This image is a rough illustration of the internal social order that the Dark Elves imposed upon their enslaved population and the position of six varieties of fairly common slaves within said social pyramid as of 37 IA. At the top of the heap are the Drow themselves from the highest of lords down to the Discarded masses. Below them are the Consecrated elites of the slave class, which despite being considered "Racial Inferiors" can be more valued by the elites of the Drow than the Discarded members of their own kind informally. After all, an adept slave artisan is of more use to a Great House than an rowdy cast off Dark Elf who gets by through petty crimes in the street. The majority of slaves represent the foundation of Drow society, extensively exploited. Many of which aspire to Consecration and live in fear of being among those which earn the ire of their masters. For the Drow are practical and an unremarkable cooperative slave can provide the better part of a century of work for a modest expenditure. For troublemakers however, they are free to squeeze them hard with minimal support.





This an oversimplification of matters which excludes many careers, overlooks the distinction between fresh captures, broken in slaves and barracks bred slaves, overlooks internal variations, ignores factors relating to health, differences from region to region, recent changes, etc. Even so, it should be a useful outline.





