===== Faction: Drow ===== [[c1a1|]] ==== Concept ==== ==== Background ==== ==== Ideas ==== === Slaves === * drow clan * abducted and enslaved by illithids * trained to tasks as army === Priest === * human priest of Helm enslaved * despite illithids many attempts he never gave up * they could control him * but not make him give up * he could even resist them for a while * the drows could not understand this * and he talked to them * as if they where free beings * with their own minds * he could sooth them when they where not being controlled * and could free them for small times * tell tales about freedom * about how Helm protected him against the illithids * but that he was still mortal * this sparkedthe first seeds for freedom === Break === * Illithids tired of this human aggitating their slaves * and killed him * but in his last act * he took down the closest illithids with him * in a blast of divine energy * shouting the name of Helm * in front of the drow * through the illithids shock * the drow saw that the mind flayers could be killed * and attacked them and killed many in a matter of seconds * the remaining illithids couldn't control so many drow and fled * the drow brought the priests holy symbol with them * as a symbol of their freedom === Escape === * Realizing that they couldn't resist if the rest of the illithids caught them * they fled through a portal * into a new world * underground * they crashed the rocks around the portal * and fled away from it as far as they could manage === Settlers === * Judging it far enough * they selected a spot * and started making a settlement * having no other culture anylonger * they based it somewhat on what they learned from the illithids * combined with religion * a few number of the old drow still held on to worship of Lolth * but most of the younger members started worshipping helm as their saviour * survival forced these two groups to cooperate * weak alliance * low on numbers they took slaves from nearby races to work and fill out the workers * conflict between Lolth and Helm * helmites insist on treating slaves well * lolthians realized after their own imprisonment they would become to unpopular if they resisted * lolthians plotting to eventually take control * and bring the blasphemers back to Lolth === Present === * survival is mostly guaranteed * they number some 100 drow left * and have some 20 slaves * about 20 drows are lolth worshippers * rest 80 is helmites * they survive on fungus, fish and a bit of herd animals * about 50 drow are active combatants * scout and patrol areas around their new home * drow as a group is slowly changing towards a NE/LE society * with a strong dislike on cruel slavery * they have recently discovered more races at the edge of their patrols * and sent a group to scout this out * and discovered the kobolds and hobgoblins of the sunless citadel * though they haven't discovered the drow yet * they sent in a scout to discover some more * but she got unlucky and spotted by the hobgoblins * and took her prisoner * trying to learn more