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DA K S i x THE VOICE OF
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The Dark Six are the shadows f the Sovereign Host. l M � N l
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These dark gods shape the world and are present at all
times, speaking to those willing to hear them. Where
the Sovereigns govern positive forces, the Dark Six are A R E YOU A
the source of fears. Arawai and Balinor reflect the posi­
tive aspects of nature. The devastating storm, the earth­
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quake, the wildfire? These are the work of the Devourer. S I X FANA I C?
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are opposite
sides of the same coin. If you believe in one, you ac­
knowledge the existence of the other. The only question The V a ssals of the Sovereign Host have long condemned
is whether you fear the Six or revere them. Those who the Dark Six as forces of evil. Y e t correspondents at the
choose to follow these sinister deities embrace dark­ V o ice of Thrane have uncovered a shocking phenomenon:
ness. A barbarian may thank the Fury for the gift of long-standing cults that worship members of the Dark
rage. An assassin walks the path of the Mockery, while a Six alongside the Sovereign Host.
warlock's pact may be a gift of the Shadow. Most of you know of the Restful W a tch, the priests
The Dark Six inspire worship in different ways among who tend V a ssal cemeteries. What you may not know
diverse cultures. Temples to the Dark Six appear in is that the priests of the W a tch honor both Aureon and
Droaam, along with wild revels driven by the Fury. The the Keeper! They say that the Keeper snatches the souls
Dark Six aren't worshiped openly elsewhere in Khor­ of heroes so they can be preserved from Dolurrh and re­
vaire; the gods' shrines are hidden, and it's more com­ turned when they are needed once more.
Worse still is the Three Faces of War, a cult that wor­
mon to find a cult devoted to a single member of the Six ships the Sovereigns of War-including the Mockery,
than a temple dedicated to the entire pantheon. whom they call Doi Azur. Followers of this foul faith say
that the battlefield holds a place for all of these gods, ex­
T:aE Srx plicitly embracing a deity they acknowledge as the patron
of treachery and terror! This cult apparently began in the
These common names and attributes describe the Dark
Six as they are known in Khorvaire: Karrnathi military but spread across the Five Nations
during the Last War. So next time you're talking to a
The Devourer governs the destructive power of nature, Brelish soldier, remember that they might be a devotee of
both pure elemental force and savagery in beasts. the Mockery!
The Keeper snatches souls before they can reach
Dolurrh and hoards them along with his vast wealth. chooses a unique symbol based on the nature of their
Those driven by greed call him their patron, and his god. Followers of the Devourer might carry a shark's
priests often act as criminal fixers. tooth or a piece of wood scorched in a wildfire. A Keeper
The Fury governs both passion and revenge, rage and cult might use the nine-sided coin of Kol Korran with
despair. She offers revenge to those who have been the face disfigured. A particular sect uses these symbols
wronged, but her vengeance often leads to suffering. consistently, if not obviously.
The Mockery is the patron of treachery and of ter­
ror in battle. He guides those who seek victory RITES
through guile, both warriors and assassins. He was
once the brother of Doi Dorn and Doi Arrah, but The Dark Six are a mirror of the Sovereign Host and
he was stripped of his skin and his name after be­ their worship uses similar rituals, including formal ritu­
traying them. als conducted in song.
The Shadow is the dark side of knowledge and ambi­ Each of the Six has their own rites. Followers of
tion. It's said to be Aureon's shadow, given malign the Fury engage in wild revels. Cults of the Devourer
life when Aureon mastered magic. The Shadow is gather around enormous bonfires. Cults of the Mock­
the maker of monsters and the keeper of forbidden ery conduct ritual combats or gather to torture cap­
secrets, and it offers malevolent spells to warlocks tured enemies.
and wizards.
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The Traveler asserts that chaos drives evolution and TE P LES
that change makes us stronger. The Traveler is a Temples and shrines of the Dark Six hide behind dis­
trickster and the giver of dangerous gifts. Some ar­ guises. A cult of the Mockery might gather in a slaugh­
tificers worship the Traveler, seeing it as the lord of terhouse, while a shrine to the Shadow remains con­
innovation, but the gifts of the Traveler always have cealed in the deep stacks of a library. Dedicated temples
unexpected consequences. are built from dark stone, with six doors and the Hexa­
gram engraved in the fl�or.
SYMBOL
The Hexagram represents the entire pantheon of the
Dark Six. The Deities of Eberron table lists the common
symbols of the individual gods. However, since the Six
aren't worshiped openly in most of Khorvaire, each sect

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