The Drow of the Underdark is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for the Forgotten Realms.
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...Description[]
The Drow of the Underdark is the 2nd book in the FOR series and provides detailed information on drow society, their unique magic, iconic deities, and their interactions with other races in the Underdark.
The book begins with an introduction to the drow, providing essential background information on their origins, physical traits, and alignment tendencies. It also touches on the different drow subraces, such as the noble-born and the surface-dwelling drow.
It explores the intricate social hierarchy of the drow, including their matriarchal society, noble houses, and the power struggles that define their existence. It explores the roles of males and females, the concept of Matron Mothers, and the significance of Lolth, the Spider Queen, as their primary deity.
Menzoberranzan, one of the most famous drow cities, is thoroughly detailed in this sourcebook. It includes maps, descriptions of key locations, and information on the city's politics, intrigue, and powerful noble houses.
The Drow of the Underdark provides insights into drow magic, their proficiency with drowcraft items, and their spellcasting abilities. It also introduces new spells and magical items associated with the drow.
Itp rovides information on drow weapons, armor, and equipment, including their signature weapons.
The sourcebook includes numerous adventure hooks and plot ideas for DMs to use when incorporating the drow into their campaigns, providing a wealth of inspiration for storytelling.
The appendices contain additional resources, such as drow-specific spells and magical items, as well as a glossary of drow terminology.
Contents[]
- 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[]
Characters[]
Creatures[]
- azmyth • deep bat • deep dragon • deep rothé • disir • drider • duergar • hobgoblin • illithid • jermlaine • kobold • kuo-toa • mobat • myrlochar • night hunter • octopus • pedipalp • purple worm • roper • scorpion • sinister • snake • solifugid • spitting crawler • subterranean spider • svirfneblin • troll • violet fungus • werebat • yochlol
Locations[]
- Buildings
- Arach-Tinilith • Elminster's tower • Melee-Magthere
- Districts
- Donigarten • Tier Breche
- Forests
- Far Forest • High Forest • Mhair Jungles
- Landmarks
- Narbondel
- Nations
- Calimshan • Chessenta • Mulhorand • Thay • Unther
- Regions
- Kara-Tur • Plain of Horses • Sword Coast
- Settlements
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- Surface Settlements
- Neverwinter • Shadowdale • Silverymoon • Waterdeep • Zhentil Keep
- Drow Settlements
- Menzoberranzan • Obbolor • Uluitur
Magic[]
- Items
- bracers of the blinding strike • dart of blinding • dart of screaming • dart of silencing • dart of stunning • dart of vapors • death lance • driftdisc • fire elemental gem • floatchest • house insignia • jade spider • light pellet • lurker cloak • orb of duo-dimension • potion of magic resistance • ring of anti-venom • ring of arachnid control • scroll of protection from earth and stone • signal speculum • spider dart • spider mask • spider wand • staff of the abyss • tentacle rod • walking chest • wand of acidic spheres • wand of darkness • wand of viscid globs • whip of fangs
- Spells
- acid bolt • atonement • backlash • black blade of disaster • continual faerie fire • control vapor • dark wings • darkfire • death spider • giant spider (spell) • hand of darkness • lesser spellsong • mindtouch • passweb • repulsion • skyhook • soultheft • spellsong • spellweb • spider bite • spider climb • spidereyes • spiderform • stop • summon spider • undead regeneration • venom immunity • vipergout • wall of tentacles • zin-carla
Organizations[]
- Drow Houses
- House Baenre • House Do'Urden
Religions[]
- Eilistraee • Ghaunadaur • Lolth • Mystra • Shar • Vhaeraun
Miscellaneous[]
- Books
- The High History of the Drow
- Items
- brazier • candle • incense • torch
- Materials
- spidersilk
- Plants
- lichen • moss
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Design: Ed Greenwood
- Editing: Newton Ewe11
- Keylining: Sarah Feggestad
- Typesetting: Ries Graphics
- Cover Art: Jeff Easley
- Interior Art: Tim Bradstreet, Rick Harris
Appendix[]
See Also[]
Background[]
In Polyhedron #75 "The Everwinking Eye", one of the erratas provided therein note that the clerical level for the soultheft spell was missing from this book and that it should be 7th level.[2]
External links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
References[]
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline. FOR2 The Drow of the Underdark (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-11-15.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (September 1992). “The Everwinking Eye: Sagely Secrets Made Known”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #75 (TSR, Inc.), p. 11.