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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 6748598" data-attributes="member: 25818">Originally posted by Alex_:"Cults of the Dragon Below" is just a classification of convenience.  There's no real organization/communication/cooperation amongst different congregations that follow the same entity, let alone those that follow different Daelkyr or between one that followers a specific Daelkyr and another that follows a Rajah. Some don't even follow a Daelkyr or Rajah. They may just be following some Mindflayer or Bebelith. Anything more powerful than them that can corrupt. Yes, both the Rajahs and Daelkyr happen to be trapped in Khyber, but they're trapped underground in totally different places. The Rajahs are hidden across Eberron itself, and can be found even in Xen'drik and Sarlona, unlike the Daelkyr which are mostly confined to Khorvaire in the Shadow Marches, Droaam, and Breland regions.A Cult of the Dragon Below dedicated to the Abiding Scar (currently under Stomreach)would consist of a bunch of random people who have succumbed to the maddening influence of the Abiding Scar. They'd gather in secret and follow what this mysterious power of evil and betrayal suggests via whispers in their dreams and subconscious. Otherwise, they know next to nothing about this entity, let alone other Rajahs and even more unlikely, the Daelkyr. Not very many fiends amongst their numbers. Mostly locals of random races and backgrounds. The Lords of Dust are something completely different. The Lords of Dust is an organization from the Demon Wastes led by fiendish beings who work to unleash the Rajahs themselves. They remember the Scar That Abides before he was even sealed away and have been keeping tabs on him ever since. They don't follow the Scar the Abides specifically as much as they follow the greater council back in the Demon Wastes. They have an actual plan for not only him, but all the other Rajahs, and the Dragons and Couatls as well, which involves intricate plots intended to manipulate the Prophecy. Their members are almost entirely fiends, individuals who have made contact and have relationships with fiends, or their puppets. I can see the Lords of Dust manipulating Cults of the Dragon Below that are unknowingly worshipping a Rajah if they believe they can be useful in better understanding or manipulating the prophecy. Giving the cult more information regarding the history of this entity they've been serving, or claiming to be an ally or champion of this entity, and as such, worthy of their allegiance. I wouldn't expect a member of the Lords of Dust to have much to do with Cults of the Dragon Below as they related to the Daelkyr. The Daelkyr are confined to a much smaller region- regions where no Rajahs are suggested to be bound- and they seem to have no interest in the Prophecy. Their followers merely follow them and their twisted goals with little regard for anyone who stands in their way. People just say Cults of the Dragon Below, because all these forces are somehow related to Khyber and they couldn't tell one from another to save their life. If people did understand the difference, they would describe them separately as Fiend worshiping and Aberration worshiping faiths. That's how I run it at least.</blockquote>

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