![[Pasted image 20251212140904.png]] **Type:** Drow City in [[The Underdark]] **Location in Faerûn:** Deep Beneath North-Central [[Faerûn]] **Land Region in Faerûn:** The Underdark **Kingdom or Country (if any):** None (*City-state under [[Lolth]]ite theocracy*) **Ruler (if any):** The [[Ruling Council of Matron Mothers]], led by [[House Baenre]] **Note:** Founded nearly ten millennia ago, Menzoberranzan is the beating black heart of the drow world- a city carved from colossal caverns, lit by phosphorescent fungi. Built upon devotion to [[Lolth]], its every street and spire is shaped by ruthless ambition. The noble houses wage endless political and magical warfare, where assassination is diplomacy and betrayal is tradition. House Baenre, oldest and most powerful, rules through terror, cunning, and divine favor. To surfacefolk, Menzoberranzan is a whispered nightmare; to the drow, it is home, hell, and destiny intertwined.