The drow scouting missions were going as planned. The occasional battles in the forest west of their village were exactly what the drow wanted. That was all part of the plan. Distract the elves to the west and flank them.

The plan worked perfectly. The foolish elves left their Smithy and Bowery virtually unprotected. The raid was a complete success. The outcasts gathered some much needed supplies in their recent raids in Yew and the elven village. More importantly, the number of sargtlin was growing.

"Soon" he spoke to himself . "Soon there will be enough sargtlin and others to really do some damage." But there was more, much more...

In the raid on the bowery, along with the weapons and other supplies was a nice little surprise...

"How, how could they be so foolish?!?" In the raid one of the drow sargtlin had picked up a pack from one of the chests. Inside the pack was an interesting crystal.

Upon further inspection, it was soon discovered that the crystal was used for communication. "It must be used to broadcast messages." "And if there is a way to broadcast messages, there must also be a way to listen in on the elves." "This one crystal just might be worth more than all the supplies gathered in 100 raids!"

The sargtlin thought to himself... "I better have the drow wizard Ka'Narlist research this crystal." "Perhaps he could unlock the secrets to the crystal and use it against the surface elves." "We shall see..." "Let the planning begin!"