The 16th day in the 9th month - the 8th day in the 10th month 1372
The heroes of Harrowhoff delved once more into the 7th deep, having positioned the magic mirror in a secret chamber in the heart of the cult's lair. In the great portal chamber, they slew a fearsome shadow dragon and opened the portal themselves after learning its secret word.
They found themselves in a deep and awesome cavern covered with strange fungi and razor-sharp stones. They had entered the fabled Underdark. They entered the realm of the Deep Gnomes, who decreed that they must stay for many years in their sanctum, so that the Drow would never learn the location of their stronghold. They aided the gnomes in recovering an elder stone, with which they could channel their magic. After this endeavor, they negotiated their release from the Kingdom of the Deep Folk and then wandered for 8 days through the Underdark seeking a way out.
They had learned that the portal master was a terrible creature known as a Mind Flayer. This powerful foe had been sending creatures through the portal and into the dungeons beneath Tandis. The Mind Flayer had removed the crystals from the portal, effectively trapping the heroes within the Underdark.
The heroes travelled through forests of mushrooms and over razor-sharp ridges, never knowing their exact destination. Eventually, they encountered some Drow patrols and found themselves upon the shore of a vast subterranean sea with black stone bridges spanning it that led to a great island upon which a Drow city stood. Its glowing citadels and dizzying spires alluded to the power of its queen. They stood before Kasliminapurin, City of Spiders.
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