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healthier appreciation than most for the dangers that lurk
within it. Rather, they see the Underdeep as something to
be dominated and used as they see fit.
Religion
The drow of House Devoren are not exceptionally religious
and tolerate all religions of the drow within their society.
Most of them however, are pledged to the church of
Alsythuth.
House Features:
� Automatic proficiency with the longbow and both heavy
and light crossbows. House Devoren drow are trained
from an early age to use these favoured weapons of
their House. However they do not gain the usual drow
proficiency with hand crossbows.
� +2 to all Appraise, Sense Motive and Spot skill checks.
Drow of House Devoren are exceptional traders and
raiders.
� -2 penalty to all Knowledge skill checks except
dungeoneering. House Devoren drow are nomadic,
with little time for pursuing such knowledge.
House Skills: Appraise, Survival
Favoured Class: Ranger
Predominant Alignment: Neutral evil
Predominant Religion: Alsythuth the Bloodied Coin
House Draz’Kuri
Among the most dangerous and disciplined warriors in any
House of the drow, the Draz’Kuri are renowned for their
skill on the battlefield. To some of the older drow Houses,
they are considered outsiders, as the Draz’Kuri were once
merely a warrior clan that rose to power by eliminating the
House that retained them.
Background
At the time of the Sundering, the Draz’Kuri were a small
clan of warrior drow, renowned for their martial prowess but
possessing little in the way of power. They were pledged in
service to a large and influential House named Arbustil and
were charged with fighting a long and punishing rear-guard
defence as House Arbustil and their followers fled through
the Underdeep after the drow were routed.
The drow led by House Arbustil eventually came to settle
in a series of caverns accessible only through narrow
fissures, too small for more than two drow to walk abreast
through. Other fissures opened up from the cavern ceilings
into the darkness beyond, eventually leading all the way to
the surface of the world. House Arbustil and its followers
had been travelling for many days and this place, with its
defensibility, resources, water, food and fresh air, seemed
to be a perfect place for the drow to rest and regain their
strength until they could find other survivors of the
Sundering. Time passed and the drow led by House Arbustil
waited, but there was no sign, no scout, no emissary of any
other dark elves. The rulership of the House began to guess
there were no other survivors.
Still pledged to service of House Arbustil, the Draz’Kuri
clan sought permission to go in search of other drow, but
the rulers of the House refused, having now convinced
themselves that no other dark elves had endured the
Sundering. Instead, the leadership of the House chose to
use the Draz’Kuri as a scouting and raiding force, frequently
sending them out into the Underdeep to bring back any
knowledge or supplies they could find. The Draz’Kuri
were cautious about this plan, thinking too much raiding
could bring the existence of the drow to the attention of
potential enemies. However, they were sworn to the service
of House Arbustil and thus carried out the orders.