Drow

Introduction
Drow are a dark-skinned elven race that predominantly lives in the Underdark. They are generally evil, exceptions including Drizzt Do'Urden and Liriel Baenre. They are shorter than many other subraces of elves and, similarly to most Underdark dwelling creatures, have a tremendous resistance to magic. They also have a much higher birthrate than most other elves, but strife tends to keep their numbers down.

Drow were once known as Ilythiiri but, in -30000 DR their goddess Araushnee betrayed her fellow Seldarine and, along with Ghaunadaur, Vhaeraun, Malar and others they tried to invade Arvandor. Afterwards Araushnee was cast into the Abyss, where she took the name Lolth. After many malicious acts and abuses of Elven High Magic during the Crown Wars 20000 years later, the other elves banded together and banished the "Dhaerow" (traitors) whom Lolth used to be responsible for (and whom, thanks to a Balor lord, they still worshipped) to the Underdark.



Characteristics
Drow have black skin and pale yellow, silver or white hair. Their eyes are usually bright red, but some are known to have different coloured eyes. They vary in height between 4'7" and 5'7", and weigh between 85 to 135 lb (38 to 61kg) on average.

Drow are arrogant, ambitious and ruthless. Most of them delight in inflicting pain and suffering for its own sake and also as a means to further their ambitions. They are fiercely competitive and barely show signs of love or care. They are brought up to feel pleasure at the pain of others.

They commonly share a hatred of the surface elves and wish to re-take the surface world from their hated brethren.

Religion
They generally worship the Goddess Lolth although those on the surface often worship Vhaeraun. A small number of drow on the surface worship Eilistraee and are lead by Qilue Veladorn. Generally an entire city worships a single deity. Even more of a minority are the Drow that worship Kiaransalee and Ghaunadaur. Also, because Drow males are banned from the priesthood males who become adept in divine magic tend to worship Selvetarm, Lolth's consort.

Drow Cities

 * Abaethaggar
 * Abburth
 * Baereghel
 * Charrvhel'raugaust
 * Chaulssin
 * Ched Nasad (destroyed)
 * Cheth Rrhinn
 * Erelhei-Cinlu
 * Eryndlyn
 * Faneadar
 * Guallidurth
 * Haundrauth
 * Ithilaughym
 * Llurth Dreier
 * Luihaulen'tar
 * Maerimydra
 * Menzoberranzan
 * Orlytlar
 * Sshamath
 * Sshanntynlan
 * Szithlin
 * T'lindhet
 * Tyrybblyn
 * Uluitur
 * Undraeth
 * V'elddrinnsshar
 * Waethe Hlammachar
 * Yuethindrynn