The Dark Six

The Dark Six is a pantheon of six gods cast out of the Sovereign Host during the Schism. Though individual deities are typically singled out and worshiped a few (especially schismatics) worship the whole of the disparate deities. The Dark Six represent evil, destruction and other insidious forces of civilization and nature and members of the pantheon are worshiped by only the most debased of the civilized races and monsters. The holy texts of the Dark Six show them schemeing and plotting against the Sovereign Host at every turn and followers of the Dark Six typically scheme against vassals of the Sovereign Host. Some believe that the Dark Six were originally Dhakaani gods, that the humans adopted as a counter to the gods of the Sovereign Host, belief in which they brought with them from Sarlona.

The Sovereign of Wave and Whelm, The Devourer represents the raw destructive power of nature. The Devourer lords over the deep and as such sailors of all walks of life often pay him lip service for safe voyages. Aquatic races such as sahuagin and lizardfolk also revere the Devourer. Brother of Arawai and Balinor, the Devourer raped his sister Arawai and fathered The Fury. The Devourer is portrayed as a human or merfolk with seaweed in his hair and beard, a sahuagin, an enormous shark, or a dragon turtle.

The Sovereign of Rage and Ruin, The Fury represents passion driven to extremes, seen in her conception at the rape of Arawai by her father (brother?) The Devourer. A patron to any who let their passions drive their motivations, she watches over barbarians everywhere as well as artisans, craftsmen and bards. A number of intelligent monstrous races worship her as well. Daughter of Arawai and The Devourer, the Fury is portrayed as a halfelf, drow or a snakelike wyrm of Khyber.

The Sovereign of Death and Decay, The Keeper represents greed and gluttony, the inverse of his brother Kol Korran's focus on material wealth and generosity. He is seen as the hunger in the dark, grabbing hold of anyone straying too far from the light. He alone is able to waylay dead souls on their way to Dolurrh and it is said that once in the Keeper's clutches a soul may never escape. Because of his association with souls and the afterlife he has become almost the default deity of necromancers across Eberron.The son of Onatar and Olladra and the brother of Kol Korran, the Keeper is often portrayed as gaunt or grossly fat human, a lich orghoul, or sometimes a skeletal dragon.

The Sovereign of Betrayal and Bloodshed, The Mockery represents dishonorable combat and unjust war. His worshippers includeassassins, rogues and evil warriors, as well as the infamous Flayed Hand. He is known in some circles as The Betrayer and was once a member of the triumvirate of combat deities; his betrayal lead to his flaying and banishment from the Sovereign Host. The brother of Dol Arrah and Dol Dorn, the Mockery is portrayed as a ghastly human warrior with the skin stripped from his body, cloaked in the skins of his enemies, and sometimes as a half-fiend reddragon.

The Sovereign of Magic and Mayhem, The Shadow is the literal shadow of Aureon that attained sentience and godhood as a price paid by Aureon for arcane knowledge. A god of corruption, ambition and dark magic, the Shadow is the patron of evil spellcasters and many monstrous races throughout Droaam and beyond. Legend says if the Shadow and Aureon were reunited the age of civilized peoples would come to an end. Typically depicted as a shadow, occasionally he is portrayed as a shadow dragon.

The Sovereign of Chaos and Charm, The Traveler is unique in that it is not related to any of the other members of the Sovereign Host orthe Dark Six. He is also said to be the only deity who walks the face of Eberron, but his many changing forms allow him to evade recognition. The Traveler is the patron of all those who embrace change including changelings, shifters, doppelgangers, andlycanthropes. The Traveler is known as the Giver of Gifts, but a famous proverb states to "beware the gifts of the Traveler". Many in House Cannith secretly worship the Traveler, due to his governance over artifice.