Manifest Zones of Eberron, First Edition (published 731 YK)
There are 13 planes of existence: Eberron/ The Material Plane, Dal Quor/ The Plane of Dreams, Daanvi/ The Perfect Order, Syrania/ The Azure Sky, Irian/ The Eternal Day, Thelanis/ The Faerie Court, Lamannia/ The Twilight Forest, Fernia/ The Sea of Fire, Risia/ The Plane of Ice, Dolurrh/ The Realm of the Dead, Shavarath/ The Battleground, Kythri/ The Churning Chaos, Mabar/ The Endless Night, Xoriat/ The Realm of Madness
The planes are eternal ideas/ ideals and can dramatically effect specific places on the material plane; these areas are known as manifest zones
Every plane has manifest zones in Eberron except Dal Quor, severed during the Age of Giants
Many manifest zones have not been catalogued, wrapped up in local superstition or have not been explored in the modern era (i.e. Xen'drik or Qbarra)
Manifest zones ebb and flow in power based on the alignment of the plane they are attached to (highest tower may float higher when Syrania is coterminous to Eberron, and sink lower when it Syrania is remote)
The Goblins of Old Sharn, First Edition (published 328 YK)
This ponderous tome is extremely xenomorphic, and is filled with physiological and cultural inaccuracies. It does however contain a few pieces of accurate information.
The city now known as Sharn was built upon a foundation that dates back thousands of years before humans ever settled Khorvaire.
Originally the jewel of the hobgoblin Dhakaani Empire, the city was not a series of towers, but instead a civilization built deep into the ground; only a few monolithic towers were constructed and serve as the foundation for the modern city
When the Daelkyr invaded Eberron, the city was devastated, and the hobgoblins never had a chance to restore it to its greater glory
Thousands of years later when human settlers from Sarlona began to explore Khorvaire, Malleon the Reaver and his explorers followed the Dagger River to the site where Ja'Shaarat once stood. He enslaved what goblins still resided in the ruins and erected a fortress, sealing off the lower wards of the ancient hobgoblin city and named the city Shaarat, as a result of stories told by the goblins he enslaved. For 600 years, Shaarat prospered and grew into a powerful metropolis once again. Breggor Firstking, the first ruler of what would become Breland, eventually conquered Shaarat and renamed it Sharn.
The Sacrifice of Tira Miron, Second Edition (published 792 YK)
This book is a biographical account of Tira Miron in the years leading to her defeat of the Overlord known as Bel Shalor. Though prone to hero worship, it contains information you believe to be correct:
Tira Miron was orignially a paladin of Dol Arrah, the Sovereign Host deity of just conflicts, but converted to the Silver Flame after seeing a vision of a couatl warning her of a coming calamity
An ancient evil, the Overlord known as Bel Shalor, burst forth from a region known as The Tamor Hills (Thrane), beginning a calamity known as The Year of Fire
Much of the destruction from this Overlord was caused by mortal hands, people allowing suspicion and malice to fill their hearts and caused them to lash out at their neighbors
Tira led Thranish forces, bearing the sword Kloinjer, to defeat the Overlord- binding with the couatl from her vision and pulling the three entities (Tira Miron, the couatl, and Bel Shalor) together into the flame
The Draconic Prophecy, A Myth? First Edition (published 947 YK)
This book hardly seems the caliber to be included in this collection. Though first hand accounts, poorly sampled journals, and shoddy conjecture it discusses in vague terms the concept of a 'Draconic Prophecy' that guides the dragons of Argonessen and some secret orders that operate throughout Eberron. This prophecy can be drawn from astrological recordings and studying the Ring of Siberys and is maintained only rarely in written form.
This prophecy is believed to be an ever-changing thing, and nearly impossible to decipher. It is studied by some of the dragons of Argonnessen and is believed to determine some of the most pivotal changes in the history of Eberron. One could not determine the course of a single life, but by interpreting the meaning of a particular stanza one could predict the destruction of a nation or the emergence of a great evil.
