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Drow Academy

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The female had finished the roll call (at last!) and now it was time to make my favorite announcement of them all. "Students." I said, making my voice as unexcited as possible. "We have a yearly tradition at the Academy, to help get you to know each other. Follow me" I finished, spinning on my heel and once my back was turned to them, licking my lips in anticipation as I strode out of the central hall and toward the arena of Melee-Magthere.
 
Andre followed Andrith and whispered, "These students remind me of Drizzt. We must keep them from getting like him."

OOC: TAD I think we should have explained what a drow's childhood was like....
 
I was liking this school less and less. I was beginning to wonder if my parents had sent me here jsut to torture me. I grimaced and would ahve liked to do anything but, but I ended up following the teacher down the hall, knowing whatever he had planned would be just as bad as everything else.
 
<OOC>We should have at that. I'll go and do that now.

Childhood for the Drow is almost as awful as their adult life. At the age of three, the males are reduced to a role little better than that of a slave. For 10 years they stay in that role, cleaning, being beaten and generally having a miserable time of it. At 16 (Correct me if I'm wrong, RM) they're put into the training of the house weapons master, the most skilled fighter in the house. If they prove proficient enough in that area, they go on to the Academy either at Melee-Magthere or Sorcere for a training worse still. After that, they're typically assigned to a patrol to go and capture food resources, conduct raids, or find and eliminate threats to their home city. Not as much is known about the upbringing of female Drow, but most seem to be spoiled rotten as children, then go on to Arach-Tinilth to be trained as priestesses of Lloth.<OOC>

"Indeed they do. Should we isolate them after the Melee" I whispered back to Andre. "You'd know the best of us whaat caused him to be what he was." House Do'Urden's disgrace was a wound on all Drow in Menzoberranzan, but more so to the few survivors of the ruins of one of the few houses that had managed to destroyed itself.
 
<OOC>You. Go now. Read R.A. Salvatore. Dark Elf trilogy.<OOC>
 
ooc: Me. Go no where. Not bothering loking for something not interested in.

At any rate, since when does this person determine what a Drow is? IN a game of mine, all a Drow is is some freaky looking monster with purple skin, no legs, and puffy lips. :\
 
<OOC>This is what the Forgotten Realms/D&D style Drow is. R.A. Salvatore writes the bet stories based on Drow (or rather A Drow, Drizzt Do'Urden. Only LIVING good Drow.<OOC>
 
<OOC>Huh? D&D is one of the most popular board RPG's out there and R.A. Salvatore is one of the two most popular writers for it. Most people on all of my other forums (which are NOT, by the way, devoted to board RP's) know about both of them. Anyway, it does seem that many people on here have no clue about the Drow lifestyle, which is why this was started: To educat people in the life, culture, and society of the Drow. Check out our first two posts and you'll see what I mean. Now, mightn't we move on (not being harsh, just wondering)?<OOC>
 
ooc:NOt so many people are that educated as you may think. Like I said, most people don't know, because frnakly, most people don't play D&D. I for one have, but have never come across a drow during D&D and therefore had no reason to know about them. if the whole point fo this rp was to educate, then it was probably best to let us know what sort of restraints to character personality and appearances were BEFORE we made those mistakes. Just a suggestion. :\ At any rate, my character is just following yours, so I have no reason right now to put in any content.
 
<OOC>Alright, alright, I'll give you that point. So I suppose we're stuck until RM replies.<OOC>
 
OOC: Ah, I see I've missed an arguement! XD

Wow...anyway, to clarify things up R. A. Salvatore (Bob Salvatore) is New york times best selling fantasy author 5 years in a row, and hopefully keeps on coming!

and I have nothing else to add, except: Males=Trash, and females=rulers in drow society.

IC: "I'm the one of the only remaining Do'Urdens left." Andre said cooly. "Yes, Let's begin they're melee. Do as you please with them. I have to go take care of some busines" ANdre added and then disappeared into the shadows.
 
<OOC>Well, what do you need to know? My post should explain everything regarding current procedure. Any other questions?<OOC>

I watched Andre slip off into the shadows, wondering for a brief instant if the chaos his family member had caused was coincidental or Lloth-wraught.

No matter I concluded as we reached the doors of my arena. Tossing them open, I said in an unnaturally pleasent voice "Students, welcome to Melee-Magthere, the fighter's school at the Academy. I'm the headmaster here and I'll be presiding over your education in Drow martial arts." Th arena itself was not used in the traditional sense, it was a massive room with varied terrain, even a small, swift-running stream heading down the large "mountain" in the center. Tunnels ran throughout it, some leading up to several balconies on the upper level. "Students" I said again (still in the same pleasent voice), clapping my hands and smiling. "It's time for your initiation at the Academy. You're going to be put into a test of combat against each other. This test determines your order of rank in the entire first year at the Academy, so DO try hard?" I gestured to a rack of wooden weapons along the far wall and said "You have five minutes to pick a weapon and a hiding spot before the test will begin. The five minutes starts...NOW!!!"

<OOC>You two are part of a full class, so every now and then would you mind if I jumped in as a classmate to keep things interesting?<OOC>
 
I saw a wooden staff that piqued my interst, so I quickly chose that weapon. as I ran about the room, I noticed a small cavern in th rock wall near the waterfall. it seemed like an ideal palce to hide so i jumped inside.

ooc; Wonder what's keeping mew13. :\ She and I are raelly the only 'students' here.
 
For myself, I walked off to a private observation deck up on the third floor. Hopefully Andre would join me there to decide on just what...training methods...we'd apply to this lot.
 
OOC: I'm back!!

BIC: Anais paused to choose her weapon. She saw a wooden staff (Not to copy Pogi, but I myself am not comfortable using any bladed weapon.... religous and values stuff....) and quickly picked it up, heading into the mazes of the "mountain".
 
ooc: I jsut choose the staff because it happens to be my fovirte weeapon. :D The sword is honestly my next favorite weapon, but only for duels and fencing, not for that bloody hack and slash stuff you see in old midevil wars.

ic: I was growing impatient. I ahd no way of telling if the prep period of five minutes was over or not. I began bouncing my right leg on the ball of my foot in impatience.
 
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