

of

B o l d r e i + 3 17 , 000

HOLY SYMBOLS

C O N T .

Lv l Name

Pr ice (gp) I

13 Ho r n s

o f

B a l i no r +3

17 , 000

13

Leaves o f d e a t h +3

17,000

13 Oc t o g r a m of the Sove re ig n Ho s t +3

17 , 000

13 Psa l t e r

o f

A u r e o n

+3

17 , 000

13 S h e a f o f A r a w a i +3

17,000

14 Icon o f the S i l ve r F l ame +3

21 , 000

15 D o m i n o

of

O l l a d r a

+3

2 5 , 0 0 0

17 Meda l l i on of D o l A r r a h +4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Nonagon o f Ko l Ko r r an +4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17

Ona ta r ' s f o rge

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Spi r i t re l iqu ary +4

6 5 , 0 0 0

18 B o n e s o f the T rave 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

18 E m b l e m of D o l D o r n +4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18 He a r t h of B o l d r e i +4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

Ho r n s

o f

B a l i n o r

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

Leaves o f d e a t h +4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18 Oc t o g r a m o f the Sove re ign Ho s t +4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18

Psa l t e r

of

A u r e o n

+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

18 Shea f o f A r a w a i +4 8 5 , 0 0 0

19 Icon o f the S i l ve r F l ame +4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 0 D o m i n o of O l l a d r a +4

125 , 000

22 M e d a l l i o n of D o l A r r a h +5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 N o n a g o n of Ko l Ko r r a n +5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Ona ta r ' s f o rge +5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Sp i r i t r e l i qua r y +5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

B o n e s o f the T rave l e r +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 B r i g h t j e w e l of il-Yannah +5 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

E m b l e m of D o l D o r n +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 He a r t h o f B o l d r e i +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 Ho r n s o f B a l i n o r +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 Leaves

o f

d e a t h

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

O c t o g r a m of the Sove re ign Hos t +5 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

Psa l t e r of A u r e o n +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23 S h e a f

o f

A r a w a i

+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 4

Icon o f the S i l ve r F l ame +5 5 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 5 D o m i n o of O l l a d r a +5 6 2 5 , 0 0 0

27

M e d a l l i o n

of

D o l A r r a h

+6 1,625,000

27 Nonagon of Ko l Ko r r an +6

1,625,000

27 Ona ta r ' s f o rge +6

1,625,000

27 Sp i r i t r e l i qua r y

+6

1,625,000

28 B o n e s

o f

the T rave l e r

+6

2,125,000

28

B r i g h t j e w e l of il-Yannah +6

2,125,000

2 8 E m b l e m of D o l D o r n +6 2,125,000

28 He a r t h

o f

B o l d r e i

+6

2,125,000

28 Ho r n s o f B a l i n o r +6 2,125,000

28 Leaves of d e a t h +6

2,125,000

28

O c t o g r a m of the Sove re ig n Ho s t +6

2,125,000

28 Psa l t e r of A u r e o n + 6 2 , 125 , 000

28 S h e a f o f A r a w a i +6

2,125,000

29

I con

of

the S i l ve r F l ame

+6

2 , 625 , 000

3 0 D o m i n o of O l l a d r a +6 3,125,000

C H A P T E R 4 |




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

Imp leme nt (Ho l y Symbo l )

Prere quis i te: You m ust worship the Traveler

or

the Dark

Six

to use this holy symbo l.

Enh ance me nt: Attack rolls and damage rolls

Cr i t i c a l :

+1 d6 damage per plus

Po we r (Da i l y ) : F ree Ac t ion . Trigger: You hi t an enemy w i th

an imple m ent attack using this holy symbol. Effect:

One

ally within 5 squares of the e nem y yo u hit can shift a

number of squares equal to th is item's enhance men t

bonus as a free ac tion.

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 6 80 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

Imp lem ent (Ho l y Symbol )

Prere quis i te: You must worship the Path of Light to use this

holy symbol.

Enh ance me nt: Attack rolls and damage rolls

Cr i t i c a l :

+1d6 psychic and radiant damage

per

plus

Pow er ( Da i ly • Psychic) : Free Act ion.

Trigger:

You score a

critical hit against an enem y w ith a divine radiant p owe r

using this holy symb ol. Effect: That ene m y is stunned unti l

the e nd of your next

turn.

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

Imp lem ent (Ho l y Symbol )

Prere quis i te: You must worship Ol ladra or the Sovereign

Host to use this holy sym bol.

Enh anc em ent : Attack rolls and damage rolls

Cr i t i c a l :

+1d6 damage per plus

Po we r (Da i l y ) : Immedia te Reac t ion . Trigger: An al ly within

your l ine of sight hits wit h an at tack. Effect: You rol l 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 lower than the d 20 roll of the triggering al ly 's at

tack, you take a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the e nd of

your next

turn.

A red shield crossed by a silver sword embodies Dol Dorn's

demand that his followers 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

Imp lement (Ho l y Symbol )

Prereq uis i te: You must worship Dol Dorn or the Sovereign

Host to use this holy symbol.


Crit 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 e ncounter. Efject: You gain a power

bonus to damage rolls of attacks using this im plem ent

equal to your Strength mod ifier unti l the e nd 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

Imp lement (Ho l y Symbol )

Prere quis i te : You must worship Bo ldrei or the Sovereign

Host

to

use this holy symbo l.


Cr i t i c a l :


Power ( Da i l y • Imp lem ent ) : Immedia te Reac tion . Trigger:

An al ly wi th in 10 squares of you that you ca n see is hit by

an attack. Efject: Make

an

attack: Area burst

1

centered

on the al ly hit by the triggering attack; targets enem ies;

Wi sd om vs. Fort itude; the target is pushed a number of

squares equal to the symbol 's enhancem ent bonus away

from the ally.

•

•

•

I*

•

•

•

•

H o l y symbol

o f O 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

4 | Cha r ac t er Op t i ons



H oly s ymb ol

o f On a t a r

Octogram of the Sovereign Host Leve l

3-i

The

Celestial C rown of the Sovereign Host embodies the unity of

the deities-a mighty force for light and good.

Lvl 3 +1 68 0 gp Lvl 18 +4 85,0 00 gp

Lvl 8 +2

3,400

gp Lvl 23 +5 42 5,000 gp

Lvl 13 +3 17,000 gp Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Imp lement (Ho ly Symbo l )

Prere quis i te : You must worship the Sovereign Host or any

deity represented by the Sovereign Host to use this holy

symbol.


Cr i t ica l : +1 d8 damage per plus

Po we r (Da i ly ) : Minor Act ion . You regain the use of your

Cha nn el Divinity class 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 +5 325,0 00 gp

Lvl 27 +6

1,625,000

gp

Lvl 2 +1 520 gp

Lvl 7 +2

2,600

g p

Lvl 12 +3 1

3,000

gp

I m p l em e n t (H o l y S y m b o l )

Prere quis i te : You must worship O natar or the Sovereign



Cr i t ica l : +1 d6 fire dama ge p er plus

Prop erty : The f irst implem ent p ower you hi t with dur ing an

enc oun ter using this holy symbol deals extra fire damag e

equal to your Wi sd om modifier.

Po we r (Dai ly ) : Minor Act ion. On e weap on in your square

or in a square adjacent to you gains a bonu s to its next

dam age roll before the e nd of your next turn equ al to the

symbol 's enhancement bonus.

Psalter of Aureon

Level 3-i

The open book

depicted by your sy mbol

reveals the

world's se

crets to you.

Lvl 18 +4 85,0 00 gp

Lvl 23 +5 42 5,00 0 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


Prere quis i te : You must worship Aureon or the Sovereign




Prop erty : You gain an i tem bonus to knowledge checks

equal to this i tem's enhan cem ent bonus.

Sheaf of Arawai

Level 8+

Through this/inely/ashioned bundle

of wheat stalks, Arawai's

abundance sustains

you.

Lvl 23 +5 42 5,000 gp

Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

Lvl 8 +2 3,400 gp

Lvl 13 +3 1 7,000 gp

Lvl 18 +4 85,0 00 gp


Prere quis i te : You must worship Araw ai or the Sovereign

Host to use this holy symb ol.



Property: You do not need to eat or drink. All conditions

and effects still affect you normally.

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Immed ia te Reac t ion . Trigger. You or an ally

you can see is subjected to a n effect that a save can end.

EJfect: You or the ally makes a saving thro w against t he

triggering effect with an item bonus to the saving throw

equal to the symbol 's enhancem ent bonu s.

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 13,00 0 gp Lvl 27 +6

1,625,000

g p

Lvl 17 +4 65,0 00 gp


Prere quis i te : You must worship the Spir its of the Past to use

this holy symbol.



Property: You gain an item bonus to saving throws against

cha rm effects and fear effects equal to this symbol's

enhancem ent bonus .

Po we r (Dai ly ) : Minor Act ion. You gain an i tem bonus to

your next attack

roll,

skil l check, abil ity che ck, or saving

thr ow before the start of your next turn equa l to this

symbol 's enhancement bonus.

C H A P T E R 4 |

Charac te r O pt i ons ^ »



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 Ro d

of

dead l y c a s t ing

+1

520

2 Ro d

o f

e l em enta l sh i e ld ing

+1

520

2 Ro d

o f

r epa i r

+1

520

7 Rod

of

dea dly ca s t ing +2

2,600

7 Ro d

o f


+2

2,600

7 Ro d

o f

r epa i r

+2

2,600

12 Rod

o f


+3

13 , 000

12

R od

of


+3

13 , 000

12 Rod

o f

r epa i r

+3

13 , 000

17 Rod

o f


+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Rod

o f


+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 Rod

of

r epa i r

+4

6 5 , 0 0 0

19 Ingot l ibera t is

+4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

22 Ro d

o f


+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Ro d

o f


+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Rod

o f

r epa i r

+5

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

24

Ingot l ibera t is

+5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0

27 Rod

o f


+6

1,625,000

27

R o d

o f


+6

1,625,000

27

R o d

o f

r epa i r

+6

1,625,000

29 Ingot l ibera t is

+6

2 , 625 , 000

Leve l

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

Imp lement ( Rod )

Enhancement: Attack rol ls and damage rol ls

Cr i t ica l :

+1

d6 damage

per

plus

Power (Da i ly ) : Free Act ion.

