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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lela" data-source="post: 268375" data-attributes="member: 1216">Ah, in the words of R.A. Slavatore, "Good Drow should be the exception, not the rule."  Something which I wish one of my players would take to heart (not complaining, just expressing).But, to defend this, the good Drow would be defending himself, which is okay for a good aligned character.  Also, don't forget about Eilistraee, who has a large following of Drow and part Drow her own on the surface.Have you read the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0880389052/qid=1027200390/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/102-9774715-9369767" target="_blank">Homeland Trilagy</a>?  There was also a recent article on the WotC website (which I can't get to right now) which gave some insight.To be honest, once I read the first book of the Homeland trilgy, I understood this completely.  Basically, they have laws but these are only broken if you actually get caught.  For instance, if you attack another house, you must kill all the nobles of that house.  If even one survives, they report you, and the Acadomy ( military, arcane, and clerical training school) attacks you.  The most commonj way involves a number of Summoning and Gate spells which bring a large amount of demons.  Lolth withdraws much of her power from the resedent clerics and the demons have a party.  The military guys wait outside with hand crossbows to take out anyone who tries to get out.They can actually start their own house if they'd like to.  It must be started by clerics (women only) and they must quickly obtain High Priestess status.  While this is commonly done by drow noble women who will not become Matron Mother (2nd and subsiquint girls), it is much more uncommon for a solder or regular cleric--though still possible.The reason for this is because they need support (a compound to live in, solders and magi for defense).  It's hard to get people willing to defend you because the other houses are more than willing to stamp out a tiny house for fun--especally the house from which the smaller one broke off of.</blockquote>

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