What sort of experiences should shape a fresh surface drow, good or bad?
Okay, I made a similar post a couple days ago about this but the context behind it is that I have a character idea for a very young female drow by the name of Lyra, her backstory is essentially she was from a low noble house and was in training to be a priestess. Her family hosts a vast collection of books recovered during surface raids that she took an interest in. She started reading as a mere hobby to learn the common language but found herself growing interested in the surface.
This was only compounded when after getting attacked by a monster during a trip to Menzo, she was rescued by the party and given a second chance at life and that was how she ended getting taken to the surface. This is set in Forgotten Realms.
My question is, what sort of first time experiences would she receive on the surfce that would shape her, good or bad? Lyra isn't totally indoctrinated by the whole Lolth thing so she's not murderhobo evil, but she is somewhat paranoid and fearful of the surface in a sense because of it all being so new.
Thoughts on this?
Posted Apr 3, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC