The crossbreed children of one of the feared dark elves and a non-drow parent, usually a surface elf or human, half-drow are feared as much as their nefarious ancestors by most in the empire. They are taller than the average drow, but their dusky skin and pointed ears usually announce their ancestry clear enough for people to pass judgment. They possess the nimbleness of elven folk combined with an ability to survive trained into them by years of prejudice and it can be expected that a half-drow has learned to make the best of their hard life, and excel.