Shar Anovora Flashcards
What are the five Zinvel noble houses?
Kyre (Kai-er)
Shar
Lev
Raz
Nilo (Nee-low)
What is significant about house Kyre?
First of the noble houses and above the other four. They are the oldest and most powerful.
What is significant about house Shar?
Second of the Noble Houses, they oversee the military might of Zinvellian culture.
What is significant about house Lev?
Third of the Noble Houses, they oversee wealth, commerce, and mercantilism for Zinvellian culture in the Shadowroads.
What is significant about house Raz?
Fourth of the Noble Houses, they are known for political influence and having eyes and ears everywhere.
What is significant about house Nilo?
Fifth and final of the Noble Houses, their ranks contain powerful and renowned clergy and scholars of the Zinvellian upper class.
What is the name of the general Lidia’s playing?
Shar Anovora
Shar An-oh-vor-uh
What is the name of the overall underground region the Zinvel live in?
Shadow Roads
What are the five notable entrances to the Shadowroads?
The Forlorn Mire: Vizak Caves
The Frozen Shelf: Yetimaw Mines
Heavensbridge Spire: Deeprift Chasm
Isle del Tuuja: Venomreach Caverns
Scalerest: Drakefang Grotto
How long do Vel live for?
250-300 Years
What is the unique characteristic of Zinvel?
Darkvision: Become Immune to Blindness, and if you have the Skill Perception, its effect is increased by 5 feet and costs 1 less Focus.
At what age do Vel mature around?
25
What was the original name of house Shar before the Zinvel were exiled?
Hsiaril (His-ah-rill)
Who are notable characters under house Raz?
Dah-len-ee-uh
Who are notable characters under house Nilo?
Jadzia Sana
Akir Liari (Sabrina)
Who are notable characters under house Lev?
Zvila Zahryas (Sirius’ Doctor)
Zer-ee-us
Who are the three notable Deities of the Zinvel?
Diasomig, Aramil, & Mezeel
What is the name of Evan’s general?
Thesilus
Thes-ah-lus
What is the length of the Unseen War so far?
Ten or so months; was slower at first, now it’s spilling over onto the surface.
Why are the Zinvel and Kus-Thol fighting this time?
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.
What is the house symbol of house Kyre?
A T with two small lines (head on the right then left) across the bottom and one on the right (head on top).
What is the symbol of house Shar?
|o| but with the o aligned at the bottom and the tops curving inward.
What is the symbol of house Nilo?
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.
What is the symbol of house Lev?
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.
What is the symbol of house Raz?
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.
What is the closest entry to the Shadow Roads?
The Neulet Quarry
Where is the Frozen Shelf located?
What is the name of its entry to the Shadow Roads?
Far top left corner / northwest side of the contanient.
Yetimaw Mines
Where is the Forlorn Mire located?
What is the name of its entrance to the Shadow Roads?
Bottom left corner / southwestern peninsula of the contanient.
Vizak Caves
Where is Heavensbridge Spire located?
What’s the name of its Shadow Roads entry point?
Northeast of Taeraway. North of the Skyrange Mountains.
Deeprift Chasm (Northeast side of the Spire)
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?
Island off the east coast of the Forlorn Mire and west of the coast of the Ashbone Wastes.
Venomreach Caverns
Zethilium Strait
Where is Scalerest located?
What’s the name of its entry to the Shadow Roads?
What’s the name of the waters inside?
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
What is the Vel Racial trait?
Infused - Each purchase of Additional Mana grants 4 instead of 3.
Which gods are depicted as Vel?
Aramil and Diasomig
Are other races allowed to marry into Houses?
Yes, if they swear loyalty and get the mark on themselves.
When was the first recorded “War Beneath” that took place between the Zinvel and Kus-Thol? Who won? What was the result?
173 - 175
Neither side was victorious.
An uneasy truce was called.
