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The drow, or dark elves, are an evil offshoot of the [[elf|elven]] race, created thousands of years ago by [[Lolth]] in a fit of jealousy. Following the [[Elf Wars]], they were imprisoned in [[Doth'Mordun]], a deep valley in the frozen wastes at the bottom of the world, bordered by impossibly tall mountains and sealed by powerful magic.
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The '''drow''', or '''dark elves''', are a subgroup of [[elf|elven]] race, created thousands of years ago by [[Lolth]] in a fit of jealousy. Following the [[Elf Wars]], they were imprisoned in [[Doth'Mordun]], a deep valley in the frozen wastes at the bottom of the world, bordered by impossibly tall mountains and sealed by powerful magic.


Recently, the drow made a major attempt to escape. The linchpin in their plot was a large sliver of the [[Negative Energy Plane]], which they were somehow able to pull into the material plane within Doth'Mordun. In addition, agents serving Lolth from outside the prison managed to locate and destroy two of the five keys powering the seal. With the barrier weakened and a piece of the negative energy plane as a power source, the drow were able to "shift" several large chunks of land outside of their prison and into the world, with the drow who had been shifted with them opening stable portals into the prison. Meanwhile, a number of evil deities and arch-demons allied with Lolth and, gathering a a large force of their minions, assaulted the forces of good stationed outside the main prison gate. A band of heroes was then called upon by [[Corellon Larethian]] himself to enter one of these portals and shut down the drow operations, which they did successfully by destroying the piece of the negative energy plane. [[Boccob]] cast a new spell to strengthen the seal, and Lolth's allies outside the gate were largely defeated and scattered.
In [[Calendar#Year 2930|2930]], as part of a plan to shatter their prison, the drow used the [[Negative Energy Plane]] as a medium to teleport many of their number throughout the rest of the world. When their ultimate plot to free Lolth failed, however, the drow who escaped found themselves stranded even as [[Corellon Larethian]] and [[Boccob]] strengthened the seals on the prison. Soon after, as a result of the [[Deity War]], the Negative Energy Plane flooded through the crack the drow had created in Doth'Mordun, and the entire valley was consumed by the [[Shadowfell]]; it is unknown exactly what happened to the drow who remained within.


Though a number of drow managed to escape their prison before the portals were shut down, it is unknown exactly how many escaped, or have survived in the past thirty years, as very few have been seen since.
The drow who escaped, however, established their own disparate enclaves throughout the [[Underdark]]. Some remained loyal to the Spider Queen and continue working to see her freed. Others seem to be pursuing their own agendas. A small number, however, sought instead to rejoin the world their ancestors had been banished from. One group in particular, former followers of the sorceress [[Theriana]], met with the Sorceress-Queen [[Vyrellis]] of [[Estorium]]. With her assistance, they secretly established the city of [[Dol-Estor]] within Estorium, on the condition that they renounce the worship of Lolth entirely. At the turn of the millennium in the year [[Calendar#Year 3000|3000]], Vyrellis publicly revealed Dol-Estor's existence to the world. Pointing out that they had lived there peacefully for more than forty years, she called upon the world to forgive them for the sins committed by their ancestors thousands of years ago and welcome any drow who likewise rejected Lolth, emphasizing that any drow willing to live by Estorium's laws woud be considered Estorium's citizens and entitled to the protections thereof.
 
Though the declaration was met with outrage from many nations - especially elven ones, such as [[Lorius]] - a few were willing to join Estorium in welcoming drow who foreswore the Spider Queen. Even in places where drow are able to walk openly, however, they are still frequently met with hatred and mistrust; for three thousand years they have been known only as monsters and villains, and such a reputation is not easily overcome.


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Revision as of 16:48, 3 August 2023

The drow, or dark elves, are a subgroup of elven race, created thousands of years ago by Lolth in a fit of jealousy. Following the Elf Wars, they were imprisoned in Doth'Mordun, a deep valley in the frozen wastes at the bottom of the world, bordered by impossibly tall mountains and sealed by powerful magic.

In 2930, as part of a plan to shatter their prison, the drow used the Negative Energy Plane as a medium to teleport many of their number throughout the rest of the world. When their ultimate plot to free Lolth failed, however, the drow who escaped found themselves stranded even as Corellon Larethian and Boccob strengthened the seals on the prison. Soon after, as a result of the Deity War, the Negative Energy Plane flooded through the crack the drow had created in Doth'Mordun, and the entire valley was consumed by the Shadowfell; it is unknown exactly what happened to the drow who remained within.

The drow who escaped, however, established their own disparate enclaves throughout the Underdark. Some remained loyal to the Spider Queen and continue working to see her freed. Others seem to be pursuing their own agendas. A small number, however, sought instead to rejoin the world their ancestors had been banished from. One group in particular, former followers of the sorceress Theriana, met with the Sorceress-Queen Vyrellis of Estorium. With her assistance, they secretly established the city of Dol-Estor within Estorium, on the condition that they renounce the worship of Lolth entirely. At the turn of the millennium in the year 3000, Vyrellis publicly revealed Dol-Estor's existence to the world. Pointing out that they had lived there peacefully for more than forty years, she called upon the world to forgive them for the sins committed by their ancestors thousands of years ago and welcome any drow who likewise rejected Lolth, emphasizing that any drow willing to live by Estorium's laws woud be considered Estorium's citizens and entitled to the protections thereof.

Though the declaration was met with outrage from many nations - especially elven ones, such as Lorius - a few were willing to join Estorium in welcoming drow who foreswore the Spider Queen. Even in places where drow are able to walk openly, however, they are still frequently met with hatred and mistrust; for three thousand years they have been known only as monsters and villains, and such a reputation is not easily overcome.

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