House Sivis — Services & Prices
"That message you sent last week? The one where you called your business partner a 'trusted friend'? I notarized it. I also notarized the one you sent the week before, where you called him a 'useful idiot.' I don't adjudicate truth. I authenticate. Those are very different things."
Mark: Scribing | Guilds: Notaries Guild, Speakers Guild | Symbol: The Cockatrice
House Sivis is the dragonmarked house of the Mark of Scribing. Where other houses move people, goods, or force, Sivis moves information — securely, precisely, and without allegiance. A stonespeaker operating a speaking stone does not simply cast whispering wind — they draw on the mark through the stone network continuously, routing messages faster and farther than any individual could manage, in the same way a Cannith magewright draws on an arcane forge rather than casting fabricate by hand.
On availability: Standard message station services are available at dozens of Sivis outposts. Services requiring the Greater Mark — including sending — are available only at major enclaves. At the Dragon Towers station in Sharn, the largest in the city, only two gnomes bear the Greater Mark, and even with dragonshard reservoirs the power can be used only a handful of times per day.
Prices are listed in gold pieces (gp) unless otherwise noted.
What House Sivis Will and Won't Do
The house will: Serve any client with coin and no disqualifying legal status, regardless of nationality. Authenticate, translate, archive, and transmit. Certify documents regardless of content, provided the content is not an active crime.
The house will not: Fabricate, alter, or destroy records. Share the contents of messages without lawful compulsion. Take sides. A client who attempts to leverage Sivis infrastructure against one party in a conflict will find their contract reviewed.
Oversight maintains active awareness of any contract that approaches these lines. Bribery attempts are recorded. Clients who push too hard may find their requests deprioritized, their correspondence flagged, and their names noted in a file that does not expire.
"Sivis records what is presented and certifies authenticity, not truth. A statement recorded as given is a statement recorded as given. Sivis does not adjudicate, and it will not be asked to."
I. Dragonmarked Communication Services
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Standard message (≤1 page) | Speaking stone transmission to any networked station | 5 gp |
City delivery | Delivered to specific address rather than held at station | +15 sp |
Whispering wind relay | Heir-cast, ≤22 words; used when a stone is unavailable | 50 gp |
Sending | Instantaneous, any distance; Greater Mark required | 250 gp |
Priority queue | Sent ahead of standard queue | +5 gp |
Multi-recipient broadcast | Same message to multiple stations | +3 gp per recipient |
Emergency dispatch | Crisis priority; overrides queue | 25 gp |
Arcane voice relay | Real-time conversation via linked stones; rare | 50 gp/hour |
Standing message slot | Scheduled daily transmission; subscription | 50 gp/month |
Whisperline subscription | Dedicated private channel between registered parties | 30 gp/month |
Message storage and recall | Archived transcript, encrypted | 5 gp/year |
All transmissions are logged and encrypted. The sending service is the most restricted in the catalogue — clients should make arrangements in advance and should not assume availability.
II. Dragonmark Services — The Mark Directly Applied
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Sivis sigil (arcane mark) | Permanent, unique mark; basis of all notarization | 1 gp |
Illusory script | Concealed message legible only to designated reader | 10 gp |
Comprehend languages (ritual) | Full linguistic analysis of any text | 5 gp |
Tongues relay | Real-time spoken translation, heir present | 15 gp/hour |
Command (Sharp Tongue) | Mark-assisted compelled compliance; authorized applications only | Restricted |
Telepathic bond | Mental link between up to six; Greater Mark required | 80 gp/session |
Confusion (interrogation support) | Scrambles target's communication; legal authority required | Restricted |
Command and confusion are restricted to recognized courts, treaty-sanctioned investigators, or military commands. Sivis does not perform these for private clients.
III. Documentation, Notarization & Legal Authentication
A document bearing a Sivis sigil cannot be altered without detection — the sigil visibly reacts to tampering, shimmering when a finger is drawn across a counterfeited line. Kundarak letters of credit require Sivis notarization to be considered valid.
