Page 47 - Eberron -Rising from the Last War_Neat

WE GET THINGS WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. IT DOESN'T
matter if it's a letter, a person. or a hundred tons o f steel.
Whether we have to cross mountains, rivers, or the Mourn­
/and itself, Orienfmds a way.
-Bali d'Orien, veteran courier

The Mark of Passage governs motion, allowing its
bearer to move with uncanny speed. The bearer of the
mark can even slip through space in the blink of an eye.
HOUSE 0 R I E N
Leader: Kwanti d'Orien
Headquarters: Journey's Home (Passage, Aundair)
The House of Passage manages land transportation.
The lightning rail is the house's most dramatic tool, but
Orien also runs caravans and coaches across the length
of Khorvaire. Dragonshard focus items ensure that
the fastest vehicles are those driven by heirs with the
Mark of Passage, but the house also licenses unmarked
teamsters. The Courier's Guild of House Ori en delivers
mail and packages and has a branch that handles more
covert and dangerous deliveries.
Orien has dominated transportation for centuries, Ability Score I n crease. Your Dexterity score in­
but now the house is facing challenges. The Mournland creases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice
is a dramatic obstacle for ground transportation, and increases by .
1
Baron K w anti d'Orien has had tremendous difficulty se­ Courier's S p eed. Your base walking speed increases
curing funds to rebuild the lightning rail line across the to 35 feet.
blasted landscape. Indeed, he spends most of his time I n tuitive Motion. When you make a Dexterity (Acro­
away from his headquarters in Aundair, trying to raise batics) check or any ability check to operate or maintain
funds for the project while keeping an eye on house a land vehicle, you can roll a d4 and add the number
operations. He travels across western Khorvaire in his rolled to the ability check.
personal lightning rail coach, the Silver U n icorn-a ref­ Magical P a ssage. You can cast the misty step spell
erence to the house's unicorn emblem. once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it
House Orien's problems don't end with the Mourn­ when you finish a long rest. Dexterity is your spellcast­
land, though. The expanding role of Lyrandar airships ing ability for this spell.
threatens the house's business. Baron Kwanti would S p ells of the M a rk. If you have the Spellcasting or
like to be able to offer more instantaneous transporta­ the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of
tion, but long-distance teleportation is a service only the Passage Spells table are added to the spell list of your
strongest Orien dragonmarks can provide. So the house spellcasting class.
is working with House Cannith in an effort to unlock
and enhance this gift of the Mark of Passage. Ori en M A R K O F PASSAGE SPELLS
heirs might be caught up in these experiments or in the Spell Level Spells
rivalry with House Lyrandar.
1 s t expeditious retreat.jump
V A RIANT HUMA N : MARK OF PA S AGE 2nd misty step, pass without trace
S
3rd blink, phantom steed
If your human character has the Mark of Passage, the
following traits replace the human's Ability Score In­ 4th dimension door.freedom of movement
crease trait in the Player's Handbook. 5th teleportation circle

CHAPTER 1 I CHARACTER CREATION