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In the distant past, Xen’drik was home to the
civilizations of the giants. Now it is a place of
mysteries and ruins. The giants were destroyed
by the dragons of Argonnessen, and the epic
magics unleashed in that battle warped the land.
Space and time are unreliable in Xen’drik. But
it is a land that holds untold treasures, and the
richest source of rare Siberys dragonshards. In
addition to savage giants, Xen’drik is home to
the enigmatic drow and many other races and
creatures never seen in Khorvaire.
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maintain colonies within Xen’drik, though the
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EBERRON: ABOVE AND BEYOND
While planar travel is uncommon, it can help to
have an understanding of Eberron’s cosmology
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THE MATERIAL PLANE
Eberron is the heart of the material plane. It
is surrounded by the Ring of Siberys, a band
of golden dragonshards. Beyond this, twelve
moons orbit the world. To date, no creature from
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say whether they are lifeless rocks or thriving
worlds in their own right. Some sages believe that
the moons are actually connected to the planes,
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the planes, but this remains a mystery.
To date, no other planets have been discovered
within Eberron’s material plane. However,
the underworld of Khyber contains a host of
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within the underworld. As such, venturing below
the surface of Eberron can lead you to a network
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right passage, it can take you to fantastic and
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and other children of Khyber. This is one way
to adapt material from Out of the Abyss and
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes to Eberron. There
may be realms of demons and devils deep within
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Siberys and the Silver Flame.
THE PLANES OF EBERRON
The material plane is enfolded by thirteen
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of both outer and inner planes. All of the planes
overlap with Eberron in some way, and they
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often depict the planes as orbiting Eberron,
though this purely a metaphor for their shifting
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