Drow

drow, Drow Elf, Drow Elves; Drow, The, p.n., D&Dism 1. in Scottish folklore, a small maleovelent creature (possibly a gnome or a fairy) which lives in the water; there is a land dwelling equivalent called a trow. [LM] 2. in D&D, the Ultima series, and many other fantasy milieux, a race of evil elves, often with black skin, or with blue skin and white hair. [GJ1]
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Addendum: Many gamers tend to like drow for three reasons: 1. Drizzt Do'Urden, the iconic Forgotten Realms character, spawner of many clones. 2. Other than Drizzt and his clones, all drow are generally evil, thus sparking the interest of those players who are into evil characters. 3. Drow females, in addition to being into chains, torture, and tying people up, tend to wear about as much clothing as your average female barbarian. Do the math.