House Orien
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 Orien 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 securing
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 reference
to the house's unicorn emblem.
House Orien's problems don't end with the Mournland,
though. The expanding role of House Lyrandar airships
threatens the house's business. Baron Kwanti would
like to be able to offer more instantaneous transportation,
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. Orien
heirs might be caught up in these experiments or in the
rivalry with House Lyrandar.
In Beacon, Zellandria d'Orien is the former heir apparent of the House, now living in the town after her de-facto exile.
Structure
Leader: Kwanti d'Orien
Headquarters: Journey's Home (Passage, Aundair)
We get things where we 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 Mournland itself, Orien finds a way.
-Bali d'Orien, veteran courier
Type
Geopolitical, Great house
Notable Members
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