The booklet details the various types ofdwarves found in the Forgotten Realms. The book itself is printed on parchment-colored paper,^[10] and is wrapped in a three-panel removable gatefold cover. The contents include the current situation concerning dwarves in the campaign world.^[11] It was published by TSR as product 9300 in 1990.

The 96 page booklet includes an introduction and detailed descriptions of places and races in the great desertAnauroch. It includes a fold-out poster with a map of the region. Cover art is byBrom and interior art is byValerie Valusek.

Translated into German and reviewed inEnvoyer magazine #40.

Translated into German and reviewed inEnvoyer magazine #26.

Reviewed inEnvoyer magazine #44.

Translated into German and reviewed inEnvoyer magazine #39.

Translated into German and reviewed inEnvoyer magazine #26.

Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark was published byWizards of the Coast, written byEric L. Boyd, and published in 1999.^[12] It details theUnderdark in the north and west ofFaerûn, including the city ofMenzoberranzan. The book hasDrizzt Do'Urden as its nominal guide.^[12] The guide starts with an introduction that defines the physical boundaries of the Underdark, and also describes the intent and organization of the book and gives a brief list ofD&D materials which have a strong connection to the Underdark.^[12] A critical review describes it as "...the single-most comprehensive sourcebook on the realms of the Underdark that lie beneath theSword Coast. It talks about the major peoples of the Underworld and details dozens of cities, including Menzoberranzan". It further states, "...Boyd's extensive research results inUnderdark being full of tiny references."^[13]

Boxed set containing nine booklets.

Revised version published in 1996

Reviewed inEnvoyer magazine #38.

Volo's Guide to the Dalelands details the Dalelands, with its guideVolo taking readers from Daggerdale in the North through to theHigh Dale in the South.^[14] Volo's rating system goes by five pipes or tankards to indicate a top tavern, five coins to mean high prices, and five daggers a dangerous place to hang out.^[14] Locations and characters described in the book can be used as foundations on which proper Dalelands scenarios can be built.^[14] This is the fifth installment of Volo's guides to theForgotten Realms.^[14] Trenton Webb reviewedVolo's Guide to the Dalelands forArcane magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall.^[14]