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Teflon
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 Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 03:45:49
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I was curious to know, is drow warfare in the realms just like it is as R.A. Salvatore potrays it? Where they often war with other rival houses and kill off any of the witness?
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In any battle, the mightiest weapon is one that strikes unseen.
A Warrior or Wizard may be invincible in open battle, with their foes before them, but even they must sleep sometime, and cannot parry the knife that comes from behind.
-The life of a assassin. |
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Edain Shadowstar
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 04:48:49
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| Generally speaking, anything R.A. Salvatore writes about the Drow is canon. This is mainly because he was the first author working for TSR who wrote anything about the Drow Elves, even really before they had source books. SO, yes, in traditional Drow cities it is something that happens, not very often, but it is not out of the ordinary (i.e. Drow would not be surprised to see it). Now, here's the catch most cities of Drow are not particularly traditional, that is lead by the Lolthies or based on principles of utter ruthlessness and shame governing. Most Drow cities other than Menzoberranzan and a few others are very unique and have strong cetnral governing restricting the common elimination of a enemy house. So yes it happens and is not really rare, but only in certain cities. |
Edain Shadowstar
Archwizard of Rel Astra and Waterdeep
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 05:16:18
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Indeed. It happened quite often in Menzoberranzan, but it doesnt occur as often in Ched Nasad, where calcified webbing joints everything together, and there isn't as much space to be had..... I actually have a big report on drow that I wrote for school. (They wanted you to read a fantasy book, chose a race, write about it, blah blah blah) Its quite long, but details the drow exclusively. Please ask me if you would like to know more about drow, as I am like Candlekeep's "Drow Loremaster" |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Teflon
Seeker
60 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 05:29:16
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| That would be great Shadowlord if you could supply me with that info. My group recently started characters in the underdark and I'm a bit rusty on my drow. |
In any battle, the mightiest weapon is one that strikes unseen.
A Warrior or Wizard may be invincible in open battle, with their foes before them, but even they must sleep sometime, and cannot parry the knife that comes from behind.
-The life of a assassin. |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 05:33:30
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Ah, surely you jest? Well, I must pass on a considerable amount of my knowledge to fill this gap. You have one new e-mail, that is about 90 pages long Happy reading. Should you desire more information about the Underdark, its races, their cities, so on and so forth, do not hesitate to ask. |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 05:37:31
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| Know that even though the title of the article I sent was drow in depth, I barely even skimmed the surface! Should you require elaboration on a certain section or more info about drow who do not follow Lolth, e-mail me at JAM1122@comcast.net I check my mail almost daily, so I should be very prompt when getting back to you. |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Teflon
Seeker
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Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 06:38:20
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| Thanks alot for the information. |
In any battle, the mightiest weapon is one that strikes unseen.
A Warrior or Wizard may be invincible in open battle, with their foes before them, but even they must sleep sometime, and cannot parry the knife that comes from behind.
-The life of a assassin. |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 21:47:24
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| No problem. Should you require more, I shall be glad to assist you. E-mail me at JAM1122@comcast.net |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Richtin
Acolyte
USA
33 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2004 : 00:09:10
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to Shadowlord-
Please email me all info on drow. my email address is shermankid@aol.com.
thanks
andrew sherman |
"Where in the Nine Hells did you ever get the notion that I would fight fair?" |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2004 : 02:15:33
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I already did... I'm way ahead of you...  |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Richtin
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 01 Apr 2004 : 15:39:55
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To shadowlord-
Thanks. send as much as you can. if you can, make it ASAP |
"Where in the Nine Hells did you ever get the notion that I would fight fair?" |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2004 : 21:21:42
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Right. I'll try to get more to you... However, I am an extremely busy person, what with my Neverwinter Nights guild, school, my website, Candlekeep, and my personal life... As you can see, my schedule is divided...  |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2004 : 21:25:47
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Originally posted by Shadowlord
Right. I'll try to get more to you... However, I am an extremely busy person, what with my Neverwinter Nights guild, school, my website, Candlekeep, and my personal life... As you can see, my schedule is divided...
Prioritize my charming follower of Vhaeraun. School can't be that important? Can it? |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 01 Apr 2004 : 21:45:33
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| I suppose no one's pointed at the two pages on this in Drow of the Underdark? Drow warfare, I mean. |
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Alrunes Sinethal
Acolyte
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2004 : 03:52:54
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Hey Drow Loremaster Shadowlord,
Like all "good" elves, I'm enamored of the drow. I have read all the canon on drow, but I would dearly love to see your work on the drow race. Would I have the honor of reading it? |
.........reborned from the ashes
belovéd of the dead............. |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2004 : 04:48:01
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Sure, just as soon as I have time. Mayhaps on Monday... Tomorrow is Easter, and I have several "family obligations."  |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
2286 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2018 : 18:15:03
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Seeker Teflon,
It is indeed as it has been said. The best indication of this is from the War of the Spiderqueen Series where you can see first hand what Drow warfare (and for that matter, Illithid, Duergar, Svirfneblin, and others) warfare is like in the Underdark. It is brutal and savage in ways that are quite unique to the surfaceworld.
Best regards,
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Originally posted by Teflon
I was curious to know, is drow warfare in the realms just like it is as R.A. Salvatore potrays it? Where they often war with other rival houses and kill off any of the witness?
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