{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ece4c40807ffb4e88f2a70/6a01454f2b71c054a36418fb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"DnD: Drow Dragons, Shadow Dragons, Deep Dragons and the Jaezred Chaulssin","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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 <em>Dragon Magazine</em> #206 back in 1994? Then we crack open Eric L. Boyd's 2007 free web enhancement <em>City of Wyrmshadows</em> (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.</p><p><br></p><p>From there it gets unhinged: the rise of the <strong>zekylyn</strong> half-dragons, the slave rebellion of 634 DR, the malaugrym shapeshifter infiltration, the founding of House Jaezred, and the eventual creation of the <strong>Jaezred Chaulssin</strong> — a secret patriarchal assassins' guild dedicated to tearing down Lolth's matriarchy one city at a time. We cover the destruction of Ched Nasad, the Silence of Lolth, and the shadow dragon Shimmergloom's conquest of Mithral Hall (yes, <em>that</em> Mithral Hall — Bruenor Battlehammer's home).</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>What is a Deep Dragon? Lore, abilities, and shapeshifting powers</li><li>The two types of Drow-Dragon: Deep Lineage vs. Shadow Lineage</li><li>The fall of Chaulssin and the rise of the zekylyn</li><li>The Jaezred Chaulssin: D&amp;D's most patient assassins' guild</li><li>Shimmergloom and the fall of Mithral Hall</li><li>How to use drow-dragons in your 5e campaign</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Whether you're a Dungeon Master hunting for your next BBEG, a Drizzt Do'Urden fan curious about the lore behind <em>Streams of Silver</em>, or just here for cursed Underdark politics, this one's for you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources include:</strong> <em>Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix</em> (1991), <em>Dragon Magazine</em> #206, <em>Dragons of Faerûn</em> (2006), <em>City of Wyrmshadows</em> web enhancement (2007), and <em>Fizban's Treasury of Dragons</em> (2021).</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> drow dragon, deep dragon, Jaezred Chaulssin, Chaulssin, zekylyn, Forgotten Realms lore, D&amp;D lore podcast, Underdark, Lolth, Vhaeraun, Shimmergloom, Mithral Hall, shadow dragon, Dungeons and Dragons monsters, half-dragon drow</p>","author_name":"Sean McDonnell"}