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<blockquote data-quote="Kramodlog" data-source="post: 7679778" data-attributes="member: 55961"><p>There's a lengthy interview with Chris Perkins over at iO9 about <em>Out of the Abyss</em> (release date -<em> tomorrow!</em>) Not only does it contain some new art, it also contains a major plot spoiler - one major enough that I've left it below the fold for those reading this on the news page. The interview also discusses illithids, svirneblin, insane derro cuthroat gangs, weird architecture, and more. This is an interview which covers more of the darker stuff than the whimsical stuff we've been seeing a lot of recently.</p><p>[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p>So, what's the big spoiler. Well, some folks wondered why a certain Spider Queen was not featured in the eight rampaging demon lords of the adventure. It turns out there's a reason for that: the whole thing is Lloth's scheme! Here's the main plot; like I said - spoilers!</p><p></p><p>[HQ]The story begins with a single disenfranchised male drow casting a spell that harnesses the power of the faerzress (the ambient magical radiation of the Underdark) and opens the floodgates to the Abyss. This drow is Gromph Baenre, the Archmage of Menzoberranzan, arguably the most powerful male drow spellcaster in the Forgotten Realms, yet he feels subjugated and betrayed by Lolth and her priestesses. His sister, Quenthel Baenre, pushes him a bit too far. However, she’s no pushover herself. In fact, she views the demonic invasion as an opportunity to purge the Underdark of its dregs, within drow society and without. Consequently, she doesn’t fret when Demogorgon rampages through Menzoberranzan. As far as she’s concerned, everything that happens is part of Lolth’s grand scheme, and in this case, she’s right.[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>Plus Illithiliches.[HQ] "Orcus, the Demon Prince of Undeath, “saving” a mind flayer enclave whose elder brain, Cyrog, has died. Orcus reanimates the dead elder brain and uses it to telepathically compel the mind flayers to embrace undeath, because the only thing scarier than a mob of mind flayers is a mob of undead mind flayers."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>Read the <a href="http://io9.com/hell-comes-to-the-underdark-in-d-ds-new-rage-of-demons-1728418174" target="_blank">full interview here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]109881[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p>Original post:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kramodlog, post: 7679778, member: 55961"] There's a lengthy interview with Chris Perkins over at iO9 about [I]Out of the Abyss[/I] (release date -[I] tomorrow![/I]) Not only does it contain some new art, it also contains a major plot spoiler - one major enough that I've left it below the fold for those reading this on the news page. The interview also discusses illithids, svirneblin, insane derro cuthroat gangs, weird architecture, and more. This is an interview which covers more of the darker stuff than the whimsical stuff we've been seeing a lot of recently. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] So, what's the big spoiler. Well, some folks wondered why a certain Spider Queen was not featured in the eight rampaging demon lords of the adventure. It turns out there's a reason for that: the whole thing is Lloth's scheme! Here's the main plot; like I said - spoilers! [HQ]The story begins with a single disenfranchised male drow casting a spell that harnesses the power of the faerzress (the ambient magical radiation of the Underdark) and opens the floodgates to the Abyss. This drow is Gromph Baenre, the Archmage of Menzoberranzan, arguably the most powerful male drow spellcaster in the Forgotten Realms, yet he feels subjugated and betrayed by Lolth and her priestesses. His sister, Quenthel Baenre, pushes him a bit too far. However, she’s no pushover herself. In fact, she views the demonic invasion as an opportunity to purge the Underdark of its dregs, within drow society and without. Consequently, she doesn’t fret when Demogorgon rampages through Menzoberranzan. As far as she’s concerned, everything that happens is part of Lolth’s grand scheme, and in this case, she’s right.[/HQ] Plus Illithiliches.[HQ] "Orcus, the Demon Prince of Undeath, “saving” a mind flayer enclave whose elder brain, Cyrog, has died. Orcus reanimates the dead elder brain and uses it to telepathically compel the mind flayers to embrace undeath, because the only thing scarier than a mob of mind flayers is a mob of undead mind flayers."[/HQ] Read the [URL="http://io9.com/hell-comes-to-the-underdark-in-d-ds-new-rage-of-demons-1728418174"]full interview here[/URL]. [CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]109881[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] Original post: [/QUOTE]
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