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Document notarization | Sivis sigil applied; legal validation | 2 gp |
Contract certification | Multi-party; heir witnesses and seals | 5 gp |
Witnessed oath record | Binding sworn testimony, archived | 5 gp |
Dragonmark verification | Confirms legitimate mark; detects aberrant/counterfeit | 10 gp |
Identity record creation | Verified personal dossier, archived | 10 gp |
Will and testament filing | Sealed until conditions met | 15 gp |
Duplicate certified copy | Notarized replacement | 3 gp |
Legal transcript production | Trials, hearings, depositions | 15 gp/hour |
Diplomatic treaty recording | Multilingual authenticated copies; Labyrinth archival | 100 gp |
Seal authentication | Confirms legitimacy of existing signature or mark | 5 gp |
Forgery detection | Document analysis; findings legally binding | 10 gp |
Pen of the Living Parchment | Permanent arcane mark on living creature; court order only | Restricted |
The Pen of the Living Parchment service is available only to authorized courts. Removing a criminal's mark is itself a crime under the Galifar Code of Justice.
IV. Translation, Cipher & Linguistic Services
The Key handles written translation; the Herald handles spoken interpretation. Both go substantially beyond comprehend languages, capturing tone, register, and implication.
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Translation — common languages | Per page | 1 gp |
Translation — exotic or rare | Giant, Draconic, Abyssal, Deep Speech, etc. | 3–20 gp/page |
Translation — ancient scripts | Dhakaani, Riedran, Sulat League, Ohr Kaluun | 50 gp/page |
Real-time interpreter | Heir present for negotiations | 10 gp/hour |
Cultural mediation | Herald advises on customs and subtext | 15 gp/hour |
Script identification | Unknown runes or texts | 10 gp |
Cipher creation | Custom encoded system; subscription locks from sharing | 25 gp + 10 gp/month |
Cipher breaking | Authorized decryption; legal authority required for third-party | 50 gp |
Language instruction | Intensive heir-taught tutoring | 12 gp/week |
Historical archive research | On-site access to Sivis linguistic records | 10 gp/day |
Ancient script reconstruction may require travel to Korranberg; timelines are not guaranteed.
V. Scroll Production & Sigilry (Ninth College & Aureon's Press)
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Spell scroll (cantrip) | Standard; Aureon's Press | 15–25 gp |
Spell scroll (1st level) | Standard | 25–75 gp |
Spell scroll (2nd level) | Standard | 100–250 gp |
Spell scroll (3rd level) | Licensed heir; less common | 250–500 gp |
Spell scroll (4th–5th level) | Senior Sigilist; Ninth College | 500–2,500 gp |
Explosive rune glyph | Tactical or security use | 50 gp |
Glyph of warding | Defensive seal | 150–300 gp |
Santor's Swift Scribing | Emergency custom scroll | 200–400 gp |
Custom scroll commission | Bespoke; Ninth College only | 500 gp+ |
Scroll identification | School, function, safety of unknown scroll | 30 gp |
Aureon's Press is the primary supplier to the broader scroll market. A failed scroll is replaced at house expense.
VI. Archives, Records & Information Custodianship
Sivis does not erase records, even when the nations that created them fall.
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Secure document storage | Per record, per year; encrypted | 2 gp |
Classified archive storage | Restricted access; retrieval requires authentication | 10 gp/year |
Contract custodianship | Neutral third-party holding | 10 gp/contract |
Archive research request | Heir-assisted search | 5 gp/day |
Record retrieval | Verified lookup and certified copy | 3 gp |
Dead drop archive | Information sealed until triggering condition met | 25 gp |
Historical dossier compilation | Curated record summary | 50–200 gp |
Black scroll registry | Dual-key secret records | 40 gp/year |
Chain-of-custody log | Tracks information flow over time | 15 gp |
Dead drop archives are interpreted literally. Sivis does not adjudicate intent.
