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Returning 35 results for 'sivis'.
Monsters
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
of House Sivis are typically accomplished gnome scholars of magic. In addition to the might that comes with their marks, they favor magical sigils and words of power.
backgrounds
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
influence House Sivis has had on the shape of the modern age—just as few know how often a royal adviser holds more power than the actual ruler. While the other dragonmarked houses fight for fame and
recognition, House Sivis plays a long game of subtle influence behind the scenes, keeping order amid the chaos of unending intrigue.
Backgrounds
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
You have sworn fealty to a dragonmarked house. If you have a dragonmark, you’re likely a member of one of the house’s influential families; otherwise you’re an outsider who hopes to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
House Sivis Under the leadership of Doyenne Lysse Lyrriman d’Sivis, House Sivis does everything it can to stabilize a world torn apart by war. Some write off the importance of a house of scribes
, while others wonder whether the much-vaunted neutrality of House Sivis conceals a far-reaching hidden agenda. Whatever the truth of the house’s ambition, House Sivis remains an invaluable, integral part
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
House Sivis The gnomes of House Sivis facilitate communication. This is seen most literally in speaking stones, magic items allowing a Sivis heir to send a short message to another speaking stone
; House Sivis’s network of message stations is the backbone of long-distance communication. But Sivis also trains and licenses scribes, notaries, interpreters, cartographers, barristers, heralds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
House Sivis Leader: Lysse Lyrriman d’Sivis Headquarters: The Labyrinth (Korranberg, Zilargo) Bearing the emblem of the cockatrice, the gnomes of House Sivis facilitate communication. This is seen
most literally in speaking stones, magic items allowing a Sivis heir to send a short message to another speaking stone. House Sivis’s message stations employs these items as the backbone of their long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
House Sivis Heir Yinfaowei Harrison Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Mark of Scribing (see “Dragonmark Feats”)
Skill Proficiencies: History and Perception
Tool Proficiency
a place in the world. Few people realize the influence House Sivis has had on the shape of the modern age—just as few know how often a royal adviser holds more power than the actual ruler. While the
Magic Items
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The key to long-distance, virtually instantaneous communication across Khorvaire is House Sivis’s network of message stations. Each station contains at least one speaking stone, which is carved
Sivis message station, a gnome is always on duty by the speaking stone, listening for messages that might come in and transcribing them for delivery to their intended recipients.
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Communication is the foundation of civilization.
—Baron Lysse Lyrriman d’Sivis
The Mark of Scribing deals with communication—both the written and spoken word. A gnome who
communicate with others at a distance.
House Sivis
Leader: Lysse Lyrriman d’Sivis
Headquarters: The Labyrinth (Korranberg, Zilargo)
Bearing the emblem of the cockatrice, the gnomes of House
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
retrieve them at any other Kundarak enclave.
House Kundarak has a close alliance with House Sivis. Like the House of Scribing, Kundarak has worked to earn the trust of its clients and to establish a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
inexpensive; sending a package or a message by way of a courier is more secure but more expensive. If security is particularly important, House Sivis can protect written messages using magic, such as the
illusory script spell, and House Kundarak can secure packages with the glyph of warding spell. The gnomes of House Sivis also maintain a network of speaking stones (described in chapter 5) to facilitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, you’ll turn to the message stations of House Sivis. The basic tool is the speaking stone, which allows a dragonmarked operator to send a short message to any other speaking stone. Sending a message through
speaking stone network is the backbone of communication, but if it’s not fast enough, there is one more option. A Sivis enclave might have a heir who can perform sending, which can send a message instantly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
between 5 cp and 5 gp, depending on the size of the package and where you need it delivered. You can find Sivis message stations in almost every upper and middle ward, and if you absolutely have to contact
someone instantly, the Sivis enclave in the Dragon Towers district (Middle Central) can perform a sending spell for 200 gp. House Tharashk has brought an innovation to message delivery in Sharn: the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, depending on the size of the package and where you need it delivered. You can find Sivis message stations in every upper and middle ward, and if you absolutely have to get a message to someone
instantly, the Sivis enclave in Dragon Towers (Middle Central) can perform sending for 200 gp. House Tharashk has brought a new innovation to message delivery in Sharn: gargoyles. Tharashk has licensed a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Gnomes and Dragonmarks The Mark of Scribing appears among the gnomes of House Sivis. The gnomes of this house were among the first of their kind to leave Zilargo and live in human lands. They love
