Dragon ' s Hoard The Dragon ' s Hoard was an independent trade organization that operated throughout the Underdark . The majority ( if not all ) of its members were worshipers of Vhaeraun . Activities . The Dragon ' s Hoard was well known in Menzoberranzan as an organization that could procure anything , no matter the cost . They were particularly valued for their discretion ( such as when they stole a white rothe from House Zinard in Ched Nasad to sell to House Hunzrin in Menzoberranzan ) . They provided Kharza - Kzad Xorlarrin with spellbook s and forbidden books from the surface . The band was involved with the slave trade of drow children in Skullport . Base of Operations . The group ' s primary base was located near Skullport until it was destroyed in 1361 DR by Eilistraee ans and their allies . Additional bases were located in Menzoberranzan and Ched Nasad . The group also had a surface enclave in the High Forest devoted to furthering the cause of the god Vhaeraun . Its inhabitants were mostly male drow runaways and rogues . In 1361 DR , there were few females : two drow , silver elf outcasts , and a harem of other surface elves There were a handful of children , mostly half - drow / half - surface - elf , although there was one half - drow / half - human child . Nisstyre considered the dearth of drow females a significant problem and always had his eyes out for ways to increase the female drow population of his group . Leadership . The group was led by Nisstyre until he was killed during the attack upon his base near Skullport in 1361 DR . His son Gorlist may have taken control of the band at that point , but in any case it did not survive long in Menzoberranzan or Ched Nasad . History . The group was founded by Nisstyre , a wizard from Ched Nasad who resented the matriarchal society of his city and ended up finding a cause to live and work for in Vhaeraun . Around 1361 DR , the Dragon ' s Hoard located the magical home of Merdrith the Red Wizard in Rashemen . They raided the home for magical artifacts , running into Fyodor , a berserker who had located and retrieved the Windwalker amulet ( which had been stolen from the Witches of Rashemen ) from the same home . The drow obtained the amulet and attempted to return to Menzoberranzan , but they were attacked and killed by deep bats . Liriel Baenre found the corpses of the dead drow and took the amulet , a fact later learned by Nisstyre , who used his band to attempt to retrieve it , to the loss of several of his group ' s members . In his search , the Menzoberranyr priestess Shakti Hunzrin allied with him , agreeing to become a " traitor - priestess " worshiping both Lolth and Vhaeraun . In order to better work with Nisstyre , she placed a ruby scrying crystal in his forehead , through which she could see and hear what Nisstyre did . Later , Eilistraee ans from the Promenade of the Dark Maiden , with the help of Liriel , Fyodor , and the deep dragon Zz ' Pzora , assaulted the Dragon ' s Hoard base outside Skullport , effectively shutting it down in order to hamper the group ' s involvement in the slave trade of drow children . The Dragon ' s Hoard had recruited the help of Pharx , another deep dragon , but he was killed by Zz ' Pzora . After Nisstyre ' s death , his son Gorlist , hired the deathsinger Brindlor Zidorion to help avenge his father against Liriel . The band itself apparently did not survive intact , judging by the ruins of its headquarters in Skullport and Ched Nasad .