VII. Identity, Heraldry & Verification
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Identity authentication | Confirms personhood | 5 gp |
Identity token | Magical ID disc, sigil-keyed | 20 gp |
Alias registration | Licensed secondary identity, internally logged | 25 gp |
Alias maintenance | Ongoing persona upkeep | 30 gp/year |
Signature authentication | Confirms authorship | 5 gp |
Message provenance seal | Confirms sender identity | 3 gp |
Heraldic registry entry | Official sigil recognition | 15 gp |
Crest verification | Confirms legitimacy of claimed mark | 8 gp |
Diplomatic credentials | Internationally accepted papers and badges | 40 gp |
Proof of citizenship | State-recognized documentation | 12 gp |
Reputation ledger entry | Verified record of standing or professional history | 20 gp |
Witness protection identity | Full replacement; all documents; Oversight-level | 120 gp |
Sivis judges authenticity, not morality. Alias services are logged internally and subject to lawful compulsion.
VIII. Mediation, Legal Representation & Specialist Counsel
The Canon trains the finest barristers in Khorvaire. A Canon license is proof of expertise and impartiality; few clients would engage counsel without one. The Canon's curriculum covers Dhakaani law as a historical specialty — if a party of adventurers finds themselves accused of a crime in Volaar Draal, a Sivis heir is technically prepared to represent them. The house does not recommend testing this.
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Mediation session | Concord heir; dispute resolution | 50 gp/hour |
Neutral facilitation | Sivis-hosted meeting with confidentiality guarantee | 50 gp/hour |
Barrister (Canon-licensed) | Legal representation; court appearance | 10–30 gp/day |
Senior barrister | Treaty disputes, inter-house affairs, capital proceedings | 50–100 gp/day |
Legal consultation | Advice without representation | 5–15 gp/hour |
Tribunal evidence packet | Court-ready documentation | 25 gp |
Propaganda monitoring | Tracks active rumor campaigns | 35 gp/day |
Confidentiality audit | Detects leaks from existing record systems | 40 gp |
IX. Infrastructure, Stations & Network Services
The speaking stone network is to House Sivis what the lightning rail is to House Orien.
Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Franchise station setup | Remote outpost; includes stone, training, licensing | 1,000 gp |
Speaking stone maintenance | Calibration, diagnostics, reconnection | 50 gp |
Traveling station rental | Portable field unit; expedition use | 25 gp/day |
Secure network upgrade | Anti-scrying wards and intercept protection | 200 gp |
Battlefront dispatch station | Field hub; military/Deneith escort required | 100 gp/day |
Conference relay array | Multi-channel simultaneous messaging | 80 gp/session |
Arcane broadcast | Wide-area public announcement via network | 150 gp |
A speaking stone acquired outside official channels cannot connect to the network — protocols are proprietary and require house authorization.
X. Hirelings & Specialists
Hireling | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
Sivis scribe | Clerical work, transcription | 3 gp/day |
Message station clerk | Walk-in communications; non-marked | 3 gp/day |
Notary clerk | Standard notarizations | 5 gp/day |
Senior notary (Least Mark) | Seals, authentications, arcane mark | 10 gp/day |
Linguist (Key branch) | Translation and written analysis | 8–15 gp/day |
Herald (Speakers Guild) | Real-time interpretation, cultural mediation | 12–20 gp/day |
Cipher adept (Hidden Word) | Codes, encryption, cryptographic analysis | 12 gp/day |
Archive warden (Ledger) | Record security and custodianship | 6 gp/day |
Message operator (Stone) | Speaking stone relay | 5 gp/day |
Sigilist (Ninth College, junior) | Scroll scribing, glyph inscription | 15–25 gp/day |
Senior Sigilist / Unbound Scroll | Exceptional commissions, rare scrolls | Negotiated |
Whisper broker (vetted) | Managed rumor trade and information sourcing | 20 gp/day |
All personnel are oath-bound under guild contract. Bribery attempts are recorded and escalated. Unbound Scrolls are not available for general hire.