Drow

Drow are rare, secretive elves tied to caverns, shadowed ruins, and half-lost routes beneath the realms. Most surface folk know them through rumor, which makes every encounter with them seem larger than truth.

Their oldest stories speak of exile from the light and of hidden halls built after the gates began to fail. Some drow resent the surface realms. Others trade carefully through forgotten passages and want the broken routes restored only on their own terms.

A few are said to live near the Hanging Cliffs, close enough to the surface to hear Icemire's troubles. Whether they are allies, rivals, or watchers depends on who reaches them first and what promises are made.