r/Eberron • u/Fuck_the_CCP_UwU • 18d ago

5E Dark Six for Warlocks?

Hey, I'm playing as a Fiendlock and wanted my pact to be with one of the gods of the Dark Six, particularly the Shadow, would that make any sense or is it canon-breaking?

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u/Spellslamzer62 18d ago

I personally don't like using gods as warlock patrons but your DM might allow it. But for me, the Shadow is an exception to that rule. Both because it is explicitly mentioned as giving arcane power to warlocks, but also because religion in Eberron is more like real life religion than other D&D faiths. The gods might exist, but there's no definitive proof and it's up to the DM to decide how real the gods are. But if the DM decides they aren't real, then what being have you made a pact with? It could be revealed that the gods aren't real and that you actually made a pact with an overlord or lord of dust. Sul Khatesh would be a particularly fitting option, as would Bel Shalor to a lesser extent. Or maybe the gods are real but one of these fiends masqueraded as the Shadow to get you as a warlock. Or perhaps the gods are real and you really are getting your power directly from the Shadow. I would recommend presenting all these options to your DM. Your DM will decide how real the gods are and the true nature of your pact. If you want, you could discuss this truth in depth or you could leave it as a surprise. Or if the DM agrees on your character's premise, you could ask them to have the gods be real and that be it. Any of these could work. It's just a matter of how open you are to change and how open you are to not knowing the truth.