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CALENDAR A number of other coins remain in circulation, such as
the double crown of Breland (2 cp) and the silver throne
In the common calendar of Khorvaire, days are 24 of Cyre (5 sp). However, all the major nations of Khor
hours long, divided into day and night. Seven days make vaire make use of the four basic coins described above.
up a week, four weeks a month, and twelve months a
year. The months correspond to the twelve moons of P U L P ADVEN T U R E
Eberron (see the Eberron Months table), and the prom
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inent moon carries the name of the month in which its Eberron s a world f swashbuckling adventure.
orbit brings it closest to the planet. Whether you're a DM developing an adventure in the
The seven days of the week, in order, are Sul, Mo!, world or a player preparing to explore it, consider the
Zol, Wir, Zor, Far, Sar. following elements.
The common calendar of Khorvaire tracks the years
since the founding of the kingdom of Gali far, using EXOTIC LOC A TIONS
the abbreviation YK. The last king of Galifar, Jarot Lightning rails, airships, and other forms of transporta
ir'Wynarn, died on 1 2 Therendor 894 YK. The Day of tion facilitate travel to exotic locations. Adventures could
Mourning occurred a century later, on 20 Olarune 994 take you to the colossal ruins left behind by the giants
YK. By default, a new Eberron campaign begins on 1 of Xen'drik, the warped landscape of the Mournland, or
Zarantyr 998 YK. the dark demi planes within the underworld of Khyber.
Even if you prefer to stay in a town, you could explore
E B E R R O N M O N T H S the mile-high towers of Sharn or the ancient goblin tun
Month Name nels that lie beneath it.
Zarantyr (mid-winter)
2 Olarune (late winter) REMARKABLE H E R O E S
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3 Therendor (early spring) Eberron s a world in need of heroes. Lingering ten
4 Eyre (mid-spring) sions of war remain. From the fanatics of the Emerald
5 Dravago (late spring) Claw and the mad cults of the Dragon Below to the
flesh-warping daelkyr and ancient archfiends, Eberron
6 Nymm (early summer)
7 Lharvion (mid-summer) faces many threats, and few people besides the player
8 Barrakas (late summer) characters are able to stop them. The gods are distant
and don't directly intervene. The Silver Flame is a divine
9 Rhaan (early autumn)
force of light, but it can act only through mortal cham
10 Sypheros (mid-autumn)
pions. The few powerful benevolent NPCs have limita
11 Aryth (late autumn) tions: the Keeper of the Flame loses her powers if she
1 2 Vult (early winter) leaves her citadel. The Great Druid, the spiritual leader
of the Eldeen Reaches, is a tree. Most of the powerful
C U R RENCY people in the world focus on selfish goals. If an angry
dragon attacks Sharn, there's no one else to deal with
Merchants and nobles use letters of credit to handle the problem: the fate of the city is in your hands.
large transactions, drawing on the reserves of the dwar Consider a dynamic backstory when developing your
ven banks of the Mror Holds. But most day-to-day trans
actions use coins of precious metal. With the collapse of character and choosing your background, whether you
the kingdom of Galifar, each of the Five Nations began take a background from the Player's Handbook or the
house agent background in chapter 1 of this book. If
to mint its own currency, along with the Mror bankers. you take the soldier background, you might have played
However, while the designs imprinted on these coins a role in events of the last few years. What did you do
vary based on the source, each of these factions has during the Last War? What was your greatest triumph
continued to use the same metals, weights, and denom or defeat? If you're a spy, are you a prized agent or did
inations set forth in the days of Galifar, maintaining a
simple standard for commerce across Khorvaire. you disavow your organization after they pushed you too
far? Don't think of your character as a set of numbers:
The copper crown (cp) traditionally depicts the crown even at 1st level, you're remarkable in Eberron.
of Galifar on one face. The crown is the lowest denom
ination of coin minted under the rule of Galifar, which
spawned the saying, "In Galifar, even the beggars DM TIP: HIGH STAKES
have crowns." What's better than a battle on the deck of an airship? A
The silver sovereign (sp) bears the face of a living or battle on the deck of an airship that's about to crash! A
recent ruler. An unskilled laborer can expect to earn a DM should look for ways to raise the stakes of an Eberron
scene, so players feel that every decision matters. This
sovereign for a day's work. could be r iven by the consequences of failure: your ac
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The gold galifar (gp) bears the image of Galifar I, the tions protect your friends, your house, or your nation. It
founder of the old kingdom. could involve time: the alarm's been triggered, and you
The platinum dragon (pp) bears the image of one of only have 6 rounds before security arrives. Such things can
the dragons of legend. With a value of one hundred sov even be incidental. Did you start a fight in an alley behi n d
ereigns, these coins are used only by the wealthiest citi a bar? Now you notice the drunk ogre sleeping in the shad
zens of Khorvaire, and the average peasant might never ows. If she wakes up, this could get ugly.
see such a coin.
W E LCOM E TO EBERRON
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