Light Drow Medium Humanoid (elf), Chaotic Good (D20TALK – YOUTUBE) Everyone knows the story of how the Drow left the surface world after choosing to follow Lolth instead of a non-evil God. The elves of old and the other races wouldn’t tolerate what they had become, and the Drow were driven to the Underdark. There they have built an evil empire loyal to Lolth and cruelty is what rules in their world. What many people don’t know is that the Drow goddess Eilistraee left with her kin, not because of an evil nature, but to hopefully one day convince the Drow to leave Lolth and rejoin the other elves and above ground races. A small percent of the Drow have chosen to leave Lolth and follow Eilistraee back in the world above. There Eilistraee teaches them everything they need to know to survive. These lessons include hunting, fighting, spell casting, forging weapons and much more. These drow have come to be known as the Light Drow, since they have left the subterranean world below and returned to the world above and they now live in the light. The Light Drow still appear very much like the dark drow with a few exceptions. They no longer possess the very pale eyes which are seen with most drow. Life in the light has returned some of the pigment to the iris. Living in the light has demanded a change in vision and they have adapted. The sunlight doesn’t seem overly bright for them like it does for the Dark Drow and in this adaptation, they have lost some of their darkvision range. It has dropped from 120 feet to 60 feet. So, there is a gain and a loss when it comes to their vision. Another often seen adaptation is the hair of the Light Drow. The Light Drow will almost always have white hair which is very long. For some females it may extend almost to the ground and maybe to the middle of the back for the males. This is done to honor Eilistraee, who has long, white, hair which almost touches the ground. The Light Drow remain as slender and graceful as any elf and with their love of dance, another deed to honor Eilistraee, they may be more graceful than the average elf. They are often 5-6 feet tall and around 100-165 pounds. The Light Drow still possess the verySample dark complexion seen in other drow, but it is just a lighter shade. file 1 Like other elves they have a very long-life span and it’s not unusual to encounter a Light Drow who is 700 years old. Except for the Light Drow who were born above ground, most remember the life in the Underdark. When it comes to good manners and pleasant encounters with strangers the Light Drow are some of the friendliest people anyone will ever meet. Eilistraee encourages all of the Light Drow to be as giving as they can in an effort to repair the bad reputation the Drow have gained over the centuries. Most people don’t know of the Light Drow, so they are often met with screams and violence. The Light Drow would like to change this, and their efforts reflect it. Since most people are distrusting of Drow in general the Light Drow live in secluded, forest areas. Ability Score Increase. +1 to Dexterity and +1 to Charisma Age. As other elves Alignment. Always good. Chaotic Good is most common, but lawful good and neutral good are accepted. Light Drow understand more than most how valuable freedom is, since most never experienced it until they began following Eilistraee and escaped the underdark. Size. 5-6 feet with a slender build. Size is medium. Speed. Base walking speed is 30 feet. Darkvision. 60 feet. No Sunlight Sensitivity. The Light Drow don’t have sunlight sensitivity like their dark cousins. The Light Drow have adapted to life above ground and no longer have a problem with sunlight. Unfortunately, they have lost half of their darkvision range during the transition. Keen Senses. Proficiency in the Perception Skill. Sample file 2 Fey Ancestry. Advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep. Trance. Like other elves. Languages. Common and Elvish. Light Drow know the Undercommon language but never speak it unless they must. Weapon Training. Proficiency with swords. Longswords and shortswords are the preferred weapons. All edged weapons are found among them, but they prefer swords in honor of Eilistraee. Light Drow don’t like to use ranged weapons unless they have no other choice. There is no dishonor in using them if that is all that is available. The Drow Division. There are no longer just Dark Elves (Drow) in the world. The Dark Drow are the followers of Lolth and are almost always evil. These are the Drow that the world has come to know and despise. Lolth makes sure that the drow of the Underdark only know her teaching and they have been enslaved by her for a very long time. Hate of the races above ground is all they know and all they are ever taught. Most all Drow have never even heard the name Eilistraee before. Living above ground are the Light Elves (Drow) known as the Light Drow. Their name comes from their decision to return to the world above where light exists naturally. A small percentage of the Dark Drow have left Lolth and now follow Eilistraee. Eilistraee commonly visits the Dark Drow in dreams and works to show them there is another way besides that of Lolth. These Light drow are in most ways the opposite of the dark drow. The Light Drow live above ground and reject everything that Lolth is. Light Drow Magic. All Light Drow know the Light cantrip and are capable of using it by the time they are adults. This is an important skill for the Light Drow because it’s a symbol of leaving the lightless world below ground and never being in the dark again. At 3rd level all can cast Magic Missile. The followers of Eilistraee don’t like using ranged weapons, because of what happened to Eilistraee when she accidentally shot her father with an arrow during battle. You can look into her background for details on her life. Her followers use Magic Missile, since it never misses. This way they won’t repeatSample the mistake Eilistraee made. This is another way for the Light Drowfile to honor 3 her. At 5th level all can cast Flame Blade. The followers of Eilistraee always prefer to use swords, so the Flame Blade spell is preferred over many other spells to honor Eilistraee and to light the way when needed. The Magic Missile and Flame Blade spells are regained after finishing a long rest. Children of Eilistraee. The Light Drow have been shown that there is a different world awaiting them and this world has been revealed to them by Eilistraee. Lolth has lied to all of the drow and tries to conceal the existence of Eilistraee, but Eilistraee visits the drow in dreams and some Drow decide to follow her. Eilistraee teaches the elves how to survive in the world above. Life above ground would be very different for Drow, so they are taught what they need. Besides survival other skills involve sword making, sword use, music, dance, helping others to know the dark elves can be kind and much more. Many of those who follow Eilistraee become one of the following: Sword Dancers, Bards, Paladins or Blade Singers. These Light Drow will be covered below. Creatures of Light. As the followers of Eilistraee moved to the surface they discovered a new world. Ordinarily, only a few drow would make their way to the surface and that would be on the darkest of all nights and usually to enslave who they would find. As the Light Drow moved to the surface, they have seen a few changes develop within them. They have lost some of their darkvision. The range has decreased from 120 feet to 60 feet. The other change has been that they no longer suffer from sunlight sensitivity. The light drow can move about in the sunlight without any ill effects. That means no more disadvantage on attack rolls or ability checks. In this new world above ground, Eilistraee teaches the Light Drow to hunt, cook, aid the weak and be kind to others. Eilistraee encourages her followers to give food and assistance to strangers of all races, especially those who are alone. It is Eilistraee’s hope that one day the races above ground will see that the Light Drow are good and can be trusted. They truly are the opposite of everything the Dark Drow (Elves) are and represent. Light Drow are encouraged to kill evil creatures whenever the opportunity arises and there are some special hunts the Light Drow embark on against evil to show their dedication to Eilistraee. After evil creatures are killed the Light Drow will burn their bodiesSample as a sacrifice to her. file 4 Secret Towns. The Light Drow often establish hidden towns in which they live. There is a need for this since, they wouldn’t be accepted in most civilized areas. As followers of Eilistraee, they prefer to be deep in the forest and have their town located around a central, open, natural glade. This glade serves as a temple for the followers of Eilistraee. Eilistraee values the natural world over buildings. This glade is a place where they can clearly view the moon, which is important to her followers.