Young drow — especially priestesses-in-training — may have small constrictor snake pets and often “train” them by feeding them flesh carved from live slaves. The dark elves like keeping spitting snakes in cages on high shelves so they can spit their venom into the eyes of drow-sized invaders.
What do drow elves eat?
FR Novels. According to Bob Salvatore’s various underdark novels, dark elves get by just fine on mostly domesticated meat breeds (like the Rothe mentioned by SPavel, each about twice the size of a yak), insects and reptiles, fish, fungi, and fermented spirits.
Is drow black?
Drow are characterized by white or silver hair and obsidian black skin. Their eyes are red (or rarely gray, violet, or yellow) in darkness and can be many different colors in normal light. Half-drow are also generally evil; however, half-drow of differing alignments are more common than non-evil full drow.
What do drow do with their dead?
Drow funerals are not a thing, families find it useful to pretend the deceased is alive for as long as possible, to avoid their enemies taking advantage and perhaps tripping them up if they ever disguise themselves as the deceased.
Are drow always evil?
Originally, drow were chaotic evil in alignment. Beginning with 3rd edition D&D, drow are usually neutral evil. There have been encounters with non-evil drow, but these are distrusted as much as their brethren, due to their reputation.
Why are drow black skinned?
The Drow are actually cave adapted albinos who secondarily acquired the ability to capture hard radiation energy via pigment, which is why they have white hair and pink eyes but skin that is nearly coal black.
What’s the difference between drow and Drizzt Society?
Whereas drow that reject their patron goddess (ala Drizzt) have a chance to mellow out. Another prominent core of drow society is sexism and matriarchal rule. Male drow are perceived as worthless and all positions of power within drow communities are held by females.
Who are the drow in dungeons and Dragons?
The drow are just as iconic as dungeons and/or dragons. Called night elves, dark elves, or “The Ones who Went Below” if you’re being fancy, drow have been with D&D since the beginning in the very first edition. Drow were originally just monsters, as were a lot of the “monstrous races” of yore.
What are the names of the female drow?
Female Drow Names: Aunrae Blundyth, Baltana Rrostarr, Felynlene Telinath, Ginbreena Despth, Laeyana Mizzruil, Larithra Baenani, Larniss Baenath, Malice Filifar, Nhilymma Baenrret, Urmesyne T’soavae. Drow are a subrace of elves, for the sake of clarity the following racial stats are elven after choosing the drow subrace.
Are there any drow who do not enslave other drow?
With few exceptions, drow only enslave other drow captured in battle, particularly debtors and noble drow whose families do not pay ransoms for their return. Some drow communities don’t enslave drow at all, sacrificing or merely killing captives and dangerous criminals.
