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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 7559129" data-attributes="member: 6704184">I can’t respond in depth right now, but I wanted to respond to two points real quick. First, longer lifespans could lead to greater cultural ossification, but it might instead lead to greater tension between the youth and elders, as the rigid authoritarianism of the older generations makes the youth feel stifled and violently resentful. Entire movements could be sparked by nothing more than this. Second, I think a question you need to answer before going further is; do your Drow have genuine free will and individual agency, or are they born, to some degree, “menzo”?If they are wholly possessed of free will, then you may want to look into a split within the Drow themselves, with a few “rebel” states who reject ALL seldarine/gods in general, or embrace the other Drow gods, etc. or a rebel movement like any future sci-fi distopia. Also, anarchists, who aren’t necessarily good, but simply refuse to be subtle about subverting norms, and of course, the powerful who flaunt their ability to ignore norms simply because they can. But if Drow are born with the desire to backstab, undermine, etc, things get simpler. Though, for my money, vastly less interesting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 7559129, member: 6704184"] I can’t respond in depth right now, but I wanted to respond to two points real quick. First, longer lifespans could lead to greater cultural ossification, but it might instead lead to greater tension between the youth and elders, as the rigid authoritarianism of the older generations makes the youth feel stifled and violently resentful. Entire movements could be sparked by nothing more than this. Second, I think a question you need to answer before going further is; do your Drow have genuine free will and individual agency, or are they born, to some degree, “menzo”? If they are wholly possessed of free will, then you may want to look into a split within the Drow themselves, with a few “rebel” states who reject ALL seldarine/gods in general, or embrace the other Drow gods, etc. or a rebel movement like any future sci-fi distopia. Also, anarchists, who aren’t necessarily good, but simply refuse to be subtle about subverting norms, and of course, the powerful who flaunt their ability to ignore norms simply because they can. But if Drow are born with the desire to backstab, undermine, etc, things get simpler. Though, for my money, vastly less interesting. [/QUOTE]

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