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!! Desmonde Val'Dutan'vir (now Kyorl'solenurn)
A Kyorl'solenurn inquisitor from the Order Of The Holy Eye first seen in Chapters 12 and 13. She is sent by Shimi'lande to monitor the heretic hunting party led by Kyo'varde against the Vloz'ress. She is the sister of Kaito and was a former Dutan'vir before joining the Kyorl'solenurn after her former clan's fall.
* AuthorAvatar (She is an avatar for Kite, the co-creator of DrowTales)
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Stood Up For Me]] (Possibly the source of her crush on Sang'oro)
* CurbStompBattle (Her fight with Ni'bai Vloz'ress)
* DifferentAsNightAndDay (Implied to be the case with her and Kaito, considering that she was happy to join the Kyorls whilst he outright rejected them and only joined the Sarghress so that he could be a loner amongst the Highland Raiders. Kaito fell out with his family before the Nidraa'chal War and chances are his relationship with his sister was also damaged)
* DroppedABridgeOnHim (Subverted. It looked like she was killed during her fight with Ni'bai, but later chapters showed her to be alive and well)
* EarlyBirdCameo (she and Kaito actually appear [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=7 in the prologue]], standing in front of the pillar in the first panel)
* IgnoredEpiphany (doesn't believe Ni'bai when told the truth about the Nidraa'chal War)
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] (as a member of Kyo'varde's hunting party)
* ShyBlueHairedGirl (along with Kaito, and the fact that both of them have such dark blue hair along with their Dutan'vir ancestry, suggests that they may have some drowolath in their bloodline somewhere)
* TurnCoat (since Kaito is identified as a Les'wanre, (aka the Dutan'vir house that defected to the Kyorl in protest of Diva'ratrika's inquisition against tainted members), she's this trope by implication.)
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!! Dra'jyal Kal'yantra
One of Ariel's classmates in the Davya Tower of the Orthobbae Legs. Doesn't appear again until after the time-skip in the main comic, but the contest winner of 2011 and 2012 features him heavily in her side stories. His most recent appearance was in the canon side story [[http://www.drowtales.com/sidestory_Battlefieldengineers.php?id=0 Battlefield Engineers]].
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow (both brown haired and brown eyed in the comics)
* HappilyAdopted (it was revealed that he wasn't born into the Kal'yantra clan but was adopted. He seems happy enough with the set-up however.)
* TheMechanic (this is what he is after the time-skip)
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* TheMagnificent (his moniker ''the clan-less'' Its not explained why he has the moniker, as even as a history teacher he is still allowed to keep his clan name (as seen in the council of headmasters in Chapter 2, most of the headmasters associate with their clan name. If it was unimportant, there is no reason why he would not go as just "Tralyn" as do Sharess and Sha'sana.)
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* TheMagnificent (his moniker ''the clan-less'' Its not explained why he has the moniker, as even as a history teacher he is still allowed to keep his clan name (as seen in the council of headmasters in Chapter 2, most of the headmasters associate with their clan name. name). If it was unimportant, there is no reason why he would he not go as just "Tralyn" as do Sharess and Sha'sana.)
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* ShyBlueHairedGirl (along with Kaito, the fact that both of them have such dark blue hair and their Dutan'vir ancestry suggests that they may have some drowolath in their bloodline somewhere)
* TurnCoat (since Kaito is identified as a Les'wanre, aka the Dutan'vir house that defected to the Kyorl in protest of Diva'ratrika's inquisition against tainted members, she's this by implication.)
* TurnCoat (since Kaito is identified as a Les'wanre, aka the Dutan'vir house that defected to the Kyorl in protest of Diva'ratrika's inquisition against tainted members, she's this by implication.)
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* ShyBlueHairedGirl (along with Kaito, and the fact that both of them have such dark blue hair and along with their Dutan'vir ancestry ancestry, suggests that they may have some drowolath in their bloodline somewhere)
* TurnCoat (since Kaito is identified as a Les'wanre,aka (aka the Dutan'vir house that defected to the Kyorl in protest of Diva'ratrika's inquisition against tainted members, members), she's this trope by implication.)
* TurnCoat (since Kaito is identified as a Les'wanre,
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* AllGenesAreCoDominant (Unlike other Dutan'vir, who mostly just look like drowussu with a darker grey shading, Sang'oro is drawn as a direct intermediate between drowussu and drowolath typical traits. His skin is shaded grey-brown and his hair is neither neon like drowussu or pale like drowolath; he has what appears to be a pastel light-purple/faded-pink hair color.)
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* AllGenesAreCoDominant (Unlike other Dutan'vir, who mostly just look like drowussu with a darker grey shading, Sang'oro is drawn as a direct intermediate between drowussu and drowolath typical traits. His skin is shaded grey-brown and his hair is neither neon like drowussu drowolath or pale like drowolath; drowussu; he has what appears to be a pastel light-purple/faded-pink hair color.)
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The last known surviving Light Elf city, the elves of Vanaheimr have [[HiddenElfVillage secluded themselves in the wilderness]].
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The last known surviving Light Elf city, the elves of Vanaheimr have [[HiddenElfVillage secluded themselves in the wilderness]].
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The last known surviving Light Elf city, the elves of Vanaheimr have [[HiddenElfVillage secluded themselves in the
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* FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir. Even Freyr, who otherwise comes off as being fairly reasonable, calls them "a stain" and "a shame")
* JustFollowingOrders (seems to be a common theme among them)
* ThePurge ([[spoiler:the same night Chiri, Shan and the light elves they rescued arrive assassins are sent to kill them.]])
* JustFollowingOrders (seems to be a common theme among them)
* ThePurge ([[spoiler:the same night Chiri, Shan and the light elves they rescued arrive assassins are sent to kill them.]])
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* FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of on the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir. Even Freyr, who otherwise comes off as being fairly reasonable, calls them "a stain" and "a shame")
* JustFollowingOrders (seems to be a common themeamong amongst them)
* ThePurge ([[spoiler:the same night Chiri, Shan and the light elves they rescuedarrive arrive, assassins are sent to kill them.]])]])
* ShaggyDogStory (see the above trope for details)
* JustFollowingOrders (seems to be a common theme
* ThePurge ([[spoiler:the same night Chiri, Shan and the light elves they rescued
* ShaggyDogStory (see the above trope for details)
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The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr.
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The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr. Apparently born into her status, there are small hints that some light elf males are seeking her hand in marriage for political gain. Was fomerly co-ruler with the Van until he died.
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* TurnCoat (since Kaito is identified as a Les'wanre, aka the Dutan'vir house that defected to the Kyorl in protest of Diva'ratrika's inquisition against tainted members, she's this by implication.)
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* ShyBlueHairedGirl
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* ShyBlueHairedGirlShyBlueHairedGirl (along with Kaito, the fact that both of them have such dark blue hair and their Dutan'vir ancestry suggests that they may have some drowolath in their bloodline somewhere)
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or "home of the Vanir", who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about the elves of Vanaheimr and what they[[FantasticRacism think]] [[AGodAmI of]] [[CantArgueWithElves themselves]]).
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or "home of the Vanir", who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about the elves of Vanaheimr and what they[[FantasticRacism they [[FantasticRacism think]] [[AGodAmI of]] [[CantArgueWithElves themselves]]).
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or home of the Vanir, who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about what the elves of Vanaheimr and waht [[FantasticRacism think]] [[AGodAmI of]] [[CantArgueWithElves themselves]]).
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or home "home of the Vanir, Vanir", who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about what the elves of Vanaheimr and waht [[FantasticRacism what they[[FantasticRacism think]] [[AGodAmI of]] [[CantArgueWithElves themselves]]).
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or home of the Vanir, who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about what the elves of Vanaheimr and waht [[FantasticRacism think of themselves]]).
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or home of the Vanir, who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about what the elves of Vanaheimr and waht [[FantasticRacism think of think]] [[AGodAmI of]] [[CantArgueWithElves themselves]]).
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* ThemeNaming (a lot of their names come for NorseMythology. Interestingly, in RealLife the Norse name for the land of elves was Álfheimr, while in the Drowtales universe it's Vanaheimr, or home of the Vanir, who rather than elves were actually Gods. This tells you something about what the elves of Vanaheimr and waht [[FantasticRacism think of themselves]]).
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** [[spoiler: Given what we now know about the origins of the Nidraa'chal, technically the other clans [[{{Irony}} were right]]
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** [[spoiler: Given what we now know Later on, [[spoiler:given what's revealed about the origins of the Nidraa'chal, technically the other clans [[{{Irony}} were right]]right]]]]
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* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)
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* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)Vanaheimr. The "noble" part comes in when despite this he goes through the trouble of [[spoiler:saving Chiri, Shan and Myou from certain death]])
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* FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir. Even Freyr, who otherwise comes off fairly reasonable, calls them "a stain" and "a shame")
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* FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir. Even Freyr, who otherwise comes off as being fairly reasonable, calls them "a stain" and "a shame")
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* FantasticCasteSystem (Vanaheimr operates on a very strict caste system, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7480 as Freyr explains]] when asked why there aren't more outside. They also seem to draw a clear line between "Vanir" (us) and "light elves" (light elves [[spoiler:and drowussu]]) and only consider the former citizens)
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* FantasticCasteSystem (Vanaheimr operates on a very strict caste system, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7480 as Freyr explains]] when asked why there aren't more outside. They also seem to draw a clear line between "Vanir" (us) and "light elves" "outsiders" (light elves [[spoiler:and drowussu]]) and only consider the former citizens)
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* FantasticCasteSystem (Vanaheimr operates on a very strict caste system, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7480 as Freyr explains]] when asked why there aren't more outside)
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* FantasticCasteSystem (Vanaheimr operates on a very strict caste system, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7480 as Freyr explains]] when asked why there aren't more outside)outside. They also seem to draw a clear line between "Vanir" (us) and "light elves" (light elves [[spoiler:and drowussu]]) and only consider the former citizens)
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* FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir)
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* FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir)vanir. Even Freyr, who otherwise comes off fairly reasonable, calls them "a stain" and "a shame")
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! Vala Hudr
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* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29.)
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* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29. A Daydream wallpaper followed soon after.)
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!! Freyja
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[[folder:Vanaheimr]]
The last known surviving Light Elf city, the elves of Vanaheimr have [[HiddenElfVillage secluded themselves in the wilderness]].
!As a whole:
*BavarianFireDrill (the citizens are so used to following orders that it just takes Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7530 telling them to back down]] to make them leave Shan and Myou alone)
*FantasticCasteSystem (Vanaheimr operates on a very strict caste system, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7480 as Freyr explains]] when asked why there aren't more outside)
*FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir)
*JustFollowingOrders (seems to be a common theme among them)
*ThePurge ([[spoiler:the same night Chiri, Shan and the light elves they rescued arrive assassins are sent to kill them.]])
! Vala Hudr
The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr.
* HairOfGold
* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29.)
* NiceHat
* [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] (implied [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1170 here]])
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]] (and apparently Chiri's powers inferfere with hers. Given that so far the only three characters who are able to see the future are light elves or drowussu [[spoiler:the descendents of them]] it seems to be a racial trait)
! Freyja
One of the light elves imprisoned in Nagyscyed. She and the other elves were eventually rescued by Ariel and her gang in the "Rescue Faen" arc before splitting up to travel with Chiri'nide and Shan'naal. Sweet and demure she has hopes of finding her brother and her city homeland after being rescued.
* BigBrotherMentor (Myou Kyorl'solenuurn was a female version of this to her in Nagyscyed and her actual brother Freyr also fits the trope in general.)
* TheCutie
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* HairOfGold
* TheIngenue
* ThePollyanna
* PrincessClassic (See below.)
* SaveThePrincess (Not a princess but as the daughter of a high ranking light Elf she fits the trope)
* ThemeNaming (Like her brother her name comes from {{Norse Mythology}}.)
* WideEyedIdealist ([[spoiler: She has no idea of what really happened to her friends in Vanaheimr and accepts her brother's version of events without question]])
! Freyr
Freyja's older brother. He was separated from her when they were outside their home city and she was eventually captured by Halme slave traders. He has been looking for her ever since.
* BadAssCape (Subverted. [[spoiler: Chirinide still beats him to a pulp even when he is wearing it.]])
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Were Nice To My Sister]] ([[spoiler: Admits that this trope is the only reason he helped Shan'naal, Chirinide and Myou escape Vanaheimr.]])
* BigBrotherMentor (Is very much a caring older brother to Freyja. One of the first hints to show that he may not be all bad)
* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy (Chapter 29 doesn't go into much detail about his father's plans but he and Freyr seem to want to abolish the caste system in Vanaheimr.]])
