Q’barra

Q’barra is a young nation on the edge of Khorvaire, an untamed frontier filled with danger and opportunity. During the golden age of Galifar, no human ever bothered to cross the Endworld Mountains to explore the vast jungle beyond. When the Last War broke out, a fleet of settlers came to Q’barra in search of a new home far from the war. As this settlement expanded, the settlers discovered massive deposits of Eberron dragonshards. Over the last decade, a wave of prospectors, wandslingers, refugees, and fortune-seekers have descended on Q’barra, along with brigands, deserters from the war, and all manner of criminals and opportunists.
There’s one small complication: Q’barra is home to a number of ancient civilizations humans know nothing about: the lizardfolk of the Cold Sun Federation, the dragonborn of Ka’rhashan, and the confederacy of the Poison Dusk. Most settlers know very little about these cultures, and collectively refer to them as “scales.” King Sebastes ir’Kesslan of Newthrone has established a treaty with the Cold Sun Federation, but communication has always been difficult. The prospectors of Hope regularly break the terms of the treaty. There have been a number of clashes with the scales and many here fear that a greater conflict is on the horizon.
Q’barra is split into three main regions. New Galifar is the original colony; it has a feudal structure and holds to the laws of the Five Nations. Its capital city of Newthrone is the largest city and port in Q’barra. To the north, Hope is a collection of small mining towns. In Hope, the law goes only as far as the people willing to enforce it. And beyond these human regions lie the unexplored lands of the scales.
Interesting Things About Q’barra:

• There are ruins in Q’barra tied to the Age of Demons. So far the settlers know little of the history of this region, but the Poison Dusk has ties to fiendish powers.
• House Tharashk has a strong presence in both Hope and New Galifar. Tharashk is the primary buyer of Eberron dragonshards, and also runs its own largescale mining operations.

Founding Date

928 YK

Type

Geopolitical, Kingdom

Capital

Newthrone

Head of State

Sebastes ir’Kesslan

Government System

Tribalism

Power Structure

Provisional government

Location

Khorvaire