In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Sharn, often called The City of Towers, is the iconic metropolis. Eberron is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, set in a period after a vast destructive war on the continent of A campaign setting is usually a Fictional world which serves as a setting for a Role-playing game or Wargame campaign Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. A metropolis (from the Greek μήτηρ mētēr meaning 'mother' and πόλις pólis meaning 'city/town' is a big City, in most cases with Sharn is the largest city in the kingdom of Breland and indeed, the continent of Khorvaire. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or In the Eberron Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, Khorvaire is one of the larger continents of the In the Eberron Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, Khorvaire is one of the larger continents of the It is a melting pot of all races, with the human population being the largest but still only a third of Sharn's some 212,000 souls. The melting pot is an analogy for the way in which homogeneous societies develop in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures races and religions are
A vertical city, Sharn is linked with the plane of Syrania, granting enhanced power to flight and levitation magic, a feature that the city's residents have used to build towers that rise higher into the sky than any other place on Khorvaire and possibly the world of Eberron. In Dungeons & Dragons, the Fantasy Role-playing game, an Outer Plane is one of a number of general types of planes of existence. Due to the myriad of cultures that live and have lived in Sharn, examples of architecture from all over Khorvaire can be found. Most of Sharn's wealthiest inhabitants live in the upper regions of the city, enjoying the freshest air and least claustrophobic views.
Sharn's past
Sharn has a long and rich history starting with its foundation in ancient times by hobgoblin warlords. In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying game, hobgoblins are a larger stronger smarter and more menacing form of It was called Ja'shaarat ("Bright Blade") and even then it was one of the greatest cities of the Dhakaani empire. In contrast to modern Sharn's soaring towers, Ja'shaarat was built mostly underground with only its tallest buildings inevitably becoming the foundation of Sharn.
When the Dhakaani empire was devistated by the daelkyr, the city was ruined and never recovered. Goblin tribes who took refuge in the city's bowels renamed it Duur'shaarat ("Blade of Sorrows").
Years later, when a wave of human explorers flooded the coasts of Khorvaire, Malleon the Reaver discovered the fallen city. He enslaved the remaining goblin tribes and renamed the city Shaarat. In time, Shaarat grew into a wealthy and powerful city only to once again be destroyed when Malleon's descendants refused to bow down to Breggor, the man who would become the first king of the nation of Breland.
After a long siege, Breggor's wizards finally rained destruction down on the city. Breggor renamed the city Sharn. During the next 800 years the towers of Sharn rose and the city flourished. When all of Khorvaire was changed with the War of the Mark, Sharn was once again ruined and abandoned for 500 years. When Galifar I became king of the Five Nations he ordered the rebuilding of Sharn. With the funding of noble houses and the help of House Cannith and Dwarven architects from the Mror Holds, Sharn's great towers were returned to their former splendor. Dragonmarked houses are organizations set in the Eberron Campaign Setting of the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-Playing Game In the Eberron Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, Khorvaire is one of the larger continents of the
References
- Baker, Keith; Slavicsek, Bill; Wyatt, James (2004). For the American and Canadian football player of the same name see Keith Baker (football player. Bill Slavicsek is the Director of Roleplaying Design and Development at Wizards of the Coast. James Wyatt is a Game designer and a former United Methodist minister. Eberron Campaign Setting. Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-3434-4
- Sharn: City of Towers at Wizards. com website
- Sharn: City of Towers Map Gallery at Wizards. com website
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