Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Captured by the drow! 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 llvara 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 llvara 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.

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The prison outpost, called Velkynvelve by the drow, that you are trapped in is built high in a large cavern in the Underdark. The outpost consists of a series of small caves in the cavern walls and four "hanging towers" - hollowed out stalactites connected by walkways, rope bridges and stairs. Below the stalactites is a mass of spider webs, the home of a huge number of gigantic spiders.

The largest stalactite (6-8) is reserved for the priestesses, Ilvara Mizzrym and Asha Vandree, and their unholy shrine to Lolth, Goddess of Chaos and Spiders. Housed in the same area is Shoor Vandree, Ilvara's lieutenant and lover. Another notable figure is Jorlan Duskryn, Ilvara's lover until he got disfigured during a run-in with a black pudding.

You've counted a total of nineteen drow at the outpost, including the officers, as well as a dozen quaggoth slaves and numerous giant spiders. You can see the guard tower (10) from your cell (11), where there are always at least 3 drow guards watching out with loaded crossbows. In the next small cavern is the quaggoth den (12) where the keep the quaggoth penned up when they are not working. A waterfall (9) flows down to the cavern floor below, where you have heard is a gray ooze that takes care of any trash that the drow want to dispose of.

Besides this there are watch posts (1 and 13) on the south and north wall respectively, the barracks (2) where the guards, and Jorlan, sleep. The main eating and gathering area is the main hall (3), where you only get to spend time cleaning and cooking. There is also an elite barracks (4) for the more prestigious of the drow warriors; this barracks also oversees a lift (5) that leads down to the cavern floor 100 feet below.

Your sleep has been troubled, filled with strange dreams and disturbing images. Dark shadows seem to move and reach toward you as you wander, lost, through the twisting maze of the underdark. Oily tentacles slide to brush up against you while a great buzzing and howling rises in the distance. Suppurating wounds burst open in clouds of spores or masses of maggots.

You are all wearing iron slave collars along with manacles connected to iron belts by short lengths of chain. The cage you stay in has wards on it to prevent spellcasting and you are watched very well when out of your cage working.

You each have a clay chamber pot, but no other comforts in the cage. You are forced to sleep on the hard stone floor, and are only fed once per day. You've all had time to get a little bit familiar with the other prisoners and the general layout of the outpost.

You are currently locked up, waiting for your next shift for menial labor. All the prisoners are currently in the cage. You know that you have a few hours left before the next shift (an uncommon break), though you don't know who is going to be working. What are you doing now?

If you would like to try to break the chains or wiggle out of them you may make a strength or Dexterity check

Usually 3 or 4 guards come to retrieve you for work

Eldeth smiles and nods her head enthusiastically in agreement and replies in dwarvish, "I'd give me left arm for a chance to take one shot at that nasty priestess."

Elfog works the chains for a bit, feeling for weakness. Then, suddenly, his muscles flex as he pulls the chains in opposite directions and there is the sound of metal snapping as the links come apart. Eldeth and the other prisoners stare at Elfog in shock.

Hunter can't get her chains to budge even a little bit.

With Elfog's help Eldeth twists and pulls at her chains. She twists and pulls, muscles straining until finally *snap*, the chains finally give.

The other prisoners look too nervous to even try that, afraid of what the drow may do when they find out.

Derendil looks on happily, "Good show! Maybe once we get out of here I can get back to taking my kingdom back."

Sarith looks on in amusement, "You're fools if you think you can escape from here, and even if you did you wouldn't last a day in the wilds of the Underdark."

Topsy is excited, "Help me out of here, I can help you get out of here!"

Turvy watches with a dark look on his face until Topsy elbows him in the ribs and he nods.

Stool sits quietly next to hunter and shares sadness with her.

Ront pulls and pulls at his chains, but his seem made of stronger stuff and his struggles show no effect.

Jimjar speaks up, "I bet you ten gold that I can break my chains too!" You're all used to his betting in just the short time you've been here.

Buppido has a calculating look on his face before asking, "Do you think you could break mine as well?"

Shuushar watches in amazement at the feats of strength from the dwarves, "Most impressive!"

Too many NPCs at once!