Drow

Sensual sex is taught to the boys in lolthian society, and consorts are expected to be experts at the practice. 

A Favored Consort's role is usually "showing up" in a sense, any weaknesses the mistress herself might have - it is not enough to excel in some of the same stuff she does, but to excel in the places she might not so as to give counsel & assistance in various endeavors. There are typically 4 levels of consorts, up to 8 depending on the house. 

Identification

As a motif, the more metals on the accessory the lower down in hierarchy a consort is. Not as protective, shiny, draws protection, not easy to take off. Leathers an lace, though... that is always fun to the Drow. This setup, especially for Drow men wearing the mark or badges of a Drow house is important. Of course, each level of this caste system will have some inherent benefits & values. 

Social Pillar

No consort goes out & does groceries, that's what slaves are for. A characteristic of socialplay for the Drow is modeling with one element of the society being that perhaps modeling of various weapons, accessories & whatnot could help increase your social ranking. A favored consort is projected to be one of the most delectable people to be adorned with all kinds of favors.

Exploration Pillar

It is usually a team effort for multiple consorts from one Drow house to band together; Drow females on these raids usually end up putting forth some more effort to protect the Drow men. Other slaves can be hit or miss. Its even socially acceptable AND socially approved to protect another Drow's consort in those DANGEROUS FIELDS.

Combat Pillar

A consort is rarely put forth on the front line alongside war slaves. Selvetarm is thought of, or called on, by consorts when they head off to war or the battlefront; Only the truly deranged, however, truly go down that path. Most Drow men are trained in ranged combat to ensure their pretty faces don't get scuffed up. This is what makes whips, short swords, an short bows a staple for any Drow consort accompanying a raid or skirmish force. Especially since Drow are particular about watching men flex as they pull back a bow. Perhaps its remnants of the elvish line peeking through.

Day to Day

Curating the plantlife & poisons is paramount. As such some consorts are expected to have at least SOME crafting or housekeeping skill. Poisonings are a staple, it is most common for Consorts to be the one to cook for the mistress to ensure that an assassination on her life via her day to day rounds become minimized. some consorts are expected to have at least SOME crafting or housekeeping skill. Poisonings are a staple, it is most common for Consorts to be the one to cook for the mistress to ensure that an assassination on her life via her day to day rounds become minimized. 

Non-sensual entertainment can also be picked up by a consort, but are most often left to the few slaves that prove to be entertaining.

Slaves 

Slaves are usually employed for manual labor foremost than anything and rarely would any group of slaves try to come together to overthrow the house. If slaves exhibit exemplary skills, the Drow will elevate them to consort status but it is unprecedented for a non-Drow consort to rise any higher than fourth rank if it is a house with more than four (often up to 8). In passed years, it appears the few slaves that manage to be elevated above 4th-rank as consort usually happen to be Humans of a darker variety, or Tieflings. 

Some Drow can be devious with this elevation and sometimes pits the slaves to compete for it - in not just one competition, but an ongoing competition over the span of a slave's lifetime just to promote 'betterment' as the lie goes. It is simply to incite drama & keep any unionization from occuring, for there's few slots for consortdom. Rarely would any group of slaves try to come together to overthrow the house.

Drow operate from new moon to new moon of the Eilistraeen moon instead; 360 days, 12 months. It is common for pregnant Drow to carry twins or even triplets. In such cases, multiple births remain rare as the strongest of the fetuses feeds on its siblings in the womb. Pregnant Drow sometimes feel these mortal combats occur in their bellies. Such prenatal battles produce in their mothers a euphoric sensation, referred to in the Undercommon Tongue as "Chad-zak." The feeling is infinitely stronger than anything normally produced in the bedchamber, and can occur up to four times per multiple pregnancy. It usually happens early in the third trimester. Mothers who experience repeated chad-zaks usually feel them in quick succession, once every one or two days. The final chad-zak indicates one fetus's successful slaying of its rivals. 

Drow children grow up faster than other elves; as by the age of 8, children can walk, talk, and speak. All drow children, even those unable to walk, feel an instinctive homicidal impulse toward their siblings. Most drow youngers happily kill playmates if given opportunity. Students might be caged, doused with scalding or freezing water, poked with sharpened sticks, poisoned, burned, or simply pulverized with fists and clubs as punishments for misbehavior.

For Drow women it is the same as similar reasons for men on surface world to flee. The heavy societal expectations of being able to draw men of your own in. The force to go on raids, expected to do them, and other trappings that come with expecting to be the breadwinner. Alongside all of the dubious morality of treating slaves, of course!....  Especially since failure is not a forgivable offense. Drow get turned into Driders if they're not able to physically perform, either becoming enslaved to the household or banished. 

