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The Underdark is a literal underworld to the surface world for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying games. It is a vast subterranean network of interconnected caverns and tunnels stretching beneath entire continents.

The Underdark is a strange alien landscape populated by bizarre creatures and ancient races, nearly all of whom are hostile to surface-dwelling life. The Underdark is featured prominently in the World of Greyhawk (where it was first introduced).

Statistics

  • Capital: None
  • Population: Unknown (aboleth, cloaker, drow, duergar, illithid, quaggoth, svirfneblin)
  • Government: City-states, each with different government (autocracy, magocracy, matriarchy, monarchy, theocracy, and so on)
  • Religions: Varies, usually racial pantheon
  • Imports: Armor, food, slaves, timber, weapons
  • Exports: Armor, exotic goods, magic, weapons
  • Alignment: N, LE, CE

Ecology

Inhabitants

The Underdark is extremely dangerous, especially to those not native to it. There are the usual dangers associated with caverns: claustrophobia, occasional poor air circulation, and getting lost. There is no light except for occasional patches of fluorescent fungus; most Underdark inhabitants either have highly developed senses other than sight or have developed infravision before the third edition of the game rules). Food can be extremely difficult to find, and much of the natural vegetation is poisonous. In the Forgotten Realms setting the Underdark is permeated with a magical energy the Drow call faerzress, which is used as a source of energy by the native plant life but which interferes with scrying and teleportation spells.

In addition to those dangers, the Underdark is also home to many predators and a wide array of races, most of which are hostile to other races. These races include:

Personalities

Features and settlements

Hellfurnaces

Central Flanaess

Old Aerdy

Empire of Iuz

Western Oerik

Densac Gulf

Specific prestige classes

Bibliography

  • Baur, Wolfgang. "The Dragon's Bestiary: Monsters of the Underdark." Dragon #227. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.
———. "Kingdom of the Ghouls." Dungeon #70. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
———. Vault of the Drow. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1978.
———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
  • Kestral, Gwendolyn F.M. Fane of the Drow. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005.
  • Mobley, Blake, and Timothy B. Brown. Greyhawk Ruins. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
  • Moore, Roger E.. "Legacies of the Suel Imperium." Dragon #241. Renton, WA: TSR, 1997.
  • Niles, Douglas. Dungeoneer's Survival Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986.
  • Perry, Chris. "Fungi of the Underdark." Dragon #211. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
———. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [2]
———. Iuz the Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
———. Monster Mythology. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
———. Night Below: An Underdark Campaign. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.

Disclaimer:Any lore presented through the following links does not necessarily adhere to established officially published content, and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki.

  • Underoerth project on Canonfire! [3]

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

FOR02 Drow of the Underdark Adventure DMGR4 - Monster Mythology 60
Underdark Region Reference SEE Underoerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm}
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #11 14,16,21,22,62,69
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #12 9
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #14 37,38,45
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #19 42
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #22 12,46,56
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #23 35
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #26 13
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #27 24
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #30 5
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #31 7
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #32 11,47
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Player's Guide to Greyhawk 7, 39
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Return of the Eight 60
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 41, 50, 96
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Return to White Plume Mountain 48, 49
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Book Two 10
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Spelljammer Boxed Set: Lorebook of the Void 90
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Slavers, AD&D 2e 27, 121, 123
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Sea of Death 256
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region The Adventure Begins 38
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region LT3 The Doomgrinder 2, 14, 33
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region The Scarlet Brotherhood 25, 54
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region LT1 The Star Cairns 29
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region WGA3 Flames of the Falcon 47, 59, 60
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region WGA4 Vecna Lives! 39
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins 14
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region WGR3 Rary the Traitor 17, 25, 29, 34, 35, 40, 42, 45
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region WGR5 Iuz the Evil 50, 91
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff 2, 23, 42
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Bastion of Faith 10
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards 3
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions 52
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess 27, 30
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region LT2 Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad 46
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #208 54
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #241 39, 43
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #276 84
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #285 72
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #293 90
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #294 96
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #298 71, 73, 85
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #351 43, 45
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #AN3 100
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dragon magazine #AN4 70
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dungeon magazine #070 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 76, 78
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dungeon magazine #085 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 52
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Dungeon magazine #089 47
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess 7
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region From the Ashes: Campaign Book 25, 27
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e 14, 207, 216
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region IQ3 Warriors of the Gray Queen 5
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Ivid the Undying 73, 100, 139
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region TSR Jam 1999 27
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 40, 102
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Living Greyhawk Gazetteer 18, 143, 170
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Living Greyhawk Journal #2 24
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #02 2
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #04 5
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #05 14
UnderOerth {Underdark, Sunless Realm, Under-Oerth} Region Oerth Journal #06 11
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