House Orien

House Orien is a human dragonmarked house found throughout Khorvaire with its major enclave located in Passage, AU. Orien specializes in transportation and is most well known for owning and operating the Lightning Rail. However, they also offer teleportation services for a hefty fee and have recently introduced a new transportation invention: the shardmobile.

Overview

House Orien leads the transportation industry and is one of the most wide-spread and influential Houses.
Emblem: Unicorn
Dragonmark: Mark of Passage
Industries: Transportation

Dragonmark

House Orien possesses the Mark of Passage. This dragonmark grants its bearer various arcane abilities that allow them to control travel and teleportation. Many who bear the mark are able to maneuver quickly throughout their surrounding and have superb perception.

House Industry

The Lightning Rail

While the Lightning Rail's technology and arcana were initially developed by House Cannith, House Orien now owns and operates the network. The decision for Cannith to sell the technology to Orien is widely considered the worst business decision ever made in Khorvaire. The rail has given Orien a near-monopoly on the transportation industry that, during the war, allowed Orien to become the most influential House, transporting troops, supplies, and various other war necessities across the continent. However, House Lyrandar's introduction of airships have started to chip away at Orien's monopoly, leaving a bitter rivalry in its wake.

Teleportation

The Lightning Rail may be Orien's most prevalent industrial offering, it is not its most powerful or envied. Orien maintains exclusivity over teleportation in Khorvaire, offering the service for an exorbitant fee that some member of the elite and royalty use frequently. While Orien may be bitter about Lyrandar's airships, they will go to untold lengths to keep arcana that allows teleportation secret.

Shardmobile

Recently, Orien introduced a new transportation technology. Powered by a specialized dragonshard engine, these horseless carriages can travel up to 20 mph and do not require a dragonmark to pilot. While still new, the mobiles have begun to find a foothold in larger cities as well as labor industries.

Notable Members

• Baroness Jun d'Orien

Type

Consortium, Business

Leader

Baroness Jun d'Orien

Country of Origin
Aundair