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Vharuck 03-08-05, 03:35 PM	We all know the tale of the three progenator dragons, but it may be just a myth. I personally believe this is a myth, as Eberron seems to be a setting with fake and non-existant deities. But where, then, would the dragonshards have come from and what are they? Why are some buried beneath, some in the soil, and some circle the planet? Why do they work as they do? Any thoughts?
nyysjan 03-08-05, 03:52 PM	dragonshards come from the pen of mighty Hellcow whose minions travel around Khorvaire hiding them where ever they are found :P
Davy Jones' Locker 03-08-05, 04:07 PM	We all know the tale of the three progenator dragons, but it may be just a myth. I personally believe this is a myth, as Eberron seems to be a setting with fake and non-existant deities. But where, then, would the dragonshards have come from and what are they? Why are some buried beneath, some in the soil, and some circle the planet? Why do they work as they do? Any thoughts? Well, if you are ditching the myth and mysticism of the creation of the world story, then a fitting adjustment to explain Dragonshards could easily be that they are just rocks/crystals. Give them a geological explanation instead of a mythical one. Some you find on the surface, some fall from the sky, some you find buried underground. You could elaborate on that I guess. As for why they would work as they do? Why does coal burn? Why does flint give off a spark? Why is quartz crystalline? Just make up some geological answer, or leave it open ended. That's all I've got for now.
Taurren 03-08-05, 04:32 PM	I enjoy the mystical feel of the Dragonshards. But if you are looking for a less "mythical" version, simply say that the shards are a naturally occuring crystal with the ability to absorb (over time) the magical essence from the area it comes from.
Purple Yin 03-08-05, 07:05 PM	and then there's the middle point- the three dragons existed, but didnt create the planet. they may have been so magically advanced that they had the most mind boggling personal mythals acting on their bodies, and then when they died whilst fighting (from the fight, or from mortal wounds) the magic radiated from their bodies, escaping once they died, enchanting surrounding matter. siberys may have died in orbit of the planet, radiating the planets ring (which may have been formed during the battle), khyber could have died in the core of the planet, radiating the minerals deep underground (or at the base of the mantle, where the rock was cool enough to solidify), and eberron may have died on the surface of the planet... if you like the middle ground, you can attribute the arise of many varied creatures being born to the amnient magic leftovers of the fight being soaked up by the surviving other races, and mutating them rapidly into a great many forms- all the races of modern eberron.
Vharuck 03-08-05, 11:28 PM	I'm not saying that they're just magicy rocks. All I'm saying is that creation myths are often explanations for something. I was wondering what other (even mystical) explanantion dragonshards may have. When was the 13th moon destroyed? Maybe its remnants are the shards.
Purple Yin 03-09-05, 09:18 AM	and fragmented into the siberys belt? if there are records of there having been a thirteenth moon, there should be a record of the arrival of the ring, unless the ring formed so early, no race had a written language.
Lalato 03-09-05, 10:04 AM	Well in one campaign I'm playing in all of the PCs are Lizardfolk in Q'barra (a place apparently known for having a lot of dragonshards). We're basically creating our own myths regarding the shards... and the most important myth is that shards are actually eggs and if our tribe collects enough of them, our dragon goddess will "hatch" through them. Silly lizardfolk and their crazy myths. ;) --sam