Eberron - Rising from the Last War

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THE GATHERING STONE

This fortress enclave of House Deneith serves as a

staging area for goblin mercenaries who wish to work

for the house. It provides a stable and secure haven for

travelers passing through the region, provided you're on

good terms with House Deneith.

GORGONHORN

This fortified village lies close to the Mournland. Once it

maintained the front line against Cyre. Now, the hobgob­

lins stationed here protect their people from the horrors

that crawl out of the warped realm. If you're a goblin

soldier, you might have served in Gorgonhorn. It's also a

base for the scavengers and salvagers who venture into

the Mournland.

LYRENTON

Once a thriving Cyran town, Lyrenton is a ruin on

the very edge of the Mournland. It's shunned by the

Ghaal'dar, who believe it to be cursed. At night, a terri­

ble wailing that echoes among the ruins can be heard

for miles across the plains.

RHUKAAN DRAAL

The largest city in Darguun serves as the seat of Lhesh

Haruuc Sharaat'kor. As the hub for trade, travel, and

diplomacy, it also a provides a haven for fugitives and

smugglers. Lhesh Haruuc dwells in a fortress known as

Khaar Mbar'ost, the Red House.

WYVERNSKULL

If you're a Ghaal'dar sailor or guild artisan, this small

city-Darguun's primary seaport-could be your home.

The goblinoids who live here are a sociable, rowdy Jot

who are also, by and large, friendly toward strangers.

AFTERMATH OF THE LAST WAR

Darguun was born in the Last War, and the scars of its

birth are still raw. Most of the Cyran population fled the

goblin uprising, and those who remained were killed

or enslaved. As a result, many burnt-out farms and

abandoned villages have stood empty for decades. The

broken paths of the lightning rail make travel into the in­

terior difficult, and only the largest cities offer the basic

services common elsewhere in the treaty nations.

Any significant settlement is likely the domain of a

single Ghaal'dar clan. While these clans give their fe alty

to Lhesh Haruuc, every clan lord holds absolute power

in their town. Some clans are friendly to outsiders and

welcome commerce. Others despise non-goblins. Lhesh

Haruuc has abolished slavery in Rhukaan Draa!, but

some of clan lords continue this practice.

Overall, Darguun is a nation that is still finding its

identity-a kingdom that seeks to be more than a seized

territory. The goblins carry the legacy of a mighty em­

pire and stand in the shadow of the nations around

them. Haruuc wants to draw out the best in his people,

to harness their strengths and achieve their potential.

The rest of Khorvaire waits to see if the Ghaal'dar have

the will to remain a nation, and if Darguun can survive

when Haruuc passes away.

CHAPTER 2 I KHORVAIRE GAZETTEER

DEMON WASTES

Capital: None

Hallmarks: Fiends, pestilence

Rivers of lava cut across plains of black sand and vol­

canic glass. The only vegetation consists of blood-red

moss and a thick layer of shimmering slime. Ajagged

rock formation might be a piece of an ancient wall, if you

stretch your imagination.

Tens of thousands of years ago, fiends ruled Khor­

vaire. The Demon Wastes held the seat of power for

some of the mightiest archfiends, home to cities of

rakshasas and demons. Most of these foul entities per­

ished or fled long ago, but a few still linger in this place

even as new ones crawl up from the depths of Khyber.

A handful of primordial ruins sustained by dark magic

dot the bleak landscape-ruins that may still be home to

fiends and their treasures.

The Stone Cage, Shadowcrags, and Icehorn Moun­

tains separate the Demon Wastes from the Eldeen

Reaches. A series of canyons known as the Labyrinth

further separate the Demon Wastes from the rest of

Khorvaire. Due to ancient warding magic, any creature

that wishes to leave must do so through the Labyrinth.

These passes are guarded by the Ghaash'kala, tribes of

ores sworn to contain the evils of the Wastes. Beyond

the Labyrinth, the mortal inhabitants of the Demon

Wastes include a brutal people known as the Carrion

Tribes. Each tribe is devoted to an archfiend, and they

engage in endless battles against the Ghaash'kala and

the other Carrion Tribes.

If you're creating a character from the Demon Wastes,

you're likely associated with either the Ghaash'kala or

one of the Carrion Tribes.

INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE

DEMON WASTES

• A variety of fiends inhabit the Wastes, including devils,
  rakshasas, and demons. These creatures are spawned
  by Khyber, not the Outer Planes.
  The Demon Wastes are riddled with portals to abyssal
  demiplanes, unearthly realms populated by fiends and
  other horrors. These inner realms include vast and
  twisted forests, living oceans, realms of rusted iron,
  and stranger places.

GHAASH'KALA CHARACTERS

The Ghaash'kala are primarily ores, but their numbers

include a few half-ores and members of other races.

They devote their lives to guarding the Labyrinth and

containing the evils of the Wastes. When creating a

Ghaash'kala character, consider the following:

The Binding Flame. The Ghaash'kala worship Kalok

Shash, the "Binding Flame." Fundamentally the same

religion as the Silver Flame, Kalok Shash is a harsh

fa ith that requires all able-bodied folk to fight in the

endless war against the forces of darkness.

Sacred Champions. As a Ghaash'kala, you are a cham­

pion of the Binding Flame. A paladin sworn to the

Oath of Vengeance, a barbarian on the Path of the