Trigger:

You

h it

an enemy wi th

an imp leme nt p ow er using this rod. Efject: You and each

ally within

10

squares of you rolls

a

sav ing throw w i th

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

Imp lement ( Rod )


Cr i t ica l : +1 d10 damage

per

p lus. W h en you ro l l

a 10 on

one of the critical

hit

dama ge d ice, you can rol l

the die

again and add both results

to

your critical hit dam age .

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

Imp lement ( Rod )

Enh ance me nt : At tack rol ls and damage ro l ls

Cr i t ica l : +1 d6 damage

per

plus

Power (Da i ly ) : Free Act ion.

Trigger:

You

hit an

enemy w i th

an imple me nt p ower using this rod.

Effect

You and each

ally adjacent

to

you gains resistance eq ual

to 5

+ your

Constitution modif ier against acid , cold, fire,

or

lightning

(you choose one) unti 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

Imp lement ( Rod )


Cr i t ica l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Power (At-Wi l l ) : F ree Act ion.

Trigger.

Yo u

h it

an enemy

wi th

an

imp leme nt p ower using this rod.

Effect:

Unt i l

the

end of your next

turn,

whenev er you use

an

artificer

hea l

ing power on

an

ally, you regain

h it

points equ al

to

this

rod's enhancement bonus.

STAFFS

Art ifice rs prefer staffs made fro m meta l so that they

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

Lv l Na me P r i c e

(gp)

4 B a t t l e s t a f f + 1 84 0

5

S ta f f

o f

a r t i f i ce

+1

1,000

8

S ta f f

o f

the b l i nk ing a r t i f i c e

+2

3,400

9 Bat t le s ta f f +2

4 , 200

1 0

S ta f f

of

a r t i f i ce

+2

5,000

13

S ta f f

o f


+3

17,000

14 Bat t le s ta f f +3

21 , 000

15

S ta f f

o f

a r t i f i ce

+3

2 5 , 0 0 0

18 S ta f f

o f


+4

8 5 , 0 0 0

19 Ba t t l e s t a f f +4 10 5,00 0

20 S ta f f

o f

a r t i f i ce

+4

125 , 000

23 S ta f f

of


+5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 Ba t t l e s t a f f +5 52 5,00 0

2 5

S ta f f

o f

a r t i f i ce

+5

6 2 5 , 0 0 0

28 S ta f f

o f


+6

2,125,000

29 B a t t l e s t a f f + 6 2 , 625 , 000

30 S ta f f

o f

a r t i f i ce

+6

3,125,000

C H A P T E R 4 | Ch a r a c t er Op t i o n s



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

Imp lement ( S ta f f )


Cr i t i c a l :

+1 d8 damage

per

plus

Proper ty : Whenever you make

a

we apo n attack wi th th is

staff, you can score a critical hit on a roll of 19-20.

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Free Ac t ion . Trigger: You miss wi th a melee

attac k us ing this staff. Effect: Reroll the attack roll and use

the second result, even if it is lowe r than the f irst.

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 c a l : +1 d6 damage per plus

Po we r (A t-W i l l ) : F ree Ac t ion .

Trigger.

You hi t an enem y

w i th an imp lem ent pow er using this staff.

Effect:

Unti l

the e nd of your next turn, creatures summoned by your

artif icer powers gain a +2 bonus to attac k 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 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 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


Enha nce me nt: Attack rolls and damag e rolls

Cr i t i c a l :


Po we r (A t-W i l l ) : F ree Ac t ion . Trigger: You h it an enemy

w i th a n imp lem ent pow er using this staff. Effect: Unti l

the end of your next turn, c rea tures summo ned by your

artif icer powers can shift 2 squares as an immed ia te

interrupt action triggered by being hit by a me l ee 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

screw driver or a chise l. Suc h wands ar e mad e from a

metal alloy, most commonly bronze.

WANDS

Lv l N ame

P r i c e

(gp)

4 M as t e r ' s wa n d of s ta t ic sh ock +1

8 4 0

4 M as t e r ' s wa n d of t h u n de r i n g a r m or +1

8 4 0

9 M as t e r ' s wa n d of s tat ic sho ck +2 4 ,200

9

M as t e r ' s wan d of t h u n de r i n g a r m or +2

4 ,200

13 P r ec i s e wa n d of run i c res i s tance +3 17 ,000

14 M as t e r ' s wa n d of s ta t i c shock +3 21, 000

14 M as t e r ' s wa n d of t h u n de r i n g a r mor +3

21 ,000

18

Keen b i t e wan d +4 8 5 , 0 0 0

18

P r ec i s e wan d of run i c res i s tance +4 8 5 , 0 0 0

19 M as t e r ' s wa n d

of

s ta t ic shock

+4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

19

M as t e r ' s wan d of t h u n de r i n g a r m or +4 1 0 5 , 0 0 0

2 3

Keen b i t e wa n d +5 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

23

P r ec i s e wan d of run i c res i s tance +5

4 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 M as t e r ' s wa n d of s tat ic sh ock +5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0

24

M as t e r ' s wa n d of t h u n de r i n g a r m or +5

525 ,000

28 Keen b i te wa nd +6 2,125,000

28 P r ec is e wa n d of runic re s istance +6 2,125,000

29

M as t e r 's wan d of s tat ic sho ck +6

2 ,625 ,000

29

Master ' s wa nd of thunde r ing a rmor +6

2,625,000

Keen Bite W and

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 mp l emen t ( W an d )

Enh anc em ent : Attack rolls and damag e rolls

Cr i t i c a l :

+1d6 damage per plus

Prope rty : Creatures summon ed wi t h your art if icer pow ers

using this wan d ca n score a critical h it on a roll of 19-20.

Pow er ( Da i ly • A rcane , Con ju ra t ion , Implem ent ) : S tan

dard Act 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 840g p 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 mp l emen t ( W an d )


Cr i t i c a l : +1 d8 damage per plus

Proper ty : When your static shock using this wa nd reduces

the damage its target would dea l , unti l the e nd of your

next turn

all

at tacks mad e

by

your al l ies adjace nt

to

the target deal extra l ightning damage equal

to

your


Powe r ( E n cou n te r • Arcane, L igh tn ing , Implement ) :

Standard Act ion. As the a rtificer's static shock po we r

(page 47).

C H A P T E R

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| Cha r ac t er Op t i ons

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Totem of Enduring Vigilance Level 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

Imp lement (To tem)

Enh anc em en t: Attack rolls and damage rol ls

Cr i t ica l :

+1 d6 damage

per

plus

Prop erty : You gain a +1 i tem bonus to Arcana ch ecks and

Percept ion checks.

Prop erty : Creatures with th e aberrant or ig in take 1 extra

damage from pr imal im pleme nt po wers us ing this totem .

Level 14:

2

extra dam age.

Level 24 :

5

extra d ama ge.

Po we r (Da i l y ) : Free Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You hi t an enem y with

a primal im plem ent p owe r using this tote m. Efject: The

enemy cannot use te leportat ion powers

or be

the target

of teleportation 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

Imp lement (To tem)

Enh anc em ent : Attack rolls and damage rol ls

Cr i t ica l : +1 d6 necrot ic damage

per

plus

P o w e r ( D a i ly • Necrot ic ) : Free Act ion . Trigger: Yo u hit an

enem y w i t h

a

pr imal implemen t p ower us ing this totem .

Efject The attack's damage type changes

to

necrotic

and

the attack deals 2d6 extra necrotic damage.

Level 17

or

22 :

3d6

extra necrotic damage.

Level 27 :4 d6 extra necrotic damage.

DRAGONSHARD AUGMENTS

The innovations and advancements in the Five

Nations would not be possible without the discovery

and use of dragon shards . By unlo cking the power

they contain, artificers, magewrights, and other

artisans power magic items, bind elementals into

vehicles, create constructs, and build a wide range

of fabul ous items. W h e n bou nd to an existing mag ic

item, a properly attuned dragonshard can also aug

ment or improve the item's capabilities.

Each o f the thr ee types of dragon shards is named

according to their origin: Siberys dragonshards,

Khyber dragonshards, and Eberron dragonshards.

Siber ys drag ons har ds 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 cha ract er can affix a dragon shard 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 Eber ro n shard

o f

an imos i ty

3 6 0

1

E b e r r o n s ha r d

o f

ru in

3 6 0

2


o f

l i ghtn ing

520

2 K hy b e r s ha r d

o f

the f i e ry dep th

520

2 S ibe rys shard

o f

merc i l ess co ld 520

3 S ibery s shard

o f

r ad iance 68 0

3 S ibery s shard

o f

t he m a g e 6 8 0

5


of

b leed ing wo un ds 1 ,000

8

K hy b e r s ha r d

of

d ea th ' s em b r a c e

3,400

8

K hy b e r s ha r d

of

li f e d r ink ing

3,400

11 Eber ro n shard

o f

an imos i ty

9,000

11 Eber ro n shard

o f

ru in

9,000

12 Eber ro n shard

of

l i ghtn ing 13 ,00 0

12 Khy ber shard

of

the f i e ry dep th

1 3 , 0 0 0

12

S i b e r y s s ha r d

o f

merc i l ess co ld 13 ,00 0

13

S i b e r y s s ha r d

o f

r ad iance 17 ,000

13 S ibe rys shard

o f

the mage 17 ,000

18

K hy b e r s ha r d

of

d ea th ' s em b r a c e 8 5 , 0 0 0

18

K hy b e r s ha r d

o f

l i fe d r ink ing 85 ,00 0

2 1


o f

a n i m o s i t y 2 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 1

Eber ron shard

of

r u i n 2 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 Eber ron shard

of

l i ghtn ing

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 2 K hy b e r s ha r d

o f

the f i e ry dep t h

3 2 5 , 0 0 0

22 S ibe rys shard

o f

merc i l ess co ld 325 ,000

23 S ibe rys shard

o f

r a d i a nc e 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 3 S i b e r y s s ha r d

o f

t he m a g e 4 2 5 , 0 0 0

2 8

K hy b e r s ha r d

o f

dea th ' s emb race 2 ,125 ,000

2 8

K hy b e r s ha r d

o f

l i fe d r ink ing 2 ,125 ,000

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

D r a g o ns ha rd A ug m en t ( W e a p o n )

Prop erty : You gain

a

+1 bonus

to

dama ge 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 Wound s

Leve l

5

Your

weapon cuts a

bloody swathe through your Joes when pow

ered

by

this blood-red

dragonshard.

