Drow

The Drow are a cunning and charismatic people. Often exquisitely beautiful, they have a fascinating but deadly elegance and grace. Not as tough as other races, but Drow make up for it with quick wit and glib tongues. The Drow are slightly shorter than humans or their surface elf cousins and are characterized by obsidian skin and pale usually white or silver hair. Their eyes come in many colors, but are usually pale or red.

Drow have all the standard elven racial traits with a few exceptions.


 * Racial bonus against Enchantment spells and effects
 * Racial bonus against spells and spell-like abilities
 * Darkvision: A drow has darkvision out to 120 feet
 * Once per day a drow of moderate intelligence may use Dancing Lights, Darkness, Faerie Fire.
 * Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to bright light (such as sunlight or a daylight spell) will blind and stun a drow for a short period of time. Subsequently, drow are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
 * Weapon Proficiency: A drow receives Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword), and Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Hand Crossbow) as possible bonus feats.
 * Favored Class: Cleric (female) or Wizard (male)
 * Any Drow-made items and sleep poisons are destroyed by sunlight unless protected in some way.
 * Drow from the Underdark are extremely susceptible to changes in temperature, as their cities stay at the same ambient temperature at all times.