Shar Anovora

Question 1

What are the five Zinvel noble houses?

Answer 1

Kyre (Kai-er)
Shar
Lev
Raz
Nilo (Nee-low)

Question 2

What is significant about house Kyre?

Answer 2

First of the noble houses and above the other four. They are the oldest and most powerful.

Question 3

What is significant about house Shar?

Answer 3

Second of the Noble Houses, they oversee the military might of Zinvellian culture.

Question 4

What is significant about house Lev?

Answer 4

Third of the Noble Houses, they oversee wealth, commerce, and mercantilism for Zinvellian culture in the Shadowroads.

Question 5

What is significant about house Raz?

Answer 5

Fourth of the Noble Houses, they are known for political influence and having eyes and ears everywhere.

Question 6

What is significant about house Nilo?

Answer 6

Fifth and final of the Noble Houses, their ranks contain powerful and renowned clergy and scholars of the Zinvellian upper class.

Question 7

What is the name of the general Lidia’s playing?

Answer 7

Shar Anovora
Shar An-oh-vor-uh

Question 8

What is the name of the overall underground region the Zinvel live in?

Answer 8

Shadow Roads

Question 9

What are the five notable entrances to the Shadowroads?

Answer 9

The Forlorn Mire: Vizak Caves
The Frozen Shelf: Yetimaw Mines
Heavensbridge Spire: Deeprift Chasm
Isle del Tuuja: Venomreach Caverns
Scalerest: Drakefang Grotto

Question 10

How long do Vel live for?

Answer 10

250-300 Years

Question 11

What is the unique characteristic of Zinvel?

Answer 11

Darkvision: Become Immune to Blindness, and if you have the Skill Perception, its effect is increased by 5 feet and costs 1 less Focus.

Question 12

At what age do Vel mature around?

Answer 12

25

Question 13

What was the original name of house Shar before the Zinvel were exiled?

Answer 13

Hsiaril (His-ah-rill)

Question 14

Who are notable characters under house Raz?

Answer 14

Dah-len-ee-uh

Question 15

Who are notable characters under house Nilo?

Answer 15

Jadzia Sana
Akir Liari (Sabrina)

Question 16

Who are notable characters under house Lev?

Answer 16

Zvila Zahryas (Sirius’ Doctor)
Zer-ee-us

Question 17

Who are the three notable Deities of the Zinvel?

Answer 17

Diasomig, Aramil, & Mezeel

Question 18

What is the name of Evan’s general?

Answer 18

Thesilus
Thes-ah-lus

Question 19

What is the length of the Unseen War so far?

Answer 19

Ten or so months; was slower at first, now it’s spilling over onto the surface.

Question 20

Why are the Zinvel and Kus-Thol fighting this time?

Answer 20

Territory. Kus-Thol believe the Shadow Roads are their rightful home and should be able to expand into all of it–and the Zinvel believe they have an ancestral claim to the Shadow Roads too, having been there before the Kus-Thol were.

Question 21

What is the house symbol of house Kyre?

Answer 21

A T with two small lines (head on the right then left) across the bottom and one on the right (head on top).

Question 22

What is the symbol of house Shar?

Answer 22

|o| but with the o aligned at the bottom and the tops curving inward.

Question 23

What is the symbol of house Nilo?

Answer 23

Co• But smoothed, and the top is at the top right of the o. The C has a triangle going through the end with the head on the top.

Question 24

What is the symbol of house Lev?

Answer 24

Three nails stabbed into each other. The center one angled from top right to bottom left has the end of the top one going through just below the head, and the bottom one going all the way through the bottom of the center up to its head. Finally there is a dot just above the head of the center nail.

Question 25

What is the symbol of house Raz?

Answer 25

A tail, flat on the top left, goes down then mostly straight to the right, then straight down. Has two nails going straight through the middle, with the left one being shorter and going all the way down to the head. The two nail tips align.

Question 26

What is the closest entry to the Shadow Roads?

Answer 26

The Neulet Quarry

Question 27

Where is the Frozen Shelf located?

What is the name of its entry to the Shadow Roads?

Answer 27

Far top left corner / northwest side of the contanient.

Yetimaw Mines

Question 28

Where is the Forlorn Mire located?

What is the name of its entrance to the Shadow Roads?

Answer 28

Bottom left corner / southwestern peninsula of the contanient.

Vizak Caves

Question 29

Where is Heavensbridge Spire located?

What’s the name of its Shadow Roads entry point?

Answer 29

Northeast of Taeraway. North of the Skyrange Mountains.

Deeprift Chasm (Northeast side of the Spire)

Question 30

Where is the Isle del Tuuja located?

What is the name of its entry to the Shadow Roads?

What is the name of the waters around the island?

Answer 30

Island off the east coast of the Forlorn Mire and west of the coast of the Ashbone Wastes.

Venomreach Caverns

Zethilium Strait

Question 31

Where is Scalerest located?

What’s the name of its entry to the Shadow Roads?

What’s the name of the waters inside?

Answer 31

Scalerest is the waxing cresent moon shaped island on the far eastern side of the contanient. (Points on the left, curve on the right.)

Drakefang Grotto

Lostblood Cove

Question 32

What is the Vel Racial trait?

Answer 32

Infused - Each purchase of Additional Mana grants 4 instead of 3.

Question 33

Which gods are depicted as Vel?

Answer 33

Aramil and Diasomig

Question 34

Are other races allowed to marry into Houses?

Answer 34

Yes, if they swear loyalty and get the mark on themselves.

Question 35

When was the first recorded “War Beneath” that took place between the Zinvel and Kus-Thol? Who won? What was the result?

Answer 35

173 - 175
Neither side was victorious.
An uneasy truce was called.