House Sivis Opens Continent-Wide Arcane Communications

Technological achievement

The gnomes of Zilargo who carried the Mark of Scribingoffered a variety of services relating to communication, from magically notarizing documents to sending short messages rapidly over long distances by means of an arcane sending. Written or verbal messages could also be sent across longer distances through the use of what the house called message stations.

House Sivis message stations began operations in 789 YK. The gnomes of Zilargo who carried the Mark of Scribingoffered a variety of services relating to communication, from magically notarizing documents to sending short messages rapidly over long distances by means of an arcane sending. Written or verbal messages could also be sent across longer distances through the use of what the house called message stations.   These outposts, found in larger towns and cities throughout Khorvaire, served as origination and termination points for relatively short verbal or written messages, similar to the technology of the telegraph on our own world. Like the lightning rail, this service was fast but limited to only specific locations that were home to a message station. At the message stations, the house’s dragonmarked members cast spells (or use paired magic items called sending stones) to send messages over a distance. The service was relatively expensive and most common people who wanted to keep in touch with friends and family elsewhere in Galifar preferred to use House Orien’s caravan-based courier and mail service. But the existence of House Sivis’ message station network was one more factor that helped to tie the diverse peoples and cultures of the Five Nations into the single state of Galifar.