====== Drow (Restricted) ======
The Drow, once High Elves, embraced the dark arts and were cast out by their kin. Banished to the Underdark, they became a matriarchal society hardened by isolation and honed by magic. Fiercely loyal to each other and distrustful of outsiders, Drow walk a shadowed path filled with power, pride, and peril.

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===== 🌍 Lore =====
The Drow originated as High Elves who sought knowledge in forbidden magics. Their pursuit of power led to their exile into the deep caverns beneath Volaire. Over centuries, they evolved—skin darkened by the lack of sunlight, hearts hardened by betrayal. Matriarchal in structure and ruthless in survival, they see other races as pawns—useful tools at best, expendable nuisances at worst.

A Drow’s loyalty lies with their own kind, and to insult a Drow woman is to risk a swift and brutal death.

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===== ⚔️ Racial Traits =====

**Advantages:**
  * May purchase **every other Specialized Spell Slot** at **half cost**
  * May purchase **Resist Metabolic**
  * May purchase **Resist Emotion**
  * Begin with the **Survival** skill at no cost
  * May purchase **Disarm Trap** at **half cost**

**Disadvantages:**
  * Suffer **-5 Health in daylight**
  * May **not purchase any Weapon Mastery**
  * Must pay **+50 XP** per **Weapon Proficiency**
  * May **not purchase any Specialty Fighting skills**, including **Terminal Strike** and **Cleave**
  * May **not purchase a Light Magic column**
  * May **never become a “True” Knight**
  * Will not associate with High Elves unless absolutely necessary and personally beneficial

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===== 🎨 Costuming Requirements =====
  * Must wear **dark grey makeup** on all exposed skin
  * Must have **grey, silver, or white hair**
  * Must wear **pointed ears**

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===== 🧭 Roleplay Tips =====
  * Play up your disdain for the surface world and the betrayal of the High Elves
  * Let matriarchal values influence your social interactions
  * Be cold, calculating, and aloof—unless manipulating someone to your ends

**Play a Drow if you want to master the dark arts, bend others to your will, and walk through the world feared and revered.**