Can drow have pale skin?

"All drow have black skin." It also describes their hair, indicating more variation, but strongly tending toward white and platinum in color. That said, I wouldn't have a problem with allowing bluish colors in my games.

Can drows have white skin?

The drow (/draʊ/ or /droʊ/) or dark elves are a dark-skinned and white-haired subrace of elves connected to the subterranean Underdark in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The drow have traditionally been portrayed as generally evil and connected to the evil goddess Lolth.

What color skin do drow have?

Drow skin tones ranged from dark grey, jet-black, and obsidian, (with various shades of blue), the albino drow known as the Szarkai being an exception. Drow had white, black, or purple teeth, while their gums, tongues, and throats could be red, pink, or purple.

What is the skin tone of a drow half elf?

A half-drow generally had dusky skin, silver or white hair, and human eye colors. They could see around 60 feet (18 meters) with darkvision, but otherwise had no other known drow traits or abilities.

How dark is drow skin?

Drow had skin of dark grey to obsidian color and white or yellow hair. Rare hair colors included copper and silver, the latter believed to be a sign of a mentally handicapped person, a superstition.

Drow 5e - Race Guide for Dungeons and Dragons

Does sunlight hurt drow?

Drow are sensitive to sunlight regardless of how much time they spend on the surface, but a DM can make exceptions.

How much do drow females weigh?

They usually vary in height from 4′7″ to 5′5″. Men weigh somewhere from 87 to 157 pounds while women weigh somewhere between 82 to 152 pounds.

Can drow have blue skin?

Appearance. Drow skin tones cover a spectrum from light violet to a gray blue-purple to gray-blue to dark blue.

How tall is the average drow elf?

The average drow height ranges from 4′7″ to 5′5″, or 140 to 170 cm. This is significantly shorter than the human average in D&D, or even the elven average. In fact, based on D&D lore, drow are only slightly taller than dwarfs on average.

Can half-elves have grey skin?

Such elves are almost unfailingly marked with the white or silver hair of the drow parent, and more often than not have dusky gray skin that takes on a purplish or bluish tinge in the right light, while their eye color usually favors that of the human parent.

What are albino drow called?

Szarkai (pronounced: /ˈzɑːrkaɪ/ ZAHRK-eye), meaning "ghost spiders", were albino drow. Although extremely rare and a subject of mystery, they could easily pass as normal elves, making them ideal spies for the drow noble houses, able to operate freely in the surface world.

What are the three types of drow?

As you do, you'll learn of three different kinds of Drow, the Udadrow, Aevendrow, and Lorendrow.

What is the best class for a drow?

Drow make good bards, rogues, sorcerers, and warlocks, but they can also work as fighters and rangers.

Can dark elves have pale skin?

The lighter the skin, the farther from the capital the Elf lived, thusly darker skin became a symbol of greatness as history progressed. Eventually the Dark Elves came to reside mostly near the center of the continent and due to this and interbreeding it is rare to ever find a Dark Elf with light skin.

Why are dark elves pale?

Dark elves are mostly descended from elves of Nagarythe so naturaly have paler skin and dark hair after centuries of cross breeding.

Do half drows exist?

A half-drow is the offspring of a human and a drow, or a drow and a half-elf. Half-drow can interbreed with any other half-elven sub-race, except aquatic elves. Inside drow occupied lands half-drow are a common sight. Outside they are a rare sight indeed.

How old is a half elf drow?

Half-Elves have long ears like elves. They live about 180 years.

How old can drow get?

Drow live as long as elves, although in their violent society it is rare for any individual to live longer than 400 years. Drow begin schooling at age 8, and enter adolescence at age 20, where they enter an apprenticeship. Those who survive the harsh drow culture reach adulthood at age 80.

What is the drow weak to?

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

What do drow call themselves?

The Underdark dwelling elves do refer to themselves as Drow, however, more commonly Drow would identify as being part of a noble house or as a devout of the spider deity Lolth first and foremost.

Can drow dye their hair?

However in more fashionable Drow society it is common to dye the hair bright and vivid colors like green, blue, pink, purple, and deep red. Drow skin color has some range, some being albino white, jet black, black, shades of gray, dark brown, bronzed tan, and light purple.

Do drow have pets?

Drow did not keep animals as pets, as animals could not fully comprehend their dependence on their owners. Instead, many drow took a favored slave as a personal servant or thrall, and treated these people as little more than pets.

How long are drow pregnant?

The parent will be pregnant for around 9 months, where they will go through three trimesters. Each trimester brings new changes to the carrying parent. Since a wide variety of fantasy races exist, the carrying parent will not always be female; these rules, however, cover the basics for any race that gestates in a womb.

Do drow elves have sharp teeth?

#dnd thoughts: Drow have pointed teeth and some variations can look like fangs. There's a common rumor that Drow drink blood, which they don't, but quite a few encourage the idea.

What races do drow respect?

Drow maintain a grudging respect for duergar and mind flayers, since the gray dwarves and illithids also build powerful cities and have demonstrated the strength to stand up to repeated assaults from the dark elves, but all the same, they are not considered equals.