| Spoken Language: Common, Elven, Undercommon. |
| Naming Conventions: Half-Drow (Darkborn) names often blend the sharp, melodic tones of elven culture with the harsh, sibilant sounds of the Underdark. They frequently reflect a heritage from Dambrath or, if raised by drow, take traditional names like Akordia or Nyloth. Common names include combinations like Aerlyse, Kyriani, and Zaharina. |
Scorned by both drow, who call them thinbloods, and humans, who call them darkborn, half-drow face discrimination and tribulation from an early age. Those half-drow who are not crushed by persecution are forced to age into particularly strong and independent adults. Some give into bitterness from their upbringing, becoming hardened assassins or wanton killers. Others deliberately rebel against their brutal childhoods, becoming righteous warriors against evil. Either way, half-drow fight fiercely to the very last. Darkborn have the gray skin and light-colored hair of the drow but have human-looking eyes, and they have a more difficult time appearing fully elven or human than most half-elves do.