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The Twin Scimitars
Seeker
USA
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 Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 03:59:54
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Can anyone give me a detailed history of the Underdark and mainly the drow? I know alot of it but I need a detailed history to fill in the missing gaps for this project Im working on.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 06:21:25
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Originally posted by The Twin Scimitars
Can anyone give me a detailed history of the Underdark and mainly the drow? I know alot of it but I need a detailed history to fill in the missing gaps for this project Im working on.
Have you checked the Underdark books? There was Underdark for 3E, and Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark for 2E... The 2E Menzoberranzan boxed set could come in handy, too.
Remember, the Underdark covers a huge span of real estate... And yet, the civilized areas are all remote and isolated. So trying to write up that history requires a lot more space than is available in a thread!  |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 06:47:20
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Well, just in case the mentioned materials are not available to you, here is something you can try,
: http://www.geonomicon.com/chronology/temporum/underdark.htm
This website has some interesting timelines that maybe of side interest to you, if you please. |
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- High Prince Telemont Tanthul, Lord Shadow
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 07:10:01
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Originally posted by warlockco
Menzoberranzan boxed set (2E)
Drow of the Underdark (2E)
Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark (2E)
Underdark (3E)
The Dark Elf Trilogy (Homeland, Exile, Sojourn)
The Daughter of the Drow Trilogy (can't think of the individual titles off hand)
are pretty much your only sources.
Nay! 
The Realms of the Underdark anthology also has a few odd historical tidbits scattered about through the stories inside.
You might want to check that novel out as well.
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 08:00:39
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by warlockco
Menzoberranzan boxed set (2E)
Drow of the Underdark (2E)
Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark (2E)
Underdark (3E)
The Dark Elf Trilogy (Homeland, Exile, Sojourn)
The Daughter of the Drow Trilogy (can't think of the individual titles off hand)
are pretty much your only sources.
Nay!
The Realms of the Underdark anthology also has a few odd historical tidbits scattered about through the stories inside.
You might want to check that novel out as well.
Thanks Sage, I knew I was forgetting something. |
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The Twin Scimitars
Seeker
USA
96 Posts |
Posted - 31 Aug 2005 : 16:06:55
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| Thank you but my local bookstores are either closed or desroyed after this hurricane so it may be a while before I can get pick up any of those books. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36982 Posts |
Posted - 31 Aug 2005 : 17:44:38
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Originally posted by The Twin Scimitars
Thank you but my local bookstores are either closed or desroyed after this hurricane so it may be a while before I can get pick up any of those books.
Other than Underdark and the novels, you'd likely not find any of those books in a bookstore -- they're out of print. My source for OOP stuff is eBay, but I know some scribes have other sites they use to buy Realmslore. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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The Twin Scimitars
Seeker
USA
96 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2005 : 02:15:40
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Zanan
Senior Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 22 Sep 2005 : 13:56:55
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Kiwidoc put a bit of history (of the drow) together on her site too ...
http://myth-drannor.net/DlabraddathNet/z-sshamath/History.htm |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 22 Sep 2005 : 22:18:03
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| Well if you want the history of the drow fall, you should check out Lost Empires of Faerun, the 2E Demihuman Deities, or 2E Elves of Cormanthyr for that history. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 23 Sep 2005 : 05:53:40
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| Elaine Cunningham's novel Evermeet gives it a passing mention as well. |
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