Velkyn'keeshe 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

Velkyn'keeshe (pronounced: Velkyn-Keeshe) is a small drow outpost of the city of Orthae Qu'lith. It is specifically used to collect slaves captured in various raids before taking them to the city as workers or sacrifices to Lolth. The commander of the outpost was Ilvara Druu’zel of House Druu’zel and her senior officials were Ezra Quenthel of House Quenthel and Jezzara Thex of House Thex.

Velkyn'keeshe (Drowic for 'Unseen Dagger') is a small drow outpost in the Northdark. It is subject to the laws and dictates of Orthae Qu'lith, and was established as a joint operation between Houses Druu’zel, Quenthel, and Thex, although recently tensions have flared up between House Qhenthel and Thex. Its purpose is to collect slaves captured in various raids, before taking those captives to Orthae Qu'lith to be workers or sacrifices to Lolth.

Velkyn'keeshe is located high in a cavern, built 150 feet above its rocky floor. The outpost consists of a series of small caves in the cavern walls and four hollowed-out stalactites connected by walkways, stairs, and rope bridges. The towers are concealed by the thick webs of giant spiders stretched below them, so that only the lowermost parts of the stalactites are visible from the cavern floor.

Three caves and two hanging towers surrounding a platform make up the main part of the outpost, housing its drow warriors. The largest of the hanging towers is reserved for the priestesses and the shrine of Lolth, while the other is a guard tower opposite the cave used to hold slaves. North of the slave pen is the den of the outpost's quaggoth servants.

Velkyn'keeshe, being just a small slaver's outpost subject to the great city of Orthae Qu'lith, has a simple power structure. At its head is the Mistress of Velkyn'keeshe, the drow elf, Ezra Druu’zel, with a junior priestess present to learn from the mistress. Below both priestesses are the elite drow males, and below them were the garrison's warriors and quaggoth servants. Since the outpost's founding, the outpost has changed leadership three times, being led each time by a High Priestess of House Druu’zel. During that time House Druu’zel has supplied the most elites and soldiers, as well as the most young priestesses, "House Quenthel and Thex have provided fewer since they are smaller houses", though the male scion that House Quenthel sent held the spot of Captain for over nearly a century before he was demoted.

As of 579CY, Velkyn'keeshe is being led by Mistress Ilvara Druu’zel, with a single Druu’zel junior priestess under her command. Her captain of the guard was at one point the respected Jordayn Druu’zel, until she replaced him as both a captain and her lover with the younger male Ezra Quenthel, whos skill is hardly worth mentioning but Ilvara approves of him so for now he retains his position.