<em>The ghetto is frequented by drows and thus more cosmopolitan and more crowded than the nearby Ghetto of Foreigners. The neighborhood was the scene of fierce internecine battles during the Priestess Wars when House Noquar was forcibly expelled. In fact, many of the landmarks were destroyed, most notably the Spire of the Encyclic, a storehouse of dark elf knowledge. The Ghetto of Scholars lacks the usual gamut of inns, taverns, brothels, and similar establishments. Residents here tend to focus on their various quests for knowledge. In the few taverns present, such as the Poison Pen and the Empty Tome, the ambiance is sedate and intellectual. Quiet study, polite conversation, and the occasional game of skill is the rule, though the violence and perversity of drow society is never far beneath the surface. For example, the famous Third Level Inn was destroyed in a dispute between two drow sorcerers over whether one of them had removed his hand from a piece during a friendly game of dragon chess.</em>