* GrumpyBear (Initially)
* JerkAss
* KnightTemplarBigBrother (For Freyja)
* NiceHat
* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)
* NotSoDifferent (He and Chirinide both acknowledge the need for change in the outlooks of both their peoples. [[spoiler: However Freyr coldly states that the prisoners killed " were no more light elves than you are" to Chirinide.]])
* PowerOfTrust ([[spoiler: He only helps Chirinide, Shan'naal and Myou escape because they helped Freyja back in Nagyscyed]])
* ShinyMidnightBlack (His black hair is drawn with blue highlights in it)
* StrongFamilyResemblance (Is a miniature version of his father)
* ThemeNaming (He and his sister both have names from {{Norse Mythology}}).
* WarriorPrince (Not a prince but he is the son of a high ranking light elf and a competent fighter so he fits the trope)
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The last known surviving Light Elf city, the elves of Vanaheimr have [[HiddenElfVillage secluded themselves in the wilderness]].
!As a whole:
*BavarianFireDrill (the citizens are so used to following orders that it just takes Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7530 telling them to back down]] to make them leave Shan and Myou alone)
*FantasticCasteSystem (Vanaheimr operates on a very strict caste system, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7480 as Freyr explains]] when asked why there aren't more outside)
*FantasticRacism (Freyr [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7537 explains]] that [[spoiler:ThePurge carried out of the surviving light elves from Nagyesced]] took place because they weren't considered "real" vanir)
*JustFollowingOrders (seems to be a common theme among them)
*ThePurge ([[spoiler:the same night Chiri, Shan and the light elves they rescued arrive assassins are sent to kill them.]])
! Vala Hudr
The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr.
* HairOfGold
* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29.)
* NiceHat
* [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] (implied [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1170 here]])
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]] (and apparently Chiri's powers inferfere with hers. Given that so far the only three characters who are able to see the future are light elves or drowussu [[spoiler:the descendents of them]] it seems to be a racial trait)
! Freyja
One of the light elves imprisoned in Nagyscyed. She and the other elves were eventually rescued by Ariel and her gang in the "Rescue Faen" arc before splitting up to travel with Chiri'nide and Shan'naal. Sweet and demure she has hopes of finding her brother and her city homeland after being rescued.
* BigBrotherMentor (Myou Kyorl'solenuurn was a female version of this to her in Nagyscyed and her actual brother Freyr also fits the trope in general.)
* TheCutie
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* HairOfGold
* TheIngenue
* ThePollyanna
* PrincessClassic (See below.)
* SaveThePrincess (Not a princess but as the daughter of a high ranking light Elf she fits the trope)
* ThemeNaming (Like her brother her name comes from {{Norse Mythology}}.)
* WideEyedIdealist ([[spoiler: She has no idea of what really happened to her friends in Vanaheimr and accepts her brother's version of events without question]])
! Freyr
Freyja's older brother. He was separated from her when they were outside their home city and she was eventually captured by Halme slave traders. He has been looking for her ever since.
* BadAssCape (Subverted. [[spoiler: Chirinide still beats him to a pulp even when he is wearing it.]])
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Were Nice To My Sister]] ([[spoiler: Admits that this trope is the only reason he helped Shan'naal, Chirinide and Myou escape Vanaheimr.]])
* BigBrotherMentor (Is very much a caring older brother to Freyja. One of the first hints to show that he may not be all bad)
* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy (Chapter 29 doesn't go into much detail about his father's plans but he and Freyr seem to want to abolish the caste system in Vanaheimr.]])
* GrumpyBear (Initially)
* JerkAss
* KnightTemplarBigBrother (For Freyja)
* NiceHat
* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)
* NotSoDifferent (He and Chirinide both acknowledge the need for change in the outlooks of both their peoples. [[spoiler: However Freyr coldly states that the prisoners killed " were no more light elves than you are" to Chirinide.]])
* PowerOfTrust ([[spoiler: He only helps Chirinide, Shan'naal and Myou escape because they helped Freyja back in Nagyscyed]])
* ShinyMidnightBlack (His black hair is drawn with blue highlights in it)
* StrongFamilyResemblance (Is a miniature version of his father)
* ThemeNaming (He and his sister both have names from {{Norse Mythology}}).
* WarriorPrince (Not a prince but he is the son of a high ranking light elf and a competent fighter so he fits the trope)
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! Vala Hudr
The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr.
* HairOfGold
* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29.)
* NiceHat
* [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] (implied [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1170 here]])
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]] (and apparently Chiri's powers inferfere with hers. Given that so far the only three characters who are able to see the future are light elves or drowussu [[spoiler:the descendents of them]] it seems to be a racial trait)
! Freyja
One of the light elves imprisoned in Nagyscyed. She and the other elves were eventually rescued by Ariel and her gang in the "Rescue Faen" arc before splitting up to travel with Chiri'nide and Shan'naal. Sweet and demure she has hopes of finding her brother and her city homeland after being rescued.
* BigBrotherMentor (Myou Kyorl'solenuurn was a female version of this to her in Nagyscyed and her actual brother Freyr also fits the trope in general.)
* TheCutie
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* HairOfGold
* TheIngenue
* ThePollyanna
* PrincessClassic (See below.)
* SaveThePrincess (Not a princess but as the daughter of a high ranking light Elf she fits the trope)
* ThemeNaming (Like her brother her name comes from {{Norse Mythology}}.)
* WideEyedIdealist ([[spoiler: She has no idea of what really happened to her friends in Vanaheimr and accepts her brother's version of events without question]])
! Freyr
Freyja's older brother. He was separated from her when they were outside their home city and she was eventually captured by Halme slave traders. He has been looking for her ever since.
* BadAssCape (Subverted. [[spoiler: Chirinide still beats him to a pulp even when he is wearing it.]])
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Were Nice To My Sister]] ([[spoiler: Admits that this trope is the only reason he helped Shan'naal, Chirinide and Myou escape Vanaheimr.]])
* BigBrotherMentor (Is very much a caring older brother to Freyja. One of the first hints to show that he may not be all bad)
* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy (Chapter 29 doesn't go into much detail about his father's plans but he and Freyr seem to want to abolish the caste system in Vanaheimr.]])
* GrumpyBear (Initially)
* JerkAss
* KnightTemplarBigBrother (For Freyja)
* NiceHat
* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)
* NotSoDifferent (He and Chirinide both acknowledge the need for change in the outlooks of both their peoples. [[spoiler: However Freyr coldly states that the prisoners killed " were no more light elves than you are" to Chirinide.]])
* PowerOfTrust ([[spoiler: He only helps Chirinide, Shan'naal and Myou escape because they helped Freyja back in Nagyscyed]])
* ShinyMidnightBlack (His black hair is drawn with blue highlights in it)
* StrongFamilyResemblance (Is a miniature version of his father)
* ThemeNaming (He and his sister both have names from {{Norse Mythology}}).
* WarriorPrince (Not a prince but he is the son of a high ranking light elf and a competent fighter so he fits the trope)
The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr.
* HairOfGold
* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29.)
* NiceHat
* [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] (implied [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1170 here]])
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]] (and apparently Chiri's powers inferfere with hers. Given that so far the only three characters who are able to see the future are light elves or drowussu [[spoiler:the descendents of them]] it seems to be a racial trait)
! Freyja
One of the light elves imprisoned in Nagyscyed. She and the other elves were eventually rescued by Ariel and her gang in the "Rescue Faen" arc before splitting up to travel with Chiri'nide and Shan'naal. Sweet and demure she has hopes of finding her brother and her city homeland after being rescued.
* BigBrotherMentor (Myou Kyorl'solenuurn was a female version of this to her in Nagyscyed and her actual brother Freyr also fits the trope in general.)
* TheCutie
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* HairOfGold
* TheIngenue
* ThePollyanna
* PrincessClassic (See below.)
* SaveThePrincess (Not a princess but as the daughter of a high ranking light Elf she fits the trope)
* ThemeNaming (Like her brother her name comes from {{Norse Mythology}}.)
* WideEyedIdealist ([[spoiler: She has no idea of what really happened to her friends in Vanaheimr and accepts her brother's version of events without question]])
! Freyr
Freyja's older brother. He was separated from her when they were outside their home city and she was eventually captured by Halme slave traders. He has been looking for her ever since.
* BadAssCape (Subverted. [[spoiler: Chirinide still beats him to a pulp even when he is wearing it.]])
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Were Nice To My Sister]] ([[spoiler: Admits that this trope is the only reason he helped Shan'naal, Chirinide and Myou escape Vanaheimr.]])
* BigBrotherMentor (Is very much a caring older brother to Freyja. One of the first hints to show that he may not be all bad)
* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy (Chapter 29 doesn't go into much detail about his father's plans but he and Freyr seem to want to abolish the caste system in Vanaheimr.]])
* GrumpyBear (Initially)
* JerkAss
* KnightTemplarBigBrother (For Freyja)
* NiceHat
* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)
* NotSoDifferent (He and Chirinide both acknowledge the need for change in the outlooks of both their peoples. [[spoiler: However Freyr coldly states that the prisoners killed " were no more light elves than you are" to Chirinide.]])
* PowerOfTrust ([[spoiler: He only helps Chirinide, Shan'naal and Myou escape because they helped Freyja back in Nagyscyed]])
* ShinyMidnightBlack (His black hair is drawn with blue highlights in it)
* StrongFamilyResemblance (Is a miniature version of his father)
* ThemeNaming (He and his sister both have names from {{Norse Mythology}}).
* WarriorPrince (Not a prince but he is the son of a high ranking light elf and a competent fighter so he fits the trope)
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Sixteen years before the events of the main story, the Nidraa'chal were a small group that seemingly rose from nowhere and threatened the whole of Chel'el'Sussuloth. Before they arrived on the scene, tainting was limited to accidents in summoning and the victim was seen as "weak" and unable to control their own summons. With the arrival of the Nidraa'chal, this soon turned out not to be the case. The members of the Nidraa'chal were tainted right down to the last man, woman and child of their own volition and spread havoc across the underworld. After ignoring the potential threat for years, Diva'ratrika summoned a Council of all the clans to discuss the problem. This did not have the effect that Diva'ratrika was hoping for; many of the other Great clans [[SomebodyElsesProblem felt that the issue was solely a Sharen one]], and the Empress was in a moral conflict. Three of her own daughters were now tainted, and yet she was calling the Nidraa'chal a threat to Drow society. Without the support of the other clans, Diva'ratrika elected to send troops after any and all tainted, causing dissatisfaction amongst the Val'Dutan'vir, who were at the time amongst her staunchest allies. After Snadhya'rune advised Diva'ratrika to stay her hand until she could negotiate with the Nidraa'chal, the latter began to randomly attack civilians, a move unheard of in normal Drow political struggles. Angry for being held back, Diva'ratrika allowed the Sharen to make a strike against the Nidraa'chal, with her daughters Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta leading most of their bloodlines into the front lines. They were able to push back the demon clan but suffered heavy losses. Yet the true plans of the Nidraa'chal were yet to be discovered... and their origins were not what they seemed...
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Sixteen years before the events of the mainstory, story (pre-timeskip), the Nidraa'chal were a small group that seemingly rose from nowhere and threatened the whole of Chel'el'Sussuloth. Before they arrived on the scene, tainting was limited to accidents in summoning and the victim was seen as "weak" and unable to control their own summons. With the arrival of the Nidraa'chal, this soon turned out not to be the case. The members of the Nidraa'chal were tainted right down to the last man, woman and child of their own volition and spread havoc across the underworld. After ignoring the potential threat for years, Diva'ratrika summoned a Council of all the clans to discuss the problem. This did not have the effect that Diva'ratrika was hoping for; many of the other Great clans [[SomebodyElsesProblem felt that the issue was solely a Sharen one]], and the Empress was in a moral conflict. Three of her own daughters were now tainted, and yet she was calling the Nidraa'chal a threat to Drow society. Without the support of the other clans, Diva'ratrika elected to send troops after any and all tainted, causing dissatisfaction amongst the Val'Dutan'vir, who were at the time amongst her staunchest allies. After Snadhya'rune advised Diva'ratrika to stay her hand until she could negotiate with the Nidraa'chal, the latter began to randomly attack civilians, a move unheard of in normal Drow political struggles. Angry for being held back, Diva'ratrika allowed the Sharen to make a strike against the Nidraa'chal, with her daughters Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta leading most of their bloodlines into the front lines. They were able to push back the demon clan but suffered heavy losses. Yet the true plans of the Nidraa'chal were yet to be discovered... and their origins were not what they seemed...
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* PurpleEyes (like [[spoiler:his daughter]])
* TheUnintelligible (due to being a spider, the most he can do ischitter)chitter. It also means that unless we get a flashback from his perspective we'll likely never know what his real story is.)
