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THE MARK OF SCRIBING part detective, part spy. Always keep your eyes
open for leads and see where they take you.
“Communication is the foundation of civilization.” Sage Wizard. You started out as a scribe and
discovered a talent for arcane magic and a love
— Lysse Lorridan d’Sivis, of history. You’re eager to explore ancient ruins
House Matriarch and lost civilizations, and you’re especially inter-
ested in uncovering old records, spellbooks, and
ancient lore.
The Mark of Scribing deals with communica-
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tion—both the written and spoken word. A gnome
Mark of Making allows you to read the code of
who bears the mark can feel words as though
reality itself, to understand voices no one else can
they are living creatures, struggling to make their
hear. You have no interest in the business of your
meaning known. The mark provides a range of
house; you are on a grander quest, unraveling a
gifts. It translates languages, but it also allows its
secret that lesser minds can’t comprehend. Your
bearer to communicate with others at a distance.
patron could be a daelkyr or your mark may tru-
HOUSE SIVIS ly be connecting you to some primordial force.

The gnomes of House Sivis facilitate communi- MARK OF SCRIBING TRAITS
cation. This is seen most literally in speaking stones,
If you’re a gnome with the Mark of Scribing, you
magic items allowing a Sivis heir to send a short
have this subrace, with the following traits.
message to another speaking stone; House Siv-
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma
is’s network of message stations is the backbone
score increases by 1.
of long-distance communication. But Sivis also
Gifted Scribe. When you make an Intelli-
trains and licenses scribes, notaries, interpreters,
gence (History) check or an ability check using
cartographers, barristers, heralds, bookbinders
calligrapher’s supplies, you can roll a d4 and add
and more. House Sivis has an especially close
the number rolled to the ability check.
relationship with House Kundarak, as Kundarak
Scribe’s Insight. You know the message can-
letters of credit must be notarized with a Sivis
trip. You can also cast comprehend languages once
arcane mark.
with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast
House Sivis has taken great pains to maintain
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the trust of its clients and takes a position of ab-
at 3rd level, you can cast the magic mouth spell
solute neutrality in all disputes, whether between
with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast
houses or nations. Gnomes have a natural love
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spellcasting ability for these spells.
house often engage in subtle schemes and feuds,
Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcast-
but these are never allowed to threaten the house
ing or the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on
as a whole. Sivis gnomes are typically friendly,
the Mark of Scribing Spells table are added to
curious, and engaging; but that kindly exterior
the spell list of your spellcasting class.
may conceal a scheming mind.
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Here are examples of characters who carry the ϭƐƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͕ ŝůůƵƐŽƌLJ ƐĐƌŝƉƚ
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is one of the greatest mysteries of all. You’re an
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observer tasked to keep your eyes open for any
5th ĚƌĞĂŵ
sort of manifestation of the Prophecy. You are

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