Queen Dannel ir'Wynarn was the last monarch of the kingdom of Cyre.[1][2][3][4][5] She reigned from 943 YK to 994 YK.[4]
Personality[]
Dannel was passionate, educated, and sensitive in her early years as queen, and although the tragedies of war affected her deeply,[5] she grew up to become an incredibly charismatic leader, who inspired the whole realm and kept spirits high in the face of great losses.[2]
Relationships[]
Dannel was the eldest daughter of King Connos.[5]
Her son, Brusst the Younger, died in infancy, and that left her heartbroken,[5] but five years later she had another child, Prince Oargev ir'Wynarn, who would end up becoming the only surviving member of her family after the Last War.[2][3]
- Keith Baker's commentary.
Her youngest child was Princess Marhya, who was in the capital with her in the eve of the Day of Mourning.[6][7]
History[]
She ascended the throne in 943 YK,[4] when she wasn't even twenty years old.[8]
Some allege that at one point the queen of Cyre insulted Shaeras Vadallia, leader of Cyre's elf mercenaries, and this incited him to annex part of Cyre and found the nation of Valenar in 956 YK. However, it seems more likely the desire for a greater challenge or mere boredom that drove him.[9][10][note 1]
Being in the capital of Metrol on the Day of Mourning on 20 Olarune in 994 YK, Dannel is thought to have been killed in the Mourning.[1][2][3] One of the last things she did was to send Prince Oargev to Breland as an ambassador, which saved his life.[5]
Rumors & Legends[]
It's rumored that, in the final days of the Last War when Cyre stood on the brink of collapse, Queen Dannel and her advisors had planned a new major effort to save the kingdom from invaders.[2][4] It's even been wondered if she had some hand in the Mourning itself.[2]
- Keith Baker's commentary.
The adventure Dread Metrol: Into the Mists, shows Dannel as the ruler of a dark domain, and that her secret acts culminated in her current situation in an extraplanar realm after the Day of Mourning.
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The Dragonshards article "The Elves of Valenar, Part 1" refers to "the young Queen Mishala", but no other source is known to mention her. The Eberron Campaign Guide page 163 refers only to an unnamed "Queen of Cyre" in the same alleged incident, and other sources agree that Dannel was the ruler of this nation when Valenar was created. This article assumes Mishala should be Dannel, the reigning queen at the time of the annexation, though there may be other possibilities, such as Mishala being the name of a queen consort during the Last War.
See Also[]
- Dannel's Pride, a district of Stormreach
- Dannel's Wrath
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Noonan, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb (2009). Eberron Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 130. ISBN 0-7869-5100-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 89. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 109. ISBN 0786966890.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Bill Slavicsek, David Noonan, and Christopher Perkins (2005). Five Nations. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 78. ISBN 0-7869-3690-8.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 James Wyatt, Wolfgang Baur, Ari Marmell (2007). The Forge of War. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 26–27, 32, 42. ISBN 0-7869-4153-7.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Andrew Bishkinskyi, Imogen Gingell (2021). Dread Metrol: Into the Mists. (Dungeons Masters Guild), p. 36.
- ↑ Keith Baker (05/04/2022). IFAQ: Working Without Lore, Sovereign Images, Nagpa and Princess Marhya!. Retrieved on 05/11/2025.
- ↑ James Wyatt, Wolfgang Baur, Ari Marmell (2007). The Forge of War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 26. ISBN 0-7869-4153-7. The book says Dannel became queen when she was 17.
- ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 162–163, 165. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
- ↑ Keith Baker (2004/04/10). The Elves of Valenar, Part 1. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016/11/01. Retrieved on 2020/12/01.