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INTRODUCTION

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BERRON WAS BORN IN 2002 WHEN build upon,
Wizards of the Coast launched not a codex of
a worldwide search for a new absolute law.
campaign setting. I imagined a Welcome
Eworld of swashbuckling adventure to Eberron:
and dark fantasy, a place where magic formed let’s explore!
the foundation of civilization. Over the course of
the next year I worked with a team of amazing
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that core idea, and the end result was the -JMZZWV
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host of authors, designers, and dungeon masters
across the world have continued to expand and
explore this setting.
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, providing an overview
of the core themes of the setting and the rules to
connect them to current campaigns. It explores
the continent of Khorvaire and the great city of
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