Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

CHAPTER 3 | HALF-ELVES 77

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the plans of a rival family. You could even be
working for the mysterious Trust, the conspiracy
that maintains order in Zilargo. If you are
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mission, but you could also be a sleeper agent—
gathering information and allies and waiting for
the day when your skills will be put to use.

ZIL NAMES

Zil society is divided into major houses, each of
which is composed of multiple families. Each
gnome has three names: their personal name,
their family name, and their house name. For
example, Alina Lorridan Lyrris and Tallian
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within House Lyrris. Gnomish names are long
and lyrical; a Zil proverb claims “the sweetest
song is the name of a friend.” Personal and clan
names average three syllables in length, and there
is a strong tradition of alliteration.
Male Names: Alian, Castar, Dorius, Elymar,
Haliar, Hasal, Illian, Jassian, Lassius, Sanadal,
Tallian, Torius
Female Names: Alina, Cassia, Dalia, Jandia,
Lysse, Myssia, Ranadala, Saralyssa, Talina,
Tandria, Tassi, Vassilia
Family Names: Alyre, Alysse, Canatar,
Del, Dorian, Hal, Josilyn, Kan, Lin, Lorridan,
Lyrriman, Sil, Suvius, Syrralan, Talius, Til,
Torralyn
Clan Names: Adredar, Clebdecher, Dalian,
Davandi, Harlian, Hebberdesh, Korrian,
Lonadar, Lyrris, Nezzelech, Santiar, Tarliach

GNOMES OF THE FIVE NATIONS

Gnomes are found across the Five Nations, and
most are well-integrated into the local cultures.
Gnomes are often encountered as merchants,
magewrights, chroniclers, scholars, and
scoundrels. While the gnomes of the Five Nations
aren’t as inherently devious as their Zil cousins,
family is usually important to them. You may
have a network of old favors and connections to
the community you grew up in. But you might

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avoiding the intrigues your cousins adore.

GNOMES AND DRAGONMARKS

The gnomes of House Sivis carry the Mark

of Scribing. Members of the house are scribes

and notaries, but they also maintain the

sending stones that facilitate long-distance

communication in Khorvaire.

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—Nandon Tam, Khoravar activist

Half-elves are spread across Khorvaire, from

the Towering Woods of the Eldeen Reaches

to the slums of Sharn. New half-elves are born

in every generation as a result of pairings

between humans, elves, and half-elves, and these

newborns typically cling to the cultures of their

parents. However, over the course of centuries

half-elves have developed their own communities

and traditions; this sense of identity has been

strengthened by the rise of House Lyrandar and

House Medani.

In making a half-elf character, think about

whether you were born into a Khoravar

community, or if you were born to parents of

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you? The elves of Aerenal have never allowed a

half-elf into the Undying Court, and the Valenar

elves don’t consider half-elves to be capable of

channeling a Valenar ancestral spirit.

THE KHORAVAR

When two half-elves conceive, the child is always

a half-elf. Over the course of generations, families

and communities of half-elves have developed

their own cultural identity. Members of these