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Revision as of 09:48, 11 November 2014
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About Race
Cruel and cunning, drow are a dark reflection of the elven race. Also called dark elves, they dwell deep underground in elaborate cities shaped from the rock of cyclopean caverns. Drow seldom make themselves known to surface folk, preferring to remain legends while advancing their sinister agendas through proxies and agents. Drow have no love for anyone but themselves, and are adept at manipulating other creatures. While they are not born evil, malignancy is deep-rooted in their culture and society, and nonconformists rarely survive for long.
Physical Description
Drow are similar in stature to humans, but share the slender build and features of elves, including the distinctive long, pointed ears. Their eyes lack pupils and are usually solid white or red. Drow skin ranges from coal black to a dusky purple. Their hair is typically white or silver, though some variation is not unknown.
Society
Drow society is traditionally class-oriented and matriarchal. Male drow usually fulfill martial roles, defending the species from external threats, while female drow assume positions of leadership and authority. Reinforcing these gender roles, one in 20 drow are born with exceptional abilities and thus considered to be nobility, and the majority of these special drow are female. Noble houses define drow politics, with each house governed by a noble matriarch and composed of lesser families, business enterprises, and military companies. Each house is also associated with a demon lord patron. Drow are strongly driven by individual self-interest and advancement, which shapes their culture with seething intrigue and politics, as common drow jockey for favor of the nobility, and the nobility rise in power through a combination of assassination, seduction, and treachery.
Relations
- Description
Alignment and Faith
- Description
Adventurers
- Description
Male Names: List
Female Names: List
Racial Traits
- Ability Scores: Description
- Type: Description
- Size: Description
- Speed: Description.
- Languages: Description
Defense Traits
- Name: Description
Feat and Skill Traits
- Name: Description
Magical Traits
- Name: Description
Movement Traits
- Name: Description
Offense Traits
- Name: Description
Senses Traits
- Name: Description
Weakness Traits
- Name: Description
Other Traits
- Name: Description
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