Deep Imaskari Deep Imaskari are heirs to the lost empire of Imaskar . Few have survived when their slaves , having been abducted from other worlds and magical monsters ( phaerimm ) created by the war wizards of the Imaskari , were turned against them . Their empire crumbled leaving only ancient cities becoming ruins . Those few that survived fled deep down beneath the surface of Faerûn , purposely shutting themselves off from the events of the surfaceworld . Living thousands of years in voluntarily chosen exile and under influence of strong magics practiced by their own wizards , the Imaskari turned into a human subrace adapted to life underground . Whilst barriers once held the Imaskari hidden from the outside world , and vice versa the outside world from the Imaskari , these barriers have now been breached . Imaskari are now starting to wander into a wider realm , exploring the surroundings of their underground home . Personality . Deep Imaskari are guarded and detached , keeping an unconscious watchful eye in all their interactions . Even before their fleeing into the deep bowels of the earth , they were fascinated by magics . During their long isolation they have focused themselves on magical experimentation , never shunning risky outcome or dangerous spell preparations . Regarding their fondness and curiosity of everything magical , the surest way to gain a Deep Imaskari ' s friendship is by gifting it with magic , either an ancient spell scroll or mysterious artifact of the same nature . Physical Description . Deep Imaskari are humans with pale , smooth skin that is soft despite it ' s stone - like appearance . ( This unusual characteristic is a remnant of the magical alteration that all the Imaskari underwent to survive in Deep Imaskar . ) Deep Imaskari are tall and thin , with typical males standing close to 6 feet in height and weighing around 160 pounds . Females are usually about half a foot shorter and 40 pounds lighter . Deep Imaskari prefer to be well dressed , with elaborate greatcoats covering simple , but elegant clothing in dark shades . They delight in dark rings as well , particularly magical ones . Relations . Preserving their secret realm from the outside world , Deep Imaskari are used to avoiding contact with other races . The Deep Imaskari encountered exploring outside their known bounds of Deep Imaskar are more excited about meeting other races , although they eye humans from Unther or Mulhorand suspiciously . Religion . Traditionally Imaskari wizards didn ' t allow their people to worship any deity , for no deity was worthy of the worship of the heady Imaskari from ancient times . Nowadays , religion is more common although the Imaskari keep themselves to the older Faerûnian pantheon by venerating Kossuth , Chauntea , Shar , Mystra and Grumbar . Few Imaskari choose the path of the cleric as a profession , so few temples exist in their realm . Language . Deep Imaskari speak an ancient tongue known as Roushoum which uses the Imaskari script . This ancient language is nowhere spoken outside Deep Imaskari and few outsiders master it . Modern Imaskari have studied Common so to interact with other races more easily . The more adventurous Deep Imaskari venturing outside their own realm seeking new adventures usually pick of two or three Underdark languages , including Elven Drow dialect , Undercommon and Terran .