Khorvaire

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 Khorvaire is the central continent in Eberron
and is therefore the focus of most Eberron
campaigns.
 Each region of Khorvaire is different and they
are all united by a shared history.
History of Khorvaire 2
The Age of Monsters:
After the fall of the giants, the lesser races enslaved they
eslaved were able to prosper.
On Khorvaire a great civilization of goblinoids rose which was
known as the Dhakaani Empire.
The nomadic orcs of Khorvaire also prospered, rejecting a
conventional civilization for closer ties to nature and primal
power.
A crisis arose and the Dhakaani Empire collapsed into civil
war.
Around the same time, many orcs withdrew deep into the
wilderness to found the Gatekeepers druidic sect.
Today, orcs and goblins are still a common sight in Khorvaire
and can be found in all walks of life.
 History of Khorvaire 3
Current Age:
After the fall of the Dhakaani Empire there was a great influx of human refugees from Sarlona.
Humans landed in the east and spread westward, eventually dividing up Khorvaire into Five Nations.
One man eventually united the Five Nations, and named himself King Galifar.
The Five Nations became collectively known as the Kingdom of Galifar, but the identities of the people within
the kingdom were still closely tied to their nation of birth.
Khorvaire entered a “golden age” where arts and magic flourished. Mass transit was developed for the first
time and rapid communication became easily accessible.
In the 894 YK the last King of Galifar, King Jarot, died.
His five children, one governing each of the Five Nations, all desired the crown and the continent of Khorvaire
dissolved into more than 100 years of war.
In 994 YK conflict came to a screeching halt as the nation of Cyre was leveled in a magical armageddon.
Known as the Day of Mourning, the source of destruction is unknown but originated from the country itself.
The fear produced at Cyre’s self-inflicted destruction pushed the remaining nations into tense negotiations.
In 996 YK the Treaty of Thronehold was signed and all conflict supposedly ceased.
It is currently 998 YK, and the two years of peace have been fragile and strife-filled.
The continent of Khorvaire is on a knife’s edge; a single push and the Nations will dissolve into war again.
Until that time a Shadow War is underway. Each Nation seeks to get the upper hand through spies, sabotage,
and assassinations while slowly rebuilds an army.
 The Nations of
At its height, the only land uncontrolled by one of the Five Nations was the
Khorvaire
territory beyond the northwest mountain range. This is not the case today.

During the Last War, many people saw the opportunity to remove themselves from the
conflict. Through rebellion or cessation eleven new countries have declared themselves
autonomous from the Five Nations. The current map of Khorvaire has 16 regions.
 Aundair:
haven for artists and arcanists!

Ruled by the
decadent Queen
Aurala!

Home to the renowned

Dragonhawk Riders!

A nation of farmers
and fighters!
 Breland:
The heart of liberty!

Ruled by King Boranel: a

certified Badass

A melting pot
of people and
cultures!

A land of big
cities and
bigger
landscapes!
 Thrane:
A Theocracy par excellence

The royal family of Thrane, renounced the right to

Theoretically led by the Keeper of the
Flame, Jaela Daran, age 11.
rule shortly after the Last War began. Ever since,
Thrane has been a religious state and is the
headquarters of a prominent religion of Khorvaire
that in no way is intended to resemble the Catholic
Church, nope…

Birthplace of the Church of the Silver Flame!

In practice,
led by High
Cardinal
Krozen,
douche.
 Karrnath:
where Death is the greatest
honor.

Led by King Kais III who looks very

much like King Kaius I, one of the heirs
that began the Last War over 100 years
ago.

Killing a soldier once in Karrnath is

nowhere near enough.
 The Mournland:
Shattered Remains of
Cyre’s Heart
Even piercing the wall of dead gray mist
surrounding this land is a challenge.

A wasteland so infected with

magic that spells come alive!

The atmosphere is so toxic that wounds

become difficult or even impossible to
heal!

There are beings in the Mournland who

want nothing to do with fleshy things.
The corpses of those caught in the Day of
Morning don’t rot, and their restless spirits
roam the landscape.
 Darguun: The Lhesh Haruuc is
the nominal leader of
Goblin Country! Darguun, but even he
hasn’t managed to
bring all goblin tribes
under control.

Heirs to a proud and ancient history on the continent of Khorvaire. Many of

the oldest ruins and most powerful artifacts come from the lost Dhakaani
Empire.

Taking slaves is a common

feature in goblin society.
The Demon Wastes:
Hell on Earth!

Savage groups of
barbarians hunt roam the
blasted plains and fiendish
Labyrinth.

This fiery wasteland is

Many tieflings home to the Lords of
lurk in the Dust. A cabal of
shadows of the Rakshasa who have
Demon Wastes. survived for eons and
seek to bring about a
new Age of Demons!
 A covey of hags
called the
Daughters of Droaam:
Sora Kell control A Monster Nation!
Droaam. They
are very
Minotaurs, medusas, and gnolls are
powerful, but common sights in Droaam.
their motives are
unknown.

Creatures with nowhere else to go come to Droaam.

The Wardens of the Wood are the largest Druidic
sect in Khorvaire. They are the law keepers and
moderate voices of the Druids advised by the
The Eldeen Reaches:
great tree, Oalian. The Ancient Wilds of Eberron
Ancient ruins and planar
observatories erected by the
Gatekeeper druids dot the
landscape.

Numerous other Druidic sect and Ranger

organizations populate the Eldeen Reaches.
 The rugged landscape of the Mror
Holds has been shaped by dwarves for Mror Holds:
thousands of years
Domain of the Dwarves

Security is an ages-old
concern among
dwarves.
 Q’Barra:
The Jungle Frontier

Ancient draconic ruins dot the

jungle landscape.

The people of Newthrone fled to

Q’barra to build a New Galifar, but Eberron never went through an ice
they might be in for more trouble age, so there many dangerous
than they expected… creature to be found in the warmer
climates!

The lizardfolk, kobolds,

and dragonborn of
Q’Barra don’t appreciate
all these new settlers
coming in and dirtying
their sacred ground.
 The Shadow Marches:
A Place of Unexpected Unity
The people of the Shadow
Marches live in shared
communities of orcs and humans.

Amid such communities it’s

not uncommon to see
orc/human hybrids
 The Talenta Plains:
Home of Halflings

The halflings of the

Warrior halflings craft Talenta Plains are
elaborately-painted nomadic people who
battle masks that mimic depend on their
faces of their dinosaur domesticated dinosaurs
mounts. for survival.
 Valenar:
New Lands of Ancient Elves
Valenar was seized by elves during the
Last War. Many non-elves live in Valenar
and farm for their new leaders in
exchange for the protection.

Like the halflings of the Talenta Plains, the

Valenar elves are nomadic and ride great
distances through plains and deserts on their
horses. Valenar horses are the fastest in
Eberron and are jealously guarded by the
elves.

Taer Valaestas is the largest city in

Valenar and home to many humans
and half-elves. It’s walls are made
from a thicket of Bronzewood thorns.
 Zilargo:
The gnome-published Korranberg
Land of Cheer and Shadow Chronicle is the most widely-
distributed newspaper in Khorvaire.
They pay reporters and adventurers
handsome fees for a good story.
Gnomes value information
and nowhere is more
priceless information stored
than the Korranberg Library.
The public is welcome in! The scholars of House Sivis
have an enormous enclave in
Zilargo.

The only thing gnomes love more

than a friendly chat is a good
scheme… and Zilargo is a web of
intrigue.