Lvl 5 1,000 gp

D r a g o ns ha r d A ug m en t ( W ea p o n )

P roper ty : Whe ne ver an a ttack w i th the augmented

wea pon deals ongoing damage

to a

creature, increase

the

ongoing damage value

by 2.

C H A P T E R

4 I

C ha r a c t er O p t i o n s

~



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

D r a g o n s h ar d A u g m e n t ( W e a p o n )

Prope r ty : You ga in a +1 bonus to dam age rolls with l ight

ning at tacks that use the augm ented w eapo n.

Level 12: +3 bonus.

Level 22 : +5 bonus.

Level 1 +

Affixing this pulsing red stone to your weapon helps you smash

through any obstacle.

Lv l 1 36 0 gp Lvl 21 225,000 gp

Lvl 11

9,000

gp

D r a g o n s h a rd A u g m e n t ( W e a p o n )

Proper ty : You ga in

a

+1 bonus

to

dam age rol ls wh en using

the augm ented we apo n aga ins t an object .

Level 11: +3 bonus.

Level 2 1 : +5 bonus.

• N f f lm« 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

D r a g o n s ha r d A u g m e n t ( W e a p o n )

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Fr ee Ac t ion . Trigger: You score a critical hit

against an ene my wi th the au gm ented we apo n. EJffect:

That ene my ga ins vu lnerable 5 necrotic (save ends).

Level 18: Vulne rable

10

necrotic (save ends).

Level 28: Vulnerab le 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

D r a g o n s h ar d A u g m e n t ( W e a p o n )

Power (Da i l y

•

Hea l ing ) : Free Act ion.

Trigger:

You bloody

an enemy w i th an a t 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 Depth

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


Proper ty : You ga in a +1 bonus to dam age rolls wit h f ire

a t tacks that use the augmented wea pon .

Level 12: +3 bonus.


Level 2+

iberys Sh ard 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


Prop er ty : You ga in

a

+1 bonus

to

dam age rolls wit h cold

at tacks that use the augmented wea pon .

Level 12: +3 bonus.


4 25 , 000 gp

The shard glows with the light of Siberys.

Lvl 3 68 0 gp Lvl 23

Lv l 13 17,000 gp


Prope r ty : You ga in a +1 bonus to damage ro lls wi th

radi

ant a t tacks that use the augm ented w eapo n.

Level 13: +3 b onus.


Prope r ty : Wh en not a f fixed to a wea pon , th is dragonshard

il 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 gp

Lvl 23

4 25 , 000

gp

Lv l 13 17,000 gp


Prop er ty : You ga in a +1 bonus to damage ro lls wi t h imple

ment a t tacks that use the augm ented we apo n.



C H A P T E R 4 ] C ha r a ct e r O p t i o n s



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 l i 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 t e 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 i s 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 is 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 t o 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 to

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 it 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 i s a n a t t a c h e d 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 f or 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 ig 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 or a tt a c he d

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 to 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 ss 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 ig 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 i s 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 to fi v 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 th a t c a n b e w i e ld 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 lo 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 r m b l ad e +1

520

2

Delver 's l ight

520

2 Mi th ra l p l a 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 Ada ma n t i n e p l a t i n g +1 8 4 0

4 D i sk o f energ y res i s tance +1

8 4 0

4 Essence of the scou t +1

8 4 0

5

Com ma n d c i r cl e t 1 ,000

5

Sp iked so les

1,000

6

F ina l messenger

1,800

7 A r m b l ad e +2

2,600

7 Mi th ra l p l a t ing +2

2,600

8

A r m b o w + 2

3,400

8

W a r s o u l w e a p o n + 2

3,400

9 Ada ma n t i n e p l a t in g +2

4,200

9

Disk o f energy res i s tance +2

4,200

9

Essence of the scout +2

4,200

12

A r m b l a d e + 3

13 ,000

12

Mi th ra l p l a t ing +3

13 ,000

13

A r m b o w + 3

17 ,000

13


17,000


21 ,000

14 D i sk o f energ y res i s tance +3

2 1 , 0 0 0

14

Essence of the scout +3

21 ,000

17 A r m b l ad e +4

6 5 , 0 0 0

17 M i t h r a 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

Adaman t i n e p l a t i n g +4

1 0 5 , 0 0 0

19

Disk o f energ y res i s tance +4 10 5,0 00

19

Essence of the scou t +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 th ra l p l a 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

24

Disk o f energy res i s tance +5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0

24 Essence of the scou t +5

5 2 5 , 0 0 0

27 A r m b l ad e +6

1,625,000

27 Mi th ra l p l a t ing +6

1,625,000

2 8 A r m b o w + 6

2,125,000

28


2,125,000

29

Ada ma n t i n e p l a t i n g +6

2,625,000

2 9

Disk o f energy res i s tance + 6

2,625,000

29 Essen ce of the scout +6

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 f f 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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Cha r ac t er O p t i on s



an attached or embedded component using the

En cha nt Magic Ite m ritual (Players Handbook, page

3 0 4 ) .

Ch an gin g 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

tra ns for m it into a warf orge d compone nt 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 examples o f such cre ation s.

T relet

L e v e 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 Lv l 19

Lv l 9 +2 4 ,200 gp Lvl 24

Lv l 14 +3 21,000 gp Lvl 29

Armor : P la te (a t tached component )

Requirement: You must have the l iving construct racial trait

to use this i tem.

E n h a n c e m e n t : AC

Property: 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

Leve l 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: H eavy blade, l ight blade (a t tached compo nent )


to use this

i tem.

Enh ance me nt : At tack ro lls and damage ro lls


Prope r ty : You ga in

a

+2 item b onus

to

opportun ity attacks

made wi th th is weapon.

Armbow

Leve l 3+

This

magic crossbow generates its own bolts.

Lv l 3 +1 6 8 0 gp Lvl 18 +4 85 ,000 gp

Lv l 8 +2

3,400

gp Lvl 23 +5 4 25 , 000 gp

Lv l

13 +3

17,000 gp

Lvl 28 +6 2,1

25 ,000

gp

W e a p o n : Crossbow (a t tached component )


to use this i tem.

Enh anc em en t: Attack rolls and damag e rol ls

Cr i t ica l :


Proper ty : This crossbow becomes a one-handed weap on.

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 S lo t : Head (a t tached component ) 1,000 gp

Requirement : You must have the living construc t racial trait

to use this

i tem.

Proper ty : You ga in te lepathy 20. You can communicate wi th

any other creature that has a language and is with in l ine

of sight.

Power (Da i ly ) : Immedia te React ion. Trigger: A living

construct ally is hit by a fear effect that a save can end.

Efject: The ally can make a saving thro w against the

triggering effect.

Leve l

2

elver's Light

Often attached to the forehead or chest, this magic gem gives off

light powered by your life force.

Wo ndr ous I t em ( embedded component ) 520 gp


to use this

i tem.

Po we r (At -Wi l l ) : F ree Act ion. The d e lver 's l ight sheds dim

light

to a

radius

of 20

squares.

Po we r (At- Wi l l ) : Free Action. The d elver 's l ight sheds bright

light to a radius of 20 squares.

Po we r (At- Wi l l ) : F ree Act ion. The de lver 's light sheds no

light.

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 S lo t : Neck (a t tached com ponent )


to use this i tem.

Enh ance me nt : For t i tude, Ref lex , and W i l l

Power (Da i ly ) : Immedia te React 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

tr iggering damage typ es unti l the end of the encounter.

Level 14 or 19: Resist 10.

Level 24

or

29: R esist

20.

Essence of the Scout

Leve l 4+

By installing this metal disk i n 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 tem S lo t : Neck (embedded component )

Requirement : You must have

the

living construct racial trait

to use this i tem.

Enh ance me nt : For t i tude, Ref lex , and W i l l

P rope r ty : You ga in

a

+2 item bonus

to

Stealth ch ecks.

Po we r (Da i ly ) : M inor Act ion. You ga in a +5 power bonus

to your next Stealth check made before the end of your

next

turn.

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This

warforged communication device

is built to

resemble a

small wing ed anim al, yet it is an intricate a ssembly of clock

work pieces.

Wo ndr ous I tem ( embedded component ) 1 ,800 gp

Req uire me nt: You m ust have the l iv ing construct rac ia l t ra it

to use this item.

Prop erty : You have a mechanical m essenger wi th in you . The

messenger has speed 8 and can function for 8 hours once

it leaves you (see below ). After 8 h ours, the messe nger

deac tivates. A creature can reactivate the me ssenger

by making a DC 20 Arcana check and then spen ding a

healing surge, at w hic h point the m essenger co ntinues in

its task to deliver a message (see below ). A warfo rged can

react ivate the m essenger by emb edding 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 and hear i ts message. A creature that

makes a DC 30 Arcana che ck can learn the messenger 's

intended destination and recipient.

Power (Dai ly ) : Standard Act ion. You program the messen

ger wi th an image of wh at you current ly see, a s tatement

of up to 25 words, and a destination or a message recipi

ent. The messenger retains this information unti l you use

this pow er again or unti l you die.

Po w er (A t-W i l l ) : Free Act ion. You act ivate the messenger ,

and it leaves for its programmed destination or recipient

and delivers its image and statement.

Pow er (A t-W i l l ) : No Ac t ion .

Trigger:

You are ki l led.

Effect:

You activate the m essenger, and it leaves for a destina

tion or a message recipient you choose. The messen ger

carries an image of the last image that you saw wh ile

conscious, and it del ivers the message that you have

been ki l led.

Plating

Level

The lightweight metal protects your vitals while still allowing

you maxim um flexibility andfull range of motion.

Lvl 2 +1 52 0 gp Lvl 17 +4 65,00 0 gp

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 gp

Arm or : P l a te (a t tached component )

Req uire me nt: You m ust have the l iv ing construct racia l tra it

to use this item.

E n h an cemen t : AC

Prop erty : Th is armor has no armor che ck 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 85,000 gp

Lvl 8 +2

3,400

gp Lvl 23 +5 42 5,00 0 gp

Lvl 13 +3 17,000 gp Lvl 28 +6 2,125,000 gp

We ap on : One-handed melee wea pon ( at tached component )

Req uire me nt: You must have the l iv ing construct rac ia l t ra i t

to use this item.



