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of the answers arouse suspicion or come across as

insolent, th<' drow attack.

If combat erupts. reinforcements arrive every ld4

rounds. Each wave of reinforcements consists of

2d4 drow plus ld4 giant spide rs that crawl down

from rooftops.

DROW PRIESTESS OF LOLTH
A drow priestess ofLo lth accompanied by a drow
elite warrior and 2d4 drow is out surveying damaged
sections of the city. Merchants and crafters who
confront the priestess, claiming to have lost everything
in Demogorgon's attack. are banished to the Braelyn.
Locals driven mad by the demonic invasion are brought
before the priestess and put to death.
If the characters approach the priestess claiming to
have vital information about the demon attack. they can,
with a s uccessful DC 20 Cha risma (Pe rsuasion) check,
convince th e priestess to escort them to Matron Mother
Quenthcl Baenre (see "Private Meetings" late r in this
c hapter). If the check fails by 5 or more, the priestess
a nd her escort attack the party.

SPIDER NEST

The characters s tumble upon a spiders' nest containing

4d6 giant spider eggs with soft. sticky shells. Each

egg weighs 20 pounds and has AC 6 and I hit point.

Disturbing the eggs attracts ld4 giant spiders, which

descend from nearby rooftops to defend the nest.

STATUE OF LOLTH

The characters stumble upon a 9-foot-tall statue of Lolth

depicted in her drow form. There is a 25 percem chance

that the statui' was toppled during Demogorgon's

rampage, in which case it lies in pieces on the ground.

If an intact statue is touched by a non-drow or

otherwise defiled. the statue opens its mouth and

disgorges a swarm of insects (spiders). These spiders

c rawl down the sta tue and attack whoever touched or

defiled the statue. Once the statue disgorges a swarm.

its mouth closes. and it can't release another swarm

until I hour has passed.

EASTMYR
Eastmyr bridges the gap between prosperous Duthcloim
a nd the down-and-out despair of the Braeryn. It is home
to common merchants, tradesfolk. mercenaries, and
crafters either making their way up the social ladder
or trying to slow the downward descent of shifting
fortunes. Though this area suffered relatively little
damage during Demogorgon·s rampage. its population
has swelled with formerly high-profile drow forced out
oftht>ir homes and holdings.
If you want a random encounter to occur as the
characters make their way through the Eastmyr district,
roll a d20 and consult the Eastmyr Encoumers table. or
choose an encounter that you like. The party can avoid
random encounters in Eastmyr by succeeding on a DC
15 Dexterity (Stealth) group check.

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EASTMYR ENCOUNTERS

d20 Encounter

1-5 Bregan D'aerthe spy

6- 10 Cult ofuy"

11-15 Drow foot patrol

16 - 20 Scroll from Narbondel's Shadow

BREGAN D'AERTHE SPY

See .. Duthcloim" for more information.

CuLT OF "Y"

Eastmyr has become a haven for a group of drow driven

mad by Demogorgon's rampage. These drow carve the

symbol of Demogorgon-a Y with curled ends-into

their palms and foreheads, and they can hear the twin

voices of the Prince of Demons talking to them. telling

them that they will rise from the dregs of drow society to

greatness once the nobility is cast down.

The characters encounte r a group of ld4 + 4 drow

cultis ts wearing cloaks and cowls in the midst of

kidnapping a low-ranking drow noble. If the characters

kill four or more cultists. the rest flee like rats. Sounds

of combat attract the attention of a drow foot patrol (see

··ourhcloim'' for more information), which arrives in

ld6 rounds. Any cultists that escape flee to a crumbling

tenement a block away that the cult has converted into a

shrine to Demogorgon. The shrine contains ld4 shadow

d e m ons as well as 2d4 drow cultists. each of whom

has a "second head'' (in the form of a severed drow head

on a pole) that the cultist has lashed to his or her body.

Painted in wet blood on the shrine's floor is a familiar

·'Y" symbol.

Development. The drow noble offers no reward to hi!>

or her rescuers and chastises the drow patrol for not

arriving sooner. If the characters demand a reward. the

noble frowns and gives them an ins ignia bearing the

mark of his or her house, the n instructs the characters

to visit the noble's estate "when the light of Narbondel

reaches its zenith" to receive their "reward.'' If the

characters visit the noble's estate in Narbondellyn at the

appointed time, they a re set upon by the house guards,

who have orders to eliminate them and dispose of the

remains (see ·'Narbondellyn·• for more information on

drow noble estates).

DROW FOOT PATROL

See "Duthcloim" for more information.

SCROLLFROM ARBONDECSSHADOW

A cloaked half-drow s py named Shinzi approaches the

characters when they a rc alone and gives them a scroll

bearing an advertisement for arbondel's Shadow,

the "finest rooming house in Menzoberranzan." if the

party includes non-drow. Shinzi says that non-drow are

.. more than welcome at the Shadow." The advertisemen

doesn't list any prices. but on the back of the scroll is

a map marking t he location of the rooming house in

northeastern Eastmyr, near the Clawrift.

Development. Narbondel's Shadow. which wasn't

damaged during Demogorgon·s rampage. offers some

of the best food and lodging money can buy. but the

cost is high: 25 gp per night. per person. A strongheart