https://oakthorne.net/wiki/index.php?title=House_Sivis&action=history&feed=atomHouse Sivis - Revision history2024-03-28T15:30:18ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.1https://oakthorne.net/wiki/index.php?title=House_Sivis&diff=54475&oldid=prevLazarusPDX at 03:26, 29 July 20192019-07-29T03:26:03Z<p></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">People often underestimate the value of a carefully chosen word, but not the gnomes of House Sivis. Language drives the wealth and power of this house, and Sivis has changed the shape of communication in the modern age. It is the arcane mark of a Sivis scribe that proves the worth of a Kundarak letter of credit, and the speaking stones of House Sivis that allow an Aundairian sage to contact his brother in Q'barra. Whether serving as translators, mediators, or conduits for long-distance communication, heirs of House Sivis build bridges between people, nations, and cultures. House Sivis has long served as a stabalizing force among the dragonmarked houses, and has maintained its reputation or absolute neutrality for nearly three thousand years.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Though </del>the Mark of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Shadow was </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">first </del>of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">dragonmarks </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appear</del>, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">elves </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Thuranni are </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">second youngest </del>of the dragonmarked houses. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Like </del>their <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">cousins </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">House Phiarlan</del>, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Thuranni lead double lives</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Known among </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">general populace as fine artists </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">courtiers</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">they </del>are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">equally known among </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">knowledgeable elite as purveryors </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">secrets </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">dark deeds</del>. In <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a short </del>time <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(especially by elven reckoning)</del>, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Thuranni Shadow Network </del>has <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">grown </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rival </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">even eclipse its parent sect, </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Serpentine Table </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">House Phiarlan</del>. In <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espionage </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">undercover </del>work, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">agents </del>of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">new </del>house <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">have </del>as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">good </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">reputation as their </del>Phiarlan <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">brethren</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In assassination</del>, House <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Thuranni has </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">distinct </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">dangerous edge - one that makes many within the dragonmarked houses uneasy</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===The Impartial Voice===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The society of Zilargo has long revolved around houses: alliances of families wielding great social power. Sivis was an etablished house even before </ins>the Mark of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Scribing appeared among members. Though </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mark originally manifested in only a few </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bloodlines within the house, it has since spready </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">all the Sivis families. The gnomes are a race touched by magic and driven by curiosity</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and the bards and sages of Sivis worked quickly to unlock </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mark's full potential. Recognizing the risk </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">being ostracized for the power they held, the Sivis dragonmarked also sought to make themselves useful to Zil society, even as they distanced themselfs from </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">politics </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">those they served. In this, they laid the foundation for what would become the standard for </ins>the dragonmarked houses<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">: mercantile forces whose neutrality increased their commericial power</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Within a few centuries, House Sivisi spready tho other lands, where its heirs skills as translators and linguistis proved invalable to the young nations of Khorvaire. Many Sivis gnomes claim that </ins>their <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">house was responsbile for the refinement and spread of the Common tongue from the Old Common of the earliest Sarlonan migrants.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">As House Sivis spread beyond Zilargo, it made contact with the leaders of the newly created dragonmarked houses, helping to establish the common traditions shared by the houses to this day. As time passed, Sivis would play a critical role in discovering new dragonmarked bloodlines and helping the younger houses establish a foothold in the world. Of all the houses, Sivis has historically had the most interest in the draconic Prophecy and the role of the dragonmarked houses within it. Ever since Alder d'Cannith's assertion that twelve contemporary dragonmarks would one day be found </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Eberron</ins>, the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sages of Sivis searched for the missing marks</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Despite its influence, House Sivis has never sought to dominate </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">houses, instead working to be a friend </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ally to all. Of course</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the gnomes </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a subtle people, and many dragonmarked wonder if the vaunted neutrality of House Sivis is not in fact a mask shrouding a far-reaching hidden agenda.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Though the sending ability of the Sivis heris has always been treasured, the house's greatest turning point was </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">development </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the speaking stone in 783 YK. Conceived by Tasker Torralyn d'Sivis </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">developed by the Twelve, the speaking stone allows Sivis heirs who carry the least mark of the house to transmit messages between stones</ins>. In <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">789 YK, the first Sivis message stations appeared in the capital cities of the Five Nations. Since that </ins>time<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, they have multiplied and spread across Khorvaire.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Today</ins>, the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">house continues as it always </ins>has<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, doing its part to stabilize a world torn apart by war. Though some are quick </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">write off the importance of a house of scribes, Sivis is an invaluable, integral part of modern civilization.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Guilds in Sivis===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">House Sivis controls both the Speakers Guild and the Notaries Guild. The guilds' bookish reputations (and the insular nature of the house as a whole) means that many of those outside the other dragonmarked houses have little sense of where one begins </ins>and the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">other ends.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">*'''Notaries Guild:''' The Notaries Guild oversees a vast range </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">services relating to the written word</ins>. In <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">addition to its vital work producing legal documents </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">authenticating letters of credit, the guild licenses cartographers, bookbinders, and scribes, including those whose speciality is copying magic scrolls. Sivis bookkeepers </ins>work <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with numbers as well as words</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and guild appraisers are trained to spot all manner of forgeries. One of the more interesting branches of the guild is the Hidden Word. This arm </ins>of the house <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sells both codes and codebreaking services, along with magical tools such </ins>as <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">secret page and illusory script.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">*'''Speakers Guild:''' Sivis message stations and their speaking stones are the most well-known service of the Speakers Guild, but the guild also oversees </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">number of professions concerned with the spoken word. The guild licenses barristers, interpreters, mediators, heralds, and similar professions, occasionally overlapping with the spoken arts of House </ins>Phiarlan. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">As a rule, House Sivis handles practical and mundane matters</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">while artistic endeavors belong to the elves.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Sivis </ins>House<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The oldest Sivis enclave is located in the city of Korranberg in Zilargo, and this remains the heart of the house in the present day. The region viceroys coordinate efforts from enclaves in the capital cities of every nation of Khorvaire, including Droaam and Darguun. Though Sivis enclaves are designed to facilitate interaction with people of all races, the inner heart of an enclave is constructed for Small humanoids. As such, members of larger races find it difficult to infiltrate </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sivis citadel. Secrecy is of paramount importance to members of the house, </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Oversight uses abjuration magic to shield critical areas from prying (or scrying) eyes</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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Though the Mark of Shadow was the first of the dragonmarks to appear, the elves of Thuranni are the second youngest of the dragonmarked houses. Like their cousins in House Phiarlan, the Thuranni lead double lives. Known among the general populace as fine artists and courtiers, they are equally known among the knowledgeable elite as purveryors of secrets and dark deeds. In a short time (especially by elven reckoning), the Thuranni Shadow Network has grown to rival and even eclipse its parent sect, the Serpentine Table of House Phiarlan. In espionage and undercover work, agents of the new house have as good a reputation as their Phiarlan brethren. In assassination, House Thuranni has a distinct and dangerous edge - one that makes many within the dragonmarked houses uneasy.</div>LazarusPDX