DnD: Drow Dragons, Shadow Dragons, Deep Dragons and the Jaezred Chaulssin

About this episode

The episode explores the lore of Drow-Dragons and their impact on Drow society in the Forgotten Realms.

What happens when you cross a drow with a dragon? You get one of the most criminally overlooked corners of Forgotten Realms lore — and one of the wildest stories in the entire Underdark. This week on [Show Name], Sean and Jess dive deep into the Drow-Dragon: a creature born from centuries of slavery, shadow magic, and a rebellion so brutal it reshaped drow society forever. We start with the basics — what is a Deep Dragon, why do they hate the drow they pretend to ally with, and how did the term "drow-dragon" first appear in Dragon Magazine #206 back in 1994? Then we crack open Eric L. Boyd's 2007 free web enhancement City of Wyrmshadows (yes, it's still out there, and yes, it's a goldmine) to tell the full story of Chaulssin, the City of Wyrmshadows — a drow city conquered by Clan Jaezred shadow dragons in 221 DR and held in chains for over 800 years. From there it gets unhinged: the rise of the zekylyn half-dragons, the slave rebellion of 634 DR, the malaugrym shapeshifter infiltration, the founding of House Jaezred, and the eventual creation of the Jaezred Chaulssin — a secret patriarchal assassins' guild dedicated to tearing down Lolth's matriarchy one city at a time. We cover…

People in this episode

Host: Sean McDonnell

Guest: Jess

Topics covered

• Drow-Dragon lore
• Deep Dragons
• Shadow Dragons
• Drow society
• Underdark history
• City of Wyrmshadows
• Jaezred Chaulssin

Keywords

• Drow
• Dragons
• Underdark
• Forgotten Realms
• Deep Dragon
• Jaezred Chaulssin
• shadow magic
• Eric L. Boyd
• Ched Nasad
• malaugrym

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: House Jaezred

Books & works: Dragon Magazine #206, City of Wyrmshadows

Places: Chaulssin, Ched Nasad, Mithral Hall

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