Cannith Enclave inhabits the whole of Cannith Tower. In both Highest Towers (Upper Central) and Granite Halls (Lower Central), members of House Cannith’s Fabricators’ Guild operate artisans’ shops (upscale trades) in the tower. Merrix d'Cannith (N male human artificer 9/dragonmark heir 3) leads House Cannith’s Sharn enclave.
Following the destruction of Cyre, House Cannith split into three factions. The southern faction is led by Merrix d'Cannith (LE male human, artificer 9/ dragonmark heir 3), who makes his home in Sharn. House Cannith has always had a strong presence in the city. Cannith engineers and architects helped rebuild the city, and it was Cannith artificers who developed the flying buttress that allows for the construction of the enormous towers. During the war, the Cannith enclave in Sharn was one of the main production centers for the magic weapons and potions that Breland purchased from the house, including the majority of Breland’s warforged soldiers.
Today, House Cannith provides a wide variety of services within Sharn. House Cannith alchemists produce the bulk of the magic potions found in the city, and most 1st-level potions carry a Cannith seal. Cannith engineers and masons help with the continued development of Sharn, and just as importantly they help to repair and maintain the existing towers and suspended streets and roads. Cannith artificers maintain the spells powering the great foundries in the Cogs. Both of these duties are handled by Cannith heirs, but also by teams of skilled laborers trained and employed by the house.
One of the secrets of the house is that quite a few of its members are followers of the Traveler, in its aspect as the god of artifice. While this generally has little impact on things, it does form a common bond between some members of House Cannith and the Tyrant changelings. The Cannith enclave in Dragon Towers is used for diplomatic relations, but most of the important work is done in the Forgehold, the industrial complex in the Ashblack district of the Upper Cogs. Smaller Cannith enclaves are scattered about the city, primarily alchemical workshops and outposts for the Tinkers Guild.
Prominent NPCs: Merrix d'Cannith leads the Sharn household and the southern branch of House Cannith. Merrix has little interest in reuniting the house; he doesn’t care for either of his younger cousins, and he intends to keep the southern house on the same paths of research and production that it was on before the destruction of Cyre. Merrix does have two interests: the warforged and the Mournland. Merrix’s grandfather developed the first warforged, and Merrix has been secretly continuing this work, maintaining the creation forge in the depths of Sharn and trying to produce new and improved warforged designs. He is fascinated by stories of strange constructs and artifacts found in Xen’drik, and has speculated that his grandfather and the other artificers who created the first warforged may have been using secrets recovered from the lost continent. He is also concerned about the fate of the warforged in this new time of peace, and has been trying to help the living constructs adapt.
Merrix’s second area of interest is the Mournland, and he may hire adventurers to explore the blasted realm or to recover lost Cannith artifacts (much like the scenario presented in the adventure Shadows of the Last War). If one of the party members is a warforged, Merrix may take a personal interest in this character. The Cannith heir would certainly be a powerful patron for a warforged hero.
Another important member of the Sharn Cannith household is Tarya d’Cannith. During the war, Tarya helped to streamline the production of healing potions and alchemist’s fire, both of which were in high demand. Currently, she is concerned and intrigued by dragon’s blood. She is trying to identify the source of the elixir, the secret of its composition, and what possible side effects might be hidden in the brew. Once she discovers its source, she might hire adventurers to go to Droaam to discover its true nature and purpose.
Finally, Sharn is home to five members of the Darkwood Watch, House Cannith’s elite wand-wielding soldiers. The squad leader is Menya d’Cannith. The Darkwood Watch is usually assigned to protect the Cannith Forgehold, and they are only used for extremely important tasks. As they are clearly recognizable as members of House Cannith, wand adepts are rarely used for covert operations.