Dragonmark

Three thousand centuries ago, strange drawings appeared on the skin of elves from the Kingdom of Aerenal. These drawings looked more like a birthmark than a tatoo. Those were the first dragonmarks. Those dragonmarks gave their bearers magical abilities that have been a source of power and conflict for centuries.

The elven bards known as phiarlans and the necromancers of the House of Vol were the first ones to bear those marks. However, the marks seemed to follow one of the two possible patterns. Those marks were later named the Mark of Shadow and the Mark of Death. As the House of Vol grew in power, the bearers of the Mark of Death started experimenting with the crossbreeding of elves and dragons. Those experiences were looked on as an abomination by both races. The decision was taken to destroy every single bearer of the Mark of Death, none of whom have been seen since that day.

Through the centuries, different marks appeared in other races and bloodlines. The Marks of Hospitality and Healing on the halflings of the Talenta Plains, the Mark of Scribing on the gnomes of Zilargo, the Marks of Making, Sentinel, Passage, and Handling on the humans of Galifar, the Mark of Warding on the dwarves of the Mror Holds, as well as the Marks of Storm and Detection on Half Elves and Mark of Finding on the humans and half-orcs of the Shadow Marches.

The twelve dragonmarked bloodlines then formed thirteen great houses. The power of their marks is the source of economic and political power across Khorvaire and into Xen’drik. Any member of these houses is vowed to no king. It is to these marks that we owe most of the technologies and the warforged.

The dragons of Argonnessen recognize dragonmarks as part of the Draconic Prophecy. They study these marks as they represent their appearance on the so-called “lesser races.”

Types of Dragonmarks
Dragonmarks are feats that come in three tiers of power: Least, Lesser, and Greater. Each race has its own dragonmarks, some have one, some have a few. Neither Drow nor warforged can be dragonmarked.

Least Dragonmarks
Least Dragonmarks grant a +2 bonus to a skill associated to the power of the dragonmark. They also bestow the ability to use a spell-like ability three times per rest. The caster level of the dragonmark ability is equal to your character level and the DC is equal to 10 + the level of the spell + your Charisma modifier. Once a player has selected a Least Dragonmark, he cannot select any other one. A character can only be dragonmarked by one mark at a time.

Lesser Dragonmarks
Lesser Dragonmarks can be purchased once a dragonmarked character has reached sixth level. The selected mark must be the same as the Least Dragonmark. A Lesser Dragonmark bestows a second spell-like ability twice per rest and gives an extra use per rest of the Least Dragonmark's spell-like ability.

Greater Dragonmarks
Greater Dragonmarks can be purchased once a dragonmarked character has reached ninth level. The selected mark must be the same as the Lesser Dragonmark. A Greater Dragonmark bestows a third spell-like ability twice per rest and gives an extra use per rest of the Least and Lesser Dragonmark's spell-like ability.

Unlocking Dragonmarks
Dragonmarks are not available when you create your first character. They are unlocked by doing a quest ("Mark of the Dragon" - a short quiz of house history) for Lockania who can be found in the Hall of the Mark in The Marketplace, northwest of the auctioneer.

Drawing on the face
Dragonmarks are pattern on the skin, more like a birthmark than a tattoo. In order to let us see them, they are displaced by default on the face of your character. A player can move it from his character's face by using the /showdragonmark off command and they can be moved back by using the /showdragonmark on command.

Halfling

 * Mark of Healing – House Jorasco
 * Least Dragonmark of Healing - Heal skill +2, Cure Light Wounds
 * Lesser Dragonmark of Healing - Cure Serious Wounds
 * Greater Dragonmark of Healing - Heal spell

Human

 * Mark of Making – House Cannith
 * Least Dragonmark of Making - Repair skill +2, Repair Light Damage
 * Lesser Dragonmark of Making - Repair Serious Damage
 * Greater Dragonmark of Making - Reconstruct


 * Mark of Sentinel – House Deneith
 * Least Dragonmark of Sentinel - Intimidate skill +2, Shield of Faith
 * Lesser Dragonmark of Sentinel - Protection from Energy
 * Greater Dragonmark of Sentinel - Globe of Invulnerability


 * Mark of Passage – House Orien
 * Least Dragonmark of Passage - Balance skill +2, Expeditious Retreat
 * Lesser Dragonmark of Passage - Dimension Door
 * Greater Dragonmark of Passage - Teleport

Elf

 * Mark of Shadow – Houses Phiarlan and Thuranni
 * Least Dragonmark of Shadow - Hide skill +2, Invisibility
 * Lesser Dragonmark of Shadow - Displacement
 * Greater Dragonmark of Shadow - Shadow Walk

Dwarf

 * Mark of Warding – House Kundarak
 * Least Dragonmark of Warding - Search skill +2, Fire Trap
 * Lesser Dragonmark of Warding - Glyph of Warding
 * Greater Dragonmark of Warding - Greater Glyph of Warding