Cormanthor Drow

For many years, the fiends and decaying magic of Myth Drannor were widly held to be the greatest perils of Cormanthor but now an even greater danger has appeared, the return of the drow to the surface world. As the last few decades of the Elven Retreat left vast portions of the Elven Court and it's surrounding forests virtually unoccupied, large warbands of Vhaeraunian drow have returned to the surface as conquerors with trains of slaves and belongings and have established themselves in the deep places of Cormanthor.

The drow have not been present for long but have made themselves known with raids against Archendale, Battledale, Deepingdale and Mistledale. Incessant raiding and murders in the forest may not be the worst the drow have to offer the Dalesfolk. The Great Druid of Cormanthor went missing near Myth Drannor shortly after the drow invaded. The story passed on to druids through the animals of the forest is that he perished in a great battle with a demon summoned by the drow. The only consolation for the Dalesfolk is that the druids say that the Great Druid killed his demoic attacker as well.

Even more alarming than the prospect of war is the drow interest in the abandoned elven realm's ancient mythals. A mythal is an ancient form of elven magic created by a group of spellcasters working together to fashion an extremely powerful and lasting magical effect over a large area. The exact nature of such effects varies with each mythal. Many elves have hence returned from Evermeet and are constantly working to conceal the old magic from the drow or to physicaly defend sites too large to hide with the most powerful guardians they can find, hire or summon.

Although it is not widely known, the drow are divided into several factions who compete or cooperate to turn Cormanthor into their new fortress home.

Drow Factions

 * Auzkovyn Clan
 * House Jaelre
 * Spider-Kissers
 * Underdark Raiders