House Kundarak
House Kundarakis responsible for much of modern commerce. Its dwarf elites bear the Mark of Warding, which helps secure items, papers, and money deposited in their fortresslike facilities. Deeply enmeshed in the world of finance, Kundarak institutions are the bankers and moneylenders of Khorvaire. In this role, they provide loans and letters of credit and serve as money changers.
Although the house possesses vast wealth, it has other treasures within its vaults, including some of the most powerful magic items ever fashioned by dwarf artisans. The single-minded zeal with which House Kundarak pursues thieves who abscond with house property is both quintessentially dwarven and a demonstration of stubbornness that beggars the imagination.
Dragonmark of Warding
House Kundarak possesses the Mark of Warding which allows the bearers to secure items, papers and money giving reason to why they are the number one service in security.History
Once a small but honourable clan within an ancient underground empire of dwarves, the Kundaraks volunteered to settle aboveground to watch over twelve rebellious dwarf clans exiled to the surface. For centuries, the Kundaraks guarded the sealed gates between the surface world and the dwarf empire to prevent the exiles’ return.
The Mark of Warding emerged about 2,500 years ago, shortly before Karrn the Conqueror seized what is now the Mror Holds and subjugated the exiled dwarf clans. With the Kundaraks’ consent, the sealed gates were opened. But the empire was gone, destroyed by the daelkyr. This tragic discovery meant that the Kundaraks’ task was finished.
With the aid of the gnomes of Zilargo and of House Sivis, the Kundaraks became a full-fledged dragon marked house in 106 YK.
The Last War
House Kundarak’s involvement with the Last War was financial rather than military. Twenty years after the Last War began, the Mror Holds declared their independence from Karrnath; thanks to an immediate financial infusion from House Kundarak, the dwarves were able to make their independence stick. When years of war turned into decades, the Five Nations became increasingly cash-strapped and turned to House Kundarak for hard currency to pay, provision, and equip their armies. The Treaty of Thronehold guaranteed that the Five Nations would make good on their wartime obligations. Not only is House Kundarak among the wealthiest of the dragon marked houses, but it has an ongoing source of income.Organisations within House Kundarak
- Banking Guild: The guild is in charge of a wide array of activities from offering credit to certifying a silversmith. Even many accountants need the guild's approval.
Kundarak banks are run by the Banking Guild and its establishments can be found in every city of the five nations and Eastern Khorvaire. These banks are protected by wards and house guards. - Warding Guild: This Guild focuses on issues of security. In addition to certifying security forces and lock manufacturers, the guild also provides directly for the security needs of clients.
- Golden Door: This division is responsible for elaborate security devices, such as complex locks and magic wards. Affordable only by the very rich, most of its work is performed on behalf of Kundarak itself or other dragonmarked houses.
- Iron Gatekeepers: Part of the Warding Guild, is a select group of dwarf guards who supplement House Kundarak’s magic wards, traps, and defences.
- Vault-Keepers: Those who guard the great Vaults at Korunda Gate are part of this group.
- Ghorad’din: Little is known about the Ghorad’din, except that they operate as Kundarak's military-like arm.
- Blaurath's Arm: Any who steal from somewhere under the protection of House Kundarak can expected to be hunted by someone, if the House doesn't outsource it then it falls to Blaurath's Arm.
Founding Date
106
Type
Consortium, Business
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Parent Organization
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Notable Members
Mark of Warding Race
Dwarven Trade
Banks, vaults and commerce
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