Prologue: Revenge of a Drow
The city of Sshamath is a beautiful city at a glance, but if you saw what lives in the underground city, you would no longer think it beautiful. In the city, which magically glowed different colors, each depending on families, and the glowing was cause by the black elves magic. It is called faerie fire.
One family, the Second House of the Illistyn family, planned to do something evil. It didnt matter, all of the black elves, the drow, also known as dark elves, were evil. All drow are evil in the city of Sshamath. Only males of the family Abaeir, the First House, ruled the city. And all males of House Abaeir were mages.
Back to House Illistyn, of course. The Matron Mother, the most powerful priestess of the goddess, Lolth, which Lolth is also known as the Spider Queen, planned to murder the wizards of her own house, and take control. Illistyn had become more powerful then Abaeir, fighting wise, but with the three powerful wizards of Illistyn dead, they might just loose.
Also in Sshamath, only Abaeir male wizards were on the ruling council, and one wizard from each other noble house also was on the council as a lower member. Merinid Illistyn, the representative of House Illistyn, was a powerful wizard indeed. Some considered him the most powerful wizard in
the city, but the Matron didnt care. Lolth blessed her well, mainly because she was the only drow with enough backbone to lead something like this. Lolth was pleased with the Matrons, Qilues, courage and power. Matron Qilue was an old drow, seven hundred, and didnt look her age. She looked
like a human thirty year old, but with red eyes, white hair, and a ebony-black skin.
That night, well, night on the surface, Qilue sent for her high priestess,Akordia. Akordia was a short, even for a drow. She was only four foot tall! Akordia had her spider-shaped dagger in her sheath. How can a dagger be spider-shaped you ask? Well, it looks like a spider at the hilt, lunging its legs outward making it look like a blade. She said, Do we sacrifice Merinid
within the hour, Matron Mother?
No, my kin, we kill Ilmryn tonight, began Matron Qilue Illistyn, sitting on her throne which somewhat looked like a spider, Yes. Merinid will suspect it to be the Third House. The handmaiden on Lolth told me they have been planning to attack us for weeks, and I told Merinid.
The Pharn House? asked Akordia, shocked at this news. She turned her head because she heard something. All she saw were the statues of drowworrior-mages.
Yes, the Pharns will fail, after we are first house, we will have Lolths favor more then ever! I will change the ways of Sshamath! Lolth will rule, my daughter, Lolth will rule, said Qilue. She stood up and snapped her fingers. One of the statues moved. It was the middle wizard, stronger then
Ilmryn, but weaker then Merinid. His was nameless, and chose to stay that way.
I thought we would kill him? Wizard-less, said Akordia, exited about this after she recognized her twin brother. We kill my father tonight!
Yes, your father, the weakest of our three head mages will die tonight! replied Qilue, smiling, sitting down again. Go get your father! Now!
The nameless wizard obeyed, knowing Lolth would reward him dearly...
The city of Sshamath is a beautiful city at a glance, but if you saw what lives in the underground city, you would no longer think it beautiful. In the city, which magically glowed different colors, each depending on families, and the glowing was cause by the black elves magic. It is called faerie fire.
One family, the Second House of the Illistyn family, planned to do something evil. It didnt matter, all of the black elves, the drow, also known as dark elves, were evil. All drow are evil in the city of Sshamath. Only males of the family Abaeir, the First House, ruled the city. And all males of House Abaeir were mages.
Back to House Illistyn, of course. The Matron Mother, the most powerful priestess of the goddess, Lolth, which Lolth is also known as the Spider Queen, planned to murder the wizards of her own house, and take control. Illistyn had become more powerful then Abaeir, fighting wise, but with the three powerful wizards of Illistyn dead, they might just loose.
Also in Sshamath, only Abaeir male wizards were on the ruling council, and one wizard from each other noble house also was on the council as a lower member. Merinid Illistyn, the representative of House Illistyn, was a powerful wizard indeed. Some considered him the most powerful wizard in
the city, but the Matron didnt care. Lolth blessed her well, mainly because she was the only drow with enough backbone to lead something like this. Lolth was pleased with the Matrons, Qilues, courage and power. Matron Qilue was an old drow, seven hundred, and didnt look her age. She looked
like a human thirty year old, but with red eyes, white hair, and a ebony-black skin.
That night, well, night on the surface, Qilue sent for her high priestess,Akordia. Akordia was a short, even for a drow. She was only four foot tall! Akordia had her spider-shaped dagger in her sheath. How can a dagger be spider-shaped you ask? Well, it looks like a spider at the hilt, lunging its legs outward making it look like a blade. She said, Do we sacrifice Merinid
within the hour, Matron Mother?
No, my kin, we kill Ilmryn tonight, began Matron Qilue Illistyn, sitting on her throne which somewhat looked like a spider, Yes. Merinid will suspect it to be the Third House. The handmaiden on Lolth told me they have been planning to attack us for weeks, and I told Merinid.
The Pharn House? asked Akordia, shocked at this news. She turned her head because she heard something. All she saw were the statues of drowworrior-mages.
Yes, the Pharns will fail, after we are first house, we will have Lolths favor more then ever! I will change the ways of Sshamath! Lolth will rule, my daughter, Lolth will rule, said Qilue. She stood up and snapped her fingers. One of the statues moved. It was the middle wizard, stronger then
Ilmryn, but weaker then Merinid. His was nameless, and chose to stay that way.
I thought we would kill him? Wizard-less, said Akordia, exited about this after she recognized her twin brother. We kill my father tonight!
Yes, your father, the weakest of our three head mages will die tonight! replied Qilue, smiling, sitting down again. Go get your father! Now!
The nameless wizard obeyed, knowing Lolth would reward him dearly...
