The real crossover came with Chainmail Set 4: Shadow of the Drow (2002) in July and Attack of the Drow: Kilsek Set 4 Faction Box (2002) in August, which together introduced the Kilsek drow of western Greyhawk. Wizards dated this crossover to Chainmail Set 2: Blood and Darkness, an Underdark-focused expansion that appeared in January, but it was likely another after-the-fact inclusion. Wizards' short-lived Chainmail Miniatures Game (2001-2002) also participated in the event. Most of this online material also appeared late in the year, with "Test" being published on October 26th. It ran the gamut from an article on "drow pets" to a full (short) adventure, "Test of the Demonweb" (2002). These publications were paired with roleplaying material on the website. Then Dungeon #94 (September/October 2002) finished things up with a final linked adventure. A City of the Spider Queen Miniatures Boxed Set (2002) in September complemented the adventure. It was followed in September by City of the Spider Queen (2002) itself - the other major element of the event besides War. On the RPG side of things, Dragon #298 (August 2002) led the way with "Dark Elves Evil Unleashed", an issue full of drow material including a Living Greyhawk look at D3: "Vault of the Drow" (1978). Wizards also co-opted the newest Drizzt Do'Urden novel, The Thousand Orcs (2002), into the event, but it was likely a marriage of convenience. Most of the action took place late in the year, beginning with the six-book War of the Spider Queen (2002-2005) novel series, which debuted with Richard Lee Byers' Dissolution (2002) in July.
In 2002, Wizards of the Coast came up with an innovative idea: they initiated a multimedia event called the "Year of the Drow" based on the idea that the drow were "streaming out of the darkness at an alarming rate".
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