Ashardalon's Shadow - Eberron Setting Level 1

About the adventure

This will be the old 3.0 adventure path, starting with The Sunless Citadel up to Bastion of Broken Souls, taking characters from 1st to 20th level. This is a mixture of classic Dungeon Crawl, Exploration, Social Interactions & Combat. You need to be able to switch between those based on the adventure we're in and the encounter. All of the adventures will be updated to the 5e (2024) rules and set within the world of Eberron. Many know the story of the Progenitor Dragons, Eberron, Khyber, and Siberys, three cosmic beings who created the thirteen planes of existence. Their last creation being that of the Material Plane is when Khyber sought total dominion over everything. Khyber killed Siberys, tearing them apart so that their body would become a golden ring of dragonshards encircling the world. Eberron wrestled fiercely with Khyber before succeeding at wrapping her tightly around her coils to become the Underdark or Dragon Below. Eberron herself, the Dragon Between, would become the world, imprisoning Khyber below. Siberys would become known as the Dragon Above. Khyber would not be bound and created various aberrations and fiends. These various fiends and demons were led by archfiend Overlords who would break free, leading to another great conflict. Stories and legends vary, but all agree on Forces of Light, an alliance of dragons and celestials that would oppose them. Some say that nine gods, who could become known as the Sovereign Host also formed or led this alliance. One dragon, Ashardalon, however, did not ally with his fellow dragons. Instead, he sought power, the same power that the Progenitor Dragons wielded. Binding and breaking an Overlord, Ashardalon tore his own heart out and replaced it with that of the archfiend, gaining immortality. Ashardalon's wrath and destruction across the world were immense before other dragons succeeded at defeating and sealing him away. Some legends will say that Ashardalon is sealed away with the Dragon Below while other stories tell that Ashardalon escaped to one of the other Planes. Since this First Age, many other civilizations have risen and fallen over the millennia. At the end of the Last War, on the Day of Mourning that destroyed the nation of Cyre, the earth opened up, swallowing an ancient Dhakaani ruin known as the Sunless Citadel by locals. Rumor holds that Agents of Cyre used the place as a waypoint before conducting espionage on neighboring kingdoms. Other rumors hold that a Cult of the Dragon Below resided there. The Mournland can be seen from the rift where the ruins lay. The community of Oakhurst has seen an exodus of local farmers leaving the region as they feel the Mournlands lay too close. At the same time, Oakhurst has grudgingly welcomed refugees from Cyre fleeing the destruction of their homeland. It is here, that the adventure begins...