![]() ![]() Their goal was to escape from the constant warring between factions who venerated Lolth and those that worshiped Ghaunadaur. By the wishes of Lady Lolth, she led seven drow families into the Northdark from the city of Golothaer, one of the southerly drow holdings of Great Bhaerynden. Menzoberra the Kinless, a powerful priestess of Lolth, founded the city that bears her name in −3917 DR. When the pillar was completely dark, it was called Narbondel's Black Death (effectively midnight). Narbondel could be seen from throughout the entire city. It was enchanted each morning by the Archmage of Menzoberranzan with a glow that slowly dissipated as the day wore on. One of the most distinct structures in the city was the pillar-clock called Narbondel. These gates led into the myriad tunnels surrounding the city (collectively called the Bauthwaf). The city had around a hundred gates, all guarded. Narbondel and Gromph Baenre, the Archmage of Menzoberranzan Noble houses, once destroyed or abandoned, were not permitted to be reoccupied, meaning that there were a number of abandoned compounds both on the surface and roof of the city cavern. There were a fixed number of buildings in Menzoberrazan, meaning that the poorer areas were extremely crowded. An enchantment in the city cavern reduced echos from all the noise. Ceiling houses had to have great magic to prevent them from falling, and many were empty. Some homes were 1,000 feet above the floor. The roof of Menzoberranzan was covered in paths. Buildings were often covered with the city's main motif: the spider, in honor of Lolth. The city was mainly carved from calcite and it was filled with blue, green, and violet faerie fire. The drow called the cavern, Araurilcaurak. Menzoberranzan was located in a huge arrowhead-shaped cavern, some two miles wide and a thousand feet high. Map of Menzoberranzan (one square = 200 yards). The path through Ammarindar was the quickest journey between Menzoberranzan and Ched Nasad, but it was less traveled because of the danger that lurked there. Ched Nasad was some distance to the southwest on the other side of Araumycos, a journey of several tendays from Menzoberranzan. The deep gnome city Blingdenstone was located about 45 miles to the west of Menzoberranzan. Drygully Tunnel was a tunnel leading from the Underdark near Menzoberranzan to the surface. Other tunnels led to the surface, namely in the Moonwood and on the western edge of the High Forest. It was quite close to Mithral Hall and was connected through tunnels to that settlement. It was located in the Upper Northdark, about 3.2km (2 miles) below the Surbrin Valley, between the Moonwood and the Frost Hills. ![]()
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