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* TheUnintelligible (due to being a spider, the most he can do is
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!Rikshakar
* [[spoiler:AssholeVictim]] ([[spoiler:of Discordia]])
* AttemptedRape (twice)
* FreudianExcuse (he really hasn't had an easy life, and Ariel even acknowledges it when [[spoiler:he tries to rape her]], but that doesn't stop [[spoiler:her beating him up and the KarmicDeath]])
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty
* {{Jerkass}} (very)
* [[spoiler:Karmic Death]]
* LastOfHisKind (or really only one of his kind)
* MixAndMatchMan (Rik was created as an experiment breeding dragons and drow, and WordOfGod is that his mother was a drow slave, who while not stated probably suffered DeathByChildbirth)
* PsychopathicManchild (can be read as this, especially whenever he loses)
!Zhor
Originally a Dark Elf turned into a spider after receiving life threatening injuries, Zhor is Mel's constant companion [[spoiler:and the father of her child, Ariel]].
* InterspeciesRomance (despite appearances, Zhor is actually a subversion, since he's a Dark Elf that was transformed into his current state)
* [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Ariel I Am Your Father]]]] ([[spoiler:lord knows how she's going to take ''that'']])
* TheUnintelligible (due to being a spider, the most he can do is chitter)
* ShapeshiftingSquick ([[spoiler:how Ariel was conceived]]).
** One of the editors recently clarified that the actual process of shapeshifting wasn't involved in [[spoiler:Ariel's conception]], but the sheer fact that he's, y'know, a ''spider'' still makes it fall under this.
* WasOnceAMan (Dark Elf, that is)
!Discordia
A sentient demon and shard of a great demon god. Was originally summoned to fight in the Black Dragon arena, but has since escaped and taken over another body, which is being hunted by the Vloz'ress so they can summon another demon and TakeOverTheWorld.
* AbsoluteCleavage (crosses into FanDisservice [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1107 here]])
* BlueAndOrangeMorality (as a demon, she really has no concept of morality and acts purely on instinct)
* GrandTheftMe (how she got her current body)
* MacGuffinGirl (sort of, if by "girl" you mean "bloodthirsty demon)
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* PsychopathicManchild
!Sha'sana
The former headmistress of Orthorbbae, she narrates part of the Prologue and appeared in [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=40 one page]], where it's implied that Snadhya'rune killed her. [[spoiler:She later turns up alive and well in Chapter 25, and appears to be biding her time until Snadhya's plot implodes]].
* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman]]
* DeceptiveDisciple (Snadhya'rune was this to her, and Sha'sana knew it by the time she was betrayed)
* GoneHorriblyWrong (the tainting process, which originally was a device to help the drow resettle the surface. However [[spoiler: Snadhya'rune warped it to fit her own plans for takeover with intentionally faulty seeds]])
* [[spoiler:MummiesAtTheDinnerTable]] ([[spoiler:it's hard to not think of how she's keeping Sharess' body as this]])
* NeglectfulPrecursors (besides being a surviving dark elf, Sha'sana was also largely responsible for the current trend of tainting, though the Nidraa'chal were not her direct doing)
* PersonOfMassDestruction (though not yet shown, given what we know about her and what we can infer from what [[spoiler:[[http://www.drowtales.com/longestwaitarchive//20050719c1p023.JPG Diva'ratrika]]]] was capable of, Sha'sana is probably a ''massively'' powerful dark elf)
* SeenItAll (has this tone, and WildMassGuessing is that she's inherited memories from her ancestors)
* [[spoiler:SomebodyElsesProblem]] ([[spoiler:[[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6876 how she feels about Chel]], since her only goal is to resurrect Sharess. Lulianne is not happy to hear this, at all]])
* TimeDissonance (she refers to periods of 25 or 30 years like they're a few minutes, and seems to have a detached and bored tone when talking about [[spoiler:how Snadhya'rune's plot will fall apart soon enough]])
* WellIntentionedExtremist (her research into stable demonic seeds was meant to help the drow resettle the surface, and she hoped to find a way to remove the seeds at some point as well)
* WingdingPupils (her pupils are shaped like spirals, and according to WordOfGod this is due to her undergoing a sort of tainting that's not quite demonic tainting but similar. The implications of [[spoiler:[[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6445 Liriel]]]]'s eyes turning the same way as [[spoiler:Diva'ratrika starts to manifest]] is that she has undergone some sort of aura fusion)
!Sharess
The savior of the Dark Elves from the nether beings and leader of her people into the Underworld, Sharess was worshipped as the Goddess of her people for centuries, but by the time of the story the religion had largely died off save for the Kyorl'solenurn and a few pockets of worshippers.
* FacialMarkings (the nine-eyed mark is her symbol, and that of the Val'Sharess and those associated with her ([[hottip:* :Sharen use the nine moons symbol for themselves, and the two sometimes overlap, but generally speaking Nine Eyes = Sharess, Nine Moons = Sharen]]) )
* ''[[TheHighQueen The]]'' [[TheHighQueen High Queen]]
* MessianicArchetype
* OhMyGods (in-story, people use "Sharess" or "Goddess" in place of "God" in many exclamations)
* [[spoiler:PeopleJars]] ([[spoiler:her body is kept in one by Sha'sana]])
* ThePromise (her pledge to return the Dark Elves to the surface, though it hasn't been fulfilled yet and many Dark Elves lost hope that it ever would)
* RapunzelHair
* TheThreeFacesOfEve (in-story, [[http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=56 iconography often depicts three aspects of her]], presumably the Queen, the Warrior and the Goddess)
! Vala Hudr
The ruler of the light elves of Vanaheimr.
* HairOfGold
* HelloNurse (The fanbase had this reaction when she first appeared in Chapter 29.)
* NiceHat
* [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] (implied [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1170 here]])
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]] (and apparently Chiri's powers inferfere with hers. Given that so far the only three characters who are able to see the future are light elves or drowussu [[spoiler:the descendents of them]] it seems to be a racial trait)
! Freyja
One of the light elves imprisoned in Nagyscyed. She and the other elves were eventually rescued by Ariel and her gang in the "Rescue Faen" arc before splitting up to travel with Chiri'nide and Shan'naal. Sweet and demure she has hopes of finding her brother and her city homeland after being rescued.
* BigBrotherMentor (Myou Kyorl'solenuurn was a female version of this to her in Nagyscyed and her actual brother Freyr also fits the trope in general.)
* TheCutie
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* HairOfGold
* TheIngenue
* ThePollyanna
* PrincessClassic (See below.)
* SaveThePrincess (Not a princess but as the daughter of a high ranking light Elf she fits the trope)
* ThemeNaming (Like her brother her name comes from {{Norse Mythology}}.)
* WideEyedIdealist ([[spoiler: She has no idea of what really happened to her friends in Vanaheimr and accepts her brother's version of events without question]])
! Freyr
Freyja's older brother. He was separated from her when they were outside their home city and she was eventually captured by Halme slave traders. He has been looking for her ever since.
* BadAssCape (Subverted. [[spoiler: Chirinide still beats him to a pulp even when he is wearing it.]])
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Were Nice To My Sister]] ([[spoiler: Admits that this trope is the only reason he helped Shan'naal, Chirinide and Myou escape Vanaheimr.]])
* BigBrotherMentor (Is very much a caring older brother to Freyja. One of the first hints to show that he may not be all bad)
* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy (Chapter 29 doesn't go into much detail about his father's plans but he and Freyr seem to want to abolish the caste system in Vanaheimr.]])
* GrumpyBear (Initially)
* JerkAss
* KnightTemplarBigBrother (For Freyja)
* NiceHat
* NobleBigot (Extremely prejudiced against those not from Vanaheimr)
* NotSoDifferent (He and Chirinide both acknowledge the need for change in the outlooks of both their peoples. [[spoiler: However Freyr coldly states that the prisoners killed " were no more light elves than you are" to Chirinide.]])
* PowerOfTrust ([[spoiler: He only helps Chirinide, Shan'naal and Myou escape because they helped Freyja back in Nagyscyed]])
* ShinyMidnightBlack (His black hair is drawn with blue highlights in it)
* StrongFamilyResemblance (Is a miniature version of his father)
* ThemeNaming (He and his sister both have names from {{Norse Mythology}}).
* WarriorPrince (Not a prince but he is the son of a high ranking light elf and a competent fighter so he fits the trope)
!! Tralyn the Clanless
An aged history teacher in the Legs (i.e. male section) of Orthorbbae. He first appears in Chapter 2, stunning Ariel and her other classmates with his visibly aged appearance. Well versed in the knowledge of Drow history and culture he is a favourite amongst the pupils of Orthobbae Legs and [[spoiler: is the one to suggest that Faen run away to the surface after she injures Nihi'liir and critically wounds a teacher]]. He also appears to be on good terms with Kel'noz.
* TheChessmaster ([[spoiler: who knows exactly what he and the other headmasters (including Kel'noz) are plotting]])
* CoolOldGuy (much like Rosof of the Sarghress he is notably lined and haggard in the face, due to spending a long time away from the mana pool. Unlike Rosof though, he will not age further because he was not away for ''too'' long and got back to Chel quickly enough.)
* GreenEyes (of the bright and vivid variety)
* TheMagnificent (his moniker ''the clan-less'')
* MysteriousPast (again regarding his moniker. When Ariel and her classmates ask him about he claims that it is a story for another time)
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! Val'Dutan'vir
This was a clan made up of Drowussu and Drowussu/Drowolath hybrids and used to be one of the two main Drowussu Houses making up the Nine Clans at meetings, the other being the Val'Kyorl'solenurn. They suffered greatly due to the Nidraa'chal War; their Ill'haress Sannindi was murdered by her stag guardian that had been tainted and set against her, and all the adult warriors were sent to fight in the War and many perished in a LastStand [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4242 against the invading demons]]. Many of those that survived were tainted in the process and killed by the Val' Kyorl'solenurn. The Kyorl'solenurn also took the children of the clan they liked and [[KickTheDog sold the others to slavery]]. The few members that remain are either now part of the Kyorl'solenurn, wandering in Chel or enlisted amongst Sarghress ranks, mainly in the Maeyukir subhouse. Two major characters who belong/ed to this clan are [[KingIncognito Mikilu]] and [[SoleSurvivor Lulianne]]. After the Dutan'vir fell, they were replaced in the Council of Nine by the Vel'Vloz'ress.
In their heyday they made up most of Diva'ratrika's inner guard earning her trust because of their unique qualities. Being part Drowussu meant that they were loyal, more so than Drowolath but being part Drowolath meant that they would also be fierce fighters.
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* AnimalMotifs (Their's was the stag)
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=44 at least one]] survivor of the war chose {{seppuku}} over living after the Nidraa'chal War)
* {{Foil}} (They were this to the more fanatical Kyorls. In turn the Kyorl hated them because they were mixed breeds and as such an affront to their ideals of racial purity. This is also seen in the two drowussu clans' choice of animal mount, e.g. the stag for the Dutan'vir and the unicorn for the Kyorl'solennurn.)
* HalfBreed (many members, and WordOfGod is their Ill'haress was one too)
* HonorBeforeReason (the reason they undertook their last stand)
* MyMasterRightOrWrong (they saw Diva'ratrika as this [[spoiler: which was why the Sharen sisters targeted them during their coup]])
* PimpedOutDress (Their leaders had some of the fanciest outfits of the comic. [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive//20090314c00DutanvirPath03.jpg One look at the detail in Mikilu'ligr's overseer uniform provides proof]].)
* TheRemnant (All but destroyed after the Nidraa'chal War. Even the suffix 'ligr' (of the main noble house) came to be a term of derision in the Drow world. Whenever someone makes a huge mistake in battle, they are referred to as pulling a "ligr".)
* TurnCoat (One of its main houses (the Les'wanre) defected to the Kyorl'solenurn over what they felt to be Diva'ratrika's betrayal of their clan. Her holding an inquisition of members of the clan during the Nidra'chaal uprising led to some Dutan'vir thinking that she was questioning their loyalty and defecting as a result.)
* UndyingLoyalty (One of the traits Diva'ratrika valued in them)
!!Mikilu'ligr Val'Dutan'vir
Formerly overseer of Val'Sharess Diva'ratrika, Mikilu is the focus of the [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=45 Dutanv'ir Path]] sidestory and missing by the start of Chapter 1, and with the last female Val of the Dutan'vir clan gone the clan fell and were replaced by the Vloz'ress.
