Eberron - Rising from the Last War

COMMUNICATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF CIVlLIZATION.

-Baron Lysse Lyrriman d'Sivis

Mark of Scribing 47 Guide to the City

the written and spoken word. A gnome who bears the

mark can fee/ words as though they are living creatures,

struggling to make their meaning known. The mark

provides a range of gifts. It translates languages, but it

also allows its bearer to communicate with others at

a distance.

HousE Srvrs

Leader: Lysse Lyrriman d'Sivis

Headquarters: The Labyrinth (Korranberg, Zilargo)

Bearing the emblem of the cockatrice, the gnomes of

House Sivis facilitate communication. This is seen most

literally in speaking stones, magic items allowing a Sivis

heir to send a short message to another speaking stone.

House Sivis's message stations employs these items

as the backbone of their long-distance communication

network. The house also trains and licenses scribes, no­

taries, interpreters, cartographers, barristers, heralds,

bookbinders, and others who work with words. House

Sivis has an especially close relationship with House

Kundarak, as Kundarak letters of credit must be nota­

rized with a Sivis arcane mark.

House Sivis takes great pains to maintain the trust

of its clients and holds a position of absolute neutrality

in all disputes, whether between houses or nations.

Sivis gnomes are typically friendly, curious, and engag­

ing, but that kindly exterior might conceal a scheming

mind. Gnomes have a natural love of intrigue, and the

different families within the house often engage in sub­

tle schemes and feuds. Doyenne Lyssa Larriman, the

leader of the house, takes pains to ensure that these

intrigues never threaten the house or its reputation.

GNOME SUBRACE: MARK OF SCRIBING
If you're a gnome with the Mark of Scribing, you have
this subrace, with the following traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score in­
creases by 1.
Gifted Scribe. When you make an Intelligence (His­
tory) check or an ability check using calligrapher's sup­
plies, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the
ability check.

Scribe's Insight. You know the message cantrip. You

can also cast comprehend languages once with this

trait, and you regain the ability to cast it when you finish

a short or long rest. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast

the magic mouth spell with this trait, and you regain the

ability to cast it when you finish a long rest. Intelligence

is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcasting or

the Pact Magic class fe ature, the spells on the Mark of

Scribing Spells table are added to the spell list of your

spellcasting class.

MARK OF SCRIBING SPELLS

Spell Level Spells

1st comprehend languages, illusory script

2nd animal messenger, silence

3rd sending, tongues

4th arcane eye, confusion

5th dream

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