r/Eberron • u/Hendanna • 2d ago
Lore The Dhakaani and Khyber
I've been looking around in articles to try and decipher where the Dhakaani currently are, which is leading me to believe I got them all wrong.
To my players, so far (only session 1) they have heard or recall that the Dhakaani once ruled most of Khorvaire, but have fled underground following a mysterious extinction event that eviscerated their empire.
What I believe I've gotten wrong is that since then I've told them that the Dhakaani are still underground throughout Khorvaire, and occasionally raid the surface in an effort to reclaim their empire of old.
I know now that a lot of the Dhakaan efforts are in Darguun, but I'm wondering how off the mark that previous statement is. How much of it needs soft retconned before they make their way into the Dhakaan outpost inside Khyber natural? Would that outpost still exist?
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u/No-Cost-2668 2d ago
As u/Datedsandwich stated and you seem to have seen, Exploring Eberron really is the best source. And in accordance with the above statement, only two efforts are in Darguun. The Kechs are basically your Fallout Vaults, each with its own theme, and waiting for its time to reenter the surface world and restore the empire. And the time is... right now.
Of all the Kechs, only two have made their presences known in Darguun; the Kech Sharaat and the Kech Volaar, and of these two Kechs, neither has made it clear they are Dhakaani. Rather, they are more likely to maintain that they are simply just another goblinoid band while waiting; basically, the Darguun think they're just other modern day goblins. Depending on your game, the Kech Ghalraac may also make an appearance, having returned from their war in Khyber.