There are fourteen dragonmark marks, though the Mark of Death, possessed by House Vol, is extinct. For the longest time, there were only thirteen until last year when a group possessing aberrant marks were somehow changed into a legitimate dragonmark line. The Mark of Shadow is possessed by two separate Houses, Phiarlan and Thuranni.
A dragonmark is a mgical symbol that manifests on the skin, but its color immediately differentiates it from any mundane tattoo. A dragonmark is etched in shades of blue, green, and purple so vivid that they appear to glow, though the mark provides no real illumination.
A dragonmark is associated with one or more magical abilities, and a person who carries a dragonmark can exercise these powers. When a bearer invokes the power of a dragonmark, its colors shimmer and flow, and the skin grows warm to the touch. The mark grows warmer each time its power is used over the course of a day; by the time the bearer has expended his full allotment of spell-like abilities, the mark is fever-hot and cannot be used again until it cools. Shapechanging ability and illusions can mimic a dragonmark's appearance, but usually cannot make it warm to the touch.
■ The House Cannith (Mark of Making)
■ The House Deneith (Mark of Sentinel)
■ The House Ghallanda (Mark of Hospitality)
■ The House Jorasco (Mark of Healing)
■ The House Kundarak (Mark of Warding)
■ The House Lyrandar (Mark of Storm)
■ The House Medani (Mark of Detection)
■ The House Orien (Mark of Passage)
■ The House Phiarlan (Mark of Shadows)
■ The House Sivis (Mark of Scribing)
■ The House Tarkanan (Mark of Destruction)
■ The House Tharashk (Mark of Finding)
■ The House Thuranni (Mark of Shadows)
■ The House Vadalis (Mark of Handling)
■ The House Vol (Mark of Death)
