Location: The Square (16)
Services: Scribing, translation, Sending, divination
Key NPCs: Sahra “Sora” Syrralan d’Sivis (female gnome scribe)
When Count ir’Blis chose to expand Quickstone and built the Square, he asked House Sivis to establish a Speaking Stone in the town. The house was happy to comply, and Sivis Stone 182 was established in early 996 YK. There’s only one problem: the stone doesn’t work. The house has replaced the Speaking Stone multiple times and brought in different stonespeakers, but despite all these efforts, messages sent through the Quickstone Speaking Stone never reach their intended destination.
The current stonespeaker for Stone 182 is Sahra Syrralan d’Sivis, an experienced sage with a talent for divination. She’s friendly and outgoing, always willing to listen to your troubles and offer suggestions. It was the kobolds who first called her “Sora”, the Goblin word for “grandmother.” She’s embraced it, and anyone who’s looking gloomy can expect to hear “Now, now, dear, it can’t be all bad. Tell Sora what’s troubling you.”
Despite her best efforts, Sora hasn’t been able to get the Speaking Stone to function. However, she provides the other services one can expect from House Sivis: scribing, translation, and notary services. For those with gold to spare, Sora’s dragonmark allows her to cast Sending twice per day, at a cost of 90 GP. She’s also capable of casting Identify (20 GP), or Augury (45 GP); as a devoted diviner, her Augury can potentially reach further into the future, offering insight into the events of the next day or so. These costs are the rates she’s required to charge based on Sivis standards, but she might be willing to perform these services under the table for friends at a reduced rate.