* ChekhovMIA (missing by the start of chapter 1 [[spoiler:only to show up again [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7756 in Chapter 31]], with the heavy implication that she was the one who tried to kill Snadhya'rune]])
* DrivenToMadness (she was put through this by being denied access to Diva'ratrika and meetings concerning her, being mocked by everyone except the Sharen sisters [[spoiler:who were the ones actually setting her up]] and having her food replaced with rotting meat to either force her to leave or make her go on a suicidal charge)
* {{Frameup}} (she was made to look like she'd snapped and killed a bunch of slaves to smear her reputation)
* GrayEyes
* PimpedOutDress (according to the artists who worked on it, her dress is one of the most complicated in the comic)
* PutOnABus (the subject of where Mikilu went after the conclusion of her story is a popular one in the fandom)
* RapunzelHair (like nearly all Vals, but hers is notable because of how much volume it has, best shown [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5534 here]])
* SkywardScream ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=56 a pretty spectacular one]] thanks to the use of mana)
!! Minka Sann'ligr Val'Dutan'vir
Formerly a member of the Dutan'vir, he was part of the charge that wiped out most of the clan. After the Nidraa'chal War he was captured and forced to work in the Black Dragon gladiator arena. After Ariel and her friends break Rik'shakar out of the dungeons, he is one of the prisoners set free by Irena to help her against them, only to knock her out and take power for himself.
* BadAss
* TheDogBitesBack (what he does to Irena, feeding her to her own dragons as part of the entertainment)
* GladiatorGames (was made to participate in them unwillingly)
* WouldHitAGirl ([[WrongGenreSavvy Irena never saw it coming...]])
!! Sker'ligr Val'Dutan'vir
Formerly one of the Val'Sharess' guards, Sker was present when Sil'lice arrived at the Imperial Palace. He later deserted and wound up in the Maeyukir House of the Sarghress.
* ConflictingLoyalty (ran into this when he found Sil'lice at the Val'Sharess tower and she was charged with attmpted murder, but ultimately chose Sil'lice over the other Sharen sisters and let her go, and later joined her in the Sarghress clan)
* DualWielding
* MultiArmedAndDangerous (he has golem prostheses that he uses to hold extra shields)
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]] (notable because he's the only character shown in-series to have this color hair.)
!! Sael Dutan'vir
Lulianne's niece, she was Syphile's friend at Orthorbbae, focused on in the sidestory "[[http://www.drowtales.com/archiveContest2009.php?sid=6335 Syphile's Great Deed]]" (the dialog is canon, but the art was done by a fan for a contest). It's heavily implied that she died during or soon after the Nidraa'chal War, and she never actually appears in any official artwork, outside of [[spoiler:Khaless using Sael's face to taunt Lulianne during their fight in Chapter 25]].
* BraidsOfAction (had this when alive)
* TheCassandra (she tried to warn Syphile exactly why tainting herself was a bad idea, but Syphile ignored her)
* [[spoiler:ShapeshifterGuiltTrip]] ([[spoiler:her face was used to do this to Lulianne]])
!! Nir'naya
One of Diva'ratrika's bodyguards. She was present with Mikilu in Chapter 1 during her disgrace at the Sharen sisters' party. Unlike Mikilu, she chose not to leave the Sharen and remained one of the Imperial bodyguards (the implication is that she was given Mikilu's old position.) Recently showed up in Chapter 30 after a long absence.
* AmbitionIsEvil (possibly, since Sarv'swati tells her that she finally got her wish to be the head of the Imperial Guards, albeit [[spoiler:with a fake Empress]])
* ConflictingLoyalty (seems to be developing this between her loyalty for [[spoiler:the deceased]] Diva'ratrika and her daughters)
* {{Hatedom}} (She's hated by many in the forums who consider her an all out traitor)
* HeelRealization (Looks to be the case for her as of Chapter 30)
* IndulgentFantasySegue (she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7670 imagines killing]] [[spoiler:Fake!Diva'ratrika]])
* SecretKeeper (she's one of the only people that knows for certain that [[spoiler:Diva'ratrika is dead]] though it's uncertain exactly when she found out)
* TokenMinority (Looks more drowolath than other Dutan'vir [[spoiler: this was probably why the Sharen sisters thought that they could use her as their pawn]])
* TurnCoat
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn]] ([[spoiler:For the Sharen sisters' coup. She believed that she was staying loyal to Diva'ratrika by remaining behind, but it looks like now [[HeelRealization she is beginning to regret her actions]].]])
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl
* WomanInBlack
* [[spoiler: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness]] ([[spoiler:Threatened with this by Sarv'swati if she doesn't keep the fake!Diva'ratrika under control. It's yet to be seen if she survived the timeskip.]])
!! Sang'oro
A former Dutan'vir of mixed drowolath/drowussu heritage who is now a templar for the Kyorl'solenurn clan. He can be seen in Chapters 12 and 13 fighting with Kyo'varde and her team against Sene'kha Vel'Vloz'ress and her demon hunters.
* AllGenesAreCoDominant (Unlike other Dutan'vir, who mostly just look like drowussu with a darker grey shading, Sang'oro is drawn as a direct intermediate between drowussu and drowolath typical traits. His skin is shaded grey-brown and his hair is neither neon like drowussu or pale like drowolath; he has what appears to be a pastel light-purple/faded-pink hair color.)
* BloodKnight
* HalfBreed (He managed to enlist within Kyorl ranks, despite their dislike of mixed breeds. Either this means that the Kyorl'solenurn are willing to let individuals prove themselves or Sang'oro is just that BadAss.)
* MeaningfulName (''Sang'' is the French word for blood. This might be to emphasize the fact that he may be a BloodKnight as seen above.)
* OneSteveLimit (Averted somewhat. There is also a ''Sang'' in the Sarghress Clan.)
* TheStoic
* TheQuietOne
!! Kai'to Val'Dutanvir (now Sarghress)
A former Val of the Les'wanre house of the Dutan'vir clan, Kaito fell out with his family and left the clan shortly before the Nidraachal War. He first attempted to join the Kyorl'solenurn but was disaffected by their ideals, eventually choosing to join the Sarghress (however he refused to join the Maeyukir subhouse). He is now a Highland Raider alongside Quil'yate and [[spoiler: Vaelia!]]. He appears in the [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6948 side stories]] depicting the Highland Raiders' adventures on the surface world during Chapter 25.
* FacialMarkings (Has what looks like cat whiskers on each cheek)
* FantasticRacism (Against anyone who is not a drow and against Kyorl drowussu)
* GreenEyes
* GrumpyBear
* IWorkAlone (the major reason he wound up in the Raiders, and also why he rejected the Mae'yukir outright)
* JerkAss
* LonersAreFreaks
* LongHairedPrettyBoy (one of the few remaining signs of his former Val status is his long ponytail)
* MultiColoredHair
* NobleFugitive (He was a former Val but somehow fell out with his family before the Nidraa'chal War)
* OlderThanTheyLook (As one chibi page [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7168 points out]], despite looking very young he's hundreds of years old and had the personality of a grumpy old man)
* ShellShockedVeteran (it's implied that his experiences have left him as this, explaining some of his JerkAss behavior)
!! Desmonde Val'Dutan'vir (now Kyorl'solenurn)
A Kyorl'solenurn inquisitor from the Order Of The Holy Eye first seen in Chapters 12 and 13. She is sent by Shimi'lande to monitor the heretic hunting party led by Kyo'varde against the Vloz'ress. She is the sister of Kaito and was a former Dutan'vir before joining the Kyorl'solenurn after her former clan's fall.
* AuthorAvatar (She is an avatar for Kite, the co-creator of DrowTales)
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Stood Up For Me]] (Possibly the source of her crush on Sang'oro)
* CurbStompBattle (Her fight with Ni'bai Vloz'ress)
* DifferentAsNightAndDay (Implied to be the case with her and Kaito, considering that she was happy to join the Kyorls whilst he outright rejected them and only joined the Sarghress so that he could be a loner amongst the Highland Raiders. Kaito fell out with his family before the Nidraa'chal War and chances are his relationship with his sister was also damaged)
* DroppedABridgeOnHim (Subverted. It looked like she was killed during her fight with Ni'bai, but later chapters showed her to be alive and well)
* EarlyBirdCameo (she and Kaito actually appear [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=7 in the prologue]], standing in front of the pillar in the first panel)
* IgnoredEpiphany (doesn't believe Ni'bai when told the truth about the Nidraa'chal War)
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] (as a member of Kyo'varde's hunting party)
* ShyBlueHairedGirl
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Val'Nabhan'veaka]]
! Val'Nabhan'veaka
A Val clan that existed around the mid 10th century, the Val'Nabhan'veaka created the ambitious Skyhole project, which would permit travel between the Surface in a matter of hours instead of days and make colonization easier. Even more extraordinarily, they managed to unite the clans behind the effort as well, even bitter rivals like the Sharen and the Sullisin'rune. Sadly, the Skyhole collapsed, effectively killing the clan, and set the stage for much of the chaos that was to follow. The Val'Jaal'darya succeeded them as the next Val clan.
! The Clan as a Whole:
* AllThereInTheManual (this clan first appeared in the "Rise of the Jaal'darya" Daydream story, and then certain details [[http://forums.drowtales.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=16306 were confirmed canon to the DT universe by the writer]].)
* CreativeSterility (after the Nabhan'veaka clan fell, many of the brightest thinkers went with them, as seen in the entries below)
* DisasterDominoes (besides the immediate physical damage to the surrounding area, the collapse of the Skyhole had several other effects on the main story)
** The collapse trapped many Sarghress troops on the surface and cut them off from the rest of Chel.
** Taking advantage of this, Diva'ratrika had the Sharen led by Sarv'swati attack the weakened Sarghress.
** This led directly to the battle where Sarv'swati fought Quain'tana [[spoiler:and made her barren]].
** The Sarghress survived thanks to their cavalry making a forced march from the surface and coming to the rescue to their clanmates and Ill'haress just in time.
** The collapse and its after effects ruined the good will that had been building among the clans, setting the stage for the distrust and indifference that would later show itself in the Nidraa'chal War.
** The collapse also took many of Chel's most creative and progressive thinkers with it, and set back the colonization effort for many years.
* EpicFail (the collapse was considered the greatest disaster in Chelian history until the Nidraa'chal War)
* SpaceElevator (this was essentially what the Skyhole was, though instead of space it went to the Surface)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tei'kaliath]]
! Tei'kaliath
This House mostly plays a role in the [[RolePlay Path to Power]] games but small references to them have appeared in the main comic. Coming from the fallen city of Shifaye'sindil, they are newcomers to the city and have a different look to other Drow. Their Illharess is An'jhali.
!The House as a whole:
* AerithAndBob (Because each character is named by a player, this is the effect some names have, with some being obviously fantastic and others being variations on real world names, often with an apostrophe or alternate spelling)
* AfterTheEnd (Not only was their original homeland destroyed, they have also had to fend off attacks on their refugee party from the Black Sun mercenaries and lost their home in Chel.)
* TheCameo (The little puppet Kharla'ggen is holding in one of the main comic wallpapers is of An'jhali, while An'jhali herself appears [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5775 in chapter 16]], and one player [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5256 makes a cameo]] in chapter 13.)
* CrazySurvivalist (pretty much out of necessity since they first arrived on the outskirts of Chel with only the clothes on their backs)
* CrossCulturalKerfluffle (Because their home city was completely cut off from the rest of the Underworld the Tei'kaliath have dealt with several of these due to {{in-universe}} ValuesDissonance, from referring to their leader as an Ill'haress, a title reserved for the leaders of the great clans to accidentally breaking the Queen's law against fighting in the streets, which is brought up in the main archive [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5775 here]]. Once you see [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1691 the map of the underworld]] and realize how far away their city was from all the other underworld settlements this makes a lot of sense.)
* DoomedHometown (Shifaye'sindil fell before the start of the game, with only 2% of the population surviving the Black Suns invasion and the civil war that broke out as a result)
* HalfBreed (WordOfGod is that the unique Tei'kaliath skintone was originally a coloring error, but later on they decided that it actually indicates that the original dark elf nation was more racially tolerant than their neighbors, so there would have been more mixing of light and dark elves, but it happened so long ago that no one really remembers it. It also helps explain the various eccentricities that on a meta level are due to the clan being played by humans)
* HeroOfAnotherStory (Their main role is in the Path to Power games)
* InteractiveComic
* ModestRoyalty (An'jhali is dressed much more conservatively than other clan leaders but this may be justified due to the Tei'kaliath not having Val status.)
* NaiveNewcomer
* [[PlayerCharacter Player Characters]] (every character besides An'jhali and a few other [=NPCs=] is controlled by a player)
* TheRemnant (They are much closer to their Dark Elf ancestors than other Chelians, since there was no massive generational overthrow of dark elves in Shifaye'sindil as happened in Chel. This is one reason why they have a somewhat paler complexion compared to the drow we see in Chel, as well as being taller than the average Chelian.)
