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ieattrollsforbreakfast]Bravo Fireball Mage!

That's Fireballed Mage. Small change, big difference. :D

Bravo Fireball Mage![/quote]
That's Fireballed Mage. Small change, big difference. :D

Both articles were a joy to read, they gave a real insight into the dragonmarked houses. I am currently playing an heir of Vadalis, so the ideas you have provided will be very valuable in indeed! You have done a great job with Medani, you have really helped me to define what it means to be an heir of Medani, and provided several great ideas for plot hooks and NPCs along the way!

Excellent...

I am glad that people are finding these useful. I've been on the boards since before the Eberron roll out, and have noticed a lack of love about the Houses. I don't think most DMs or players deal with guilds on a regular basis in their games, except for thieves guilds, so providing ideas is something most will benefit from.

Sarlax]Another good article. I'd suggest that you say not only that Medani employs changelings but that there are actually many changelings in the family. Over the centuries, those close working relationships will often developed into romances and marriages.

Like Solarious suggested, the bloodline you bring into the House is a serious issue. I see even the most open of the Houses as being pretty elitist when it comes to marriage and the blood. You can have lovers and affairs on the side, but marriages affect the future of the House bloodline and the Mark in question, so outsiders with no chance of strengthing the blood of the House are only rarely let in.

Besides, with how paranoid most Medani members are, I doubt they really feel comfortable with anyone outside the family.

Another good article. I'd suggest that you say not only that Medani employs changelings but that there are actually many changelings in the family. Over the centuries, those close working relationships will often developed into romances and marriages.[/quote]
Like Solarious suggested, the bloodline you bring into the House is a serious issue. I see even the most open of the Houses as being pretty elitist when it comes to marriage and the blood. You can have lovers and affairs on the side, but marriages affect the future of the House bloodline and the Mark in question, so outsiders with no chance of strengthing the blood of the House are only rarely let in.

Besides, with how paranoid most Medani members are, I doubt they really feel comfortable with anyone outside the family.

Gurv]Request: Do House Orien. They seem to get a lot of attention in official material, but most people think of them as teleporters and the operators of the lightning rail. I was surprised to find that my players didn't even realize that some of the Mark of Passage powers allowed flight and summoned mounts.

I hope to get to all the Houses eventually (although, maybe not the ones Hellcow does Dragonshards on). Orien is not on my short-list of completed ones yet, but I will get something on it at some point.

Request: Do House Orien. They seem to get a lot of attention in official material, but most people think of them as teleporters and the operators of the lightning rail. I was surprised to find that my players didn't even realize that some of the Mark of Passage powers allowed flight and summoned mounts.[/quote]
I hope to get to all the Houses eventually (although, maybe not the ones Hellcow does Dragonshards on). Orien is not on my short-list of completed ones yet, but I will get something on it at some point.

Solarious]If this schedule is inturrupted for some reason not explained, expect several e-mails poking you to post from me. Just to remind you. wrote:

If this schedule is inturrupted for some reason not explained, expect several e-mails poking you to post from me. Just to remind you.

And stabbity death is always a good death. Most people just don't realize it.

Maybe I should try it; it would be a nice change. Most of the time I die from my arcane experiements detonating in my face. So much so that I get a bulk discount on my raise dead at the local Jorasco enclave. :P

Sarlax]Blood is a very effective way to ensure loyalty.

Medani probably thinks differently. After centuries of preventing clients from being bumped off by family members, the House probably finds the phrase "Blood is thicker than water," to crack them up everytime.

Blood is a very effective way to ensure loyalty.[/quote]
Medani probably thinks differently. After centuries of preventing clients from being bumped off by family members, the House probably finds the phrase "Blood is thicker than water," to crack them up everytime.

Additionally, it's already been noted that other houses can have members of other races. House Orien and Cannith certainly have half-elves and a few half-orcs in their numbers. Even if they'll never have a mark, they're still family.

I never meant to say that the Houses never accept 'outsiders' in, only that it probably is pretty rare. Every time you allow a blood heir to marry someone who can't carry the Mark, you're sacrificing the future profitability and power of your House.

Welcoming someone into a guild is fine. Letting them marry your sister...

In my games there will be 'outsiders' in the Houses, but each and every one of them will have to have their own story of how they and their loved one overcame the disapproving glare from the rest of the family.