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THE DROW OF EBERRON ÊÙ½½ÊÄ Ä >ʽã«
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During the ancient war between giants of gods you may know from other settings. In
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were made to kill elves, and while thousands of Lolth. Meanwhile, the elves revere their
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guide them—as opposed to distant gods.
between them.
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you want to incorporate Corellon and Lolth,
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are all but unknown on Khorvaire. There are is that Eberron was created as a copy of
three distinct drow cultures. The Vulkoori the distant realms of the multiverse, hidden
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the shattered land. The Sulatar live in obsidian through the Ring of Siberys and into Eberron,
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Corellon and Lolth as legendary champions
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and entertainment.
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