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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nameless" data-source="post: 3195611" data-attributes="member: 1543">I consider the Dragonmarked houses to be the de facto powers in Eberron. They predate the founding of all the current kingdoms, and while most of the countries on Khorvaire are in tatters after 100 years of all-out magical war, the Dragonmarked houses have had 100 years to profiteer and gather power and favors; they are probably stronger than ever. Common folk probablly don't know or think about that kind of thing. They probably think of the dragonmarked houses as just another noble house who has more money than they know what to do with. But anyone with a little power themselves (i.e. adventurers) will understand implicitly that the houses are the powers behind the thrones.The nations are primarily poor, full of farmers are nonmagical laborers, or enlisted former soldiers. They have money, but only what they can collect in taxes. The houses are rich, full of magical craftsmen, and people with rare and valuable magical gifts. They each have a monopoly on their respective trades. In D&D even more than the real world, money is power, because more money gets you more magic.</blockquote>