![]() ![]() It is hinted in G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief (1978) that there is a "secret force, some motivational power behind this unusual banding of different races of giants." G2 The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl (1978) mentions this guiding force again in its introduction. See also: Against the Giants, Descent into the Depths of the Earth, and Queen of the Demonweb Pits Several elven sub-races are described in the book, including gray elves, wood elves, wild elves, and valley elves the dark elves are described as the most divergent sub-race, and dark elf player characters are considered outcasts from their homeland, either by choice, differing from the standard chaotic evil alignment of the race, or having lost in some family-wide power struggle. The drow were first presented as a player character race in Unearthed Arcana (1985), also written by Gygax. Likewise, Lolth's description from module D3 is reprinted in the Fiend Folio under the "Demon" heading. The text is a slightly abridged version of the text originally found in modules G3 and D3. ![]() Gygax wrote this entry, listed under "Elf, Drow", according to the book's credits section. ![]() The first hardcover D&D rulebook featuring statistical information on the drow was the original Fiend Folio (1981). From 1978 to 1980, the Greyhawk adventure module series explored the drow in depth, including statblocks for drow and an introduction to their Underdark society. They are said to be evil, "as dark as faeries are bright", and pictured in tales as poor fighters but strong magic-users. The drow are described as purportedly dwelling deep beneath the surface world, in strange subterranean realms. The drow were first mentioned in the Dungeons & Dragons game in the 1st Edition 1977 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual under the "Elf" entry, where it is stated that "The 'Black Elves,' or drow, are only legend." No statistics are given for the drow in this book, apart from the statistics for normal elves. Publication history Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition However, the following entry can be found in abridged editions of Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of the English Language, such as The Desk Standard Dictionary of the English Language: " In folk-lore, one of a race of underground elves represented as skillful workers in metal. "I wanted a most unusual race as the main power in the Underdark, so used the reference to 'dark elves' from the dictionary to create the Drow." There seems to be no work with this title. Gygax later stated that he took the term from a listing in the Funk & Wagnall's Unexpurgated Dictionary, and no other source at all. Gygax stated, "Drow are mentioned in Keightley's The Fairy Mythology, as I recall (it might have been The Secret Commonwealth-neither book is before me, and it is not all that important anyway), and as Dark Elves of evil nature, they served as an ideal basis for the creation of a unique new mythos designed especially for the AD&D game." The form "drow" can be found in neither work. the dark elves however live down below the ground. However, in the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson wrote about the black elves: ". Everything about the Dungeons & Dragons drow was invented by Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax except for the basic concept of "dark elves". Trow/drow was used to refer to a wide variety of evil sprites. 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. The word "drow" is from the Orcadian and Shetland dialects of Scots, an alternative form of " trow", which is a cognate with " troll". 2.3 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.2.1 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition. ![]()
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