Urik Rowan

—Urik[src]

**Urik** was the mother of Beric Rowan. She took the pact Eladrin was carrying and as a consequence has been trapped in Dolurrh since her death. She used to faithfully serve the Raven, believing her Queen was helping the shadar-kair—the souls of everyone who had once carried a piece of the pact—but has seen how the person she was loyal to has twisted into something else, and has formed a rebellion against her.

## History

Urik was quite a controversial figure in the Last War. She was a general in the Brelish army who won many of the battles she fought, but she used a dark magic no one understood. This was the pact she took from Eladrin, and would pass on to Beric when she died.

### Dolurrh

Urik served a powerful figure in Dolurrh known as the Raven, who once helped usher souls into their final resting place. In life she was vibrant, and in death she's become gaunt. She rides a large lack horse and is capable of fighting off the Sorrowsworn, demons who take souls and "do horrible things" to them.

She finds her son, Beric, in Dolurrh. Curse-Bringer has told them that they're not supposed to be there and he thinks they can find a way back to Eberron, and so Urik brings them to the Raven, assuming if anyone there will know what to do it'll be her.

Beric and the Raven have a private discussion, and when Beric is ready to return to the world of the living he and Urik are given a moment alone for a tearful good-bye.

### Aerenal

Just as things are looking bad for the party, Urik appears through a rip in the planes with an army of shadar-kai. They fight the sorrowsworn in a bloody battle, and when it's all over, Urik gets another chance to have a talk with her son. Beric is distraught over all the things that are happening to him, and rejects when she claims the battle was a win. He didn't want it to end this way, and doesn't like what he's had to do. Urik listens but is confident that in a war, you do what you have to do.

### Beric's Death

Urik is there to greet Beric when he dies for the final time and is left wandering Dolurrh. She takes him in her arms and soothes him all she can, and he takes comfort in knowing he can help the shadar-kai.

## Physical Attributes

In life she was vibrant with brunette hair. In Dolurrh, she has the same raven hair and ashen, gaunt features that the rest of the shadar-kai have.

## Trivia

* Urik Rowan was a character originally from The Forge of War.
* Despite the angels not speaking of her, Urik accompanied Eladrin to Syrania.
* Though it was never stated in canon, Philip intended Urik to be in command of the Westwind Riders, which made an appearance in Campaign Two.

## Appearances

* Ep. 33 Eberron Reduced 3
* Ep. 99 Recovered Kingdom Chapter One
* Ep. 128 Thrashing of Eras Chapter Five
* Ep. 129 Thrashing of Eras Chapter Six
* Ep. 142 Waking of the Dreams Chapter Three (dream sequence)
* Ep. 147 The Nightmare’s Dusking Chapter Three

## References and Footnotes

1. ↑ Urik has an extensive family tree.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ep. 8 Eberron Reviewed 2
3. ↑ Ep. 128 Thrashing of Eras Chapter Five
4. ↑ Ep. 129 Thrashing of Eras Chapter Six
5. ↑ Ep. 147 The Nightmare’s Dusking Chapter Three
6. ↑ Ep. 33 Eberron Reduced 3
7. ↑ Ep. 85 Eberron Reviewed 16 (C2)