bureaucracy and intrigue as much as the gnomes of their homeland, but they have carefully cultivated a reputation for impartiality and secrecy, since their services rely on trust. Today, House Sivis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Gnomes and Dragonmarks The gnomes of House Sivis carry the Mark of Scribing. Members of the house are scribes and notaries, but they also maintain the sending stones that facilitate long-distance communication in Khorvaire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
they were the target. In a Sivis message station, a gnome is always on duty by the speaking stone, listening for messages that might come in and transcribing them for delivery to their intended recipients.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Deneith Fighter, a Jorasco Cleric, a Medani Wizard, and a Phiarlan Monk are assigned to protect important people. 3 Bounty Hunters. A Sivis Bard, a Tharashk Barbarian, a Tharashk Ranger, and a Vadalis
them away from danger. 7 Researchers. A Cannith Artificer, a Deneith Paladin, a Medani Rogue (Arcane Trickster), and a Sivis Wizard carry out arcane research for the Twelve. 8 Strike Force. A Cannith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the oldest city in Zilargo. Many aristocrats of other nations come to study in the famous library and the gnome colleges of Korranberg. The ancestral citadel of House Sivis is located here, as well as
the Triumvirate rises over the central portion of the city. House Kundarak, House Sivis, and House Cannith maintain outposts in the city, and the other dragonmarked houses station agents here as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
vaults, allowing a client to store their goods in one location and retrieve them at any other Kundarak enclave. House Kundarak has a close alliance with House Sivis. Like the House of Scribing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Chronicle’s main offices are located in Korranberg. The paper also maintains field offices in the Five Nations, the Mror Holds, and Zilargo. Each field office shares space with a House Sivis message
lightning rail coaches at a discounted rate of 15 cp/mile (instead of the usual 2 sp/mile). House Sivis. The newspaper also cooperates closely with House Sivis to facilitate communication between the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
the mercantile specialties of the characters’ houses, such as Artisan for House Cannith, Sailor for House Lyrandar, Entertainer for House Phiarlan or House Thuranni, or Scribe for House Sivis.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Halfling Food, lodging, urban information Making Cannith Human Manufacturing Passage Orien Human Land transportation Scribing Sivis Gnome Communication, translation, verification Sentinel Deneith Human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
with other houses and nations strictly professional, built on a solid foundation of trust and a reputation for unshakable integrity. House Kundarak’s only close ties are with House Sivis and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
a House Sivis expedition made two discoveries: the region contained valuable dragonshards, and a number of clans had manifested the Dragonmark of Finding. This led to the foundation of House Tharashk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a close alliance with House Sivis. Like the House of Scribing, Kundarak has worked to earn the trust of its clients and to establish a reputation for unshakable integrity. The house has no love of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Orien lightning rail. 9 At a carnival run by House Phiarlan, customers begin acting strangely. They all hum the same song, which spreads like a virus as more people hear it. 10 A Sivis translator has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
hundred years ago, when a House Sivis expedition made two discoveries: the region contained valuable dragonshards, and a number of clans had manifested the Dragonmark of Finding. This led to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
spellcaster arrives at your Bastion via airship. LEROY STEINMANN Agents of (Left to Right) House Medani, House Orien, House Tharashk, House Phiarlan, House Vadalis, and House Sivis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
barons now vie for control. Each one wants to unite the house under their own leadership, but it’s entirely possible the house could fracture as House Phiarlan did. Sivis. House Sivis is known for its
might act as agents of the Twelve, House Sivis, or some other group or patron that pursues peace among the houses. Or the characters might represent different houses; their prior relationship to each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragon. The proprietor, Hascal d’Ghallanda, has the Greater Mark of Hospitality and can give his favorite customers access to his magnificent mansion. House Sivis maintains a small enclave in Clifttop. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
other while spying on local nobility. 10 An heir of House Sivis starts blackmailing people based on the content of intercepted messages. 11 A bounty hunter of House Tharashk hunts one of the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Human Manufacturing
Passage Orien Human Land Transportation
Scribing Sivis Gnome Communication, Translation, Verification
Sentinel Deneith Human Bodyguards, Mercenaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
strongholds for the house families. A city may also have any number of businesses tied to the house — a Ghallanda inn, a Cannith smith, a Sivis message station — but these are simply providing services and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Thuranni Sneak into a secret area to serve as the target of a scrying spell Steal plans for a powerful new weapon Carry out an assassination 10 Sivis Mediate a tense negotiation Assure that two