Valaara , known as the Crawling Queen , is a daelkyr who is known to still exist on Eberron through their cults and legends and is said to lurk in the depths of Khyber [1]
Abilities
Valaara is known to work its will upon various forms of vermin such as insects and arachnids and, perhaps because of this, is known to be delighted by various things that would usually cause disturbance in others such as swarms with malign sentience, worms that consume their victims from within, and cultists that slowly transform into insects. [1] [3]
History
Valaara, like several of her kind, was imprisoned deep underground by the Gatekeepers nine thousand years ago, with the druids erecting powerful seals to keep her in place. [2] Nevertheless, Valaara still holds sway over her servants, with at least two dolgrims still following her psychic commands. [4] One of her servants, an aberration known as Spinweave , built a sanctuary around one of these seals known as the Creeping Nave and lived there for years, using the seal as a location to commune with Valaara. Other faithful of Valaara would do likewise, but Spinweave left the location thousands of years ago and abandoned Valaara's service, moving on to serve Dyrrn the Corruptor . [2]
This seal is known to be powered by soul energy drawn from Dolurrh and it was thought that, if the seal was damaged, it would potentially cause the negative energy of Dolurrh to seep into the mortal realm. Indeed, destroying the seal could both entirely free Valaara and bring about the end of the world by permanently opening a portal to Dolurrh. To stop this from happening, the Gatekeepers built a safeguard into the seal, allowing Valaara to be freed without fully breaking the seal. All one would have to do is remove a particular tile on the floor that was shaped like a dragon , trace the name Vvaraak on the sand beneath in druidic script, and sprinkle three drops from a potion of healing onto it, a fact that was known by Spinweave. [2]
In order to stop this from happening, a group of adventurers sought the help of Dream Eater , a bonecaster who was present in the Mror Holds . At the same time, members of the Emerald Claw sought to open the portal to Dolurrh, which would accidentally free Valaara from her prison. [5] These adventurers would ultimately be successful in stopping the Emerald Claw, keeping Valaara trapped within Khyber. [6] Had they not been successful, Valaara would have been unleashed upon the world, striking quickly at the heart of Breland before moving on to other cities. [7]
Appendix
Appearances
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
Oracle of War : The Night Land , The Dragon Below , From Dust , Dream Eater , The Final Tribute , Scales of War , Back to the Mud , Old Scores
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Keith Baker , Jeremy Crawford , & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 283. ISBN 0786966890 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Andy Dempz , Will Doyle (2021). Oracle of War : From Dust . (Dungeon Masters Guild).
- ↑ Bianca Bickford , Will Doyle (2021). Oracle of War : The Dragon Below . (Dungeon Masters Guild).
- ↑ Shawn Merwin , Will Doyle (2019). Oracle of War : The Night Land . (Dungeon Masters Guild).
- ↑ Celeste Conowitch , Will Doyle (2021). Oracle of War : Dream Eater . (Dungeon Masters Guild).
- ↑ Richard Green , Will Doyle (2021). Oracle of War : The Final Tribute . (Dungeon Masters Guild).
- ↑ Will Doyle (2022). Oracle of War : Old Scores . (Dungeon Masters Guild).