Some city states keep the banished Drow as slaves, 'cuz why get rid of something useful? If you are proven to fail at what youre assigned, we will make you better.... "Congratz! We give your life purpose." Being a War Slave, now expected to be a meatshield & distraction. Degradation of social standing & livelihood. Being a Drider, the ritual of converting to Driderdom can either dull your sanity or destroy it. Those Driders who are unable to keep their sanity, or show signs of wavering sanity, are banished because such a powerful variable on the battlefield should not be given free reign. A very harsh & very real social pressure on the female Drow. 

For males, the whole consortship is a minefield. Borrowing slightly from "Otome game life is tough for a mob." Despite the fact there are usually more women, the men don't have high opportunity, autonomy in choosing their mistress. Usually the decision is made for you by the household you grew up in. Your expectations are shallower outside of taste-testing, cooking, & looking pretty. Leaves few luxuries in the way for yourself that your mistress approves of.. and often being used as sexual relief over being a person. For most Drow women whilst the favored consort is allowed SOME autonomy.. many other consorts are simply a walking toy, & sometimes treated as such.

Eilistraen Drow men needn't have to worry about mind games anymore; knowing your worth OUTSIDE of being just a cum dispenser. No more "can't be so useless you cant pick up a sword," no more "You're so competent it's grown BORING.." Lolthsworn society is tough for men if they're not used to go out in the forefront of war. It's a society where it's not an inherent given to ask for help. 

Drow items of note are the:

Poisons; Chakar Root Poison (Ingested), Ebon Fungus Poison, Desiccator & Unknown

Alchemical Creations; Flashstone, Blackwater, Shriek Paste

Equipment; The Finger-ripper Whips used by Slavers, Consort Cloaks, Drow Insignia,

Drow House Insignia

The House Insignia are metal tokens normally worn on a chain or pouch tied around the neck. Each bears a symbol of a noble house from a particular Drow city and requires a secret command word to activate. An insignia has a single minor magical ability that can be used once per day, usually a spell of 3rd-tier or lower. Those belonging to a powerful Drow House often have multiple abilities of various power levels. It is possible that a person aware of an insignia's unique shape can magically locate that person. 

Arts & Crafts

Drow taste in the decorative arts is appalling to non-evil humanoids. One particularly skilled class of Drow artisans specializes in incredibly life-like sculpture that looks as if it's created from living flesh. In truth, these sculptures are carved from blocks of Drider silk, elaborately hand-painted and made to move through complex mechanical craftsmanship. Driders are chained up for their silk, and are used as guard dogs. Many are life-sized depictions of torture or mayhem. Common motifs include a human paladin impaled on a pike, a spider eating the brains of a halfling, or the good elven god, Corellon Larethian, carved up on the torture table.

 In some Drow communities, more abstract pieces are popular such as a tapestry of liquid flesh in which hundreds of oozing eyes continually drift upward & downward in a regular wave pattern. In some Drow communities, more abstract pieces are popular such as a tapestry of liquid flesh in which hundreds of oozing eyes continually drift upward & downward in a regular wave pattern. 

Drow like to pit people from family an slaves against eachother in obstacles an sports in whatnot with central focus in training Drow to order an command 

Queen of the Hill

Two Drow, one on each Podium, who each need to command their slaves to try usurping the opposing side. The objective is to use weapons, magic, anything on the table to get the opposing Drow face down on the ground groveling by any means necessary. This might be cutthroat or for cash, and has some healers and revivifiers on deck. Revivify costs money, so its usage on slaves depends how much you value the slaves.  As a kicker, Drow cannot harm themselves/eachother directly. 

Makes it interesting if Drow were to enter the ring; High probably the Drow outclasses the slaves martially. So then the opposing Drow Slaves could be overpowered.. This tactic could FORCE the opposing Drow to enter the ring to try an keep his slaves alive. It then becomes a interesting Drow chicken fight since they cant directly oppose eachother but take out enough of eachothers slaves... one side will get numbers advantage, so they'll send slaves in to physically force the Drow onto their knees.

Loss, Luck, & Lewd

Essentially "Marco Pollo" - where the person who is "it" closes their eyes and 10-20sec verse yell out marco. Everyone else needs to respond "Pollo."  The person who's it needs to try to get closer to the voice of one of the players theyre trying to tag. 

Loss

Drow version is casting blinding spell, playing Marco Pollo in one of 2 maybe 3 environmental conditions. First environmental condition, blood or "loss." Marco pollo - the people not it try to trick the person who's it into walking into some deadly obstacles. 

Just for "fairness"..... the tagger can use any magic, the taggers are only restricted to illusion magics. There's still cheating... but, can't directly attack the person who's "it." 

