Foalswood is the ancestral estate and headquarters of House Vadalis , located at Varna in the Eldeen Reaches . [1] [4] [2] [3]
Location
The estate lies just outside the city, sprawling over many acres of the rolling hills, [1] [4] [2] [3] with an enclave at the heart of the city as well. [5] [note 1]
Description
The largest ranch run by House Vadalis, [2] it comprises a collection of homes, barns, and warehouses that are tucked away among the hills, [1] as well as greenhouses for rare and exotic plants [1] and countless acres of pastures and meadows in which animals are allowed to wander. Thus, while it has the fewest people of any dragonmarked house headquarters and is in sharp contrast to their well-defended strongholds, it is likely the largest in area. [1]
The largest building on the reach—at least the largest intended for human habitation—is the great meeting house. [1] It's commonly joked that the stables of Varna are nicer than the houses, and this isn't altogether false—the personal quarters of even the Vadalis patriarch are relatively modest. [6]
Activities
The Vadalis heirs and patriarch Dalin d'Vadalis live at Foalswood but conduct business in Varna itself. [1]
Vadalis's ranches and facilities are used for the breeding and training of dozens of different kinds of beasts, from warhorses to pegasi . [6] [7] Much of the house's research and development of animal bloodlines is conducted at Foalswood. [1]
History
Several times in its history, the Ashbound druidic sect have assaulted Foalswood. [2]
Appendix
Notes
- ↑ Sources differ on the exact location of Foalswood with respect to Varna. The 3.5-edition Eberron Campaign Setting p. 239 says "an enclave in the heart of the city of Varna" (name not yet given), while Dragonmarked p. 93 refers to both "an enclave within the city" and describes Foalswood as being spread around it. The 4 th -edition Eberron Player's Guide p. 158 and Eberron Campaign Guide p. 235 say "just outside of Varna" and "near the city of Varna". Thus, there appears to be a primary estate and ranch outside and a smaller business enclave inside or several separate facilities distributed in and around the city. This article covers the estate outside Varna.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Keith Baker , Ari Marmell , Michelle Lyons and C.A. Suleiman (2006). Dragonmarked . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 92, 93. ISBN 0-7869-3933-8 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 235. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4 .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Keith Baker , Jeremy Crawford , & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 42. ISBN 0786966890 .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 David Noonan , Ari Marmell , and Robert J. Schwalb (2009). Eberron Player's Guide . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 158. ISBN 0-7869-5100-1 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 239. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 173–174. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
- ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 132, 133, 135. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4 .