[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] - Drow
[Book] - Red - 20 pages


[Title] - History Of The Drow

[Author] - Neneleni



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*History of the
Mori'Quessir*

The Drow, or
Mori'Quessir, were once
normal elves who dwelled
on the surface in ancient
times, long before even

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the time of Mondain.
When the three groups
set forth to explore
Sosaria from the great
Elven city of Ilcasilme,
one group traveled to the
mountains of the land.
They were lead by

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Menoron, a powerful mage
and druid. Up into the
highest parts of Sosaria
they climbed, learning all
they could of the
mountainous regions. For
years they flourished
where the air is thinnest

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and adapted till it seemed
as if they had always
lived there. Soon they
began to discover great
systems of caves high in
the mountains and they
explored these as well.
These natural shelters

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were obviously an
advantage during cold
winters and thus the
Orod'Quessir, or Mountain
Elves, began to settle in
them. They created huge
cities deep in the depths
of the mountains, and as

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time passed, they soon
lost almost all interest in
returning to the surface.
It was during this time
that the Deamoness Lolth
started to corrupt the
Orod'Quessir. She hated
the elves, for they were

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the creations of Eru, The
One (also known as
Iluvatar or Corellon). He
had banished her to the
depths of the Abyss and
for that she hated him.
She set out to pervert
his perfect creations.


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With a silver forked
tongue, she caressed the
with bittersweet words.
She promised them power
and greatness and fooled
them into thinking her an
agent for the divine
powers. They followed

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her willingly and by the
time they realized her
for what she truly was
they were too dedicated
to the Spider Queen to
care. The Orod'Quessir
performed innumerable
ungodly acts to please

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the Deamoness and after
generations of devotion,
their skins turned as
black as the acts they
committed. Their hair
lost its pigmentation and
their eyes adapted to see
well in the Underdark of

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Sosaria. During this time
Mondain had created the
Gem of Immortality. Not
wanting her devout
followers to be harmed,
Lolth commanded that all
the Mountain elves stay
deep within the earth and

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not venture out for any
reason. When The
Stranger freed Sosaria,
the leaders of the
Orod'Quessir sent out
scouting parties to see
how the freed world had
changed with the

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shattering of the Gem.
The dark skinned elves
soon came upon elves of
other races and told
them of what had
befallen since their leaving
Ilcasilme centuries before.
The Elves of the

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Surface were disgusted
with what the
Orod'Quessir had become.
They renamed them the
Mori'Quessir, or Drow,
and shunned them. The
Surface Elves even took
up arms to keep the

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corruption of the Spider
Queen and her minions
below the ground.







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*Characteristics of the
Mori'Quessir*

Drow skin is pitch black
and their hair is stark
white although it may
yellow or gray with age.
Their red eyes can keenly

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see in the lightless
depths of the earth.
However, Drow are
sensitive to bright light
and generally avoid it. A
Drow's eyes can also be
green, brown, or black.
Various shades of gray,

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even amber and rose-hued
eyes are not unknown.
Their traditional society
is matriarchal one,
meaning that the females
hold all positions of
power. Although there
have been a few

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exceptions, most Drow
are distrustful of
everything, including there
own kind. This race is
evil, forever plotting to
gain power, prestige, and
wealth. They have no
sentiments for killing

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another being except the
consequences that can
come from that. Drow
are exceptionally gifted in
the workings of magic,
however, it is usually
twisted to evil in some
way.