EDIT: Update sucks. At Pillowfort if tumblr gets fucky again.
Hello! I'm Elliott and I love Drow. 25, Ze/They. I write and draw and haven't been very good at sharing those things but I'm trying to change that. I'm gonna use this blog to... well, do that, for forgotten realms (especially drow) stuff. Always happy to have more drutuals (drow enjoying mutuals).
Character's stories may include complex topics such as abuse, addiction, trauma, mental illness and the likes. I like to make characters who are very human and very flawed and explore how people process (or don't process) shitty things, and how it impacts the way people interact. Nothing explicit will ever be posted without proper warnings, but expect canon-typical bullshit for drow and some suggestive content. Welcome to my twisted mind.
(I do not wish to see outward portrayals of incest or pedo stuff in a sincerely positive light. Do not come to me with that stuff)
OC intros under readmore ^^
Runa Sigrunbur | They/Them | 26 | Half-Drow half-Human Cleric of Tyr | #Runa Sigrunbur
Runa is a major sweetiepie and deeply devout to the god of justice and balance. They left their tiny homestead in the Icewind Dale after receiving an omen from Tyr and now they have a possessed glaive they're attuned to that bullies them into doing The Right Thing Always. It’s a metaphor for Moral OCD. It's awesome. They believe there’s good in everybody and just wants to make the world a better place, no matter what it takes or how heavy it weighs on them (which it does, constantly). They also just found their dad, who didn't even know he had a kid- and Runa's trying so, so hard to have a relationship with him. They’re super crazy in love with their mean wizard boyfriend from Menzoberrenzan too. Runa (on the right) art by https://twitter.com/vitadivata0
A self-serving and emotionally volatile as they come Vhaeraunite. After watching the love of his life die in house warfare, Riz attempted suicide- and was interrupted by Vhaeraun, who then handed him off to an undercover Vhaeraunite who gave him a new chance at life. Ends up on the surface after being undercover for 10 years, gets his ass kicked by some Lolthites, adopts 3 kids with a Loviatan guy from Dambrath, CHEATS on that guy, develops a drug addiction, tries to get back with his ex, what isn’t this guy doing. He’s rejected the concept of healing and growing for so long that his unwellness has compounded into something kind of horrible! He’s finally trying to get better, be better, but it’s not easy when you’ve lived a certain way for so long. He’s so irritating but it’s okay. (Riz art by https://toyhou.se/gushfroot)
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Nymnet Zaurett | He/Him | 100 at time of death | Elderboy and soldier of house Zaurett
"I can't be a nepo baby if my mom doesn't even like me" meme. Self-hating male drow who wanted nothing more than to become his house's weaponsmaster and bring honor to Lolth, while navigating the fact that he was hopelessly in love with another man. He craved a life with Rizzyn, but that was inconvenient. Interrupted his grindset mindset. Until his house was taken down and he was killed right in front of his boyfriend anyways. Sorry Riz. (Art coming soon)
Born in Dambrath into the faith of Loviatar - Godess of pain-, this guy is a littleeee weird. When his people were killed and driven from their home and he was “cursed” to lose the ability to feel pain, he was absolutely lost. He ended up getting taken in by some Eilistraeans on the sword coast who took pity on him. He’s big and intimidating and says weird shit but really he means well. Was in a serious relationship with Rizzyn for 10 years until Rizzyn’s inability to move on from his long-dead boyfriend tore their relationship apart. They’re kinda working through it now though. It’s messy. Loves his 3 kids so so much. Manipulative, but uses it for good. Mostly. (Khal art by https://ko-fi.com/h_surjus)
Div was just 18 when Matron Mother Chess’nara took a liking to his musical talents and took him into her house. He’d be named her patron and spend 200 years living to entertain her, until Chess’s sister found out Div’s family were Eilistraeans. He managed to escape before he was killed alongside Chess- and was taken in by some Eilistraeans on the surface. He’s still incredibly immature at heart, and doesn’t really know who he is yet. Then he finds out he’s got a whole 26 year old kid from a fling he had right when he went to the surface, and is horribly embarrassed he doesn't have more to show for himself. Also now his old weaponsmaster is after him but wait are they into each other? Basically things are happening to him all the time always. (Div pixel by https://toyhou.se/Auremun)
Xyra knew something was wrong with the world she lived in, the life she was made to live since she was young. Days before she was set to graduate from Melee-magthere she slipped off into the tunnels outside of Menzoberrenzan, and never looked back. Eilistraee gave her a chance at a new life, a happy life, a life as a woman (#transdrowrights) on the surface and she's dedicated herself to giving that chance to others in need. Nowadays she's the unofficial leader of a party of Eilistraeeans situated in the high forest, helping drow escape to the surface and establish lives worth living while also funneling resources towards the rebuilding of the Promenade. She loves her people so much and they love her in turn, especially her butch Enid. (Adding art soon)
Enid left her tiny homestead in the Icewind dale to work with the Emerald Enclave, and did so well for many years- that is, until her and her crew was attacked by a Lolthite surface raid in the high forest. The poisons bit at her nerves, and she she began losing mobility in her legs. Thankfully Xyra and her party crossed paths with Enid's crew while trailing aforementioned Lolthite raid- and Xyra had enough knowledge of drow poisons to stop the progression of her illness. Enid fell hard for her unwavering kindness and belief in a better world, and Enid joined Xyra's Eilistraeans as a scout and healer. She's hardheaded and stubborn but loves her beautiful softhearted femme so much it makes her look stupid. The bad cop to Xyra's good cop. Uses cool vine magic to get around. (adding art soon)
Saw the tailor. He was a nice little old man who wrote our receipt out on an index card, and drew me and my boyfriend on the back + the event we are going to (one of our best friends wedding). I’m very eager to pick the clothes up next week and see how they fit
Uryle (No Last Name) - An old dark mask that acted as Enclave's mentor figure when she first arrived within Vhaeraun's church. He's long death (But Enclave has never felt particularly strongly about her grief towards him outside of the usual process of it, as he was Considerably ancient even by the time she'd met him in 1192.)
His arm is able to pivot and move in weird and unusual ways, but has spent a few centuries weighing him down. If he didnt have that thang he probably wouldnt have the hunch or stave, but he sees it as a worthwhile sacrifice for the sheer firepower it offers.
did you know the cops once found a fully functioning movie theater with a well-stocked bar inside the catacombs and they when they tried to go back later to formally investigate it was completely emptied out save for a note that read "don't search for us"
my little bro is part of the catacombs community and yeah, it's basically a fully autonomous society! enough that when my bro goes in on a friday night, they don't come out until monday for work- sometimes longer if they took days off.
some of the rooms have fully stocked pantries with cooking equipment, some have movies like the one described above, some have books you're allowed to just take but people always put back- every day people bring things from the outside. artists often set up galleries there. there are rooms with mattresses and hammocks set up for people to sleep. one of the room is just a place where people leave shoes for the fun of it.
this is Known, it's not a secret by any means. the catacombs are as big as paris itself, and people live there just as people live above. it's wonderful when you think about it.
