Daughter of the Drow (47 page)

In your travels, you will encounter

many folk from highborn to low. Among the beautiful and deadly Seven Sisters are Storm Silverhand, the silver-haired Bard of Shadowdale, and High Lady Alustriel, the gentle and just ruler of Silverymoon. A third sister is the Simbul, fey and wild-tempered Witch-Queen of Aglarond. There are four more sisters, each beautiful and powerful in her own way.

If you meet them on the road, do not meddle with the mysterious Harpers, who work to uphold freedom and the causes of good throughout the Realms. You may, however, share a drink with the eccentric explorer Volo, and pick his brain for a wealth of information about your next destination. Beware that sinister-looking fellow in the corner of the common room. He may be a Zhentarim agent, gathering information for a takeover of the Heartlands.

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Should the surface world not prove exciting enough for you, make your way beneath Mount Waterdeep to traverse the miles upon miles of tunnels and caverns known as Undermountain—but beware its deadly traps and skulking monsters. If you survive these hazards, press on to the subterranean city of Menzoberranzan, home of the deadly drow and birthplace of the renegade Drizzt DolJrden.

When you return to the light of the surface world, you may want to explore the crumbling ruins of Myth Drannor, a storehouse of lost magic and deadly monsters in the heart of the vast Elven Court forest.

From the dangerous sewers and back alleys of sprawling cities, to glaciers, deserts, jungles, and uncharted seas (above and below the surface!), there’s a whole world to explore in the lands of the FORGOTTEN REALMS.

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More books for your Underdark reading pleasure

If you enjoyed reading Daughter of the Drow, don’t miss the further adventures of dark elf Liriel Baenre and her companion, Fyodor of Rashemen. In Tangled Webs, by Elaine Cunningham, Liriel is lured from her home on a quest for magical power. When she stumbles upon ancient lore that enables her to wield her innate drow magic on the surface world, she sets off in search of excitement. Before her adventure is over, Liriel must battle an old foe, accept a deadly power over her closest friend, and confront her own dark nature. (ISBN 0-7869-0516-6)

Explore the world of Menzoberranzan and Skullport, of warriors and rogues like Drizzt DoTJrden and Liriel Baenre. Leave the security of the surface world and seek out the darkness that lies below, in novellas by Ed Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham, Roger Moore, Brian Thomsen, and Mark Anthony. Welcome to the Realms of the Underdark.

(ISBN 0-7869-0487-9)

Beneath the city of Waterdeep lies a city of another sort, created by a mad wizard in ages past. Its subterranean byways are home to all manner of creatures, human and otherwise. Join Artek the Knife and his companions as they attempt to Escape from Undermountain (by Mark Anthony). (ISBN 0-7869-0477-1)

Follow the adventures of the most famous dark elf in the Realms. The drow outcast Drizzt Do’Urden and his friends find plenty of trouble in R. A. Salvatore’s best-selling series: The Legacy (ISBN 1-56076-640-9) Starless Night (ISBN 1-56076-880-0) Siege of Darkness (ISBN 0-7869-0164-0)

About the Author

Elaine Cunningham spends a great deal of time in one alternate reality or another. Her work for TSR. Inc. includes a dark fantasy story in the Mist.s of Ravenlofl anthology, a young adult novel for FIRST QUEST”1 Books entitled The Unicorn Hum. and the fourth book in the SPELUAMMER Books Cloakmaster Cycle. The Radiant Dragon. She is most at home in the Forgotten Realms, which is the setting of her best-selling Harper novels Elfshadow and Elfsong. as well as related stories in the FORGOTTEN REALMS anthologies Realms of Vfr/wand Realm* of Infamy.

Elaine is an omnivorous reader, an occasional musician, and a dedicated dilettante who has more interests than time. Of all the worlds she inhabits, her favorite is shared by her husband, William, and their two sons. Andrew and Sean.