Each Lord of Dust follows a discrete agenda on behalf of the overlord that he, she, or it serves, but even such powerful and singular creatures find it useful to meet in association on occasion. The Bleak Congress is a collection of the exarchs that serve the imprisoned overlords. Though the Lords of Dust are active across Eberron, they make regular pilgrimages to Ashtakala to exchange news and hone their insidious plans. No more than a few of the Lords of Dust meet at once, since they are a fractious lot, given to treachery and infighting. However, rumors from the Eldeen Reaches have told of a large number of caravans making their way to the Demon Wastes, repelling the Wardens of the Wood in their efforts to turn them back. Are these servants of the Lords of Dust? If so, why are they moving now, and why in such numbers?