Dolurrh the Realm of the Dead is a hopeless gray waste where mortal souls go after death. It is not a reward, nor a punishment, it simply is. Dolurrh is timeless, and people who visit Dolurrh are slowly overcome with apathy and eventually fade, turning into a shade.[1]
Description
Dolurrh is Eberron's realm of the dead, where most mortals go when they die. For those on the plane of Dolurrh, colors become grayer and less vivid, and visitors experience a feeling of ennui. Those that visit the plane sway under its influence, losing the desire to leave, and eventually forgetting their previous lives. These visitors eventually become shades, and native to Dolurrh. For visitors trapped in Dolurrh, only the most powerful of magics can free them.[1]
When one dies, one's soul travels to Dolurrh. However, it is possible to use powerful resurrection magics to bring the soul back from Dolurrh to the Material Plane. In addition, it is possible to bring a soul back to the Material Plane via plane shifts or fixed portals; though doing so would subject the revivers of the risks of visiting the Realm of the Dead. It must be noted, though, that the maruts actively discourage resurrection in this manner.[1]
Though it is the realm of the dead, Dolurrh is not the home of the Keeper, the god of the dead from the Dark Six. In fact, the Keeper tries to snatch wayward souls on the way to Dolurrh. He keeps those souls as servants.[1]
Because the walls between Eberron and Dolurrh are thinner than other planes, it is possible to draw upon their energies. The dragon Arstyvrax draws upon the energies of Dolurrh to power his necromantic research[2]; while the lich queen Vol wishes to destroy these boundaries entirely, and become queen of the realm of the dead.[3]
Though most souls travel to the Realm of the Dead, there are some that do not. Those souls beholden to the Silver Flame will join it upon death.[1][4] It is said that if the dragon god Chronepsis deems a dragon worthy, he will bring the dragon to the realm of the Sovereigns instead of Dolurrh.[2] The Path of Light promises those amongst the Inspired an afterlife outside of Dolurrh.[5] Some organizations will use undeath to prevent a soul going to Dolurrh, such as the Blood of Vol, the nation of Karrnath, and the Undying Court.[1] And no ones knows where the souls of the warforged go, if anywhere, since no warforged soul has been found in Dolurrh.[6]
Inhabitants
- The most populous inhabitants of Dolurrh are demons and devils, including the deathdrinker, the lemure, the nalfeshnee, and the sorrowsworn.[1][7]
- While most Inevitable call the plane of Daanvi home, the maruts call Dolurrh home.[1]
- Creature inhabitants of Dolurrh include the ephemeral swarm and the plague brush.[1]
Manifest Zones
- The Chasm of Forgotten Echoes in the valley of two mountains in the Shadowcrag Mountains is home to a manifest zone of Dolurrh.[3]
- The Harvest of Pain, a blasted wasteland on the continent of Argonnessen, is a manifest zone of Dolurrh.[2]
- In Q'barra, many animals travel to the Ivory Mountain to die. Scholars from Morgrave University believe that there is a manifest zone to Dolurrh either near or within the mountain.[8]
- The Lair of the Keeper in the Demon Wastes is a powerful manifest zone to Dolurrh.[1][9]
- Many believe that the ghosts that come out of the pitch black waters of Lake Dark in Karrnath do so because of a Dolurrh manifest zone.[1][9]
Effects on the Material Plane
Coterminous
When Dolurrh becomes coterminous, the boundaries between the two planes becomes thin. Ghosts and other creates from Dolurrh pass easily into the world of Eberron. Spells designed to resurrect people become more potent, often inadvertently bringing back the wrong soul, other ghosts or shades, or even an demon inhabitant of Dolurrh. Dolurrh is coterminous for a period of one year every century.[1]
Remote
When Dolurrh is remote, resurrection spells no longer work; though spells like plane shift still allow for resurrection. Dolurrh is remote for a period of one year every century, precisely fifty years after each coterminous phase.[1]
Behind the Scenes
For fourth edition, Wizards of the Coast combine their core rulebook concept of the Shadowfell with Dolurrh. In this edition, Dolurrh is sometimes known as Dolurrh the Shadowfell instead of Dolurrh the Realm of the Dead.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
- ↑ Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Ari Marmell, & C.A. Suleiman (2006). Faiths of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3934-6.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Glenn McDonald, and Chris Sims (2007). Secrets of Sarlona. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4037-0.
- ↑ Jesse Decker, Matthew Sernett, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, & Keith Baker (2005). Races of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3658-4.
- ↑ (July 2006). Monster Manual IV. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3920-6.
- ↑ Template:Cite article/Manifestly Strange
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 James Wyatt, Keith Baker, Luke Johnson, Steven Brown (2006). Player's Guide to Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3912-5.
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