Firewing Cabal, an eclipse cabal, was one of several Illumian cabals that existed in Sauria. The Emir, concerned that Illumians seemed to have too much knowledge of the workings of his realm and were gaining too much influence ordered the destruction of all known Illumian centers within Sauria. Firewing received just enough advance notice to entrust a small group with the contents of the cabal’s library and, most important of all, Firewing’s segment of the Ritual of Words Made Flesh. The group was sent forth to establish a new cabal somewhere beyond the Emir’s reach.

After a short period of wandering, while they considered their options, the group made its way to the city of Marhaven. The city was known to be tolerant of most humanoid types. It was located in the middle of the ocean, and any attempt by one of the land-based realms to take it by force could be seen in plenty of time for the cabal to pick up and move to a new location. Although the presence of an Illumian cabal would not go unnoticed and unremarked by the people of Marhaven, this loss of the secrecy they would have preferred was considered to be more than compensated for by the benefits. The group sailed to Marhaven, razed an abandoned warehouse, and built the Tideborn cabal in 1042.

Tideborn Cabal keeps itself very much to itself, avoiding even the appearance of any interest in city politics. The city council defers to the cabal arbiter, Tideborn Hedren, in criminal and civil matters involving cabal members. Tideborn wizards keep a careful watch on the seas around Marhaven, but this is not generally known outside of the cabal. If an impending attack were to be spotted, Tideborn would most likely inform the city council, but in the meantime what the city council doesn’t know about Tideborn activities won’t hurt them. The cabal supports itself through handcrafts sold in the local marketplace. While not directly involved with the city’s library, the cabal is generally willing to provide information from their own store of knowledge to anyone outside of the cabal who asks nicely. It’s their own way of offering something to the community that has taken them in and not bothered them too much.

While wizards and most arcane spellcasters are very common in Illumian society, sorcerers are very rare. Tideborn Ashkurlea’s magical abilities began to manifest themselves as she entered puberty. She was enrolled in magical training under Tideborn Moran. Although pleased with Ashkurlea’s devotion to her studies, Moran found her inborn ability to cast spells without advance preparation unnatural and unsettling. (Even Illumians have only so much tolerance for smart-asses.) Ashkurlea attempted to compensate for this by throwing herself into extra studies in the cabal’s library and being especially diligent in even the most menial of tasks assigned to her.

Ashkurlea has never really gotten over the feeling of being different from the others around her. She recently got permission to become an Agent Outside the Tideborn Cabal in order to take up the adventurer’s life. Although still living in her room at the Cabal, she intends to move out as soon as she can afford suitable lodgings within the city.

Power Sigils:

- Vaul: Grants +2 to Charisma checks and Charisma-related skill checks)

- Uur: Grants bonus to DEX checks and DEX-based skills checks

Power word:

- Vaul-uur: In lieu of a spell slot, add 1d6/level of spell to sneak attack and unarmed damage rolls. (2x/day)

Note: The Gills of Hamachi cannot be worn with the Amulet of Natural Armor. (Both use the neck slot.)