* TheRival (To the Black Sun, and the Siksa'santi, who at one point took their ambassador hostage)
* TheWikiRule ([[http://pathtopower.wikia.com has an unofficial one]] maintained by players)
!! An'jhali Tei'kaliath
The Ill'haress of the Tei'kaliath house. She came to the role relatively early after the war that devastated Shifaye'sindil.
* TheChainsOfCommanding
* LastOfTheirKind (she's the last surviving member of the original ruling family, and was so far down in the succession line that she was never expected to rule)
* ModestRoyalty
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask (in the role playing game there are hints that she may be this.)
!! Badai An'karaa
An'jhali's lover, he was believed dead during the attack on the Tei'kaliath homeland, when in fact he was captured by the Black Sun. He later appeared in [[http://www.drowtales.com/ArchivePtpBadai.php?order=chapters&id=0 a sidestory]] done by the Path To Power artist, and later appeared in the game itself.
* ChekhovMIA
* EasyAmnesia (when he arrives in Chel he remembers nothing, not even his own name)
* HandicappedBadass (losing one arm didn't do anything to slow him down)
* MemeticBadass (as soon as he was introduced in flashbacks the Path To Power plays instantly formed a fanclub for him, and this was poked fun at in game) [[invoked]]
* MyNameIsNotDurwood (the fact that a lot of players seem to have trouble with his name has turned into something of a RunningGag, with the most frequent misspelling being "Bandai")
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Siksa'santi]]
! Siksa'santi
A clan of warriors, they came into being in the aftermath of the Sharen and Sullisin'rune War. Their Illhar is Kendra.
* FanNickname (after the hostage incident, several Tei'kaliath dubbed them the Sexy Santas, especially since so many had trouble spelling their name)
* PrivateMilitaryContractors (they essentially play this role in Chel)
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy (even more so than typical drow)
* [[StrongFamilyResemblance Uncanny Resemblance]] (Their Illhar Kendra resembles Quain'tana [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive//20090423c16p014.jpg quite a bit]] though this may be due to the art style. Canonically the Siksa'santi are actually older than the Sarghress, so in-story it may in fact be the other way around.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Siyah'Khorshed]]
! The Siyah'Khorshed (aka Black Sun mercenaries)
A loosely organised group of drow nomads that make their living from raiding other clans and cities. They are disliked by the majority of Chelians.
* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores
* BarbarianTribe
* TheBigGuy (Several members- fan speculation is that they have outposts on the surface and occasionally give birth overground, which allows them to have larger offspring compared to standard drow)
* TheCameo (Appeared in the side story [[http://www.drowtales.com/archiveContest2009.php?check=1&order=chapters&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&page=1&extra=1&id=8 ''Empress To Be'']] where they go against Snadhya'rune)
* TheDreaded
* DumbMuscle (Some of their mooks)
* TheHorde (Reason why they are not allowed to enter Chel in large groups)
* JerkAss (If Farasank and the men fighting Snadhya'rune are anything to go by)
* {{Matriarchy}} (Played with. The higher ups appear to be women, but men may have important roles in the group as shown in the albeit non-canon [[SideStoryBonusArt ''Origins of the Jaal'darya'']])
* RagTagBunchOfMisfits (Not really classed as a clan due to being heavily decentralized)
* SpacePirates
!! Farasank
A leader of the Black Sun Mercenaries (or Siyah'Khorshed), a band of nomadic drow from outside Chel'el'Sussuloth first introduced in Chapter 30. He appears to have a low opinion of most Chelians, regarding them as weak and soft.
* [[AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguous Fantasy Ethnicity]] (Is he a Dark Elf or is he a Drow? The red skin and coloured hair might indicate that he is a Dark Elf, but his eyes appear Drow like. The other members of the Black Sun however look like standard drow.)
* BarbarianTribe (The Siyah'Khorshed/Black Sun Mercenaries are seen as this by Chelian city-dwellers.)
* TheBigGuy (And how! He is practically a giant compared to most male Drow and could potentially rival Quain'tana as one of the tallest characters in the series.)
* CasanovaWannabe (Makes advances to every female character he comes across.)
* DefeatMeansFriendship (What some fans are holding out for if Sarv'swati agrees to allow the Black Sun into Chelian territory.)
* DistractedByTheSexy (He may well have won his fight with Sarv'swati or at least fought her to a draw if he hadn't stopped to cop a feel.)
* FangThpeak (Tends to slur his speech and the 'r's in his words are replaced with apostrophes in the text bubbles.)
* FantasticRacism (Against the inhabitants of Chel'el'Sussuloth.)
* JerkAss
* MadeOfIron (takes a mana fueled kick from Sarv'swati directly to the chest, and it doesn't even faze him)
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon (subverted, he does want both Vidhi'yani and Sarv'swati [[MemeticMolester in very disturbing ways]] and seems to like Sarv'swati ''even more'' after she beats him up)
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* SlasherSmile
* StandardFemaleGrabArea (Subverted. He '''tried''' grabbing hold of Sarv'swati in this manner, but it failed.)
* WorthyOpponent (thinks Sarv'swati is this, albeit after she kicks his ass)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kal'Yantra]]
! Kal'Yantra
A non-Val clan specialising in the building of golems. After the timeskip they've been absorbed by the Sarghress and contracted to work on their war golems, and the sidestory [[http://www.drowtales.com/sidestory_Battlefieldengineers.php?id=0 Battlefield Engineers]] focuses on them.
* BrownEyes (seems to be the usual eye color among members, which is notable in the drow world for being relatively rare, the inverse of the real world where brown is the most common human eye color)
* GadgeteerGenius (The entire clan falls into this since most other clans rely on them for war golems)
* HumongousMecha
* TheMechanic
* PunnyName (their Illhar's name is [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=920 Maszyna]], which in several Slavic languages means "machine")
* WrenchWench (the female members of their clan)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Guild of Flowers]]
!Guild of Flowers
Part of the trading community at large. They sit in the middle circle at the Council. Most are unaffiliated with any of the major clans except to trade. Their Illhar's name is Naj'wa.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold / MissKitty (One of the professions their members are involved with)
* IntrepidMerchant (Another of the professions their members are involved in)
* UrbanSegregation ( They provide an example of this at clan meetings where the reason they sit in the middle is because they represent middle to lower middle class drow- while the Val clans sit at the top on a higher platform with the lowest of the lower class not even represented at all.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Val'ley'Gurl]]
! Val'ley'Gurl
A minor clan specialising in girliness and PINK. Lots of it. They appear mostly as a running gag in chibi art and side stories, and are not officially canon. Their Illhar is Val'erie.
!The Clan as a Whole:
* FanNickname (The '' "Pink Menace" '')
* JokeCharacter
* [[SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness Sliding Scale Of Girliness Versus Silliness]] (Both extremely girly and extremely silly)
* [[TradeMarkFavoriteFood TradeMark Favorite Color]] ([[RuleOfThree PINK, PINK and more PINK!!]])
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Nidraa'chal]]
! The Nidraa'chal
Sixteen years before the events of the main story, the Nidraa'chal were a small group that seemingly rose from nowhere and threatened the whole of Chel'el'Sussuloth. Before they arrived on the scene, tainting was limited to accidents in summoning and the victim was seen as "weak" and unable to control their own summons. With the arrival of the Nidraa'chal, this soon turned out not to be the case. The members of the Nidraa'chal were tainted right down to the last man, woman and child of their own volition and spread havoc across the underworld. After ignoring the potential threat for years, Diva'ratrika summoned a Council of all the clans to discuss the problem. This did not have the effect that Diva'ratrika was hoping for; many of the other Great clans [[SomebodyElsesProblem felt that the issue was solely a Sharen one]], and the Empress was in a moral conflict. Three of her own daughters were now tainted, and yet she was calling the Nidraa'chal a threat to Drow society. Without the support of the other clans, Diva'ratrika elected to send troops after any and all tainted, causing dissatisfaction amongst the Val'Dutan'vir, who were at the time amongst her staunchest allies. After Snadhya'rune advised Diva'ratrika to stay her hand until she could negotiate with the Nidraa'chal, the latter began to randomly attack civilians, a move unheard of in normal Drow political struggles. Angry for being held back, Diva'ratrika allowed the Sharen to make a strike against the Nidraa'chal, with her daughters Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta leading most of their bloodlines into the front lines. They were able to push back the demon clan but suffered heavy losses. Yet the true plans of the Nidraa'chal were yet to be discovered... and their origins were not what they seemed...
!!The Clan as a whole
* ArcWords ( '''"We are the bastard daughters of Sharess..."''')
* BigBad (in-universe they are still seen as a very real threat, especially by the Kyorl'solenurn)
* CompleteMonster ({{In-universe}}, even clans who had been neutral about them began to see them this way after they began attacking civilians, something that the drow consider to be a ''big'' no-no, if only because it wastes resources and clans would usually just absorb the slaves and goods captured rather than simply destroy them as the Nidraa'chal did)
* DemonicPossession (Every member was "tainted" - both willingly and by force -the reason why they were such a threat is that they were willing to forcibly taint everyone they came across whether civilians or nobles.)
* TheDreaded (Sixteen years after they "fell" the memory of what they did to Chel is still a sore point for many, and during the War they were seen as dangerous enough to have the entire Sharen army go against them, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=13 something that had never happened before]])
* TheHorde (Unleashed an army of demons on Sil'lice and her family during the war)
* NiceJobBreakingItHero (Diva'ratrika is partly to blame for the rise of the Nidraa'chal, since her delay in acting against them led to them being able to wreak such havoc on the drow population, and civilians disproportionately suffered during the War, a direct violation of traditional clan warfare rules. This trope also applies to Sha'sana, who even says that the Nidraa'chal [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=40 are the result of her actions]].)
* NotSoHarmless (Diva'ratrika [[http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=5 states]] that before the Nidraa'chal, tainted summoners were seen mainly as objects of pity, since they were unable to control their summons and became subjugated by them, and any summoners incompetent enough to get possessed couldn't possibly be a threat to anyone else. [[TemptingFate Right?]] This idea backfired spectacularly when it tainting itself began to be used as a weapon.)
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* [[spoiler: TheReveal]] ([[spoiler: Not only is their leader Kalki the daughter of a Sharen noble, and worse, Diva'ratrika's ''own granddaughter'', but said noble (Snadhya'rune) is also the clan's ill'haress and one of its original founders.]])
* TheRemnant ([[spoiler: According to Sha'sana there are sleeper Nidraa'chal agents in EVERY major clan and most of the minor ones as well.]])
* [[spoiler: RunningBothSides]] ([[spoiler: the entire clan was a front for the coup three of the Sharen sisters pulled on their mother and Snadhya'rune is later revealed to be their ill'haress.]])
* SomebodyElsesProblem (Believing the entire affair only involved the Sharen, the other clans at Diva'ratrika's Council refused to intervene until [[ItGotWorse the Nidraa'chal started attacking civilians and leaving entire districts devastated]]. As mentioned above, this only made the situation worse.)
* UnwittingPawn (Played with. [[spoiler: During the war between the Sharen and the Nidraa'chal they were the pawn for three of the Sharens' attempt to murder their mother, but Kalki was made aware of this all along so only the "pawn" part is true. However as is revealed in later chapters it looks like the Sharen are now the "unwitting pawns" of the Nidraa'chal as Snadhya'rune has her own plans which Sarv'swati even admits do not involve the Sharens (and even Sarv'swati may not know of Snadhya'rune's faulty seeds that affect 90% of the tainted population). Snadhya'rune's ultimate goal is to be empress and she intends to let the majority of Chel destroy itself to let this become reality.]])
!!Kalki Nidraa'chal
The first named Nidraa'chal to appear, she appears in the Prologue to fight Sil'lice, and for a long time was one of the most mysterious and speculated-upon characters due to cryptic comments made by Sil'lice. She later appears in chapter 17 as a "friend" of Snadhya'rune, and in [[WhamEpisode chapter 25]] it's revealed that [[spoiler:she's not just Snadhya's daughter, but also ''Mel'arnach'''s.]]
* AffablyEvil (it's almost possible to forget that she's a mass murdering terrorist)
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow (originally, which makes sense since both of her parents also have purple hair and eyes)
* DeliberatelyCuteChild (almost as soon as she reappeared fans started commenting that she acts just a little too cute...)
* EarlyBirdCameo (WordOfGod is that the woman standing next to Snadhya [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=449 in this page from Chapter 11]] is indeed Kalki, even though she looks different, presumably because her final design hadn't been decided on)
* EvilGloating (does a lot of this in her battle with Sil'lice)
* GenkiGirl (see above)
* TheGlomp (to Mel, twice, first after meeting her and then [[spoiler:after calling her "Father"]])
* GodivaHair (when she appears in chapter 17)
* [[spoiler:HasTwoMommies]] / [[spoiler:HomosexualReproduction]]
* [[spoiler:[[LukeYouAreMyFather Mel'arnach, You Are My Father]]]]
** And by extension, [[spoiler:Ariel, I Am Your Sister]]
* ShadowArchetype (of Ariel, [[spoiler:even more so since they're actually half-sisters, leading to speculation that there may be a CainAndAbel situation later in the story]])
* ShrugOfGod (when asked if she was related to Snadhya, WordOfGod on the subject was that she was Snadhya's daughter, but Snadhya had never given birth. [[spoiler:Later on ExactWords are invoked, since Snadhya went to the Jaal'darya and had the baby carried outside her womb, so technically she never ''has'' given birth]].)
