Page 23 - Wayfinders Guide to Eberron
P. 23
AUNDAIR nations. There’s a cleansing stone in
every village, and you might encounter
IVQUI\ML NIZUQVO MY]QXUMV\ QV \PM ÅMTL[
Capital: Fairhaven
The Knights Arcane are an elite unit
Noted for Arcane magic, cheese, education,
of eldritch knights, and the Royal Eyes
fashion, grains, wine
of Aundair are spies that specialize in
divination magic.
Aundair is a realm of grand cities surrounded
by fertile farmlands. Its legendary founder was • House Lyrandar is based on the island
of Stormhome, and House Orien has
devoted to the acquisition of knowledge and
\PM [\]La WN UIOQK IVL \PM ÆWI\QVO \W_MZ[ its ancestral seat in the city of Passage.
WN )ZKIVQ` IZM \PM ÅVM[\ QV[\Q\]\M NWZ Ua[\QKIT Aundair is also home to Baron Jorlanna
study in Khorvaire. Magic is a part of daily life d’Cannith of the House of Making.
throughout the Five Nations, but it is especially • Some Aundairian nobles are bound by
common in Aundair; the nation produces more arcane pacts handed down through the
magewrights and wandslingers than any other. generations. Only remarkable heirs—
From the nobles in the towers of Fairhaven to such as player characters—develop the
the common folk working the vast vineyards of full powers of a warlock. Most such lines
Bluevine, Aundairians value wit and wisdom. IZM \QML \W IZKPNMa J]\ aW] KW]TL M`XTWZM
)]VLIQZQIV[ XZMNMZ ÅVM[[M \W JZ]\M NWZKM IVL other paths.
IXXZMKQI\M K]VVQVO _WZLXTIa IVL ÅVM NI[PQWV[
The Sovereign Host is the dominant faith of
Aundair, with a particular devotion to Aureon. AUNDAIRIAN CHARACTERS
However, the Silver Flame also has a deeply Regardless of your Intelligence score, if you’re an
devoted following—some might say overzealous Aundairian you’re sure you’re the smartest person
WZ M`\ZMUM in the room. Consider the following things.
Aundair is ruled by Queen Aurala ir’Wynarn. Arcane Talent. If you’re not going to play
Aurala is a just ruler, but she has never a magical class, consider being a high elf or a
IJIVLWVML \PM LZMIU WN I /ITQNIZ ZM]VQ\ML variant human with the Magic Initiate feat.
under her rule. While Aundair is a small nation, ?PM\PMZ aW] TMIZV WٺMV[Q^M KIV\ZQX[ IVL ÅOP\
its arcane superiority allowed it to hold its own as a wandslinger or pick up a few practical
during the Last War. Many believe Aurala tools (prestidigitation, mending, mage hand), every
Q[ XZM[[QVO )ZKIVQ` \W LM^MTWX JI\\TM UIOQK Aundairian should know a little magic.
that will ensure Aundair’s victory in whatever Magic Beats Mundane. Why use your hand
KWVÆQK\[ TQM IPMIL when you could use mage hand? Who still uses a
JW_ _PMV aW] KW]TL ][M I _IVL' ¹Sovereigns above,
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT AUNDAIR Wyllis. We’re days away from the Eleventh Century and
you’re still shooting people with pointed sticks?”
• <PM ÆWI\QVO \W_MZ[ WN )ZKIVQ` IZM I KMV\MZ
Show Some Style. Don’t settle for common
for mystical research. Bear in mind that
clothes and a squalid meal when you could wear
many of its sages specialize in ritual magic
ÅVM glamerweave and drink the best wine. If you’re
IVL IJ[\ZIK\ \PMWZa# Q\¼[ VW\ ÅTTML _Q\P PQOP I ÅOP\MZ NWK][ WV ÅVM[[M IVL ,M`\MZQ\a QV[\MIL
level wizards.
of crude strength. And never miss an opportunity
• Arcane magic is tied into many aspects for a clever quip.
of Aundairian life—more so than other
CHAPTER 2 | AUNDAIR 23
