House Parastric is one of the twelve most powerful houses of the city of Zirnakaynin and therefore of the drow. They are considered one of the lesser houses, as they are not quite as powerful as some of the others and are secretly reviled by most other drow; nonetheless, they are too powerful to be ignored. The house's patron is Haagenti, the Whispers Within, demon lord of alchemy and change, who encourages her worshipers to indulge in the creation of monstrous new life. The House is unique amongst the twelve noble houses, in that they do not maintain a palace within Zirnakaynin, but instead have it outside the walls of Cocyrdavarin, in a place now known as the Moaning Vault. House Parastric have maintained their power throughout the years due to their possession of a powerful secret: the