The Drow were once normal elves, though countless ages ago, a great civil war swept through the lands of the elves. Caused by the conflict between Matriarchal beliefs of what would become the drow and the Patriarchal ruling system that is still practiced by most of the surface elves to this day. This civil war lasted for decades and nearly decimated the slow growing race of the elves.

In the end, the elves that would become the drow were forced to retreat. Finding no other options open to them, the losers of the conflict fled to the lands beneath the surface world. At first, life was harsh, and it seemed that the elves would fail to survive, and indeed, many fledgling cities fell in those first centuries, preyed upon by the other inhabitants of their new land and the surface elves, which still desired to exterminate them.

A female drow, a Chronomancer with the family name of Fordyce, a forceful woman with considerable amounts of power, rallied the disheartened drow, leading them through this time of turmoil, helping to settle and construct the first of the drow cities. In this place, the drow have made the Heart of their underground empire. Smaller cities have spread through the caverns and tunnels, but they all answer to the first home of the drow.

The drow have adapted to their new home beneath the earth, many having forgotten about the actual details of the war against the surface elves, though their hatred for those that live in the light rarely falters. Driven by this desire to wipe out the life that inhabits the lands above, the drow society has evolved into a cruel mockery of the grandeur of their former elven heritage. Where intelligence and nobility are cherished on the surface, cunning and the desire to advance at any cost are what guides the future of the drow.

Very few drow have managed to escape this culture of violence, even those that have been taken to the surface or raised outside of the walls of a drow city, show an aptitude for violence and destruction. The corruption of the drow, through the magical radiation of the underground, as well as the rumors of divine modification, is not entire, however, and there have been several reports of drow with less than evil intentions.

The appearance of the Drow is very similar to that of the surface elf, though the drow tend to be slightly taller and have a heavier body structure. The skin of the drow ranges from soft purple hues, to deep, shades of midnight blue, almost black. The hair of the drow is often white, with shades varying towards grey and yellow, even rarely, auburn and copper haired drow and born.

Male drow tend to stand between 5'5" and 5'9", with their weight between 120 to 145 pounds. Females are lighter, but tend to be slightly taller than the males. Regardless of their sex, drow tend to be quite nimble, with a sharp intelligence, derived from their cunning and desire to overcome all that stands in their path.