H-DROW, HALF DROW, HALF-DROW

Race: Half-Drow
Available Classes: Warrior, Blademaster, Ninja, Thief, Battlemage,
                   Invoker, Cleric, Shaman, Bard, Dark Knight, Necromancer
 
In the events leading up to the internal sedition and demolition of 
Xymerria, many of the most ancient and prestigious of the Drow houses 
plummeted into chaos.  The rise of the "new" Lloth heralded a season 
of rampant treachery, depravity, and madness amongst the matrons. 
From the ashes and turmoil arose a rebellious force with nary a hint 
of visible allegiance to the God-Mistress of the Drow or Xymerria's 
great houses, led primarily by the offspring of freed Drowish male 
slaves, the Half-Drow. 
 
The overwhelmingly vast majority of the Half-Drow have a Human mother 
and a Drow father.  There is seldom a Drow woman humble enough to 
ever consummate love towards a non-Drow, and while it is possible, it 
is generally unseen. 
 
The Half-Drow can most popularly be found in the Far East at the 
refuge of Deliverance, a camp built into the cliffs of the Outlands 
near the coast of the Dragon Sea.  Deliverance is not nearly as 
lecherous as the city of Miruvhor, yet shares a very close border 
with it.  Deliverance experienced rapid growth in the woeful throes 
of the devastated Xymerria.  As the popularity of Deliverance grew, 
so too did the mingling of blood in marriages which were in past 
times considered to be taboo.  Half-Drow are loved and hated by 
many, and their fame, infamy, persecution, or exaltation are 
strongest in the East near the regions of Miruvhor. 
 
The Half-Drow have not possessed a civilization of their own until 
recent times, as early as the beginning of the 1900s 
(PC).  Sociologically their interests, biases, and creeds are as 
diverse as humans, and in the inclusive environment of Deliverance, 
many simply become followers of Chance, working as mercenaries, 
thieves, or bards.  Struggle against racism is always a concern for 
a Half-Drow, as it often is for Half-Elves -- a curious irony.  They 
often long for freedom and understandably in many cases lean away 
from obedience towards authority figures.  Elves generally dislike 
Half-Drow, while Half-Elves generally love and admire them.  There 
is a common trait of that unique human gene that creates a bond of 
familiarity; familiarity to the case of waywardness, persecution, and 
freedom.  Drow almost all completely despise Half-Drow, and some 
Drow fathers, once slaves, have been known to relapse into 
nationalistic pride and turn on their half-blooded 
offspring.  Humans are far too diverse to have any general traits at 
all towards Half-Drow, and such goes for most of the people groups of 
Aabahran.  There are of course reasonable exceptions to all of these 
things. 
 
Half-Drow are often both tall and bodacious, inheriting the larger 
frames of the human gene while keeping the slenderer wrists and 
ankles of the Drow.  This makes them appear roguish and lanky, prone 
to greater athleticism.  While not fair or regal, they have a 
darker, more visceral beauty.  Many inherit the red eyes as well, 
and those without pure red eyes will almost always have flecks of red 
in their irises.  While their ears are always pointed, confusing 
them for a Drow is almost impossible due to their skin tone.  While 
the Drow's skin is often darker blue or black, the Half-Drow are more 
olive in color, ranging from a pale mustard color to an almost 
blackish mud.  They are also frequently seen with freckles or 
blotches.