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A trilogy of ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' novels by the creator of ''Eberron'' himself, Keith Baker. They follow four of the iconic characters from the setting--Daine the grizzled veteran, Pierce the warforged soldier, Jode the halfling healer and Lei the scion of House Cannith.

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[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cityoftowers.jpg]] A trilogy of ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' novels by the creator of ''Eberron'' himself, Keith Baker. They follow four of the iconic characters from the setting--Daine the grizzled veteran, Pierce the warforged soldier, Jode the halfling healer and Lei the scion of House Cannith.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Lei is actually a highly advanced warforged.]]

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Lei is actually a highly advanced warforged.warforged, or perhaps a flesh-and-blood homunculus with the same arcane "programming" as her warforged siblings.]]
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* AHeadAtEachEnd: The gigantic two-headed snake in ''The Gates Of Night''. This trope makes sense, as it's a living bridge and is obliged to question each individual who wishes to cross the river on its back (in either direction).
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A trilogy of ''{{Eberron}}'' novels by the creator of ''Eberron'' himself, Keith Baker. They follow four of the iconic characters from the setting--Daine the grizzled veteran, Pierce the warforged soldier, Jode the halfling healer and Lei the scion of House Cannith.

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A trilogy of ''{{Eberron}}'' ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' novels by the creator of ''Eberron'' himself, Keith Baker. They follow four of the iconic characters from the setting--Daine the grizzled veteran, Pierce the warforged soldier, Jode the halfling healer and Lei the scion of House Cannith.
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* {{Badass}}: All of the main characters. Yes, including Jode.
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A trilogy of ''{{Eberron}}'' novels by the creator of ''Eberron'' himself, Keith Baker. They follow four of the iconic characters from the setting--Daine the grizzled veteran, Pierce the warforged soldier, Jode the halfling healer and Lei the scion of House Cannith.

The series starts with the Last War ending. Not knowing what else to do, the four go to Sharn, where Lei has a fiancé waiting for her. But they quickly become embroiled in plot and intrigue, starting with the fact that Lei's betrothed has been murdered.

The books in this series are:
* ''The City of Towers''
* ''The Shattered Land''
* ''The Gates of Night''

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!Contains examples of:
* AccidentalTruth: Jode's bluff to get them into the city. Daine is [[spoiler:a scion of Deneith]], Jode is [[spoiler:possibly a scion of Jarasco]], Lei's parents [[spoiler:did invent the warforged]], and Pierce [[spoiler:was created to protect Lei]].
* AncestralWeapon: Daine's sword, which belonged to his grandfather.
* {{Badass}}: All of the main characters. Yes, including Jode.
* BigBad: The Dreaming Dark by proxy.
* TheBigGuy: Pierce.
* DeadlyDoctor: Jode.
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Daine feels this way.]]
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: The goblin girl who may not even be a child--Daine's not good at judging their age.
* DeusExMachina: Type 4 when [[spoiler:Daine manifests an aberrant mark]] in book three.
* EasyAmnesia: The party was actually ''inside'' Cyre during the [[ApocalypseHow Mourning]]. Next thing they know, they're right on the border, with no memory of how they got there.
* EldritchAbomination: The mind flayer and the quori.
* TheInsomniac: Pierce is a type 4.
* TheMedic: Jode. Lei always works like this for Pierce.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Lei is actually a highly advanced warforged.]]
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