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AFTERMA H OF THE LA8_! WA� Q' B ARRA
The Mror Holds declared independence during the Last Capital: Newthrone
War. Many nations depend on the resource of the Holds, Hallmarks: Eberron dragonshards, rare herbs
and the Treaty of Thronehold affirmed its sovereignty.
To the casual observer, the Mror dwarves' star ap Q'barra is a young nation on the edge of Khorvaire, an
pears to be rising. Their mines seem to offer limitless untamed frontier filled with danger and opportunity.
resources. Mror artificers make amazing strides as During the golden age of Galifar, few humans bothered
to cross the Endworld Mountains to explore the vast
they study the relics of their ancestors. The dwarves are jungle beyond. When the Last War broke out, a fleet of
proud of their ancient past and optimistic about the fu settlers came to Q'barra in search of a new home far
ture. Most Mror are generous and courageous, eager to from the war. As this settlement expanded, the settlers
show off their wealth and accomplishments. discovered massive deposits of Eberron dragonshards
Those who dig deeper realize that this prosperity is (see chapter 5). Over the past decade, a wave of pros
built on an unstable foundation. The Last War may be pectors, wandslingers, refugees, and fortune-seekers
over, but the war against the daelkyr has barely begun. have descended on Q'barra, along with brigands, de
The clan lords hold their reclaimed halls in the Realm serters from the war, and all manner of criminals and
Below, but no one knows the full extent of the power of opportunists.
the daelkyr. A renewed assault could come at any time, To their surprise, Q'barra was already home to a num
whether it's a force of monsters boiling up from below or ber of ancient civilizations humans know nothing about:
a creeping madness that infects the weak-willed. the lizardfolk of the Cold Sun Federation, the dragon
The dwarves are also divided by their attitude toward born of Ka'rhashan, and the confederacy of the Poison
the aberrations. Some of the clans-notably Soldorak Dusk lizardfolk. Most settlers refer to them collectively
embrace symbionts and other daelkyr gifts; some even as "scales." King Sebastes ir'Kesslan of Newthrone has
experiment with flesh-warping techniques and create established a treaty with the Cold Sun Federation, but
their own monsters. Others-notably Clan Mroranon communication has been difficult and prospectors rarely
avoid contact with the aberrations. Such dwarves trea abide by the terms of the treaty.
sure the relics of their ancestors but despise those who
use symbionts or form pacts with the darkness. IN E R E S TING THI N G S
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Long ago, the dwarves engaged in vicious feuds that
kept them from uniting as a nation. This new divide ABOUT Q'BARRA
could reignite those rivalries, leading to a civil war on • Q'barra is one of the richest sources of Eberron drag
the surface even as evil gains strength in the depths. onshards in Khorvaire, drawing waves of settlers and
