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A Medani Poll

  • Fairhaven 82
  • Flamekeep 87
  • Korth 109
  • Sharn 98
  • Trolanport 78
  • 2025-04-19
  • —2025-04-21
  • 454 votes
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Hi Everyone! I'm working on the House Medani article, and one of my first thoughts is that in my Eberron, Medani doesn't place the same weight on families that many of the other houses do. If you're in Tharashk, wherever you might be stationed, the fact that you're an 'Aashta or a Velderan makes a big difference in your overall outlook. The families are subcultures within the overall house. But in my take on this, Medani doesn't have that same sharp division. When the Mark of Detection appeared on the Khoravar of Wroat, it was spread throughout the community. Because of this, Medani has always acted as one united family, instead of being an alliance of distinct clans. On the other hand, today Medani is spread across the Five Nations, and doing what they do is quite different depending whether you're in Wroat, Korth, or Trolanport; that's where you have unique cultures and traditions that have evolved over time. So in the "Family" section of the Medani article, I'm going to write about those major enclaves. Note that this isn't a political division within the house, like Cannith West and South; it's just that Medani born in Korth were raised in a harsher, more martial environment than their cousins in Wroat, and that can affect outlook and customs.

The catch is that there's SIX significant Medani enclaves, and I'm probably only going to go into detail on FOUR of them. One of these will be Wroat, because that's the birthplace of the house and the Baron's seat. But of the remaining five, which are you all most interested in?

Comments

OHeyItsRick

Would love to hear more about the Enclave in Sharn, personally! (Totally not owing to the fact I've Medani characters from Sharn. */s*)

Mariamow

I would greayly appreciate just a light touch on the two not in focus, to guide our understanding.

SagaTympana

What the heck are Medani doing in Trolanport with the Trust breathing down their necks, that’s what I want to know.

Chris H. | End Days Engine

I know this will be a minority opinion, but I would like to hear about anywhere BUT Sharn. We know so much about the city, fleshing out other places will help flesh out the rest of the world

Garbage Lettuce

I know sharn is a basic answer. But is basic for a reason. That's my take.

Martin Westerberg

Fairhaven seems intresting to know about given we have Torven the ageless d'Medani there.

David Mitchell

One of the things I loved with the Orien article was how dragon-marked house business/politics was influenced by the mourning. I imagine there were lots of Medani operatives in Metrol and it was a significant base for them (thought perhaps as notmuch as say Sharn). I've always wondered about the interplay between Medani and the national counter intelligence agencies such as Kings Lanterns et al. What I love about Medani is they fill every role from Private eye, to James Bond to trusted visier! And thats before they bring their own politics in to it? Sis Cannith work with them to devisie a magicl detectives magnifying glass? Does Phiarlan work with the or against them for information? I imagine Kundarak and Gallanda have a lot of overlap and Tharashk, possible in bodyguarding details they could mix with Deneith. Also interested in their relationship with Lyrander as the other Korovar house. Is one true Korovar and the other a result of inter race breeding or are they both the same. Can't wait for your usual narrative magic Keith.