As a drow, you are infused with the magic of the Underdark, an underground realm of wonders and horrors rarely seen on the surface above. You are at home in shadows and, thanks to your innate magic, learn to conjure forth both light and darkness. Your kin tend to have stark white hair and grayish skin of many hues.
The cult of the god Lolth, Queen of Spiders, has corrupted some of the oldest drow cities, especially in the worlds of Oerth and Toril. Eberron, Krynn, and other realms have escaped the cult’s influence—for now. Wherever the cult lurks, drow heroes stand on the front lines in the war against it, seeking to sunder Lolth’s web.
Like other elves, drow can live to be over 750 years old.
You have a walking speed of 30ft
Your size is Medium
Your creature type is Humanoid
Races that are not Large nor have an innate flying speed gain an extra Feat of their choice. This Feat must be a "Full Feat".
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character.
You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.
You gain proficiency in three Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, or Tools of your choice.
You gain 4 ability points to increase any abilities of your choice. You can't increase a single ability by more than 2 with these points.
You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.
You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.
You use your Spell Save DC or Mastery Save DC (your choice) for these spells. If you have a class feature that allows you to learn spells, you count these spells as known by that class. You always have them learned or prepared, and they don’t count against the number of spells you can learn or prepare.
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.