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DON'T GET SENTIMENTAL. A BEAST IS
a tool. Our role is to find the right tool
f o r the task and to make sure they're o f
the . finest quality. Nature is our king­
dom; never o rget that we were born
f
to rule it.
-Dalin d'V a dalis

The Mark of Handling gives its bearer a primal
connection to beasts and the natural world, grant­
ing the power to calm and coax. This extends beyond
purely natural animals; the mark allows its bearer to
guide a hippogriff as easily as a horse.

HOUSE V A DALIS
Leader: Dalin d'Vadalis
Headquarters: Foalswood (near Varna, Eldeen Reaches)
Represented by the hippogriff, House Vadalis plays an
important role in daily life, offering meat, mounts, and Ability Score I n crease. Your Wisdom score increases
more. Vadalis isn't one of the most powerful houses, but by 2, and one other ability score of your choice in­
its barons are generally content; they're more interested creases by .
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in discovering new monstrosities than engaging in poli­ W il d I n tuition. When you make a Wisdom (Animal
tics. The current head of the house, Dalin d'Vadalis, dis­ Handling) or Intelligence (Nature) check, you can roll a
dains the use of a title and has no aspirations to nobility d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check.
or greatness for himself or his house. Primal Connection. You can cast the animal friend­
House Vadalis breeds and trains beasts for a wide ship and speak with animals spells with this trait,
range of purposes. While the house maintains vast cat­ requiring no material component. Once you cast either
tle ranches and trains horses and hounds, the Mark of spell with this trait, you can't cast that spell with it again
Handling allows Vadalis to work with more exotic crea­ until you finish a short or long rest. Wisdom is your
tures as well. Griffons, hippogriffs, and even bulettes spellcasting ability for these spells.
can be bred and trained. Even with the Mark of Han­ T h e Bigger They Are. Starting at 3rd level, you can
dling, this is dangerous work; there's a lot of turnover target a beast or monstrosity when you cast animal
at the bulette ranch. But these exotic creatures aren't friendship or speak with animals, provided the creature's
enough to satisfy the most innovative members of the Intelligence score is 3 or lower.
house, leading to the practice of magebreeding. Using Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcasting or
dragonshard focus items, Vadalis has found ways to the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of
create magical creatures. T y pically, this results in a su­ Handling Spells table are added to the spell list of your
perior version of a creature-an animal that is stronger, spellcasting class.
faster, and smarter. But rumors claim that Vadalis has
crafted monsters of its own. Some rumors even insist M A R K O F H A N D L I N G S P E LLS
that Vadalis is trying to magebreed better humans.
Spell Level Spells
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V A RIANT HUM N : l st animal r iendship, speak with animals
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M A R K OF HANDLING 2nd beast sense, calm emotions
----- 3rd beacon of hope, conjure animals
If your human character has the Mark of Handling, the 4th aura of life, dominate beast
following traits replace the human's Ability Score In­
crease trait in the Player's Handbook. 5th awaken

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