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THE MARK OF HOSPITALITY DRAGONMARKED CHARACTERS
Here are some characters who carry this mark.
“Welcome, welcome! So good to see you again. Let
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me get your drink—blackroot tal with honey, yes? run a score of Gold Dragon Inns. You’ve never
And then you have to listen to this story I’ve heard gotten your hands dirty with the family business;
about the strange things going on in the Cogs. ” you’ve been too busy going to the best parties.
Just the other day, you were dancing with dru-
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ids, and they summoned an Archfey from Thel-
anis. You don’t remember all the details—it was
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with the Mark of Hospitality is sure to be rich in a deal with the fey prince. You’re not sure what
friends. The magic of the mark allows the bearer aW] IOZMML \W# aW]¼L JM\\MZ ÅVL W]\
to keep a place clean and to heat, chill, and /]QTL )Z\Q[IV *IZL AW] ZIV \PM ÅVM[\ JIZ QV
season food. But it also helps the bearer connect Cyre, until the Mourning destroyed it. You know
with others, setting troubled minds at ease. a group of adventurers—regulars from your lost
tavern—and you’re tagging along with them until
HOUSE GHALLANDA aW] ÅO]ZM W]\ aW]Z VM`\ [\MX
The majority of inns, taverns, and restaurants
in the Five Nations are either directly owned by MARK OF HOSPITALITY TRAITS
House Ghallanda or licensed by its Hosteler’s 1N aW]¼ZM I PITÆQVO _Q\P \PM 5IZS WN 0W[XQ\ITQ\a
Guild. Most people give little thought to House you have this subrace, with the following traits.
Ghallanda; when compared to the soldiers of Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma
House Deneith and the factories of House Can- score increases by 1.
nith, an alliance of innkeepers seems harmless Ever Hospitable. When you make a Charis-
and inconsequential. But Ghallanda’s strength ma (Persuasion) check or an ability check involving
lies in charm and connections. A Ghallanda brewer’s supplies or cook’s utensils, you can roll a
innkeeper hears many things—if you want to d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check.
know what’s really going on in a community, talk Innkeeper’s Magic. You know the prestidigi-
\W \PM PITÆQVO JIZ\MVLMZ <PM TMILMZ[ WN 0W][M tation cantrip. You can also cast the purify food and
Ghallanda don’t sell information; they prefer to drink and unseen servant spells with this trait. Once
build friendship and deal in favors. But should you cast either spell with this trait, you can’t cast
a Ghallanda baron every truly need something, \PI\ [XMTT _Q\P Q\ IOIQV ]V\QT aW] ÅVQ[P TWVO ZM[\
they likely have a favor they can call in. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Ghallanda has a number of “bound business- Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcast-
es”—franchises run directly by the house. The ing or the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on
Gold Dragon Inn is such a business, and these the Mark of Hospitality Spells table are added to
inns can be found in every major city, each the spell list of your spellcasting class.
serving a familiar menu and providing similar
services. But many Ghallanda heirs take pride in DÙ» Ê¥ ,ÊÝ֮㽮ãù ^Ö½½Ý
creating their own unique businesses. There are ^ƉĞůů >ĞǀĞů ^ƉĞůůƐ
also many independent restaurants, inns, and ϭƐƚ ŐŽŽĚďĞƌƌLJ͕ ƐůĞĞƉ
taverns that are licensed by Ghallanda. The blink
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dog seal is an assurance that a locale meets Gha-
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llanda standards of health and quality—but not
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sanctum
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