Drow

Favored Class Males( Wizard)Females(Cleric): A multi-class Drow’s classes does not count when determining whether he or she suffers an XP penalty from multiclass penalty.

Special Abilities & Feats

• Ability Adjustments: +2 Dex,+2 Int,+2 Cha, -2 Con
• Darkvision: Drow can see in the dark.
• Sleeplessness: Immune to spells and effects of the 'Sleep' subtype.
• Hardiness vs. Enchantments: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting spells.
• Iron Will: +2 racial bonus on savings throws versus will.
• Skill Affinity (Listen): +2 racial bonus to Listen checks.
• Skill Affinity (Search): +2 racial bonus to Search checks.
• Skill Affinity (Spot): +2 racial bonus to Spot checks.
• Keen Senses: Drow make active Search checks automatically and with no movement penalties.
• Spell Resistance: Innate spell resistance of 11 plus 1 per level.
• Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to light blinds a drow for 1 round. In addition drow suffer -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls, saves and checks while operating in bright light.
• Spell Ability - Darkness: Can cast Darkness once per day as 3rd level.
• Spell Ability - Faerie Fire: Can cast Faerie Fire once per day as 3rd level.
• Elven: Drow are considered Elven for the purpose of spells.

Notes

• Descended from the original dark-skinned subrace called the Illythiiri, the Drow, also known as dark elves, were cursed into their present appearance by the good elven deities for following the goddess Araushnee (now Lolth) down the path to evil and corruption. Descending into the Underdark, they built a matriarchal society based on power and deceit. The drow have black skin that resembles polished obsidian and stark white or pale yellow hair. They commonly have very pale eyes (so pale as to be often mistaken for white) in shades of lilac, silver, pink and blue. They also tend to be smaller and thinner than most elves.

• Drow females tend to be bigger and stronger than males. Drow society is theocratic and strongly matriarchal with females holding all positions of power and responsibility in the government, the militia and in the home. Their preferred class is cleric.

• Drow males tend to be smaller and weaker than females. In society they tend to fill the lower ranks as Fighters, Rangers and Rogues although their aptitude for magic is equal, if not superior, to that of other elven subraces. Their preferred class is wizard.

• Heavily stereotyped. The initial concept of "evil" elves predominants the view of Drow NPCs with cruel, sadistic personalities. However, a large percentage of Drow players create "good" drow (effectively good-evil-elves). This is due to a popular character in associated fiction called "Drizzt Do'urden" who is a "good-aligned, dual-scimitar weilding, rebel Drow ranger".