Velkynvelve
The drow outpost of Velkynvelve is a week by foot from the Darklake. It is run by the Mistress Ilvara of House of Mizzrym from Menzoberranzan (a huge drow city), the fifth ranked of the noble houses.
The drow outpost is located high in a cavern, built one hundred feet above the rocky floor. The outpost consists of a series of small caves in the cavern walls and four “hanging towers”—hollowed-out stalactites connected by walkways, stairs, and rope bridges. The towers are concealed by the thick webs of giant spiders stretched below them, so that only the lowermost parts of the stalactites are visible from the cavern floor.
With the small amount of dim light used in the outpost shielded from the cavern floor below, one might walk the entire length of the cleft without becoming aware of the outpost overhead, hidden in the darkness above the range of torches and lanterns. The giant spiders also serve as guards, dropping down on their web strands to prey upon creatures that find their way into the cavern. Similarly, drow warriors can drop to the cave floor on lines of spider silk to ambush enemies.
Three caves and two hanging towers surrounding a platform make up the main part of the outpost for the drow warriors. The largest of the hanging towers is reserved for the priestesses and the shrine of Lolth, while the other is a guard tower opposite the cave used to hold slaves. North of the slave pen is the den of the outpost’s quaggoth servants. Watch posts lie at either end of the outpost, near the northern and southern entrances to the cavern.
Flooded Halls
A crack in the side of the tunnel leads to stairs leading down to a half-flooded area.
A drow had several people chained to the walls and was torturing them. He and his chitine servants were all killed and the Flooded Halls were stripped of anything useful.
Gnolls chased a pair of hook horrors across the company’s path.
Sloobludop is a kuo-toan town on the edge of the Darklake. The company helped the high priest of the Sea Mother capture his daughter, high priestess of the deep father. A huge two headed creature rose from the water and began destroying the town. The group escaped in the ship provided by the high priest.
The Whisper is captained by Brorbloodol. There are no other crew as there was no time, due to a giant creature attacking the town. First stop the Neverlight Grove to take young Stool home.
A small island covered with zurkwood and other fungi. A wrecked punt lay smashed against the eastern side. A small cave contained the corpse of a dwarven warrior.
Gracklstugh
The duergar city of Gracklstugh glows with dim red light from lava and forges, the air is thick with choking, metallic smoke, and the sounds of hammering never stops. Non-duergar are cannot leave the Darklake district with escort or special badges.
The Tomb of Brysis Khaem
A piece of a once mighty floating city, the tomb sits on a circle of stone that is slowly sinking as the magic that held it up fails. A squat building of stone with a peaked roof and no windows. The heavy marble door was covered with bronze that has greened with age. The door and lintel are inscribed with details about the life of Brysis Khaem.
In ages past, at the height of Faerûn’s great empires of magic, the half-elf sorcerer Brysis of Khaem was interred in a floating tomb. After the fall of the empire of Netheril and its flying cities, Brysis’s tomb plummeted into a crevasse and wound up in the Underdark, where it has remained for centuries.
The Temple of Set
A light in the distance leads them to a huge stalagmite where a dwarven artificer, Cross Rockledge, is slowly climbing. He has discovered a tomb to a jack faced god.
Lizardfolk Village
A small collection of huts on stilts on the edge of the Darklake where a tribe of lizardfolk dwell. A path leads from here to the Neverlight Grove that is known to Stool.
Neverlight Grove
On the Road
Neverlight Grove was Stool’s home. Tammuz had a vision of the impending wedding of Sovereign Phylo to the Demon Queen of Fungus, Zugtmoy. With Tammuz’ warning, Sovereign Basidia to lead a mass migration of nearly half his people to safety.
Drow & Goblin Battle – drow slavers from House Mizzrim laid a trap for the group, attacking them with goblin slaves while archers with poison waited to attack from behind.
Ruins Baern found on watch. A ghost, a sleeping werewolf and tracks of a strange creature were found.
Blingdenstone is the svirfneblin city. The company visited it at the request of their ship’s passenger, Thelindra, a courier. They did not stay long.
Mantol Derith
Mantol Derith is an Underdark trading post with an enclave from the surface world run by the Zhentarim.