Order of the Wandering Torch

The Order of the Wandering Torch is a fainish wizard circle sponsored and overseen by the Compass Society. Its archmage is Lydiana don Compass.

History


Members


Equipment


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utility bracer of the Order of the Wandering Torch

Utility bracers

All members wear a specialized bracer that is equipped with a number of devices which are utilized in cartography, surveying, navigation, sampling and notekeeping. It may provide bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet.



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 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 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. Ori en
heirs might be caught up in these experiments or in the
rivalry with House Lyrandar.

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