You wouldn’t wish this fate upon anyone, yet here you are — locked in a dark cave, the cold, heavy weight of metal tight around your throat and wrists.
You are not alone. Other prisoners are trapped in here with you, in an underground outpost far from the light of the sun.
Your captors include a cruel drow priestess who calls herself Mistress Ilvara of House Mizzrym. Over the past several days, you’ve met her several times, robed in silken garments and flanked by two male drow, one of whom has a mass of scars along one side of his face and neck.
Mistress Ilvara likes to impress her will with scourge in hand and remind you that your life now belongs to her. “Accept your fate, learn to obey, and you may survive.” Her words echo in your memory, even as you plot your escape.
----- This shows the area outside your cell, which is built into the side of a cliff (visible in the background, by the torches). A rope bridge leads to a gigantic carved out stalactite. The area below the rope bridge is infested with thick spider webs. A waterfall falls nearby to the left of the cell door, plunging far down into the depths. This compound seems to consist of several caves and hollowed out stalactites, connected by similar rope bridges.
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Congratulations! You have survived capture by the Drow, but your equipment has all been taken. You have an iron collar around your neck. Manacles around your wrists are attached to chains that run through the collar, restraining you.
Sabyllos and Brana, you have been here the longest... one week. Brana, you were captured along with a dwarven woman, a tracker from Gauntylgrym named Eldeth Feldrun, who is here with you. You managed to grab a rusted iron bar a few days ago, which you keep concealed in your clothes. Sabyllos, while you've been here, you managed to catch a baby giant spider, about the size of a tarantula.
Ornthalas, you were brought here four days ago. Also brought in with you was an orc named Ront. He's been cursing a lot, and shouts at people. Mostly in Orcish, but occasionally in broken Common.
Raknar has been here for three days. He was brought in with a young pair of Deep Gnomes, named Topsy and Turvy. They've been mostly keeping to themselves since arriving, and seem to be brother and sister. Raknar, you've also found a baby giant spider.
Thoril arrived just two days ago. He was brought in with a Quaggoth (an underdark yeti brute).
Birbal is just recently arrived. They brought him in yesterday along with a little mushroom man (a myconid).
Beyond all of these people, there a few other prisoners in here...
- A Derro named Buppido. He seems pretty smart.
- A fish man (Koa Toa) named Shuushar, who is very mellow, and seems to pray or meditate a lot.
- A Drow was brought in yesterday. Birbal recognizes that is one of the Drow that captured him. He is chained up like the rest of you, but is sullen, and has been keeping to himself.
- A Deep Gnome named Jimjar who has just bet the rest of you, in Common, that the Drow is a spy.
Would you please tell us how you were captured by the Drow? They most likely got you with their sleeping poison, either somewhere on the surface or (if you prefer) in the Underdark. You are welcome to include the people you were brought in with somehow, or they could just be other prisoners captured seperately. Once you have done this, please feel free to start playing.