An ancient building renovated in recent decades, the House Jorasco enclave is built on the ward’s highest point, looking down the slope toward the gate that leads into Dannel’s Pride. The building is filled with plants and flowers, perfuming the air and giving the rooms a feeling of life. At night, the enclave’s windows glow with a soft blue light cast by everbright lanterns.
The enclave’s main healer is a cleric of Olladra, Alhaura d’Jorasco (LN female halfling cleric 9). In addition to her ability to cast raise dead, the house possesses an altar of resurrection (ECS 261) for use on behalf of favored clients. However, strange events sometimes accompany the use of powerful necromancy in Stormreach. In a handful of cases, foreign spirits have seized the bodies of those being raised. When Jorasco sought to resurrect the Storm Lord Delera Omaren, the risen warrior cried out in the tongue of the giants and killed dozens with lightning before she was returned to the grave. Another time, a pack of marut inevitables appeared after a member of the Wayfinder Foundation (page 130) was raised. The outsiders slew the adventurer and devastated the enclave before vanishing. Today, Jorasco healers use augury before performing major necromancy. But divinations can fail, and at the DM’s discretion, resurrection might bring surprises. Alhaura is eager to find an answer to this mystery and will sponsor any expedition that promises to solve it.
Beside Alhaura, the enclave maintains a staff of lower-level adepts and experts, who can cast healing spells and provide long-term care in the enclave’s bedrest wing. Healing potions are also for sale, though supplies sometimes run low because of demand from the Stormreach Guard and other major clients.
The enclave is managed by Iriakan d’Jorasco (NG male halfling barbarian 1/expert 6). A recent immigrant from the Talenta Plains, Iriakan is eager to improve the house’s influence throughout Stormreach and offers bargains to adventurers who help him with this goal.
House Jorasco’s Healers Guild maintains what is essentially an urban hospital a short distance from the harbor. Jorasco adepts provide healing at the standard rates
Alhaura d’Jorasco (LN female halfling cleric 9) is the highest-level spellcaster in the enclave. In addition to Alhaura’s ability to cast raise dead, the house possesses an altar of resurrection (ECS 261) for use on behalf of favored clients. However, strange events sometimes accompany the use of powerful necromancy in Stormreach. In a handful of cases, foreign spirits have seized the bodies of those being raised. When Jorasco sought to resurrect the Storm Lord Delera Omaren, the risen warrior cried out in the tongue of the giants and killed dozens with lightning before she was returned to the grave. Another time, a pack of marut inevitables appeared after a Wayfinder was raised. The outsiders slew the adventurer and devastated the enclave before vanishing. Today, Jorasco healers use augury before performing major necromancy. Divinations can fail, though, and at the DM’s discretion, resurrection in Stormreach might bring surprises.
The local baron is Iriakan d’Jorasco (NG male halfling barbarian 1/expert 6), who is trying to improve the house’s standing in Stormreach by making the enclave more and more indispensable.
The Healers Guild maintains what is essentially an urban hospital near Stormreach’s harbor. It provides the best medical attention on the continent, and it is the only place in the city that advertises casters capable of performing the Raise Dead ritual. (Other hospices and temples have that capability, but they do not speak of it openly for fear of incurring the house’s wrath.)
The use of revivifying spells in Stormreach is often accompanied by strange effects. Tales abound of bodies returning to life but bound to foreign spirits. Other times, a newly revived character has unexplained episodes of clairvoyance or is plagued by memories of events that never occurred.