Underdark Races

A proper account of the Underdark must include the cold treacherous and hateful races that pay homage to a hostile, never-ending servitude to ruling masters. Unlike the upper world, where civilization and the light of day protect travelers from horrors, the Underdark holds the promise of deadly peril. These races fight one another with armies of slaves, terrible and ancient magic, and mind-shattering psionics for control of the encompassing tunnel systems and the extended caverns, vaults, cavities, gaps, and nodes that riddle the earth beneath Tellene. The Underdark is literally an entire alter world all in itself, most of which is inhabited by monstrous and evil creatures that shun the daylight. Hundreds of independent cities, towns, and strongholds are scattered throughout the caves and caverns that make up this realm.