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''Not to be confused with the [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[xenos]] of [[Umbra|same name]].'' | ''Not to be confused with the [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[xenos]] of [[Umbra|same name]].'' | ||
During the war between giants and [[dragon]]s, a group of drow escaped to [[Underdark|Khyber]] from the devastation. As they wandered the undergrond they came to settle underneath the Ring of Storms, home to the long dead Qabalrin elves, and came across their lore, and there learned of the Umbra, a mystical source of power. As generations passed, the drow bound their flesh and souls to the Umbra through terrible arcane rituals, becoming the Umbragen. They believe that the Umbra slowly devours all it touches, and those closest to it tend to become cold and ruthless as their powers grow. To the Umbragen, this is a fair deal however, considering what they fight against. Many people believe that the Umbragen worship [[The Shadow]], they have the same domains as his worshippers, | During the war between giants and [[dragon]]s, a group of drow escaped to [[Underdark|Khyber]] from the devastation. As they wandered the undergrond they came to settle underneath the Ring of Storms, home to the long dead Qabalrin elves, and came across their lore, and there learned of the Umbra, a mystical source of power. As generations passed, the drow bound their flesh and souls to the Umbra through terrible arcane rituals, becoming the Umbragen. They believe that the Umbra slowly devours all it touches, and those closest to it tend to become cold and ruthless as their powers grow. To the Umbragen, this is a fair deal however, considering what they fight against. Many people believe that the Umbragen worship [[The Shadow]], they have the same domains as his worshippers. They're battling a constant war against the Daelkyr and their creations, which tends to make you pretty desperate. | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 8 February 2020
The drow of Eberron are split into different sects and tribes, with each having their own religion.
Promise of Fire
| Promise of Fire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Neutral Evil | |
| Pantheon | Eberron | |
| Portfolio | Destruction, fire, giants, Sulatar | |
| Domains | Destruction, Evil, Fire | |
| Home Plane | Fernia | |
| Worshippers | Sulatar drow | |
| Favoured Weapon | Two-bladed sword | |
The Sulatar (giant for firebinders) drow keep alive the ancient traditions of the Sul'at League, seeing themselves as their rightful heirs. They believe a time will come when the Gates of Promise will open to the promised land of fire, which many believe to be Fernia, through their devotion, and the Sulatar will become immortal as they purge the world with fire.
Umbra
| Umbra | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil | |
| Pantheon | Eberron | |
| Portfolio | Corruption, darkness, magic, Umbragen | |
| Domains | Chaos, Darkness, Deathbound, Evil, Magic, Mind, Shadow, Undeath | |
| Home Plane | Mabar | |
| Worshippers | Umbragen drow, Qabalrin scholars | |
Not to be confused with the Warhammer 40,000 xenos of same name.
During the war between giants and dragons, a group of drow escaped to Khyber from the devastation. As they wandered the undergrond they came to settle underneath the Ring of Storms, home to the long dead Qabalrin elves, and came across their lore, and there learned of the Umbra, a mystical source of power. As generations passed, the drow bound their flesh and souls to the Umbra through terrible arcane rituals, becoming the Umbragen. They believe that the Umbra slowly devours all it touches, and those closest to it tend to become cold and ruthless as their powers grow. To the Umbragen, this is a fair deal however, considering what they fight against. Many people believe that the Umbragen worship The Shadow, they have the same domains as his worshippers. They're battling a constant war against the Daelkyr and their creations, which tends to make you pretty desperate.
Vulkoor
| Vulkoor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Neutral Evil | |
| Pantheon | Eberron | |
| Portfolio | Drow, scorpions | |
| Domains | Destruction, Domination, Evil, Illusion, Trickery, War | |
| Worshippers | Vulkooridal drow | |
Most drow in Xen'drik worship Vulkoor, the scorpion god. Though he's the most well known of the drow gods, there really isn't much about him, other than that some say he's just The Mockery under a different name. He is perhaps the closest thing in Eberron to Lolth, even creating drow-scorpion hybrids called Scorrow from his followers, although unlike the driders of any setting other than the Nentir Vale, Scorrow are considered blessed by their scorpion-featured deity and not cursed.