The Road to Death is an Eberron novel written by Matt Forbeck and published in 2006. The second installment in The Lost Mark trilogy, the novel is a direct sequel to Marked for Death and continues the story of Kandler and his companions as they search for Kandler's daughter, Esprë, who bears the Mark of Death.
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The Mark of Death.
After hundreds of years, it has returned to Eberron, and the forces of good and evil want to control it. But one man only wants to get his daughter back alive. To save her, he must walk a perilous path...
The Road to Death.”
— Back-cover text
Notable Characters[]
- Kandler: A human Justicar of the small town of Mardakine on the border of the Mournland, where he and his step-daughter Esprë settled after the death of his wife Esprina.
- Burch: A shifter and the deputy Justicar of Mardakine. Burch is an old, trusted friend of Kandler and is a master of the crossbow.
- Duro Darumnakt: A dwarf of Clan Drakyager of the Mror Holds and a leader of the patrols through Mount Darumkrak.
- Esprë: The blonde half-elven daughter of Esprina and step-daughter to Kandler. Young Esprë manifests the Mark of Death, a dragonmark thought lost to time.
- Monja: A female halfling shaman and heir to the leadership of the Wandering Inn.
- Sallah: A female hot-tempered red-haired knight and second-in-command under Deothen.
- Te'oma: A changeling agent of the Lich Queen Vol, sent by her mistress to find the bearer of the Mark of Death.
- Xalt: A warforged artificer who displays a higher sense of morality than his former comrades who were aligned to the Lord of Blades.
Minor Characters[]
- Berre Stonefist • Ibrido • Kallo • Levritt • Medd Karatrok • Nithkorrh • Puakel • Shano • Spurbin • Trisfo • Wodager • Wolph Darumnakt
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
Promotional wallpaper.
The interior map.