The Undercity The World of Greyhawk & The World of Greyhawk Wiki The current year for our World of Greyhawk campaign is set during 579CY. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The Undercity is a vast and ominous chasm that dominates the very heart of Orthae Qu'lith. Descending far below the city's streets and districts, the rift is a place of perpetual darkness where the sounds of chains, distant voices, and dripping water echo endlessly through the depths. To many citizens, the Undercity serves as a constant reminder of the foundations upon which drow civilization is built—power, conquest, and slavery.

Massive stone bridges, narrow walkways, and carved tunnels crisscross the abyss, connecting countless platforms and chambers carved directly into the walls of the chasm. At the center of the rift lies its most feared region, known simply as the Deep. This vast gulf plunges farther into the earth than any other part of the Undercity, disappearing into darkness beyond the reach of even drow vision.

Strange noises often drift upward from below, and countless rumors surround what may dwell in its depths. Some claim ancient creatures lurk there, while others believe forgotten tunnels lead to regions of the Underdark that even the drow have never fully explored.

Much of the Undercity is devoted to the housing and management of slaves captured during raids upon the surface and neighboring Underdark settlements. Noble houses maintain extensive slave pens throughout the chasm, each heavily guarded and secured behind iron gates and enchanted barriers. Thousands of captives pass through these holding areas over the course of a year, awaiting assignment to labor details, private ownership, sacrificial ceremonies, or sale to interested buyers. The sight of chained prisoners being marched along elevated walkways is a common occurrence throughout the district.

Surrounded on all sides by the Commons District, the Undercity serves as the center of Orthae Qu'lith's thriving slave trade. Merchants, house representatives, mercenary captains, and wealthy buyers regularly gather within its markets to negotiate purchases and inspect new arrivals. Auction platforms and trading halls are scattered throughout the upper levels of the chasm, where fortunes are made and lost through the buying and selling of living beings. Though many citizens rarely descend into its depths, the Undercity remains one of the most economically important and politically influential locations in the entire city.