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havlo
12-21-06, 07:03 PM I am starting a campaign based in Xen'drik, and have 4 players who are all going to play Valenar elves. The only class I know of so far is a swordsage. Any ideas of what I can do with this? I was thinking of something along the lines of recovering artifacts or something sacred to the elves, or a rite of passage type campaign where they have to battle giants or some such. Any ideas?
Edymnion
12-21-06, 07:10 PM Welp, the elves came from Xen'Drik originally, and the Valenar seek to relive the lives of their ancestors, so perhaps all four of these have patron ancestors that returned to Xen'Drik to try and help whatever elves didn't escape with the first batch to get out. Hence, these four are reliving those events by returning to Xen'Drik, to try and find something of equal importance to bring honor to their ancestors.
Roscoe_Greenbottle
12-21-06, 10:42 PM They could go after a magical sword that one of there ancestors used to defeat the giants with. Make it so the drow also want it and you have an enemy.
MartM
12-22-06, 12:40 AM - Retrieving the body, the weapons, or better, a Zaelshin Tu(PGtE p. 145) of a lost hero. (Corellon Larethian come to mind). He could be worshiped by savage elves (or Drow) which doesn't want to leave holy relic to outlanders...
- Researching a way to stop the supposed curse on the Valenar horse (that they were shapechanged druid in the first place). Artifact spells restraining the full power of Valenar druid/ranger?

The Keepers of the Past could be a excellent Patron to your PCs; since they want to gather most knowledge about, among other things, how their ancestor beats the Xendrik giants.

With their expanding nature, the Taernadal are now in possession of many ruins predating the Galifar age, even the Dakhaan empire... then, they could have found many thing tied to their ancestor, the Giants of Xendrik or, even, the lord of Dust which have interest everywhere in Eberron...

hope that's help! Have fun!
Kreistor2
12-22-06, 10:21 PM You could do this as a "Deja Vu". This isn't the PC's followng in one ancestor's footsteps, make this the 20th time it has happened. Their ancestors followed this path many times and failed.

Leave evidence of their progenitors' passing. They find a Taerndal knife half buried in their camp. They have prophetic dreams that provide hints on the locations of traps.

What are they after? The destruction of an ancient Lich (or now a Demi-lich?), destroy an ancient giant age artifact, free a giant age elf from stasis? Or all of the above?

If you're going to do that, I suggest readin as much of Stephen King's the Dark Tower series as you can. It is a trek across the unknown and strange, much as Xen'drik would be.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
havlo 12-21-06, 07:03 PM	I am starting a campaign based in Xen'drik, and have 4 players who are all going to play Valenar elves. The only class I know of so far is a swordsage. Any ideas of what I can do with this? I was thinking of something along the lines of recovering artifacts or something sacred to the elves, or a rite of passage type campaign where they have to battle giants or some such. Any ideas?
Edymnion 12-21-06, 07:10 PM	Welp, the elves came from Xen'Drik originally, and the Valenar seek to relive the lives of their ancestors, so perhaps all four of these have patron ancestors that returned to Xen'Drik to try and help whatever elves didn't escape with the first batch to get out. Hence, these four are reliving those events by returning to Xen'Drik, to try and find something of equal importance to bring honor to their ancestors.
Roscoe_Greenbottle 12-21-06, 10:42 PM	They could go after a magical sword that one of there ancestors used to defeat the giants with. Make it so the drow also want it and you have an enemy.
MartM 12-22-06, 12:40 AM	- Retrieving the body, the weapons, or better, a Zaelshin Tu(PGtE p. 145) of a lost hero. (Corellon Larethian come to mind). He could be worshiped by savage elves (or Drow) which doesn't want to leave holy relic to outlanders... - Researching a way to stop the supposed curse on the Valenar horse (that they were shapechanged druid in the first place). Artifact spells restraining the full power of Valenar druid/ranger? The Keepers of the Past could be a excellent Patron to your PCs; since they want to gather most knowledge about, among other things, how their ancestor beats the Xendrik giants. With their expanding nature, the Taernadal are now in possession of many ruins predating the Galifar age, even the Dakhaan empire... then, they could have found many thing tied to their ancestor, the Giants of Xendrik or, even, the lord of Dust which have interest everywhere in Eberron... hope that's help! Have fun!
Kreistor2 12-22-06, 10:21 PM	You could do this as a "Deja Vu". This isn't the PC's followng in one ancestor's footsteps, make this the 20th time it has happened. Their ancestors followed this path many times and failed. Leave evidence of their progenitors' passing. They find a Taerndal knife half buried in their camp. They have prophetic dreams that provide hints on the locations of traps. What are they after? The destruction of an ancient Lich (or now a Demi-lich?), destroy an ancient giant age artifact, free a giant age elf from stasis? Or all of the above? If you're going to do that, I suggest readin as much of Stephen King's the Dark Tower series as you can. It is a trek across the unknown and strange, much as Xen'drik would be.