Declaration of the Covenant of the Deep

When the Covenant of the Deep felt that it was strong enough to bring their aim of uniting the disparate factions and peoples of the Underdark together in an egalitarian community, guided by their new deity, Drusiss, the Divine One, the Covenant’s leadership sent a letter to the heads of all factions, large towns and cities in the Underdark, urging them to join the Covenant in its crusade, or be destroyed.

Purpose

The purpose of the declaration was simple, to easily allow the Covenant of the Deep to establish who stood for them, and who should be earmarked for elimination. By the time that the missive was sent, the Covenant already had a large base of support across all levels of the Underdark, so they were confident that they could crush any opposition that stood in their way. Their declaration represented their first open move on the political scene of the Underdark and brought them to the attention of all of those factions who hadn’t up until that point been aware of their existence or their machinations, or those who hadn't taken the seriously up to that point.

Historical Details

Background

Prior to the distribution of the declaration, the Covenant of the Deep had spent years of careful espionage establishing themselves from their base of the Hellspire Citadel in the Deep Underdark, from which they had slowly but surely gathered support for their cause amongst the Drow poleis, Duergar city-states and all manner of other creatures and settlements. When it was felt amongst the leadership that they had gathered enough support and strength of numbers to not be crushed by a retaliatory party, they stepped out of the shadows and onto the stage of Underdark politics, using the declaration letter, which was sent to all large cities and settlements as a way of identifying potential allies and enemies.

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Declaration of the Covenant of the Deep

Salutations from Drusiss, the Divine One to you and your people.
Our master bids you to look around and see how far we have all fallen under the rule of our so called betters and elders and under the care of the old gods, too busy with their Divine War to tend to their mortal children. Their callousness and jealousy have led to this once mighty realm becoming nothing more that the shadow of the surface world, with those above looking down and sneering at those who scrabble around for bread and succour in the dirt.
We urge you to be slaves to impassive rulers and distant deities no more, but to swear your allegiance to a new power, Drusiss, the Divine One, who has come to us to lead the Covenant of the Deep to victory over the old order.
Come join us in creating an Underdark where all are equal, where all are fed and where none are slaves. Come, join our cause and help us create a new power in the Underdark the likes of which the world has never seen, a rival to even the celestial kingdoms of the gods!
Countless cities and communities already flock to our cause. How many of you wish to stay beholden to the old order and perish? All who refuse to join us will be signing their own death warrants.
The Voice of Drusiss Malvolio Peregrine, General Malakari Gramatz & Ambassador Scias Sangrey
Appointed representatives of Drusiss the Divine One on the Material Plane.

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Type

Decree, Religious

Medium

Vellum / Skin

Authoring Date

574AIF

Location

The Underdark

Signatories (Organizations)

• Covenant of the Deep