House Nautica

### Heraldry

Azure, a sea-dragon erect bleu celeste.A sky blue dragon with mermaid tail instead of hindlegs with raised webbed forelimbson a blue field.

### Membership

1,466 Members

One of the smallest houses of Sornieth.

## House Colours

* **#324BA9**
* **#73C4C4**
* **#0086CE**

## Members

> *"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."*
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House Nautica are true idealists, always looking for the hint of good in even the worst of people and events, searching for ways to make things better. While they may be perceived as calm, reserved, or even shy, they have an inner flame and passion that can truly shine. The risk of feeling misunderstood is unfortunately high – but when they find like-minded people to spend their time with, the harmony they feel will be a fountain of joy and inspiration.
House Nautica are guided by their principles, rather than by logic, excitement, or practicality. When deciding how to move forward, they will look to honor, beauty, morality and virtue – they are led by the purity of their intent, not rewards and punishments. House Nautica are proud of this quality, and rightly so, but not everyone understands the drive behind these feelings, and it can lead to isolation.

> *"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."*
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At their best, those of House Nautica communicate deeply with others, easily speaking in metaphors and parables, and understanding and creating symbols to share their ideas. The strength of this intuitive communication style lends itself well to creative works, and it comes as no surprise that many here are poets, writers and actors. Understanding themselves and their place in the world is important to them, and they explore these ideas by projecting themselves into their work.

> *"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."*
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With a talent for self-expression, revealing their beauty and their secrets through metaphors and fictional characters, their ability with language doesn’t stop with their native tongue, either – they are often gifted when it comes to learning a second (or third!) language. Their gift for communication also lends itself well to House Nautica's desire for harmony.
Unlike more outspoken houses, House Nautica prefer to focus their attention on just a few people, a single worthy cause – spread too thinly, they’ll run out of energy, and even become dejected and overwhelmed by all the bad in the world that they can’t fix.

> *"How poor are they that have not patience."*
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House Nautica can lose themselves in their quest for good and neglect the day-to-day upkeep that life demands. They often drift into deep thought, enjoying contemplating the hypothetical and the philosophical, and left unchecked, they may start to lose touch, withdrawing into "hermit mode".

House Nautica's affection, creativity, altruism and idealism will always come back, rewarding them and those they love perhaps not with logic and utility, but with a world view that inspires compassion, kindness and beauty wherever they go.

## Skills and Equipment

In addition to the benefits of being in a House of Sornieth, fealty to Nautica grants the following:

* **Skill Proficiencies:** Any two of Insight, Perception, Arcana or Religion

* **Languages:** Aquan, and one of Celestial or Primordial
* **Equipment:** A protective symbol, a quill, a bottle of ink and 5 sheets of paper, a set of common clothes, and a pouch with 10gp. Additionally, choose one from a crystal ball, a set of fortune-telling cards (Attunement. In combat you may give yourself advantage or force another creature to have disadvantage on an attack roll or saving throw made against you. Once per battle.), or a set of rune stones (Attunement. Cast Meld into Stone).
* **Unlock Feat "Bounty of the Water":** You can breathe underwater, and gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed, if you don't already have a faster one. Additionally, any healing spells you cast is far more effective. Whenever you use a spell to restore hit points, you may choose another target within range (including yourself), this target will receive half the spell's recovery effects (rounded up). If they were already targeted by the spell, they gain 1.5x the amount of hit points instead.

## Territory

In water we see a shaper of all things, a mother to worlds... The Nauticans are truly peaceful giants. Living deep in the ocean, they've learnt to survive by staying low and quiet. They are very good at hiding though, the ocean is a vast place to hide. Join the Nauticans if you are a quiet, peaceful person who is always pondering a thought.

## Other Houses

House Nautica gets along best with House Avia and House Sylvan, both of which are more likely to pick up subtle social cues and enjoy working with a house that is somewhat of an enigma.

True to their more sensitive and reclusive nature, Houses more focused on community participation and convention such as House Crag and House Gryffindor are less likely to work with them.

### List of Houses

 House Avia House Crag House Dynami House Glacius House Greenleaf House Gryffindor House Igneus House Lucian House Nautica House Yaksha House Zhentarim