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So, on the Drowtales Discord channel, one member started this interesting art challenge of designing a whole Drow clan in the Drowtales: Moonless Age world. We got to pick a point in a network of caves, and mine is in the Cavern Heart, a junction of numerous caverns in the center-right area of the network. The Cavern Heart is almost all stone, no soil, no plants, but a few creeks provide fresh water. Spell-proof crystal studs the ceiling and one wall, and lichen which glows yellow lives on these, in nooks and crannies. My clan, the Val'Duran'desh, are expert stonemasons who also are skilled snipers who developed long range scopes (hence the clan name, Durandesh is Hindi for far-seeing). This also explains why they are skilled craftsmen with stone and gems. Anyway, using the glowing lichen for light, the clan has made a paradise for themselves, with stone highways, tall stone buildings, stone bridges, stone fortresses up high on each wall (and within the stalactite-studded ceiling). If the "vehicles" look familiar, it's because they're Charrs of various sizes. I borrowed many facets of the Duran'desh from my story Bad Blood Runs Black, including famous personalities. The billboards advertise various products and services, the 'thumbs-up' emoji mark numerous caravansaries (combination caravan park, inn, tavern, marketplace and convention center). Trade traffic is their number one source of income, and their defense plan revolves around that.

Description
So, on the Drowtales Discord channel, one member started this interesting art challenge of designing a whole Drow clan in the Drowtales: Moonless Age world. We got to pick a point in a network of caves, and mine is in the Cavern Heart, a junction of numerous caverns in the center-right area of the network. The Cavern Heart is almost all stone, no soil, no plants, but a few creeks provide fresh water. Spell-proof crystal studs the ceiling and one wall, and lichen which glows yellow lives on these, in nooks and crannies. My clan, the Val'Duran'desh, are expert stonemasons who also are skilled snipers who developed long range scopes (hence the clan name, Durandesh is Hindi for far-seeing). This also explains why they are skilled craftsmen with stone and gems. Anyway, using the glowing lichen for light, the clan has made a paradise for themselves, with stone highways, tall stone buildings, stone bridges, stone fortresses up high on each wall (and within the stalactite-studded ceiling). If the "vehicles" look familiar, it's because they're Charrs of various sizes. I borrowed many facets of the Duran'desh from my story Bad Blood Runs Black, including famous personalities. The billboards advertise various products and services, the 'thumbs-up' emoji mark numerous caravansaries (combination caravan park, inn, tavern, marketplace and convention center). Trade traffic is their number one source of income, and their defense plan revolves around that.