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 ====== Drow ====== ====== Drow ======
  
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 |Innate spells | darkness, faerie fire| |Innate spells | darkness, faerie fire|
 |Size | medium| |Size | medium|
-|Standard alignments | any evil|+|Standard resonances | dark |
 |Classes allowed| barbarian, bard, cleric, fighter, inquisitor, mage, magus, oracle, paladin, psion, psywarrior, ranger, sorcerer, thief, warlock| |Classes allowed| barbarian, bard, cleric, fighter, inquisitor, mage, magus, oracle, paladin, psion, psywarrior, ranger, sorcerer, thief, warlock|
 |Normal adventuring starting age | 101-130| |Normal adventuring starting age | 101-130|
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 ==== Description ==== ==== Description ====
  
-Cruel and cunning, drow are a dark reflection of elven race. They dwell in +Cruel and cunning, drow are a dark reflection of the elven race. They dwell in deep, 
-deep dark in elaborate cities shaped from the rock of caverns. Drow seldom +dark underdark in elaborate cities shaped from the rock of caverns. Of note is the city of [[daroldralych|Darol'Dralych]], located under the ruins of Juran. Drow seldom make 
-make themselves known to surface folk, preferring to remain legends while +themselves known to surface folk, preferring to remain legends while advancing 
-advancing their sinister agendas through proxies and agents. Drow have no +their sinister agendas through proxies and agents. Drow have no love for anyone 
-love for anyone but themselves, and are adept at manipulating other +but themselves, and are adept at manipulating other creatures. While they are 
-creatures. While they are not born evil, malignancy is deep-rooted in their +not born evil, malignancy is deep-rooted in their culture and society, and 
-culture and society, and nonconformists rarely survive for long.+nonconformists rarely survive for long. In recent years, the human cities of 
 +Tonovi and Tharis have accepted drow citizens, most likely due to their slave 
 +trade. Drow are malicious and intelligent creatures with a natural disposition 
 +towards the dark. They often tend towards the extremes.
  
-Drow society is traditionally class-oriented and matriarchal. Male drow +Drow society is traditionally class-oriented and matriarchal. Male drow usually 
-usually fulfill martial roles, defending the species from external threats, +fulfill martial roles, defending the species from external threats, while female 
-while female drow assume positions of leadership and authority. Noble +drow assume positions of leadership and authority. Noble houses define drow 
-houses define drow politics, with each house governed by a noble matriarch +politics, with each house governed by a noble matriarch and composed of lesser 
-and composed of lesser families, business enterprises, and military +families, business enterprises, and military companies. Each house is also 
-companies. Each house is also associated with a outsider patron. Drow are +associated with an outsider patron. Drow are strongly driven by individual 
-strongly driven by individual self-interest and advancement, which shapes +self-interest and advancement, which shapes their culture with seething intrigue 
-their culture with seething intrigue and politics, as common drow jockey +and politics, as common drow jockey for favor of the nobility, and the nobility 
-for favor of the nobility, and the nobility rise in power through a +rise in power through a combination of assassination, seduction, and treachery. 
-combination of assassination, seduction, and treachery.+Following the death of their former Goddess during the Silence, the priesthood 
 +has lost some of its power, which threatens the rule of the matriarchy.
  
