CHAPTER 4 | BACKGROUND 95FEATURE: HOUSE CONNECTIONS
As an agent of your house, you can always get
food and lodging for your friends at a house
enclave. When the house assigns you a mission,
it will usually provide you with necessary supplies
and transportation. Beyond this, you have many
old friends, mentors, and rivals in your house
and you may encounter one of them when you
interact with a house business. As a Lyrandar
agent you may know the captain of an airship; as
a Ghallanda agent you know a lot of innkeepers
and bartenders. The degree to which such
acquaintances will be willing to help you out will
depend on your current standing in your house.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
House agents are a diverse lot. Consider the
house you serve and the type of work you do in
developing or selecting characteristics.
d8 WĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚLJdƌĂŝƚ
1 /ŶĞǀĞƌůĞƚĞŵŽƟŽŶĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞǁŽƌŬ͘
2 /͛ŵĂůǁĂLJƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘
3 I share trivia about my house’s business
(medicine, ships, warforged).
4 I hold myself and anyone I work with to
ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJŚŝŐŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘
5 I never forget an insult made against
myself or my house.
6 /͛ŵǀĞƌLJĞdžĐŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚ
everything my house does.
7 /͛ŵƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐŵLJŚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƚĂŬĞŐƌĞĂƚ
pride in my personal appearance.
8 /͛ŵĐƌŝƟĐĂůŽĨŵŽŶĂƌĐŚŝĞƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽ
ĂŶLJƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞƐ͘d6 /ĚĞĂů
1 ŽŵŵŽŶ'ŽŽĚ. My house serves a vital
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŝƚƐƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJǁŝůůŚĞůƉ
everyone. (Good)
2 dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ͘/ƵƉŚŽůĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŵLJŚŽƵƐĞ
and bring honor to my family. (Lawful)
3 /ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͘ďĂŶĚŽŶŽůĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ
ĮŶĚďĞƩĞƌǁĂLJƐƚŽĚŽƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘;ŚĂŽƟĐͿ
4 WŽǁĞƌ. I want to ensure the prosperity of
my house and wield its power myself. (Evil)
5 ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJ. I want to learn all I can, both for
my house and for my own curiosity. (Any)
6 ŽŵĨŽƌƚ. I want to ensure that me and
mine enjoy the best things in life. (Any)d6 ŽŶĚ
1 My house is my family, and I would do
anything for my family.
2 I love someone from another house, but
ƐƵĐŚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐĂƌĞĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ͘
3 Someone I love was killed by a rival
ĨĂĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶŵLJŚŽƵƐĞ͕ĂŶĚ/ǁŝůůŚĂǀĞ
revenge.
4 I don’t care about the house as a whole,
but I would do anything for my old
mentor.
5 I believe my house needs to evolve to
survive, and I need to lead that change.
6 I am determined to impress the leaders of
my house, and to become a leader myself.d6 &ůĂǁ
1 I’m overly concerned with following
established procedures and protocols.
2 I’m obsessed with conspiracy theories and
ǁŽƌƌŝĞĚĂďŽƵƚƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶ
demons.
3 I believe that my house and bloodline
ŵĂŬĞƐŵĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞ͘
4 I’m concealing a secret that could get me
driven from my house.
5 I have strong religious beliefs that aren’t
shared by others in my house.
6 /͛ŵǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŚŝĚĚĞŶĨĂĐƟŽŶŝŶŵLJ
house that gives me secret assignments.