Editing User:Bill/Chronicles of Kenafin (section)

==Setting==
To be evil. What does that really mean? In the real world it's a very muddy question. One can justify virtually any behavior when acting in the service of a greater good; a term that is equally slippery as evil. In D&D we have pretty clear cut descriptions of what is good and what is not. Alignment is defined by a character's actions and effective DMs will shift characters alignments in accordance with the declared actions of a player, sometimes creating additional problems for the player in the process.

The Kenafin Chronicles are about evil. Necessary evil, in fact. All players in this game will be taking the role of a member of House Kenafin of the Drow. A junior member. If you know anything about the drow, reading that last sentence chilled your blood a little. The drow are ruthless, cruel, and perverted monsters that are constantly embroiled in a society wide game of power that makes the Machiavellian workings of any court that ever existed look like a kindergarten field day. Young drow, as precious as children are to elves of any kind, are consistently used as pawns or viewed as potential rivals that must be controlled, manipulated, or murdered. Every move must be thoroughly thought out though, for rival families will move to take advantage of any perceived weakness.

This is where the necessary evil part comes in. Your characters will be a step up from the bottom of the power hierarchy. If only to survive, you must take part in these courtly intrigues. How far will you go to secure power for yourself? Will you manipulate? Will you enter into bargains with enemies of your house? Will you sell rivals into slavery? Will you poison children? How far will you go?

Obviously the primary antagonists of this campaign would be other drow, probably your own family members. In addition to them, the underdark as a whole is a hostile place where your characters will encounter dire threats at every cavern. The drow are in competition with dwarves, illithids, svirfneblin and several other races that dwell in the underdark.