Faerûn is a lush land of rugged mountains and rolling hills, of vast deserts and dark forests, teeming cities and empty wildernesses. It is a land of immense beauty and danger that plays in the ever-changing sunlight. A land where farmers, pioneers and citizens ply their trade and live a peaceful life; where caravans wind across the landscape like giant, slow-moving, swollen worms. Many brave and daring stories are told of those restless and adventurous youths of all races who run headlong in their mad chase for something more; be it fame and fortune, escaping an abusive home (land), or simply answering the call of the street. All meet their fate with varying degrees of success in the light of the sun or the ruins of the dark. However, darkness has also always had a sinister allure, inexplicably drawing many towards it, like the proverbial moths to a flame, and with predictable results. Because there is a land beneath this glittering landscape. This land shines with the promise of glory and treasure, with the indescribable allure of hidden dangers. It is a land of lightless tunnels, of und...