The Great Alliance is the name still applied to what used to be a 
massive alliance of monstrous tribes and horde lands. 

Past History

	The Great Alliance originally began as a loose alliance of Drowish 
nations in the Underdark, specifically between powerful spellcasters in 
neighboring Drowish cities. Looking to extend their reach beyond their 
own caverns, they looked to devilish alliances. Pulling in dark forces 
as allies, they were able to unite with neighboring cities – dominating 
them, and destroying whoever they could not. After a few hundred years of 
their underground empire building, their dark allies began to secretly 
create routes out into the overworld; and when the preparations were 
complete, the underground hordes piled out onto their unsuspecting ground-
dwelling neighbors. They had no warning. No defense. And quickly, no hope.
	At this time, the alliance was mainly drow and drow-led forces, named 
the Daughters of the Queen, for the five drowish families who led and 
formed the center of the horde. Upon reaching the surface, they contacted 
other existing monstrous populations that had begun to similarly emerge, 
and the Great Alliance soon came to be. The Daughters of the Queen were 
still at the center, but now there were other warlords who gathered around 
their standard – and, in time, hundreds of warlords came.  The Great 
Alliance was thus formed. And under their heel, they placed the necks of 
all good men across the world. 

Present Day

	Now, the situation is quite different. During the slave rebellions, 
much of the alliance fell to in-fighting, resulting in a loss of any central 
power structure. In one encounter, the Daughters of the Queen were forced to 
return to their underground caverns, at least temporarily. Many of the 
nations, upon seeing the alliance failing, neither took part in the offense 
or the in-fighting, deciding instead to simply return to their former 
existence. 
	There is no longer any central power structure, as there used to be with 
the Daughters of the Queen. Now disputes between warlords are settled 
amongst themselves – usually with tragically bloody consequences. The 
last few remnants of the original Great Alliance are desperately trying to 
find a way to reunite everyone, to rebuild their massive armies, thus to 
march on Braddock and his rebellious slaves. But unfortunately, that 
glorious day is far away.