Eberron Campaign Ideas

I don't own my own it yet, but the copy of Eberron: Rising From the Last War I requested from the library came in today. While I've only skimmed it, I really like what I see. Unlike previous 5e books, this one really is a campaign setting. I've been talking with a few folks and will hopefully have a 5e group again early next year. If that happens, I will be diving into Eberron.

While I haven't thought about the group's benefactor or things like that yet, I already have some ideas on what I want to use and how I want to include it into the setting.

A shipwreck (possibly even an airship crash) will see the low level party stranded on Swordfish Islands. The crystals being mined there are rare dragon shards. The mercenary company there will be one of the Dragonmarked houses and I think the Night Ogres might originally be from Droaam. The decadent elves can easily been a group that left Xen'Drik in a past age.

Speaking of Xen'Drik, that's the perfect place for the Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride. Since the drow are the main native humanoid/demihuman population on that island, the cannibal tribesman will be degenerate drow, who turned to demons and such to keep themselves safe from giants.

I'm still deciding where I should put the Howling Crater. I think I might place it in Breland not too far from the Mournlands. Obadiah and his kin moved into the crater during the Last War. Because of the blood shed and devestation of the Mourning, deaths related to it weren't heavily investigated. I think the hook I'll use will involve the mutants tainting nearby water sources and the pc's investigating the Howling Crater out of fear that the Mournlands are growing and that being the cause of the sickness. A part of me has also thought about putting the crater in Thrane. Given the theocratic nature of Thrane, I kind of like the idea of Obadiah being formerly associated with the Church of the Silver Flame.

As far as non-adventure specific things I want to include Siegeball into the campaign. I think it makes since for a sport to gain popularity. Without the war, citizens need something to take pride in. Even if pc's don't want to be players, I think Eberron has room for a game like Siegeball. Also, after watching a few episodes of Droaam & Defiance, I definitely think professional wrestling has a place in Eberron too.