Property: You gain a +2 item bonus to initiative checks.

Pow er (Da i l y ) : Imm edia te I n terrupt .

Trigger:

An enemy

adjace nt to you shifts. Effect: Make a melee basic attack

with th is we apo n against the triggering 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 comp onent) 1,000 gp

Req uirem ent: You m ust have the l iv ing construct racia l tra i t

to use this item.

Prop erty : You gain a +5 i tem bonus to Ath let ics checks for

cl imbing.

Pow er ( Encounter ) : Immedia te Reac t ion . Trigger: You are

hit by an e ffect that pushes, pulls, or sl ides you. Effect:

You ignore the triggering forced movement. You are

slow ed unti l the start of your next

turn.

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Cha r ac t er O p t i on s



T h e w o r l d o f E b e r r o n is 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 ta 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 C o n c e a l D r a g o n m a r k

Arcana

2 F lu id Funds Arc ana

3 S u m m o n W i n d s

Arcana o r Na tu re

4

Eavesdropper ' s Fo il A r can a

6 Ances t r a l Wh i sp e r s Re l i g ion

6 F ind the Pat h Natu re

6 S t e e d S u m m o n s

Arcana

7 Spi r i t Ido l

Hea l

8 Inquis i t ive 's Eyes Arc ana

10 Enhance Vesse l

Ar cana

10 Secu re She l t e r

Ar cana o r Na tu re

11

Ban i sh I l lu s ions Ar can a

12 S e e m i n g

Arcana

14 Mask ing Sh roud Ar can a

16 Fan ta s t ic Recup e ra t ion Hea l

20 Sc r y Trap Ar can a

A N C E S T R A L W H I S P E R S

You comm une with the ancestral spirits, seeking their

wisdom

and experience to aid your cause.

Level : 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


140 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 360 gp

Key Skill: Religion (no ch eck)

You invite the spirit of an ancestor to inhabit your body

for a time. Choose one skill in which you are not trained.

For the ritual's duration, you are considered trained in

that skill.

The greater the hero w ho calls the spirits, the more

the spirits demand. The component 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 ,00 0 for a 26th-level caster.

BANISH ILLUSIONS

W h a t

was hidden is now revealed.

Level : 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


720 gp


1,800 gp

Key Skill: Arcana (no check)

You w eave a ward against illusions in a close burst 4. Any

invisible creature within the area or that enters the area

becom es visible. In add ition, illusion pow ers take a -2

penalty to attack rolls, and creatures in the ward ed area

gain a +5 bonus to Insight che cks against illusions.

CONCEAL DRAGONMARK

Before your eyes, the complex marking fades from view.

L ev el : 1

C a t e g o r y :

Deception

T i m e :

10 minutes

D u r a t i o n : Until broken


10 gp


50 gp

Key Skill: Arcana

You con ceal a dragonmark on yourself or on an adjacent

willing target. Creatures that examine th e area wh ere the

mark is hidden are en titled to a P erception check against

your Arcana c heck result to notice the deception. W h e n

you use any pow ers or effects related to the dragonmark,

the e ffect 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.

Level :

4

C a t e g o r y :

Warding


D u r a t i o n :

4 hours


8 0 gp


175 gp


You w ard an area no m ore than a close burst 3 against

eavesdropping. Each creature outside the area tha t

attempts to listen to communication within the area

takes a - 1 0 penalty to its Perception checks. The ward

moves w ith you for its duration.

C H A P T E R 4 | Ch a r a ct e r Op t i o n s



ENHANCE VESSEL

Your chariot is faster, better, and stronger .

L evel :

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


4 00 gp


1,000 gp


You b olster a vehicle with eldritch po wer. For the ritual's

duration, the vehicle gains a +2 bonus to spe ed and to all

defenses.

FANTASTIC RECUPERATION

You wave away your companions'

WEARINESS

L evel :

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

M a r k e t P r i c e : 9,000

gp

Key Skill : He al (no check)

You absorb th e fatigue that you and you r allies have

suf

fered an d cast it away. At the en d of the ritual, you and

your allies gain the benefits of an exten ded rest withou t

spending any time resting. You cannot use this ritual if you

could not normally begin an extended rest (see Player's

Handbook,

page 263).

Greater heroes accrue greater fatigue and require

more effort to recuperate. At 21st level, this ritual costs

9,000

gp to perform. At 26th level, this ritual costs

45 ,000 gp to perform.

FIND THE PATH

THE

clouds, the trees, and even the grasses bend to show you

the way.

L evel :

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

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 14 4 gp


Key Skill :

Nature (no check)

As p art of perform ing the ritual, you m ust nam e a destina

tion you have visited at least once. For the duration of the

ritual, you know in which direction your destination lies

and you can travel 10 extra miles per day when heading

towa rd that de stination. This ritual is discharged w he n

you reach your destination.

I I

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Cha r ac t er Op t i ons «

LI



FLU ID FU NDS

You can always make change.

Level : 2

C a t e g o r y : Cr eat ion

T i m e : 1 minute

D u r a t i o n : I n s t a n t a n e o u s

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 0 gp, p lus a focus wor th 100 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 0 0 g p

Key Skill: Ar cana (no check)

S p e c i a l R e q u i r e m e n t : You must have the Mar k of War d

ing feat to master and perform this r itual.

You dr op coins , gemstones, or other valuable i tems into

a specially prepared c offe r and close the l id. W he n you

open the l id, a quantity of coins appears in the box equal

to the value of the item s depo sited inside. W ith this r itual,

you can exchange a number of si lver coins for a smaller

num ber of gold coins of equivalent value, excha nge a

gemstone for i t s wor th in gold, or exchange an ar t object

for coins . Magic i tems and mundane equipment ar e not

affected by this r itual.

F o c u s : A coffer .

INQUISITIVE'S EYES

You close you r eyes to find your center. W hen you open

them,

you see the crime scene in a new light.

Level : 8

C a t e g o r y : Divination


D u r a t i o n :

I n s t a n t a n e o u s

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 125 gp

M a r k e t P r i c e : 6 8 0 gp

Key Skill: Ar cana

You cast your senses back thr ough t ime to obser ve your

current location as it was up to a number of hours ago no

gr eater than your Ar cana check r esul t . You can obser ve

the sc ene as if you wer e the r e , a lthough you canno t af fect

anything.

MASKING SHROUD

Those who watch from afar have a hard time sensing you.

Level : 1 4

C a t e g o r y : W a r d i 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

Key Skill: Ar cana (no check)

S p e c i a l R e q u i r e m e n t : You must have the Mar k of War d

ing feat to m aste r and per form this r itual.

This ritual renders you and up to five allies invisible to

all scrying sensors, such as those created by the View

Locat ion r i tual . Al though thes e senso r s canno t p er ceive

you, they can perceive the results of your actions, such as

whe n you or your all ies inter act with the envir onm ent ,

f ight enemies , and so on.

SCRY T RA P

H e can try to look, but he's going to pay for it.

L ev el : 2 0

C a t e g o r y : Scr ying and War ding

T i m e : 3 0 m i 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: Ar cana

This r itual creates a ward around you that warns you

about scr ying in your ar ea. You be co m e automat i

cally aware of any scrying sensors that perceive you.

This awar e ness w akes you i f you ar e asleep. W he n you

become awar e of a sensor in th is 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 obser ve the cr eatur e that cr eated the

sensor , using your Ar cana c heck r esult to deter min e how

long you can obser ve that cr eatur e.

Arcana Che ck Resu l t Dura t ion

19 or lower

1 round

2 0 - 2 4 2 rounds

25- 29 3 r o u n d s

30 - 3 9 4 r o u n d s

4 0 or h ighe r 5 rounds

SECURE SHELTER

T h e

terrain erupts in a flurry of activity as the land leaps

to your com mand, erecting a shelter for you and your

companions.

Level : 1 0

C a t e g o r y : Cr eat ion

T i m e :

3 0 m i n u t e s

D u r a t i o n : 8 hour s

C o m p o n e n t C o s t : 2 0 0 g p

M a r k e t P r i c e : 1 , 0 0 0 g p

Key Skill: Ar cana or Natur e (no check)

You cr eate a s tur dy lodge lar ge enough to accommodate

eight Medium creatures. The ritual uses materials found

in the ar ea, so the lodge can be for me d of snow, stone,

woo d, or even sod . T he lodge enclos es a c lose bur st 4 in

size. T he interior is dry and clean and includes nine bun ks,

a long table with stools, and a writing desk.

T he shel ter i s not heate d or cooled, but i t is immun e to

fire and impervious to all damage. Access to its interior is

C H A P T E R 4 |

Ch a r a ct e r Op t i o n s



by two shuttered windows, a s ingle door, and a chimney.

Furniture can be removed from the shelter, but it vanishes

along with the lodge when the ritual's duration expires.

SEEMING

You and your allies m ove through the guarded

outpost

without attracting unw anted attention.

L evel : 12

C a t e g o r y : D e c e p t i o n

T i m e :

10 minutes

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 g p

Key Skill: Arcana

Upon completing the ritual, you and up to eight allies

assum e the app eara nce of any Medium humanoid

creatures . The r i tual al lows you to assume the general

app earan ce of a particular race , but not of a unique

creature. The ritual's effect is centered on you; if any ally

mov es mo re than 5 squa res away from you, the ritual's

effect ends for that ally.

Creatures viewing or interacting with you or your allies

can make an Insight check to detect the deception. The

check's DC equals your Arcana check result . A creature

is allowed a check the first time it sees you and each

tim e it intera cts with you or one of your allies. 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 from decay.

Level : 7

C a t e g o r y : Restoration

T i m e : 1 hour

D u r a t i o n :

Instantaneous (see text)


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 ritual is performed on an adjacent corpse. It binds

the soul to the focus, preventing its passage to Dolurrh.

The target must be willing to allow the ritual to take

effect , o therw ise the r itual fails . O nc e so bou nd, the soul

rests in state of torpor.

At any tim e the rea fter, on ce per day, you can ask a

single ques tion o f the c orp se as if you had perfo rme d the

Speak with Dead ritual, and, as with the ritual, 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 life to a creature that died from

old age.

If the focus or cor pse is destro yed b efor e th e targe t is i/i

restore d to life, the soul is released and the ritual end s.

F o c u s : A specially prepared phylactery.

STEED SUMMONS

You whistle

andyour mount appears.

