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At a Glance
Menzoberranzan is an independent drow city.
The cavern in which the city stands is known to the dwarves as Araurilcaurak (“Great Pillar Cavern”).
Civilization
What You See
Districts
- Baenre Plateau
- The Bazaar
- The Braeryn
- Donigarten
- Duthcloim
- Eastmyr
- Narbondellyn
- Qu’ellarz’orl
- Tier Breche
- West Wall
Locations
- Arach-Tinilith
- The Black Claw
- Black Stalactite
- The Brown Mushroom
- The Chamber of the Ruling Council
- Eye of the Beholder
- Lair of the Lizardking
- Melee-Magthere
- Narbondel
- The Purple Wyrm
- Sorcere
- The Web
- Well of Darkness
Politics
Who Rules
The matron mothers of the eight most prominent Houses convene in a Ruling Council which makes major decisions regarding the city.
Who Really Rules
Matron Baenre, Matron Mother of House Baenre.
Culture and Society
Menzoberranzan is comparatively small as far as drow cities go, with only about 20,000 citizens. Most drow cities boast 35,000 or more citizens.
Demographics
The Houses
- Baenre
- Barrison Del’Armgo
- Oblodra
- DeVir (fallen)
- Hun’ett (fallen)
- Faen Tlabbar
- Xorlarrin
- Agrach Dyrr
- Mizzrym
- Do’Urden (fallen)
- Fey-Branche
- Celofraie (fallen)
- Masq’il’yr (fallen)
- Mlin’thobbyn (fallen)
- S’sril (fallen)
- Syr’thaerl (fallen)
- Thaeyalla (fallen)
- Tucheth (fallen)
- Uusralla (fallen)
- Tuin’Tarl
- Elec’thil (fallen)
- Duskryn
- Srune’lett
- Horlbar
- Kenafin
- Druu’giir
- Hunzrin
- Shobalar
- Vandree
- Symryvvin
- Nurbonnis
- Millithor
- Bron’tej (fallen)
- Freth (fallen)
- Kront’tane (fallen)
- Teken’duis (fallen)
- X’larraz’et’soj (fallen)
Player Characters
PCs from Menzoberranzan may choose the Menzoberranzan region.
Sources
Primary Sources
- Underdark [88581] pages 161-164
- Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark [11509] pages 61-66
- Menzoberranzan [1083] — the population (and the “35,000 or more” number) comes from page 4 of Book 1, and Araurilcaurak is named on page 6
Passing Reference
- Villains’ Lorebook [9552] page 109
- Drow of the Underdark [FOR2/9326] page 98 — this is simply a list of drow city names, with no accompanying description
- Drow Cities
- Underdark Locations
Maps
- Homeland (novel)
Other Resources
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