DROW

Drow society is harsh and unforgiving, dominated by matriarchal houses and constant power struggles. This upbringing often makes them cunning, ruthless, and highly skilled in subterfuge and combat.

!WARNING!:
As an underdark race, if you visit or live in the surface, please expect aggression if you are caught. If you enter the Underdark Lolthite Temple or the surface Shevarash Temple as someone against their dogma and get caught, it will be considered NVL.

Exceptions exist if there is a DM or event that invites the player to these places

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PERKS

Specialist: Choose one from these and increase it by +1:
- Dexterity
- Charisma
Darkvision:
- You can see in the dark (unless source of light is present, you see shades of grey)
Keen Senses:
- Your Perception skill is increased by 2
Drow Magic:
- You know the Dancing Lights cantrip. At novice level, you can cast the Faerie Fire spell once per day. When you reach the adept level, you can also cast the Darkness spell once per day. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Drow Weapon Training:
- You have proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and hand crossbows.
Fey Ancestry:
- Magic can’t put you to sleep. And you have advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed
Trance:
- You don't need to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trance like meditation, during which you retain consciousness.

The Drow are a dark-skinned sub-race of elves that predominantly live in the Underdark. They are hated and feared due to their cruelty aswell as their religious zealotry towards their main dark diety Lolth. Other faiths existed aswell, some not as cruel as Lolth. Drow live in a Matriarchal society in which the women has ultimate power and all leading positions usually are taken by women.. Prolonged exposure to the sun without something shielding the eyes can lead to permanent eye damage or even blindness, which is why drow tend to do surface raids during night.

Skin Color: Dark, ranging from obsidian black to dark gray and dark purples.
Hair Color: Drow hair could be stark white, pale yellow and, more rarely, silver or copper in color. It thinned and changed color with age, turning pale yellow for women, and silver or grey for men. Due to the Eilistraeen ritual of The Run, drow of other faiths would often say that silver hair was a sign of mental handicap. Drow generally kept their hair long, and decorated it with pins and webbing made of precious metals. They were incapable of growing proper beards, but some males managed to grow long sideburns or even tufts of wispy hair on the cheek or chin.
Eye Color: Drow eyes could be of any color, with bright red being the most common. Pale shades that appeared nearly white or blue, lilac, pink, or silver were also frequent. Drow with green, brown, black, amber, or rose-hued eyes existed, but they were rare. Purple or blue eyes indicated surface elves and/or human ancestry. The color of a drow's eyes could also be indicative of their current mental or physical state; drow eyes reddened when they were angry, and turned yellow when they were sick, poisoned, or under some negative magical influence.
Build: Slender and wiry, with an elegant and agile physique.
Distinguishing Features: Sharp, angular facial features, elongated ears, and an aura of otherworldliness due to their eyes and dark skin.

Biological Traits

Racial Traits

Lifespan: 750 years

Height: Medium, 140- 170cm

Alignment: Usually chaotic evil, but some rare Drow can be of other alignments.

Languages: Common, Elvish, Undercommon, Drow Sign Language

Speed: 4 tiles

Positive Views on other races

Duergar (Gray Dwarves): Both drow and duergar share the Underdark and have mutual interests in maintaining their dominance over the subterranean world. They often form alliances for trade, shared defense, and mutual benefit in their dark dealings.
Driders: Created from drow who have failed Lolth's tests, driders still serve drow matriarchs and can be powerful allies in battle, despite their cursed form.
Yochlol (Handmaidens of Lolth): These demonic servants of Lolth act as enforcers of her will, and their presence signifies Lolth’s favor, making them invaluable allies in religious and political matters.
Mind Flayers (Illithids): Drow sometimes ally with mind flayers for their powerful psionic abilities and shared goals in conquering or manipulating other Underdark races.

Giant Spiders and Other Arachnids: Revered by the drow due to their association with Lolth, giant spiders are often used as mounts, guards, and scouts, forming a natural alliance.
Vampires: Drow and vampires sometimes find common ground in their nocturnal nature and shared ruthlessness, leading to alliances based on mutual benefit.
Aboleths: Drow occasionally form alliances with aboleths for their ancient knowledge and psionic power, especially when dealing with other powerful Underdark entities.
Dark Seldarine Deities: Followers of Lolth and other dark elven deities such as Vhaeraun and Kiaransalee find themselves allied by faith and common purpose.

Negative Views on other races

Surface Elves (High Elves, Wood Elves, etc.): There is an ancient and bitter enmity between surface elves and drow, rooted in their divergent histories and moralities. This animosity frequently leads to conflict.
Surface Dwarves (Hill and Mountain Dwarves): Surface dwarves oppose the drow's dark ambitions and their penchant for enslavement and cruelty. The two races often clash over territory and resources.
Humans: Human adventurers and kingdoms often find themselves at odds with drow, either in defense of their own lands or in quests for treasure and glory.
Adventurers: Adventurers frequently seek out drow cities to plunder their wealth or to thwart their schemes, making them common enemies of the drow.
Svirfneblin (Deep Gnomes): The deep gnomes' opposition to drow tyranny and their fight for survival in the Underdark often puts them in direct conflict with drow ambitions.
Illithids (Mind Flayers): Despite occasional alliances, the power struggle and mutual distrust between drow and illithids often lead to conflict over control of the Underdark.
Followers of Eilistraee: The drow who worship Eilistraee, the good-aligned goddess of redemption, seek to overthrow Lolth’s evil influence, leading to internal strife and outright warfare.
Beholders: Beholders' desire for dominance and their unpredictable nature make them frequent enemies of drow seeking to expand their own power and territory.
Underdark Monsters: The competitive and hostile environment of the Underdark ensures that drow are constantly at odds with other powerful creatures like beholders, aboleths, and ropers.
Other Drow Houses: The drow's society is marked by intense political intrigue and rivalry. Noble houses constantly vie for power and influence, often leading to violent conflicts and betrayals.

Common Gods

Lolth (Spider Queen)
- Overview: The primary deity of the Drow, Lolth is the chaotic evil goddess of spiders, lies, and treachery. She demands absolute loyalty and cultivates a culture of fear and power struggles.
- Domains: Trickery, Darkness, War
Vhaeraun
- Overview: The god of thievery, territory, and male Drow who oppose Lolth. Vhaeraun promotes equality and freedom for male Drow and encourages them to challenge the matriarchal rule.
- Domains: Trickery, War
Eilistraee
- Overview: The good-aligned goddess of beauty, song, and the moon. She encourages Drow to return to the surface and live peacefully with other races, promoting redemption and acceptance.
- Domains: Life, Light
Ghaunadaur
- Overview: A chaotic evil deity of slime, ooze, and aberrations. Worshipers of Ghaunadaur embrace chaos, destruction, and the worship of oozes and slimes.
- Domains: Tempest, Death

Note for clerics:

- Due to the limited amount of subclasses in the server, the domain of the worshipped god does not need to perfectly match up. Make sure it makes sense!

Roleplaying Tips

Drow society is harsh and unforgiving, dominated by matriarchal houses and constant power struggles. This upbringing often makes them cunning, ruthless, and highly skilled in subterfuge and combat. However, not all Drow conform to these norms. Some may seek redemption, adventure, or a life away from the oppressive Underdark.