* SpoiledBrat (several characters refer to her as this, and her behavior seems to back it up.)
* TangledFamilyTree (Oh boy. Long story short, [[spoiler:she's related to half of the main cast in some form or another. And even better, her two grandmothers are Quain'tana and Diva'ratrika!]])
* WaifFu (from what's been seen when she fights she does a lot of jumping around and has a pretty small frame, and fans speculate that she uses air sorcery to help her along [[spoiler:which makes sense, considering she's related to Ariel, who can do similar things]])
* WeCanRuleTogether (to Sil'lice. It doesn't work.)
!! Shodun
A Nidraa'chal first seen during [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6037 Sil'lice's flashback in chapter 19]]. [[spoiler:She is actually a [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6879 member of the Illhar'dro clan]], and appears again in chapter 33, where she kills Sandaur.]]
* DeepCoverAgent
* DestinationDefenestration (what she does to [[spoiler:Sandaur]])
* EvenEvilHasStandards (it's implied that she really didn't want to [[spoiler:kill Sandaur]] judging by her reaction to [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7979 seeing him]] and what she says [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8079 later]])
* GirlishPigtails
* HeroKiller (Twice. First to Sae'ryne, and then to [[spoiler:Sandaur]])
* MakeMeWannaShout (her powers, which result in FridgeBrilliance since she's [[spoiler:an Illhar'dro, and is able to use her spellsong to a degree not seen with other characters from her clan, possibly because her tainting has enhanced her abilities]])
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent (she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1710 appears briefly]] in the foreground, and then shows up behind [[spoiler:[[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1713 Sandaur]]]] several pages before making her move, and because she's out of focus most people didn't notice her there. Also contains a level of FridgeBrilliance in that this is ''exactly'' how the Nidraa'chal operate, staying unnoticed in the background until the right moment when they strike.)
* MultiColoredHair (has white hair with blue bangs)
* OffWithHisHead (what she does to Sil'lice's daughter Sae'ryne)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:StoneCompany]]
! Stone Company
A trade company specializing in overworld and underworld goods, headed by Dhal'zin and several generations of her Halme allies. This was the subject of a podcast and Dhal'zin herself also appeared in Chapters 17 and 20.
!! Dhal'zin
The owner of the Stone Company and a trading partner of the Illhar'dro.
* [[AllAsiansAreAlike All Halmes Are Alike]] (played with, it's pretty obvious to readers that they aren't, but Dhal constantly confuses the different generations of Fen's family due to her long lifespan)
* BareYourMidriff
* BlueEyes
* GenderBlenderName
* InTheHood (wears a long cloak with a hood)
* InterspeciesRomance (with Kai and possibly Fen too in the past. It's somewhat ambiguous just how far their relationship goes, but she's certainly flirtatious with both of them.)
* StatuesqueStunner (One of the tallest drow females seen in-story)
* SuperBreedingProgram (Of a sort. WordOfGod is that she intentionally bred Kai's family with people who would give them coloring similar to a dark elf, apparently for her own amusement. She also names each successive generation with names with the same first letter, so Fen is part of the F Generation, Kai part of the K Generation, etc.)
!! Fen
A Halme merchant who became friends with Dhal'zin several decades ago, and his family has been part of the Stone Company with her for several generations. He was also a part of Dhal'zin's breeding program, with his descendants continuing to work with her till the present day.
* InterSpeciesRomance
* IntrepidMerchant
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Great Grand Father Like Great Grandson]] (Dhal'zin is implied to have had relationships with both him, his grandfather, and his descendant Kai)
* OddFriendship (with Dhal'zin)
!! Kai
A descendant of Fen in the present day. He is present in Chapter 20 with Dhal'zin at the Ill'har'dro surface outpost that Kyo'nne reports to.
* BlueEyes
* IdenticalGrandson (Averted, although amusingly Dhal'zin is the only one who doesn't seem to notice)
* InterSpeciesRomance
* WeAreAsMayflies (he [[LampshadeHanging points out]] that despite the influx of halmes seeming sudden to a long-lived drow, from the perspective of a halme it's been going on for generations)
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Val'Dutan'vir]]
! Val'Dutan'vir
This was a clan made up of Drowussu and Drowussu/Drowolath hybrids and used to be one of the two main Drowussu Houses making up the Nine Clans at meetings, the other being the Val'Kyorl'solenurn. They suffered greatly due to the Nidraa'chal War; their Ill'haress Sannindi was murdered by her stag guardian that had been tainted and set against her, and all the adult warriors were sent to fight in the War and many perished in a LastStand [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4242 against the invading demons]]. Many of those that survived were tainted in the process and killed by the Val' Kyorl'solenurn. The Kyorl'solenurn also took the children of the clan they liked and [[KickTheDog sold the others to slavery]]. The few members that remain are either now part of the Kyorl'solenurn, wandering in Chel or enlisted amongst Sarghress ranks, mainly in the Maeyukir subhouse. Two major characters who belong/ed to this clan are [[KingIncognito Mikilu]] and [[SoleSurvivor Lulianne]]. After the Dutan'vir fell, they were replaced in the Council of Nine by the Vel'Vloz'ress.
In their heyday they made up most of Diva'ratrika's inner guard earning her trust because of their unique qualities. Being part Drowussu meant that they were loyal, more so than Drowolath but being part Drowolath meant that they would also be fierce fighters.
!The Clan as a whole:
* AnimalMotifs (Their's was the stag)
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=44 at least one]] survivor of the war chose {{seppuku}} over living after the Nidraa'chal War)
* {{Foil}} (They were this to the more fanatical Kyorls. In turn the Kyorl hated them because they were mixed breeds and as such an affront to their ideals of racial purity. This is also seen in the two drowussu clans' choice of animal mount, e.g. the stag for the Dutan'vir and the unicorn for the Kyorl'solennurn.)
* HalfBreed (many members, and WordOfGod is their Ill'haress was one too)
* HonorBeforeReason (the reason they undertook their last stand)
* MyMasterRightOrWrong (they saw Diva'ratrika as this [[spoiler: which was why the Sharen sisters targeted them during their coup]])
* PimpedOutDress (Their leaders had some of the fanciest outfits of the comic. [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive//20090314c00DutanvirPath03.jpg One look at the detail in Mikilu'ligr's overseer uniform provides proof]].)
* TheRemnant (All but destroyed after the Nidraa'chal War. Even the suffix 'ligr' (of the main noble house) came to be a term of derision in the Drow world. Whenever someone makes a huge mistake in battle, they are referred to as pulling a "ligr".)
* TurnCoat (One of its main houses (the Les'wanre) defected to the Kyorl'solenurn over what they felt to be Diva'ratrika's betrayal of their clan. Her holding an inquisition of members of the clan during the Nidra'chaal uprising led to some Dutan'vir thinking that she was questioning their loyalty and defecting as a result.)
* UndyingLoyalty (One of the traits Diva'ratrika valued in them)
!!Mikilu'ligr Val'Dutan'vir
Formerly overseer of Val'Sharess Diva'ratrika, Mikilu is the focus of the [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=45 Dutanv'ir Path]] sidestory and missing by the start of Chapter 1, and with the last female Val of the Dutan'vir clan gone the clan fell and were replaced by the Vloz'ress.
* ChekhovMIA (missing by the start of chapter 1 [[spoiler:only to show up again [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7756 in Chapter 31]], with the heavy implication that she was the one who tried to kill Snadhya'rune]])
* DrivenToMadness (she was put through this by being denied access to Diva'ratrika and meetings concerning her, being mocked by everyone except the Sharen sisters [[spoiler:who were the ones actually setting her up]] and having her food replaced with rotting meat to either force her to leave or make her go on a suicidal charge)
* {{Frameup}} (she was made to look like she'd snapped and killed a bunch of slaves to smear her reputation)
* GrayEyes
* PimpedOutDress (according to the artists who worked on it, her dress is one of the most complicated in the comic)
* PutOnABus (the subject of where Mikilu went after the conclusion of her story is a popular one in the fandom)
* RapunzelHair (like nearly all Vals, but hers is notable because of how much volume it has, best shown [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5534 here]])
* SkywardScream ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=56 a pretty spectacular one]] thanks to the use of mana)
!! Minka Sann'ligr Val'Dutan'vir
Formerly a member of the Dutan'vir, he was part of the charge that wiped out most of the clan. After the Nidraa'chal War he was captured and forced to work in the Black Dragon gladiator arena. After Ariel and her friends break Rik'shakar out of the dungeons, he is one of the prisoners set free by Irena to help her against them, only to knock her out and take power for himself.
* BadAss
* TheDogBitesBack (what he does to Irena, feeding her to her own dragons as part of the entertainment)
* GladiatorGames (was made to participate in them unwillingly)
* WouldHitAGirl ([[WrongGenreSavvy Irena never saw it coming...]])
!! Sker'ligr Val'Dutan'vir
Formerly one of the Val'Sharess' guards, Sker was present when Sil'lice arrived at the Imperial Palace. He later deserted and wound up in the Maeyukir House of the Sarghress.
* ConflictingLoyalty (ran into this when he found Sil'lice at the Val'Sharess tower and she was charged with attmpted murder, but ultimately chose Sil'lice over the other Sharen sisters and let her go, and later joined her in the Sarghress clan)
* DualWielding
* MultiArmedAndDangerous (he has golem prostheses that he uses to hold extra shields)
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]] (notable because he's the only character shown in-series to have this color hair.)
!! Sael Dutan'vir
Lulianne's niece, she was Syphile's friend at Orthorbbae, focused on in the sidestory "[[http://www.drowtales.com/archiveContest2009.php?sid=6335 Syphile's Great Deed]]" (the dialog is canon, but the art was done by a fan for a contest). It's heavily implied that she died during or soon after the Nidraa'chal War, and she never actually appears in any official artwork, outside of [[spoiler:Khaless using Sael's face to taunt Lulianne during their fight in Chapter 25]].
* BraidsOfAction (had this when alive)
* TheCassandra (she tried to warn Syphile exactly why tainting herself was a bad idea, but Syphile ignored her)
* [[spoiler:ShapeshifterGuiltTrip]] ([[spoiler:her face was used to do this to Lulianne]])
!! Nir'naya
One of Diva'ratrika's bodyguards. She was present with Mikilu in Chapter 1 during her disgrace at the Sharen sisters' party. Unlike Mikilu, she chose not to leave the Sharen and remained one of the Imperial bodyguards (the implication is that she was given Mikilu's old position.) Recently showed up in Chapter 30 after a long absence.
* AmbitionIsEvil (possibly, since Sarv'swati tells her that she finally got her wish to be the head of the Imperial Guards, albeit [[spoiler:with a fake Empress]])
* ConflictingLoyalty (seems to be developing this between her loyalty for [[spoiler:the deceased]] Diva'ratrika and her daughters)
* {{Hatedom}} (She's hated by many in the forums who consider her an all out traitor)
* HeelRealization (Looks to be the case for her as of Chapter 30)
* IndulgentFantasySegue (she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7670 imagines killing]] [[spoiler:Fake!Diva'ratrika]])
* SecretKeeper (she's one of the only people that knows for certain that [[spoiler:Diva'ratrika is dead]] though it's uncertain exactly when she found out)
* TokenMinority (Looks more drowolath than other Dutan'vir [[spoiler: this was probably why the Sharen sisters thought that they could use her as their pawn]])
* TurnCoat
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn]] ([[spoiler:For the Sharen sisters' coup. She believed that she was staying loyal to Diva'ratrika by remaining behind, but it looks like now [[HeelRealization she is beginning to regret her actions]].]])
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl
* WomanInBlack
* [[spoiler: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness]] ([[spoiler:Threatened with this by Sarv'swati if she doesn't keep the fake!Diva'ratrika under control. It's yet to be seen if she survived the timeskip.]])
!! Sang'oro
A former Dutan'vir of mixed drowolath/drowussu heritage who is now a templar for the Kyorl'solenurn clan. He can be seen in Chapters 12 and 13 fighting with Kyo'varde and her team against Sene'kha Vel'Vloz'ress and her demon hunters.
