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These dark-skinned, white-haired elves, known as the title , originated in the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game. Novelist R. A. Salvatore popularized the drow in his series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe (a D&D campaign setting). Drow appear physically similar to their more traditional elvish cousins on the surface world, in terms of their slight build and pointed ears. Their home lies in the Underdark, a vast interconnected world of caverns below the surface. The drow have carved out huge cities underground, and make frequent raids on the hated moon elves above.

The dark elves have built a society based on the worship of Lolth, the Spider Queen. Their world is based purely on self-interest and ambition, with great families forming houses that title endlessly war over rankings and prestige. Women are the dominant gender in the drow civilization, with priestesses of Lolth presiding over the great houses. Male dark elves are deadly warriors, but always subservient to the dominant females. Salvatore’s novels follow the adventures of Drizzt Do’Urden, a drow that turned his back on his people and fled to the surface. I found this society fascinating, and a welcome change the original depiction of elves in the mold of J.R.R. Tolkien’s elvish creations in The Lord of the Rings. As described by Salvatore, the drow society is a fully realized world with the potential for even more entertaining tales.