Bront
The man with the probe
Jdvn1 said:Ghallanda wasn't involved in the war? My parents worked for a house, so I assumed I'd be helping a halfling house, but that's not necessarily true, I suppose. I actually fought in the war while studying Elven weapons, and only became a smith after the war or towards the end of the war. Is it unlikely that I could've helped more than one house, at different times? While I may have worked for them or helped them, I don't feel a particularly loyalty to any of them.
Ghallanda is the hospitality house, they runs inns, bars, restraunts, and things like that. Probably the only house not heavily involved in the war, at least not on a combat mission (perhaps they hosted negotiatons, piece talks, and maybe even ran POW camps).
Jorasco is the healing house, more likely to be in the war as medics. The houses do work togeather as well, so perhaps it was an enclave of house Jorasco protected by defenders from house Deneith (Human defenders and bladesman's guild house). House Deneith gives you possable ties to my character (Given he's a noble of the house) if you want them.
You asked for a bit of extra ideas for backgrounds, I'm just offering them. The background of Eberron is nebulous enough that you can probably shape it however you need to, to work with whatever house is appropriate.
I did peak at your too does, and just because you manifest a mark doesn't mean you are a member of a house (though you can't manifest one your race normaly couldn't), just that you have some house blood in you, and it's rare. So don't let that constrain you too much.
I do like your background. Gives you a different character, with a fairly clear thinking motive for how he is what he is. I'm just offering tips you could expand on to flesh it out more if you wish (which is all I offered to do).