Eberron Rising From the Last War

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FRIENDS AND FOES

( VEN AS THE FIVE NATIONS SLOWLY RECOVER

from the Last War, rumors spread of the

alien daelkyr, the Emerald Claw, the Lord of

Blades, and other threats growing in power

across the world. This chapter provides stat

blocks for many of the creatures that can play a role in

an Eberron campaign, including enemies that might

overrun a town, powerful entities threatening all Khor­

vaire, and NPCs that can serve as either friends or foes.

The chapter's monsters appear first in a bestiary.

They're followed by a collection of generic NPCs-vari­

ous people who can populate your Eberron adventures.

Remember that few intelligent creatures in Eberron

are inherently evil. Even dragons, which on other worlds

are associated with certain alignments, choose their

own paths. The adventure ideas and encounter tables in

chapter 4 offer abundant examples of monsters behav­

ing in ways that aren't traditionally monstrous.

STAT BLOCKS BY CREATURE TYPE

Here are the creatures in this chapter sorted by

creature type.

ABERRATION

Belashyrra

Doi gaunt

Doi grim

Dyrrn

Hashalaq quori

Kalaraq quori

Tsucora quori

BEAST

Clawfoot

Fastieth

CELESTIAL

Radiant idol

CONSTRUCT
Expeditious messenger
Iron defender
Living burning hands
Living cloudkill
Living lightning bolt
Warforged colossus
Warforged titan

FEY

Dusk hag

Valenar hawk

Valenar hound

Valenar steed

FIEND

Mordakhesh

Rak Tulkhesh

Sul Khatesh

Zakya rakshasa

HUMANOID

Bone knight

Changeling

Inspired

Kalashtar

Lord of Blades

Magewright

Shifter

Tarkanan assassin

Warforged soldier

UN DEAD

Karrnathi undead soldier

Lady lllmarrow

Undying councilor

Undying soldier

Bestiary

The following pages feature stat blocks for various crea­

tures of Eberron, arranged in alphabetical order. For

guidance on how to use a creature's stat block, consult

the introduction of the Monster Manual.

Daelkyr

The daelkyr are the lords of madness and the emissar­

ies of Xoriat, who invaded Eberron with a host of mind

flayers, beholders, and other foul aberrations. Wherever

they walked, the daelkyr reshaped the world in their

image, sowing madness and creating monsters. They

fused goblins together to create the gibbering dolgrims

and crafted the blind dolgaunts from hobgoblin stock.

The goblinoid champions of Dhakaan fought fiercely.

But in the end, it was the ore Gatekeeper druids who

closed the portals to Xoriat and drove the daelkyr into

Khyber. The Gatekeepers crafted seals to hold both the

power of Xoriat and the daelkyr at bay, and as long as

those seals remain intact, the lords of madness can't

rise from the depths. Today, those seals are thousands

of years old and the Gatekeepers are all but forgotten.

Mind flayers scheme in the sewers of Sham, and cultists

beseech beholder priests for the blessings of Belashy­

rra, the Lord of Eyes. And in the shadows of Khyber, the

daelkyr are waiting.

TH E Six DAELKYR

Six daelkyr are known on Eberron through their cults and

legends: Belashyrra and Dyrrn, who are detailed in this

chapter, and the four described below. Other daelkyr surely

lurk in the depths of Khyber.

Avassh. The Twister of Roots devotes its attentions to

plants. Avassh is said to be the source of sham bling

mounds and myconids, but any unnatural and deadly veg­

etation might be its work.

Kyrzin. The cults of the Prince of Slime are based in the

Shadow Marches and are infamous for cultivating gibber­

ing beasts. Kyrzin creates sentient slimes that can enter

humanoid bodies. In some tales, these creatures control

their hosts, while in others, they are parasites that burn

their way out of the body when it's time to strike.

Orlassk. The Master of Stone is said to have created

basilisks, medusas, gorgons, cockatrices, and other mon­

strosities and aberrations with the power of petrification.

Orlassk's citadel is carved into the body of a gargantuan

gargoyle that roams the chasms of Khyber.

Valaara. The Crawling Queen works its will on insects,

arachnids, and other vermin. Swarms with malign sen­

tience, worms that consume victims from within, cu ltists

that slowly become insects-all of these delight Valaara.

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