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The word "drow" originates from the Orcadian and Shetland dialects of Scots, [7] an alternative form of "trow", [8] which is a cognate with "troll".The Oxford English Dictionary gives no entry for "drow", but two of the citations under "trow" name it as an alternative form of the word.
A guide to drow names and their meanings is also included. "Drow Options" This chapter contains new uses for various skills, new feats (including general, metamagic, ambush, divine, vile, and weapon style feats), alternate class features for many classes, and new spells and invocations (some of which require the user to be a drow). "Prestige ...
A trow [trʌu] [a] (also trowe, drow, or dtrow) is a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit in the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands. Trows may be regarded as monstrous giants at times, or quite the opposite, short-statured fairies dressed in grey.
Drider – Half-Drow half-spider, a "monster that looks like a centaur only with the bottom half of a spider instead of a horse." [20] Gnoll – Vicious hybrid with human-like body and hyena-like head. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons and then spread to other franchises including Warcraft and Pathfinder.
Drizzt is a drow who acts against the drow stereotype, favoring friendship and peace over hatred and violence. His unusual personality creates the conflict that allows Salvatore to create so many novels with stories about courage and friendship. [3] Drizzt therefore fights the dark traits that are inherent in the drow. [4]
Best Viking Names and Their Meanings. 1. Erik — "Eternal king,” from Old Norse. 2. Leif — "Descendant" or "heir." 3. Thor — From Old Norse for “thunder,” he’s the Norse god of ...
The Two Swords is a fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore, the third and final book in his series The Hunter's Blades Trilogy. The Two Swords was his 17th work concerning one of the most famous characters Salvatore has created, the drow, or dark elf, Drizzt Do'Urden.
Patron of Drow and their inseparable companions, the spiders. Tharizdun – The Chained God, also known as the Elder Elemental Eye, creator of the Abyss. Tiamat – Evil Goddess of Greed and Envy. Patron of the Chromatic Dragons. Torog – Evil God of the Underdark. Patron of Jailors and Torturers; Vecna – Evil God of the Undead and ...