Level : 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


M a r k e t P r i c e : 3 6 0 g p


Use this ritual to attune yourself to a single nonhostile

creature that has the m ount keyword. Th e creature must

be present for the entire ritual. At any time in the future,

you can summon the creature into an adjacent space as a

minor action, at which time the ritual 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 answ ers.

L evel : 3

C a t e g o r y : Exploration

T i m e :

10 minutes

D u r a t i o n : 8 hours



Key Skill:

Arcana or Nature (no check)

You conjure a stiff bre eze and direc t it. You can in crea se a

sailing vessel's speed by 2 miles per hour while you keep

the winds in the vessel's sails. You can dismiss the winds

as a free action.

C H A P T E R 4 | C ha r a c t er O p t i o n s



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 or 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 fo 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 il 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 ie w 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 t o 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 o r l d o f E ber r o n



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 t h 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 v a 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 t h 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 l l 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

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

C H A R A C T E R B A C K G R O U N D S

When you create a character for an EBERRON campa ign, you

can enhance your character with rich background details

from the world o f Eberron . The information in this ch apt er

can help you shape your character 's history , outlook, and

associations.

Although you can choose as many background elem ents

as you wish , most ch arac ter backgrounds incorporate three

categ o r ies .

• Regional : W he re is your cha rac ter from? Is he or she

an urbanite from Sharn, an academic from Aundair , or

a farm er f ro m th e E ld een R each es?

• D rag o n m ark : D o es y o u r ch ara c ter h av e a d rag o n m ark ?

If so , is i t an ack now led ged or an abe rra nt m ark? Is

y o u r ch a rac ter ' s ra ce o n e o f th o s e m o st f req u en t ly

asso c ia ted w i th th e d ra g o n m ark ? Is h e o r sh e co n

n ected w i th a d rag o n m ark ed h o u se?

• O th er B ack g rou n d E lem en ts : W h a t o th er asp ects o f h is

or her life most strongly influenced your charac ter? W as

it race, occupation, or events from childhood? W as your

character most shaped by his or her experiences in the

L ast W ar?

Regardless of how many background details you use,

when you create a character , you may (with your DM's

con sen t) choos e one o f the following benefits :

• Gain a +2 b onus to ch ecks with one of the skills associ

ated with your background.

• Add one skill assoc iated with your background to your

class's skill list before choosing your trained skills.

C H A P T E R

5 I World

o f

Eberron



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

w h a t y ou ' 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 : Y o u s p e a k o f t e n a n d fe r v e n t l y o f

t h e k i n g o r t h e f a i t h yo u s e r v e (u n l e s s , o f c o u r s 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 to , 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 so .

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-all whom are spied on by operatives of King

Kaius I l l -are equal ly effect ive. These 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 gm a t i c a n d l i t 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 f or 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 r ge s t b y fa r i s t h e d e a t h o f C yr e o n t h e D a 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 on s i bl 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

<a

-

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 gr a b s 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 o u 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 f o 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 r o 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 t o 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 pi t 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

yo u r p o w e r s fo r t h e da y o f f in al c o n fr 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 i e 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 l a 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 wa s a ba nd one d a t the s ta r t of the La s t W a r . No

gov ern m ent holds th e castle , and n o lord rules the is land

on whic h i t s ta nd s . I ts s o le oc c up a nt s a re the T hron e

W a rde ns , Hous e De ne i th s oldie rs c ha rge d with prote c t

ing the castle .

Be low the c a s t le ' s wa l ls s ta nds Throne port , a s ma 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 l e s , m e r c e n a r i e s , a n d o t h e r s c u m t h a t s e t t l e d t h e r e

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 F ive Na t ions re tu rne d t o 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

thrive . A s a c ha ra c te r f rom Throne port , you might be a

re pr e s e n ta t ive o f on e of the n a t ions wh o is hoping o ne

day to bring order to the c ity or perhaps take up lordship

of the c a s t le . Or you might ins te a d be a me m be r of the

unla wful e l e m e n t- a n e x i le or a c r imina l who is t ry ing

to thw a rt a t t e m pt s by the F ive Na t ions to br ing orde r to

the c ity .

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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 i s 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 to 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 ts n e i g h b o r s , it 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 t s 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 r e l a t i v e l y s w i f t r e g r o w t h , s o h o p e s a r e h i g h f o 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 to 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 ts

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 l a g e s

a n d u n n a m e d c o m m u n i t i e s , i t a l s o c o n t a i n s s e v er a l

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 it s 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 ye 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 l l 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

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

F a i r h a v e n : T h e c a p i t a l o f A u n d a i r , F a i r h a v e n i s

t h e n a t i o n 's e c o n o m i c h e a r t . W i d e , s t ra i g h t s t r e e t s

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

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

t h e f a m o u s D i s t a n t E x c h a n g e . M o r e t h a n a n y t h i n g

e l s e ,

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

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

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

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

F a i r h o l d : T h e a n c e s t r a l h o m e o f A u n d a i r ' s r u le r s ,

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

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

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

c o u r t s a n d t h e g a r r i s o n o f t h e K n i g h t s A r c a n e .

P a s s a g e :

T h e o n l y l a rg e c i ty i n w e s t e r n A u n d a i r ,

P a s s a g e 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 . P a s s a g e i s

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

t h e c i t y ' s c o m m e r c e a n d g o v e r n m e n t . T h e c i t y i s t h e

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

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

c o n s i d e r P a s s a g e t h e g a t e w a y b e t w e e n t h e c i v i l i z e d

l a n d s a n d t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s .

S t o r m h o m e :

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

L y r a n d a r , S t o r m h o m e i s t e c h n i c a l l y a p a r t o f A u n d a i r

b u t f u n c t i o n s a s a n i n d e p e n d e n t c o m m u n i t y . A m b a s

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

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

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

U n i v e r s i ty o f W y n a r n :

T h e m o s t r e s p e c t e d

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 a l l K h o r v a i r e , t h e

U n i v e r s it y o f W y n a r n o c c u p i e s a sp r a w l i n g c o m p l e x

o f s i x g r e a t s t r u c t u r e s i n t h e c i t y o f F a i r h a v e n . D u e t o

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

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

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

g r o u n d s c a n b e f o u n d h e r e .

PEOPLE OE AUNDAIR

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

a n d p a t r i o t i c f o l k . O v e r h a l f o f a l l A u n d a i r i a n s a r e

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

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

r a c e s a r e u n c o m m o n i n t h e p a s to r a l c o m m u n i t i e s .

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

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

e r s w e r e o n c e m o r e c o m m o n , b u t th e y w e r e d r i v e n

f r o m A u n d a i r b y S i l v e r F l a m e z e a l o t s m o r e t h a n 1 5 0

y e a r s a g o . O n r a r e o c c a s i o n s , o r c s a n d h a l f - o r e s o f

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

o n t h i s si d e o f t h e b o r d e r ; t h e c o m m o n f o l k o f t h e

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

o p e n h o s t i l i t y .

M o s t A u n d a i r i a n s w o r s h i p t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t ,

b u t 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 a c c o u n t f o r a si g

n i f i c a n t m i n o r i t y . S e v e r a l o f A u n d a i r ' s c i t i es c o n t a i n

e n c l a v e s o f S i l v e r H o s t " p u r i t a n s , " e x t r e m i s t s f a r m o r e

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

T h e p e o p l e o f A u n d a i r a r e a c u t e l y f a sh i o n -

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

h a t s ,

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

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

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

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

t w o g o n e b y .

AUNDAIRIAN ADVENTURERS

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

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

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

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

n a t i o n . T h e q u e e n ' s e f f o r t s a t e x p a n d i n g A u n d a i r ' s

C H A P T E R S |

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

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

o b j e c t i v e s . *

A U N D A I R A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

I f you are f rom Aundair, you can c hoo se End urance

and Na ture (if you are from a small village) or A rcana

and History (if you are from on e o f the cities) as your

associated skill.

A r c a n e S e e k e r :

Y o u 'v e a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t a r c a n e

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

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

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

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

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

R o l e pl o yi n ^j T i p s : Y o u a r e f a s c i n a t e d — e v e n

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

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 l o 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

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

k n o w i t' s A u n d a i r ' s g r e a t e s t s t r e n g t h .

R e a c h E x p l o r e r : A u n d a i r i a n s h a r b o r d e e p

r e s e n t m e n t f o r t h e " R e a c h e r s , " w h o m t h e y v i e w a s

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

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

i a n t e r r it o r i e s to t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s . Y o u m i g h t

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

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

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

a l l y o u c a n a b o u t t h e E l d e e n R e a c h e s — i t s p e o p l e , i ts

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

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

o f A u n d a i r .

Rolevlaying

T i p s: Y o u b e l i e v e t h a t t h e s a fe t y o f A u n

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

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

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

B R E L A N D

O f a l l t h e F i v e N a t i o n s , B r e l a n d h a s m a d e t h e g r e a t

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

B r e l a n d h a s v a st t r a c t s o f w o r k a b l e l a n d - i t i s o n e

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 .

COMMON KNOWLEDGE

T h e p e o p l e o f B r e l a n d a r e f o n d o f t h e i r v e n e r a b l e

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 e d 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 .

H o w e v e r , K i n g B o r a n e l ' s h e a l t h i s f a i l i n g , a n d s o m e UJ

B r e l i s h a r e u n c e r t a i n i f a n y o f h i s p o t e n t i a l h e i r s c a n ~

l i ve u p t o h i s e x a m p l e .

B r e l a n d ' s s o c i a l a d v a n c e m e n t s c o m e a t a c o s t . I t s

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

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

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 r i 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

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

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

i t s l e g i s l a t i o n .

A l t h o u g h B r e l a n d ' s f a r m s a r e n ' t i n d i v i d u a l l y a s

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

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

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 - su f f i ci 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 .

REGIONAL FEATURES

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 i d 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 .

A r g o n t h : A f l o a t i n g f o r t r e s s b u i l t b y H o u s e C a n

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 se 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 i t s n e e ds .

T h e B l a c k P i t :

A t e r r i b l e c r e v i c e i n t h e e a r t h

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.

B r o k e n b l a d e C a s t l e : T h e h o m e o f K i n g B o r a n e l

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

W r o a t . A f u ll y f u n c t i o n i n g k e e p , B r o k e n b l a d e c o n

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 s u r v i v e a s i e g e o f

m a n y y e a r s .

