The Drow of the Underdark

"They are the favorite foes of many a party of adventurers. In these pages, the drow come to life, their culture and powers detailed fully for the first time. This guide presents new rules galore: new spells, new magical items, insight into the mysteries of Lolth, Monstrous Compendium entries for related monsters of the Underdark&mdash;and much, much more.

Learn all about the drow herein, from the words of the ancient elven sage Erlathan Greycloak:

"Proud, graceful evil. Cruelty personified; talent wasted, beauty lost in darkness."

to the lore of the great sage Elminster:

"Did I ever tell thee how close I came to having a drow wife? No? Well, then..."

Chapters

 * Chapter 1: The Nature of Dark Elves
 * Chapter 2: Dark Elven Society
 * Chapter 3: Drow Religion
 * Chapter 4: The High History of the Drow
 * Chapter 5: Drow Spells
 * Chapter 6: Drow Magical Items
 * Chapter 7: Drow Craftwork
 * Chapter 8: Drow Language
 * Chapter 9: Drow Nomenclature
 * Chapter 10: A Selected Glossary of Deep Drow
 * Chapter 11: Dark Elven Symbols
 * Chapter 12: The Spider and the Axe: War in the Depths
 * Chapter 13: The Underdark
 * Chapter 14: Monsters of the Underdark

Index

 * Magic:
 * Spells: Acid bolt • Atonement • Backlash • Black blade of disaster • Continual faerie fire • Control vapor • Dark wings • Darkfire • Death spider • Giant spider • Hand of darkness • Mindtouch • Passweb • Repulsion • Skyhook • Spellweb • Spider bite • Spider climb • Spidereyes • Stop • Summon spider • Undead regeneration • Venom immunity • Vipergout