 Drow have a strong sense of racial superiority and divide non-drow into two Drow have a strong sense of racial superiority and divide non-drow into two
-groups: slaves, and those that are not yet slaves. In practice, however, +groups: slaves, and those that are not yet slaves. In practice, however, races 
-races that may share similar inclinations (such as hobgoblins and orcs) and +that may share similar inclinations (such as hobgoblins and orcs) and those who 
-those who serve willingly may be treated as servitor races and granted a +serve willingly may be treated as servitor races and granted a measure of trust 
-measure of trust and modest rank in drow society. Others are deemed fit +and modest rank in drow society. Others are deemed fit only for the lash. 
-only for the lash. Manipulative drow delight in exploiting the weak +Manipulative drow delight in exploiting the weak character of humans and their 
-character of humans and their satellite races, such as squoles. While they +satellite races. While they claim no kinship with shades, the 
-claim no kinship with shades, the drow harbor a curiosity toward the shadow +drow harbor a curiosity toward the shadow race, as both are adaptations of races 
-race, as both are adaptations of races exposed to extreme and dangerous +exposed to extreme and dangerous conditions. Finally, the drow's hatred of elves 
-conditions. Finally, the drow's hatred of elves sets these beings apart +sets these beings apart from all other races, and the dark elves desire nothing 
-from all other races, and the dark elves desire nothing more than to ruin +more than to ruin everything about their surface cousins, corrupting them when 
-everything about their surface cousins, corrupting them when they can and +they can and ending them when that is not possible.
-ending them when that is not possible.+
  
-Drow place a premium on power and survival, and are unapologetic about any +Drow place a premium on power and survival, and are unapologetic about any vile 
-vile choices they might make to ensure their survival. After all, they do +choices they might make to ensure their survival. After all, they do not just 
-not just survive adversity -- they conquer it. They have no use for +survive adversity—they conquer it. They have no use for compassion, and are 
-compassion, and are unforgiving of their enemies, both ancient and +unforgiving of their enemies, both ancient and contemporary. Drow retain the 
-contemporary. Drow retain the elven traits of strong emotion and passion, +elven traits of strong emotion and passion, but channel it through negative 
-but channel it through negative outlets, such as hatred, vengeance, lust +outlets, such as hatred, vengeance, lust for power, and raw carnal sensation. 
-for power, and raw carnal sensation. Consequently, most drow are evil. +Consequently, most drow are evil. Demon lords are their chosen patrons, sharing 
-Demon lords are their chosen patrons, sharing their inclination toward +their inclination toward power and destruction.
-power and destruction.+
  
-Drow are similar in stature to other humanoids, but share the slender build +Drow are similar in stature to other humanoids, but share the slender build and 
-and features of elves, including the distinctive long, pointed ears. Their +features of elves, including the distinctive long, pointed ears. Their eyes lack 
-eyes lack pupils and are usually solid white, red or black. Drow skin +pupils and are usually solid red or black. Drow skin ranges from coal 
-ranges from coal black to a dusky purple or blue. Their hair is typically +black to a dusky purple or blue. Their hair is typically white or silver, though 
-white or silver, though some variation is not unknown.+some variation is not unknown.
  
 Drow are extremely difficult to play due to the fact they will be hated and Drow are extremely difficult to play due to the fact they will be hated and
-killed by almost all others, including other drow. Only experienced SG +killed by almost all others, including other drow. Only experienced players who 
-players who are also reasonably adept at PK and PK survival and are willing +are also reasonably adept at PK and PK survival and are willing to deal with the 
-to deal with the setbacks of being PKed often and not cry foul should even +setbacks of being PKed often and not cry foul should even consider playing a 
-consider playing a drow character.+drow character.
  
 **<color red>Warning</color>:** This is an advanced race, known as a PK-race. It imposes disadvantages on your gameplay: You will be banned in most cities and shunned across the realm. You start with your NOPK-flag turned off and other players may attack you because of your race. You may not, however, attack a player of a standard race without additional provocation. **<color red>Warning</color>:** This is an advanced race, known as a PK-race. It imposes disadvantages on your gameplay: You will be banned in most cities and shunned across the realm. You start with your NOPK-flag turned off and other players may attack you because of your race. You may not, however, attack a player of a standard race without additional provocation.
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 For further detail of history, and how this particular race came to be cursed For further detail of history, and how this particular race came to be cursed
 into what they are now, please refer to [[The Crown Wars]]. into what they are now, please refer to [[The Crown Wars]].
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 +**See also**: [[szarkai]]
 +
 +===== Gallery =====
 +{{:wiki:drow.png?300|}}
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