C r a g w a r :

L o c a t e d i n t h e f o o t h i l l s o f t h e B l a c k

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

A u n d a i r a n d B r e l a n d n u m e r o u s t i m e s d u r i n g t h e

C H A P T E R 5 I W o r l d o f Eber r on



w a r . T o d a y , it i s p r i m a r i l y a m i l i t a r y o u t p o s t . T h e

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

l o c a t i o n a lo n g t h e A u n d a i r b o r d e r a n d n e a r t h e B l a c k

P i t a n d t h e G r e e n h a u n t F o r e s t , b o t h r a m p a n t w i t h

m o n s t e r s .

T h e K i n g ' s F o r e s t : T h i s w o o d e d r e g i o n i s a p r e

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 i g

a n d s , a n d p o a c h e r s .

M o r g r a v e U n i v e r s i t y : L o c a t e d i n S h a r n ,

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

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 i ts 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 g o v e r n t h e m s 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 i v 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 l a r g e st 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 l v 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 it h s — p a r t ic u l a r ly 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 IA T E D S K IL L S

I f you ar e fr om B r eland, you can cho ose Dip lomacy

or Insight as your associated skill .

D e f e n d e r o f C i v il i z a t i on : 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 : Y o u ' v e s e e n a l l s i d e s o f c i v i l i z a

t i o n , f r o m t h e s t y l i s h t o t h e s e e d y . Y o u m i g h t d i s l i k e

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 'r e 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 f e r , a n d y o u ' v e d o n e t e r r i b l e d e e d s 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 , to 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 : Y o u ' v e d o n e a l o t y o u ' r e n o t p r o u d

o f , a n d y o u ' r e w i l l i n g t o d o i t a g a i n , a l t h o u g h , e v e n i f

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

t o .

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 ,

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

i n g p o t , p e r h 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 N a 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 is f a v o re d r a c e 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 r s t h a t g i v e t h e C i t y o f T o w e r s 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 " i s a c o m m o n s a y i n g a m o n g t h e c i ty ' 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 ts v a r i o u s l e v e l s,

o c c u r s u s i n g ma s s i v e l i f t s a n d, fo r t h e we 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

mopoli tan c i ty.

G o v e r n m e n t : S e v e n t e e n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f S h a m' s

wards form a city council that appoints a Lord Mayor

and administers the c i ty 's vast bureaucracy.

D e f e n s e :

Th e Sharn Wa tch en force s the laws of the

ci ty and patrols the s treets , but the W atc h is r iddled

with corruption. A branch of the W atch cal led the

Guardians of the Gate monitors the act ivi t 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 x t r e me fo r c e .

P E O P L E O E S H A R N

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 S harn, you can ch oo se Insight or

Stre etw ise as your associated skil l.

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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

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d e t e r m i n e d t o i n v e s t i g 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 s o 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 l i z a t i o 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 fo r M o r g r a v e U n i v e r

s i ty as 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 r e .

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 r e c o v e r r e l i c s f o r t h e U n i v e r s 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 st 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 i n 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 ti t u d e is

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 r r 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 l l 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 t h 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 i s 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 ti 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 , it 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 it , a n d m u c h o f i t

s t i l l l i e s f a l l o w t w o y e a r s 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 l i 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 it n e e d s f r o m i ts

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 to 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 is 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 l o 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 la 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 ' so 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 t a 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 in 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 i e 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 r y : 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 is

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 t h 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 t r 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 es 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 c i 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 ty — 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 i n 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 ts 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 i e 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 s t ' 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 t h 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

B r i d g e , t h e c i t y 's r o l e a s a c e n t e r o f t r a d e w a s l o s t w h e n




t h e b r i dg e w a s de s t r o y e d du r i n g t h e w a r . To da y , t h e

c i ty is k n o w n p r i m a r i l y f or 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 io 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 g h i t w a s f o r c 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

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

e l a dr i n k n i g h t s r i de f o r t h , s p r e a di n g f r o s t t h r o u g h o u t

t h e s u r r o u n di n g t e r r i t o r y . K i n g K a i u s i s s a i d t o b e 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 t h 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 f u l l m i l i t a r y m i g h t a g a 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 it s 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 is 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 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 .

P E OP L E OE K A R R NA TH

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 s c 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 la 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 to 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 ll 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 t o 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 dr 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 .

K A R R N A DV E NTU R E R S

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 s e — 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 .

KAR R NAT H AS S OC IAT E D S KIL L S

If you are from K arrnath, you can cho os e A thletics 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 st i 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

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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 a s 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 i l s

c o m m i t t e d b y K a r r n s o r i n d i v i d u a ls a s s o 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 it 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 do 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 t a 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 , f o u l g r a y m i s t s s w e p t o u t f r o 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 l e 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 |




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 me r 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 t e 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 ,


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 ro 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 b l e s h a p e s .

M e t r o l : T h e f or m er c a p i t a l o f C y r e 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 i d 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 l i 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 li v 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 l i 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 tand today.

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 l o 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 ci 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 b ut 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 , i n 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 rv 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 C yre, you can cho ose Endu rance or

Streetwise as your associated skill .

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 yo 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 r o b a b l y i s n ' t v i a b l e fo r

a P C i n m o s t c a m p a i g n s ) .

Ro l e p la yi n^ j T i p s : Y o u a r e b i t t e r a n d a n gr y . Y o u fe e l

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 ta 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 i v

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 ' re 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: 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 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 .

Y o u ' r e 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 r e t h a t o f fe r s

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 yo u r wo r t h t o s o me 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 t o 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 ea d to 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 l i ti c 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 t o 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 th 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 r t i t s e l f . I t e x p o r t s t e x t i l e s , wo o l , a n d l i v e s t o c k , b u 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 x a gge r a 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 o r l d o f Eber r on



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 i g 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 f o r t i n t o r e b u i l d i 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 th e l a r g e st 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 s i 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 e s 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 f u l l g a r r i s o n o f s o l d i e r s .

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 la 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 s e 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 t o 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 , is 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 ty 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 c it 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 io 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 ,

C H A P T E R 5 | W o r l d o f Eber ron

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 ta r i a n g a r b i n

r e l a t iv 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 ly , 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 f o 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

I f you are from T hra ne, you can ch oo se Intimidate or

Religion as your associated skill.

F l a m e I n q u i s i t 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 i c 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 e r.

Rolevlaying

T i p s : Y o u a r e d e v o t e d t o 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 it . 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 t o 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 fo 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

f o l l o w e r s o f o t h e r f a i t h s ; y o u f e e l s o r r y f o 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 tr 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 le 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 ll st r u g g l e s t o d e t e r m i n e

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

w i l l b e c o m e .

COMMON KN OWLED GE

B e f o r e t h e L a s t W a r , t h e r e g io 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 U J

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

z c

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 ro 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 l e 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 i s a la 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 i o n to 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 st i ll d w e l l in 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 e d

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 is D a r g u u n ' s f i r st

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 bugb ear PC s from D arguun should

de t e r m i ne whi c h o f t he v a r i o us c l a ns a nd f a c t i o ns t he y

c o m e f ro m . The t hr e e f a c t i o ns pr e s e nt e d he r e a r e t he

primary power groups of Darguun, but players are free to

discuss with their DM the possibi li ty of playing a m em be r

of a different tribe.

Ghaal 'dar : Current ly the nat ion's dominant power , the

various Ghaal 'dar t r ibes have the least focus on specif ic

goals and t radi t ions and, thus , the greatest personal f ree

d o m f o r m e m b e r s .

A

PC m i g ht be a n ho no r a bl e wa r r i o r

trying to make amends for his people 's betrayal of Cyre,

a pr o t e g e o f Lhe s h Ha r uuc s e e ki ng t o pr o v e he r w o r t h ,

or a mercenary out to make a l iving amid a people she

do e s n ' t unde r s t a nd .

The Heirs of Dhakaan: Highly discipl ined and devoted

t o t he r e s t o r a t i o n o f t he a n c i e n t g o bl i n e m pi r e , t he

Dhakaani t r ibes are current ly spl i t by internecine s t r i fe .

The y l o o k do wn o n o t he r g o bl i ns a nd c o ns i de r t he m

s e l v e s t he t r ue pr e s e r v e r s o f a no bl e p a s t . A Dha ka a ni

PC might be a noble contending for the leadership of her

people , an adventurer seeking ancient rel ics to aid the

struggle , or a see ker of lost symbols of goblin cul ture tha t

could be used to unite the squabbling clans .

M a r g uu l : Bug be a r s c a n b e f ull m e m be r s o f t he M a r -

g uul t r i be s , a nd t he y po s s e s s a v i o l e nt s t r e a k t o m a ke

e v e n o t he r Da r g uul s t a ke no t i c e .

A

Marguul PC might be

a s l a v e r (i f t he c a m pa i g n a l l o ws f o r s uc h o c c up a t i o ns ) , a

bug b e a r o r o t he r g o bli n s e e ki ng t o pr o v e he r wo r t h a nd

a dv a nc e t hr o ug h t he c ut - t hr o a t r a nks o f t he t r i be , o r a n

escaped slave t rying to s tay one s tep ahead of his former

m a s t e r s .

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ancient stone structures and canvas shantytowns

built on the ruins of a Cyran trade center, Rh ukaa n

Draal is a hotbed of violence and intrigue. Rep

rese ntat ives of the various goblin cl ans , as well as

cri mina l fugitives from othe r nations, conduct busi

ness in the shadow of Haruuc's palace, the

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tower of crimson gran ite cal led Khaa r 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 impenet rabl e Dha kaan i

city built into the s ide of a moun ta in and winding

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.

Wy v e r nskul l : On e of the few goblin ports ,

Wyver nskull is a major hub of the Da rgu un 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 humans, kobolds, and the occasional

gnome—round out the populace. A few members

of thes e races remain free, either thr ough having

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

Darguul s adopt an adventuring lifest yle. Th e major ity

remain within the borders of their own homeland ,

but some travel far and wide, learning to operate

among the o ther peoples of the co ntinent. 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 Deneith or House Tharashk; 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 moral agenda

per se, but you might cling to your own code of honor.

You jus t want to fight or advent ure 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 ag ain.

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 mor e than

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 just deter

mined that it will never again happen to you.

