[quote=GM4Him]
Rather unfortunate evolution, IMO. Now of course, Sshamath gets a mention in BGIII, which is great because It's always been a city I'd like to see more of, but the glut of mention Menzoberranzan gets in the game by comparison makes more sense in that context.
If I were Larian I'd stay away from Sshamath, since the city gets described in some detail regardling Q'Arlynd Melarn's escape from Ched Nasad and his journey to finding the Myeritari ruins in the Lady Penitent trilogy (unless they read the series). Then again they decided to use a Baenre, which would be... um, tricky, to say the least. Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre is channeling Yvonnel's personality through Methil El-Viddenvelp (an illithid) and is the Chosen of Lolth, so I can see the illithid plan leaking from Minthara to Quenthel to Methil.
The most likely scenario geography-wise of drow popping up in Sword Coast would be Q'Xorlarrin, in the former location of Gauntlgrym, since that location was under Baenre control until Bruenor retook it in 1486DR.
