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Encounters in the Underdeep
This chapter provides Games Masters with an assortment
of drow Non-Player Characters to be used as encounters,
allies, enemies, employers or even hirelings of the Player
Characters. Some of the individuals detailed below may
be used as a single encounter, while others should have
a retinue of followers or retainers. The encounters are
presented in ascending order of difficulty and danger, from
Challenge Rating 2 to 20.
Terek na’Serquol
Drow male (House Merezzym), Ranger 1
Terek is out abroad in the surface world, under the blanket
of night that cloaks the northern empire of House Merezzym
for months at a time. He is charged with fulfilling his rite
of passage, proving himself to be a worthy member of
House Merezzym. This rite involves hunting and killing a
dangerous foe or beast,and bringing a token of his victory
back as proof. The exact foe or beast is left to Terek’s
discretion, and is indeed part of the rite itself; if the foe is
not judged worthy, he will have failed.
However, Terek has had little luck finding dangerous quarry,
and is beginning to worry that he is a bit lost. For all that,
he retains the haughty superiority of House Merezzym, and
is likely to view the appearance of a group of adventurers
as an opportunity to fulfil his obligation.
Terek Na’Serquol, Male drow Rgr 1: CR 2; Medium
humanoid (elf); HD 1d10; hp 10; Init +7; Spd 30 ft.; AC
17, touch 13, flat-footed 14; Base Atk +1; Grp +4; Atk +5
melee (1d8+3/19-20, longsword) or +4 ranged (1d8/x3,
longbow); Full Atk +5 melee (1d8+3/19-20, longsword)
or +4 ranged (1d8/x3, longbow); SQ drow traits, House
Merezzym traits, favoured enemy (goblinoids) +2, wild
empathy; SV Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +1; AL NE; Str 16, Dex
16, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 9
Languages Spoken: Common, Elven, Undercommon
Skills and Feats: Hide +7, Knowledge (nature) +5, Listen
+7, Move Silently +7 Search +5, Spot +7, Survival +7;
Improved Initiative, Track
Equipment: Backpack, bedroll, buckler, climber’s kit, cold
weather outfit, flint and steel, longbow (plus 40 arrows),
longsword, rations (1 week), studded leather armour
Berella
Half-drow female, Rogue 2
Berella’s life has been a miserable one, but she is luckier
than most half-drow in that she is still alive. Still, the
torment and abuse she has suffered all her life finally
grew too much for her to tolerate any longer. Using the
meagre skills as a rogue she has acquired over the years,
she managed to escape the drow city in which she lived and
is attempting to make her way to the surface, in hopes that
life there might be marginally better.
She is being pursued by a small group of drow, not to bring
her back, but to kill her. Bedraggled and hungry, she is clad
in rags and has only an old dagger for protection. The scars
in her grey skin tell the tale of her tortured life.
Berella, Female half-drow Rog 2: CR 2; Medium
humanoid (elf); HD 2d6+2; hp 10; Init +4 Spd 30 ft.; AC
14, touch 14, flat-footed 10; Base Atk +1; Grp +1; Atk +1
melee (1d4/19-20, dagger); Full Atk +1 melee (1d4/19-
20, dagger); SA sneak attack +1d6; SQ evasion, half-drow
traits; SV Fort +1, Ref +7, Will +0; AL CN; Str 10, Dex 18,
Con 13, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 15
Languages Spoken: Common, Undercommon
Skills and Feats: Balance +7, Bluff +7, Diplomacy +7,
Disguise +7, Escape Artist +9, Hide +9, Move Silently +9,
Open Lock +9, Search +5, Tumble +9; Dodge
Equipment: Dagger, peasant’s outfit
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