Hello everybody Jorphdan here the PH is silent.
Eberron Rising from the last war is out, and if you’re interested in Eberron it is the
book to get for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.
Previously released there was a PDF, “Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron” but Rising from the Last
War has more campaign options for a DM.
So I’m picking up where I left off in my series of Eberron Lore.
My last Eberron video was about the religious faction “The Sovereign Host” and so today
I’m going to talk about the Church of the Silver Flame.
I use a lot of information from previously released Eberron Campaign books, and if you’re
interested, there is a list of my sources in the description of this video.
I’ll put a link in the description, as well as in the top right corner, to my Eberron
playlist, if you want more information.
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in.
The Church is the Silver flame revolves around the concept of the Silver Flame.
It’s different from other forgotten realms clerical understands.
In Faerun you pray, or worship a deity, and in return you are granted spells and abilities
that reflect that god’s will.
The Silver Flame isn’t a deity it’s a divine aspect of Eberron.
Legend says around 100,000 years ago great demons from Kyber (the dragon below) walked
Eberron and were attempting to destroy the world.
They were known as the Overlords.
In retaliation divine creatures known as the Couatl allied with the dragons of Eberron
to drive these forces back. Back to Kyber or destroy them outright.
The Couatl soon realized they were not be able to destroy these demon Overlords but
perhaps they could trap them.
Sacrificing their lives, their immortal essence, the Couatl formed the Silver Flame that bound
the demons for hopefully all time.
The Silver Flame is a powerful force of good that keeps the Children of Khyber, the demons
and filth of the world at bay.
Their sacrifice ended the Age of Demons.
In Khorvaire this divine essence is known as the Silver Flame, but other locations it goes
by different names.
Although the Silver Flame has existed for centuries it was relatively unknown to the
nations of Khorvaire.
It is believed that the Silver Flame was too pure for flawed humanity to hear it’s call
of righteous good.
The Silver Flame had no connection to people, until the coming of Tira Miron.
In 299 YK a massive and unexplained volcanic eruption released a demon lord and its minions.
Tira Miron had devoted her entire life to being a righteous warrior of honor and sacrifice.
It was in her that the Silver Flame found a vessel to communicate to the rest of humanity.
Guided by the Silver Flame she fought the demon lord that had escaped its bond and was
terrorizing Thrane.
Tira rallied the people of Thrane and together they drove the demons back to the mountain
from whence they arrived.
Now back in Kyber Tira sacrificed herself much like the Couatl and her soul merged with
the Silver Flame.
She became the voice of the Silver Flame, the intermediary between humanity and the
divine.
The power of the Silver Flame and Tira’s sacrifice sealed the demon lord and his minions
back in Khyber.
It was this event that started the Church of the Silver Flame, which spread across Thrane
and Khorvaire.
Many think of the Silver Flame as a celestial force of noble spirits.
One does not pray to the Silver Flame, there are no rituals needed to appease it.
It’s goal is to banish evil from the world.
Those who follow the Silver Flame are asked to take up that task.
You might literally go out and fight the Children of Khyber, stop undead abominations, or evil
magical beasts.
Or you may live a good life helping others, fighting corruption and greed.
Both are smiled upon in the eyes of the Church of the Silver Flame.
Those who seek to defend the innocent from evil can draw on the power of the Flame.
One of it’s callings is to bring others into the light, the more that see the Silver
Flame and follow its righteous path can aid in preventing evil.
Bringing the Silver Flame closer to its goal of removing evil from Eberron, or perhaps
the Universe itself.
It is a belief that the world can only be made perfect by the Silver Flame.
There is an acknowledgement and respect for the other religions of Eberron, after all
the Silver Flame did not create the world.
It didn’t come into existence until after Eberron was formed.
The arrogance of those who follow the Church of the Silver Flame is that its existence
is the only thing that will eventually save Eberron from evil.
Although it is not the first god, it will be the last.
The hierarchy of the church is strict.
Orders come from the top and filter down, believing to come from the Voice of the Silver
Flame itself.
Thus that is the highest position, Tira Miron and the Voice itself that directs the church;
the connection humanity needs, to follow the Silver Flame.
Underneath the Voice is the Keeper of the Flame.
They serve as the intermediary between the Voice and the Cardinals under the Keeper.
Currently the Keeper of the Flame is an eleven year-old girl named Jaela Daran.
She is the spiritual leader of the Church of the Silver Flame and lives in the Cathedral
of the Silver Flame in the city of Flamekeep.
Jaela was the daughter of a craftsman in Flamekeep, and by the age of four had the ability to
predict catastrophic events through dreams and nightmares.
Her father unsure of her abilities contacted one of the Cardinals of the Silver Flame.
They tested her and when brought before the Silver Flame itself it warned her of a cult
of the Lords of Dust that was operating within Flamekeep.
This information allowed knights of Thrane to seek out and stop the cult before it could
do any real damage.
Because of her connection with the Silver Flame she was appointed Keeper of the Flame
at six years old.
More on the Lords of Dust in a future video, but for now understand they’re kind of the
Anti Silver Flame and hope to release the demons imprisoned in Khyber.
Under the Keeper of the Flame are the cardinals and other parts of the church both militant
and ministerial.
Warriors, Paladins, Clerics, Priests and Bishops all have their role to play in the Church
of the Silver Flame.
A cleric of the Silver Flame rarely if ever raises the dead.
Spells such as resurrection are considered taboo.
For when someone dies on Eberron it is believed that their soul, their spark, goes into the
Silver Flame becoming one with it and granting peace and bliss.
This act is also believed to strengthen the flame.
To bring someone back from the dead would weaken the Flame and removes that peace the
soul found in the afterlife.
A creature is only brought back from death under dire circumstances, when they would
be able to do more good on Eberron for the Silver Flame than remain in the afterlife.
Enemies of the Church of the Silver Flame are organizations like the Lords of Dust and
the Order of the Emerald Claw that creates undead creatures.
Other evil organizations like the Blood of Vol, the Cults of the Dragon Below, and the
Dark Six are no friend to the Silver Flame either.
All is not perfect within the Church of the Silver Flame.
There are some that believe a shadow exists in the Flame, a potent demon overlord that
lacks the power of a god but can influence a believer nonetheless.
Whether this shadow exists and influences followers is unknown.
But what is known is the way that some officials of the church will use questionable acts to
push the overall agenda of a better world.
The Silver Flame is a different and fascinating take on spirituality for RPGs.
Devoted to the divine process of good, the flame that will cleanse the world of evil.
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