Crinti The Crinti ( drowic for " noble ones " ) , also referred to as Shadow - Amazons by the Halruaa ns , were the half - drow and half - elf aristocracy and ruling class of Dambrath . History . In 831 DR the Arkaiun people were defeated at the Battle of Crimtar by the combined efforts of the drow of T ' lindhet and one hundred and twelve priestesses of Loviatar who became later known as The First . In exchange for their assistance in defeating the Arkaiuns , the drow of T ' lindhet allowed the half - elf priestesses to rule Dambrath in their stead . In time , some of these half - elf priestesses bore half - drow children , who became known as the Crinti . ) and by 1373 DR were about fifteen percent of Dambrath ' s population . By 1479 DR , the Crinti had been wiped out in Dambrath . Appearance . The Crinti were a people from a convoluted mixture of bloodlines : the drow of T ' lindhet , the one hundred and twelve half - elf priestesses of Loviatar known as The First , and human barbarians taken as slaves or lovers by the drow and half - elves . Most Crinti had darker gray or black skin , silver or white hair , and widely varied eye colors known among humans or elves . Some however were pale skinned like their half - elf ancestors . While of most of the Crinti had at least partial drow blood , generations of interbreeding made it more pronounced in some more than others . Those Crinti who had stronger drow - like features , such as darker skin and pointed ears were generally treated better and had a higher social status than those with a more human appearance . However , to have be considered Crinti for legal purposes , a person must have been able to prove themselves at least 1 / 32 drow or Children of the First . Most of the Crinti ( ninety percent ) were darker skinned and traced their ancestry mostly back to the drow of T ' lindhet and their human slaves or lovers . The remaining ten percent of the Crinti had paler skin and were called the Children of the First , tracing their lineage to the half - elf priestesses of Loviatar known as The First . Female half - elves with fair skin were readily accepted within Dambrath society , as their features could set them as one of the daughters of the First , however such claims were often overstated as for every true Child of the First , there were two more who would falsely claim such heritage . Society . Like the drow , the Crinti of Dambrath were a matriarchal society , with women in possession of the land and positions of leadership , while the men were put to work . In Dambrath , drow blood gave one power and prestige , but the Crinti were secretly shameful of still being considered second - class citizens when they visited their ancient relations in the Underdark . Like their drow ancestors were generally an evil race . However , good half - drow were less rare than good drow . Crinti speak Elven , the human language of their homeland , and Undercommon if they were raised in the Underdark or Dambrath . They often worship one of the Drow pantheon or Loviatar if evil , and Eilistraee if good . Some of them lived at the border of Halruaa and frequently roamed in the Nath at the northeastern part of the country . The halruaans called them Shadow Amazons , because of their barbarian ancestors .