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The Bregan D'acrthc leader carries a gem-studded

minotaur horn. If the characters attack the mercenaries.

the leade r blows his horn, which can be heard

throughout the dis trict. All noble houses go on high

alert as reinforcements arrive every round for the next

ld8 rounds. Each wave of reinforcements consists of an

elite drow patrol (see below) a nd ld4 gar goyles.

Tr easure. The gem-s tudded horn carried by the

Bregan D'aerthe leader i s worth 2,500 gp. ln addition,

each drow mercenary has a pouch containing 2d10 pp.

ELITE DROW PATROL
This patrol consists of two drow elite warrio r s
mounted on giant riding lizard s (see the end of chapter
8 for statistics). If one o r mo re party members appear to
be anything other than drow or slaves in the company
of its drow master. the patrol immediately calls for
reinforcemems. which arrive in ld4 + 2 rounds. The
re inforcements consist of ld4 similar drow patrols.

NOBLE ENTOURAGE
The character s encounte r a drow n oble traveling with
eight drow warriors bearing the symbol and colors of
their noble house. There is a 25 percent chance that a
succubus or in cubus accompanies the noble in d row
form. and a 75 pe rcent chance that the noble i~ being
carried around in a palanquin by unarmed s laves.
Roll a d6 and consult the Drow House S laves table to
dete rmine what kind of s laves and how many.

DRow H o usE SLAVES

d6 Slaves

1- 2 6 shield dwarf commoners

3- 4

S-6

6 moon elf commoners

6 human commoners

Treasure. Each noble carries a pouch that contains
2d10 pp and wears Id3 pieces of fine jewelry worth
250 gp each.
Development. If the characters do anything to
antagonize tht> nobles, they order the ir ~uards to attack.
If the guards a re defeated, the nobles offer the party a
bribe in exchange for their lives.

STATUE OF LOLTH
See "Duthcloim'' for more information.

0ROW RULIN G HOUSES OF MENZOBERRANZ A N

Rank House Matron Mother Notes

Q.u'ELLARZ'ORL

Untouched by Demogorgon's rampage, the high

southern plateau of Menzoberranzan is home to many

of the oldest and greatest noble houses. with Hou~e

Baenrc situated at the plateau's hig hest point, to the

east. At the west end of Qu'ellarz'orl is a s mall cavern

containing a sculpted stalagmite towe r. Within this

tower rests the Chamber of the Ruling Council, whe re

the mat ron mothers of the eight great drow houses

gather and meet.

Each noble estate in Qu'ellarz'orl maintains its own

militia. consisting of severa l hundred highly disciplined

drow warriors and drow e lit e warriors, with one elite

warrior for every te n drow warriors. In addition, an

estate holds 3dl2 drow n obles and scores of slaves,

lOdlO of which can be pressed into defending the house.

These fighting slaves are us ually b u gbear s , ogr e s ,

orogs. or quaggoths. Doors and windows are protected

with glyph of warding spells (spell save DC 13). and

either 3d6 gargoyles or 3d6 g iant spide r s watch for

trouble from ledges and rooftops. These gargoyles and

giant spiders have truesighl out to a range of 120 feet,

enabling them to spot invisible trespassers.

Roll for random encounte rs as the characte rs

cross thi~ d istrict. You can roll a d20 and cons ult the

Q u'ellarz'orl Er)counters table, or choose an encounter

that you like. T he party can avoid random encounters

in Qu'ellarz'o rl by succeeding on a DC 15 Dexterity

(Stealth) group check.

QU'ELLARZ'ORL ENCOUNTERS

d20 Encounter

1-5

6-8

9- 10

Elite d row patrol

2d4 gargoyles

1 d6 + Z giant wolf spiders

11 - 14 Groundskeepers

1 5- 20 Slave parade

ELITE DROW PATROL

This patrol consists of two drow e lit e warriors

mounted on gia n t riding lizards (see the end of chapte r

8 for statistics). Tf one or more party members appear to

be anyt hing other than drow of one of the eight ruling

houses. or slaves in the company of such a drow, the

patrol calls for reinforcements, which arrive in ld4- 2

rounds and consist of ld4 similar drow patrol~.

Baenre Quenthel Bae nre Controls all three branches of the Academy (see "Tier Breche")

2 Barrison Dei'Armgo

3 Faen Tlabbar

4 Mizzrym

5 Fey-Branche

6 Melarn

7 Vandree

8 Do'Urden

Mez'Barris Armgo

Vadalma Tlabbar

Miz'ri Mizzrym

Byrtyn Fey

Zhindia Melarn

Fiirnel'ther Vandree

Dahlia Sin'felle

Has the largest number of trained wizards and mercenaries·for·hire

Fanatically de voted to Lolth

Dominates Menzoberranzan's slave trade

Skilled at f orging alliances

Devoted to rooting out drow apostates, particularly within the nobility

Vicious and vindictive house determined to rise to the top

Newly resurrected and disgraced vassal house under the firm control of

House Baenre, with Dahlia (a moon elf prisoner) as its figurehead

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