House Medani

Of the twelve dragonmarked houses, House Medani has the lowest profile—and that’s how the house’s heirs prefer it. The half-elves of Medani bear the Mark of Detection. Through the Warning Guild, they offer their services as bodyguards, inquisitives, and sentries to clients across Khorvaire.

Medani is the youngest of the dragonmarked houses to originate within the Five Nations, with the Mark of Detection appearing only shortly before the War of the Mark. The Medani families banded together in pre-Galifar Breland prior to that conflict, but had few aspirations beyond being left alone. Only in the aftermath of the War of the Mark did Medani’s elders bow to the pressure of the other houses and take their place among the dragonmarked.

Despite often strained relations with the other houses, Medani’s collective voice carries weight. The house’s warnings are ignored at the listener’s peril, but Medani’s iconoclastic nature makes it sometimes difficult to work with.

Structure

House Medani is a dragonmarked house of half-elves who carry the Mark of Detection in their bloodlines. It is one of the youngest of the houses, formed only at the end of the War of the Mark, though it had existed informally for some time in pre-Galifar Breland. Medani primarily works for clients in Breland and central Khorvaire, but its agents are found across the continent

Public Agenda

By virtue of its geographic origins and current leader-ship, however, House Medani has a close relationship with the Brelish crown. The house is based in Wroat, and Baron Trelib is a long-standing friend of King Boranel. During the Last War, Medani maintained the same steadfast neutrality as the other dragonmarked houses. However, it is rumored that a good portion of the war-time intelligence directed to Breland from its allies in Zilargo might have originated with Medani—the house using connections of Sivis to assist its homeland while maintaining necessary secrecy

Assets

In keeping with its role as a house of counterspies, Medani keeps a low profi le even in its ancestral home in Wroat. The Medani enclave is a connected network of unmarked buildings within sight of both Brokenblade Castle and Parliament Hall. It is not marked on any map, and those not already aware of its existence would be hard-pressed to pick its well-guarded doors out from among the private apartments and shops that surround it.

Tower of Inquisition

The Tower of Inquisition, Medani’s center of interrogation and incarceration, is the only part of the enclave known by name among the other dragonmarked houses. A nondescript stone building overlooking the river, it is said to be as well guarded as Brokenblade Castle itself. Underground passages and permanent dimension doors are said to connect the tower and the castle, created so that the enclave might be used as a secret refuge in the Last War, but this rumor has never been confirmed.

Other Holdings

In addition to its ancestral hold, House Medani maintains enclaves in Fairhaven, Flamekeep, Korth, Sharn, and Trolanport. It has smaller centers in Newthrone, Pylas Talaear, Stormreach, Taer Valaestas, and Varna. Medani outposts can be found in smaller cities across Khorvaire, including Rhukaan Draal in Darguun.

if you want someone to anticipate the threat and make sure you aren't even in the room with whoever's holding that blade, that's what we do.

The Mark of Detection is an inquisitive's dream. It sharpens powers of observation and intuition, allow­ing the bearer to draw connections and interpret clues others might miss. By actively drawing on its powers, the bearer can detect poisons and study the energies of magic.

Type

Political, Family

Alternative Names

House of Detection

Leader

Trelib d'Medani

Leader Title

Baron