[OOC] House Millithor in City of the Spider Queen

[Endur]

Riding Lizards

As a flexible GM, I'm going to assume that Drow houses have both the semi-upright riding lizards and the lower to the ground riding lizards described in SKR's link. The Pack Lizards are definitely low to the ground, gator type lizards.

So pick whichever description you like best for your mount. For game stats, we'll use the stats from the FRCS (p.308).

Under the new Ranger rules, you can take a riding lizard as your companion and it would get extra hit dice, ac, str, etc. similar to a bonded paladin mount.

 

[Thels]

A mount, eh? Not for me. I'm more thinking along the lines of an actual companion creature, like the Cavvekan.

I only got 2 levels in Animal Companion, so mine's not getting any bonuses yet.

 

[Endur]

I have not seen 3e stats for a Cavvekan. So unless you know of stats for it, we would probably use the stats for a 3e dog, with blindsight 120' and light blindness.

As a 3e dog, the Cavvekan could either be size small or size medium.

 

[Thels]

120' darkvision? They're nearsighted. They probably have a big bonus to Listen and Survival when using Scent, but very poor Spot values, and 10' darkvision sounds more like it.

But it doesn't have to be a Cavvekan to be precisely. A subterran dog that has the same stats as a Riding Dog with War Training (Trip ability), 120' darkvision and Light Blindness sounds fine to me too.

 

[Endur]

10' dark vision. But 120' blindsight. The Blindsight is from their keen hearing and sense of smell.

So, they can't really see other creatures, but they can certainly smell and hear them.

 

[Thels]

Okay, sounds good to me.

And a Riding Dog with War Training for all other aspects?

 

[Endur]

The Cavvekan can be a riding dog (size medium) for all other characteristics.

 

[Thels]

I meant the Riding Dog entry in the MM1. Of course I'm Medium too, so I can't ride it and don't see it as a mount. I don't see it as a riding dog at all, it just has about the same stats.

 

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Commonly Known Information About Mantol-Derith

Commonly Known Information About Mantol Derith

Approximate population (including slaves, travelers, and permanent residents): 500

The three main merchants are:

Yyssiriryl, trade representative of the ruling council of Menzoberanzan (former instructor at Arach Tirith, the school for High Priestesses in Menzoberanzan, She is not a noble)

Laral Kroul, 1/2 Orc, 1/2 Human owner of Laral's of Skullport and who has extensive trading contacts between the underdark and the surface world (rumored to be a former pirate)

Gradroc Gant, Duergar merchant from Gracklstugh (famed for preferring to hold auctions to sell his wares instead of negotiating prices one on one)

There used to be a deep gnome merchant by the name of Kassawar Plickenstint, but he was enslaved by Yyssiriryl when Blindenstone was destroyed by Menzoberanzan.

You are not certain, but the auctioneer is probably Gradroc (or a close relative among the duergar).

None of the major merchants are likely to outright lie to you or magically defraud you, but they are certainly not going to be adverse to tricking you.

i.e. if they say they are selling item x that was produced by smith b, then to the best of their knowledge, it really is an x and it was really made by b. However, "let the buyer beware" is always a good rule.

The Duergar are known for selling their weapons through auctions. The other merchants tend towards a more traditional approach of negotiation.

 

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Assumptions

Assumption:

I'm going to assume, unless told otherwise, that the members of House Millithor are concealing their house insignias while they are in Mantol-Derith.

If and when you decide to wear your house insignias openly (which identify you as nobles from the twentieth house of Menzoberanzan), please inform me.

Note that many experienced observers may guess that you are from Menzoberanzan (the closest Drow city) and may guess that you are nobles from your attitude and the quality of your garments and equipment, however, they won't know it for a fact, nor will they know what house you are from.