The Maps of Myrist: Lair

Dug within the very earth of the Southern Plains of Karana, this underground lair was built and originally inhabited by the Splitpaw tribe of gnolls indigenous to the area. For decades, the Splitpaw gnolls had thrived in this region, causing little havoc to the other inhabitants of the southern plains and posing only a minor annoyance to Qeynos and its surrounding outposts in the Karana plains.

In recent times, however, an unheard of clan of gnolls calling themselves the Verishe Mal, migrated to the region and slaughtered the entire Splitpaw tribe. Some speculate the Verishe Mal are from the nethermost regions of the unexplored Underfoot, while some believe them to be from the re-discovered continent of Velious.

The Verishe Mal are exceedingly more powerful than any other gnoll tribe to ever prowl the face or known underground of Norrath. Cunning, malevolent, and highly intelligent, they were not only able to vanquish their foe, but also to quickly revamp the Splitpaw complex, establishing their new stronghold in an amazingly short period of time.

Splitpaw Lair can be identified from the surface regions of the southern Karana plains. It's marked by a small copse of earthen dunes and gnarled spires, now coated in dried blood from the ferocious and short battle that was waged between the two gnoll tribes. Several Verishe Mal warriors and scouts can be found patrolling the dunes that mark the tunnel entrance to the lair.

The lair itself is a maze of twisting caverns and oddly shaped chambers. Verishe Mal scholars from all four arcane schools of magic, highly skilled warriors, and dark shaman of Serilis inhabit every corridor and chamber of the subterranean complex.