Eberron Rising From the Last War

WE GET THINGS WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. IT DOESN'T

matter if it's a letter, a person. or a hundred tons of steel.

Whether we have to cross mountains, rivers, or the Mourn­

/and itself, Orienfmds a way.

-Bali d'Orien, veteran courier

Mark of Passage 46 The Shape of Sharn

bearer to move with uncanny speed. The bearer of the

mark can even slip through space in the blink of an eye.

HOUSE 0RIEN

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,

but now the house is facing challenges. The Mournland

is a dramatic obstacle for ground transportation, and

Baron Kwanti d'Orien has had tremendous difficulty se­

curing funds to rebuild the lightning rail line across the

blasted landscape. Indeed, he spends most of his time

away from his headquarters in Aundair, trying to raise

funds for the project while keeping an eye on house

operations. He travels across western Khorvaire in his

personal lightning rail coach, the Silver Unicorn-a ref­

erence to the house's unicorn emblem.

House Orien's problems don't end with the Mourn­

land, though. The expanding role of Lyrandar airships

threatens the house's business. Baron Kwanti would

like to be able to offer more instantaneous transporta­

tion, but long-distance teleportation is a service only the

strongest Orien dragonmarks can provide. So the house

is working with House Cannith in an effort to unlock

and enhance this gift of the Mark of Passage. Ori en

heirs might be caught up in these experiments or in the

rivalry with House Lyrandar.

VA RIANT HUMAN: MARK OF PASSAGE

If your human character has the Mark of Passage, the
following traits replace the human's Ability Score In­
crease trait in the Player's Handbook.

CHAPTER 1 I CHARACTER CREATION

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score in­

creases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice

increases by 1.

Courier's Speed. Your base walking speed increases

to 35 feet.

Intuitive Motion. When you make a Dexterity (Acro­

batics) check or any ability check to operate or maintain

a land vehicle, you can roll a d4 and add the number

rolled to the ability check.

Magical Passage. You can cast the misty step spell

once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it

when you finish a long rest. Dexterity is your spellcast­

ing ability for this spell.

Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcasting or

the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of

Passage Spells table are added to the spell list of your

spellcasting class.

MARK OF PASSAGE SPELLS

Spell Level Spells

1st expeditious retreat.jump

2nd misty step, pass without trace

3rd blink, phantom steed

4th dimension door.freedom of movement

5th teleportation circle