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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 7127374" data-attributes="member: 59848">Congrats! Always great when a player moves into DM'ing, especially with a world as rich and awesome as Eberron!First of all, kudos on having a player that wants to be creative, and good on you for working with the player to make it happen. My first thoughts are that while the Blood of Vol is a fairly common religion in some places, and not all are necessarily fanatical cultists, even those within the cult are unlikely to know the true origin of Vol, let alone that fact that she was half elf, half dragon. So that would be one of the obstacles that would need to be worked out.The second part is how would these parents get access to dragon's blood? Dragons are incredibly old, powerful, and secretive creatures. In Eberron, those dragons that might travel Khorvaire may be seeding things to bring about aspects of the Prophecy or at least studying it. However, the act of a dragon mixing with an elf was so anathema that it actually completely stopped a vicious war and turned brutal enemies into allies to obliterate the House of Vol from existence. Any dragon willing to give away its blood likely would know how it was meant to be used, and if any Dragon or Aerenal Elf were to discover this, it would lead to a sudden and massive response from Argonnessen and Aerenal. Given the current state of Khorvaire in general and the 5 Nations in particular, not only would it likely start a literal World War that would make the Last War seem like a joke, but would likely be the final nail in the coffin that destroys the legacy of Galifar. This is serious stuff. The player's very existence could create all-out war, were their history to become known. This is just my take, but I would be very careful in how this is handled. Not to say I would tell a player they couldn't do this, but I would make them aware of the potential consequences of creating such a character. This is not too far-fetched. While dragonmarks typically are more likely to manifest in specific bloodlines, a dragonmark can appear anywhere. Some dragons consider the dragonmarks upon the mortal races as some manifestation of the Prophecy. If the Prophecy needs the Mark of Death to return, it will find a way.This is possible, but for what purpose are they looking to become immortal? Are they both half-elves, of is one an elf and the other a human? Could it be that the elven parent does not want to lose their human partner due to their shorter life span? Is there some longterm goal they wish to achieve that would require them more time than their normal lifetime would suffice? Immortality for the sake of avoiding death is ok, but I think there are so many more interesting reasons that one could seek immortality. And for the drive to be so strong that one would sacrifice their own child, it must be something very important.Perhaps blood magic awoke some aspect of the Prophecy within the child, which created some kind of connection to abilities associated with dragons.Sounds like this is the option that intrigues you least.-Draconic patron-Was born in in an area of a manifest zone while the plane was coterminus with Eberron. If a classic fire dragon, could be Fernia. If another heritage, could be a plane that is more closely associated with that energy type.-Perhaps the power and magic of dragons exists within a matrix that all dragons draw strength from. She may have inadvertently or purposefully found a way to tap into it.-Her powers may resemble that of dragons, but it is actually not related at all to dragons.Hope these ideas help!</blockquote>

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