Peace-Seeker : 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

inhabitants . Although you do not turn 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 adventur e alongside

members of other races, and do not hesitate to prove

your worth to humans, dwarves, or gnomes in need.

You need not like them 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 them, a nd

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 her e,

where monsters roam and barb arian 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 re b a r b a r i a n c l a n s — c a l l e d

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 r e v e n t i t f r o m

s p r e a d i n g t o 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 th a t d e v o t e t h e m s e l v e s t o 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 c o 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 r ea t b r a s s a n d b a s a lt m e t r o p o l is

s u r r o u n d e d b y a p e r m a n e n t , f le 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

r a ks h a s a s l e f t o v e r f r o m a p r i o r a ge . I t i s a b a 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

has to offer .

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 e w s u r v i v in g n a t i v 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 tl 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 .

T h e L a b y r i n t h : T h e L a b y r i n t h is a t w o - h u n d r e d -

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 id 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 ts 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

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

T h e L a k e o f F i r e : A g r e a t l a k e o f l a va i n t h e b o w l

o f a m i g h t y v o l c a n o , t h e L a k e o f F i r e i s s a i d t o b e

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

o f d e m o n s a n d s a v a g e c u l t i s t s .

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 it ;

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 c t i v i

t i e s s t il l p r a c t i c e s p i r it 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 i g io 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 Ja 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 .

D E M O N W A S T E S A S S O C I A T E D S K I L L S

I f you ar e fr om the D em on W ast es , you can cho ose

Endurance or Religion as your associated skill .

G u a r d i a n o f t h e G a t e s : P e r h a p s y o u c a n n o t

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

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

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 ro 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 .

N o n e s h a l l p a s s y o u r v i g i l .

R o l e p l ay i n ^ T i ps : T r y t o c o n v i n c e o u t s i d e r s t o a v o i d

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 ou 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

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

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

O u t l a n d G u i d e : D e s p i t e t h e h a z a r d s t h a t y o u

h a v e s p e n t a l if 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

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

a g a i n s t t h e e v i l s 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 .

Rolevlaying T i p s: Y o u g i v e a d v i c e a n d d i r e c t i o n

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 l s 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 iv e s b e y o n d t h e W a s t e s .

S u r v i v o r : Y o u d o n ' t c a r e a b o u t t h w a r t i n g e v i l

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 to 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 .

Rolevlaying

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

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 g h t h e r i s k s .

DROA A M

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 c i v i li z 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 ev e r m o r e d i s c i p li 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 t s r u l e r s , t h e D a u g h t e r s o f S o r a

K e l l — a c o v e y o f h a g s — g o v e r n i t a s o n e . A d e c a d e a g o ,

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 l o 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 ( th 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 f e c t i v e l y , a s a c o h e s i v e w h o l e d e 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 is s t i ll 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 .

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

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 t e 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 t e 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 in 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 ro a d s to 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 i s 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 g a te w 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 t y 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 l a 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 gs a n d e v e n i t s r o a ds 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 ty ' 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 i t 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 r e 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 e f

l i n g s a r e s l o 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 s i

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 .

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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 ts — a s w e l l a s sm 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 .

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O t h e r s w o r s h i p t h e D a r k S i x or , 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 . ^

( F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e S h a d o w i s v i e w e d a s t h e g i v e r o f LU

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

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t h e p e t r i f y i n g g a z e o f m e d u s a s . ) D r o a a m i t e s h a v e

l i t t l e t o d o w i t h t h e S o v e r e i g n H o s t , a n d t h e y d i s t r u s t (j

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 , is

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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If you are from D roaam , you can cho ose Dun

geon eering or Nature as your associated skil l.

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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 to 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 a d

e r s . Y o u m i g h t f o l l o 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 : Y o u ' r e s t i l l a d j u s t i n g t o t h e i d e a

t h a t l i 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 st 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 ou g 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 r a t e , y o u ' v e a t t r a c t e d t h e a t t e n t i o n o f H o 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 f o 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 .

Rolevlaying T i p s : I n i t i a l l y , y o u m i g h t s e e k w e a l t h

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 in t o y o u r b l o o d l u s t .

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A l a rg e l y 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 f o u n t a i n o f l i f e , a l a n d w h e r e 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 b e a u t i f u l — a n d t e r r i b l e — g l o r y .

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 i ts 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 s t 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 i n 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 to 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 re u n c o m m o n ,

t h e r o a d s f a d e a w a y , a n d E b e r r o n ' s f o r e s t s r e p l a c e

o p e n f i e l d s .

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 e g io n i n t h 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 e r 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 is 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 , th e m o s t p o t e 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 ig 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 in 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 y w i l d , l e a v i n g i t s c i t i z e n s t o d i s t r u s t f u l l y a d a 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 : T h e l a r g e s t f o r e 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 e y, 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 : T h i s l a r g e s y l v a n g r o 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 th 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 fs . 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 rt to ri 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 .

PEOPLE OE THE ELDEEN REACHES

H u m a n s m a k e u p l e 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 iz e n s , a l th 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 lt h o u g h o t h e r r a c es

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 ld 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 is 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 le s .

C H A P T E R 5 I W o r l d o f E ber r o n



E L D E E N RE ACH E S AS S O CI ATE D S KI L L S

If you are from the Eldeen R each es , you can c hoo se

Athletics or Nature as your associated skill .

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 rs 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 .

R e a c h W a r d e n : Y o u h a v e s e t o u t t o p r o t e c t

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 f r 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 ll y , 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 sl 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 in 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 r i n g t h e wa r a n d a r e s t i l l b i t t e r a b o u t b e 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 t o 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 .

Rolevlaying T i p s : N o t e v e r y a dv e n t u r e h a s t o r e 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 t o 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 .

THE LHAZAAR

PRINCIPALITIES

L h a z a a r i s e i t h e r a w r e t c h e d n a t i o n o f p i r a t e s , ou t

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 ' re 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 ip 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 ly 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 b o u t f r e e l y . S u 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 is l a 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 te 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 is n o t y et 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

C H A P T E R S | W o r l d o f Eber r on



c o n t i n u e s to 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 it 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 la 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 il 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 is 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 i l 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 r e n g t h s a n d s k i l l s t h e y h a v e t o o f f e r .

T h e s t y le 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 l e 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

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

V ol ,

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 t h 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 i s 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 , so 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

I f you are from the Lhazaar Principalities, you can

choose Athletics or Thievery as your associated skill .

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

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

l e a s t r e l a t i 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 r s t , i t' s e a s y e n o u g h 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 l e 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 .

R o l e p l ay i n g T ip s : Y o u c h o o s e a d v e n t u r e s t h a t t a k e

y o 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 . Y o 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 to 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 g l e a u t h o r i t y .

R o l e p l a yi n g T i p s : Y o 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 ts a r e f o c u s e d o n t h e e v i l 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 t e 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 cr 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 t o 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 ll 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 t a 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 l y

s i te t o f o 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 l o 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 ic i a l ly ) 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 lt s , 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 r s 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 , it 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 f o 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 ta 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 i t 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 fo lk s.

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 th e Mror H olds , you can cho ose Dun-

geoneering or Endurance as your associated ski l 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 fo r a ll 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 ta 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 t s 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 to 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 r a ce s — t o d o t h e i r

d i r t y w o r k .

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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 i t 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 it .

Rolevlaying T ips : Yo u ke ep an eye out for yo ur b ig

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 th y — p o s s i

b l y t o e a r n y o u r p a y , p o s s i b l y t o l e a r n 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 . Y o u d o n ' t t r u s t a n y o n e a t f i r s 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 re g i on — 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 el 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 t o 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

f a r w a s f o u n d e d b y f u g it i v e s w h o f l e d t h e e a r l y y e a r s 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 f u g i t i v e s . T h e f o r m e r i s a f e u d a l , h i g h l y o r d e r e 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 is 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 d r i v e t h e i n v a d e r s o u t o f t h e i r t e r r 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 el c a r v e d in t 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 i d 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

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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 i s i to 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 r e 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 r p r i s i n gl y c i v i l i z e d fo r t h e r e 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 a s m u l t i p 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 iz a 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 b u t gr o wi n g v i l l a ge . I t h a s i t s o wn mi n e s

a n d f a r m s , m a k i n g i t a v i a b l e e c o n o m i c p o w e r in 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 OP L E OE Q'BARRA

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 i n 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 t i 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 go r s o f l i fe o n t h e f r o 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 t o 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 ch oose End urance

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 iv e s 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 b l e — p r e 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 :

Y o u h a v e n o i n t e r e s t i n b e i n g

p a r t o f a n y s o c i e t y . Y o u do n ' t h a t e p e o p l e , a n d yo u ' r e

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 yo u ' d r a t h e r b e o n yo u r

o w n — o r a t l e a st 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 : Y o u r a r e 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 st . 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 r y , a n d a c u l t u r e , a l l o f w h i c h t h e r e 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 : Y o u l i v e yo u r l i fe b y t h e p r e 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 l d 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 SHA DOW M A R C HES

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 l y 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

it 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 , i t 's t r u e t h a t m o 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 r e co 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 .

C H A P T E R 5 | W o r l d o f Eber r on



T h e m a j o r i t y o f M a r c h e r s l i 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 fe w m a j o r f e a t u 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 go 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 t s 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 e r 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 is t 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 t o 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 ty 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 l lo 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 to 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 K IL L S

I f you are from the Shad ow March es , you can cho ose

Heal or Nature as your associated skill .

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




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 ll

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 iv i l i z a ti 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 i t 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 so v e r e i g 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 , tr a v e l i n 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 lt 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 ix ed r a n g e s , s e t t l i n g o n o c c a

s i o n in t e n t v i l l 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 , t h 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 l e m e n t s . H a l f l i n g t r i b a l

v i l la 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 a l 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 f a 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 o r 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 le s 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 t o 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 i r 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 f or 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 i v 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 r s , 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 .

TAL E N TA P L AI N S AS S O CI ATE D S KI L L S

If you are from the Talenta Plains , you can cho ose

A thlet ics or End urance 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 th 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 t u 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 e r

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 ' re 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 ft . 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 tr 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 r o 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

Tips : Yo u'r e aler t for s ign s or tale 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 i t 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 ra i l , a n d

t h e s o l d i e r s 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 t h 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 to

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 it t le 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 io 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 t o 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 s t 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 i o 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 es 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 g h t i n 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 l e m o r e f r o m l i f 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 l e — 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 i e 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 e l 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 io 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 t t le 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 t y b e y o n d t h e i r r e l i g i o 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 i s 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 r o 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 in g le la r ge 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 , l o 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 f r 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 is it 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 i r s t 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 l l 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 e s 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 r l 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 |

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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 b o 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 V alenar, you can ch oos e A croba tics or

Athletics as your associated skill .