* AllGenesAreCoDominant (Unlike other Dutan'vir, who mostly just look like drowussu with a darker grey shading, Sang'oro is drawn as a direct intermediate between drowussu and drowolath typical traits. His skin is shaded grey-brown and his hair is neither neon like drowussu or pale like drowolath; he has what appears to be a pastel light-purple/faded-pink hair color.)
* BloodKnight
* HalfBreed (He managed to enlist within Kyorl ranks, despite their dislike of mixed breeds. Either this means that the Kyorl'solenurn are willing to let individuals prove themselves or Sang'oro is just that BadAss.)
* MeaningfulName (''Sang'' is the French word for blood. This might be to emphasize the fact that he may be a BloodKnight as seen above.)
* OneSteveLimit (Averted somewhat. There is also a ''Sang'' in the Sarghress Clan.)
* TheStoic
* TheQuietOne
!! Kai'to Val'Dutanvir (now Sarghress)
A former Val of the Les'wanre house of the Dutan'vir clan, Kaito fell out with his family and left the clan shortly before the Nidraachal War. He first attempted to join the Kyorl'solenurn but was disaffected by their ideals, eventually choosing to join the Sarghress (however he refused to join the Maeyukir subhouse). He is now a Highland Raider alongside Quil'yate and [[spoiler: Vaelia!]]. He appears in the [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6948 side stories]] depicting the Highland Raiders' adventures on the surface world during Chapter 25.
* FacialMarkings (Has what looks like cat whiskers on each cheek)
* FantasticRacism (Against anyone who is not a drow and against Kyorl drowussu)
* GreenEyes
* GrumpyBear
* IWorkAlone (the major reason he wound up in the Raiders, and also why he rejected the Mae'yukir outright)
* JerkAss
* LonersAreFreaks
* LongHairedPrettyBoy (one of the few remaining signs of his former Val status is his long ponytail)
* MultiColoredHair
* NobleFugitive (He was a former Val but somehow fell out with his family before the Nidraa'chal War)
* OlderThanTheyLook (As one chibi page [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7168 points out]], despite looking very young he's hundreds of years old and had the personality of a grumpy old man)
* ShellShockedVeteran (it's implied that his experiences have left him as this, explaining some of his JerkAss behavior)
!! Desmonde Val'Dutan'vir (now Kyorl'solenurn)
A Kyorl'solenurn inquisitor from the Order Of The Holy Eye first seen in Chapters 12 and 13. She is sent by Shimi'lande to monitor the heretic hunting party led by Kyo'varde against the Vloz'ress. She is the sister of Kaito and was a former Dutan'vir before joining the Kyorl'solenurn after her former clan's fall.
* AuthorAvatar (She is an avatar for Kite, the co-creator of DrowTales)
* [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because You Stood Up For Me]] (Possibly the source of her crush on Sang'oro)
* CurbStompBattle (Her fight with Ni'bai Vloz'ress)
* DifferentAsNightAndDay (Implied to be the case with her and Kaito, considering that she was happy to join the Kyorls whilst he outright rejected them and only joined the Sarghress so that he could be a loner amongst the Highland Raiders. Kaito fell out with his family before the Nidraa'chal War and chances are his relationship with his sister was also damaged)
* DroppedABridgeOnHim (Subverted. It looked like she was killed during her fight with Ni'bai, but later chapters showed her to be alive and well)
* EarlyBirdCameo (she and Kaito actually appear [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=7 in the prologue]], standing in front of the pillar in the first panel)
* IgnoredEpiphany (doesn't believe Ni'bai when told the truth about the Nidraa'chal War)
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] (as a member of Kyo'varde's hunting party)
* ShyBlueHairedGirl
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Val'Nabhan'veaka]]
! Val'Nabhan'veaka
A Val clan that existed around the mid 10th century, the Val'Nabhan'veaka created the ambitious Skyhole project, which would permit travel between the Surface in a matter of hours instead of days and make colonization easier. Even more extraordinarily, they managed to unite the clans behind the effort as well, even bitter rivals like the Sharen and the Sullisin'rune. Sadly, the Skyhole collapsed, effectively killing the clan, and set the stage for much of the chaos that was to follow. The Val'Jaal'darya succeeded them as the next Val clan.
! The Clan as a Whole:
* AllThereInTheManual (this clan first appeared in the "Rise of the Jaal'darya" Daydream story, and then certain details [[http://forums.drowtales.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=16306 were confirmed canon to the DT universe by the writer]].)
* CreativeSterility (after the Nabhan'veaka clan fell, many of the brightest thinkers went with them, as seen in the entries below)
* DisasterDominoes (besides the immediate physical damage to the surrounding area, the collapse of the Skyhole had several other effects on the main story)
** The collapse trapped many Sarghress troops on the surface and cut them off from the rest of Chel.
** Taking advantage of this, Diva'ratrika had the Sharen led by Sarv'swati attack the weakened Sarghress.
** This led directly to the battle where Sarv'swati fought Quain'tana [[spoiler:and made her barren]].
** The Sarghress survived thanks to their cavalry making a forced march from the surface and coming to the rescue to their clanmates and Ill'haress just in time.
** The collapse and its after effects ruined the good will that had been building among the clans, setting the stage for the distrust and indifference that would later show itself in the Nidraa'chal War.
** The collapse also took many of Chel's most creative and progressive thinkers with it, and set back the colonization effort for many years.
* EpicFail (the collapse was considered the greatest disaster in Chelian history until the Nidraa'chal War)
* SpaceElevator (this was essentially what the Skyhole was, though instead of space it went to the Surface)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tei'kaliath]]
! Tei'kaliath
This House mostly plays a role in the [[RolePlay Path to Power]] games but small references to them have appeared in the main comic. Coming from the fallen city of Shifaye'sindil, they are newcomers to the city and have a different look to other Drow. Their Illharess is An'jhali.
!The House as a whole:
* AerithAndBob (Because each character is named by a player, this is the effect some names have, with some being obviously fantastic and others being variations on real world names, often with an apostrophe or alternate spelling)
* AfterTheEnd (Not only was their original homeland destroyed, they have also had to fend off attacks on their refugee party from the Black Sun mercenaries and lost their home in Chel.)
* TheCameo (The little puppet Kharla'ggen is holding in one of the main comic wallpapers is of An'jhali, while An'jhali herself appears [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5775 in chapter 16]], and one player [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5256 makes a cameo]] in chapter 13.)
* CrazySurvivalist (pretty much out of necessity since they first arrived on the outskirts of Chel with only the clothes on their backs)
* CrossCulturalKerfluffle (Because their home city was completely cut off from the rest of the Underworld the Tei'kaliath have dealt with several of these due to {{in-universe}} ValuesDissonance, from referring to their leader as an Ill'haress, a title reserved for the leaders of the great clans to accidentally breaking the Queen's law against fighting in the streets, which is brought up in the main archive [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5775 here]]. Once you see [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1691 the map of the underworld]] and realize how far away their city was from all the other underworld settlements this makes a lot of sense.)
* DoomedHometown (Shifaye'sindil fell before the start of the game, with only 2% of the population surviving the Black Suns invasion and the civil war that broke out as a result)
* HalfBreed (WordOfGod is that the unique Tei'kaliath skintone was originally a coloring error, but later on they decided that it actually indicates that the original dark elf nation was more racially tolerant than their neighbors, so there would have been more mixing of light and dark elves, but it happened so long ago that no one really remembers it. It also helps explain the various eccentricities that on a meta level are due to the clan being played by humans)
* HeroOfAnotherStory (Their main role is in the Path to Power games)
* InteractiveComic
* ModestRoyalty (An'jhali is dressed much more conservatively than other clan leaders but this may be justified due to the Tei'kaliath not having Val status.)
* NaiveNewcomer
* [[PlayerCharacter Player Characters]] (every character besides An'jhali and a few other [=NPCs=] is controlled by a player)
* TheRemnant (They are much closer to their Dark Elf ancestors than other Chelians, since there was no massive generational overthrow of dark elves in Shifaye'sindil as happened in Chel. This is one reason why they have a somewhat paler complexion compared to the drow we see in Chel, as well as being taller than the average Chelian.)
* TheRival (To the Black Sun, and the Siksa'santi, who at one point took their ambassador hostage)
* TheWikiRule ([[http://pathtopower.wikia.com has an unofficial one]] maintained by players)
!! An'jhali Tei'kaliath
The Ill'haress of the Tei'kaliath house. She came to the role relatively early after the war that devastated Shifaye'sindil.
* TheChainsOfCommanding
* LastOfTheirKind (she's the last surviving member of the original ruling family, and was so far down in the succession line that she was never expected to rule)
* ModestRoyalty
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask (in the role playing game there are hints that she may be this.)
!! Badai An'karaa
An'jhali's lover, he was believed dead during the attack on the Tei'kaliath homeland, when in fact he was captured by the Black Sun. He later appeared in [[http://www.drowtales.com/ArchivePtpBadai.php?order=chapters&id=0 a sidestory]] done by the Path To Power artist, and later appeared in the game itself.
* ChekhovMIA
* EasyAmnesia (when he arrives in Chel he remembers nothing, not even his own name)
* HandicappedBadass (losing one arm didn't do anything to slow him down)
* MemeticBadass (as soon as he was introduced in flashbacks the Path To Power plays instantly formed a fanclub for him, and this was poked fun at in game) [[invoked]]
* MyNameIsNotDurwood (the fact that a lot of players seem to have trouble with his name has turned into something of a RunningGag, with the most frequent misspelling being "Bandai")
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Siksa'santi]]
! Siksa'santi
A clan of warriors, they came into being in the aftermath of the Sharen and Sullisin'rune War. Their Illhar is Kendra.
* FanNickname (after the hostage incident, several Tei'kaliath dubbed them the Sexy Santas, especially since so many had trouble spelling their name)
* PrivateMilitaryContractors (they essentially play this role in Chel)
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy (even more so than typical drow)
* [[StrongFamilyResemblance Uncanny Resemblance]] (Their Illhar Kendra resembles Quain'tana [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive//20090423c16p014.jpg quite a bit]] though this may be due to the art style. Canonically the Siksa'santi are actually older than the Sarghress, so in-story it may in fact be the other way around.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Siyah'Khorshed]]
! The Siyah'Khorshed (aka Black Sun mercenaries)
A loosely organised group of drow nomads that make their living from raiding other clans and cities. They are disliked by the majority of Chelians.
* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores
* BarbarianTribe
* TheBigGuy (Several members- fan speculation is that they have outposts on the surface and occasionally give birth overground, which allows them to have larger offspring compared to standard drow)
* TheCameo (Appeared in the side story [[http://www.drowtales.com/archiveContest2009.php?check=1&order=chapters&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&page=1&extra=1&id=8 ''Empress To Be'']] where they go against Snadhya'rune)
* TheDreaded
* DumbMuscle (Some of their mooks)
* TheHorde (Reason why they are not allowed to enter Chel in large groups)
* JerkAss (If Farasank and the men fighting Snadhya'rune are anything to go by)
* {{Matriarchy}} (Played with. The higher ups appear to be women, but men may have important roles in the group as shown in the albeit non-canon [[SideStoryBonusArt ''Origins of the Jaal'darya'']])
* RagTagBunchOfMisfits (Not really classed as a clan due to being heavily decentralized)
* SpacePirates
!! Farasank
A leader of the Black Sun Mercenaries (or Siyah'Khorshed), a band of nomadic drow from outside Chel'el'Sussuloth first introduced in Chapter 30. He appears to have a low opinion of most Chelians, regarding them as weak and soft.
* [[AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguous Fantasy Ethnicity]] (Is he a Dark Elf or is he a Drow? The red skin and coloured hair might indicate that he is a Dark Elf, but his eyes appear Drow like. The other members of the Black Sun however look like standard drow.)
* BarbarianTribe (The Siyah'Khorshed/Black Sun Mercenaries are seen as this by Chelian city-dwellers.)
* TheBigGuy (And how! He is practically a giant compared to most male Drow and could potentially rival Quain'tana as one of the tallest characters in the series.)
* CasanovaWannabe (Makes advances to every female character he comes across.)
* DefeatMeansFriendship (What some fans are holding out for if Sarv'swati agrees to allow the Black Sun into Chelian territory.)
* DistractedByTheSexy (He may well have won his fight with Sarv'swati or at least fought her to a draw if he hadn't stopped to cop a feel.)
* FangThpeak (Tends to slur his speech and the 'r's in his words are replaced with apostrophes in the text bubbles.)
* FantasticRacism (Against the inhabitants of Chel'el'Sussuloth.)
* JerkAss
* MadeOfIron (takes a mana fueled kick from Sarv'swati directly to the chest, and it doesn't even faze him)
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon (subverted, he does want both Vidhi'yani and Sarv'swati [[MemeticMolester in very disturbing ways]] and seems to like Sarv'swati ''even more'' after she beats him up)
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* SlasherSmile
* StandardFemaleGrabArea (Subverted. He '''tried''' grabbing hold of Sarv'swati in this manner, but it failed.)
