Eye of Hell

According to Valera, the Underdark Creatures invading Baldur's Gate were mainly divided into four factions: Drow Elves, Gray Dwarves, Deep Gnomes, and Kuo-Toa.

The Drow Elves were the strongest, but the major houses each had their own agendas, making unified action difficult.

However, after one of the Matrons became Lolth's Chosen of God, the situation improved somewhat—though only among the Drow themselves.

Once each major race had its own Chosen of God, the old order was shattered. New and old grudges erupted all at once, and every race rallied around its Chosen of God, doing everything they could to destroy their former allies.

The gods of different races were nowhere near as harmonious as people imagined.

Besides, these Underdark races had always been mortal enemies, and they were further divided into the two great camps of Toril and Abeir.

The Drow who worshipped Eilistraee were clearly the odd ones out. They had taken the opportunity to come to the surface world simply because they longed for life on the surface and moonlight.

Though they knew surface dwellers would most likely never accept them, they still pressed on without hesitation.

These people had fled into the Deathlands northeast of Baldur's Gate. It was remote, dangerous, and uninhabited, yet the Drow had not let them go. The hatred between the two sides was even deeper than the old feud between the Drow and Surface Elves.

"How many Drow Elves are pursuing you, and how strong are they?" Anse asked.

"About one or two hundred. That Chosen of God Matron came personally. She can locate us—no matter how we run, she always catches up. Even when my sister and I joined forces, we couldn't beat her." Valera looked puzzled.

"How many people do you have?"

"We started with five or six hundred. Later,