Luck

Second version will be "Luck" wherein make this SOME form of 'reward..' in which, the person who's 'it' needs to be led around - and.. this time, the "callees" try to keep the person who's "it" away from standing totems representing riches & whatnot for a set amount of time. There will still be painful obstacles but far fewer this time. At the end of it the person who is 'it' takes away any rewards theyve gotten and the opposing team gets whatever's left. 

Lewd

All of the obstacles turned into sex traps, includes wandering clothes-melting slimes that'll grapple an strip any that it catches. Within set amount of time, it's for everyone's best interests trying not to get caught. Double bonus if person who is "it" catches anyone, they have the divine right to fuck anyone they catch.

Theater of Atrocity

There are no more fervent followers of the arts than dark elves - provided the works in questions revel in demented evil.

Lolth's ritual slayings can be seen as a gruesome form of performance art. Although everyday sacrifices are conducted in small temples/shrines, events featuring notable victims are often held in large amphitheaters in which the entire community may gather. These events provoke a carnival atmosphere, with raucous laughter filling the hall as jesters leap through the stalls. Bards stroll the aisles, singing of murder, and celebrants haul in food & wine to consume throughout the event. Intoxicating vapors waft from censers, making hearts beat faster & hands tremble with bloodlust. Priestesses and other members of the gentry watch from private boxes filled with blinds that can be drawn for privacy. Everything from conspiracies to trysts might be negotiated in the confines of these boxes. 

Most Drow bloodsports are horribly brutal and gory. In one popular entertainment, a bound captive is held beneath an apparatus that slowly drips a magical acid onto his forehead one drop at a time. The salve opens up a hole in the victim's skull before melting the brain. During this time, orbs of telepathic power communicate the dying victim's memories to the salivating crowd. Attendees vicariously savor the captive's most traumative and painful experiences as he slowly succumbs. 

Not all bloodletting in the amphitheater is fatal. Torturers often display their supreme skill with their filleting blades by leaving victims just on the brink of death. The most artful torturers become as famous as bards. Even torture victims, left alive to magically heal between performances,can become drow celebrities if they can communicate their suffering artfully enough.

Theater of Competition

No matter how much a slave likes another slave, they will always have to fight each other in the Coliseum. Slaves stripping eachother is a show for their masters. When a consort beats another in the Coliseum, the mistress can lay claim to the beaten consort for a night. Slaves who fail risk being discarded. Drow like dolls with personality for flavoring.

Alternate win condition, Drow like their slaves not scarred so invoking incantation to erase a slave crest can be a win condition. A reason to have to strip down a person. Still a slave for all intent an purposes.

Drow making consorts for particular purposes - this whole competition thing could turn into an entire underground industry for them. Entertainment is the biggest necessity for people, if they're doing nothing then theyll start killing eachother. So MAYBE, much of the practices and stuff that can help KEEP a Drow's life at hand, would be the collection appraisal and punishment of Slaves. Perhaps slaves could be seen as lifelines for the Drow? If something goes wrong, their slaves are the first to suffer before it gets to the Drow. If the Drow is either out of slaves, or lost all their slaves or w/e and have no shield, and something goes wrong, even if it's not a whole crime but failing a raid or something or the other - THEN the Drow would get the full punishment. 

Exceptions to this would be, being a traitor / being caught a traitor, rebellious, or escaping to the surface.

Residing in various seacaves around the Bonecrown Archipelago, Aqua Drow raise an breed a specific type of Water Spider that serves as their mainstay for survival. These water spiders were bound with individual members - growing from size medium to size huge over their extensive lifespan. Aqua Drow train these spiders to use their waterproof and buoyant bodies as surfboards, while their unique physique allows the second pair of legs from the spider's front to be used as a harness for the Drow. One leg is used for the harness while the other leg locks in place to form the rigid rib of a Windsurfing board. The spidersilk produced by these creatures is used in hydrophobic clothing and sails.

By the time a Drow is 50 years old, they are offered practice swimming in tumultuous seas. By age 90, they are proficient in windsurfing. Over the course of the spider's life, the Aqua Drow collect the spider's molt and broken shells to craft grander boats for carrying larger loads and the rest of the plants as they forage other islands in the Archipelago. 

Fashion and Design. Much of their fashion an design is minimal, keeping their hands - legs - and various other parts of their body open. Much of the smaller clothing worn all have some form of spider iconography similar to mainland Drow, but incorporate wave-like symbols, spirals on any clothing or armor produced. 
They have created expandable spidersilk to grow flippers to increase swimming speed. Various mushrooms, bulbous, used to keep larger boats afloat. Filters oceanwater to create freshwater and salt. 

A Riverweaver is seen as a great boon or blessing of Lolth for healing, attempts to commune, and power over water.