Patrons

If a group of players want to create characters already joined by a certain history or cause, the group can select a patron. These patrons act to provide the group with unified goals, a common ethos, a shared story, and potential adventure hooks or benefits in individual adventures.
For a party to gain these benefits, all members of the party must be pledged to the same patron, and all members must be in good standing with the patron.
The list of possible patrons that may come into play during the Oracle of War campaign includes the following organizations (that are described in general terms in Eberron: Rising from the Last War).

DRAGONMARKED HOUSE

Your group’s patron can include any of the thirteen Dragonmarked Houses described in Eberron: Rising from the Last War.

HEAD OF STATE

Your group’s patron is one of the heads of state of Aundair, Breland, Karrnath, or Thrane. You are a special group that reports your findings, via intermediaries, to the leadership of a nation.

NEWSPAPER

Your group works for the Korranberg Chronicle as a special investigative unit, exploring the causes and ramification of the Last War in general, and the Day of Mourning in particular. You are expected to keep this connection secret and find a way to send reports back to your editor at regular intervals or when you learn something compelling.

RELIGIOUS ORDER

Your group serves the heads of one of the following religious organizations: Sovereign Host, Church of the Silver Flame, Undying Court, or Druids of Khorvaire. You are expected to remain faithful to the premise of each of these organizations while carrying out your investigations of the Mournland.

OTHER

Your group is free to create a patron different than those listed above and weave it into the ongoing story. Only the patrons listed above, however, may show up specifically mentioned in the adventures that comprise the Oracle of War campaign.