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 ps : I n y o u r s e a r c h f o 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 f o r y o u r p e o p l e t o

p r o v e t h 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 : Y o u s e e k o u t m i l i t a r y t a r ge t s f r o 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 t o 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 so 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 l f, so 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 ou ' v e t a k e n u p b l a d e

o r sp 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 f ig 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 r y i n g t o p r o v e yo u r s e l f— t o t h e e l v e s , t o t h e wo r l 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 is 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 .

T h e g n o m e s h e r e a r e e x p e r t s i n a l l m a t t e r s a r c a n e

C H A P T E R 5 |




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

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 .

G n o m e a l c h e m i c a l c r e a t io n s , m a g i c i t e m s , a n d

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 d e p o w e r s .

REGIONAL FEATURES

Z i l a r g o is a b e a u t i f u l n a t i o n ; it s b u i l d i n g s a r e f a 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 ff 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 .

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

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 it y .

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 .

T r o l a n p o r t :

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

t r a d e , T r o l a n p o r t i s a l s o Z i la r g 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 i s 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 ra 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 .

Z o l a n b e r g : T h e s m a l l e s t o f Z i l a r g o 's t h r e e m a j o r

c i t i e s ,

Z o l a n b e r g m a i n t a i n s i ts 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 th e S e a w a l l M o u n t a i n s .

PEOPLE OE ZILARGO

Z i l a rg o is 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 .

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

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 .

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

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

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 .

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

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 ) .

Z IL

ADVENTURERS

Z i l a r g o i s a p e a c e f u l , q u i e t n a t i o n , b u t i t s t i l l o f f e r s

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 .

Z IL A R G O A S S O C IA T E D S K IL L S

If you are from Z ilargo, you can ch oo se 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 t o 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 d e a l w i t h i t — q u i e t l y .

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o u d o n ' t l e t o n t h a t y o u ' r e m o r e

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

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

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 .

K o r r a n b e r g C h r o n i c l e r : Y o u d o n' t a d v en t ur e fo r

w e a l t h , f o r f a m e , o r f or g l o r y ; y o u a d v e n t u r e s o y o u c a n

w r i t e a b o u t i t. Y o u ' r e a c h r o n i c l e r f o r t h e Korranberg

Chronicle ( o r a s i m i l a r o r g a n i z a t i o n ) . I t 's y o 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 r l d , a n d t h a t m e a n s t r a v e l i n g t h e w o r l d a n d s e e i n g

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

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

Rolevlaying T i p s : Y o 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 .




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

I f you ar e fr om A r gonnessen , you can c hoo se 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 to a d v e n

t u r e r s a n d e x p l o r e r s l ik 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 k n 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 io 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 IA T E D S K IL L S

If you are from t he Frostfell , you can c ho os e Endur

ance or Nature as your associated skill .

K H Y B E R

I t i s 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 ig 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 ik 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 ts 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 i t 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 f o u l b e i n g s t h a t d w 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 f o r t u n e o r t o d e s t r o y t h e e v i l t h a t d w e l l s t h e r e .

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 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 t h 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

i ty.

N o n h u m a n s — s u c h a s s h i f t er 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 g o l i a t h a n d o g r e — d w e l l i n t h e r e g i o n b u t

a r e s ec o n d - c l a s s c i t i 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 f e w w a y s f o r t h e m t o o b t a i n r e 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 though i ts soc ie ty is not as rac ia l ly divided as is Rie

dr a's .

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

R i e d r a ' s , a l o n g w i t h a s i z a b l e p o p u l a t i o n o f k a 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 is 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

I f you are from Sar lona, you can ch oos e D iplomacy

or Endurance as your associated skill .

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 i n 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 s s 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 ig 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

f u l l - f l e d g e 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

I f you are from Xen'drik, you can ch oo se N ature 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 t h e G a t e w a y to X e n ' d r i k . It

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 is 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 sp 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 i n S t o r m

r e a c h ' s l o c a t io 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 i s 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 : App roximate ly 1 1 , 00 0 . No s ingle race

holds a clear majority here; humans, dwarves, half

lings, elves, half-elves, and change lings walk side by

side with half-giants, goliaths, ogres, drow, and thri-

kreen, a humanoid insectlike race.

G o v e r n m e n t : T he Storm Lords, a counci l m ade

up of representat ives of Sto rmreach 's f ive founding

families, govern the city with substantial advice from

the dragonmarked houses .

D e f e n s e : The Stormreach Guard off ic ia l ly keeps

the peace . Many members are ruff ians and former

cr iminals , and corruption runs rampant throughout

the organization, making the Guard far better at

defending the c i ty from outs ide threats than at keep

ing the p eac e within. T he Iron Wa tch , an elite unit

of warf orged , and the Inquisitives, private de tect ive s

licensed by the Finders Guild or House T harash k, are

better a t s topping cr ime.



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 m p o r t 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

f o r a t a b l e o f w h i c h r a 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 de 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 Cann ith inventor, you can ch oo se Ar cana

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 or 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

y o u v i s i t ? D i d y o u e n j o y l i f e o n t h e r o a d, o r w e r e y o u

b u c k i n g f or 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 Ca nnith tinker, you can c ho ose Stre et

wise or Thievery as your associated skill.

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 ou 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 ee l 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 ?


I f you are a Cannith wa rforged, you can cho ose

Diplomacy or Insight as your associated skill.

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 t il 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 i e 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 Deneith 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 yo 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 Perceptio n 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 v e s a n d w a r c r i m i n a l s h a v e y o u 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 e r v e u n d e r ? W h y a r e n ' t

y o u s t i l l h i s o r h e r de p u t y ?


If you are a Marshal 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 i d 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 ti 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 dg 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 enclave guard, you can choose

Perce ption or Insight as your associated skill.

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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 i n 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 l y , 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 ?

A S S O C IA T E D S K IL L S

I f you are a Ghal landa D awn-Bu ilder , you can cho ose

Diplomacy or History as your associated skill .

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 t h 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 t o 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 ) ?


I f you are a W and ering Inn traveler, you can ch oo se

Endurance or Streetwise as your associated skill .

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 t h 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 IA T E D S K IL L

I f you are a Jor asco me dic, 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 tr 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 fo 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 l e . 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 ?


I f you are a Jo ras co inv estigator, you can c ho os e 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 l l 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 ?


I f you are a follow er of Sahem i, you can c ho ose 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 , i s 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 ou a s s i g n e d to 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 ?


I f you are an Iron Gate keep er, you can ch oo se

Arcana or Thievery as your associated skill .

G h o r a d ' d i n R e c r u i t :

Y o u r e c e i v e d e x t e n s i v e

t r a 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 b t e r f u g e f r o m t h e

G h o r a d ' d i n , a s e c r e t i v e o r d e r t h a t a n s w e r s o n l y t o L o r d

M o r r i k a n d ' K u n d a r a k . Y o u l e 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 th i s s h a d o w y g r o u p : W h y

d i d y o u l ea v 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 r s t p l a c e - o r d i d t h e y s e e k y o u o u t ? C a n y o 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 d o y o u f e a r t h e y ' l l t r y

t o k n i f e y o u i n t h e s h a d o w s s o m e d a y ?


I f 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 l t - 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 es 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 l es 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 t s 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 i n t h e c h a m b e r s y o u g u a r d e d ?

D i d y o u e v e r h a v e t o d e a l w i t h t h i e v e s o r r a i d e r s ?




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 ts — a n d d i d y o u r e si 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

Dungeoneering or History 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 l o 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 fo 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 choose

Athle tics or Perception 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 t u

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 it e 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 cho ose 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 vi g a t or ? 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 l o 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 ca n 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 t o 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 a y e d sa 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

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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 me mber 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 Gaze, you can

choose Arcan a or Perce ption as your associated skill.

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HOUSE ORIEN

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 r a v e l t h e r e : a f a s t h o r s e o r g r i f f o n , a l i g h t n i n g r a 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 el i v e ry , 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 O rien courier, you can cho ose Acro batics

or Stealth as your associated skill.

O r i e n S m u g g l e r : Y o u w o r k i n t h e p a r t o f t h e h o u s e

that doesn' t off ic ia l ly ex is t—those who use the Mark

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

l e g a l 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 in a n d d e s t i n a t io n ?

D i d y o u e lu 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 ?


I f you are an Orien smuggler, you can ch oo se 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 r y o n e e l s e , m a k i n g s u r e t h e r o a d i s sa f e

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 li n 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

g a n g s h a v e y o u h a d t o d e a l w i t h ? W e r e y o u e v e r l o 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 ?


I f you are an Orien caravan scou t, you can c ho os e

Athletics or Perception as your associated skill .

HOUSE PHIARLAN

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 f o 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 ip 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 ?


I f you are a Sha dow acrobat , you can cho ose Acro

batics or Athletics as your associated skill .

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 er 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 rh 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 to

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 te 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 History 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 in 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 choo se Arcana or

Diplomacy 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 ri 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 ld . 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 t s 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 A thletics 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 ss o l u t e l i v in 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 ?

AS S O CI ATE D S KI L L S

If you are a Tharashk p rospector, you can choose

Dung eoneering or Nature 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 Dungeonee ring 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 in 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 ' re a d r u i d ,

y o u ' r e 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 Gatek eeper, 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 le 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 al 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 Thuran ni Stone spur 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 yo 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 ld 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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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 l i 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 ld 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 r e ' 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

Stre etw ise a s your associated skil l.

OCCUPATION

C o m m i s s i o n e d O f fi c er :

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 ed 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 ig 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 mission ed officer, you can ch oos e

Insight or Intimidate as your associated skill .

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 ke mo s t

c h a n g e l i n g s , y o u ' ve 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 ' re 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 change ling cultural assimilator, you can

choose Diplomacy or Insight as your associated skill .

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 ly . 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 r e 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 changel ing natural cham eleo n, you can

choose Bluff or Stealth as your associated skill .

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

d&d 4e eberron player's guide

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