as a former comrade and work out the details with the
player on the spot. The Personal Impact table provides
ideas for plot hooks that could directly involve a player
character in a scenario.PERSONAL IMPACT
d6 Impact
A former comrade-in-arms asks a player character for
help.
2 One of the adventurers is from a place destroyed
during the war; refugees from that location ask for
their help.
3 One of the characters served with the villain during
the war, and the villain betrayed them or their nation.
4 The villain was the cruel commander of a camp where
one of the characters was held as a prisoner of war.
5 One of the adventurers made a promise to a comrade
during the war, and achieving the goal of the adven
ture will fulfill that promise.
6 The adventure revolves around something one of the
characters saw during the war: a powerful weapon, an
unusual battlefield, or a unique warforged.BITTER GRIEVANCES
Alliances shifted during the war, and almost every na
tion has grievances with every other one. Some of these
postwar feuds rage more fiercely than others. One of
these sources of tension could play a role in a charac
ter's back story, the plot of an adventure, or the reactions
of an NPC. Although the nations are afraid to return to
all-out war, any of these feuds could escalate.AUNDAIR AND THE ELDEEN REACHES
Forty years ago, the farmers of western Aundair joined
with the druids of the Towering Woods in seceding from
the kingdom and founding the Eldeen Reaches. Most
Aundairians consider this an unforgivable act of treason
committed at a time of national weakness. The Reach
ers say their actions were precipitated by the neglect
and corruption of the Aundairian nobles. Now that the
war is over, many Aundairians believe Queen Aurala
should reclaim the Eldeen Reaches, whether through
diplomacy or force.BRELAND AND DROAAM
Monstrous raiders from the western wilderness have
plagued Breland for centuries. A decade ago, the
Daughters of Sora Kell united the scattered warlords
of the region under the flag of Droaam. Furious clashes
erupted between Breland and Droaam, centering on
the fortress of Orcbone .and Brelish settlers in the west.
Breland led the opposition to recognizing Droaam as a
nation under the Treaty of Thronehold, and some Brel
ish believe King Boranel should take dramatic action to
end this threat.CHAPTER 4 I BUILDING EBERRON ADVENTURES
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