House Freth

House Freth was a drow house of Menzoberranzan. The house insignia was often proudly displayed on their warrior's chests and bracers and was an image of a phoenix, rising from the ashes towards a dark-green moon.

Activities
Before their destruction they started to breed venom oozes. The oozes were made through experiments, even though the house is destroyed the venom oozes survived and started to multiply through the Underdark.

After being reestablished sometime before 1369 DR, the drow of House Freth learned to tame horrifying arraccats found in the dungeons of Myth Drannor. Whether taming done via animal handling or magical means was unclear.

History
The house was one of the lower houses of Menzoberranzan. In 1319 DR, it was attacked and was nearly destroyed by House Teken'duis. However, some nobles survived the attack. Thus, there were witnesses to this act and the attack was a failure. The Ruling Council of Menzoberranzan decided to destroy House Teken'duis. The three surviving nobles of House Freth (two females, the oldest of which had just finished training at Arach-Tinilith, and one male) were taken to be combined into the house of Yvonnel Baenre.

Apparently reestablished by 1369 DR, scouts of House Freth found a way into the deepest levels of the Elven Catacombs under Castle Cormanthor. Allied with House Kilsek, Dreydre Freth and Greyanna Freth led the drow excavation and recovery of the ancient elven magic from the ruins, smuggling it back to the Undermountain. At some point after the operation's start, the  daughters of the House Freth encountered the forces of the Cult of the Dragon that was operating in Myth Drannor at the time. House Freth stroke a deal with the Cult that allowed their operations continue uninterrupted in exchange for betraying the House Kilsek. The Kilsek drow were killed and enthralled into service as the leader of the betrayed house's operations, Nathlilik Kilsek was thrown into the Cult's prison. That alliance did not last, as the group of heroes assembled by Elminster Aumar, the Veiled Ones, made their way into the drow territory, slaying Dreydre and Greyanna.

In 1372 DR, House Freth was the nineteenth house of Menzoberranzan.

Around 1492 DR, a Freth contingent led by Erelal Freth was trying to conquer Undermountain from the Maze Level facing the opposition of a House Auvryndar contingent.

Members

 * Vuzlyn Freth : A missing male who had joined the illithilich Syrzan's revolt against the city priestesses in 1372 DR.
 * Welverin Freth :Weapons master of House Freth. He had a prosthetic silver leg.
 * Erelal Freth :House leader in Undermountain in late 15th century.
 * Drivvin Freth :archmage brother of Erelal.
 * Rilna Freth :castellan younger sister of Erelal.
 * Beranica Freth : commander sister of Erelal.
 * Llaxdorl Freth : wizard cousin of Erelal.
 * Tanimar Freth, Xaphtal Freth, Talabsyn Freth, Ilanlue Freth and Sabatrin Freth :some of the many sons and daughters of Erelal.
 * Vanar Freth :a wizard infiltrated in Arcturiadoom level.
 * Dreydre Freth and Greyanna Freth :daughters of House Freth that helmed the drow operations under the ruins of Myth Drannor, deep in the Elven Catacombs circa 1369 DR.
 * Hatchrin Alet'taz: disgraced consort of Erelal Freth and the father of her unborn eleventh child.

Appearances

 * Adventures:
 * Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
 * Novels:
 * Homeland &bull; Dissolution &bull; Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (novel)
 * Video Games:
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor