A rural Brelish freight halt connects farms and households to the tower city.
Sharn lies in Breland, on the southern side of Khorvaire. Its towers are tied to distant farms, mines, workshops, ports, and families. A shipment delayed far away can change the price of food or the availability of repairs on a lower landing.
Khorvaire at a glance
The Five Nations is an old name for the principal kingdoms of Galifar: Breland, Aundair, Thrane, Karrnath, and the lost kingdom of Cyre. It remains a useful cultural and historical term even though Cyre's destruction and the recognition of other nations changed the map. The Last War explains how that order broke apart.
| Place | Connection to life in Sharn |
|---|---|
| Breland | The kingdom whose crown, parliament, courts, and city institutions govern Sharn |
| Aundair | A homeland of arcane scholarship; some independent scholars offer alternatives to House services |
| Thrane | Strongly associated with the Church of the Silver Flame, whose faith also has followers elsewhere |
| Karrnath | One of Galifar's Five Nations, known for a strong military tradition |
| Mournland | The devastated territory of Cyre, dangerous to explore and increasingly important to salvage buyers |
| Eldeen Reaches | Communities with traditions of land stewardship and smaller services outside the largest House networks |
| Droaam | A neighboring land with its own peoples and interests, often viewed through hostile Brelish stereotypes |
| Mror Holds | A region associated with dwarven cultures, resources, and trade |
| Q'barra | A distant region where settlement and resource extraction meet existing peoples and competing claims |
Beyond the service hubs
Art: Lee Moyer. Image source and credits, Eberron Wiki. Historical map.
Rural households more often own land, tools, and food-producing resources than Sharn tenants do. Ownership gives them different choices, although it does not remove harvest risk, debt, or dependence on transport. House logistics and marketing reach beyond the cities.
Smaller communities and independent institutions can provide workable alternatives without being able to replace a continent's services. The contrast matters in care, money, and housing: the freedom to leave an account depends partly on what else is within reach.
The map above is a historical map of Khorvaire. It is useful for recognizing regions and distances; it predates the events of the 1250 YK chronology.
Sources & adaptation
- Mana Standard Player Primer — PDF pages 2-3, 7