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| − | :''This article refers to the mythical race of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. For the "drow" of Scottish folklore as well as other examples of dark elves and black elves from mythology, folklore, and fantasy fiction, see [[Dark elf]].''
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| − | '''Drow''' are a species of [[elf]] in the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[roleplaying]] game. Etymologically, the term is probably derived from the Shetland Isles ''Drow'' (Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1970) states: "Drow, n., [scot.] A tiny elf which lived in caves and forged magical metal work."). The word's origin is identical to the origin of the word "[[troll]]," which both go back further to the Scottish Gaelic word spelled "trow." The original Scottish Gaelic word is pronounced "dtrow" with a soft "dt" sound, and the original pronunciation sounds similar to "troll." The word is also found in Cornish and Welsh with slight pronunciation differences. The race itself seems based on another dark elf, specifically the [[Dokkalfar]] of [orse mythology.
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| − | Drow, or "dark elves" as they are called by most surface dwellers, are an offshoot of the [[elf|elven]] [[races|race]]. Drow are characterized by white or silver hair, obsidian black skin, and red (or rarely gray, violet, or yellow) eyes, as well as innate spell powers and spell resistance. This is balanced by their weakness in daylight. Also, drow weapons and armor (usually made of [[Adamant|adamantite]] or another metal unique to the [[Underdark]]) slowly lose their [[magic|magical]] properties if exposed to the sun. Drow also employ the unusual dart-firing hand [[crossbow]].
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| − | Half-drow are the result of crossbreeding between [[humans]] and drow, and share characteristics of both.
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| − | Drow characters are extremely intelligent, charismatic and dextrous, but share surface [[elf|elves']] comparative frailty and slight frames. As a [[races|race]] they are usually evil. Drow males are commonly [[wizards]] or [[fighters]]. Females are almost always [[clerics]] and almost never [[wizards]].
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| − | Drow hate [[elf|elves]], but wage war with almost any surface and subterranean [[races]], such as [[illithid|mind flayers]], [[svirfneblin]], [[duergar]], and [[kuo-toa]] for spoils and territory. Their society is matriarchal, with priestesses of the goddess [[Lolth]] (''Lloth'' in the drow tongue) in the highest seats of power. Males are either enslaved or (rarely) respected if they are powerful wizards, but never allowed to rule. The drow sometimes use their dark arts to turn [[human]] slaves into living sculptures.
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| − | ==Famous [[Broken Dagger|BD]] Drow==
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| − | *[[Audmathus]]
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://web.archive.org/web/www.cs.ualberta.ca/~wade/HyperDnd/TSR/drow.html Internet Archive of a drow webpage]
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| − | * [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/fr/darkseldarine,0 The Dark Seldarine of the War of the Spider Queen]
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| − | * [http://ilythiiri.net/ Site of House Zauana, soon to be totally written in the Drow Language. Also providing a Forum for all Drow, amongst other features.]
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | *Turnbull, Don, ed. ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1981).
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