* WorthyOpponent (thinks Sarv'swati is this, albeit after she kicks his ass)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kal'Yantra]]
! Kal'Yantra
A non-Val clan specialising in the building of golems. After the timeskip they've been absorbed by the Sarghress and contracted to work on their war golems, and the sidestory [[http://www.drowtales.com/sidestory_Battlefieldengineers.php?id=0 Battlefield Engineers]] focuses on them.
* BrownEyes (seems to be the usual eye color among members, which is notable in the drow world for being relatively rare, the inverse of the real world where brown is the most common human eye color)
* GadgeteerGenius (The entire clan falls into this since most other clans rely on them for war golems)
* HumongousMecha
* TheMechanic
* PunnyName (their Illhar's name is [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=920 Maszyna]], which in several Slavic languages means "machine")
* WrenchWench (the female members of their clan)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Guild of Flowers]]
!Guild of Flowers
Part of the trading community at large. They sit in the middle circle at the Council. Most are unaffiliated with any of the major clans except to trade. Their Illhar's name is Naj'wa.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold / MissKitty (One of the professions their members are involved with)
* IntrepidMerchant (Another of the professions their members are involved in)
* UrbanSegregation ( They provide an example of this at clan meetings where the reason they sit in the middle is because they represent middle to lower middle class drow- while the Val clans sit at the top on a higher platform with the lowest of the lower class not even represented at all.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Val'ley'Gurl]]
! Val'ley'Gurl
A minor clan specialising in girliness and PINK. Lots of it. They appear mostly as a running gag in chibi art and side stories, and are not officially canon. Their Illhar is Val'erie.
!The Clan as a Whole:
* FanNickname (The '' "Pink Menace" '')
* JokeCharacter
* [[SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness Sliding Scale Of Girliness Versus Silliness]] (Both extremely girly and extremely silly)
* [[TradeMarkFavoriteFood TradeMark Favorite Color]] ([[RuleOfThree PINK, PINK and more PINK!!]])
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[[folder:The Nidraa'chal]]
! The Nidraa'chal
Sixteen years before the events of the main story, the Nidraa'chal were a small group that seemingly rose from nowhere and threatened the whole of Chel'el'Sussuloth. Before they arrived on the scene, tainting was limited to accidents in summoning and the victim was seen as "weak" and unable to control their own summons. With the arrival of the Nidraa'chal, this soon turned out not to be the case. The members of the Nidraa'chal were tainted right down to the last man, woman and child of their own volition and spread havoc across the underworld. After ignoring the potential threat for years, Diva'ratrika summoned a Council of all the clans to discuss the problem. This did not have the effect that Diva'ratrika was hoping for; many of the other Great clans [[SomebodyElsesProblem felt that the issue was solely a Sharen one]], and the Empress was in a moral conflict. Three of her own daughters were now tainted, and yet she was calling the Nidraa'chal a threat to Drow society. Without the support of the other clans, Diva'ratrika elected to send troops after any and all tainted, causing dissatisfaction amongst the Val'Dutan'vir, who were at the time amongst her staunchest allies. After Snadhya'rune advised Diva'ratrika to stay her hand until she could negotiate with the Nidraa'chal, the latter began to randomly attack civilians, a move unheard of in normal Drow political struggles. Angry for being held back, Diva'ratrika allowed the Sharen to make a strike against the Nidraa'chal, with her daughters Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta leading most of their bloodlines into the front lines. They were able to push back the demon clan but suffered heavy losses. Yet the true plans of the Nidraa'chal were yet to be discovered... and their origins were not what they seemed...
!!The Clan as a whole
* ArcWords ( '''"We are the bastard daughters of Sharess..."''')
* BigBad (in-universe they are still seen as a very real threat, especially by the Kyorl'solenurn)
* CompleteMonster ({{In-universe}}, even clans who had been neutral about them began to see them this way after they began attacking civilians, something that the drow consider to be a ''big'' no-no, if only because it wastes resources and clans would usually just absorb the slaves and goods captured rather than simply destroy them as the Nidraa'chal did)
* DemonicPossession (Every member was "tainted" - both willingly and by force -the reason why they were such a threat is that they were willing to forcibly taint everyone they came across whether civilians or nobles.)
* TheDreaded (Sixteen years after they "fell" the memory of what they did to Chel is still a sore point for many, and during the War they were seen as dangerous enough to have the entire Sharen army go against them, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=13 something that had never happened before]])
* TheHorde (Unleashed an army of demons on Sil'lice and her family during the war)
* NiceJobBreakingItHero (Diva'ratrika is partly to blame for the rise of the Nidraa'chal, since her delay in acting against them led to them being able to wreak such havoc on the drow population, and civilians disproportionately suffered during the War, a direct violation of traditional clan warfare rules. This trope also applies to Sha'sana, who even says that the Nidraa'chal [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=40 are the result of her actions]].)
* NotSoHarmless (Diva'ratrika [[http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=5 states]] that before the Nidraa'chal, tainted summoners were seen mainly as objects of pity, since they were unable to control their summons and became subjugated by them, and any summoners incompetent enough to get possessed couldn't possibly be a threat to anyone else. [[TemptingFate Right?]] This idea backfired spectacularly when it tainting itself began to be used as a weapon.)
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* [[spoiler: TheReveal]] ([[spoiler: Not only is their leader Kalki the daughter of a Sharen noble, and worse, Diva'ratrika's ''own granddaughter'', but said noble (Snadhya'rune) is also the clan's ill'haress and one of its original founders.]])
* TheRemnant ([[spoiler: According to Sha'sana there are sleeper Nidraa'chal agents in EVERY major clan and most of the minor ones as well.]])
* [[spoiler: RunningBothSides]] ([[spoiler: the entire clan was a front for the coup three of the Sharen sisters pulled on their mother and Snadhya'rune is later revealed to be their ill'haress.]])
* SomebodyElsesProblem (Believing the entire affair only involved the Sharen, the other clans at Diva'ratrika's Council refused to intervene until [[ItGotWorse the Nidraa'chal started attacking civilians and leaving entire districts devastated]]. As mentioned above, this only made the situation worse.)
* UnwittingPawn (Played with. [[spoiler: During the war between the Sharen and the Nidraa'chal they were the pawn for three of the Sharens' attempt to murder their mother, but Kalki was made aware of this all along so only the "pawn" part is true. However as is revealed in later chapters it looks like the Sharen are now the "unwitting pawns" of the Nidraa'chal as Snadhya'rune has her own plans which Sarv'swati even admits do not involve the Sharens (and even Sarv'swati may not know of Snadhya'rune's faulty seeds that affect 90% of the tainted population). Snadhya'rune's ultimate goal is to be empress and she intends to let the majority of Chel destroy itself to let this become reality.]])
!!Kalki Nidraa'chal
The first named Nidraa'chal to appear, she appears in the Prologue to fight Sil'lice, and for a long time was one of the most mysterious and speculated-upon characters due to cryptic comments made by Sil'lice. She later appears in chapter 17 as a "friend" of Snadhya'rune, and in [[WhamEpisode chapter 25]] it's revealed that [[spoiler:she's not just Snadhya's daughter, but also ''Mel'arnach'''s.]]
* AffablyEvil (it's almost possible to forget that she's a mass murdering terrorist)
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow (originally, which makes sense since both of her parents also have purple hair and eyes)
* DeliberatelyCuteChild (almost as soon as she reappeared fans started commenting that she acts just a little too cute...)
* EarlyBirdCameo (WordOfGod is that the woman standing next to Snadhya [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=449 in this page from Chapter 11]] is indeed Kalki, even though she looks different, presumably because her final design hadn't been decided on)
* EvilGloating (does a lot of this in her battle with Sil'lice)
* GenkiGirl (see above)
* TheGlomp (to Mel, twice, first after meeting her and then [[spoiler:after calling her "Father"]])
* GodivaHair (when she appears in chapter 17)
* [[spoiler:HasTwoMommies]] / [[spoiler:HomosexualReproduction]]
* [[spoiler:[[LukeYouAreMyFather Mel'arnach, You Are My Father]]]]
** And by extension, [[spoiler:Ariel, I Am Your Sister]]
* ShadowArchetype (of Ariel, [[spoiler:even more so since they're actually half-sisters, leading to speculation that there may be a CainAndAbel situation later in the story]])
* ShrugOfGod (when asked if she was related to Snadhya, WordOfGod on the subject was that she was Snadhya's daughter, but Snadhya had never given birth. [[spoiler:Later on ExactWords are invoked, since Snadhya went to the Jaal'darya and had the baby carried outside her womb, so technically she never ''has'' given birth]].)
* SpoiledBrat (several characters refer to her as this, and her behavior seems to back it up.)
* TangledFamilyTree (Oh boy. Long story short, [[spoiler:she's related to half of the main cast in some form or another. And even better, her two grandmothers are Quain'tana and Diva'ratrika!]])
* WaifFu (from what's been seen when she fights she does a lot of jumping around and has a pretty small frame, and fans speculate that she uses air sorcery to help her along [[spoiler:which makes sense, considering she's related to Ariel, who can do similar things]])
* WeCanRuleTogether (to Sil'lice. It doesn't work.)
!! Shodun
A Nidraa'chal first seen during [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6037 Sil'lice's flashback in chapter 19]]. [[spoiler:She is actually a [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6879 member of the Illhar'dro clan]], and appears again in chapter 33, where she kills Sandaur.]]
* DeepCoverAgent
* DestinationDefenestration (what she does to [[spoiler:Sandaur]])
* EvenEvilHasStandards (it's implied that she really didn't want to [[spoiler:kill Sandaur]] judging by her reaction to [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7979 seeing him]] and what she says [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8079 later]])
* GirlishPigtails
* HeroKiller (Twice. First to Sae'ryne, and then to [[spoiler:Sandaur]])
* MakeMeWannaShout (her powers, which result in FridgeBrilliance since she's [[spoiler:an Illhar'dro, and is able to use her spellsong to a degree not seen with other characters from her clan, possibly because her tainting has enhanced her abilities]])
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent (she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1710 appears briefly]] in the foreground, and then shows up behind [[spoiler:[[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1713 Sandaur]]]] several pages before making her move, and because she's out of focus most people didn't notice her there. Also contains a level of FridgeBrilliance in that this is ''exactly'' how the Nidraa'chal operate, staying unnoticed in the background until the right moment when they strike.)
* MultiColoredHair (has white hair with blue bangs)
* OffWithHisHead (what she does to Sil'lice's daughter Sae'ryne)
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[[folder:StoneCompany]]
! Stone Company
A trade company specializing in overworld and underworld goods, headed by Dhal'zin and several generations of her Halme allies. This was the subject of a podcast and Dhal'zin herself also appeared in Chapters 17 and 20.
!! Dhal'zin
The owner of the Stone Company and a trading partner of the Illhar'dro.
* [[AllAsiansAreAlike All Halmes Are Alike]] (played with, it's pretty obvious to readers that they aren't, but Dhal constantly confuses the different generations of Fen's family due to her long lifespan)
* BareYourMidriff
* BlueEyes
* GenderBlenderName
* InTheHood (wears a long cloak with a hood)
* InterspeciesRomance (with Kai and possibly Fen too in the past. It's somewhat ambiguous just how far their relationship goes, but she's certainly flirtatious with both of them.)
* StatuesqueStunner (One of the tallest drow females seen in-story)
* SuperBreedingProgram (Of a sort. WordOfGod is that she intentionally bred Kai's family with people who would give them coloring similar to a dark elf, apparently for her own amusement. She also names each successive generation with names with the same first letter, so Fen is part of the F Generation, Kai part of the K Generation, etc.)
!! Fen
A Halme merchant who became friends with Dhal'zin several decades ago, and his family has been part of the Stone Company with her for several generations. He was also a part of Dhal'zin's breeding program, with his descendants continuing to work with her till the present day.
* InterSpeciesRomance
* IntrepidMerchant
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Great Grand Father Like Great Grandson]] (Dhal'zin is implied to have had relationships with both him, his grandfather, and his descendant Kai)
* OddFriendship (with Dhal'zin)
!! Kai
A descendant of Fen in the present day. He is present in Chapter 20 with Dhal'zin at the Ill'har'dro surface outpost that Kyo'nne reports to.
* BlueEyes
* IdenticalGrandson (Averted, although amusingly Dhal'zin is the only one who doesn't seem to notice)
* InterSpeciesRomance
* WeAreAsMayflies (he [[LampshadeHanging points out]] that despite the influx of halmes seeming sudden to a long-lived drow, from the perspective of a halme it's been going on for generations)
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
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