Many different myths have been told about the creation of the world and the early years of Eberron. One tale, however, is widely accepted as the truth by the majority of the beings of Eberron.

Common Knowledge:At the beginning of time, called the Age of Dragons, three progenitor dragons fought. Proud Siberys was slain by dark Khyber, who in turn was bound by vibrant Eberron. The scattered remains of Siberys, the Dragon Above, became the ring that encircles the world, and its scales became the stars. The body of Eberron, the Dragon Between, formed the sea and continents. Under the surface, the bones and blood of Khyber, the Dragon Below, created labyrinthine passages.

History or Religion DC 10: Life sprang from the dragons' blood spilled in the great battle. The blood of Siberys became the dragons of the earth. Khyber's blood, oozing up from the depths of the world, became fiends and demons. These races quickly resumed the fight that their progenitors began. Eberron's children, though more numerous and varied, could not match the might of the other progenitor's offspring.

Just as Khyber triumphed over Siberys, the fiends drove the dragons away, trapping them on the land of Argonnessen. Although battles continued, a balance of power was struck, with the dragons unable to push beyond their one continent and the demons unable to crush them utterly. This stalemate lasted for a million years and is referred to as the Age of Demons.

History or Religion DC 15: The world changed when the dragons discovered what has come to be called the Draconic Prophecy and found allies - the couatls. According to legend, these celestial creatures were formed from the pure blood of Siberys before it struck Eberron. Like the dragons, they had hidden from and feared the fiends. Together, the dragons and the couatls launched a new war against the fiends.

After thousands of years, the war ended when the couatls discovered a way to imprison the most powerful of the demons: the couatls would sacrifice their spirits to form the prison. The dragons launched a final assault, incurring significant casualties to keep the fiends preoccupied while the couatls prepared the imprisoning ritual.

In the end, the greatest of the fiends were imprisoned deep in the earth, the couatls were all but wiped out, and the remaining dragons retreated to recuperate and study the dreater meanings of the Prophecy.

The wisest dragons contend that the world was born in battle. According to myth, the emptiness before creation was the domain of three mighty dragons. Golden Siberys was the source of all magic. Gentle Eberron was the fountain of life. Cruel Khyber was the master of secret knowledge, and of the powers that lurk in the darkness. Together, they held dominion over the fate of all, and they pondered the proper shape of the universe.
In the beginning, the Progenitors worked together. They started with the thirteen planes, but as they molded reality, rifts began to form between them. Dark Khyber grew greedy, and noble Siberys responded by becoming more forceful; each sought greater influence in the work. Daanvi, Fernia, and Irian bear the prevailing mark of Siberys. Kythri, Mabar, and Xoriat show the dominant touch of Khyber. Eberron sought to mediate but could not bridge the divide.

When it came time to create the final, central plane, the tensions between Siberys and Khyber could not be contained. The dark one tore into her sibling, mortally wounding the gold dragon and scattering his scales across the sky. Although not powerful enough to defeat her, Eberron knew that Khyber could not be allowed to benefit from her deeds. The gentle one refused to fight Khyber with claw and tooth. Instead, Eberron embraced her, trapping Khyber within her smothering coils. Eberron called on the powers of life, giving birth to soil, tree, and ocean, and so transformed herself into a living prison that Khyber could never escape.

Thus Eberron became the world on which all life grew. To this day, she nurtures and sustains all. Siberys' remains became the ring around the world; his scattered scales became the stars. Khyber remains trapped within - the Dragon Below, the Mother of Monsters, the source of all darkness - forever struggling to escape and bring an end to it all.