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Drow

My children you are beautiful. Your perfect skin has never been touched by the harsh light of the sun. Your perfect minds have never been corrupted by the filth of the surface dweller. Go and do my will, strive amonst yourselves for my glory and my entertainment. The greatest of you will be rewarded beyond measure.
- Lolth, The words writen written in the web: chapter 2 section 40  

Summary

Slender, beautiful, and dark. The drow are as breathtaking as they are deadly. And they are truly deadly. Drow value cunning and manipulation above all things, rarely showing their hand or their allegiances and fighting through the uses of catpaws instead.

 

Drow are often feared by the other nation and for good reason. Their underground homes make them well suited to conduct raids on the surface dwellers. And it is not uncommonto know somewhat killed in such a raid. The bad blood between the elves and the drow is legendary and is one of the great fueds of Havenmere.

 

Societies

 

Drow live in highly complex societies. Most common is the Drow city, often ruled by multiple houses, they exist as a way to further Drow culture and help expand drow resources. Secondly are Drow Homesteads. Small towns that are strategically placed to help war efforts and allow drow move between city to city with out as much risk of running into one of the horrors of the underdark. Finally there are the mystical oddities, places that are strange but beautifuland worshipped by drow culture as being testament of Lolths power. Places such as the lake of lava or the neverending well.

 

Religion

 

Drow are devoted worshippers of Lolth and her teachings. Some Drow worship demon lords and other occult deitie.

Basic Information

Growth Rate & Stages

Drow reproduce at very slow rates. It is common to have one child per 100 years but if the first child is a male it is tradition to kill them, and try again in 75 years instead. With Lolths blessing a girl will be born.

Ecology and Habitats

Drow live almost exclusively underground as the harsh sun hurts their skin.

Additional Information

Social Structure

The Drow are highly Matriarchal. They separate further into Drow nobles made up of houses.

High Houses

House Azrinae House Dolour House Rasivrein House Tracinoa House Vexidyre House Vonnarc

Lesser Houses

House Caldrana House Misraria House Moivas House Parastric House Sardavic House Udrinor

Average Intelligence

Drow are highly intelligent. Far more so than the common races.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Drow can see in both light and darkness.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Drow are assigned a name at birth and then their house name.

Major Organizations

The Spiders Handmaidens   The Clergy of Lolth   The Web

Gender Ideals

Matriarchal

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Undercommon, common

History

The Drow are elves that have been corrupted by Chaos. They fled into the underdark for sanctuary and have remained there since.

Historical Figures

  • Drizzt Do'Urden
 
  • Qilarra Alerae
 
  • T'rissaer Everhzynge
 
  • Wuyonylene Maeneld
 
  • Iymwae Auvryana

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Drow stay primarily in race.
Lifespan
700-800 years
Average Height
5'8 - 6'4
Average Weight
120-165 pounds
Average Physique
Drow are slender and fast
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Drow often feature white, red , or purple tattoos to match their dark purplish, bluish skin.

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